Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-18

elected under it eleren times, Notwithstanding III.
changes of parties, and the consequent changes =,
power. Ye, it had never before entered INTO the neau
Of any one, that they thereby violating the Con-
stitutlon. -, -,
The fact OF an election being required by tue Jaw
did not change the character of the transaction, nor
necessarily make the person chosen Printer an osce
in the constitutional sense, seemed to be snpposeu
II was mere circumstance in the manner oil niani"s
the contract The proposition might be sla'ed ''us
the resolution of 1919 m.a, be considered as
effect the proposals of the Scna'e Tor coh i's'
printing setting forth the manner III "nc' ' ~ -:
should be done, and the prices 70 ee pa" 10, r. ~ S
il. AS might be supposed, number Oh ',i :, , =,
plied for the work and the election was he.. ~
ascertain and designate the indiv daai v no s
ceiyed as contractor The person 50
wards nursuant TO the terms spechea III Vt" FPo''''
cn,es his bond for the faithful performance oil MS con
,r,c, under suitable penalty not then, 10 all IN
tents and purposes, contract IN 'ou idl'i ana III ~"
=, ;nrolatlr as any other: |; is, most inconesabiy
Blar and R;ves could not discharge themselves, as all
officers may by rcsisnag. They could only be re-
leased from their liability BY iull and faithful per-
Torrance .: their undertaking, or by our consent as
the other contracting party Viewing u, then, as
contract if must he admitted by all, Blair and hives
could not discharge themselves, By any act OF theirs
without our concurrence, discharge ourselves
without their consent: This, S.r, 10 the SIMPLE qucs
tion and any man wh, has learned the FIRST principle
which governs ard cetermines the nature ana "oi'Sa
tions of contract, must respond in tl.e negative
IN this point He had me RELY risen 10 show The true
character Of the Transaction and 10 say that, unless
it was intended by the party now IN power to tramp!e
uoder foot the law OF the land and utterly 10 disregard
that moral principle winch lays at the foundation OF all
contracts whether public or privaiahe repeated, IN
less the dominant party resolved to irampe down
every principle heretofore sacred IN law and morals
the Senate could not adop: the resolution dsmssing
Blair and Rvcs and se.t,n. aside contract hch had
been made and concluded IN the most solemn form
Nj Al n Slr
on this ision he did give II on the question {"
order. He agreed with the Char, that II was not
now fairly before the Senate, and le should vote
against taking up The resolution, because he thought
il biuh!y ineypedent TO do 50 But il he were over
ruled and the Senate should decide the question OF or
DER and determine to take up the resolution, then he
should take occasion TO express his opinion thereon
Mr. YOUNG asked the Senator from Delaware MIR.
Claytonl whether he intended 10 convey the npres.
sion that the Secretary of the Senate only there
BY courtesy, and that he might be removed at any mo-
ment
MIR CLAYTON wished 10 be understood TO say that
every officer appointed 10 office during pleasure,
and could be removed al any moment when the Senate
was in session.
Mr. YOUNG wished to call the attention OF the no.
norable Senator from Delaware to their forty ninth
rule, which in these words:
"The Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant Eat rms
and Doorkeeper and the Assistant D"orkeepcr, shall
be chosen the second Monday Of the first session OF
the twenty-nrst congress- ana on the sd"'e uay - ~
first session of every succeeding Congress.
Mr. CLAYTON observed that those officers were
elected on certain day for the convenience OF the bo-
dy they might be removed displaced at any time
the Sc nate in session.
After few words between Messrs. YOUNG and
CLAYTON, the question was taken, and decided IN
the afirma,ive-aves go, noes ~, as follows:
Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Ber-
rien, Choate. Clay of Kentucky, Clayton Dixon Ey-
ans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington ker, Alangum,
Slerrck, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Prenss,
Preston Rlves, Summons, Smith Of Indiana Southland,
Tamadge, White and Woodbrldge-2.
Naus-Alessrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan Calhoun,
Clay of Alabama Cu,hbert, Fulton, King, Linn Nc.
Roberts alouton, Nicholson Pierce, Sewer, Smith, of
Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, and Ioung-2
So the resolution taken up for consideration.
The Senate then went into the consideration of
Executive business, and afterwards adjourned.
Ithna 10 tc c0ntlnn,l.