Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-21


ful and u,orsauizcd exercise Of power. uasanctioae
b, constitution and usAncIioGed by IT,! grant o! tn
people. But do gentlemen mean icre - .aS tia; =
create @insy power in it. nature, ~ giving mere cfe
re, functions executive rno;. ~ .ac: n the seG-
Of NoG,esquie and as defined by al The writer =,
Il j. remarkable fac, that in the formation 81 81
federal government for eya:.ipc rc have iakca Ia
most ya>i # ,le powers which are c.,,etr. in ,le
uusc lrcm the cxcce,iy. department and :rsu>lcrrc,
them 10 tie legislative. l,,artn.nt. cannot lor
get . criticism mhic,, | heard Nr JOHN G. .da.as
once Lake IN tAe CONSTITUTION 81 The United STATE.
when H. said Than !, H., J. .r,-d mat ia, vcry IL Il
ct attribute, ~ c>ccotiyc power :, described IT, IN,
writcr--,e pc"er 10 !cc' r. .., and make e..ca--
>;,o,A l.. vested "a t." Congress. ard ,n >, 4. :i4t
circuit. ppp.r in rr.itent ILeu.slt thc tr.r.tt ,.
porer !. ts,.!;,a rre,ilc.. 80. ~ ,,1ra~. NH; T. 49,.
n tfs tnr eYec,tiye even. mr.. not ,an to tho Pre-,
i1cut and ~ ..e,a.,re power ci,e, - l,
~ t.. ANY ~ nur safe Goy.,uor lt an .-.,,,
the c>cciivc 90 4 -~cat d.! = ,..,,;i.. no., I. 4,
ihi. ro,trl. A.. herc +, the c;~cr 81 ill.,. -r.t.,
from Fauf,.i,r Mr. Cnafoyl III, idea ID naAa.,.l.
j. derived from tho coio.ndu. ct rc,a r...ti,.. /.
?pwcr with tin mere representative executive rov ~.
I'll" placing ~" power in H.. hand, 9! ono ia... dec
not .ahr II roy alit doe, not make II power sct +,
prcro-atiyc power W, il ], Representative pow.r
AMI ior tie very rcsson th.' tie nature ot ne t,cs
require ta ma representative i required b, ;ie coa-
siito". limited IN his powers. re- .onslpc ~ his ID
tic. soidins nothing; tn =, aai y. AMI 80 the :"
he and al hl virtue u Itc coa,t'lticay grant o.
Z
tt.ro" away I;.a; word whenever - IL but merely
,cl"-itot /: : incn "o9rcf - item aad iro4 them
ani !, ~ only exercised ;al lbem. lUt .H i.c
s.ea lis cm iht cN"eGri.r Is b.i ;'.e maud. i,,e =,
IT, ii tio pe";'eia.r po'.t, merely pcroa'gcd,
, t,.a' i ~. The power Is t"' a"".'i!aed. u .ea
rs.e 4 . p.t."aa'c 20" e:,i '"l carry DHt i'7 roa-
SER ati,o idea that neic iust b. au aa.u>iel, b.
monarchy ~ you! Nccaire. Asht Loa ersac' tt. sea-
tlcmea i t-i,t. The very mom,at zen ccgres - e
constitution pferosai'c power nae 81 Tie P'n-
pie, then AZ! ,nc oa,s IS the pow 81 tine Pc ic taGi-
lated aud :ctEe gentlemen have sca strong notions oi
government 4aG conservatism tiat ron.pr the. IL sc
act carried oG ina; idea have been corrected about
thal nri c, ..ry aii.eism. Webster calls II col,arra-
.i,.n, tlat j. sir Webster word bu;i party ocG Il
,hs country Is coEs.ryati,.ism. That !. t.a rc.i-
~ q! ms Gay, and /! means, a. Ia teee explained.
.ary .ai o: thai taerc 1, p.teosa;i.e nos r
royal 4ttrioe Of Tic executive aea, II ALTOGETHER
ard Wien spcal, = sen-i2nsn anoa; pure Republic
ami pare stpuo!canisin. ul.an r wcra 0Irc ilr
~ all double ;case--on Gnml>cd f"i0alc and AZ.
.Edefle republic. unm>.f democracy and ~ IN ,e-
i. j te.oocrac,. ARD YOU can uaf" - 'i,.i ~s,:c
and IN either ase pure that u 9. unla.ed pare
that Is a. iiiaaGise atei democracy III. !et!g :.
the r"nrssenaift ?fnci?lo - yea cen a'a y az mas
ia+ 8 iurth":. ana "a! 'aa democracy thus 2n-
.i."'ec' ita.e:cH'a'c' Haa1ui'e'a'1'' 80 o- Ata'
cit.iel WIN a.s'ociass .! "s iohai ~ = te ..a.l
dssE.cuFe principe apoa me lace q 100 ea!s.--
ma 7Ciia: !? .':d dIes o' ces'ioE' y ! -l:7locfa
:. i''. '.@to-@Nc d.. -! 4! pow 'ii.-. as s:o,
:" = "iat coz. e.'ni Q. e'iSe.'e'' -4-h when =
s'''' = -, =. '.e Co. 'as Pce! Y: "'s 's'.. ::
,b wv iIolid'lI' "..a -' :; -" = ~
No. on,s u - ~: - 10. ."
$500 ~ -l.i 49, 80, a, ~
a,a th5, rcco.nsa ro,o - ~ Ia. -,
0nn;no,et, nn3ycr ,vhc,, crna.e1 srt ,,n 5i.,ror
No. he owcr Of the poope n INC 5serstiao of mere
municipal eore-nmeEtto ilei- agent, /. lot a0nliia:.a
il i. not even granted i, merely defeated II trust. lna
exist. lust ro.entally-is ut A. ,ro fran the rco
a!e of the ncopic 10 the people IN ever. sen,s gnnr
comr- abiding OF sc:iag a If all the power was
ed and undclecatcc 30 wonder then Tia, viii these
ideas the gentleman from Loudoun and myse.i H. ~,
agree. No. VIZ viii discrgc Is opposite n Inc pole.
AID, it nj worth while 10 conceal il, 10 r.rrae
ever; idea Of government. and these difference, be-
tween u, ere 10 continue throughout. SCI it, ami e;
1t b nct Al Il !, the fresh ruce end uaatlltor
ate'; democratic principle At war with democracy.
'ze's VIII aristooracy and Iaonascn,
N""as 70 hepowsr that you are 70 CIV n ee"tfe
VI" !. r. much o: little II i but l;.t.e a.wsg tin;
ne ~ I" have then practically the question not worth
debating about, but Il il IL mach Pov'es s' sou pro
pose 10 give him hereafter the mere -tealia.i', viii
contend for the doctrine Of eligibility. !" what
failed to see II ANY thing that Was 7aid ~ he =se
mar 'r"l" lououu--is The purity OF The eAer,lss .;
'hc executive powc: promoted b this e"ciT'e q i:ci'
s'ts lie las detailed tous for Tie purpo-@ Of 'irs