Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-02

Office seekers-hrl;eved Tor moment, that that tor
bearence and tolera;on to be carried into
.or,icrs lie (alr SEVER had no faith in those pro-
i.ssious nor of their retrenchment either. They had
already had one chapter under the head Of retrench
alcnt in the election Of Ssrgeant-atArns who would
have nothing do but to receive his salary until TIE
meeting Of the next Congress; and this was 10 be clap
Ter one under the head of RETURN. Now, he regret
ted that the gentlemen did not come forward with
ly holiness aad siv, "lhese men must lie, and VIC Will
brhrad them" They Ind the power, aud that was
reason enough. Why, the Senator from South Ca
runa, mir Preston,l who had addressed them, had
talked about the JOINT resolution being nulty, and
he had said that of that resolution they had power To
disencumbcr themselves. But did not that Senator
himself -s5 and perhaps before, too, vote TO elect
Printers for this body before the 18th Of March; Well
if it unconst tutional now, it was unconstitutional
then; and why did not that honorable Senator get r'
in his place and object 10 Why did he vote 10
tam what unconstitutional: Did change IN tie
BODY from aory To minority change the const'tu'
tunality of that resolution No: its constntonal'ty
stood the same, whether the gentlemen were III ma
iority or minority. 1t bad been very properly sa'o
| that this was permanent body, and that the cleo
,ion whether before the 4th of March, or after was
good and valid It had been acqniesced in before,
| as he found, looking at the ayes and noes. IL
| had been the practice for twenty odd years ana no
one ever disputed il before. Why, in the other
House in Is3I Gales and Seaton were elected with
ninety nine votes; but, afterwards, document was
published signed by hundred members IN which lhev
stated that they voted for Blair and Rlves and yet
Blair and Rives lost their election. new election
was claimed The ground that Gales and Seaton iaa
been chosen either By fraud mistake and what then
was the cry from the ''glorious Whigs:' What dd
| Gales and Sealon saw Why, column upon column
was written 10 shew that what done by that body
was beyond the reach of subsequent interference, ana
the election considered settled, when those frn'-
ers had a majority against them in that Congress
| But now, they were told it was ndiscreet and I'M
proper that Blair and Rives should be retained because
f shan ns,vIt hat
they had confidential printing, ana they nighe oe''y
,he secrets of the body Well if they did, remove
tbsm nd he would vote for IT. but had they not hitherto
printed confidential documents, and was there man
there who could charge them with having betrayed their
trust Would they prefer giving The printing toa man
10 be selected BY this body, who, unable to discharge
his duties having neither types nor presses, should
transfer their confidential printing to others who we're
n designated by the Senate, and in whom the Senate
miuht not have confidence: The thing had already
been done and Allen Of the .Hadison'an, when elected
Printer some time since was on'geu " tahiel u "
Gales and Seaton
But one Senator had said that the main object
to remove Nessrs Blair x Rives Well, go ahead and
do it, all he fAlr Sevipr) wanted was that they should
boldly avow what they do. Let them come forward
ike men and say il was their will and pcasnre-let
them say ii boldly, and do it like for such
sons as were given contrary 10 the practice Of years
were lost on him. One Senator would remove BLAIR
81 Rres because he alleged they forced on them
at the last moment. lie had doubt Blair d Rives
new Were Gales Il Scaton acceptable to his side of
the House in 1-33 aud $3.50: No: these things were
the result Of the accidents oi party warfare which had
always BEEN and always would be, acted or rs long as
tins was Government. lie (Alr. 81 was one OF those
who had helped 10 gag il down on those gentlemen,
and he would do II gam if he had the power But he
had risen merely TO tell these galleries that this cry
about liberation was all humbug. They had already
the whole matter illustrated in two chapers-the one
headed "Rctrenchment, and the other "Reiorln; and
fnt TAX tipir In
and to put up trne one.
Mr. WALKER said his friend from Arkansas had
alluded TO the fact that in lc'3, Gales and Seaton
declared To be elected, having received according
the tclcrs ninety nine votes, when before Congress
-eassemblcd, n hundred individuals published under
their signatures, that they had deposited their ballots
for Blair and Rives and in point OF TACT, though The
tcllers announced the election Of Gales and Seaton,
that Blair and Hlves elected. Now this result
must have been either through fraud or mistake; he
believed il was through mistake, for he hoped the
dav would not come when there would he recourse
10 fraud in either of the two Houses Of Congress,
to defeat an election. But whenever It was, Blair
and Rivcs duly elected, and they proposed, III
consequence Of this fact, that they should be pro-
claimed the Printers 10 Congress But what was the
ground then taken by the Wing party, and by
Gales and Seaton in editorial articles, which he
had before him, and 10 which he would call the atten-
ton of the Senate: And these sentiments were not
only promulgated by the party here al that period, ut
they were reairmed by the Wing press throughout the
Union in articles epubshcd from those Of Gales and
Seaton, who now to be the Printers on The re-
moval of Blair and Rvcs. In an article published IN
the National Intellgencer, the 9Th OF November,
1881, in which they giving their reasons why they
should be considered Printers for the two years, they
treat it in precisely the same manner that The election
of Blair and Rivcs now treated they proclaimed
il was contract. But the following was their own
language
Passing by other indications Of consequence arrive
a, that contrrpoancou with whh began from C'ncin-
Albany Argus, the New York Standard &c Having Travelled
thus lar with ~ the reader viii probably have made NJ M mind
srns i, ,r con.prarnrs dare ana The Of the
lower Cabinet hi>iy engaged, y dirty aud rSpfahr 's
cuiravorns accomplish for unfoHe Tue election y ie'
made 4, the lat Sr>sioi Of Congress.
h- grand project Of the casa whose existence and danger
mrs Influence readers several nnIDrfs dh
rim, the last presents Itself III two apee '"c oe NO
RAJ, the oIer LEGAL" r, c,
10 The denunciation Of Gales and Seaton Of tho attempt
Ia remove them both "immoFal and illegal. such
was the charge made by Gales and Seaion, IN 1907
against that act which was nov to be accomplished py
their friends in this body-an act, too, OF wiicn 'ne
men who denounced it then were now to reap the irut
I II this were an immortality and an Illegally, he wouin
turn over TO the conscences oil gentlemen whe '.y
came 10 rive their vote for Gales and Seaon to III the
vacancy no,v to be- created Bnt he would proceed win
that part Of the article which treats II as contract WIN
| Gales aud Sraton. IL is as follows:
"he fer making the appointment i"r carn l"n-
sess the close Of The preceding session. was o. er ~
prepare the materials 10 mn
10 Intensive work; which every man !" " =
viii take several months 10 do Aicr inc Pcts""
has given the required bond between MN anu tue
House icl has chosen him is complete, and u : ohy ~ ca. -
failure in tc proper execution work. announcement dc-
lag, the Secretary Clerk Of either House ran cp"s
ihrr Printer 10 do part Of the work such ulhs m ~ ~.
occurred years practee u""cf
/ the resolution 49,,
The resolution too set forth that, in case OF TIE
nonexccnticn of the work. the work night be done by
another Printer, and the contractor shonld pay any
surplus 10 the Printer that might be allowed as
damages for the non.eXecuton OF his duty. now iet
them see what was said tie effect OF The JOINT feso-
luton Of 1919 and l>29
"Ths with al! these solemn forms and sanctos, WIS
the election Of Printer which the Kitchen
in all power, with macless preslnioh hn"c,
order the House Of Representatives. 10 set ASIDE Wc
legally d. the reader will perceive tan they
could aside the election o Mr. Adams 10 The fIcs"shs
lsl and declare act done in consequence oil 10 nave
been Illegal and void" ~ ,,,,
There was the doctrine of the WING party Of lo;'3,
proInu gated by their accredited organ IN Washington
city, and under circumstances less strong than 'pse
now existing. for there was now no allegation that
Blair and Rlves were chosen by fraud. Gales and