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

s,st RODS if it shall please the good people OF his
district !, re-elect him. because BY his single vote N
81 Ho-e Of Representatves-or Il he DC senator.
.,, S.na.e of the United States-he may control the
role c-eign and domestic policy Of the government
i no n;ted States and such thing has resulted III
IL i tory Of our government more than o'ce' VIM
n he powers of the governor that are 70 dahsefou
70 xrrcisc and what is it that has alarmed my 'c"u
from Loudoun and has enabled him. with facility "'
which had previous conception. to magnify NOV,
hills into mountains! Why, first OF all the eeil'a a.
has been examining the code Of Virginia ana n's
discovered in 1t law passed at the fauqnie' -"
during the last summer year ns" . VIZ u tha.
tirely ignorant but is which he has aste' ea .''l
the powers of the governor of Virginia are ian'es
greater than the powers of Willard Fillmore ne .e
dent Of the United States. or of Victoria the FIRST
Queen OF Great Britain Well, then. thlnS before
get through shall show that Mii'1a ',oie ''
axtr,na,v n.;,m6c.nt persons. The gentleman
has discovered that BIZ this law which he has referred
the governor Of Virginia has the powsf " appointing
not less THAI. $50 of hi- agents III ih' G'e comfy u
Henrco in which reside, and WHICH WIN i"'o!'h UNI
win le-rc, of patronage TINT caiii"t he frsl.tci
;I had met seen that law nor heard ct 1t. ra:r, and
win take The county which The scntlcnr himsc l'a~
selected ont of the 80 odd IN the Statc--my own
county of which happen Il know mogs h'u my tih-
er--a.d So little occasion ha' th' bee - tn e:cf'
else Of this power. 50 ii't' ri".'" 'p' ''i ',i "
hal that was ignorant that ''.cL law ". .nc%s'-
enr.. Aud will put the practical operation OF any az
ar,;,,s, me &. ,ory ,ha, may be contended for by ny
l.y,y.r in hi. Convention The Jaw providing or the
.p,,,iut,nent of these inspectors reads rs follows:
Inspectors may be appointed Of any of the follow
inc commodities wit: Hour, corn-mea bread SAT-,
f.i., pork, beef, tar pitch turpcntne lumber, lime,
HEIR, butter or lard Such appointment shall he made
ANNUALLY in September October by the governor, for
H., several counties and towns in Whit, II may ba ne
ce,>arv 10 appoint such inspectors he same person
NAV be a,oomtcd inspector of two more Of said COM
Ruth shall not br the
than one nor in the same county than SIN n>icc
tors Of the same commodity.
Nell ROW. let US look at the practical operation oi
this tremendous power, that exceeds the power Of
the Queen Of Great Britain or the President OF the
United States. The law goes to provide Tor the
manner in which these various article, be inspected
., be put up showing that it was intended 10 refer +"
ana lies OF export, intended for foreign trade For
instance it declares that each barrel OF -four or corn
mc: shall contain l96 pounds Now, II happens III re-
-cd 70 the the first article, of flour, that not u barrel
Of j, is manufactured in the county, and therefore, We
m Sc 10 OCCASION for the service of IN nsccl'" o flour
There goes then, l. on. of the $50 officers vi corn inca:
D. not know but believe there is not barrel ri i
nov manufactured i'll the county for export, or brought
h.,. in barrels Ia DC exported Nor does the; law
cairo the inspccti" h. made but dcci;c il i: shall
t. il shall u, .,ndcr the provisions therein co;sin"
There racs another y of the $50 officers. making -.
In pec,ors of bread. Now have never heard Of Lat
Of bread being L.! i'll the county of Heniico for e.
ior an pcctor il that particular There goes - mere
# IN. $50 officers rain, So We 4, not make salt ii
Icurco aud there il !. brought here 10 market IL
be inspected and Therefore, there Is M occasion for -!
in, rector oi sat- Eat dSposes III ]. more oi The st
a:c,rs maxim! Is. Fish brought here III pretty
co.si able Quantities for til. domestic market, but not
fro n the count ii cng!to i'll .l"rcls There may hc
few herring put up IN barrels On the james rv'
but not many. There goes l. more Officers OF the l%c.
ina king to Their. may be pork killers beyond In"
;,,; # nichn,uI who pork .uL i,
necessary III some ias:anccs-thoush ! noi
aware of ito have inspection OF few barrels OF
pork 90 not believe that there any pork put u j.!
The county OF Hcnrico for export for have never heard
oi H. There goes l. more oE the lSu officers. making
- We make tar, no pitch, no lumber, nonr that
know of for market. We do not make hemp nor lard
nor batter not more certainly than i sufficient sup;
plv the i,ici..ncrd market Then Of the 81 officers which
he gentleman says are TO BE- appointed ~ The governor
whc you come the practices: operation OF the thing
here is uo orc know ". whom believe Necessary
10 uc appointed Thus vanishcs into thin air the apprc
enlious of nv friend rol Loudoun i'll regard to this
ar ticular county of Henrico do not think the people
If Icnrico are much alarmed entertain very serious
,pprehensons of the overwhelming power Of the gov
-rnr in regard to their domestic conccrs There
.on 10 counties pcraps and doubt there are-a> for
ma mple in kalawa where salt is manufactured where
L necessary to have one inspector, or siN Tor arsh
Wit depends entirely upon the amount OF business
! / competency of his agent agents But il will
yer of NJ ontmcut those agents and that the
.ntlen, Is he made Try the inspector, with the ap
i..,i, and right Of the governor and there is rot Ia
l".ts ri the whole STATE perhaps, single county
viii reeur, = hail dozen of officers to DC appointed
i .ims the Convention must concur with me tia,
scio,s apprehension i, ~ be entertained the
l. and if there Ia let the efforts OF gentlemen bc
lied to the repeal of the law rather than to rc-tric,
IL eligibility OF the officer. That argument, maintain
only applicable the repeal Of that law. and has 10
Finite. lin-il i.
he officer but ii it has let my friend go with i'll
urtang that power by reducing the term OF service to
hrec instead of four years. Why, II could he in-
pressed with the views Of my frienh fom i'll re-
,ard this power OF the governor oi Virginia woaid
ave no governor at all If be true he asserts that
,ou must necessarily confer this executive greater
power than he exercises which power - greater now
hun that Of the Queen of Great Britain Of the chief
executive magistrate OF this nation, then | say it
triles Mt the root and foundation ri this government
md should substitute other cpas ell: Of govern
nent for the governor of the StH Is it Necessary tina;
bib power should be conferred upon him Well 70 long
!. we have State IL has ncTer been thoaht ne
until the lat eighteen mont rs ant thai Necessity
,a not shown itself from the practical operation of the
aw. But il it is necessary Ill the estimation ni my
nd shall indulge the most earnest hopes that lie will
not refuse to reduce The term from four TO two yeas
There was another very Il rming power i" which ny
friend referred being area conferred on -" govern.
,r of Virginia in the appor nent of the bs, directors
Knows how many millions Of dollars.
hr JANSEY. said that the loans and discount %
the banks for the Years 81? and 1850 amounted to
s1s 900 900 or s20,o0o.0Oo.
Mr. BOLTS The loans and discounts of the bans for
lste and 1850 amounted TO from 81 10000 to 500,
100000 Well, now permit examine somewhat
into the practical operation of that power II Is fact
and not theory that We are searching for. According
TO the statement of the gentleman himself this exraor
binary power this great monied influence which he APP
prehends may at future day be used for political
purposes, and made to accomplish great political and
party objects consists in the power of the governor to
appoint three out of the directors of the branch
banks and four of nine Of the directors the mother
banks They are in minority Of stockholders in each
Instance Ii the power of the minority of the directors
appointed BY the governor much to be dreaded pray
what has my friend to say of the power of the stock
holders who appoint the majority OF the board of Ii
rectorsl II is au argument. said in the other case
which ought to be addressed to the banking system OF
this State If the power is thus dangerous bring for
ward constitutional provision deprivng the governor of
the appointment of those whose duty it tina. the
interests OF the State looked to in these banking In
s,itutiv- But to down more immcdia "ly 10 Tie
practical operation of the question. Wha; is am not
and never have beeu and never desire TO BE- director
Of banking institution 1t has been good while since
have had conncxion with ary barking institution
ut this State either dcpc>tor borrower There
are directors have no doubt, of these ns. ucns il