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


at a am for putting Your Governor" clothed - ne ii!
be in despite OF you with immense power and patronage
SO .r as competition for public honor is concerned t
same platform that is BY all Of hs ellowc:zcns
Is there any democratic repubiicansn III That idea
nm for sa;in t. him If voL perform Your duties faith
fully for this term during which We r.posc our conf
dencc IN yo, yo,. Shall not b. recligbc nj the end
il, because ali h.ury warns l. that II Is proper for us
to impose this disability uren %"n but II you perIorn
Your dd'r faithfully for tins ,erli AT the ei Of th'
next, wcr vou have come Lack among Gs ana become
one # Us when YOU shall havcno power and patronage
which you NAV ti,row igtu tie cuc agais popular
timcnt 10 viii give ycu another c,li.c amt rce!evat,
10 the Office in whicl, y"u once served U.s. Ind
what do toe people -u:, roa tie ad"Pti" 81 TINS a,i
There has moi rcpor. co:ac r"n ANY committee III
when YOU - .oi impose so'he rcsH" NJ ho upon Pop
uar sovereignty that /, IL; lie idea but nIon the *
e,ci>e Of popular power point ii time And there ha>
not report come from committee, and y" report can
ffon any committee. that will not i,d ml. not %
necessity impose restraint # III. hin,l. what WI lie
people do Why they viii takr ''"N"rn"s Tor i"ur
years aud pu; lin int ,icc. leaving c :" y Zen iGo
sand Just n well q;,iiie! t. ~ ii = Li':seI! and
when IL shall haze served c't ii, term instead 81 v
ng The tn ..n,-ad a;,l chc"se from ann, ti'y
have but ton ;hc;..'i ani !!:a T. the eSon; 81 the
ncurc, loss Wei mow ..-h i ii wise. ! u proper
in tho face of I'll history alI .! all experience. when
this j. the on,y r,il t'.ai can happen The reoplc-
the only evil thr happen to the e"pi" repeat
although ;hc gentleman from hccon.ac shakes H.
heal viii you encounter the hazard Of all the cviii
which haze ever flown from temptation t" ab'is" power
and ,l!rna - ami which vii! be experienced n ioiig q
j, becomes necessary for the r"or" to e.c;atc power
mo The ha,r.- al man.
have Detained l;- committee longer than expect
cd meant - c,ninc :ly,,f s;rict!y and entirely 10
The ale>,:o. ;l,a is before tie committee onf fari:
mcntar !au i founded ia! r:aeticaiae, upon lht
i,i,s. Of absolute imp", usy "f' ~ ludgncn, III
b.; r..re.: A., s;,.it # tin: rule. who II d.liherc
.;,., !-ot ~ -
anl pcrtinaciou.!y Jo.; 'aI! "ot" y III committee
aalns; tic u q -i'v 81 II. Governor II the en-. o
his lir, term iftcr tia. am CONTEXT that ne shat
take his chance f3r another believe tia; "A
ri:cs no principle il this mater. that ain pot cUr;a-
!nc the sovereign power II the people ifahspi.
ton hen hail 80 ac.; NJ! b "la"n., and le ole o!
the people il ask self vii - "''e u ;ii"i w'.e'
come 10 vote upon thu, Constitution give ny prefer
Dnr. 10 H. the i. eligibility feature il: :, AMI have -
hesitation now. at this moment IL say. that / Sh2li
prelc! ncjc.ii,t, i; the cad Of tic irst term!
Sir. WISE have listened viii! croa' zeal oi pi5a
sure 10 the erncn.au from loloan Nh. JANET and
With eraa, attention tr,a the fact, tia; expected T.
have heen shaken ,onlco ;la,or iHo,!icdil not sha.
ken in tn opinion, which had preT:"n-l: expressed
knowing tie gon:emans srea; ow"! an! arl 81 areu-
meat though; and felt tina now ih- h'og was 10 -
..ch which II anv blow stTse wsli strike down The
position w.c! have uhan. owe Il I" the ge:tt!a-
len - saw thai lis arguments haze Confirmed ne IL my
vie.. Tie Gentleman dill nc s.ei = understand i:n-
s.if n veil unerto hnn after Lea:l- aiiio, -
frs; som enc. fha. \. uo-cl The gentleman told n.
and he was enp'Ia,c aai dctcra" AMI -sli-r"-ei IN
telling liz too Inst h" shocl. IN the c"nlltee Of the
whole vote again.. the proposition o tue gentleman
from Hcnricn and that afterwards IN Conrention--a,
understood iii--,e lid u,i kcow how ha should vote
Mr. JANNEY ! aid felt M. self b"aud IN can!or
scv now that did not al ii. anticipate tina, this c",
vr.'ion would go adjust this Executive department an2
II powers and patronage IA Ia tcccrc ny vote icF it
eligibility under anv circumstances.
Mr WISE. &c did not know exactly wha; woli!t~
liz course d.; -xcd and - strong were hi5 ocs-
tion- tina; clearly tha; tho ca: would ont before
long and that un.r creams would liz vote iof
70 eligibility Ii this question has been discussed cCt u
plac. for ten DAYS VIII, has not The experienced gentle
man from Loudoun Ir JASSgY) arisen before this late
,la--on the tenth dav and nj late hour oi;to war;:
us ha: We were thinking and speaking out Of place
TLe gentleman influence might have placed is al the
proper point in the advance lie has permitted tie debate
10 20 "a: though he saws that tho decision Of the point
under debate vii! depend upon previous decision Which
must be made I" the powers with w!iol, the eAec
tive shall be invested Now. take -suc with the gen
ciuan there Tie executive L. - be ;nvc-tcd with pow
rr-morc or ess--wi, .rea, power, with small pow
or il 10 have large patronage or SNAIL patronage
iI- will abuse those powers c vii! exercise item tui
,llr public good care not whether he be nla'inoti
executive dwarf executive. shall vote for the pm
ciple of rcc!ighlity the most deliberate reflection
aided by the lights which The gentleman from Louour
Dir. JASSEY) las set before me- The gentleman hni
sal! there were those who argued with the argument, o
Alexander Hamilton must say, that ii anything ut
tered drawn from Alexan Hamilton, did not know
il. He il not n very nopular politician with me.
Mr.. JANNEY. aid simply, that il wac the doctrine
of Alexander Hamilton. contained III one OF his nam
bc:s If the Feerat. where he argued this question nj
large did 10 imputc 70 any gentleman here
t..; lie hal deliberately gvc To rcrbaim {! ftera't"
e. poncucln the doctrines of Alexander Hamilton fn
from il, u took it for granted that every gentleman
wip undertook discuss this icct had read that book
Mr.. WISE Undoubtedly. And the gentleman vii
permit -ay that could find an argument in thu
works Of Alexander Hamilton that could support the
power OF the people Should state it just soon anc
]c.. reality. IL would argument taken from the
works IL James Madison or Thomas Jefferson though
| must confess that with ar,umer; urawn iron
th, reflections Of Alexander Hamilton might not be st
paiuar and prqa ftcic il ::sh be arg mciit tor
G,ruu rather .!.;n veal; cNecutivc. Alexander Ham
on's opa;ons may ~ faroriie wiki the gentle
man than with What was aDou: 10 remark was
that the gentleman had aid whether the argument bJ
Alexander lalntG moi that 10 man represented! Il
here with ANY additional force compared with That
which he great the giant mind of Alexander Hamilton
brought tn the nd Of he argument The gentleman
will. am sure, pardon for saying. that although he
has will no; say tai he a- arrogatcd tohinsc any
thing by ,neuns-,l,a although lc had but in tiis
most modest and r.ii- y" undertaken the gam
been unsatisfactory 10 in his reply 10 them ~
au 10 him in citing them.
Mr. IANEEY. | do moi like tointcrrurt tic gentle
man, bn' ca upon this whole committee t" bear MI
w:'nozs that admitted the force aud power Of the
gumen.s Of Alcyan1.r Hamilton hut went upon tho
ground tina, allowing them their jusi weight. st
experience, .incc his work wa, written houlc
induce Ne 10 reject hcmtha the evils Of recllgih
oui weighed all III" advantages to be derived frco il
Mr.. WISE will 10 The gentleman again the justice
to az that hs argument has been put with pertnencT
and nothing called 10 my feet hut that felt there
Wa it'll" 900 much force in what he lid say. hops
the gentleman Is content ithcomrlmcnis now Laugh
:c! onlr wonder. ani that is wha, l rise 10 n tha
the gentleman, considering that II The doctrines
which Hamilton bold da- bardiy second Il
tho conservatism Il my friend from Fauquler-did moi
Weld con amore 10 the doctrines Of Alexander Hamilton
Did understand the gentleman from Loudoun Alright
when he declared here tina, til. power Of the people con
sisted oi executive Legislative and judicial powers only
Mr.. JANNEI. viii repeat my words. am per
ieciy ready AID wiling all time. explain precisely
What DID say said that all The sovereign power of h
State resides n the people, and that for ordinary GOV
Ornamental purposes it diyoedlnro legislative sxee
ut''' and judicial And tina, the people not being abb
to eAercise directly e;herth" the other ccSac q
ITO '!islr aeen'.-la, Is villa, | said, precisely.