Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-19

den, 10 send foreign ministers without the advice OF the
Sona,, Il ALL arguing thai they "crc mere agcn's OF inc
Executive, whom hH ri'ghl charge as nc Pitfsu WV,
foreign relations a;n ma: sure that nerecuy u'uei
ood or accurately REPRESENT ,rathr sau IN t's respect
He mcn;innr, ir treaty uaking Ec%rT' observing '"a
Thought mig! e in theory conE"d I" te t!es'ceht an
Sepnie vet iba, when grant Of money was to follow, II
was the ri r of Tic House of Representatives. |" phftet
pate in hn casnc. canno. cay that he asserted ths
uneauivccal!v, but h. said 1t was most reasonable or
natural or sonctns of that sort He spoke OF the Post
Office Department es dangerous incongruty in our
SYSTEM and intiua,ed, but quite ins:gnicantIy tna'
the reason why that Department is not subordinaled Ike
the rest TO the general action, but allowed 10 OCCUPY
n separate orbit, is the Improper influence w"''4
Postmassrs General have tncnihers CT Con U.s.;
He clearly of opinion that th.s slate o. tSd
ought to he changed. The Postmaster S'rht.t h;
he( take Senator. il ne chooses, ana " 80,
He u,cntoacd fine indirect control which the President
l.ad tie administration OF justice ny ~. =, IT, kn
appoint or remove marskais. told MIN '"' II uu
stppes,ed TO nee BY the Attorney General 'n"' ue
an6oI,v f tho Bank Of the United States 10 establish
branches without l!ilacn was vEcons'itatonai con-
ccdinp the consli!uonaiiy OF all he res OF LIE Guar
ter He said pcrapsit mig be so, Out tha' Ills a'eh
,o, had noyer been particularly drawn to that c!rcum
stoocc asked him where l might find any lmng
in the mower Of legislation, with .e to explain and re-
strain the trust and told him had been looking into Ben
,baus works. hoping to lind something there but that
] had been disappointed He said it diff
emit topic, and mentioned long letter from Mr. Jeer-
son him. with argument to prove that legislatures
scannot bind succeeding legislatures after certain pc
,iod, the ordinary term Of mans life But Mt Madi
son said that lie had written answer to that letter OF
Mr. Jefferson very considerably qualifying his doctrine
| spoke to him OF the Judicial tenure OF office, anu
,lopt distinctly recoec what he said of it though my
impression H. that he said he no objection 10 allowing
judges half pay something Of that Sort when ncaPa-
cated for active duty. He mentioned, with obvious ac'
quescence the right of the Judiciary 20 settle questions
OF constitutional law He condemned all ,nonopolcs
sni pniiie pcO
tons; though he SAID, some corporations seemed 10 ne
Indispensable 10 public improvements but he thought
that every legislature should have power to review the
bylaws and other proceedings OF poraons, as he pass
from time to time and TO affirm, alter dsafirm tein
as they pleased lie mentioned, though rather i:gslcr
ousy the movements at the beginning Of Tie war, wheE
he President sayirg that matters might have been
much better done If Congress Houtd have ven him an
organised es The a-.ry is at present-that small
force, with large staff Whereas he said they insisted
giving him amuch larger army than was necessary There
certainly hc said with meaning and leelng) some
unaccountabe proceedings the beginning Of The waro
thwart his administration Of IT, to tphch on my answer
ing yes, TIE Opposition was thorough going he repea,
''but tina! moi what mean Therewas something (saa
he) could understand end viii not characterize,
but iesve it to history to do Sc thought he meant
something done left undone By the ne:bcrs Of Con
gress ostensbly supporting The war. lie spoke OF 1t
with emotion, ntimgting that the plans and views of the
Executive were ;narred by the legislative Department.
He mentioned Napoleon, as had often heard him former
iy with dislike and when stated circumstances vndi
eating Joseph Bonapartc from aspe7s!ons which Mr. Ma
Olson seemed 70 haEe accepted as well founded he said
he glad &c eeGr my explanations.
There were other topics touched by him, which, per
haps might be deemed personal! andI theyef5:eom per
cularly, what lie said Of ex-Presiden;s.
Shortly after my visit the spirit Of This just vas
made perfect, cs trust By his death. purer, bright
er, jus!eC spirit has seldom existed and would be tire
last to make public hess anogits last nations i'll
did not believe that 1t La DO public gocd and no
individual ha.-abnve al, 10 their iliustrious
. O
pressing hopes This health improving he said with per
fec; compnsuTe and gnstio:, that he believed he had
aproper sense Of his situation; that he lt4e tie
descending, no: the ascending ike; at wcak ard elna-
GATED as saw him, had still nc idea low extremely
feeble he was but that he yieweds decline with serenity
The History THE CoSsTITrrIoS.-Io every
American reader not only to every statesman and pol-
tcaE, bat every trrgnae capable OF rightly esteem
ing the institutions under which we I've, 'Eo to.tcori-
ing work be of greater interest than the u:yss;fs-
&c History Of the Constitution of the United Staes
from the lucid and faithful pen of JAMES MADISON, the
1ects. OF the yaee Of such work could be
better iuGge than N-. NlArI:uE himself, and he has
in his Will providing fo- its publication horne the mos,
emphatic testimony the subject, whist directing the
avails Of the publication &c he applied 20 purposes Who'll
ly disintesested, humane and literary. We inaeb:
ed to friend or copy of so mach Of the Will Of the
usrous deceased dated N7.il is, 1880 relates 10
to this work IL s;cs, as follows, that
readers will find mich to interest them :yfut. Int
81 give all my personal estate Of every description,
ornamental wd,l as useful: except hereinafter
otherwise given, to my dear wife; and also give 10
her all my manuscript papers, having emit re confidence
IN her discreet and proper Of them, bat SUBJECT 10
tie Qualification il. ne su:ceeding clause. Considering
"the peculiarly and magnitude Of the occasion which
Produced the Convention at Philadelphia III 1IcI,
the characters VINO composed it, the Constitution
which resulted kom their deliberations, its effects
during trial of 60 'uaay years epeoo:e living
tndcr it, and the interest il las inspired among The
friends Of free government it is not an unreasonable
inference that careful and extended report of the pro-
ceedings and discussions o. that body which were with
closed DOORS BY member VINO cos,sta ia his at
fstendance, will be particularly gratifying to the people
OF the United States and 10 all who take interest in
the progress OF political science add the cause Of true
liberty 1t is my desire that the rsro-t made by
should he published under her authority and direction;
and the publication may yieda considerable amount
beyond The necessary esposcs,Lcreoi, give the nett
proceeds thereof 10 my vile, charged with G,e follow
sing egacies to be paid ont Of that fund only" &c &c
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LATER FROM FLORIDA.
BY the Soasi!e1n NEIL yesterday, received Letter
from on. ST. augustine correspondent and's s? fiom
tine Office of the Savannah Georgia', giving later
intelligence from Florida both of which toacw:
{Chdrleston Courier.
est AUGUSTINE, Aug. 2.-Intellgepce was brought
to town. By express on Friday last, that Lcutenan