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

in my opinion placed stigma on those politician
which vii! last longer than my life, n least these a
matters which Lad not crossed my mlnd and whicl
would not have been alluded t, by me, had not tn
suggestion Of the gentleman from Henrico recalled L
mind all the history of the exceptions to the rule thu
gentlemen will follow their friends long they ar
i'll power. And suppose in the instance TO which
have Int REFEREED these politicians had had II III the.
power TO have come down To old Aecomac and follow
ed iny friend there. | know that he would have don
every thing in hi. power have sustained himself be
fore honest people, know that his sword woul'
have jumped from It's scabhar. snd that every licI
would have been blazing stream Of glory and hav'
brought 10 the ground nil who dared TO stand in HI
ront-yet still he would have found il TO easy afnr Il
have overcome his adv-rsarie-
/ have been sort Of democrat myself did not III
tend to speak OF these things-but know th-, that
whether he he democrat whig need sci himself
up IN this State in the United States now, n BENG
leader OF the democratic party of the wing party IN
less he can tell the of things and possessed al the
influence through freuds by which of either of the
great parties induced follow. What Is the con-e
quencei Have not these nominations heretofore" bcti
the work Of politicians, and will they not continue to b.
II you elect the Governor by the people. ssk gentle
men this not sond iii will not b. and certainly so
II the Governor isl Der ecligbl. to be- candidate again
But gentlemen that instead Of the Governor taking tht
stump himself instead ofhs going the one hundred
and thirty counties Of Virginia lie will b. defended b,
friends who will put down hi assiilants And they lay
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fore The people it would be impr per for him 10 90 he
fore them himself and them Do understand from
that that to have organized party clubs III every
county whose business ii is to b. to meet all charges made
again. i or b. who may BIZ Governor. Are We also I"
! have great executive corresponding committee al
Richmond Ike We have ut Washington And are We 10
have the country flooded over with TRACT SO. l-rKAc1
| 40. o-TRAcT 80. Sand TRACT SO 3-and similar doci-
ment-. Answer the queston--what do YOU mean
Laughter know that -uch an organization OF parties
prior the election Of Governor exists in other State-,
we'll in the Federal Government prior TO the cleo
ton Of President and ask ths gentleman rom Hea-
rico if lie expects there exi, in Virginia such bands
OF organized defenders Of the party and of The man who
happens to BE- in power when he comes forward for a
reelection hope not; bn, such will inevitably % the
result il he is made eligible Anl cordially agree
with those who say that this restriction far from be-
ing an encroachment IN the peoples rights viii be b
restriction on the power Of politicians. think Il VIII
prevent this organ cation Of grind central committee
and of the host of county committees, and subcom
mtecs, and even what the gentleman from Acconiac re-
i.rred to, the danger Of the Governor ben. brought in
contact with of those little county lawyers
10 not know how Ii l. III regard 10 those county court
lawyers whom III, gentleman saws the people will r.
gard having beat the candidate, but ! have never
heard they very popular with the people certainly
not in the county i'll which live. say then let the
Executive be denied thi- power Of serving second
term for no man deny that if the contrary prnci
pie l. carries out thu practice to which have referred
ni you will have all this army Of politicians in the way
Of spending committees enlisted in h- behalf md
perhaps MI empire club bully club and tho killers
81 Phila!" pl.la Do not then permit him 10 h. re-e
gble. y" b.-ly contend that il is Infringement
upon the rights If III" people We all assert in the
most unqualified terms tim, the people themselves -ha
eject their Governor and under tie experience Of the
age and the pracc. which presents itself every day
which have referred i it right and proper that
his restriction -honld be inserted in the organic aw
!nr hing el.'o guard against the p.rn!col- iniu
.nc... and practice that growing up among II
va thu prscs politicians TIA, bought about Ia.
call Tor .hi- Couvsn,oIi III u" people eoCli
aay complained q: ~ o2v.c-" II power conferred
her ag"i,'- il .hey ha performed '.er G'ie- ana i'll
sled III" tri-t imposed II h.n satisfactory
IL them W. j, ,c.l-- i!i-i! agents abused The
power conii-d 20 hen Thy have conducted THIN
cye. in such way, with their log rolling systems anil
their elections oiicc would a,e broken ~n any
.l:.n =; ii men, however eminent distinguished
inr ta,ui ami ability.
DO no, believe tbs Question oil nri.iiiy IL he
quite rs Lowell sonic gentlemen would seem 20
think Let call your attention h- ffth article Of
The iii, Of Right ana what does 1t say upon this
question OF in"lig;hity. will r'Ai i:
That the legislature aud executive powers of the
Stat, -hoGii be pcr:tr aud distinct from III" Judiciary
aud that the members Of the two first may be restrained
from oppression by feeling end participating Inc bur
ihrns ii the people they should. nj iixe, periods be-
r-uc ed 10 private station return - that !ois from
which they originally taken! aud the vacancies b.
supplied by frequent certain, and regular elections. in
which all. any pat OF the former .vnbcr> 10 BE-
.san .lipihl" or in,cib- a. tlir Inv shall direct
As the laws kali direct Here, in ,.G. the de- IA
ration W., mad, tia, all the agents OF the peop. whcth-
~ in the executive legislative, OF judicial department
81 Tie government should come before the people ier
lrae..rn: election aud thr ncunbcnts b.. Ill
gblc nr reclighle Is the law -ia. direct. Did not
The Trainers Of that constitution recognize the idea OF
ineligbility after term "f service: Did they not
inlec, foreclo>c the qurstionas 10 whether they intend
I'D there should b. .giliIit: office Il, requiring
to BE- regulated b. law: think it cannot he doubted
| And what is IL, question here; Il Is this. We ar
about To nstitut" the orglic law u the STATE and .ha
We in this particular adhere 10 the precedent establish
I'd by our foreialcrs Of l776. and particularly whcl
not II complaint objection has not been ral-ed
against it Tha, is thu question. the only que.to,
here. and cannot Why gentlemen should hc>itat,
A. IT, the to adopt.
The question has also been raised here whether it i
proper for the Governor 10 rlectioneer cans IL,
before tie people. 1t is unnecessary for me 10 meet
such question. have but TO allnd" to what Is th'
practice not ONLY in this State but in ether States i
Show that 80 lar I'm being iishonorcd b., coming
Down face face to the people ANA discussing
questions before ,.r,m it his duty IL do lshon
or Governor mix with and come down among the PEG
pie Did ii disnonor the talented and DISTINGUISHED
Jones of Tennessee who has been n cloud By day AMI
a pillar of fire by night Ia his party in that STATE he
cas. he took tn. stump ia the advocacy Of hi princ
,Ics, Did il di,lionor the l.mrnt"d Polk, AMI -houj
h. b.. read out the pale of democracy. the gentleman
from Barbour with hi tangled western democracy
propose, to read of The democratic party AL who
think with the gentleman from Goociand on The sub
.r If this restriction How VA, il with Your Brown.
If Tennessee and yolr Crteudn Of Kentucky, w"r.
, ,h.. ,slonored b. descending 10 the stump: Go 10
ia. oh North State and ask you i Castor and More.
head aud others e" that stamp were ':i-h"horcd ~
resort 10 such practice. No. these men had I'm hon
est conviction th,. to they pursuing. and
The cause they were advocating was ior the benefit OF
the people and they had the nerve. cariess Of c"nsc
unce! to GENE before Their constituents and render
! account oil their stewardship.
! Ihav. been brought into this debate without any
pectaion On ms part of participating in il. believe
lint thu question has not been presented ii the shape
in which il should have been believe there dit
ference o opinion among TO the rights Of the PEG
pie md that this proposition is intended not to cprly.
them Of ANY right. but Tor their protection the
else Of their rights And the Insertion OF suc prov-
ION in the Constitution will il seems To most certain.
have that effect have. III conclusions. to sy only th-
that however desultory may have been ms remarks the,
have been made with this sing lie view and nothing else
and that i., To encroach popular rights IL thu
slightest degree but secure such safeguards III the
OF that power tn. people themselves have and
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