Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-21

be decided, in the las, resort, by him NJ
the mos, perpIexed, are in this way CON-.
TO him, which he must perM,.
and settle. II is impossibI. =
this, without being familiar With III. n.
course Of judicial decision in tie Cour,
Of The States and the Union. All the Ina
sizes OF the public land system mus, BE- >, y,
command. The entire series Of the ,.u
laws, with their successive changes and NJ.
state, must be present at once to his n;,S
millions Of the public property depend =.
his being able, in case Of need, 10 dro i. e
promp, application. All Cases Of dis,
accounts, in every part oil the service reopr
Executive sanction. are referred To- and
be examined by bin. The Presider, W.
know the whole internal condition of III. ~
,ry, and the natural and economical CON-
Of its various parts with each other, f., h.
daily called on 10 authorize expenditure, 4,
public money, under the acts Of Congress ~
viding for surveys. Every act OF Conc,m
presented TO him for his signature. H. n,
do what, if il were the sole business o
most industrious Of our Legislators, woun J.
thought enough to occupy all their time; Tia,
he must read overevery act of Congre,s wes
the reports on which ii is founded, and The 4.
bates Of us friends and opposers, aud make =,
his mind whether, under the solemniry Of y
oath, he can put his name to H. In the adm
nistralion OF SO vast country as this, and,
der q government so rec ent as ours, new co,
unprovided for by legislation, are Of heou-
occurrence in every department Of the srvi,
These must be anxiously examined and d,ts
ed, by the Chief Magistrate; according 10 M
analogy of the constitution and law Of the cou
try. Almost the whole province Of the lndir
affairs Of the country, subject difficult al
embarrassing beyond itself, is leiI by Law ufF
the discretion Of the President. A numbt Il
treaties, with different tribes Of Indians 4
annually TO be made, Of the highest imported
10 the United States; difficulties Of The m. ;
embarrassing character, in the execution
former treaties, frequently arise, and colIiaa
between different states Of the Union end
abo,igines in their neighborhood, Of p.iiI
and alarming aspect, have taken place fru5t
time 10 time, ever since the peace Of l7sj-
All these are subjects on which the PRESIDE
must often come to an instant decision, inol
ing a vast amount Of property, and afFttit
human life itself
"The proceedings Of Court Marials, ran
and military, are referred TO the President sd
their record, often extremely voluminou,, ur
5e read by him with the greatest care, as hi
10 approve or disApprove The senteree. Il
same holds Of criminal trials in The Corna
the U. States. The President Is Obliged on
minister, in the last resort, the discipline OH
West Poin, Academy; and in case q disas
sion, generally receives applications for y
restoration Of the cader, requiring cars
investigation Of the circumstances. TKI
there Is the entire foreign in,ercoune 4
the country, 10 which he must pay
closest attention. He must carefully r'ld
voluninous correspondence Of every iONgl
importance, that Of the consuls and comment.
agents; and he must direct the answer, 10
returned by the Secretary Of State. With
principal powers OF Europe we have nrgOcriI
tons pending, some Of which relate to mslt-|
that have been in discussion twenty y, ,rs oh
ers 10 controversies as old as the consri.urN|
The documents necessary 10 the understand
ing OF these negotiations fill great number 4
printed volumes, and no doubi as many mo-.
lie unpublished in the arc hives of government
In addition 10 this, these negotiations oirn
turn upon difficult points IF foreign law, tt
law OF nature and nations, and the impS
and construction Of our own treaties II
will not do, when The time Of decision 4rriHI
or the President to be obliged to sit down. -.
,egin 10 inquire into the subject he cshm
leave TO his Secretary of Sax
What his duty requires him 10 understand MN.
elf All this profound and various kaow'etg
must therefore be laid UP in his mind, ssMg
asst storehousr; in orderly arrangement, for IN
Mediate use. Besides the correspondent, viii
'ur own minister, the President must suprHR-
end the intercourse Of the ministers Of forslsi
'owers with this government.
1--WE need only revert to the Administered
4 Washington, or the hrs, Of Madison, 10 W.
erstand the difficulty Of this part Of bis
siy. With all there lahours pressing upc;
i'm, the Presideu, must, during one half 9TH:
ear, stand ready to direct the answers 10 BE-
nade 10 the calls Of the TWO Houses Of Coz
ress, on every imaginable subject, not merIl
! legislation, but OF inquiry. He must 6n'
lme 10 receive applications and recommends
ons for every Office within his nomiuarios
Observation-Disclosures, il is believed, amosnl'
" to several hundreds 10 one Office He mas
'ceise the visits, and attend 10 the persona
Of every citizen of the
tales; who repairs to Washington with busi'
sss, over which the Chief Magistrate has, CT
supposed to have control.