Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-11

that, he pointed out tho various sources Of
power, and spoke OF this very source en-
gering the liberties OF the country. In this 9
ort the subject was more expanded than 10 that /
the Senator from Missouri; and it made /
ht years afterwards, when Executive power
assumed a fearful aspect. Mr.. p. read
ne passages from this report, in which il WIS
that SO long as Offices were considered
olic trust. they were filled Wi it'll those who would
IL and most faithfully perform the duties Of Of
e; but that gradually great change had been
ected 50 tina, beautiful performance of duty
iougec assured appointment 10 office, a
n,inuancc i'll il: an! 1t might in truth be said .
NJ the expenditures of The revenue had become I
rrupt AMI subservient to corrup,Ions.
SIR, said Mr. there twenty passages of
is kind, but will not consume the time % the
snate 10 adverting to them. They are fail OF !
isdom. And ye, all lhis is now denounced which
the policy Of this bill to carry into practr
al effect, AMI II IL declared unconstitutional, IN
iss, and tyrannicai.
Mr. p. further remarked that this report was
,asie five years ago: that tho rapidly increasing
atroasge Of the Government was then held up
greatly alarming. that from the administration
& Mr.. Adams to that time, which was nine years,
here had been increase OF annual expenditure
rom Sl2, 100000 to So, 100000; and now, in
i've years more. Il had increased to Sio,OO0O1o.
Aad now, said Mr.. Z. with such an Increase be-
ore u.s. will gentlemen tell that there
LANCER from this source, and that 1t is wrong to
guard ngains. i,2 They have heard the tcsti-
-nonv Of Mr.. Jefferson, of Dc Witt Clinton. Of
Andrew jackson, and of others distinguished n
mouy themselves, and now, if they sanction tho
doctrines and principles of this report, they will
subver, all that these gentlemen have said on this
subject
But, sir, will take higher ground than all thi..
All tho essential principles OF liberty. known IN
the history Of our ancestors, are repugnant 10 the
obj la of Mel nd
consistently did the gcntleman act in fi,utng and
repudiatiny the free doctrines OF our European
cestors. Well does 1t become him, under dem
ocratc government, 10 denounce all control OF
public officers; ay, and when monarchicai Europe,
/ with It's kings and it's despoiic laws, yet impose
fetters on their executive officers for the security
OF popular rights, and the gentleman's mind Is al!
[ on fire in behalf of tho American Government
/ and its liberties, the liberties of the People
lie says that this restriction OF executive officers
I IS q tribute To English despotism. And so IN the
4 Same way would our restrictions be tribute &c
office-holdcrs. English liberty says the wolf shall
! ha Gagged. Bat the gentleman says, No; keep
down the iron bars; he Is part Of the flock. En
g!ish despotIsm!!!
know, sir, it has been trick with certain pol
iiicans Of this country to dcnounce any thing
that il English But have not the heart to de
nouuce the native country of liberty, which has
erected the proudest and most glorious temple o
freedom of any country in Europe. She IS III
old nation, proud in arms, and has long batled il
the OF liberty through blood and carnage
ndshe has propagatea 1t iii this country Thinl
YOU that we should have found j, without her
Hers was the native soil OF our freedom and ou
blood And did il ever stagnate IN our VEINS OF
banch in the Sgh2 No, sir, no: wherever il Il
found, in Europe Asia, Africa, or America
wherever the sun has biazed upon it, it's native
tint remains indelible, and we stlll feel proud o
our blood, mud honored from our iIlus,rious ances
al thnU hnvsa ,uht dpl
potism there, while in elect you making
manacles for our people one there dare d,
Since tho time OF Walpoie, no English Ministe
would have dared to present such report as this
lie could have done II, and re tanned his place
Tho King of England, from the House OF Han
over, whose German notions were not yet obite
ated, denounced the bill restricting his executiv
officers, and called it vilanous bill, and III
Kings language in this was the language Of
king. But tho Commons and the People held
different language, aud determined that the Kin
should take the bill, villanous though it might b
Aud when such the language OF the b
fish Commons, what is said of a British Lor
with blue -bands2 One instance of the ,n,erfe
ence Of the Executive with the elective francois
was brought before tho Commons in this wis
lMr. p. read from history. that the Almoner of II
Queen in the county of Worcester wrote TO sc
raj of his friends soliciting them to oppose the
lection OF the candidates for Parliament II
Commons voted that this was violation OF 4
liberty Of tho people, and asked the Queen to d
miss the offender from office, and the Queen d
missed him accordingly. Mr.. P. also read ano,
or example of the kind, which occurred in II.
when an executive officer was detected in I
county OF Southampton taking part in the elt
ton; and when the was brought before
House of Commons, Lord North remarked thai
was a case in regard to which there was no gre
cause for alarm; and instantly, on all sides of I
House, the remark followed by such ind
nant clamors and uproar, that Lord North "
compelled to explain, and the House forthwith
doptcd a resolution that II was higly criminal
an executive officer to his office in influence
elections to Parliament
Thus, said Mr.. p. under what gentlemen cal
despotic Government, where the Liberties of
people are jealously guarded s. protected; & VIII
ever thcro is power and patronage and int
ference Of this kind. they are part and parcel
tho Government. Even there an interference
elections by a letter Of officer Of the Gro
was held an indignitv, and the silence of L.
North in regard to i, has consccrated IT to us
the evidence of the genuine spirit of British
ertv. Sir, l call on Senators TO place some mi
Of their reorobation on tho report which has be
submitted to us.
Mr. President, I did no, feel myself called on
suppol I the bill, because for that task deemed