Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-12

ments of opposite factions To coaesce unholy
SADIE upon administration possessing the confidence
and pursuing the approved BY the Democracy
OF the nation stock obbers and money changers will
lavish millions for the chance at obtaining the control
OF the public revenue for four years, how much
would be spared 10 corrupt the Electors and deceive the
public, by every species Of Misrepresentation holding
out false hopes and bringing 10 bear all influences
which the unlimited ofmoney places in their hands
An extended term will thus hold a more tempt.
ing recompense for unprinciped politicians form
| combinations with macontcnts If every hue and ex-
pecants of every class: - embarrass misreprcsent
and thwart the most beneficial measures and tempt
every hungry expectant by tie hopes of large share
Of the antic patrd plumber it is mistake, sup
pose that the influence of men III Office is To be
appreciated than the efforts Of those whom change
alone afford chance of preierment. Each office
has but incumbent, but the prospect ofchange brings
INTO the field swarns OF candidates, all of whom
concert 10 create vacancy trusting TO their chance Of
success in the conflict to fill il. The triumph of unprn-
cIped must be brief and the people, who may
be dclu'ed for time, come, slowly but certainly,
Just and enlightened judgment; and thus, before the evils
OF misrue become irrenedabr, they may be arrested
| by new election. The idea that the people ought
exclude men from Office, for no other cause than that
they have proved themselves worthy of their confidence
IS one Of those frantic notions which, however pausl-
BILE il may seem, has no foundation in sober reason /.
President has lost public confidence he may be exclu-
ded from office, now-the provision would only operate
upon those with whom their constituents well pleas.
ed. The pretence also that experience has afforded
any lights upon this question, is altogether illg-
sorry. The arguments on both sides are based upon
we'll known principle of human action. II is qnes
ton depending upon the operation of confic, NJ mo-
uves upon the conduct of men, and well under
stood in the days OF Moses Solomon at this day
All these considerations fully investigated by those
who framed the Constitution, and ma,urey deliberaed
and debated by such men Madison, Alexander lla-
milton, Jefferson and Washington the latter exempli-
flying his op nj by his conduct having been himself
reelected. Even Jackson who deluded into the fire.
quent upon this subject, found By his experience
that his character and his OF the public good
required that lie should submit his measures especially
upon the bank to the approval of the people
After much wisdom and experience has been bstow
ed upon the question, and the conclusions o reason still
bring 10 the result may well hesitate to give
our confidence to a scheme, which is adopted test
by party which, often rejected from public confidence
has been able To procure renewed expression of
public approval, when they have been entrusted with
power, and whose recent success may be ascrhed, in
great degree to the public distress produced by the
abuses Of the very persons who have contrlved 10
crbe to the Democratic Administration, the evils which
all their efforts aimed 10 suppress and remedy by
the only means which e.iectnal and constitutional;
witch must be transitory the means
which have produced Il extraordinary and decop
tive. And when il added, that this faith is novel
10 the party who now put it forth article Of their
creed il unfoundcd cond sense there can be-
ground to entertain it. Your committee, therefore
commend the following resolution:
RsS0ited, That alteration Of the Constitution Of
the United States, TO the eligibility to the Office Of
President ought TO be made: and that this determine
ton, with the which have led Ia II, be
nicaled the Governors of the several States, AMI
Delegates in Congress- to be laid before that body
BENZ F. HUNT, Chairman.