The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-06-24

dom from the dominion of Turkey; and l
am confident that nothing but the actual
demonstration of an European army there,
will induce them to comply with the propos-
al for their return to their former subjec-
ton. AS for Scio-the beautiful Scio-I
fear it is shut out. Within Greece, at pres
ent, all is quiet; nc. piracies, no robbers, no
disorders of any kind the docillty and ODE
dience of the people is astonishing to those
who have never known their real character,
and, Judging them by their conduct during
one OF the most stormy and eventfnl revolu-
tons on record, no people could conduct
themselves better than they now do; for
they are Obedient merely to Il moral force,
there being no armed police of sufficient
strength to enforce order.
S. G. HOWE"
The POWER OFsTHE President AS TO
REMOVALS. A strong belief is entertained
that President Jackson has transc ended the
powers conferred upon him, and limited, by
the Constitution, in the mode he has adopt
ed OF removing incumbents from offices and
appointing others in their places. Much
has been said and written with regard to
the lmpolicy of the new measures-to the
antl-repuhllcan spirit and tendency towards
tyranny-to the unprecedented erfent of the
removals without any reason assigned-and
to the merely personal character which has
marked both removals and appointments.
But we have not noticed many suggestions
upon the pO,cer of removal, without cause,
so freely exercised by the President
by the Constitution it is provided. that
"The President shall have power to fill up
all vacancies that may happen during the re-
cess of the Senate by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of the next
session." Can the President, without cause
assigned. create the vacancies which under
this clause, are contemplated to "happen
during the recess of the Senate % If he
can, then the Senate have no efectual con-
trout over the power thus exercised, q con-
clusion, which is directly adverse to the
terms of the CONSTITUTIONAL The advice
and consent of the Senate" being required
to give validity to all appointments, not 9TH
erwise established by law. If the Presi-
dent may create vacancy for the purpose
of making an appointment to fill it, and
grant a commission in conformity to his
will, such commission, if valid, will continue
to the expiration of the next session of the
Senate. Suppose that body was to refuse
to confirm the appointment-and the Presi-
dent to decline any other nomination.
What is the consequence The commits
sion, which will expire at the close of the
session, may be renewed at the adjourn-
ment of the Senate, and thus an officer be
papetuated by the President, without the
Constitutional sanctions. 1t may be doubt
ed, therefore, whether the power of creating
the vacancies, without cause assigned, has
been conferred upon the President by the
Constitution. Such an authority being in
opposition to the spirit and hostile to the
letter of the instrument.
In debate in Congress, in 1885, which
has been recently published, this power was
denied by Mr.. Smith of South Carolina
who said the Constitution had not given the
President the power Of removal, and it would
be improper to attempt to confer it upon
him. Other gentlemen were of the same
opinion-and the question is whether the
power to fill vacancies that may "happen,'
during the recess, implies the authority
or caprice, and then to make the appoint
ments.
1t is by no means certain that the course
pursued by the administration will meet the
appreciation of the Senate. If not, what is
to be done? Will the President decline
making other nominations-but renew the
commissions of the incumbents after the
adjournment This remains to be seen.
Boston Evening Gazette.