Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25
THE GOYEKyOR.s MESSAGE.


come 10 understand that the Governor has in fact de-
cned to send on the Resolutions to her Senators Al
s "ng lately sad in relation TO another high OFF,
cer-i' was was wen understood that the Palace was
IN an uProar but IN what form the explosion would be
made was matter fconecure Some said the Governor
would resign Then, 1t said that he was peparipy
long crtque on these Expunylng Resout,ons d..
nouncng their unconsiituonality, &c. &c But no ON.
who was not in the secret could ever have denu tnt
the Mountain could have produced ,nouse-the increst
bubble, which the most hair lifting Attorney has ever
employee !. carry his pointIhere nothing great
nomg hius,rions or Imposing worthy even of
Mr. Tazewelis professional talents whole mighty
doe .nent turns upon iriing qnibbe The Wings them
s YES nave niue cause 10 boast, excerpt having the
OF his name and station, and his general Instrumentation
against the Expunging Revolutions Where are the ar
gunents which he has furnished their caus.
Where are the topics which they urge at the polls
Even they said To be dissatisfied that be has mot
grusped the subject bodythat he has not eaantlv Ia
ken the field, full afnourbut resortrd To- wT.,yhe
suhtties and empty sophisus
Let any man read the Resolutions of the Legislature
and c"nsrue them upon the principles of sense
lhey request MI T., as Governor, 10 perform two mi
nisteriaf actslst. 10 send the Expunging Rcsolu
TONS to our Senators; and IDLY To request them to lay
them before The Senate And why does he refuse? Be-
cause ne says, that neither act is embraced within the
scope OF his duty although the first not ,ohted and
he gays that he 'eoud hare complied yet that doing
so, he would have been Obliged ADD his o,rn
ton and sanction 10 the unite his so
citations To the commands OF the Legislature. Now
we ask whether there ever was such an aism,t h onv
Stale Governor to throw his weight and Influence into
the scale OF an Infatuated such fsv md
contemplate sophsm. His appreciation required to the
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commands. In the name of wonder, ho,r? Does The
iact oil communicating simply the of others as n
mere ministerial agent necessarily make those hss
ii the Governor had complied with this respectful re-
quest oil the Legislature, and said the Senators 4
enclose you as Goocrnor of Vrginaand by request Of
me legislature, the Resolutions, &c, Nc would thev
or could any one else have imagined that he there,
by admitted or approved the character of the Resol
lions? Could the act of simply c.,nnur1cong them
authorize any Inference, to what the Governor
own opinion OF their merits! On the contrary If bc
had said any thing of his predecessors had dome
Il m Cnnfn tnICn tnsr thal
assent or dissent might have been Inferred would he nut
have transressed his duty and travelled out of the re-
cord! Ana yet nc now assumes that to be a duty
winch is not IN order 10 obtain for not doing
his duty s
Why, may not all other officers pursue the same coursee
Suppose the Speakers OF both Houses had voted AGAINST
the resolutions, might they yet have communicated
them, without its being inferred, that they wero
called to approve them or TO parcipate N ,bc;,
"guilti"
Do not Chairmen of Committees in Legislative bo
aes daily mako Reports, which they disapprove have
voted against! And yet are they Inconsistent Do
they thus lend their sanction the guilt of tie tansac
ton 50 ~
And may not Governor just as well communicate n
resotufion hch he dsapprOves Laio which he dis
approves !ls Mr. Iazewell the government of Viroi-
MA! Has i come To this, that nothing is now to be
done, IN such matters, which he does not approve? Has
he any Ueoing approving power in Proceedings of
the Legislature ?-lf he do what no other Cover
OF Virginia, or of any other State has vel dne
where he possesses no concurrent powerf Inc can tbus
undertake to throw off his ministerial funcons-,and
say, III yield to your request, why must approve"
upr
y mtntsteTta completely dScretionnTu He NAV do
or not do, execute not execute, the resolutions of the
Legislature, as he Peases The Wing is msera-
bly, put to 1T for for MIR. T. He is compelIed
at last TO put 1t upon the ground that the intepence
OF the country will not require Mr. T. have done shnt
hes conscience diSdppTOced" Why, then did NOT Mr.
T. resign his Office! But if conscience lin other WORDS
discretion, and public duty) 10 be the guid. of
mere Executive Officer, where is the end OF il
why, he might carry some of the Rcsolu-
lions OF the Legisleture-and discard others lie
may also communicate some of the Resolutions of our
sister States, and reject others, according az he an
proves OF he one, or dsaPproves of the other Where
Is his extraordinary doctrine end hen the Gover
nor says mat neither OF these acs is embraced within
the sphere of any duty assigned the Governor of The
commonwealth, either by its Constitution or I,,ns
there may be doubt whether he will carry GU, ann reso
ton OF the General Assembly He NAV as well nda,
take to say that he will execute only such as mnv han
pen to please hmtat he full liberty to iud boih
OIL Their c0nstmtondHy and erpediency-and to reo or
aPprore any resolution, which may be sent him bv t.
Representatives of the People.
So too, as to that part Of the Resolution in which the
Governor is to request The lay the Resolutions
before the Senate s his request or be rroues, of the
Legislature! IT, in his letter communicating them, IA.
had simply said And am stu further directed To re-
guest you on behnt If tie LegiSiature which rrsnect
fully do, 10 lay these Resolutions before the Senat.
could any one ever have imagined, that h, was himself
soliciting an his LehaLf the performance of the oct
in only conveying the request of ihe Lseisnt,tree
Who then could have imagined that Ie incurred any
guilt in simply forwarding them the Senators Of
sophsm only calculared 10 throw his weight and station
against the Republican Representatives Of the PeonL.
ASSIST the opposition IN making upon them al
the Spring Elections.
Ia the memorable days of the Alien and Sedlion laws
MI Iazewel did not himself hesitate TO instruct Gov
Wood TO do an act which have been equally pain.
iu to him. as the sending of these ExpuneDg kcso.
luons could possibly be to Mr.. TazewelI The last of
Mr. Taylor resolutions of $3.50 was couched i'm similar
terms, with request" &C., Ne. Yet il is now con-
tended that Mr. T. called upon 10 do what no other
Governor has been requested But this matter so
well explained by Correspondent in this DAYS paper
as to supersede the necessity Of any further on
our part.
We have for additional strictures-rbo Co
vernon mas been guilty OF Jdu1 pas, which the good
people OF this "unlerried Commonwealth will recsv,
with Indignation. But il will answer TO screen The
Senators from their responsibility The Representatives
Oh The People have directed their Speakers send on the
Resolutions Yesterday the Senate adopted the
ing oil The other Houseand the resolutions must 30 on
IL w remain with the Senators 10 Obey resign-Or
TO follow the which the Governor seems loo will
ing to marshal them.
The Expuogitg Resolutions are TO become the Order
OF the Day with the Wings at the April Election "a
new Panic is 10 be raisedto screen tier desigu If de,
teatng an Election by the People, and sending tho
Election of the President to the House of Represenla
tves-in order To defeat Martin Van Buren, The n,ost
extraordinary tales 10 be propagaled impose on e
People we hear already that the Wings have put forth
the monstrous misrepresentation that tue lrOie Journot
OF that session Of the Senate, is be expungcd that
the Constitution itself is to be destroyed ZAnd yet tho
actis that not line letter of that single resolu
ton OF the Senate will be- eaccd the whole will be yye.
SeTred, and It's egbiy not utfected.-But this new pa
mic plot Is destined 10 fail, like the Panic Of dor The
PANIC OF a French war-lt will doubt be zealously
accomplishing is to be the great game Of the Wings to
conceal 1--WE will not say their quit but their ont
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