Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-28

l. rLOf Or THE WHiGS-Eiection by the H. Of r.
we furnished in our last paper very appropriate Re-
miniseeaee, from Judge fuckers blackstone
Globe OF the same morning supplies with a later and
happier Authority. II is from the Speech of Mr. Nc
DUNE, In Congress, at the session of lo2- which fol-
lowed the Election of MIR. Adams.Mr Med. submitted
the following resolution which he made his speech
dent and Vice President of the United States the Con
Stltution ought to be amended in such manner as will
prevent the election OF the aforesaid officers from de-
yolvng on Congress-" &c.
we shall publish the whole article from the Globe
oui IN the mean time we must conine ourselves to the
following aconlc extracts from MIR Med. s speech:
"What sir, has been the fact as excmpIifcd i'm the
occurrences of the recent election? However we NAV
dher upon other questions connected with it, believe
lew VIII dispute the fact that the popular favore the
undoubted choice of the nation was not chosen by
the House. THE HOUSE DlSREGARDED THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE.''"flie first objection that
snail urge against the participation of this House in
the election OF President rESDEScY TO DESTROY
THAT sEPARATIos or THE LEGISLATIVE FROM TuE TX.
EcUrfvE DEPARTMENT or THE GovERSMENr, THAT is IN.
DisPENsABLE TO EFFEcTIvE RESPONSIBILITY or THE
LATTER. "Apother effect which must certainly result
from The habua interference ofts House in the
OF tie PRESIDENT Is tho degradation pitts legislative char
acier Instead of statesmen profoundly yersed in the
sublime art of rendering the Republic Furnishing and
happy, the members will degenerate into mere nanag-
ing politicians, trained in the little arts of intrigue
Instead Of deTong ourselves tie peculiar and appro-
pirate duties OF our station, the making Of laws, we
snail be exclusively engrossed ia making Presidents
lit cannot be disguised sir that by bringing the cleo
ton OF the President into this House. we expose
70 The Influence of those arts Of political courtship which
The ambitious have been prone practice 1.-THE
PEOPLE, SIR, CANNOT BE REACHED BY
( THESE ARTS BUT VIZ, THEiR AND yIRTuoUs
hEPAssENrATiyEs, Thrown FArAL CIRCLE.
FAtt VICTIMS TO fsFLUEEcE or WHICH VIZ ARE Kor
OURSELVES Conscious Is ~ ruin sir to disse,nblc
- The etceti0n here ih almost certainty tat in
n'He cases ont Of Ten, ou be decided ogGiHst e nW of
/ "e Peopto. IHE SMALL mfSoRlrIgs WILL NATURALLY
! coMBiNE AeAiNsr rus POPULAR FAvoRrrg"
| "Whl New York, and Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
submit to the occurrence of a contingency, that will re.
ducc them to level with Delaware, Illinois and Mis-
souri' ~c-tW With such perfect abhorrence do look
upon the interference of this House the election Of the
President that, If the small States pcrnaciousy adhere
70 the present system and prevent the amendment Of
the Constitution in time for the next election Will
MfsELr, SHOULD NO oTH1R rEnsoS no IT., PROPOSE 4
C0NrENrIOS or POPULAR DELEGATES PROM Tffy WHOLE
OFioN, TO FoMfSATE 4 PHEsfDEsr, sc. &c"
These few Extracts touch the whole philosophy Of the
subject They point out the EU well as the Rstaedy
as tong as Tie Constitution remains it, And vet be-
cause Convention has just been held, Of yopnar Dele
gacs from 0c ,okoe Union who have nominated Martin
Van Buren, as President IL 70 be denounced nv the
seitstycd Wings, as C0E5cnf0n Of Occ-If0ders and
OF OBcc- UHteysits nomination is held up az defofion
Its advice Is to be dsrcgardcdfor the direct purpose
Of sending tho Election 70 the n Of II. For the better
contamination Of this object the Wings are plotting 70
divide, running White OF Harrison in Vrgnia-Web-
scr N the Noriitier strongest in every State