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

and advice most frequently hr mere expression %! OPT
mon And. Sir, we told that one hundred thousand
t,.smen of America 10 be put under the ban of tins
odious law and subjected 10 the surveillance of the mt
lion Of base n'o,mers who, by It, are to be rewarded
with momey for ravrs-d"pplTg, and dtotirg and re-
parting the generous impulses oil the ifeemen OF y"ur
States TO whom alone is left the power lrgisa'e on
the great right OF suffrage. There Is no, Stale IN
this Union that has MT lsglssated on il. that has not
passed laws protect It's freedom, and TO punish us
abuse. .
But. Sir. why is i, tina, this bill has not embraced all
the officers Of The General Government: Why has 1t
omitted the highest who from their station thPlr tacn
and frequently their nGIM might be supposed 10 have
influence on their coun'rymen II has ass"IPd 'h'se
who it's advocates owe their trtdd 10 Inc O"osTn-
meRt. Yes, Sir. have heard great DIAL about Gus
tom house officers about wesheIs aud ganges and Tide
walters II their 'fersEas4oR OF 'dSsuaS'0n was 10
control the d"snies " elections Sir when We see 'nsn
filing the second Must elevated station in The world inter-
ferinr in eIeclions-nay Sr in endeavorng 10 promote
their own, 10 the very highest station, II Is m"ckrrv IN
deed pass law 10 muzzle, 10 and silence D'tgheTS,
gangerS, UdecasrS and qaHdrtrers And at iast SIR,
he, is or has ever The power aud influence Of lhrse
"lrsions" these p @'oran bands my colleague calls
them; In the cities, where Government officers are most
numerous. the Administration has been defeated lcok
New York, Boston, Phiadrlp'ia Baltimore. and itch
mond Indeed. sir look throughou every village even,
where r0 Mrte gathered t0gchcr IN commerce,
and wIl how mpv;sn are all your puhiic officers
aaius! the all corrups power and influence "t ta"nfy
and vet sir, cannot prevail upon those gentlemen,
who ore wiling abrdge the freedom OF speech Of these
poor inporeu' public officers, TO aid III any effort to
rescue the Government, and the people Of this country
from the foul and cruel dominion OF hssoci'rd wealth.
Of uonGGuiiss OF banks But what does HE experience
o! by gone times say about the dangerous and omnpo
influence OF these public otcers-these tram CcndS
these cVhoriS and such names, with which they are de-
sgnuled: Surely one Will say that IL was BY their
mi ch,v Influence that Washington Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe were kept in office for eight years ANA
how was II, sir that elder and the junior Adams each
by The bpard, aud were merged, and drowned ana
sunk forever HE ocean Of popular Indignation; i@e!'
legions OF public officers we're mpolcHt 10 save 'he
All their patronage vas Of no avail
Bu, ny, Sir should be sSsaitng this bill on these
details hen it is ils principles | ot'!' CT Why
sbouid attack Il on HE facts have stated when, u
they were all and unound' d, should b. oppos
ed 10 H. a,n upp,s"d 10 Il, SIR, because is uRcOaS
utiOHai am op"srd 10 II, because The Congress {" -
L. ; have .M TO pass any law "abrdg'ns III" free
com of speech Nay, go further, aud say 'hey have
no r,ph TO pass law 0hdging the freedom Ut eirc
ton " hch great subject lett With the &acS and IT
o! the very th.! freedom, The TgM Of free
IN cumming p0bc characters and measures and u ttc
amrEs The PtoPie MtTe"R But, SIR, thus
truth is gntn Oh The present occasion by view
wlch Us lar MS ny ie:nu'y me- was not present
ed Nv anv S0IGcIUHS ana dOtd teirnoers al The
.sedfion law. han view is taken by my colleague 1t
is ,It nc ciiCe ers are no p"tuan OF the people,
ebracrG bY The provisions OF The Constitution, or whose
lna;s are q, end, Crle DRAFTED report Oi MIR aa
i.,on' He rnrr,s The Senator from New Jersey CNr.
Wal that ~ does Enl understand that great work. hat
he has 1t
h, puLc oGicCyS portion OF the pe0pte. conem-
pia,G ~ thai quail, defence Of constu onG! rigt;.
Sir like NV Trend from New Jersey. have also read
this glorious 0cument U!dlng Madison report IN bis
hund this hue book, which once heard J"tH hnH-
d1iph ca;! pDicai BgLEtO but little purpose. II
one hundred Thousand tree CIlizrns (the number men
TONED by my coirague) who have rendered Tn. mse"'s
he enough their various cuttings OF iis IL be-
come pubic uiicvrs At that n"ntni cut OH from r
great constitutional Hghts secured, "Ihou excepcn,
To- ell ,ne p,Ove Officers III the Government not POI
ton Of the yeOpI The proposition is sialsrg Is I"
,rr u,nns,r,,ps! hardly know how 10 reue II. Bat,
SIR urn 90 tins sacred paper the Constitution. You
w, l,er find that the word peopic Is n'toncd
t,m s. aud TINES ony viii be az little tedious as
pcss.e; bu, let lock The fist r'e the word
occurs is IN the preamble 1--WE, The PEOPLE, &c,
Ito secure The blessings Of liberty to Gnd Pas
te5ity. Ac Now, SIR 1t is evident that no office h"d
Frs of The Government could be members oi the Con-
that created y; YET, SIR, II my cOiieagucs dec
thine is correct. that the fcchoidets not portion
of the peopic, it would inevitably follow that those
who now hold Offices under The General Government,
no are The .Po>TEEiTY of thu then pr0p!e u the UNI
ted States are enlillrd 10 The "U,Ssmss NJ liberty.
winch that charter intended TO secure 10 ''thsmsevrs
and pOstcritY The second occurrence OF the word is
IN tie ~ elton Of the lst article 'Memhcrs nc ,sn'
be every second year by the PEOPLE OF The
raj States and the electors each State DC Now Sir.
in this place the leOpte menlicn'd without rest'c-
tar and such OF them as are ee'rS by The State L0HS,
are secured in all The gudlItra granted by the laws
OF thu Sst- and there law in any Stale that know
GERS any OF The rights OF other electors. The thmd
instance in the first amendment - the CJnsH-
"tongrrss shall make no law abdgng The right Ct
Tie pcOEic pr1csaoiy To assemble, &C Now, Dir. u
the otjcc,S Of the Federal Government are not portion
Of lie p.Gyic they lose this neslimable privilege Tie
fourth o this word people, charter: Is
lbr second Amendment: "A we'll regulated militia,
&c. TIE night OF The people 10 bear af"s shall not be
Gurstiuucd. no does not perceive that, under this
e.upordruary doctrine advanced by my colleague,
pubic officer embraced in tbs bill can keep Jre'Uch%
The filth his word p'opte is written IN The C"ns!i
luton found IN the fourth amendments The right al
ia" Jcu secure IN their persons houses papers and
against unreasonable searches and Seizures shall
not he questioned " What security have the poor pub
lie Ulcers against search and seizure if this monslrOus
ducue that they form portion Of The people, is to pre-
val: The sixth aud last time IN when the word pt0re
is ,o be uud the Constitution, is in the tenth amend
mrnt: "Ihc yorcrS deegdttd TO the United States,
etc. 10 the States respectively, or to The
peorie" sorry. Mr.. esd"nt TO have been thus
leGlous Who Sir does from this plain, simple
reading Of he Constitution, that officer of this Go
vernnen no to feel al least that he lisa freeman,
is of from every right which this Constitution meaut
~ secure TO lieemen. II this and astounding doctrine
b. true: But Mr. President must pass to other points,
as have much to say other matters besides tins bi.
My Colleague says "he does not look upon the report
against this bill as the work OF an individual. but as
concerted - ste sustain the Executive by PAR
T.!" Strange Iauguag. this from that source. May
ask him what he means by ''the party What party,
sir does my colleague speak of 1t is too early for him
10 be talking with emphasis about "ihe party. Such
language "vinre his feeling towards the I. Executive
he distressed to see receiving snpport but must
he permitted say that it have further
/, is md c"ptandum. and only be intended 10 ard
in breaking down this Administrative Mr colleague
asks The Senator from New Jersey (Mr "alD, with
flourish if "we to understand that Democracy VIII
hear an infusion of Federalism? Sir answer yes
Yes sir, trne Democracy will bear an infusion "i
tina, Federalism which, when our country Is warr'rg
with foreign or d domestic foe, grds on It's az
mnr, ard sword in hand goes forth 10 the battle 'Ia 70
encounter us fees instead of converting at Hartford,
any where else, sell the country The invading enc
my. Good Democracy will bear infusion OF That re
dsrasm which, all times, will advocate and sustain
the unalsna rights of the freedom OF conSecncc,
the freedom of the press and of religion and Of speech