Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-24

b. would avail hnlsclt of voice which had often been
heard in the two Houses of Congress, and always with
respect and vcncratlcn. II was the Voice ol wis"
man, honest man, good man, patriot; who
knew cause but the of his country and who,
quarter Of century ago orssSw, and described the
of this day and .orcod the consequences which
must have happened to amy other President under the
circumstances which President Jackson has been ac
ed. He spoke of NATHANIEL MACON, of North
Carolina and OF the sentiments which he expressed in
the 1870 when called upon give vote in appro
baton of MIR. Madsons conduct in Diminishing Mr. Jack
son. the then British minister the United States He
opposed the resolution of appreciation because the House
had nothing to do with The President in their legislative
character except the passing OF laws calling for norna
ton, impcachng; and looking to the evil consequent
ccs of undertaking to Judge the Presidents conduct he
foretod the exact predcanent In which the Senate is
involved with respect TO President jackson MIR H.
then read extracts from the speech OF Mr. Macon the
occasion referred to:
:" am opposed to the resolution, not for the
which have been offered against it, for any which
be drawn from the documents before us, butccause
am opposed to addressing the President of the United
States upon any subject whatever We hare nothing 10
do roth ham n gsidce character, exocpt e passing
Of ta,cs, calling him for im)or,aoton inpedch.
On the day of the Presidential elections We in
with fellow citizens to pass his conduct and
resolutions of this sort will have weight that day
IL is this ground solely that opposed to adopting
any resolution Whatever in relation To the Executive
conduct If the National Legislature pass rcsolu-
tons to approve the conduct of the President may they
not also pass resolutions 10 ccnsurc and what would
be the situation ofhe country, if we discussing
motion to request the President to recall Mr.. Jackson,
again TO endeayor to negotiate with him.
"To me it appears, fair examination of his letters
that he properly dismissed. But TO the resolution
1t will not be denied that either House might pass
approbaory resolution, without asking the concurrence
of the other Then, what would be the situation of the
Government the country, if branch of the Lcgs-
lature of different party from the Executive
and the branch agreeing with the President should pass
approbatory resolution might We not, from our
knowledge of the intolerant spirit of party expect
the other branch to pass TO censurc Bot sup
posing both branches opposed to the Executives, add
they pass joint resolutions against him, what then,
becomes of the Executive Strong it is, with
all its patronage il must fall No Executive could
maintain itself in this situation. This state of thing
would agitae every part of the nation, and shake tho
Union itself; and this Government is organized that i
is not impossible that all this may happen This House
is elected for two years the Senate for six and the Pre-
sident for four. IL il should happcR fear you
would not only have President but Federal
ment. This would be very different from that
which took place when Congress repealed law because
it opposed by part of the nation That opposition
was used argument to shake the frmness of the
National Legislature, and it succeeded have since
had seat in the House. heard great deal about foreign
influences have never believed much in it, but if events
like these have mentioned should take place, you
may look for foreign influence"
(To be continued)