Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-07

doubtless ie expected that any opinion gyen
them wou ever 20 eodoed 10 sancoo the exercise Of
onconlolicd and despo,c owei The honorable gentlemen
on Teannesses who has hlled the Office Of Jadss VIII,
inoned sat mt Madison understood the Constitution and
OF the government we'll any that ever lived
holds Congressional Register that day, pos the
opo Of that able statesman there given aud uiumpsuty
constitutional iawyey. Sir. may venture here. think
meet tie gentleman on his own sroonds say, too that Ike
uhes from the schools OF forensic dspu,a'ion Hove pcedens
,scy., Blu, then whsr iss tho opinion % constitutional
upon the other read INN tho volume Mr. Madisons
meri,o,ous officer was abuse Of power ABOVE ms
CONCEPTION. and would merit impeachment" Again. no /
danger, then consists IN this the President dp'aee from
Office whose require that nc should DC continued
IN IL What viii be the motives which the President can feel
for such abuse Of hs aud thu restraints 10 opcaic to
Ecvrn, ~ Ia The hrs, place he vii he mpesehasie by This
House before the Senate. fnr SUCH AN ACT OF NAL
ADMINISTRATIONS for eon'rnid that the wan,on removal
OF mcr,orious officers would subject hun to and
removal from has own high trust" Our constitutoua lawyer
then thinks President ought Co he rcnovcd from Office,
acted the primo 10y friends here and
says-ihe Kind of power you Contend Tor IS ABOVE Ills
COSCEPTiON This docs not seem TO work wclL aud per
des,ood the constitution and structure Of the government
wei as any man that eve, hvcd M an error Then lei US
look into the opinions OF others expressed the oeoa
sion mo aiding in the establishment of this
admired so much MIR Lawrence though advocate Of the
same power denied that according his understanding of H.
was ever TO be exercised Sin wanon ftom ca
prcous no,ve snt, with avcS silence the apprchcnsons
oil those who were alarmed lest might be exercised without
restraints he 10 them the question ch had been
cd Ivy Mr. Madr.on-woold he hc Prcsdcu be Liable to
Impeachment oI dspiacnS worthy and able man, who en-
Joyed the confidence OF the people Nit Winning, hc
san'e SIDE remarked ihat the President should remove
sense Of the nation would forget" Such the
Of all The prominent advocates Of this right at that time Do
~ ,h ; s, y, ono yu own su,oy wien ,nleI
noun inc oPions OF e very men upon whose Judgment you
hS o' , una. ,ne yme 81 removing mertoou onscr'
eoic We regular expiration OF Their terms Of SERVICE for either
party motives Is hostile to tire spirit OF The eons,
, on mnpcaona1ie MAJ aaiInis'iauon o. NE govern
1870 o V'a"""a enc'osehheh' on inc hoeriies OF TIC
PsSp'..
~n ,iece 'he history OF Inc same bill an its progress
'c ocae, Hseens ho' 10 aun OF doubt that, but
for the extraordinary concurrence of rxtraneous
70 produce tins construction the right OF re
rnovai would never have boon recognized whe hill
under consideration in this House, the l3h July $780,
tence Of the right the words "by the President United
the object of which deny that right altogether
OF the discussion But from the the vote
stood Mt Madscn's constitutional opinions
popular IN NHtlna as being too latInaan consequences
Of which he had lost his eee'ionio the Senate that State teg
aud Richard Henry Both these gentlemen voted against
the power aud in favor Of the motion strike OUT sup
pose lha. the doctrine Of strict constructions of executive pow
or at that time, and il often has been the prevailing
sentiment OF the State Georgia South Carolina and H,
Hampshire all against the power and thew wcm
supported by johnson Conectict and Mscsv Of Pnpsx
vania. Among the friends of the we find JoAuson
Few Of Georgia, Butler South Carolina aud Iaosdon Of
New Hampshire who had all been members of the Federal
ConVentonNtts pofed for the striking out aud oeainst
10 and MIR Adams the Vice President having given
vote in favor of the power the retained So the
honorable sencmaii from Tennessee will perceive owes
the whole of his avo,e precedent to that same eier
Adams, the tendencies of whose opions were if we are
10 rely on his friend from New Hampshire,
anu monarchy do not call is attention this fact
yer because concur ~ any Of these sweeping
o. uai great paotihc same question again the
Senate on the 4h OF August, 1882 strike oul Of
ne OIL TO establish an Executive Department to be eno:a
ateo e Department OF war the words 'an who whenever
The said principal officer shall be rrmoved Office by the
PRESIDENT Of The United States aud again the day.
pending the bill o provide for the government territory
Norm es OF the Ohio which conainedG clause recognising
e net 70 remove the Governor OF the territory. Similar de-
e,ons followed ~ each OF these tina, the question was
%nI anIee weeks thrice decided bore and these decisions
o ne GROUNDS upon which the power under proper con-
iuonal restraints has ever SINCE been claimed the
Ina, ,;o,, submit leave not shadow Of doub,
nj rs 1o,n, "nen 'he character OF the Father
the Serators rsn e 70 produce upon the minds Of
in,;ma,e f,;.,ds "a oi1 SomPaIiots and most
AJsn,s az. @ the powerful co operation Of Mr.
would naU,e 20 noc rn Under such
H. o understanding oi those Senators who
ra "sd Pe, was, nat tne resident, upon whom
nrobahc Ibat "a - - y WHOM, nnation! Is "a
been ackn0wIedzeJ then and az, suio'y would have
whose patriotism and devo;n -, ~. , uy pody OF men
never tren srrusssd, " !" He CAUSE OF liberty have
opinion. Of MIR Adams, on hi, subject, ara n,ob, -
I'M onnotion 10 The Esds,ai S "ncn ne hah iniused