Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-11


rIinrit al the American people iii the election Of the
President And he cited ~ HI Instance the cas- "f 70
land Wrc by the interposition If Russia AMI triiss II
In, people ii Poland unable 10 di-po-sess then
Kin Npw vii read n few short extracts from Nh
Jam. Monroe one Of Virginia. fayort- som VITA;
did he -, ou the subject The President ought !,
az, und. the strongest impulse Of rewards and punish
m.nt which ar the strongest Incentives u human
tons There ar. two Of securing tins orfice. r.
ought L. depend upon the people" !" America ior i- AZ
ponineni and continuance officr lie ought also u
Responsible III an equal degree to all The State and
D tried l.. -I,as-l"nae Judges his responsibility Ia IL
direct and immediate Now here ! the opinion Of az
assembly Of the whole continent, when they met III
fhilade p,a for the purpose OF forming federal cob
situilon. Herr il their Judgment upon tins suhcc:
manifested ~ the incorporation % h- yer, provision
winch We seeking L. fut IL tins constitution Here
!, the Edgn. .te American people. ia Their ADOPTION
and ratification Of lh&i constitution, -aacionins ihe
lrincl io which We are now cont tending here Here
/ the oi4n"n 81 George Nicholas. II Edmund randolph
and ol ialnes Norrov-npt Oh. Of them ever had q
hisk cockade Oh h hat in the word-the very best OF
republicans, and lie most honorable oi mei here l.
t-if authority recognizing the prlnclp" toi winch "
are cont.ndn.. gong against This restriction OF tn
popular right 81 reeecting then Governor. trust 80
iai then a the pr-ceden- Of the past are CONCERNED
Tie viii not -iAid III the way But il they lid. beg
~ cal i;ie attention Of the en;lema who took that
view Thai the acts OF our ancestors are sacred ana THAI
ihcr WORN should never lie undoie what perhaps tn
most enlightened who ever lived in this country :.
man OF worldwide fame SAD on ,hi- subject. Listen
!" tli!n some men look ri constitutions with sanctl
hoIou- reverence, and deem ;he ike the ark III thu
Gov eii TOO sacred to touch Tney ascrit- the in.i
OF tile Preceding wisdom than human. and
euppo-e what the: did L. be beyond amendment
Knew thai ~" well. belonged IT, IL and abar-d viii.
II. Ii deserved well of il country /, VA, very lib.
The present but without the experience Of the pres,
aha iorty years experience in government y worth ::
century ct absirac; reason And thu the, would -iy
'h"inseiy"- were they H. rise from the dead lhi j
the opinion of man who certainly ou-, - b. entitled
10 proper consideration y, the hands al ,hs Coyen
ton
Aow the gentleman finds ,his same proposition iii the
existing constitution Of Virginia taken from the Old
constitution Of lrglna and that add on. consideration
WY II should not - alne'ded. have looked the
letai-s u s2a aud SO: and while $50 uo;i.in d.
rect!y aid II the d-b;c- 81 tina, Convention upon thu
subject OF the re.libl,y al the Governor ve there
Wa proposition pending before that body which il
terms freed The election II Governor iron. the re,ric
ton, aad beg eas, call III. attention Of the Corven
oo h. II. % page - Of the Debates and Proceeding
oi Ina, Convention.
III, House resolved Itself into committee Of tie
who'll. Nj. + 7. Barbour il The chair the question
~lis oil The amendment Of Mr. DopDElrSr L. IT,, r-i
resolution oi tAe executive committee
The RESOLUTION re:.ds follows
H.Soi"ed That the chief executive, Office 81 TIN.
CONFERENCE.-The ought TO be vested III = Governor
Mr.. DoddrIdge- Amendment II III tiie-. words
!" 3" elected once IL every tres YEAR,, N the tine
OF III. general annual elections. BY the person. qualified
!" VOTE for The numerous branch ~ tn. General
Assembly
On pi1e Isl il w i- found -tai~ Tia, Mr. st..nard
l.io'.e !" -,r. out that par which b. -hali -
ri"'ied =, Inc i""pl. aud til. motion Wa REJECTED
ave- a. 49, 4e-Alf Miro. ami vi Marshall yoiu.
ave aid hr. Madison ~. On Mr. Doit.rid..- amend
u-ui VII r. -e.u i, r.i-reilc, H. pal.. 80 th.
VOTE wa ave. II no-- 4o-Nr Madison voting ay.. and
hr Nai-al and 3ii M,uro. no l'h.. ca.ti,. yof. el
Tia. c'.arm4n d.c.i tn, question III The NEGATIVE.
thus ~. Convention If -. actually "quallv III
'id"d upon lt"P'-isi which, contained no r~-trtIou
whatever upau tie fe"h-itdty II lie governor II j.
ne"d~s- Peter III" further proceedings TIA, took
Psic" brcau- ID. man question involved n admit
~it- the election ~ tn. Governo: les the Ueop. ~ ~
,he L-gisiature
Mr.. hLAkf. That WA tli.- only .,ror,,-i,iou
Nh. HOPKINS. " -r H.. gentleman could moi
have heard -. proposition Of Nj ID .llrid,. read
winch ! .lii wA- th. uptn which III. Convention
W. rqaal! diSldrG and which contained nore-ri,ou
whatever upon TIE eligibility II III. Governor.
NJ LLAhE. Til. question Wa oil striking ont
III. HOPKINS. know il Wa. and il also ~
Inserting proposition Whlcn contained restriction
~ The rgti - re"li-ili'y And while member II
The COM cliinn made i -p-.rh Oh tie subject GA tn
prinrp u eligibility ~ eligibility VET = pru,.!ai
ict uiS pending that which cont .in-d
the principle now advocate.
Mr. KY r. a>k III. cenil nian - -tai- if Il, ha-
In desi.- :" th@ Convention u SO by him wh,th.
upon TIM Question whether ihe Governor -holld t,e
Elected J.. tn. L"aisatGr. By tn -opl. tie lfoI,,-
-itlon Wa not carried hy vote 81 80 10 10 ever, mem
1T voting. And s-k the gent lsn.au a-o ii i. !o--
iind tia; ,h question VIZ welded by western ..rl
-. with tie express understanding ha; il the L.s-4.
n- shoald ta authorized H. elect ih- Governor far
lire wears instead ~ annually H. i~for- tina, fh.y
would a.t hold Ia the .ro;ud that Il. should H.
rl~ri-d by the people but would agree that h. -houid
- elected bv tue Legislature Mhat +. i- history III
Int question ana Il that vote A. ,.r In. question d,
4egiblity i had no cannection win lin, on, II, ,l.
have -la,l-d ~, hi-,or, a tho-, ti,a.- aud know
,he-, IL Il. Ill. t,rt-
nny.. ~, tL.-. j.l,,a. Is ,u ,,, .l.. e.,. u;ii
"a, found i, ,tar4,,r.. i; TN. ioi.rll am ,s. 100 at
-. II li.i tutlcation
Nj HOPKINS haveno; til. J.',a;t- and troc-.diu-,
ii III. Convention Of - here with me large BOOB
sai preferred - bring down the writ; eli ex;rec;, from
10 which have referred Il J. nj nv room howeve, ior
any gentleman IT, examine who NAV think proper Now
10 not mean h; ruy au.on 10 III. Convention 1T -
10 ,ay liza, III. question If restriction cpor tie r..,i-
bl,,y II HE Governor wa. ~, or.cly Il. or con.i
grafton ~ wa- ever a6o,.re by TIM Convention lex
pre--, -.i than ,aI wa. no, the CASE IN nv n,.,ius
remarks wen, fuihe, and -aii iha, 10 speech VA. d.
iv.red upon tina, -u,iec, nj all and then referred 10