Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-14

EUr NE Enq"trcr.
TIE AMERICAN PLATFukM-Ho' 49,

Thr ninth article vi this famous clreH Ca, ,o,;nnul
t.Thr reformation of the ctinrar'ci ~ ! nrd rr.pon.
l.c;y,,urc. by elrvating 10 that di.liicu Wv ,ra ,m,.
ill. nnsuiou men ni higher Iu"'''t "
,,ls and more unscltlsh la'lo.iS''. wb;l. II wns
r'is, "n. a nr,I.s SWIM This party, whiIe II m"S
.i MMt, W. ,rfY, did as much 10 drprcria'c tho Gnu
r,c,cr Of In. House, Us ANY parry ~. 10 :, Los
i.n.s accomplishments or morality, H. 'huSSa' " n ni'
eh's' ~, ns this urticl. insinuates. WIN TINS
uInp ! u r,N.c,ion upon the NATIONAL les','aturr' l
hnvn p,,hinr 10 do. have -lihliy 10 Nm n =, 'n%t ~
you'd he very desirable 10 sciid 10 ne y" ". :;
uisluturc men ni the greatest n".,S' - ,hn .nr,;nn,
80 ."S runs, hi,iutcrrstcd patriotism, IL 'Ee services
'i'""i 'nn hn secured; and, i'll saying tiis, l bnt
81 the common feeling OF the wiio'e i'chl"crat'
,nrtv. II is much To be regretted lnat III inc se:cc,
,,;'r! ,f the late philadelphia Cou:1cil, these caruihai
>" h.J nut been observed. In talents, accom-.
fMtue, -. ami dis,u,crrstcd patriotism, no National
"r:.I.,rrn ever convened that did not surpass it,
T,ccrr was neither statesmailsliip or disliltcrcSted pa,
,:,,;,, there. Ii WIS u small body; The HPi3 ana
A. IT, onsco oi the work To be accomplished was 10
n nn the Democratic party, that they mIsnt
ol,,cl, The spuils. Tint miserable piece ui paten'
u.nri. chilled the Platform, which addresses lisci u
80 mnny passions, prrjudices and interests coIh, ,u,
;ny one with another, shows the character VI ~
hniv which adopted it.. In every Congress wiz"
T T en-, since tn. adoption of the Constitution, the be'
m,cratic party cnn point Ia some rs abe, ns p.as," ~.
ACCOMPLISHED, as su.aciuus statesmen ana > tnJr.
ed patriots lis every adorned any leE'siat'' ,Lo;;r nd
and in this they challenge comparison wiz Snt;nu.
ynTs1TlpS. whether IN lHt lNlHc w -
al Republican,, Wing, or "American' ninI , ,rnr;.
NothiRg.' This matter belongs 10 'ns mn"s .nch n
can people, aud not to IL party M'''
party Ms that which has prouinisHsu II III s,up "Ex.
The tenth article is Il rrlI!sh % u Wv"
ecutive patronage" Ii rcnuS 'h"s. .xneciuI.
.,Th,, r.etric,i1n ,f executive patronage eEPe.";
~ in the matter Of appointment, :" =, md is consistent
NAV be permitted by the
with the public good. ,h,r, conuot be the
To all this, il it can bc u""o' , ~. ruh-how i, il
slightest objection. pun ,m. pr..;d,,,t il ih.
to be done | BY the C"nS, n,rnJ IN .,, the laws exc.
so!- executive officer; "nuIII ,,t IN. h.ucfcinlly divi-
cutcd-a power wh'a an ,hn officers in aid of The cx-
del or dlm'iiEiie". .J nu., he. created by law. but
ccutire, nave prt"'" ., Iu. uppuintcd by any other
cannot, AMI ousit " Wn. Ex,cutiye. Experience
authority than '.c 'ni' y" thn, if the power OF up
has sufficiently 'n"I" hnnd. of either, or jointly, i'll
p"intnrnt WIS III '" IrnmrLrs of Congress, the pub
the hands Oh p"'n o. mr. nr,,I.c;, or refusal to make
lie service, D! u " nut of the collisions which
the hppo'h'nSs.,rr. 49, r,niiucrs would produce, and the
the ciaiW'"i "''. - ~. ,ili,rrs, to the authority Of the
iusuonrti'"'nHn ,, their independence of him would
President, M ,I ',rru;ly suffer. The control which the
produce m'I In. Ipnn Executive appointments, is Il
Senate nov 'hatck uuuu the appointing power, 10
very suNic,s" nrmn;nrmruts. There cannot safely be
preveh' p"u ,ha nu,,,.r of removal save TINT of n
any 'hccH n,;u,on.
scum I""n" e. !, ,Ivovs in ,n.ra,ion Int Cun.
IL l.; ,I, Ex,r,t;v. hn,I N awnit the ~.
Gre>' v :! - ;,L,r ,Inms. ,f c,ror..s hrf,r,. Il,
sem" ~ W" " fa;;,hicss nr iurn,np,trn, uublic OIL
to"'" ~ rr'rnrnLI. mischief m;rbt he jnn,.-
S'; :" , ""r M nmLlir office, and cannon be any,
mere -, nu"," ~, pIH ~. me-, NJ G,ncrn.s TJry NAV
except 'h'>e cIe",eu" !! Nv L =, inr 49, ,hn ,;anmj.
he incrcaSt" vi mnn' 7; rh" - :. rm. nmc
"t tie ruoiic ser',e ''I"M.' - ~ " ~" W. :, :,
useless PuoiI "m.r ,%nii.h :, fTII,nt ,,,.rc br.
There pe' {. nuHsi1ss az - mrII;c n,i.,, .;rc. nm,
been II gr'"' 'nu''pH."''"" .o," ,."a;nIr
first Organization "l Tue E"'r'"niD"'' M' i'"""!
true. anu tiIat mn n"S peg" '"e hcle'''i i" w
the great increase oil our ."sti."I!,"n p"puta.a1", " 81
domestic ANA lnreish co"'lelre, +" W -" ~ ~
lations. is equally true. insfeahi oi shcH vague anu
Po'h''ess EcneLHn.n''1 - nH,, -, in wLo, th.
,r", IJac,r,;wa u,J nnuIj h.. inn.
proved. llIls Executive ph'rohas" i"S peen .n'
SOL. of the outs and the theme OF demng"-ues Tor
.i:,y years, aud yet NJ party, when in power, has
bcon able Ia improve Il. And 80 l"liS lis The policy
OF n single Executive, which l regard rs the safest
and best, this system at Executive patronage cannon
be improved. umlr:s tie Executive could be inspired
with an intuition as 10 men, WHICH e"cs no' ociVhS
To talilblu mortality. in some INSTANCES every iIc'
silent has been, ami Will be again. imposed ul"il.-
So far, considering the great ,iuiii'udr oi Executive
appointments, The system mas worked more success
fully than was 10 oe eHrecteI. ~ .,.. .ho
LII the former National aIls' F"g'am' Platform the
views OF this Iroteah party are hiH"h n'o9"'cu Ahe
much more indefinite. Il Is tiis:
"S. mat us 4 genera, r"lr' .He saHe lesHi.'"n.
should oe prescr!"ea W 'no eAItoI9o VI u ~ ~
feb;uval from Office, NJ are made necessary 10 pe 4o-
served it the power "t appointment thereto; anu thal
executive intaeiIce ana patronage shouiu DC scFupu-
lousy conferred anu Jealousy guarded.
The contrast is very striking. the .FrN indicating
90 remedy, Dut this "H'c","e in"' Ia. .'"rL Wr-
NOVA should be placed under the c"h'roi oi '"e DELL
ate-h policy which ~oula proS'ra'e me executive al
the feet OF the Senate ms hi"Gucal"H ~ ~"
wiicii, Tor II inr- UNIT y !" -.lne - - '"' y,
w!ig parry, thh' ,hls parry il".I'H.M ~ pL;i1'P;, ~ !.
c"'s'n4 ''ac- Pom.i," 49, nrnuI - ;rni;fr r.
not ready IL sIhH.9I' 49, a""n" !. ";Ttn!, ~
clntcIi pn"el-t!' 'i.' )! az - "i.ft ~
dom OF me cohsl'u'i'n. W. ii"n r. T1a Imy",
well 'csl.u, tco .I;' vi, '.ii ;! r,L n,E,.o + ,ry
6rr1y pFoPo'''''"' VI ms "u ~"
!hE parry i, ,,b;, rorJ.rfrl ,l,tf,rn il
The eleventh article ~ 'nis w"n"Sr,ui r,a,a"[" ,h -
nnt Il h"u,;Sh o"u 49,, f,an, th. nr,c..din~s
p'peLI""' = hnIr y h;rrh ,,oyc il LirtI, ar. won
GiE, I1ncies. 'nI RI. nr,;rl. roads inns.
'siWWuI'' ~ "t' ,,o,,i.n ,f RI. vouth Of orr country in
,n.il.I ~ H.. E,ri. which schools shall
~ si w;,hnu; J:,;inc:.vn NJ ere. j orpur-
~ and frr,. from, any influence oj q ienon..l ul:gu al
y "a. ieu rboroc:;r"
'F .p. "'ts i"n.m"c' "a Christianity by the Constitutions
=, maa~iv IN ,he states. by the decisions OF the most
Q aH""''! 81 J; :" nn,hnrt.s md Lv IN. consent of
,ha a'' ncn,t. # ao,ri.n. :: considered an element, Of
'nn peT!ie " > anJ ~ h. 81. E,I,,. !. nj oucc
~. p",,..o". Chr;""n;,v md th.. drn..:i,ry and
III s"a;so"t " ~ nHri ani rel;Tinms frm.i~,,, We OIL.
t'Gpdu'ion y. az .,'n CIV :, :, 49,. ~. snj,,oLI ,Lrr.
pose e'G!} 'emp. :" y" "
cStaonsnee " -r '"' ro - ,hio ,r,;cIo !.
Ant nave 20 h-:' : ,;. aI.e -" ,h. f.J.roi
'hat VIII eem " - ,n;n, - T., ;.,n, No cnn.
government can nuHe nutra'1 - 49, = 800. ~ ,,,n
stI'uti9na! 2?Wer 3frr L" H.. n;.I, nr nn, ~ h a. GLn T
WOMAN Vi e'''', p -" 80, .nn, 49, /. f;n..r,..;, ,vL;,,
and that they VIVA El'p' lna' MI" ~, ~ H." : ,, ",.,r
suits tiiein oeSt' % ""E = . 'I '.nIm n nm,
does not in'Ircinrr, n"o en"... -" '".E' ""'
churc:! CONTRIBUTORS are ,''""tt,s,~ ~ - ."o
terra! whether III s,T.nria. 't NV r~ Sa''v ,I.r. , 'r;iI ~.
'i"' 10 terp','u' 100 m ,lnr, ,.;n liz. 20, ,r;nu
schools an! me a;nerem' ,n'n "a Ia" :" 80 III s,,c,,