Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-28
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T Mr.. FEaGUsos, Of Logan, IN tic House u
Dei,ga'cs. upoa the amendment IF tie SeIate
resting i iae Goutrn0r Temperament OF CT
TIN. Itpect9rs
A motion having bsen made thai The hors r..
ccde from its disagreement wi;h n, Scnate's
amendment, hlr Ferguson a;d!cssed he Hoasr
as follows:
did mol expect, MIR. Speaker, in Inc few re-
marks which made, on subrliuins The motion
under consideration, thai any hing | said would
Iced 10 a discussion IF party politics. GER
tain!y said nchiDs 10 provoke sucl discussion
All dad say was, that Tie Wings had made this
parry question. The gentleman II, IN Fauquic;
Mr.. Scout asks upon what authoiy | make
he chargt} / ans Yer thai make il upon The aC
!ho!ity o The journals u his House, which show
that every member OF Tia, parry HIS, from frs
TO last, voted ii opposition t. tie Sena't's amend
meut. NV, II would seem little strange, that
il party has 10 hing 10 TO with their opposition
~ this ainendmeni They should without exception,
happca 10 'hink exactly alike upon such lues
ton as his.
Blu, the gentleman from Fauquicr says am
no, lar wrong, after all. in saying shat this is
party qlesier and then launches 10th with
VIVA! some nigh. suppose 10 be suited attack
upon The democratic party, in which lie charges
them with vari0us high Grimes and msdemea>
lc!s; and among Others, that they ale, ard al
ways have been, tic advocates oi the "Cne man
power" This, ne says, is the secret OF the pre-
sent array of parties upon the amendment Of Tie
Scna'e-and he Wings being opposed 10 Inc Zone
man power" as a matter OF course, oppose This
| amendment, because it Increases tie power and
| patronage Of the Executive. He then enters into
he history OF parties, from The orcaniz,.ion Of
| the Convention which formed the Constitution
down 10 tbe present time, aud deals his blows
without Stint or reserve upon the advocates u
what he terms The Zone man power" aud parcu-
larly upon General Jackson and his supporters.
rs | have already remarked, This discussion has
assumed character which had mol anticipated,
| and therefore, am called upon whou, the least
preparation, 10 answer this remarkable philippe
Unprepaied, as am however, | shall make tn"
| attempt, and il should occasionally give III
| sen!cman a Rola,d iof Ills Oliver. ! hope !
shall not be considered as violating .ihc rules OF
| order.
Th. gentleman remarked in his outset thai |
had read my fables 10 coed purpose-tha! had
moi forgotten The ole III WHICH noted thict is Ie-
presented as cndeavoring TO avert suspicion from
| himself, by attaching ii 10 others. must inform
him, however, that am no liable rcaier-iba |
never had the good fortune 10 study The fable in
question, ard draw from il Sons Ut instruction.
| but think that This House will bear nc out in
! saving lnat the gentleman himself has S,reI cor.
| elusive evidence, in the speech I'VE have Just
heard hat The moral Of the liable referred L., has
been studied 10 great advantage by him.
But as We are npon the subject OF :a5ies, II cc-
ours 10 me that have somewhere heard ii one
which reads 10 Ibis cf.cl: A certain nameless
animal, not being particularly satisfied with his
| fesh-mafks, endeayored 10 conceal his species by
esconsins within The d. oil Lion; but not.
w;lhstanding all his pains, a huge pair ct pro.
| la,Y, y oh nor
ON his first appearance in public. The arplica'
lion OF this fable in the present instance will
more fully appear in Inc progress vi my remarks.
The gentleman from rauquier says thai the
main question upon which the Federal and Re-
publican parties divided in the Convention which
! formed The Constitution, was this zone man
power" This tcc!a.a ion, undertake 10 say,
without hesitation, is wholly incorrect, il the his
tory OF Tia period is 10 he relied on. The qacs'
lion which divided The parties in that Convention
was not haw much power should be given 10 ole
man, bn. how much power shouli be slpea TO
the general sovernmeal-ihc Faieraliss contend
! Ing fora slIons and energetic 'sorenmeni-lhc
| Republicans Tor one OF very Limited aia pes
scribed powers. IL, Constitution, as every one
who has examined The sutject knows was The
result, OF compfomise-each pluy yi:ldins lis
extremes, and meeting upon middle ground. 10
instance, take the veto. The Fedcfaiiss wee
for giving III, Prssd,n, Al absolute Veto upon
all The laws passed by Congress til. Republi.
cans were for ves:ng the veto power in he Su-
p.eme Court; but then j, was agreed That the Sn.
p.emc CJar, could only exercise that pow 7
where The laws of Congress were in conflict with
The Constitution; and lie oonse euence wes COM
| promise, OF these conflicting opinions by vesins
| in the President qualified veto, subject 10 b.
controlled by two thirds Of Congns'; in which
! form it was concurled in unanimously. After