Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-23
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TUESDAY MORNING., JUNE %, 1898.


short trcatise, entitled can apology for the u States
OF America" 1t reached this country in pamphlet
shape, from Liverpool, and is the rcrucd production
OF nm Irish merchant resident in Liverpool, Of the
name OF Evans, decided Republican and an cuthu-
s'astic admrcr OF this country and its institutions
We mention these particulars, in the hope OF nlu-
chg the 'cadcr to give it patient and minute nvcs-
igaiion-persuadc, that it is the very abest defence
and apology for the adoption Of the protecting sys
tenn in the u. States, by far, that las ever fallen
under eye. He places tho defence on the cny
ground susceptible Of being dc!cnded-and that to
our humble apprehension is imprcrnablc ground
namely, that the prot cctive system prevails in all
commercial nations b,. particularly and most widely
in Britain, the cliecst and most influential of them
ALL whereby is srperinsiuccd The necessity of in
Producing Ii here, not because il is wise in itself
but because i, is necessary put thy u. States on
an equality with countries. where i: prevails, and with
whose commercial transaction. they arc SO intimlie-
" connected. The cnQui,ics Of the writer are not
confined TO the consideration othc single question of
Tariff hnt he sDcculncs with erca. force and clio
quence on the peculiar Government oftle u. States,
its adaptation to It's ends, the splendid destiny that
awaits u.s. 1T VIC nrc but true to ourselves, 81 the stake
which all mankind have in the success of cyper-
imcnt, and the vindicution of Republican Government
from the reproachcs of its enemies. That warmth
OF generosity conspicuous in the Irish character
glows throughout the whole production, and every
reader will feel the cloGucnce Of the writer when he
expresses the opinion that the overthrow of the hopes
Of mankind almost ccntercd in the maintenance of
Republican. Institutions in America, would be the
apt season for the great and final catastrophe of the
world itself We speak perhaps with unacc,istomed
warmth, but it is because we, have Just come from
thep ersal of the Apology than which we have read
nothing for long time, more persuasive to orr I'M
derstgnding; agreeable cur taste or iaterinr to
thepride which rs Americans we feel in our nstitu-
tions, and the increased attention and admiration
which they attracting all over the civilized world
The Po'ccr Of Reanocal.-Ihat the President Of
the u States is vested by the Constitution with
the absolute power of discretionary removal, in all
cases, civil, military and naval, is point which, we
do not mean to controvcrt. The reason of the pow
is snch, in opinion, 10 render it necessary:
as, II 1t were not vested somewhere the public inter
est and safety might he sacrificed to the slow forms of
impeachment and trial. BIT the power itself should
be limited by the reason Of its existence. It never
could have been contemplated by the virtuuns fra.
mers ofthe Constitution, that power given by them
for the security and protection the safety and inter
ests of the people, would at future time, and that too
at SO early period after the adoption of the Cons,i
tuition, be welded to tic oppression Of individuals.
and for the simple qualification of the caprice the re-
sentiments and favortism of the Chief Magistrate -
They did not anticipate the possibility of Presidcp,
being elected, who would weld the power of tcmova
not as saluthTy check and restraint upon corrupt
,,rCo;t IL
iron-not as discretion entrusted 20 lin for the cor
rection OF abuses but privilege incidcn, to his
official person. and which he was az liberty 20 use
for the qualification of his private feelings The IN
forcseen possibility has occurred--c fact cannot he
concealed or leucd--a complete and ,,odiss,,,ise1
DESPOTlSM is exercised at Washiurton prcsi-
dent Jackson turns ont at his sovereign and unre
strcted wlthe of the power is treated with
contempt displaccs men not because thev bovoI
abused trust failed in the smallest rar,icu,or 70 do
their duty-but because Il is his ,ciTl TO do ;, bo
cause he chooses 70 punish his enemies and reward
his fricnds Disguise it as You will, this is tyranny.
At such pcrod as this, when dcspotic power is
for the first tine exercised in this free conntrv !;
will not be undressing to look back and see what
the fathers of tic Republic, and The founders Of tho
Republican party, Madison, James Jackson, Pave.
Gerry, B'and-thought Of the power OF REMOVAL
Mr. Madison in the lirt Congress, commended sfIot
the wanton removal Of Inertorious officers, would
subject tho President to impeachment and removal,
from his own high trust Gov. Page said off the
Chief Magistrate can take a man away from DO
Partment without assigning any reason, lie NAV as
well be invested with power, on certain occasions TO
take away his existence. To make every officer off
The Government dependent the will and.plcasuro
Of one man, win be vesting such arbitrary power in
him, as to make every friend Of liberty tren1Ble for
us country" James Jackson Of Georgia, said "that
Inc argument infavor Of the power OF removal would
hold good in Europe, where monorchs claim their
powerj"re dirino, bu, it can never be admitted in
America" We beg the reader ifhc has gone this
lar with Us, MOTTO stop until he ias read the annexed
abstract Of debate in the first CONGRESS of tho II