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

be cited, but it is needless Gen c. says Al opposed
the Proclamation, which obcrated the rights of the
States o. resisted with my utmost energy, the
Force Bill, &C. &c" In late speech at Louisa G. H.
Gen G., Ginning in with the "gocd Wings, openly de-
clsred himself in favor Of Judge White for President C)
who is the advocate of both Proclamation and Forcc
Bill &c, &c. Still, 'prinepics, men, his motto.
Gen c. is as still death ON Qualification which
Nigh not be palatablc doctrine Judge White He
says 'hat the Bank had contracted and paid for the
USE OF the public Dcpositcs. Why, then, has the Sc
cretary of the Treasury Gas Gen G. adnits the
right TO remove them He did remove them, and
sustained by the (Repnican) representatives pco-
pie, but not by Gen. G.. Now, the Wing cry of purse
and Sword, IS more heard but the President atus
cd has po,rer Gen. c. has the privilege or 'spower
OF iranking letters, and has ranked many perhaps
more OF his circulars to the district than there
tiers in il, with view his reelection His
opponent Major Garland has that privilege and to
have pursued the ecctcncering course would
have cost him some 500 dollars Now, has Gen. c.
"abused has power?' only ask the question.
Gen. G.. seems to think impcac the President
visionary under any circumstances if So vcrging
toanarchy at least He says "Did the Convention calcu
atc the consequences OF impeacme the President
Who would carry the Government during the trial.
The President would be before his tries the Senate the
Chief Justice presiding and the House of Representa-
tatve i'm attendance, the Government must stop And
how long would the trial last? apprchend il could not
have terminated before the Presidents of office
would have expired, even could any such attempt have
succeeded before the representatives of the people,
This would be truly awkward prcdicament for our
common country Another President might be elected,
in the mean time, violate the Constitution seize the
purse and the sword and defy an impeachment, and
in the exercise of dcsposm bid defiance the people
The Generals fears, however, presume will yet
be realised especially if the Republican Party keep the
ascendant In his late speech at Court House, he
says the Constitution gives the Executive "too much
power and there rs danger of its swallowing up the
other Departments of the Government Ii is sin guar
indeed that in despite of the watchu of Jefferson
and Madison and those noble worthless who framed the
Constitutions that Cen g. has just mpde 'thc dis
covery, the Constitution is imperfect, and ought TO
give less power to the Executive, and the Lee
gislave Department. The removal and
of the Deposites might have suggested this | am no
politician by trade but have been under the inn
preston, and the highest authority could be cited, that
the Legislative, Executive, and judicial Departments
were wholesome balances the other and that
ther could transcend It's constitutional limits without
encroachng the other; and that there is as much
danger in the cabals of the Legislature, if suffered
transcend the ultima thule of their constitutional bounds
as in Executive usurpation." have yet conf
dence IN the purity of the of the people, and
elections calculated to free of any in either De-
parment Legislative Executive, who manifest dis
position to exercise any powers not clearly granted by
that ballowed instrument, the Constitution.
a LOUISA DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. GARLAND Of Nelson.
LOUISA March TO- 1885
Messrs. Editors have only time 10 say few words
We yesterday had Major Garland, the opponent of Gen
Gordon for Congress, with The weather ex-
tremely nclement that but few persons turned OUT and
Notwithstanding this, he major Co.. determined to adj
dress the people, who assembled in the Court to
hear him. To crowded house, he delivered an able and
eloquent speech, in which he portrayed vivid colors
the leading measures of the present Administration and
Proved lnconestbly, that they worthy of the sup
port of all true patriots His speech long and
animated one, and seemed TO rvct the attention of all
parties, who appeared to listen with intense interest
have heard the greater portion of the prominent
OF Virginia, but it is doubt with whether ever lis
tened to one thoroughly acquainted with his subject
and so extremely ready TO silence objections. lie is a
thoroughgoing and uncompromsing Democrat of the
School of Jefferson and Madison and a strict consruc-
zionist of the Federal Constitution He gave clear and
lucid exposition of the constitutional powers of the Exc
cutve and Legislative departments of the Federal Go.
vernment and exhibited the dangers of the encrach-
ment OF either upon the other He showed clearly that
IN the present Struggle under the veil of cry against
Executive usurpation the Legislative Department is
now attempting to encroach upon the constitutional
powers of the Executive which plainly tends anarchy
and the destruction of the Government He Diluted upon
the union and unanimity the Democratic Party
himself to candidate for the Presidency proposed to
us by the Wing Party He elegantly applied that sem
tentous maxim of the Prince OF Latin Poets to those
who seek to "divide and conquer US" Tineo Danaos
et dona ferentes He evidently made very favorable
impression on his hearers have not SPACE for
VOTER OF LOUISA.
LOUISA, March IL 1885
We have only two candidates present for the county
Geo. Harrison, Esq, true Democrat and VIM Over
ton, Esq, Wing. IL is supposed, by the best Judges in
various parts of the county, that Harris will beat Overton
or to at least and that Garland will beat Gordon
at east2OO votes. The Wings who are in small mino.
rlty here, attempting to make The question: Van
Buren, Van Buren,, while they lavish their anathe-
mas on that individual The question 10Th IS LEIGH
OR NO LEIGH, INSTRUCTIONS or NO INSTRUCTIONS; and
would 1t not be well to open poll for this throug the
Slater and thus ascertain clearly the will of the Peoples
Inc power OF the people, the rghtful sovereigns oil
the land, now, by the conduct of their refractory
public servants, like giant PROSTATE on the earth
but though momentariy PROSTATE the ground we in
tend at the polls, again to show giants strength and
teach servants the lesson of Rewards and Punish
ments in voice us loud thunder. But, let not our
numbers and scfconfdence keep any from the polls
"A long pull, strong pull, and pull all together and
shall be beyond the reach of the artillery of our po
N Tho Pol