Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-28

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has been drawn between The two G"v"r"mn"'s !"
| f,vor q! England. In the conflicts oi Inc hr.""
ton, 10 the appeals then made I" i'ie jns'ce q ''e
mother country, and IN dlatling our pup'c faf',S 10
| ference might well he had 10 British m"gn" "ri"'
and tn The writings of Locke md other BRUSH pa"S
! Bat that time is passed away-we have "@H" fh"'"
"i orr own, glr7i"us onr, DriHtn Yes sir' %i",fn
wI!h pencil uf light Here is, sir, tho'ci"g a"'t 'Hc
/ tuustiuliun) By that sacred INSTRUMENT do chmsr
to be guided, without any reference Whatever to B"|sh
''nagna c!Iaia British usuges; ard "hrneVrr any
measure IS proposed am wiling 10 adopt 'he g'"'"
rue laid duwn 10 Madsnn's report. NhenrVei nfa
propnssu 1.-THE FIRST question Is whether me pow
rr XPressrd IN the Constitutions: II II oe u' qFS
lion drcid,d IT II e NJ" oppressed, the next inquiry
u'us' BE-, whether is iroPnIya an incident !" a" r7prE"
p"w rr, ard necessary To lis execution, &c IL ny 'his
rule the hill bror is tested itcnnnn gain ias"F wan
! the American PEOPLE. Nor have We further Us" !"r The
writings 81 Locke 10 define liberty. VIZ have ,hSe
of JrIsun. Madison, Taylor. and hundreds OF o'h'f''
hose paths safely follow. Sir, those who arr
rrrprtua!y 0uaug from the pure fountains as 'hty eau
hrG, Of Locke and other BRUSH writers h"i 10" ''-
1n"Eiiy, Grre their thirst is slakrd, found Drinking
from The nudity lco 81 F"er; yes, Sir, the e1r!odro
dnc;Gnes &" Film that man Is not capable OF sril 90
fmmcul lies The bottom. and Is the necessary iirr
eucr from all these fine theories drawn from b""Sn
! writings aud British practices. My Colleague should
r. cn't cl all his learned. and, IN my opinion mas
taken npphcat,""s from England 10 this country 'h's
grn ntai difference between the wu Governments,
! which constitutes great shield There, they nave
spirnui1 rrcuns and hereditary monarch mere, we
have frequent ,ciDas and twenty separate Ind"irnI
enl Governments, all watcin:g with ceGse!ess Vg'iace
The movements OF each olitr, and Of the General 20
vprnnrni Common 20 them all and SIR. 81 my cOihhrur
could oniy lock with the Drn1cIniic eye q" iai
til" admir- for the preCepis OF tie immortal ru't
hr has often protested. Gr would admit that 'r'e -
nothing IN the characr, history Of hts lie Or IN any
Word h!s writings, That dU,s not pU! upon The "h'lr
Brush :, stem the ssal o his adherence and de'rsa.
u0n Yrt Sr is liza! 81 stem quoted III The SENATE rs
model for ima'i"n and as an argument IN favor a ur
present extraordinary and abrnnablp bsii con" ce
abl passages from the writings Gf jefferson 10
su>lIm me. it lIue p"rnrlrd but | am a'monish'd 10
d'a" 10 close .his subject amd pass 90 I" on''s'
SIR. d, nncal Of lhr school nf % haze never
changed my name nor my principles. My c"ii'H4N
veil rrcUeais VI! J,frIs"n prophetic history ~ Ie
change o! names wk,ci The Oh! Hamoulau FrdrrafSiS
would ASSUME; but foub, whrhrr his prophetic si'f'
could keep pace with the extcnasi nomenclature "' 'be
I pr. sent d.y
Nj Pre- sien one word more about this jralousr Il
Executive po"rr have shown '!a II is ngalns' + r.
drrl power, nh It's departments that the SI.r-"ngh'
IT, bc "a'9uS What has been the History -" me 20
vernueut 10 this POM; Every Tvs" years Slows you
great charges IN the popular branch q! your Govern
men and they very often occurring here ~ me H'"
Of 4 viManl people Yet. SIR, IN w'l"d c' MY
years there have been only two Instances III "hch 'hr
President OF the United States ha not g'en sniI.'"c'h
10 h!s consuens only wCr, in the ii'rteen rr""ns
have had Of President, have The people eXri"s''J
their Misrepresentation Of his cDnduc. Your Confess
has pass unconstitutional laws; ore or nnf" judges
have been InItaChed but there has not been a" IN
stance yet ia wIIc the President {" The Unieu states
has tren impeac,ed No. ST. with all the bitter OPP
position which each Of them has encountered n" On"
has yet been lmprachct! Then why all Tins raining
against ;he danger II Executive usnrpau"n; WI" nos
not that Is uniOUndrd ana ali ioi i''y aG@fhhh"
Sis. when snlnc few years ago. an h"nnrdh' 1"hi-
nr from Kentucky, n"a ~ NY eye, (hf CayD "ifertu
ihr Senate resolution cundeuning anu crnsurng IN
strong rerms the official Crndrcl 81 The m tr'slie"t
al The U. States. deemed /" be sort If Y"asi I'M
furr'cnt ot that high "icer and ny colleague promptly
stripped for Murd aud. by ND spsrch AMI an citrrl
vote, aided 10 '1pu"ee the rsniu'I"n from your journals
ahic il had been recHrd q; ard yet. Sir, he
alarmed te mighty .pcTSaGsirs powers Oi tines" poor
guugcrS, wtigIerS, aud tide waIlers.. lie Is Heightened
10. al Executive patronage. SIR, must pass on My
coil, agu, ihis subject, many "ihei' aGm"nlsh he's
against The ''u.nG domination I" rG'iy siUE. Yes. :
Sir very much has he SAID ab ul 'iv.s Hd about pHf!y
and pariy achcS and pnrty dtat'on aud patriotism aud
r!r raed statesman like views and all that NJ" less
strange than Is 1t 10 hea! him thus aIIng against
party
nave nothing Sir to do with The patriotism N motives
u any genileiiin only claim Tor s" All iiat any
Senator ask and receive on that scare; While sci
M TO spccIa Claim these great siatcsnGIIkr views,
rising above all patty feeling, u which - u"n
reminded by my colleague, and whilst boast NJ! vi
patriotism warmer, or motives puTtr, than these 81
ut!..Ts yet Sir am bold to say, that am utterly un-
conscious Of having been aciuated by any vote /
ly.u IA tins CHAMBER by any other liberation than
free lnd pendent, aud unbiased drsfe |" I"u"e the
public good. INT" This chaEorf, ahG am ~ ihi>
moment free any nda III II 10 pursue. on al cues
toms which may arse, whatever Course n!y "wn con !
.c,,ncr and iudImrGI shaI indicate cunGuclvr
10 tie b.st Interests OF The naiI"n mad II" cnhs>'"h
clrs 70 cSiaL:h inconsistencies /" rrc"ncr, 10 i"'
sentiments Crafty, no hcah-!u!InES Ia aip'"s u"
,vrrs In ask no hopes indulge, II" Tears !" aiay and
h,uL (;oJ ma gmbii0n 10 CRAFTY | brought with NE
no Lantl.ru sc!ru.e nay own; and have u'S patent
" and a,ten,ivey listened 10 ali that have been PROPOSE
hv others give ease 10 The pubic 'ind ano pro'''e
TIE nrral interests nt our brior.d Country Ana II, sir
! =. ,h T. I'd
! wunId not hesi"ts 10 permit all i"r ~"rd IL Ir"H III
unou The Ta1ns vi my H. ART, IN r. CARO- i me &ita
ra,,orai ourstns have agIlaIed III lhIs chamGri
Hul MIR Pres dent, cunGor requires thai sI"u'i admit
,,, 80, sucI an uspPci!Un II would not tc found that
those o,prntrpns tryond The reach or churncr I"
p,rlv admit, sir, that thsy are much controlled ny
rartv feelings. pretend not TO be bry0nd or above
the ioBueucr Of party. party man, and glory IN
h,n OIL. for my heart tells that my party feelings
are the result Of honest and an ardent though, PER
hsns mistaken nisLu!drd, PATRIOTISM c"n"i ho'
tho wod Of any gentleman who says lie 10 not Irfnenc
-, by pariy feelings But, sir, II isa:moS ncohce'vahh
,o mo how any man. who has taken an active part IN
m. late political ufnos o! the day, can be tree i;nm
ia influence. Whoever he may be- his temperament is
v.,v different; from mine: and believe, from lhal q"
nine ,enlhs Of the people OF this country, and OF Eng
land ,u; and 90 further and say that neilier OF These
countries would long preserve their liberty but tor par
v suIrIi; and that the grat pncip" "f sell Pres'''a
ton II, always ufn'd timely check to lis mad or dah
no rous excuses OF Tins truth We have recently hao
En- decentralization at Harrisburg, IN Prnnsyl"a"ia,
which is consuatory every nvrr OF the liberty ana
Union Of America. Mr. President. IN connection WIN
this subject Of party spirit, winch my colleague now $"
bitterly rrprobatss, and IN order fully TO drh'r my posi-
,,ou IN rprard to Of the Trading topics o! the day.
brr leave bP permitted Ia take bref and rfP" re
vey of the present Administration oi the Federal 1o'
VeI'., - l,n.-rtsaners and opponents ing"
,nyulsive struggle to iorm ne" Executive admins
,,,;nn Vul, nj indeed. was that struggle. That par
~ uho for eight long years had so bitterly opposed all,
ave sir indiscrimnalry all the sadng measures OF the
Lilo Administration, made bold grand, and wcIlcnn.
! cercd effort to elect Chef Magistrate entertaining
their own feelings and npninns. Their opponents we're
eouay active and unlrng their eSerIIOns TO elect one
VINO would in The MAN, pusue the course OF that revll-
ed Admnlsn aye, Sir If you choose so 10 have il.
Who would DEoD IN The f'sfeps Of ms W"str'ous pre-