Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-15
FOR the Enqstsr.
AUTOMATON ESIDENI

Messfs Editors -Youtice this mo,nrz
upon he subject Of the Bponsibilry Of Pc.
siient Taylor, is eYcel-E3ut Is il certain III,
your complaint is Well.hled, that mo sube.
tuge can relieve him from iponslbiliy pan
may il nor Dr. better that should moi TAKE d.
rssponsitiittv? II a Presll be wrong 10 n,
politics. is il not better the Should MOI exc,
else The responsibility olrryIns oll, or ,.
tempting 10 carry out, p,iples or measure,
which are wronsl Ii ne nld alemp,, by a..
Tonae and power, 10 enie bid measures h.
might do great mischief, ayet moi COMMIT -
inpeachablc of nce-wh on The other h.r
il his bad measures shouie Of such chsfa
Ter As 10 enable him 10 fouorrupt combinallof,
in Congress, he might omit serious intrAr.
licns upon The Consliiuli and laws wilh i
puniiy, But il he should an .7ltomQton T..
sldent merely, and lay hi,inislers uaderp rop
responsibility, The cOuDlry,sht be relieved i,'u
much mis- hief MOI, h;ver, 10 "shellpr in
sell behind The responsiny OF an irIespoa,t
CABINET" as many seem think i The cas-
present. but lei every binet olhcer be ma /.
responsible 10 Congressy Ina, body, n ellie.
House. promptly passin'esolulions disarg !.
ing he admins ration ouch unia,hiu m,r.
Ter or ministers, and sIsins supplies uni I.
ed. Ii The President cotes the powers YES.
in him 10 secondary ags, against whom i.
public indignation consItes no punishment, Il.
right and authority Of o,ecting the rights a.
Interests Of the nation doye, by necessary a.
sequence, upon The Le,latlvs bodies, and !!
deies,abie tyranny shae established in AM I
parimeni, ii is The dul,i the Legislative To-
to reform IL. IL is rprising that Congieq
should ever be 50 humid TO Executive vii /.
not 10 retain this sreatnd only corrective rCa
er-(so terrible TO king,nd tyran:s every WIZ.
and The only means resistance against =,
bad measures, As do nramounl, technically,
INSTRUMENTATION seems 10 be admil!e-
all hands, that Gencfafar Tor Is Lol Ice acl,
the political proscripiiS Of Inc day, but tina
is calpable, Tor permitg himself 10 b. mad,
mere automa!on in thhands OF ministers, vi
have, in turn, permillelhemseves TO be carr
by the storm and direrd by the whirlwini, 4
Ill acts have peen committed 10 this land Of
berry, which would n'be tolerated in AM re.
government oil Europcn the ACCESSION OF u
king.
why should Inc " people OF ms cOuh|
.ubDi, 10 an inoleran, SO entirely incompalla
with the genius Of ougovernment, and the ri
misses of the Presden, Shall This great Rep
lie, from ocean 10 ocn, through all its len.
and breadth, be recuctlo the condition Of a G.
mon slaughter pen! nd every fourth year So
the new Pfesid ent senoul his poilica buch1
through all the land, . numerous as he lo"e
OF Egypt. 10 slaughley thousands, Tor opIIoI
sake2 May every sna'or and Represent
appeal TO his own cor:ience, where he vii 81
an innate sense OF jaice, reprobalins Inc N
raj sys'em Of proscriion abroad in he laLi /,
And may thai spirit,i freedom, implanted
every human heart, iipire all 10 plarl thrmse
upon the platform that great Representa-
remedy agsins, badeyecuiive measures,
s'oppage OF supplies, until The naughty yistI
Of ministers shat. be rresied.
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