Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09
POLITICS..

TIE GENERAL ~ AnTrAL cDMaASP OF TIE ARM
OF THE L. $. OUT FOR TIE rREsipE 1 so,,
We publish voluminous circular from Cen Scott
in answer o manyieners from as many different States,
which terminates IN this point:
"Fiauliy, um asked, u nominated as candidate 10
The Pre.idency ,couid you accept the nomination? Be-
LEAVE RESPECTFULLY TO REPLY, ES.
This, e take i'll brings the General politically INT
the field al once, and is the first instance IN our couh
try of The actual military chief becoming the cIei oi
party and presenting himself sword in hand tor tn
Presidency. go,
We presume this autograph Autographed letter wa
designed for SHE yubc cue" and if So we must con
tss it is in honorable contrast with the Pooy VI ,ha a
party in whose principles i; occurs, as e5nou - ,''
last political campaign 1t is explicit ID is ~ a,o
adhesion to the recent leading inrasuiss y. :; 49,,
Whiqrery and does not pater in oonpe sens ~
r;,s soj,ae =, d.nv ,ha responsibility OF candidate
n d.v.ln,o h;mspf fully on all SUBJECTS OF pun''c w
terest and on which he may he 'ntet,"sa eu. ~ ~,
ter is however, a little nncing Oh .le su'!..' y, -,
Masonry, and shows disposition 70 eel ue ,tIe;,
rho s.sons BIZ n conformity of his practce 10 thei,
,;no;i.s n;,hou affirming their proprety. on all
ihe n,easnres Of the late Exira Session. he seems 10
The address of the Clay caucus Tor his gu'ue
He il for expungng the power OF the veto anu max
inn The minority Of Congress what the French ConVen'
IN was-omnipotent over every thing, Executive as
roll as Legslative-and. n consequence, over the
PEOPLE. There is nothing left in the Constitution To
arrest the determination Of the party having the ascen-
dsncy in Congress, and to refer the most dangerous
ri.y il the suspendng power of The veto nc stripped
from the President. The Constitution conferred this,
not to defend the President, but the ,'rs against The
of the strongest department oi the Govern
men 1t is the popular trbuneshp engraticd on The
Presidential Office enabling The only fnnctonary elect
ed by the OF the whole people, 10 delay the exercise
of The highest powers Of legislation; IN cases IN winch
he deems it proper that the public viii should be con-
suited This feature Of the Constitution, as putting OBJ
s,acles in The way of his dclaoral authority part
Il Mr. dem n q
the last session. his Baltimore letter. and 20 e3punge
il from the Constitution, is the principal reform which
the address put out by The Wing caucus demands.
| The General, it will be observed, also declares him
self for the Fiscal Corporation the nature OF Bank
of The U. ST. which he deems not only necessary and
proper bat iadipensaUe-for the Bankrupt bill, which
We confess is very natural consequence the Dis
trbuiion bill which is kindred measure OF all that aP'
pertains TO the system Of building up Debt, Bank and
Tariff as the foundation Of Government sustained
by moneyed interests, TO put down Democratic or poPu
lar Government.
The repuqnance of the General 10 rotation in office
is in keeping with the principle which would shut gu,
popular influences from affecting the enures by which
the official corps hold the Government, and necessarily
results in giving the great body of the public agents life
| estates in public trusts and their emoluments.
This early movement of General Scott is evidently
meant to give his strength to that portion OF The Wings
who have resolved to "head Captain Tyler. The lie,
neras motto il, undoubtedly, "head htm or de and
into the breach in the moment Of universal discontinue
Of Wheaery 10 stay the progress of lis triumphant adj
versaries This is a well-iimed bringing up OF the re
serve on the part OF the General If The party rallies
now and makes head, the routed and desperate wings
who have lost all under MIR Cays lead must lock 10
the General as the res,orer of their battle. They must
then drop the Dictator and take up the General
! WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1871.
| Gentlemen: have lately had the honor receive
,ao,, lauare n,onv States. each
pounding, the part of the writer and his neg!lhors
nearly the same political nerrogatoes, 10 which an
| swers are requested.
The scope of the inquiries is iatterng proof OF the
interest that Of my counirymen lake IN the op'n
ons that | have formed on certain great principles Of
abiding importance the OF our systems OF Co.
vernment and have nothing 10 conceal, nothing
of value TO communicate, shall, at once, without po
cy nr reserve, and in the form OF circular, comply
with their several requests.
! Por,y Politics. Although from early inanhood |
have, by the profession Of arms IN defence OF country
been thrown out of the arena OF party p"ltcs, yet
have never ceased TO be attentive observer OF public
events and thus believe, there hns scarcely been
Discussion of moment in Congress, within my ume, or
which did not FORM and modestly, but firmly, express
A mere youth, Eel, the liveest JOY when the alier
and sed,on laws expired in the triumph OF Mr. Jeer
SON. From 1856, | old enough, by speech anc
pen 10 call for prompt and energetic redress oil oui
wrongs suffered from Great Britain, under her orders
in cnnnc attack the Chesapeake ffigate, and lone
continued nprcssment of our seanen; anu wnen Inc
war Of 1912 at length came, among the hrs' nn'
LONGEST in the of the foe The insults received
from the French Directory Their depeaallons on o"
commerce renewed under Napoleon DEGREES, (lierlir
and Mi.an) which followed the British orders IN coun
Gil also largely shared in my indignant reproba,Ion
The administrations Of Mr.. Madison and Mr. Mon
roe like that Of Mr. Jefferson, had, in their respective
per DDS nv humble, but hearty appreciation; and
nod in eth
a part and the dismaniling of the remainder OF gu
navy the gun boa, system Of defence that followed, AM
the indie finite embargo which, Gripping US Tor war; o.
desroyi ny our and finances, ano depressing
agriculture, was long continued lfeu'ess"s VI"
outrage from abroad
| give this little sketch of the growth OF my part
, feelings or opinions, unimP"rant perhaps, except
myself and few partial friends, to show That, II
have never been rsdrraist, in any party sense Of In
!. term so neither have been acnbn, an imPTdcucd
bic or nb eractionst in any whatever; but Away
an old fashioned Republican, devoted 10 Inc support
law and order; Democratic Wing, Just az all my Ia
mi!y had been Wings The great struggle Tor nation
!. al freedom and independence.
The Judieary. From early and long continue
study Of elementary law, my mind has ever been IN
bued with deep reverence for the bcnch-stae ana re
n deral-an independent department IN our sy stems
. Government, and which, holding neither me purse
corrupt, the sword Of power TO tcrry addresses
self ONLY with The mid force Of persuasive reason
the intelligence and virtue of the whale community
BY the Federal Constitution every possible saiegnar
is provided shield iis judiciary against heeng pre-
, JUDGE, political ranconr, and party dependence
which legislators and the Executive are unayniduhy
:, DIRECTLY and constantly exposed. HENCE, to the 'on
supreme court is wisely extended Qy appellate u
risdicton all in law and equity, arising unoe
this Constitution, the laws of the United States, an
treaties made, which shall be made, under their au
thoriiy.'
, Looking to this express provision, ! have Away
held that when doubtful question, arising under e
her the Constitution ITSELF the supreme law OF the land
under of Congress, treaty, has once bee
soemny ududicated ny that cou., the r.@eps OF IN
decision ought be taken. by all, as deiinrely sci
,ed-unless, indeed il be upon rchearing before tn
same tribunal. This appears to Too clear for dspu
a,ion for the not only declared to be svpre'n'
and he there be no bench beyond; but TO Lon
gress is only given the power TO constitute "igterior
tribunals. BY appeals TO the Supreme Court seht
ment was intended To be reached and anarchy throug
long distraction Of the public mind, on great question
Of legislative and Executive power, thus rendered I'm
possible Practically, therefore, for the people, an