Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-03
RICH MOND, VA.
saturday Morning. september 80, 1913.
Me 1erEeRsoNS VIEW OF PAN ,,o
MN 1hr nno RON CORRECTED.

w Observation-Disclosures CORRECTED
~ I-,nn CLAYTON and Mr.. VIM. =. h'Ves
80, in a ridiculous effort TO show 'ha'
mo Wing party Of This day arc less ''e"''ueu ~
,na old Federal party than The Deniocfa"e
nnh,;can marty. BY detached extracts i.o"' -,
,.,,.,s ,hey endeavor 10 rerveTt Mr.. 'eheis'"
r;,ys 10 this Unfair purpose rms uis."s :.
.,.m,, brings torcibly 10 onr minds 'clie',O"
',,,. nomn,aiat that "every wore OF nus "h'eh
90, hn,d of however innocent, however
or,hotox even, is twisted, 'otmen'eo' pe''eseu'
.,a lie The words Of holy wf'I, are maoe 10
mean every Thing bat VIVA, they were ln'e"'.'" y
maaon To present MIR. JefteEson's view Oh par
,;ss tully and fairly, is now due TO me hepuoi'-
n,rv 70 the memory OF lis great founder,
40 n the violated faith OF history. when ms
s,h;ec, is fully understood, Messrs. Rives ana
CLAYTON NAV have reason 10 regret lnai lhey nave
contributed 10 re-atlract public attention 10 IT,
Fortunately, MIR. Jeferson's works are IN "s
nossession OF The public. We have no Ah'honS
- dole ont the notes and memoranda OF o''s"'
u.,rr;,;rss a,e a mine, open to The labor oil eve
ry age and class. :, tho Oh
NJ, Jeferson's declarations that II was INC w
;ec, nj The old Federal party gradually 10 'n'.o-
dnre a monarchy, have been quoted. r"i'''"'a'
.,,oo,;oo has been invoked by Mr.. Clayton (ana
we presume by Mr. Rives, whose tauquier speech
;s ma, now within our reach} 10 The following
n,ss,oe which occurs in letter 10 John Adams;
"We broke into Two parties, each wishing 70 give
The Government, different difecuon--'he one 10
strengthen the most popular branch; The o'hef' me
roo,. r,r,oanen, branches, aud 10 extend their
permanence." MIR. Clayton nerpola'es Con
aress" after the words 'most popular ofanch, oy
way OF parenhelical explanation. Upon The au-
thoriy OF quotations 10 this extent, these seh'le
men assert that The contest between Inc fedefai
and Republican parties was contest tor power
~, veen the President and Congress. And be-
cause The Democratic Republican party Of this
d,y conena that the President has power IN
der The Constitution which he ought 10 exercise
10 defeat improper legislation by Congress, they
argue that the old contest is renewed and the
Republican party Of this day are upon Inc Fede-
raj side of The question. We endeavor 10 state
their position fairly.
We desire at the outset, 10 correct Mr.. Clay.
toms parenthetical exposition OF what was meant
by MIR. Jefferson as the most popular branch OF
The government. II was moi Congress- but the
House OF Representatives. 1t is well known that
the Senate and the Judiciary were The branches
oil the government which nc regarded with The
mos jealousy. In his letter 10 Mr.. Melish (Cor-
respondence, VOL !, p. lS4) he says:
"The party called Republican, is stearIy Tor
the support of the present Constitution. They OBJ
tanned al lis CONNIE ncemeui all the amendments
10 il they desired. These reconciled Them TO II
perfectly and il they have any Interior view II
IS only, perhaps 10 popuarize il further by short
.ninc The senatorial term, and devisine process
Tor The responsibility Of Judges more practicable
than tina; Of Impeachment
lie was ior appointing al the Federal Judges
Tor Il term OF wears only-(see letter 10 VIM. i.
Ba!ry-loid, 352) But, in letter 10 John lay
Tor, (bid, 276) Mr.. Jefferson fully explains what
he considers the popular, and what The permanent
branches OF The Government:
I'm the General Government, the House OF Re
representatives. is mainly republican,; the Senate
aarsclu 50 al oa as not elected blythe people direct
", and 50 lona zecuicd even against those who
do elect them; the E,1ecuiipc more republican, tim
tie Senate, from lis shorter term, lis election by
the people in practice Qor they vote Tor only
on assurance that he will vote iof b and be-
cause "a Praettcc at@, principle oil rotation
seems 10 b. IN coarse OF establishments the lu-
dietary iniep ndcnl OF the nation, their coercion
by Impeachment, being found nusa,ory.'
So Tar from considering Congress a popular
branch ne regards one halt u il as scarcely lepuh-
ican a, all-Iess So at least than the Executive
iI.,, IL. ,,,c
90 John A. .,.;... =; s"..s- - "o'"tl:---
the ari>tocracv u The country IN one branch oil
Inc Legislature, it i manifest that Jefferson allu
ded TO the Senate as one 81 these "permanen
branches" OF the Government.
Bul do these distinguished gentlemen really
expect to induce the impression that the great
struggle l. wen the old parties was contest fcr
power bet ,s..n Congress an The Executive? Do
they ima..i,: hat a knowledge ot the history OF
the country is cunfue,l 10 those who have enjoyed
the PRIV 70, al the Senate chamber, and that lhen
,evcl i "ii> vii hc taken as uncontcs ted facts =
Doe 10. every one who has read Mr.. Madison 5
report Tn i great exposition OF the principles ci
the Republican party OF that day--know that il
was a raut 81 iog power between the General
Govern nrnt ant the Stat Governments No
one has NOR: distinctly marked his feature OF
lha, contest than Mr.. Jefferson h,mscli. In let
ter 10 Judge johnson, who wa writing history
Of parties he says:
al have STATED above that the original objects oi
the leicral;ss were, | 10 warp nnr cove rnmen
more 10 ihr lorn and prin ip!c> o monarchy;
and, 3 10 4 .,.a the barf~t>ol he STATE Gov.
.ramrn!s a a.- 4 iIna,c paw.f>. ntHc hfSi they
have been c...pleteiy iuiled by me universal
spirit of The nation, that they have abandoned
the enterprise, shrunk IRON tae odium OF their
old appellalion, laken 10 themselves participation
ofours, and under he pseudo-republican mask, are
now aiming at their recent object. and, strength.
ened By unsuspeclins or aposlate recruits, are az
vancing ia>l towards an ascendancy." (lbid, 80 ]
This lcuer is dated in June, 1923, and lis latter
expressions aude Significantly 10 the advocates
OF the American system. What does Jefferson
mean when he speaks OF the design OF the Fcde-
ralisls 10 warp the government TO The form and
principles Of monarchy He certainly does
no, refer 10 the exercise OF The veto, because no
Federalst ever exercised il. Besides, Jefferson
was the warm advocate ct the veto power. In
most OF his letters written from France, about the
period of the discussion and adoption OF IN. Con
sliluion, nc expresses his qualification al the in.
corporation ot the veto power. We refer the
reader 10 his letters of that date passtm, and pre-
sent The following as a specimen.
81 am mach pleased, too with the substitution
Of The method OF voting by persons instead OF that
oil votns hy States; and like the negative given
to he Executive, conformity with third OF either
House. though ! should have liked ii better, had
the Judiciary been associated for thai purpose or
invested separately with a similar power."-[ Jel-
fersuu's Correspondence, vol 81, page 274
lie was willing even 10 multiply this power /!
So important did he regard The veto power that
he thought il ought TO be one of the funda-
mental provisions ol the South American re-
publics in commencing their political reforms.
In letter 10 John Adams, dated January,