Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-20

Offices have been tendcrcd 40
hin by the President ofshe United States and that pre-.
crrng remain in the service ofhis native State he re-
)ected Them all. IL is little remarkable sir that so
many valuable offices should have been rendered to
single citznn OF Virginia who had only filled the com
paratvey obscure Councillor and certanlv IA
much more remarkable, that they should have been,
declined Why two of these Offices were declined we
are not miorncd but it certainly could MT have pro-
ceeded from any aversion 10 public station. as hc has
occupied one oi about twenty years in defiance of his
own recofied doctrine OF rotaton AS u the for
declining The third Office, let wholly to con-
!ccuc' we nave been assured, upon very high auori-
~, that ar receiving the Offer, he repaired Washing.
ton to obtain information about the extent OF its duties
the poq"ises which belonged to it, and the leisure
which Il would leave him for other practice at the bar
do not condemn him for this course far from II.
think that, as prudent man, was his duty 10 weigh
Inc SUBJECT in all its bearings and after he had satisfied
hinselts as N IS presumed he did without much DILIGENTLY
that the office OF Attorney General of the ntc, States
might be hcd us much to the and to the salts
faction OF the country by another as by nsc-hc act
cd wisely in refusing il il he did not like the pcrous,cs
upon this ground, then, think Mr. Daniel has no claims
70 any support because of his devotion the of
TINS Stac' anu make this statement for the sole pur
pose OF fepelsng his precnsions on this score
Another reason has been advanced his behalf which
IS rather vague and unintegibc at the present lay
ne mas been styled true disciple of the doctrine of
-. We have great variety Of Christian scots all
OF whom acknowledge the Bible u rule of faith
anu pracuce aud yet, no two of them agree pre-
cisey in opinion to its construction just SO IL is
with all the sects IN the great Republican Church All
nc. the validity OF the Virginia Resolutions
me Nui'ier, the Procamations and the advocate of
the powers claimed by the President in his Protcstn
profess their unbounded for them There are
some too IN the religious world who imagine that thc
may lawfully do whatever is not expressly forbidden j.,
the sacred oraclcs. So there some politicians who
to imagine that the President NAV cx.rcso ,,
powers he pleascs because the Virginia Resolutions were
designed chiefly to check and restrain the of
the Legislative department.
me cry OF prescription has been raised and we have
heard an eloquent appeal from the gentleman King
george addressed 10 those from .shom he df,S, ON Ills
particular subject We are asked 10 prove consist
cncy by our acts and not practice ourselves what we
80 loudly condemned in others. The gentleman tr,m
Isle OF Wight also spoke of Mr. Daniels being made the
vcnin OF the proscriptivc system. rejoice sir that
These appeals have been made and hope they will sink
deep into the hearts of those in This House and i'm this
county with whom the gentleman agree the me-
we have raised voices in vain for the last six years
against the system of rewards and punslnicns which
has been extended over the whole land
we were powcress, and our Inconsistencies were un-
needed. The of prescription was onward. ,n,l IN
ae Suase oil the gentleman from King George men
VINO mad enjoyed the confidence Geo Washington him
self and who had always served their country fitbfnv
and ably were turned adril in their old age upon the
cold charity the world for the SINGLE crime Of onbtn
the iniallibilty Of the Federal Executive But now
when the friends of the Administration themselves nnb
cly proclaim their adherence of the practice we may
itter ourselves that the heart of the Pesidcn. NAV re-
tent, II the language used here to-day by those who
mare been and high the confidence of the par
~; snail ever find admission into the palace within
whose walls the voice of truth and mercy has rarely
been heard for the last six years But it To be feared
may never find its way thlcr 1t surely will not in
some o the public journals published in this vicinity as
~ supposed they gcttherc themselves would
be public benefit if we had print here loyal enough
IN ITS sentiments, and courtly cnog in It's phrases 10
lind access TO the President for the sinac burmese of an
abng INN to what has been said here about his ov
peculiar system Having performed that duty lis fur.
,er existence might perhaps be dispensed with without
detriment TO the public wearhe appeal to our consist
ency might think have been addressed with mucl,
more proPriety TO the other side of the House MIR Da-
'hei mas ncen IN office twenty years The first Mes
sage of the President To Congress announced TINT
relation IN Office constituted leading principle in
the Republican creed and that few men could
Tor any length Of time enjoy Office and power yvitbon
being more or less under the influence of feeling
vorablc TO faithful dscharoe of teir nhI;c d,,;a
anu that he could not but believe that more was lost
by the long continuance of men in Office than was gc
morally gained by their experience" The same doc
lnc was considered entirely orthodox at that ay nv the
party; and leave others Judge how far those who
sanctioned 1t arg consistent in their struggle to rive Mr.
PcIpeAty IN ms present Office, in the very teeth
" ms ana their recorded dcnunciations practice
II is said also, that this is party question IF il be
So we are not responsible for il for il well known
that Mr. Daniel has held the for the last nine year
by very lean mnorityhc last three years by one ole
cnly, although his election took place at time when his
pohtcal friends had majority in the Legislature of
iour or hVe Ia one There members here
who support him at this time the score of his cx.
penencc and because of their opposition to what they are
pleased to call prescription, who then used their influ
ence to prevent his recollection and recorded their votes
against him, and if opposition is tnged with uartv
ceng what is 1t that has rallied to his support those who
formerly opposed him?
The truth is, Mr.. Speaker we arc about TO prescribe
no one. Mr. Daniel has received from the public trca
sury not less than twenty thousand dollars which ver;
lybeeve he has fairly and honestly earned but t;nk
nc has remained in the Office long enough We do not
cecthin His Office expires by the limitation of the law
wlich created IT. and we at liberty TO select whom
we please TO MI Bclieving that Mr. Pend!eton will
discharge the duties of the Office WE'LL with little cxpe
renee shall give him my vote
Nir tolcman said that he had been alluded to so of.
ten that he was called upon to make few reinarks al
though when the name of his county had been mentioned
ne could scarcely believe, that he meant as he had
not said one word TO Mr. Daniels attachment 10 The
doctrines of vs. " '"'
Mr JaHney SAID, thc gentleman from Isle of Whit
ana me gentleman from Morgan both addressed the
House RON the sne quarter aud seemed he had con-
ioundcd their remarks. If the former gentleman does
o' WIN ms trend from Morgan IN the sentiment
that Mr. Daniel is republican of the school of % he
hoped that his remarks might be considered rcplv o
the latter gentleman. ~ -
Mr. lloemm said the gentleman had honored him
with his notice on another point. The gentleman saws
lha although now plead against proscriptye system
has made many victims lie did not think the gentle
man warranted in arriving at such conclusion fl
seemed to Mr. H. impossible that lac should know what
mad been Mr. HIS course in that respect the one living
IN loudoun, the other IN Isle Of Wight
Mr. Janney sad lie had not intended 10 alludc to the
gehtlemcns conduct opinions When speaking hero
OF public matters lac referred to public sentiments and
not To hrcside opinions. II the sentiment of Tho
party to which the gentleman from Isle Of Whit he
ionged and not his private course of which Mr. j. had
intended 10 speak.
Mr. Holcman said that Notwithstanding this cxplana
ton lac thought the gentleman would be puzzled to sus-
tam the application OF his remarks 20 Mr. H. If he has
never heard me dcnounce the prescriptions which he
charges upon the General Government 1 pnt the
question to him ifhe has eyer heard advocate it
ton Of public officers for their opinions This is NOT tbe
only ground on which have objected 10 the occasional
measures of tho Administration. l have always
deprecated the appointment of editors Of public Jour