Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-26

June 1924 and bas FOR their anxiety TO prev ens the
81, at oduced ny General SnI d, in May 1926
ON being enacted INTO law.
II hss been SAID by some, hat the Presiden, hsd
40 discretion "a en- 10 him ~ the act of March /
1873, Under hich this pr elsmsuon wa. issued:
ina 'hiseisW wa IN hdstoty, a imperative upon
HIM issue such a proclamation and therefore he
DID So although reluctantly Now thar he PIesi
deD' dill entertain such an opnion il very evil
"en' from his scts. For, If he reg arced this
law "a mandatory. and a. leaving to him no tlis
erection how to act, whv >as not the proclaim 4tion
thereb, eauired Issued in September 1929 when
the order in council of July 81 1928 y AZ ir.t
communicated 10 hiin? Gs, # no, then y, by was
ir not afterwards issued in December 1926. wh hen
thai order in council FIRST into efTsc /! The
Constitution OF the u. 8 enjoins it as solemn du
~ upon the President, that he shall take care the
laws be faithfully executed. If then this law wa.
imperative why did he not take care 10 execute
its mandate, 40 soon he case occurred for
which he knew II provided To absolve the Pre-
sident hon charge of indiscreton, they who ar
que thus would fix upoG him. the most cupabIe
neglect OF the highes duty the 6r-, magistrate pf
Tree people can have 20 perform neglect 10 at
tend 10 The faithful execution OF their rolemn and
imperative laws.
l. il vain TO say, that The President intended to
submit the subject % Canst-ss. and afterwards
DID 80, and therefore orebore to issue his p.ocla-
NATION, until he could Team their i'll If the
lac violated bis duty in suspendng its action for
any Cause, after he satisfied Of the exis ce
oil the case, to Shicb Il design ed 10 annie
iherr exists no power in tins country as net ex-
cept he Legislature, aut horized to Suspend the az
uon of positive law. The example of surh an
Exc u'iv- pretenron, ii u reaily exists l. most
dangerous; and unless it meet. once, he decided
and severe reprobatoD il me.iis, IL will soon he
aodeh TO that last accommodating pile prsce9ents
OF la'e so frequen ly resoted to, as the ius,fcs-
uon OF that, IN whose support no constitutional
principle be sdducod.
do no make such a charge asains, P,esiJaut
Adams, because, like him. am we'll convinced.
thai the act in question did give him discreiona
Iy power to Issue such proclamation, or not a.
he nigh, zee II. But, although entirely acuujt
~" OF anV such neglect OF duty ~ this arsum.n,
W ud FIX upon him, will say that the is.,,;n,
"' thI- PROCLAMATION after tie cIear and deciIed
opinion expressed by both housea of Conc. sss M,
whom he himself had referred he snbjec y thar
- trade should MOI be inierlicted until alter the
7tst OF December next, Wa a most wsnion and in
discreet exercise OF the Discretionary power confa-
ed 10 him by Ia law But il IL done. and M
power now exists, until Congress shall meet. Ia
resoke n modif, 1t il any LAY, even hnusb "a
usiacto'1 arrangement uni hl be proposed by Gre,,
b:itain on Tomorrow.
Inc state OF things hich ba- thus been hroueh,
'oo'', is probably unexampied in history. Two
tons, IN profound peace, and MAINTAINING = com
inrrclal Intercourse cSeval with the existen.e of
o"e OF hem, an intercourse mutual. henefr,, sod
Whlch 1t IS the sincere desire, because the cea,
,''errs' oil ooth, 20 continue and ever TO eDlarse
ave- somehow or other been induced, vvithouf
one single known POM OF disagreement remaining
between them, 10 interdict this IN ercourse "a
'ul' 20 unnatural and so injurious TO each cold
hsve been produced by no;biDg but indiscret1nn on
one sue or the other, or both sides; and ourh,
norce'iaInly TO be permitted to continue long -
Eot history furnishes many warning examples TO
Sne"' that the stream I commerce once obs,ruet
ca wiII mad or make new chynnel: and ,Sben
II has once found it, current into the ne b5 !,
faTe'yi u ever, returns to thai which il haa bsa,
forced 20 abandon Should such pTo1a 70 he 80
case /" this instance. although America, as,ic,I
lure may escap" with impaired strength. from the
weight which nr'v Expresses II. ye, Il is much O
De feared, thai American nsvieatIon fns the sne
cial Interest of vEirh this burthen has bon -,
ed, viii MOI find itseli benefited By he cbongc
On or before the 20th of Oesober, Is2s hose tben
living will be able to The denoueinent of the
plan which ha' been so long maturing and Tie
obJeci of schemes, which Al present none bur the
initiated can even conjecture
hive no, finished the account Of the co'oni,I
'rade. have traced II I Promised. from n.
commencement. 20 the present hour. In its tro
sFess have marked every change i, has undergone
rom nego istion, legislation, o. maction have
-he"h ihe authors 81 these different changes, and
me assigned reasons OF EACH so Ian a. history mr.
The public documents OF the country enable me IN
discover them My motive in doing so wa. to
attract The Fuhlic attention 10 subject, 8, hicb
regard both IN its principles aud effects as of the
i@'' Importance 20 large portion OF the people of
IN y. 8 II have succeeded IL this otiec, I
snail feel myself well rewarded for the trouble !
have taken. SFnESC
See Mr.. Clay's Letter to Mr. Galla,io da,ed
June ~, 1926, contained IN the Documents ao
company g The Residents Message OF December
D 1926 Doe No ?. page 1911.
= See NJ Gsliatio's letter 10 Mr.. Csnnino
daied Ausu-t 26, 1926, contained in the same Dc
cument, pages i02. g. 4. s.
g. See Mr. Canning. letter to Mr. Gsu.,in
dated September :, 1926, contained IN the same
Document. pages lO5, 6. rs, Q, I0,IJ
& See the Presidents Message TO Conaress M
the 5th Bee. 1926.