Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-27

the election of Printer by the present Senate
only sustained by the express letter of the "'
unbroken usage of twenty-five years under thu, ~
but by precedent established upon pom, mad.
debated involving the very question of propre,v ~
urged-a precedent established by the yery n., -"
who now seek TO set it aside-and which was SUBJ,
to and confirmed by the very persons en- ahon, !,
imposed notwithstanding they Immediately succssa ;
to The power that enabled them to rescind it, -
Aud upon what ground do these gentlemen rest Ill.,.
determination 10 overthrow their own law and ,l.
own precedent, under which their especial tar',,,-
The Editor of the lntellIgencer, first elected
1919, and subsequently imposed, by an ecc,,.n
1885, on reluctant Democratic majority II th
ceeding Congress Of lS36 and lcol:
Mr. II. Clay ccntcsses that the only d .lcren,a
shat formerly the lawyers bull gored tic .arler,
and now the farmers OK cores the iawyc-s ha! '
'sThis alters the case; and MIR. Clay cxca,ns b,,
"Gen,emen who have held the Goyerhr,en, : .
twelve long years. in this last agonized uonrn, =
parting power, make this ATTEMPT ts force upon =
against all our feelings, this hsir special tarOr. ,i
cherished paniPered, Government organ lis unss
these circumstances, that tell thcUi IN my own Man,,
and, as far as am acquainted with their se.,jms,
in the name of all my friends around me. ,,,,
should regard ourselves as recreant To our au,v
did not, the first moment possess the power ~.
him out and put III his place man more sccrq,.a,
those who will then occupy these seats And ~.
give this timely notice 10 the gentleman v 10 mr..
this measure, to the individual proposed. and :, j.
concerned, that claims for damages may sn.y t-,,
after"
We are aware that Mr. Clay locks upon hi,cs.,.
the Senate after the 4h OF March next That Ii, AL
be exceedingly potent with that body have our>r,.
no doubt; but hardly believe that he can colD,,
il to violate settled law, precedent, and all conss.o
and bring the body TO set at nonght solemn
signed sealed, delivered, and in part executed Il.
cannot believe that he will find obed.ent als;o,
TO commit gross act Of injustice upon iGdlyc..
because they happen not TO like their petcs A,,lI
events, we will not in advance recognise Mr. II Cys
ipsc DAFT as decree Of the Senate, ia IN liz. IL,
paration, which, if elected would us,:fy the to..
Of violence which lac has notified is lis lnt., r,
the Senate shall pursue We viii be prepa:ed i il.
10 the letter the contract into which have enter.
and we will zee whether Mr. ii. Clay 5 word can e.,4
gish all ''eiaimS which the law and the Senate tia.
already conferred upon US.
OF the twelve long YEARS. during which Mr. C,g
says the Democrats have held the Government, ii
should remember that he and his friends CONTINUED i
give the printin. for twoihrds of the time 10 lrm,.
opposed to the Administration. SO the seeming cnt.
~, now complained Of, has strong examples to Isii
It'll.
Mr. CLAY AND MS SuBsTIruTE.-Anoher yi-cr ~.
effort was made on Saturday to draw from Mr. Ga;
his substitute for the independent Treasury il ar.
entirely. lie utterly refused 10 show his hand. WA-
sorely pressed he at last said that the old system aouc
be reviyed-the Stale bank deposte system, es's-
Llished by the act of 1856. Mr.. Allen anu III. Sal.
ker instantly showed tina: this act repealed Tia.
it repealed BY the concluding section Of the H.
dependent Treasury act and, consc qccnilv, that
repeal Of this act without providing substitute
10 leave the public moneys where they between
the time Of the removal Of the deposites and e
ment of the State Bank deposite system; tat say
according to Mr. Clay himself, in the awe.s cas,odr
of the President All this clearly shn.y: lri
Mr. Clay sunk Under il. He said no more and hoS
could he? lie who denounced for two years Fcsiet:
Jackson for having, asunst his aeiH The ia@le-s
,ody Of the public money and demands III" saaa
!awless custody for the Harrison administration vino
he denounced for the Jscksoaisn. Oh shame, where
thy blush III.