Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-02
CONSTITUTIONAL KING"

Y,s,e.iays Whs rcpubIis!es from the Louisville Journal
oag aui .ato.sd letter from the we'll known al Secre
la,ou We extract below its two concluding paragraphs
which c0n,lin the Of the whole The writer, who
is specsy endorsed as entitled speak and for the
vhis cra,ey recommends that the whole theory of
eJennen: should bc changed and that the President, who
is A ts the people. and has hitherto been regarded
ysnsih 10 .he should tc stripped Of all responsibility
IND ht. ~ cabinet ministers should really be the only
anenaaie public sentiment and should be removable
ty eJarrs.s.oual vote OF swan, Of confidence" VI.
ys aa.as, his aping after British institutions. Our pre-
yse should be cherished by all The check of the veto
power cciay important protect the South against The
gslrplon> II congressional majority The President Is
.cL b IL p,o and under the constitution is responsible
tiem and would surrender that vital principle. All
ne evils which the writer hg) complains of under the late
Rtency tie rers principle nc advocates viz
make the pc>iten. cvpher and his Cabinet all powerful
and alone responsible But the great for the disasters
the late Regency was that the President was elected in ut
Ter disregard Of political principles and with thick cloud
hanging his opinions. The Cabinet like himself
c;ed for ,he supposed availability" and the inevitable
Consequence was uncertain, wavering and final
cnus,on Of affairs 1t x always be So when availability
al! not principles shall be made the polar We
Content with the Federal Constitution it stands, and
effected in especially should the British system be
invoke! as our Iaodci
but 10 ,he extraordinary views of this Whig writer who
'a!Ss very plainly Of the late Wing Regency
Not then, ileor. but one intent only, theo
S la. can b" brought into practice made TO conform
themselves oif nllintan trSt that the Presidential power
d hls taken effect under the Constitution is
loo nels nonlclcal; and that secondly the true way
Wcnasi s 10 rake the real and practical admnistra
ch Tmorots ana responsible Ministry, who shall go out
" 0h'e rs soon the Of Congressional majority
s nave expressed the fact that the country s no longer
Vo"'a' 10 r"n!dc public them. This would
cue rr-at part of Tie governmental ills suffer
"a resident would longer be- for four years, lfrcs-
'Spe ard more than king; he would have 10 govern, like
TER Constitutional King, through nisry he would
'e b. compelled 10 take his Ministries OF those who
iaAen possessed emneny the public confidence; and,
u Iy hreit il, (s Mr. Polks and Gen. Tuylnrs did
rs ever Lad id he would be forced To seek others. As
VIZ country s exposed 10 be governed Tor whole Pre-
"N'l term, by people whom majority of it entirely dis
ioss and from whom 1t has relief, except at new
'c"' wien set Just unacceptable and irr-spons
nv NJ voice in the practical government, except in The
"s Nhce Of President who may prove 10 be anything
,iclah.r - '
have been led by the present situation of things into
' nay see'n o many speculation. Tome, it appears
H u conclusions of The srictest praccancss. Al any
VI" mere wc stand the verge of complete adininstra
t'"i'ion. arising entirely out of change not OF the
t' hnt !" the person Chief Magistrate There Is
'i but that total reversal of policy is about to ensic
: 10 itai great measure, the compromise which
al all t'e public peace and wellbeing In that the in II!
a opinion policy Of an irresponsible Cabinet was dis
every thing in complete ami probably fatal disregard
M ~'stes and Of nine-ents Of the people. II all
suddenly reversed is, see only by accident
"e 50 that our Government must, as have said stand
"'7'std Us personal, that is, monarchical one.