Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-24
Is eeDmeoHU sSstDsg%
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB "a, l82c

s " " Wv GOV xD~S$
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB "a, 1926
When ii was first made a serious charge against the
President by the Enquirer, that lie had said in his Mes
sage, ministers will! be commissioned to attend the
Congress of Panama we regretted that the deep per
Sona malice with which we have to think the
President is viewed by one of the editors of that papcr
VINO chooses 10 consider himself personally arop,ed bv
the result of the Presidential election had suppled =
construction which the situation of things under the
Constitution, made it impossible that the President
could have intended. We did not believe the gentle
men were sincere, and that they hazarIinp their
reputation Tor common sense, FOR the sake of one weet
FnucVe' III natured little thrust the President
which, reasoning from ter morbid sensitiveness
'"ey Judged would be efTectua when directed AZ
ME pretepsions to understanding. But the charge has
oeen repeated SO often that really begin to think
Nlessrs. Richie and Gooch believe that the President
ud intend to send Minister'S 10 Panama whether or not,
Ihoueh The Senate might object, and the House refuse
APPROPRIATED 1t is an act of justice these gentle
men 10 pay this tribute TO their sincerity; but they must
excuse us for robbng "Peer TO pay Paul"-ror if we
acqut their sincerity, their UNDERSTANDINGS must NJ,
the penalty, Both cannot escape They cannot he.
heVe That the President was $50 neablv s,und,, 10 ~
suppose that he could send Ministers TO panam, e;,h
out The consent of CoDgress--or if they can believe
It is by stretch of imagination utterly unwortbv f
the reasoning faculty 1t is but fair before we rro.
coed TO refer again to that sentence of the Present,
Message, to place these alternatives before these o,
ed editors
Inc invitation has been accepted says the President
and Ministers will be commissioned. Now ducs any
man believe that the President intended 70 saw tb.
ministers you'd be commissioned in lesDite of tho oh
Jecuon OF either or both Houses of Congress- WIN
then was TO pay these Minister'S fConees
'e ASsioh' d" as the President 10 pay them out of ms
own pocket, as well as despatch tie IN in defiance of III
CONSTITUTIONAL authorities? But could the President he
ignorant that the Constitution required the Senate IN
fa'"y original diplomatic appointments before Minis
ters could be senior that an appropriation was NO
cessary to have them sent at alp So Messrs R;tc;o
ana Gooch, arc better acquainted with the provisions
OF The Constitution the pitin provisions which admit
OF out one construction I'VE admit that when it comes 70
constituting constitutions, and indicating constitutions
tney beat him all to nothng) than the President NJ
the United States! Modest gentlemen, Ye, ,h; m
'"e direct consequence of their position What then is
The truth OF tie case, as determined hv ,, ,
""'ch Is always safest and rues Common SENSE WHY
mat the president intended saw that as far if de,end
10 on MN, tie invitation had been accented and A1
lS'efs would be commissioned. AWAY then will, hi
uSngennous cavi this uncandi id pervcrsion of l,,on
meaning tins trifng with toys, insult to the under
standing OF an intelligent Public. The mind b,
taxes ueght IN such little coaceits as tkese ourh IN
ne sci 20 study the nature and varieties of buos ba
and olr's and amuse itsefwh looking at flies throug
microscope.
But some say the President had his views in saving
mat ministers could be commissioned and that those
views were by show of positiveness to drive CONGRESS-
'n'' '"e measure What! Threaten Congress before
"y ''"s hao occurred to render resort to threats
I, e" "eceSSaEy-oeiore any intercourse had taken
P'A'o De'"een 'hen-when for aught he knew, they
were already well disposed to second his wishes he
fore he had tried what persuasion con N object,
Tor such reasoning!
we have alluded to this subject again, in conse
quence Gifts repetition in the Enquirer The reader n
satisfied and we have done with it,