Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-10

ate possessing certain Executive powers. to be
!Sxctciscd m cooperation with the President when
lN'ey Improve OF the Adm,nistratiOn OF his co-ord-
nate powers, or IN opposition 10, and rs a sautary
cheek upon hun when he has abused such powers;
ana mat as officers OF certain graio cannrt he sp-
ln'ed without their advice aui consent, So If those
"'icers be removed To seward parisans or far any
other unlusttablc pilrpas. The Senate can reject
homnaiions to supply the thus occosionrd
ana thus either compel The President TO roinstoto
those removed, leave vacancies hiCh he cannot
supply after the expiration Of their session. If this
view DC sound, the Senate, by It's legitimate, Though
lndlcLt action upon every removal has check upon
The abuse Of power, which, IL exercised whoa the
public interest really demands il, will destroy the mo-
tves Tor that abuse, and may hereafter save the Re-
public IN her hour VI greatest peril The objects TO
be attained by ambitious aud designing President.
through the fundamentally of these removals, will
be to dsPlacc the real ticndS or the people and to
ilup tho vacancies with his creatures subscr-
went 10 his Will, ard ind pendent Of all other conlrou
ana the Senate have the virtue TO his promo
si'IonS To effect these ends he NAV be compcil,d IN
rejr0ct his removals, to leave the places vacant
rms right OF rejecting appointments. with tho OK
press design Of aching upon the removals should be
exercised whenever the removing power mas been
aSusSd-bcc0use every such abuse IS an act OF tyran
NY and the first approaches Of surpaiion or onyrcs
s;c uu0 Srniuary power snould be repused by those
who ought 10 stand n The most vigilant and ircoil
among the sC"tjG,'iS OF liberty. Orduar,iv he win,
accepts ~ appointment to til a vacancy accustomed
.! 'S an abuse Of power, is cognsaut of tho flctS
.td conscntiug 10 the abuse. Moreover this check
should be intoposcG Whenever the public incres; de-
Inands the restoration ut mcrornus officer whcth-
- removed through nadrcr'cnt error or intentional
injustice. the Senate thought II important TO ry
ercse TINS right in the OF the military nomina-
lions IN 1929 but tho privilege becomes incstimnby
valuable whenever the removing power of a Prcsi-
dent Is cNC:tcd Of tho purposes of personal ambition
and m utter contempt OF the public interest, Il is
infinitely better 10 20 without an officer Than TO sub
mt 10 IN act II tyFanny' in any shape We have
no right to originals bills FOR raising rcvcnlc--wr
canrct nominate propose IN the FIST instance The
i.;fy ,-lg
House sends here such bills wc can unlcd or rinc.
en- N1", whenever we believe that the SIN, to
i Tise" = destined Tor any purpose which yraau
S or Oppressive, or not really nccCsSn7y tor the n;h-
nc h:cEeS', we 0cc bound - negative The yh,l, hill
We are no. allowed o amend That interest
we sfHuo COUNTESS refuse any appropriation OF pub
81 nc money IT We believed It destined 10 advance ,pc
interests Of an usu-pcr, although satisfied At the sam
= inc that a real CIV! ght grow out OF Inc want uC
"'GS 10 cis b"rsc thc ordinary expenses vr govern
mcut. In thrsc and al similar uascs Tic question
l. must BE- weighed and decided whether The oli.c 30
be achieved Is worthy OF the sacrcc ii say oCcasr
ana so Ions; as the spirit ancestors dwell wiihin
I"eSe wills we shall "a cy think any sacrifice too
great, II made IN a successful resistance to tho or
c pfc5s,ve exercise OF arbitrary power.
o bht thtre are some here who maintain tina. We
nave no such check on III. Executive, and that the
FfesIi1"t - authorized 30 I'll all vacancies er,s.jra
IN The recess 81 the senate; sp that when WE have
# ectcd such appoint ments as have been proposod tn
u.s. and, having been informed by the President hat
our cCs are no lon~or necessary oro Sin, h., .
= adjourned Without DAY. he can + Tho ryc.,r;C - -
eTi@'tny T. ;hiS I've true he can f.! such vacancies
! as Wei WIN orc person rs another, and of course
= can unu WI generally, rc-ai point The very mrn
Whom we nave T,.c Cd; ~ .y ealircly dispense
!. 81, - lions II f:,.' Srrr,-- ,,.ar.i.y nr
/ Tue cay eter each session, commissions which shall
expire WIN The next, and thus take away from, inns
coordinate branch ct power even the ,n.cr,ha 49,,
= oor1nate privilege ci The Old Frcnch Parliament,
n sovereign. u '''
o The Commentator an Justinia,. who has hoeo -,
!uuGn TO- as jurst, IN terms Of high commentator
ID me range ofthis debate, tMr Cooper) after an
I mGdvering upon the rcnlovIDr Dovyrr ~ iorn,,-i
exercised by the GOvernorf1r Pom s,vs .Ln ,C.i
ogy between the tights OF the Governor and tbo.. o
Inc fresdGDt, IN tins respect viii ho J. .consy.riu,
tG"' uuter the constitution ofthc T. s. the exercise
~ ne FSIt oi Tcinoya! Is subject to the fJrmiJabo
cIeck Of Tie Senatc's concurrence i, the s,ccc-o~
o 'te fftslGent-a difference important as 10 dcs-
Troy me !orcc OF all reasoning from the ono to- the
"I"Sr - power ~ every instance controlled in it's
exercise by tie senate, compared with novr
cr IN every iU5iGuCo uncontrolled, and cyeroisr1 a
the caprice Of the Governor for the time bsng heat
GG sy recent opposition, and godded By revenge may
dictate" Tho distinction hes hcrc-cvory ,,,,,I
G! Gs' ing IN the recess Is not vacancy haDponinr
%lthln TIE true construction Of the second aitico =
, ne appointments to supply such vacancies must be
.na,'' oy granting commissions, which shall exprc
at INC end OF tho ncNt session'-not aJle, the ryni
ration OF that session. The commissions pran,,d
curing the -S recess expire, instant with The ter
Mnation OF the present session: and if tho ,rcce 70
l not MED by the concurrence Of the senate o,con
;ics wl erSt at the moment We adjourn not IN tic
fccesS-ior that can with no proprcty be said
10 nc r cess, than scssCnand those vacgncios will
Hot east by reason OF any casvaiy or happes not
proYldcd tor, bnt By the Expressed will OF coorJ
nate branch of the appointing power. Il has meyer
occn pretended that the President alone could fiji bv
one Of these temporary appointments VACANCY hap
pcnIng during the session. In the celebrated rcn,r
OF the committee on military affairs, made here on tho
25ih oil April, 1929, which as have already stated
met with the sanction Of the senate in the REJECTION
OF the military appointments, it is urged that "ihe
WORD happen relates to some casualty not provided
for by las" Tthe senate be i'm session when Offices
are created By law which were not before filed. and
nominations be not made to them by the President
he cannot appoint after the adjournment oftbe sen
ate, unless specially authorised by law, such yac5u
{ CT not happening during the recess Tho same con
struGtion was evidently adopted by Congress and bv
July, 1918, they thought it necessary TO uscrt nm
express provision ofthe second section 20 confer no
on the president tho power TO appoint collectors 81
uIcct toSes-and internal duties during the RECESS #