Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-14

The Senate of Virginia, Saturday, amended the re-
solution Of the House for proceeding the election of
Councillor ION the 22d inst by requiring that the State
officers, Secretary of State Auditors and Treasure
should be elected the day. and the frame of
the resolution the election OF Councillor 1--WE is
TO preeede that OF the others.
This wa. probably conceived be by the wise heads
which conceived it, deep and master stroke Of policy
worthy Of Machave OF those who have studied
maxims without comprehendng their spirit.
Mr.. Rutherford, the Councillor whose term expires
this winter is Democrat" las they call themselves
the other officers the Secretary, Auditors and Treasurer
are Whigs-but Wings taking part in elections save
only give their The Intention them of the Sena
toria amendment, is to convey threat the Wing ma.
ority joint ballot which may be interpreted thus: We
the Democracy, give you notice, that, il you Mr.
Rutherford will evic the officers in the basement
story Of the Capitol. This is the English
We hope, trust, feel confident, that the Wing
members of the General Assembly will only
the meaning OF the Senate, but contemn ittoo
To strengthen them in this purpose suggest the fol
lowing considerations.
l. The office OF Councillor is political and election
1t ought TO be governed by the political character OF the
elective constituency for the time being
Rotation in Office" is favorite lin professional De
moeratie doctrine, and Mr. Rutherford, has signed and
sealed in Tecommen daiOn Of il.
3 Mr.. Rutherford has carried his doctrine o
rotation, but has been Office better part Of his life
seeming think the late celebrated Mr. Wickham said
demoeTafie rotation rolling out Of an inferior
Office into better!
4. So decided friend Mr.. Rutherford OF Rotn-
;atOn" and who, from his conscientious convictions o
the RpUJlednism of the principle, induced user
years lever SINCE however, continuing Office tina
rotation in office had tendency to purify and by
quence, preserve Republican Institutions" will rejoice
illustrate his deToton TO principle, Hampden Russell
Sidney did, by martyrdom
5. Mr.. Rutherford holds a social Office one Of the mos
lucrative in the State. Would any Democrat hold foo of
fees, each Of honor and profit, when many thousands
hisbrehren held one however anxious many
thousands among them, uld get even employment
Such Democrat would have been accused in France OF in
eirisn, and guiotined "ArisOcraL"
8. The "Dsmocrafs" recognise the office Of Counco
POLITICAL and therefore evicted Mr. Gregory some year
ago because he had voted for Gen. Harrison in IsIO al
though Gregory Wing (being an Abstraction
ist only , and threw out broad hints that he none
| (which could not however, save him y
T. The other officers to he elected the Odd are min
-'era ony such the practice Of free county has
cognised being subject removal for opinion such
the custom Of Virginia in the Jscksonan era proee,
| ed, when their duty performed.
| T. The "Dcmocracy" cannot turn out these officers
They burst If they could They would have done it
pan days. II they had known they had more to lose tina
TO gain by IT, For ourselves tired Of being eterna
y threatened, that this that the other thing done
the Wings. the Wing officers in the basement story vii
he sacrificed We will not have such arRumen
aonrshed IN sOrsm our heads, annually lhst m
movements Of party, the Policy Of the Country. and III
claims 81 Right 60 be governed by any such merel
personal aud insufficient considerations. Let each part
do what cOnceives to be right and let the "Democracy
do their worst against the officers In the basement story!