Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-10

that the of the Senate required both 10 ap
point and remove And III the debate which took place
1859, exalted names are found on both sides. mean
only so far TO express opinion upon il as to say,
that If properly exerted TO get rid oil incompetent
unfaithful agents. II is beneficial in its results Ba,
ussd merely torecard tarores and punish opponents
If the Offices Of the Government shalt be considered as
sspos, tn he distributed among rictorious party-then
indeed SIR, tie consequences are most tatat all STA
b,lity in Government Is at an end are intro
duced in the place OF long tried, experienced and faith
iu public agents and the pub,ic interests suffer- ana
suffer sererey, Nor is this all the acrimony OF poi'
teal conflicts increases 10 an extent truly alarming
The public mind is kept continually agitated, anu 70
obtain little quiet, the people may sooner OF a'eI 'e
brought TO change their form OF government ihe
bounds operating perpetualy the hopes and Tears oil
men his will becomes law. Nor would there be a Sc
cure refuue in the coarts Of justice True, he cannot
evict the Judge: but by has po'oer orcr the marsha NE
COULD PACK TIE JURY
Now. Mr. President, do not think it necessaryto
pursue these opinions further than 10 read an extract
from speech delivered by you, which 1t affords rIfe
great pleasure to qnoe on this occasions and TO the
beauty and force Of which generally might he tempted
10 address some deserved compliments dad any gentle
man other than yourself occupy that chair In fe
winter of 1884, in this chamber you spoke as follows
"Mr President, if there does exist IN this country
power which can BY lis sing le vollton and word, re-
eye officers acting under the Constitution and laws
Treasury itself ace already hare absolute unincam
TERED despotism, beyond which no other can advance
What is despotsm, but the existence IN the hands OF
single individual, of the power and right TO say to all
subordinate agents, you are TO act on my responsibility
and by my opinion: Can the Russian 90 further: Can
the Turk" Questions for the answer to which will
refer TO your Executive friends who filing your Ia
bic from day to-day with 81 nominate in the place
Of -, remored
Sir these were not the ebutons of high excitement
81 III avOIypl solemn
resolutions argued and voted upon as the deliberate
doctrines of the party Of which you are most disn-
guished member
But must leave these constitutional opinions, which
are now referred by their authors distractions or
which, by the way, they have no particular fancy Just
now and call your attention to declarations OF more
recent date uttered their friends and advocates most
of them believed, in the ardor OF full sincere, patriotic
hearts What intelligent citizen OF the country can
have forgotten the perpetual din of Executive patron
noe /" "Executive usurpaton," "worse than Turkish
despotism, kept up unceasingly-kept up through
the twelve years of Gen. Jachsons and MIR. Van Bu
rens Observation-Disclosures up with rIgor until the
memorable canvass of 1910, when it became more un
versa and clamorous than ever: But in that part OF
the Union where reside, The stern notes OF unsParIns
Remuneration began to be mingled with those OF Joy
and of expected triumph. Prescription Tor op,a,on
safe ,ras 10 be proscrbeG II rung not only IN every
township but in every village and hamlet, however
obscure II was carried to the ears OF the humtest
peasant and he urged ard implored by every con-
sderaton that belonged to liberty, and By every feel
ing of patriotism that stirred within him, to arouse
from h,sslethargy, and drive out the usurpefs "na
had ramped upon the Constitution OF the country ana
the RIGHTS of the citizen. That party, winch ad tor
mally and soemny denied the Pc'cer oil the Aa'lona'
Executive 10 from Office, was about 70 take 'e
CONTROL and an example was 10 be sci, III reia''oh "
removals that would be lost upon our latest pose
rity Over the country, so much down-trouuei anu
oppressed by the administrations OF General jackson
and Mr. Van Buren,, and the alleged usurpatohs OF
both the dawn Of freedom was again breaking. limu,
weak deluded men asked 10 open their eyes upon
this cleaning light, and assured that IN few shoti
months the sun of freedom and OF prosperity would
bnrs, upon them again in all the power OF us meridian
spendor. :
This is no fancy sketch. does not even approx
mate TO the reality Of what done and said 10 mis-
lead the public mad Ten years hence, 1t Will be re-
rarded as too extrlvagan for the greatest stretch OF
human creduty. therefore name an instance, 10
plant my foot firmly upon the dsgraceiu TACT Among
the innumerable exhibitions no one perhaps nad more
prominence in the Federal press OF the day than lhat
nj Utica New York. | name from recollection, a lew
Of the things particularly and consp'cuously set iot
The procession was nine miles long the banners al
most infinite in number and devices; and the "hoie
affair the most distinguished among that class OF argn
,ncais presented intelligence and sober sense
of the people of the Empire State. But that witch
was represented III the papers TO have attracted me
greatest and applause, the pers'ntea''on oil
Mr. Van Buren, in the midst oil the PROCESSION, seat
his head and the regal habitnents drawn gracefully
around his person: behind INN, upon another car, OF
plain and simple architectural construction, was per-
son ated the late President of the u y, IN the unpre
tending dress OF farmer, surrounded by other per-
sonstions-war-wn;n vetcraus-disahed soldiers shak
ine him by the eanG Aud all this dsg.aceful appeal
made 10 the eyes and senses, to put down that truly
pure and grea; man, who N his e never forsook the
interests Of the people; who indeed, sp' ung up by
the force Of his high energies from the very bo-
&c ,la ilipn Iutpr
stance betrayed the trusts which at various times they
have committed to his hands. This represented,
IN the face of assembled thousands his native State,
as a naughty tyrant upon his throne; while, at the
same time, another distinguished individual, whose
whole political course at period when his country, IN
y war with real tyran,s, was bleeding at every pore
--assailed by a colossal power-anxious-her very
capital sncked-l will not stop-no let me say St0oP-
to characterize in another part OF that State,
waving in menace his salwart arm, and with assur-
nnce unparalleled setting up ms pretensons TO the ap-
pellation of .I,ftrsonian Democrat.
SLOW strange is truth! stranger than felton,
Is there no burning shame for these things, now that
the excitement of the occasion has passed away: Is
not calm reflection this moment, the bosoms OF
n people n,rnscay just and patriotic as well as IN
teyent fixing its brand upon those scenes where
blind passion and vuga roting regned: Let the No.
yember elections answer.
Language cannot present the point Of absurdlty to
which Times were carried The dark day Of "EIeea-
mr., uSuypafion" 1T was proclaimed in the midst of
these various exhbtions and Of the crng'ng OF Office
holders was approaching its sunset The one was TO
he speedily disarmcd of its power aud the other TO go
forth rs freeman follow the dictates Of s conscience,
and his own honest impulses. lie was 10 stand once
more like an independents honorable, and Disseminated
man. among his fellow men. But let these worthy ana
eloquent gentlemen speak for themselves.
Remainder IN our ReSLJ
Uedaesdaus ProccedingS
SENATE.