Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-11
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&c tho people 10 govern themselves, but taxes very
GOOD care to restrict the exercise of all the powers
Belong 10 heemen commend, therefore, Inc essunp
set by the father oil his country 10 oe scteu I
that respect for that example which he would lnouce
IN to believe in the argument submitted 10 Us 'i's
morning Let the gentleman, when the election ol
Governor i. to come before the peoplelt one VINO na
hlled that Office and is candidate for reeiee' ~
him come before the people and urge his reasons
ha shall not he reelected. and let the people iase
privilege he claims for himself Of determining ~ne.hs,
they will re elect him not But the demoe.a.,
the gentleman from Goochand leads him to tnA ,nas
oeople ought TO exercise all the powers Whieh ~ is
opinion he is willing that they s''oui' eN@''''S'
other
Mr. LEAkE | did not say 50 y, 80,
Mr.. CARLILE No, I know the gentleman 'nu u u,
ssy % but that is the effect of the proposition "nci
the gentleman advocates trust 70 hno nun 'o'D's
with US before this question IS decided
ur IEAKE No your democracy Ia too much o
northern origin ao,
Mr.. CAMILLE The gentleman says my democrat.
= az northern origin. Tie knows much more about th
Northern States than DO have no doubt; for ne i'u
been in them much more than have am Nngihil
lv birth and | claim 10 be a Southern man. do no
thuk that in this discussion there any necessity OF re
.rrrinp 10 Northern States or to Northern seiilie
There are many things which we might copy that my
teen engrafted BY the Northern people IN theii
1--we and recommend them to the very careful consul
srat IN Of the gentleman from Goochland And IL IT
gina should copy little more from 'hat Wh''h n''s ~,
proved that section Of country She nlgm De more prs
ierous than she day. Now the diiieiehc. De'"'ri
- gentleman from Gu,chland and myself Is TINS WINE
cold not reelect y Governor for liie and III the ex
.rcs. Of nv rights ~ a freeman al the polls MlSh
not be disposed 20 elect any man Tor more ihan WV
term. vet | am willing the people OF the State shonit
have the same liberty that clam Tor myself anu
would permit them 20 determine for themselves mhe'n
or one elected, By them should he retained IN ounce u
IN thns. yho mipht be his competitors.
.rn for following the example cited by the
from Goochland commend il again, to him. ana hops
he will walk in the path Of that precedent w,lleh ma
been set aim, and if he should ee elected uo.c'no'
that instead of running third race IKE aSiis'o'
that he will retire. :, :.
No,r rbat is the business of this Convention. IL u
"a organize government and IL organizing repres'h
,,,ys government, certain restrictions ana limitations
ar. necessary to be placed upon the powers OF diter
an, d.nartments of the government to secure the PEG
LA ~om auy infracton of their rights THESE restrIc
hons ar, required to be imposed for the protection
- ao,l. apsinst an abuse of power by their agents
Jbsr demand that limitations shall be placed upon
their agents; and whenever tho gentleman can ss.si.
us that the amendment which he supports Is ili.a
don upon any one of the departments OF the govern
,,antIupon the manner in which the representative
of the people in this department OF the so.einhy'.'
shall exercise their functions ana usei,iiso 'ie -"
t,.s--,hen Ia, will show some piansioie argument ~
favor of his position. But until he can convince "e
su,h the tact, am bnillti w p'h''' 49," -
onosea 10 the privileges eli the people themselves Tue
*, ri ,he people To select who shall Ill the chief ON
-, in the State who shall preside over them ana wt''
hall ba commander vi the army and oil the navy. 70"
- can yerv we'll that there might De tue very oes
al reasons even necessity Tor the re'election OF e",e
, ard TINT great ,ictrimen; might result to the public
ol IN nut in one inexperienced IN that Office, ana thai
ouch much of the g-ntiemans argument oieredagai'i
m. ropriety or improperly Of his election would not
ans,e.red by the people themselves when they come
20 fiji tie Office
10 ri rosion in the present Constitution IS lima'
ine p'1 ,n,.n one department of the govcrnm, nj,
lo'i -. Governor i. The Governor Of Viz
~ls. hos srer been selected by the people Hereto
,r h. In, been elected by e legislative department
- The government, and the people IN view OF 'i' 'act
mot exercising that power tht'nselvea ua'e imposed
hi. limitation upon the power "' ina arl,.'
f government and have said heretofore thds as 'houu
10, = raelsc,ed until after gubernatoral term but
W tho question is presented TO US IN very different
acc. |, is u question of permitting the people them
.ves 10 elect-not permit either that NOT the proper
rrr 10 be- used in this Convention ioF MAINTAIN 'i'
81. Y.o, have all powerthat all power l. vested lii
-" Issrsvabi frora them Then it is question of
T.n-;n the people but on the contrary q question OF
::ot;,- away from the people power when naturally
sa~nSs 20 ,y,e--a power which msrta'n should be eS-
re.ea by them The proposition advocated b. the gen
,-msn from Gooch.ano aoriiSe7 'i"' power DS 'aShs
20 rom tha people tue right oi selecting on. whom
have n.retoior. passed upon no ha. acquired ey-
nca in the discharge oi l,s cGtics hit who may he
STIR qualified to discharge h-' treS than any other
,an il the Commonwealth, have AWAY Thought 'h"'
his ,pa term principle waS p'acip'e gr.eh w I" GER
,n in,s for the Presidencr WHO had lived ~ very
l IA 40. and who fel; that eight wears we're al
,vs 70 any one Of them To 81! that Distinguished office
y n;-l POSSIBLY drop int their graves heiot IN OPP
r,r,ty could b.. afforded I" a OF them Of arriving II
;tat MONT of distinction IT, people never advocated
no, doc,rina l. has never been Incorporated into the
in tia lAS
fan or ed to in the Presidential canvass for the pur
s Of aaying the fears and obtaining the support OF
.ho.s gentlemen who desired 10 M! that Office Now
, il H. tho gentleman from Gooch!and if it would not
- I = for him If h. believes the people 10 be capable
-, lii government hc desires hat they shall exercise
,cs right which iong t. i.rn u let the people de-
t.rre Tor themselves whether ;hey shall re-eecI ,ia
- ,i4 tice Of Governor than Tor him to say They shall
,, have the right and the privilege oi DONG ~. NIX
nm nov whether il would not be more consistent
With h- democratic professions ana more consistent
,b IN. whole theory of republican form ot govern
IAN, IN sl,o-v the people who he admits capable 81
nyrnng themselves the right TO determine this ques
ION for themselves and IT, pass upon the propflety or
unproiety Of cecting ANY man 10 the once oi GoVer
or What j. the argument offered against reelection
:, an AZ. for saving 30 but nave not heard single
,.nt used against the policy OF adopting the amend
offered by the gentleman from Henrico and not an
,,,on, N favor of the restrictions sought to be i'm
,csa3 by the amendment of the gentleman from mt
sv,yapia M, TREpwAYl to the report OF the Executive
Sommit,ee The only argument hat can possibly con
So tba can /. urged III favor OF such proposition H.
ha there are grea, number Of my democratic friends III
~ human mobabitv. wio would like TO fill that Office
..a Who the people might continue 10 overlook. but
xho, b.y might be forced to take III the event OF con
sntonn limitation preventing them from e!ecting tbs
sn th-y may prefer That les the only argument. III my
,,,ohl. opinion to be used ia iayor Of the proposition
What is the advantage oE adopting the amendment
= ,ha Gentleman from Hcnrico To whoa is the Gov
n, r.spon.ible for the mamie, in which he shall Dis
,o the duties of his office ii YOU Go not permit him
L.. r..lected How are the people to pass upon t,'
on,.r in which he has discharged his duties, II he i
~ W. sneedilv removed from that office and has no in
.n,iy. 10 action and knows that By your organic lay
me- never can BE- oted for again. or IN any reasonable
i'm. and that judgement upon his conduct and the man
,y in wh;c' lie shall have discharged his duties, ca,
lever l.. pronounced By the people. All the RESPONSE
h;l;ty which he would otherwise owe to the people
when h., comes fol reelection. l. complete
~ removed and the object which the gentleman iron
,oochla seems have il view, that OF securing the
s,,onsibty of the agents nf the people l. wholly dc
10; i,v the amendment which he advocates. | dc
~, profess i. be Politician the gentleman t.on Cooeii
id hoy, no doubt ia because he has given Us III,
xn.r;.nc upon this subject He tells us that the pol
;,;cans do wrong. and that they make the people dc
.,rang | have more confidence in the people, than to