Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-20

responsibility which Congress ought TO bear therefore
voted AGAINST it. and the result has proved that my course
was correct ,.u.,.. r.
You next refer to my upon the bill to limit E3-
ccnt;ve nowcr and TO reduce Executive patronage
TVbop b;s subject was before the Senate, took occa-
sion 70 state the reasons for my course so uy as to
render it unnecessary now to say lnuch OH tat suoec
II was subject which bad cXcitcd mucn interest whic
NJ dams was President of the United States. FORM
d ,L .an opuons then which expressed last winter
The subject was again before the Senate IN and al
that time nv opinions the same they had been IN
1896 and vet arc firmly believe they were The same
;circs entertained by Mr.. Jefferson and by the pot
cal party to which! belonged. not only believe they
yrr ,e princplcs of the present Chief Magistrate. but
,hour one treat object ofllc struggle to bring him into
power maintain: and TO carry out oy es'slaVe en-
actments and by his practice, these very principles
| would have held myself dshonorcd as man, and
felt as bringng disgrace upon the hcpuocan party ana
more especially upon the Chlct Magistrate, II mad
maintained ono sci prnc pies 70 acquire place and poc-
r and ,hrn for the purpose Of retaining hen attempt
cd to practice upon another. -, p,
No matter who is the President OF The unted states,
firmly believe the Executive power ought to be limited
within the uarro,rcst limits compatible with an admins
ration of the Govcrnmen otherwise all efficient agency
ot The Deoplc in their affairs, will soon be lost
If the executive power and patronage DC eli as thcy
now are and we should ever have popular Chle Ma
isra,e wiling from any motive, to lend his influence
ga 80 ,. his paronare for the purpose Of designating
and eIrclinp his successor, then will THIS tremendous
mower be felt; and if it does not end IN the destruction
of those rirs secured TO the people, anu substituting IN
their place the will Of one man, then shai tn!nN l'e
,eo,I of The United States peculiar race, anu more
highly favored Of Heaven than any WHO nave p'e'e"eu
was born under King, but raised and educated in
Republic. To secure TO my posterty the same freedom
M which our fathers tucd il is essential that Executive
nower and patronage should be limited by law otherwise
The duv may not be remote when we VIII nave III TACT
monarchy aud il the odous, because the deccpVe
form of a Republic may be continued. Lest you may
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subject last winter The opinions then expressed re-
main unchanged and until convinced OF my error shai
adhere to them in every situation in which may here
after be placed. 49,, ra.,o, h
ecs it has been alleged that have abandoned, or an
10 abandon the Administration, and IN future 10 act "ilf
the Opposition.
WIN should alone be singled out, and made the sub
loci Of such 4 CHARGE Upon each of these Subjects OK
cept the appropriation of the three Millions others
friends Of the Administration, have thought with me
and voted with me; yet such charge made asans
them; and to the vote upon the three millions, "'hF
it one of the most correct have ever gwen. ,
AS 10 my quitting the Administration and Joining the
Ouposlun the idea is iancifu This can never happen
unless the Administration abandon the principles upor
which the President came into power. prlcsc upot
the MAXIM .:evcry thing for measures, nothing Tor men,
After having been long in the Senate ana so often re
cordng my opinions upon the leading measures OF '
Administration must be destitute OF common sense, III
well as CO rnlon honesty, | now to practise H. "
ed and practiscd upon.
You will perceive that in this letter have touched
upon one topic mt embraced yours; my rcas IN tor nav
uu done so is that another letter from friend received
after YOURS requests information upon that subject; ant
as intend answering both letters i'll one, have made this
an answer to the inquiries i'll both.
Instead Of complaining of the coarse ccnsnrcs which
have been hcapcd upon since the adjournment O
Congress- oughtto be thankful tlatmy enemies nave
not been able to point ont any act for which do not lee
can assign satisfactory reason to my constituents
Their good opinion every thing to me- many OF them
have known me through almost every grade HE IRON
plough boy to member Of the Senate OF The States
Their continued and mistaken confidence has stimulated
and sustained ME- when. otherwise must have sunk un
der severe alicon and feel proud CONSCIOUSNESS
fany one ofthem asks why have done any particular ac
while in public employ can assign to him such reasons
as will show that il am not a wise man, am at leaS
not dishonest.
Most respectfully. your obedicnt servant,
Flu. j.. WHITE.
J. a. WHTEsIDE. Esq.