Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-09

structure of the yell tina, lived"
holds up the Register of ha. day. points the
announces that there his doctrines and there has
NEE, the gentleman grounds say, too that ike
others from the schools OF forensic dsputaon lave precedn
'a,cyer. But them like the opinion su,iona
lawyer so WELL take the whole, and merely part
do grau;tously reject half of it, while rely so much
upon the other. volume Mr. Msdson's
words uttered thai occasion, dislusson of a
nsInoiious officer was an abuse of power ABOVE His
and would meri, impeachment" Again. he
qualities the power he advocates and explains thus: The
danger then consists in this the President sacc from
Office whose merits require that continued
10 it, What will be tie motives which the Presen, can feel
f such aGuse Or ms Poer, and the restraints operate
prevent IL In the fret place he will BIO impeaehatle b. this
@ a AN me AGm or
OF mertoous officers would subject him Impeachment and
s" hnSs %ous 1 dsn oas y, our
he has acted the principles by friends here and
r does you not s.s TO ~I works Ae h
haPs you may now think constitutional lawyer
wei as any that lived" error. Then e, us
lock INTO the opinions of Others expressed the
s VINO were aiding III the establishment of this
admired 50 much Mr. Lawrence though advocate of the
save power, denied that according his it,
PRECIOUS mo,ives and with silence tie apyeens
Of those who alarmed lest might be
ed by Mr.. Ma,son-wuuid he e Presidency NOT be liable
, for apaeng worthy and able man. who en-
side, remarked ,a, if the President should remove
v!u able officer act OF rvRAsyv which the cood
forget, Such were the
OF all the prominent advocates of this right that
ich them beyond your authority when l infer
from the opinions of the upon Judgment you
now build, that the sy,en of removing officers
before the regular expiration of their of service
personal party motives, hostile the spirit of the
tuton an "mpeachabe NAL administrator of the govern
ment a'd yrannical encoacnen on the liberties OF the
peoples
through the Senate seems not admit of lou, HAT bat
Tor the extraordinary ex,raneous
then cooperating To produce this constructions the right Of
n'ova would never have been recognised. While va
under consideration in this House, 18th july 1889
,ence OF tie right words Shy tie President Of ,Se Ua;,e
States the object of which deny ra, altogether
of the discussion But records how the vote
stood Mr. Madscn's constitutional opinions were then l,,
Oh which he had lost h election the Senate that Sta sno
al me period referred c represented here by William Grayso
the power and in f,pcr of the 10 strike out: ard
pose that The doctrine of strict constructions of executive
sentiment OF the State Georgia. South Catonna and Se
were all united against tie power, and they were
Hanla. among the friends of tho in JoAnsop
Few Of Georgia, Butler Of snu Carolina and Lanstm Of
ne" Hampshire who had all been the Fed,,a
potea for the striking out nbls a-ains
III and Mr. Aamshe Vice President, having given css.ns
~ III iaSo OF the roN'e the words retained S ths
gsnrnan from Tennessee will perceive tina, he owes
| whole OF hi. avore peceden, last same "eide
ADAMS the tendencies o! whose opinions we're If e 80
10 rely on his .Iead from New Hampshire consolia,ior
ana Ionarc" donot call big attention this fact howe
Ver because concur in of these sweeping enunca,
Of that great patro-Ihe question arose again in th
the bill establish Executive Department to be dsn o
a,ed the Department of War, the words aud who
President HE United sIsle and sgan On the same 'y sa an
eES ue bill io provide for the government of errior,
The right TO remove the Governor of territory Similar de-
cisions to"rd IN each OF ese Question W
within Hee weeks Three decided i:cIe these decisions
aIi the grounds upon winch the under proper con
sa0na restraints has ever since been claimed for the
uhve ihese Facts submit leave shadow do1,,
mat without the nDnence which character of The Fa.te
the Senator'S many were his old conna,rio,s and @
intimate friends and without the powerful operation of M
circumstances would pause inquire whether is
BILE to suppose that the understanding of Senators who
was Conferred, was to exercise it wbou, Limitations? Is
probable that fled and absolute authority womId hav
been ckno".esiged hen and that, by body of me-
whose patriotism ana devotion 10 The of liberty hay
great measure attributable TO belief which had indulge
IN Opposition TO the Federal Convention that the power of IT,
ed to "a council selected by the President himself at his of
sre"n fact pvy council without the authority
check HIM He thought that the people would be Jealous tina
The influence OF The Senate it with appoint
gull. Executive officers Of being guard and scl
upon them and heu Those op,ions are disco
ssd in correspondence which took place between him sn'
Roger Shernan in the 1889 With these
mus known to have been entertained by him at the very linz
when he decided by his casting VOTE went far we now Gnd
10 destroy the rights of the Senate reduce il TO
riVy council without any effective power In that coesnon
dence Mr. Sherman who had been member of the Conpen
on urged against such opinions the that Conveno
which oh, to have been decisive in favor rights of the
Senate "5u said he, if the President was left 10 sesc, =
council Tor HIMSELF houghe may supposed 10 be acfnate
Oy Inc nesi he would be by Aatteers
VINO wono assume The character of friends patrons tboup
mao no attachment to the public good, regard 10 he
laws of their soun but influenced wholly by selfptere'
Would WISH TO extend the power Of the Executive order To-
increase their own they would often advise him IN
with laws that should tbva their schemes and in @
pso 'na. IT was from necessity promote the public
Soothey VIII use their influence the Pesdsn,
use ms to get laws repealed the Constitution altered 10 ey
powers and under pre,ext advancing
me public good and gradually render The government dpo
ISm lb,s seems to be according course of human
anas ana what may be expected om the of THINGS
sol OF MI adams on this subject appear to have been
inherent rom nose OF any other who participated in ;be
DECISIONS III Io9 OF which we have any information now
wen as from those Of the Federal Convention itself "
ms true that Washington exercised this power duripo ;s
administration Inc gentleman from Tennessee produced NM
CASTS as the result of his industrious reasearches which had
during the whole eight years which washington
70 Justify the hundreds which have been made i'm the
' year Of TINS administration But in every instance JV.sh
removals were made ( viii be denied only when
h I me pubic good exactly complying with the rule
ta. zen established In announcing the exercise ~
s -. 10 ne senate he used the word suerccded" instead
Oh removed or dismissed, which were 80,