Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-20

rsyed against three times tcir number of we'll annoint
cd veterans, hot the of carnage and booy-
"men you nave seen and felt this the impression never
eiaccd--
"seghius ir.itan aniinos denlissa per aurem
Guam que stunt ocus, suojeeta ideIibus e, CUE
Sibi ipse uadi sprCtator.'
:" lth me, sir 1T is not Evolutionary impression 7
have seen have felt the danger witnessed and ox
uhed M The triumph of our deliycrance.: and whom
forget the deiveTc; when omit ANY proper means in
my power to give TO him the distinctions which his SER
wees merit, and 10 my country benefit of his virtues
ana talents, must be deaf TO the of duy and era
,'ue' as wei Us regardless of the wishes OF those whom
L represent.
But, sir, This prereoon, this ros conduct This en-
'uelh'ent has not nLuencrd my conduct or opinions A
relation IN tc present Chief Magistrate after he Wa
according 20 tie forms of the Constitution ,rc,d j.,
'chuet'n an account 20 NY constituents OF the pu bic
Go'1ct Hn pursued IN their service, told them what
truly !ei ;hAt III Disappointment we had i,lucl,
10 console our disappointment, tie talents and 5atrio
s OF the successful candidates; and that if the rpea
Sutes ne should adopt were as believed they would be-
calculated 10 promote the happiness of the country i
shoul@ consider duty cnbarTass by any marty
means: The measures of his admilstI atom and fran
thls course, nothing shall force tempt ire 10 sIervs
emtIoat the Committee TO excuse because feel tba.
cannot iu!iy Justify this long rcfcienc to myself ami
my oiions, begun ouy with the wish of explaining INV
course OF conduct and avoiding the mnuation of innro
per no' Is, and extended further than was intended bv
the recollection ci events which does not always hermit
me In command the feeling eXcites. hone howe
Ver i"@ IL is mot necessary for INC 10 disaVow the design
IN any thing have said either to make prose To
my own predicctoDs TO ccnsure those of Others
he rst object for discussion presents itself The
constitutional power of the House to grant or refuse
the appropriation. This Part Of the subject was mos
sed upon consideration about thirty wears omo
when hrst had the honor Of seat i'll this House
lien iorncd op!nions which have been confirmed nv
SUBSEQUENT retec;Un and which establish Distinctions
III The rgh to The exercise Of this power, an inattention
10 which has caused much of the confusion and daar
ehce I" nion That has since occurred These disnc.
hons ere clearly marked in NV cuniprchenson aud If
u 1 CIigrt H.
a. deiniilTet as they marked on nv own thiox
our course OF conduct this occasion Will he fran
from constitutional difficulties. In ordusry cases such
as hOFidhS Tie salaries Tor Offices previously created
by Law" and for Carving Tie usual and necessary
operations OF Government, although tie House has II =
power to rc!ne appropriations yet it pow or ttac
can be properly exercised iii cases only and
teFeo!e II can be provided for by rules and can
scarcely be admitted 10 argument among the legal DOW
ers oI the ilGuse. ct, case may be imagined in
Which ii M, 1t become necessary 10 sion the nrcmres M
Tue Government, by Tie arrangement of IFS PARTS In
Tie cfd-2ry cases, then, which lave described tD,
we may S!eIv come I" tbs conc!usiouhat is the
duty OF the House ct Representatives, in the exe,cse
0 '"f!r STARE Oh legislative Iuncto.s provide for
The payment OF AZ! officers legally appointed and cb.y
EXPENSES previously authorized for carry
luT on the EaGai operations of Governments Of which
NECESSITY i'rn not previously auLOTiZed they arr, H.
proper JUDGES. To eXesnpilfy this 20. of tie rule
where an army has been ased and tie pay Of offices
and men fixed by law, there is 4 Iuty 10 apprnnria,,
the money required 10 pay item; vet If U,a riy ~
eFdincG projects ElGIiCus to the peace or liberty OF
the country, u ich could be defeated BY wit!fo!Iipo he
pay e case o. necessity would lave arisen and the,
pa" CT might and ought 10 he exercised AGAIN il tj
army 20 their Gu!y, and expenses incurred il. the
course ri hcir operation, not provided bv aly la.
House may appropriate or not, - they think The expen
scs proper or extravaganza Here their discretion +,
subject only 10 lie obiigat lis Just and egujfal
exercise aud they not bound las IN tie case of ,l.
provision Tor a salary previously fixed by a,g TO an
pirate without consideration whether lie salary wets
eXtraya:.aLt.
IN the relation Of Ibis power OF apnropr;a,n 70 ,y
tr:aiy-raiiInS power there Is another dstincton-
With respect TO treaties already made, wider range i
gwen TO our discretion Should treaty contain a!,y
stipulation requiring the exercise of any OF those ,y
es expressly vested in this House, such as The reoi,la
,ion OF commcfcc; any agreement affecting our nentra
ity and leading directly TO u necessity of CHANGING II
i"o state Ot war tie raising subsidy tie taking o;;
Or imposing duly 10 any one of these cases. the cues
ton of expectancy presents itself TO tie House ,Ct
tered by any other consideration than the eniepc
that would result from the tneasuye II is an o,c,,
question: which they must decide ACCORDING IN a.
own Judgment and no nation, making any such Slim,
ialion would have right TO complain il IT were not
carried INTO erect because by reading Consti,n-
lion, they would that all those subjects are
~ under tie control Of tie House. When no str,,I.
ton OF tbs Kind IS contained in the treaty. il is law
independent of any act of the House. do not mean
to say. ~ the first case, of sipuaii on apv IS
the subjects Of which the regulation Is given fc On
gIess, that the circumstance Of The coInnaot ba,
oeen mace anu executed, relied upon in GOOD faith
~ ihe o'ber contracting party, oup t no, 10 I, ;t
weight IN determining the question Of ev 20 i;,r ~
undoubtedly ought and, therefore tic reasons FOR rcC,,
san Ought IN such case to be ccgeut before t!c rover
Is e%eFciscd but IT creates duty such As exists in Tho
case OF appropriation for Ordinary salaries and treaties
not touchng thc subjects expressly submitted 10 The
discretion OF the House: IN these lastcasts there
ianly power q Withholding TIE supply but a ro,, or
which should he exercised only in cases Of ext,ctnc
danger-not Of mere onvepiauce whether the dano
be such a. to Justify H. must be LEFT to the prudence
aud wisdom Of the House; and 10 other rule io fror,
the nature OF the be lad down for its exercise
/ lie case now before Tue House, although II affects
our 'oregu relations, does come within the descrin-
ION Of lnoSe which have last spoken Of No treaty -
made, and cannot say thorefore whether arv vii
be made or, Ifmade Whether 1t Nconaip stipnariors
on any Of the subjects have enumerated The con.
suuonal call for the exercise Of disc reton cam
yet be made; It IS not. therefore, the Of de-
mand on us for the execution Of treaty, uor Is PIE.
clseiv Iaiihoug thuk it ought be governed by the
same rules that Of ordinary appropriation for the
payment ut the salaries officers