Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-02

Christianity the purest and the best gift which ever
desce ndcd from Heaven upon man, and you there ma
lis professors preaching what they never aclseo, a
never intended TO practice what would nc Your
ton Of the sincerity and true c"a.ao"i VI SUN pr
G.ssors: What would you think Of that man, II, wan
III. nr.cents of this sublime doctrine upon ms s ms
nc, ,,re ihe lie TO his professions You wou d not ne
,ate TO pronounce hun guilty oil Inc grossesl nypnc
~ An mankind would unite wt'h You IN calling hiii
!, bvnocritr He would not undertake 10 Apply "s
ann. 10 Gentlemen on the other side, but he should
saye the people 10 Judge. This, however he should
.y: that the ruthless prescription winch was now pro-
,rrssna So directly at variance with all The professions
and pledges of the Wing party, was the ni"si Caring
aud signal example in the history o any oveInmeh''
ancient or modern, Of the opposition, between Pr"'ss
s;ons beiue an election, and practices afterwards no
popular Governmen had ever existed, beginning WIN.
that Of Athens and coming down ID The present day. N
which political party had rccklesSly ANA 50 SUD
denly violated their most solemnly poiesseo Prhcps'
as the Wing party otthe present DAY mao aoh'' mas
M wonder lha, they should en1earnr to shrona theI
conduct in mystery ana 10 cohcedi ''e" :. o
Never had the leaders of any party teen more So
,amn,u committed on any doctrine than those of the
yyhr marty were in their hostility to prescription
From the Senator from Kentucky lMf' LAY down,
,hy had all spoken the language. That Senator
had ,eneatedIv on this floor, denied the existence OF
Tho mower Of removal BY the President under the Con-
stitulion How eloqnrntly had he detained against
Tho ~, vim that "io the vctors belonged the spols,"
Ar Clay viii the Senator from Pennsylvania allow
mo word IN explanation; have said that power does
No, halonp TO the President though il has grown into
nee II has been subject Of legislation, and such ii
is not questioned
Mr. Buchanan. The Senator from Kentucky then
declared thai urder the Constitution the right did not
oxst I'm, that in law il did, and that now, being in Of
flee he would Justify his Administration for lis pro-
scrp,on not by constitutional but by legislative autho
ry Had he not, over and over again, denounced the
late Administration on the ground of prescription
Mr. Clay from his seat, in jocular way,) did, Sir
INT our practice grows out OF the necessity OF our
case We cannot, indeed. Sir, consent 10 allow your
friends To remain III ou- confidence
Mr. Buchanan. The Senator then acknowledges
that whilst he hates the principle he loves the Prac-
tce So much for Wing consistency. And the Sena-
tor from Kentucky canddly admits that the power OF
aecessu poes beyond the power of principle and this,
because the friends Of the late Administration stand
IN the way Of principle, and lis eneses are clamor"hs
for the loaves and fishes
He (alr. Buclanan) had never expressed any OPT
Mon of his own rn the subject OF he spos ne'onsns
10 the vicors. He had never SAID that to the vict"rs
BELONGED the spols He had acted differently when
he had declined 10 disturb the Wings in petty post oif-
ccs in his district of country. But prescription now
proceeds rapidly and IN less than SIX months hence al
Tho same rate there will not be left in office
who vas appointed by the lale Administration. In
The entry of the present Administration into power,
he did Spect that they would 4, least have done one
thing. Hundreds of persons had been appointed to
office BY the late President under existing laws for the
term OF four wears. 1.-THE present Administration had
allowed them to remain till the expiration OF their
term il would, in some small degree have acted IN
conformity with lis professions, and would have lost
nothing by the arrangement; because what us TRENDS
might have lost in the beginning would have been
made up to them in the end. But not even having
adopted the principle what had been the spectacle pre-
scented to the world by the determination, instantly
and almost BY anticipation acted upon, of unsparng
prescription; Did not the blush OF shame suiiuse the
check of every dlsnteresied American when The spec
tacle of the rush ;or Office exhibited in all lis obi
coloFs a; the time of the Inauguration: Did /. not
furnish foreigners occasion ot derrdng lusttu
tons, If the Administration had announced that
all those in Office would he allowed 10 complete The
term of their appointments for four years, unless they
had been guilty Of official misconduct, there would
hive been unsecmy rush for Offices; the ap.
pcintments would have been made gradually as the old
expired and this country would have been spared the
humiliang spectacle which the supporters OF the Ad
mnistraton exhibited. But prescription was necsssa-
reward those who had restored the golden are!
And wha, had been promised of the blessed et-
fects of the rule Of that golden oge'
The Senator from South Carolina Mr.. Preston had
uttered sentiment which had gone forth TO the world,
and wide had IL spread the andthat days of pro-
scrpton had gone forever; that IT.
SELF TO BE rRosogiBFp. There was profession
worthy of the golden age.
The Senator had, with virtuaGs and eloquent iadig
nation, repealed, this floor, after the PsesIden
al election the bare ns.nuailnn that the Wings would
act upon tho doctrine Of prescription The masim that
o the vctors belong the SPOTS, he proclaimed 10 be
infamous and detestable Even Machavel himself, in
the Senator'S opinion, had never conceived avowed
so foul maxim
The present President Of the L. s. had been
strongly committed BY declarations, speeches. pledges,
and addresses, against this doctrine, any other
her of Tie Wing party.
lie (Mr. b. would not further attempt TO paint the
manner in which these distinguished Wings had car
ried cut their principles THIS might spoil the pc
ture All he wanted was the list Of removals aud ap.
pointments Tins would speak for I,seli: and he had
doubt might then cxc!am with justice, show he
hicks them"
He was sorry that the Senator from North Carolina
Mr.. Mangnml had proposed his amendment To this
simple resolution Of inquiry |, nigh, have the effect
of preventing the presentation 10 the whole land,
wherever the beautiful sentiment To which he had al
uded had been read Of the understanding which the
party in power attached 10 that sentiment He MR.
Buchanan yet hoped the Senator from North Carroll
would reflect upon the consequences OF his amend
ment, and withdraw it,
CoLoSEL BESToS.-1'hs distinguished Senator has
written letter to Committee of Democratic Meet
ing held on the Sd instant, at Spring Garden Phadrl-
p!,a winch is honorable to him Statesman aud
man. The meeting had been called to organize an as
ISOLATION to promote his election 10 the Presidency
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