Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-31

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much lost. by this relentless prescription for
as n general remark. the officers removed wer,
unquostIonably better than those who succeeded
them. Now. II the President has remove,
hundreds of faithful aud capable officers fol
political opinions, he has aagranily sbused biz
trust aud violated the Constitution. II IL Is DoI
so, give US the true constitutional reason, and
we will be satisfied. But there Is good GROUND
TO suspect that. II the President had any salts.
factory reasons. his friends would never have
attempted TO shield him by The slayish doctrines
we have heard advanced confess was
hunder.truck that old fashioned republicans,
: dyed in the wool. should attempt to enforce
the principle of sovereign will mud unlimited
confidence. II the doctrines inculcated by the
Senator from Louisiana ore sound, there ia not
II monarch IN Europe more absolute than the
President Of the United States. IL no one can
inquire, no one can Judge aud fuo Que can
judge, how can il e determined that the Prosl-
denf has abused his powers How eau the
guilt be made manifest, and the nhuse correc-
ted, when the President has II right 10 keep all
his reasons aud motives forever lorked up in
his royal bosom l Sir, III the name OF that
liberty so dear 10 man. and in the presence of
my couairy and my God, here enter nv most
solemn protest against these doctrines as fit
only for tyranis and slaves. But the Senator
from louisiana would humble us still further.
The President may reIhoye aud appoint in the
recess, aud decline 10 nominate The ofic thus
appointed TO the Senate ut the next session
or II The Senate rejects hiIn IN either case, as |
understand, the temporary commission would
not . xpne until tho end OF the Senate 5 session,
and hereupoH the President may appoint the
officer AGAIN 10 fill the same vacancy, again
happening in The recess. 1.-THE President could
be sustained in this construction by a protested
constitutions lawyer-ii he could have II pre-
text SO plausible AZ this, my lite for il he will
assume The power, for II IL Characteristic OF the
man. What, then. would your Senate be.
Gomez Less, If possible. than il has already
become, not even The register of he yoydi dc.
crees. The Senate reject the domination oi
an officer who had been appointed in tho re-
cess lie holds, says the Senator, his tempo
rary commission until the end OF the session.
As the commission aud the session expire to-
gether, tho commission did not expire in ses-
SION II consequently did la the recess, With
unlimited, illimliable discretion, sovereign will
aud a pomcT to pass by the Sennie entirely and
take the appointment OF every officer into his
own hands, aud what more IL necessary To con
slluie the dcspol I Aud The Senator tells Us
that the President, If we reject his NOMINATIONS,
VW pas, BY he SENATE aud appoint AZ The re.
cess.
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trines or symptoms OF n monarchical londen.
cy another appr ENDS II judicial tyranny, and
that the Supreme Count will PROSTATE tho
liberties OF the People a third verily believes
that Congress is uSnrping powers unknown To
the Consul utlon. Yet, thus tIembllngly solicit
Gus lor the constitution aud liberty, we cnn
,amely surrender into The hands OF a single
Individual every office, to be bestowed a, his
AiTI and pleasure. Sir. is not this : slrain'ng
al gnats aed swallowing camels 7 Let the
President subdue Tho Senate, no matter how !,
let HIM at the commencement OF hs term
remove, and fiji every office with his own crea.
lures let the Post Office be his, the press be
purchased in aud, all tbs done, let hun At an
early period OF ls Administrators announce
himself us a candidate Tor reelection. You
could no more resist aim than II he had al M
my of a half a million at his heels, devoted 10
his person, and ready 10 execute his wall. Is
this hyp0th etic0t, or is it matter Of Jacti is 1t
prophecy, or is 1t diSiOTyl Sir, !, IS all done al
ready. Compare the senate, as ttS, with the
Senate, as il uas. See every Office secured /,
see The source and the channels OF Information
corrupted, and see the President already an
nounced a candidate for the next term. win
all this corrupt and corrupiIng oticiai hun-
ence 10 struggle against, The most sangn'ne
friends of free government must despair. A
these prospects the fuce Of the palrio, will
gather paleness. At The expiration of this Tour
years, fareueN, q last farsDdk, 10 the hopes q
| feemen.
Sir, some gentlemen seem TO admit very
liberaD that an officer ought noi TO forfeit hs
Office for exercising the elective franchise bui
iosisl, that II he uses his oDict1l influence IN an
election of President. il il good ground 10 re-
move him. The reason, | suppose, rs. that II
the influence Of oGic e is brought to bear upon
the people, il ~abriJges or controls their cleo
tive rights Now, II you can draw a o,s'lnc'
Iion between the Off cert personGb and Official
influence, ! will not object 10 your rule. Bat
then, you should carry il through-gothe whole
- no partially. But there is partiali'y' The
agent for managing The northeastern boundary
question was appointed by MIR. Adams. lie
lid use his off cial influence IN The election, and
verv ~layishly but instead OF n f~enIo0nt, he
was promoted TO ono Of tho beat ofli' es al the
Presidents disposal Tsbe sure his influence was
10 far0y of The successful candidate. But that
should,mbke 10 difference. II there is my reason
nj The rule-ifil is q good rate, II sh11Hd Work
both rays. presume. however, that the RUE
IN practice is 10 reumd very ofio'r Tor oincial
influence in favor of the present
and to punish every one for the same intunnce
against him, aud 10 presume hs gum "''nou' q
shadow of proof.
Some insist that " roiuli0H ~ office" is a re-
pnblivan max,m and that this Is the ground
Of these removals. Here your practice u ut
teri, at war VITA your principles Prove to
me how, where, aud IN what, q" rotation Is
your rule. don I find the principle ~ thIs
book. It's not there. IL has never been
practtsed since the adoption OF The Constitution,
and Il, IS not nov prac,iSed. Rotation IN office
Gen. Harrison, Minister TO Colombia, was 10
moved befor IT was ascerIained that he had ar
rived at the place OF his destinations rolled 0 IL
before he was rolled ia "a tbs IS rotation III
| office Miserable No, Sr gnu "%roiaiion in oil
flee is 10 roll cut all who did n5t throw up their
caps for the Chiefiain, and 10 fOn ~ those VINO
did. ifhe was your MAINLAND as old as Metha-
saleh and had held his Office from the com,
mencement. he is no subject OF your rotation
But if he did not go the whole Tor Jackson be
way scarcely seated before he was un-
seated, scarcely " frocked' before be ~a'
1" unfrocked" No, Sir, there is some reason
why " rotation" should be tho principle IN the
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