Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-09
For the E,,.,u;.
THE observation-disclosures

THE ECCTINE.-PArRONACE
In an address by Mr.. Giles 10 committee Of ma r..
Conre non i'll October 1879 speaking of III. F.de,,I
tive. he sad
"ihe real ineftcrncv Of the responsibility Of tho r
five consists in ha great patronage ORIGINALLY ha
uoon H. and its vast Imu!aon that time 4,
oge is m, offspring III nyioaby, not uf responsbi
in that consists the great III the ofpaniza,in, Il
federal Executive. |, il the anomalous adapta,inr
n,nnarchical Executive Ia a republican Legislature D.
noe is IN. natural enemy OF responsibility and h, ~
neni parriclarly since its vast accumulation within ~
Is or 70 years.
Other members of the Convention expressed ssn,i,
in accordance with those OF Mr. Giles
Mr. Morgan said ''ie wns opposed 10 the augnen,.i,-
power in the Executive branch OF the government T.
dangerous. He thought the weakest Executive in he -
be- the best. Ii the safest. No original good ~
ever can result 10 the people from the power o, ih
II is the business Of the Executive 10 that The ~
be faithfully executed. A good resulting from ray
10 the people must originate and come from The Le,,,
Il can originate where else. But so TAR the Fye
is concerned in the execution OF the laws there on ~
high responsibility. He would vote for the ar,. -
but against every thing calculated To augment gu, ~.
power or influence. He wished 10 keep that branch 49,
Mr. NichoLis iisapproved OF any propos on 10 bs,
soIendid executive" 1T is contemplated The Gan, -,
mis- authority in single magistrate and the apno,,
TO all offices in the gift oi this department, is 10 be y
him. ne contend, without control and as other, me
tain with no other check save the power Of rejecting M
mnatioG BY the Senate ! am NOT The sai, pr.na-c Z
this"
Adyer,np 10 the opinion Of me- that We should conf
our Executive 10 the mode! oi that ol the INIT ST.
said
propositipn The powers Of the federal Executive ale -
mans and its patronage most extensive. For his cars
see the nation frequently conyusec IN the choice OF this
uisrrare the office al President oversliaaows evey o.
mart OF the government His election serbs the w
and thoughts ot a large portion of the nation. Other
ton and political measures ot vital importance are too "a
made sunservient to advancement Of the Interests Of
,ious cand dates 10 the Presidency
Mr. Giles referring again 10 the EeSecu,ive dspaltr
of the Federal Government, said
"lt5 original patronage was TOO great, bur that has bee
ten times greater now, and II viii hereafter he Ten Ii,
greater than il Is al present II Is constantly accgg
and il will become the swelra and overgrown n
ster which has swallowed up all other free governments:
Gentlemen will we'll reflect upon the irresistible mi
ence OF OF accumulatve power IN .u
nand whatever. The great practical question OF the ite
government s who shall be President and how hal he
tbuie his vast patIonagel Legislation is lost Sgt.
The very evils oi the dreadful Tamil itself boz
Dpnn US from any consideration 81 tie real merits t
.i question: but the calculation was, who shonli ee-
most votes Tor their fayorc President by voting for The
pripc3lrd Tariii-,hat act of denominations. Inc pa
threatened one another with losing their respecy "a.
dates for President 'lou will Lose your Prosign, II
vote arains, this abomnabe bill, was the threat or a
sides. The questions it right i moFal are lis
cpes iustl all disregardcd. The Legislature a
rupt 10 its root. That one consideration Of cauyi
their own candidate had more effect upon their p1ceed
than all others put together. The great CAUSE was 10
found in the patronage OF the President Take the ga
thing on a smaller scale. Take the Of PsnHsyiraz
Though Iacks0nS interest powerful there, lee We
some lurking interests OF the opposite party. They iol
thut Adams was down. - lney started an aa-Mas i
candidate ElcctioneciinG ran high. At length toe {,
Jackson,ns succeeded and there were ESQ .! tue ia,
.anian applicants for office from Philadelphia ia the
Of week. Was this nothing Does not This example
conies.iby prove that The patronage OF The Executive
cordimg 10 il extent will have the same corupng inuen
whether in the General OF State Governments r
Mr. Johnson adverting 10 the desire la take power IL
the County Courts Chen l0i in nnmoer ard give it :,
single Executive prOpouudcd the question: whether y
probable that l04 collections Of respectable men. possess
Of property and character and hlyng their all dependent
the good administration OF the laws, will BE- likely pfotu
muc canal and intrigue in the Slate as might be- exp
ted 10 arise ii tho whole OF this OF power should or
into the hands OF single Executive. "C'entlemen
sld fear lest The County Courts Iii single county sh
in nigh parry times appoint two three F-dera-ts W.
view In influence the balance OF parties IN the State
what nt be appchcndcd II the whoc ~ this power >,
ba IN TIL hands %! an executive wholly Federal, or "
Republican Tnen instead Of appointing two or Tire
iiyicuals Of particular ptrty, nom party cons.e'i
might have TWO or ouvu aPpo!ntei nom TIE siic q
lives.
Nj R.ado,pa speaking Of the advantage Of requiring
Communications from the County Courts, observed ]!
pJintments Shy the Executive IL must ee ~
iation: but of what s1ril Such prevails al HGs7
THANK God The said) no dared 10 ap2rplca
Tor MY name TO OF them Recommendations obtain
by caba ana intrigue and after all You must DC doom
10 insubiy-yes, To utter instability After some iafl
remarks h. continued, ii said before that there must be
commentator Of some sort Qaare Then. which IS hei'
mat shall be made openly b; the Justices when assam
on notice, oy private letter !.
These are the views OF Republicans o. men dero,eiy
ached 10 Republican form OF government. Let fteH
carefully considered by all u sacn there be- "'' ct-re
approaching Stt:a Convont)n 90 Increase ihc tpvcn
patronage let all suc; pause NJ ronirr aHstt be
IN such an cnl ONE or THE PEOPLE