Delaware journal., 1827-11-23

well for US. il our own factious and dissenuus do.
lngs involve US in no greater calamtes than those
like to ensue from the Panama mission i! The
Argument proceeds. % To suit his theory to his
"practse, the President claims almost bouudess
6 authority for the executive; elects the Senate
- from all participation in the institution OF embas-
' sizes and the commissioning Of ENJOYS; compares
"he influence OF the constituent on the representa-
" tive to the effect of paralysis on the human body; in
i" the true spirit Of arbitrary condescenson, he dis
plays to the nation antastical projects Of beneac-
i" ton and improvement, benetting the gracious king
Of stargazng subjects, rather than the responsible
{" agent of free people" Such, Reader, is the
language of one of the legislatures of this union, rel
ative 10 the administration! An administration whose
whole object :. both at the first and now, was, and
is" the nations happiness and prosperity, and most
conscentiously do we believe, that these same mem
bers of the Tennessee Legislature in their hearts
believe it, and would join US saying so were not
for unhallowed prejudice in favor OF man--of
"mtary chetiain 'rhe tree is known by fruit -
as the god of the Tennessee Legislature would say,
and ifso, what is the that bears such delicious
fruit to this nation, the present most happy con-
don of the people, and the prosperity and glory of
the United States, which has been surpassed,
in any country at any time The talsehoods. (thc
assertions are so garngly untrue that we can give
them other name.) contained in the sentence just
quoted, must astonsh every hody--even the most
prejudced of the Jackson party. 1t is not true that
Mr.. Adams " claims almost boundless authority for
the executive; = he claims and exercises no other
authority than that confded to him by the constitn
tion and the laws and we defy his accusers TO adj
duce single instance to support this charge. 1t is
not true that he elects the Senate from all parici
patton in the institution of embassies and comnls
sioning of envoys," and the Tennessee Legislature
knew they were nttering that which was not true
when they asserted it. Mr.. Adams has never in
stitu,ed embassies, nor commissioned ENJOYS. during
the sitting of the Senate without the Senate's sane
ton; could he do it, if so disposed, for the
House of Representatives well as the Senate
could interpose their vote by Withholding the ap-
preparations necessary 10 carry them into effect
This most ridiculous and untounded charge is based
upon an expression of the President in his first mes
, sage to Congress, in which he says,-speaklng o.
the invitation given by the South American Repub
lies to this government, to Cause itself to be repre-
sented at the proposed congress OF Panama." TIT
invitation has been accepted and ministers will bt
commissioned" Now what Can the most iastidious
i even the members of the Tennessee legislature
i make out of this Nothing, absolutely nothing. Th'
President merely meant to convey the idea, that, 81
i far as the Executive department OF the government
was concerned, the invitation was accepted, and s.
far as it was the province Of the Executive, minis
q ters would be commissioned. To prove that thu
II was his meaning, let refer to his proceedings
+ more than to appoint the ambassadors and to apprt
ss pirate money for the support Of the embassy.
10 the case of the Panama mission Mr.. Adams, IN tt
u usual way, nominated ministers and asked the Seno
W for ats advice and consent as to their appontmen
re Further when the Senate had advised and consen
r. ed to the appointment, he, by special message su
W gested the propriety OF making All appropriation II
~ the support of the embassy to the House OF Repr
pe sentatiyes-the whole OF which proceedings are
with tha hPcP
are known to Hll and this course has been pursue
by the President in every instance. He could n
pursue any other if he would How then has I
President " "ejected the Senate from all participate
in the institution of embassies, and the conmlssle
,S- ing of envoys?' Does the Tennessee legslatu
."e suppose the people to be such ignoramuses as
"" swallow such miserable stuff, was it intended
.' suuihble on the word g commissioning" 1t is
ue Presidents duty to commission envoys whom
no, o. Executive and Senate have appointed. and from
~ participation in this he could not eject the
.ne M nate for that body had any thing to do W
c it. Ii is clear therefore. that the legislature me
~ to say the President had elected the Senate from
o participation in the appointment of ENJOYS. ~h
nI, every member of that body that can read Tenn
XIX see newspaper knew to be false and unfounded.
~" '.' The brief extract Just quoted is fair sample
!. the whole argument Off this most ridiculous s.
nra ~ paper But to show the prodgality with which
m. notable legislature deals out its absurdes, we
our q"o'e piiei se"'e''e W ~ ~ " - J.
ment says, &C our interests abroad are now Uiolt
an. and neglected. 'i!-Again, the 'system OF econt
~ i and credit is impaired aud obandoned''!!
with we say one wor" 10 'n 'ie'''s'h' oou"u"y on
To absurdities passing fe'laIh ~ "ue " P
,ce the sentence quoted above in the true spirl
hout arbitrary condescension, he displays to the ns
at Of ,niastical projects ofbeneiacon and impropeme
alton Are we to understand fo'n 'n's rant, Una, '"e
is, be nessee LEGISLATURE ana OF COURSE the' io w
ing a JAChSON, ore opposed ~ 1mPT0VemeW! i"o