Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-27
SPEECH OF .uR. B.4RTON, of yNissouri



using them Us funds to purchase popularity, be toll
Grated by the public-(for thus minority is power
less, save only to soui the al1r -!iSto,y Wi, tell
postcrity tina. combination of aspirapts of nil no
.;titAl determinations, destroyed the constitutional Il
lerties Of the UnitcdS ntes by the usual grada,ons
q. tyranny and bribery conblned, was feared and
deprecated by the Father e his country
Let him who doubts this final resu, OF the pru-
ciplcs now advocated here reflect moment upon
only few of the Immediate practical consequences
OF those principles.
And first, the present doctrine OF tLe majority
completely nnnihiates the appointing power Of the
SENATE as well its salutary restraining ruwcr; and
coIters dcspoc discretion upon the President. It is
true, this majority could turn arou.d again tn their
old opinions ana practice; but in the mean time the
liberties OF the country in danger, when the
!ncl has deserted his post upon the WALL and the
Jour years despoiisni may be- with many other
Republics but The prelude 10 one ola mur,. nerna-
ncnt and dreadful character.
The Seuator from Louisiana Mr. I.ivinrsou) ad-
lnItS that this doctrine enables the President keep
iavourue III office. turn the best man out III spite
ri the Senate. And what is that but drspc.,sn!,
The admission is perfectly correct, and we thap!
him for SO much deyelopculent of the pr,ncDlc s
oi this mosaic, tasselatcd a,nnist r;,iou,o ii, at
me case OF William Clarke, Treasurer Of the United
states! take II for it's strcngth; for his hpb
4uaiificCt ions for the Offices for his mild and sno,
iess character, and because he has rendered moro
conspicuous services to his country III the late war
~ MS number sphere, than Gen. Jackson did in
proportion to his elevated an expanded ;h..tr
IF action
The Senate. friends Of Jackson and all. copfirmed
las nomination at the last session No soonor woro
our backs turned than he was strrck ron, rho, I'll
OF the President. e@S
And according to Tic doctrines now taught, the
,'chate must register the rescript in submissive
Huniiity! There is no other way OF saving vour
IRON public apprehension than BIZ scrce
mig thcm from the light oftrutG for we ,leIy them
" S" any cause tor this uIla act but the ,nnor
oil I:n. Clarke, ana TO reward a par.is,n hi ron
d:fing the Offices the private proace,y OF the cJ
rli<lrat'on TO reward thcir friends ont Duas, Their
opponents. '
Toyeu AL summer assigning false cause, for s,,c
removals; but when the Senate meets and tho M;
. Iy demands the true causes they shrink from,
inc inquiry III conscious guilt. And no wonder II ;s
saicr to stand mute, than to add a f,isn rcur, ot
the conversion of the Offices OF the country into the
hea'is OF tyranny, and bribery combined as sucb
canno, Oh he ai.en would BE- The causes OF removal
1tihilot Dear the light. The ears of the American
people must not hear them their eyes must never
pshoid them on paper! The prime minister of the
C ne Empire dare not dismiss Turk from
o-iicc, ior inc mere exercise of some privilege So
his master. " VIC ''ut'a'
Stli less dare the head of an American De-
ialeniIit aVow having struck American citizen
i'ou, tiic ron OF oitlciai existence for his opinion
OF the htness of candidates for public trusts or tho
GcEclse OIL lns sacred elective franchise secured 10
OF the Constitution eJ
What strange absusdity wond it have bccn f;,r
GA: ancesers 10 have reared this fair fabric of con
stitutIonal iberty--appoint ed President and Ca
n,el 10 guard land then to have empowered
tfem, hike another Sampson. to pull down Tho sry
pillars Oh which it rests, aud prostate all IN Tia
dust. ~ 80 'iIo
What strange madness in the father of . 1o-,,,
!apliy 20 hre guard at S25 900 per anurn for The
Captain, and $4,000 each for the subordinoios -
"atch over ms household; and then authorize them
to stTangle the mother nurse, upon whose nreser
Fa5on depends the existence ofhs helpless asprn
DurIfu Of inr
tai 10 our liberties as the pillars to the DONG thew
support, or the mother or nurse 70 the suckipr in
FAINT. "
But let Us return and see how completely the d,c-
trine OF this session annihates the very ennoi1t;
power OF the Senate; renders them the mere servle
registers OF Executive rescripts and breaks down The
uyAcS that Keep out the ocean OF desposn and COR
ruption! wi
Suppose Clarke appointed Treasurer today bv
an almost unanimous vote ofthe Senate as the +, ~
vas Tomorrow comes and convinces this admn-
istra;ion that he commanded at the last election ~
can command at the next, thousand more votes
than the incumbent a Is made Treasurer and
serve Senate advises and consents to their own deg
faaation! Next day Is shows the candidate for the
next fresldency, that Ire command double the
number, and Il Is appointed Treasurer in place of a
removed. serve Senate advises and consents
and SO on throughout the alphabet from a 10 ~
Does not every one see that the appointing power Of
tae Senate is surrendered and gone? The restrain
ing power OF the Senate, the high trust riyen ne f.,
public security, and not as feather to decorate onr
indi'idnoi caps, is surrendered and gone!
Are we asked, what IS the remedv2 II 80 Moi,
Ask the cause of the removal; and if the adIninjs.
ration dare tell the TRUTH it will be- that it was for
opinions sake, or the exercise of the elective rnbt
or to pay bride previously stipulated by contract
expressed implied for votes or influence Tell the
President, as the British Barons told their kim
we are not willing to have the laws Of appoint
Inent and removal changcd.-Teil him the Cause of
the removal is itself unlawful g. the removal vodo,
only unlawful but against the constitutional rrhts of
The citizen and the Senate, and doubIy void and con-
scquently, there being no other objection William
Clarke Is still Treasurer of the United States of rgb,
though oustod by superior force.
But If false return be made, let the people and
their representatives determine which master they
viii serve, the President, the Constitutop.-and
if the latter impcnc him for violating the constitu
or nl lights of the cinzcn and making tho false re-
turn; Al the former, let them their chains ms
unworthy OF liberty regulated by law; ard go wor-
ship their idol, and trcfnbIc at his frowns
Let tie read you another practical consequence
iro'n your own book the long neglected report of
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