Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-29

themselves IA the House oi Repfesrpiat Ives, Tor
the uses they have made Of the Presidents pO-
pulsrlty aud military eelot,
Is II quite sure we could persuade two thirds
IN the senate 10 condemn aud punish him
for cause, even ifihat were the preventive rem.
| cdy against arbitrary Wi
Mr. Hamilton IN writing his seventy seventh
number OF the federalisi, was prophet IL
treating afthe supposed danger of the Senate
| overfuling the President. and assuming Ina go.
vernment. no said " Besides this, IL il
! - evident that the POWER, that can originate
the disposition of nouors aud emo lumenis. is
more likely to attract than To be attracted by
" tho POWEKwhich can merely obsltuct their
" course"
Aud Nh. Hamilton like another Elijah. seems
10 have shed his mantle upon his Elisha.
foreigner supposed 10 be Nj polelica, tho
/ late Ministers from Russia 10 this government,
IN whiting OF The United States, says the frs,
term OF an American President is always spent
IN securing his reelection 10 "a second aud as
TO The restraining powers of the Senate n lit
/ tie management in the disposition OF offices
! can always secure majority OF that body.
/ There was Too much truth ia that book, whc'
! ther II he palatabe or not.
/ No. Sir. instead ofn dominant party, such
| rs the present triumphant combination, I'M
| peaching heir President, the astonishing scene
NJ this moment exhibited in this body shoss
the imposslbilty Of thai being the appropriate
preventative against the apu.e of lower by thu
| Executive.
In the recess, rash administration, surroun-
lied aud pressed by II Inercrnary hpst of office
hunters, aiming the reward nj feei, ptnsliiu
ted influence aud votes. con'rsry 10 the
known orignn' design ofthc President, rushed
into conrsr Of prescription aud rewnrds, ihhi
led them INTO an lnGKirloahle 5Ilrmma
The friends OF law aud tn ourrae Il elective
rights OF thu ,ciiizon demanded the ca 80 ot III"
removals
II the administration hnuld come ont with
the true causes. like conscious nnoence IN.
yelling herself, aud acknowledged they Ind
useh the Offices OF the country as their own
private property, as means of rewards and
pnnishmenis. Tor the exercise Of the righl of
lection, The honest yeomnnry OF the unned
States, who had no sinister views IN the late
election, would condemn hem.
II the administration should shrink from the
truth, fear 10 'ell the people that their pnbc
Offices had bern used rs bribas 10 buy popular'.
~ or weapons of war upon opponrnts, aud
make false return 10 our call, we could mud
would expose the lalsehaod OF the return, and
the cajoled public would give verdict
against them, aud dana them for the double
crime
brt the Administration choose either horn Of
the dlemmn, mud public Condemnation viii be
'n"Vlihhlr. There is no alternative bu luT the
majority Ia refuse 10 allow the inquiry
high anl hilbert innlirnatle fIght II mquiry
into the exercise of Executive DISCRETION and
Official trust, which stands ~ Rrpu ,lics IN Oh
position 10 the maxlm bat " the King eau do
no wrong IN monnrc les. And, Nth all thu
prccept and practice Ot ihrir lives stating them
IN III free, the majority has NOW resolved
TO exclude every ray Of light from The causes OF
removal
The \ iminrsifn alton cannot bear the fespon
siblllty +; but II II be dilributed among some
twenty five Or six Sena ofs, il may be less felt
aud we need moi be surprised 4 tue most Iucra |
tive Offices aud splended appointments sh aid
be thrown NJ their feet by ne grateful Ad,nnis-
trarion ; as The King would reward his parasites !
Tor saving the royal reputation At tn hazard oi ,
his own or rs Alexander. whose madness Ind
rushed him lto some inexTlcabe anbusehde |
or dilemma, would reward old Parmenip
Philips General. for towering him from the |
a,snlanls by risklng his own life, aud saGric- |
ing The voiernn phalanx
appeal from lhr interested arguments Of the
dOnniunn parry, who are accused by the mi.
norily OF this violation Of our constitutional
rights, H. the venerable aud disinierestcd an-
thorIly of the iluslriuns dead vino founded |
the Gnvernmrnl and set il Ia motion ; and Ia |
due time will arpea To the past acts Of The
majority, M good authority asnInsI themselves,
aud no more.
In the concluding paragraph of the same |
M. II, Of The Frderans, upon this very sub |
ject Of appointment aud rem1ynl, after show
ing the constant restraining power oil the Sc
nate 10 be The preventive remedy TO save the |
Republic from harm, by the encTOaclmenf oi
Executive will. Mr.. Hamilton point, out " his
g liability ~ all times 90 impeachment tral. dis
g. mission from office, lnoapAciiy 10 serve ~ any
" other aud 10 the forfeiture of lie aud estate,
" by subsequent prosecution IN the common
" course u law. But lnese rec snfons, great ~
"ihey are, are not the only onss which the plan
" of the Convention has provided IN favor Of
" the public security. In the only instances in
" which the abuse of the Executive authority
4" was materially 10 be faared the Chicf Mags-
" trnte Of the United states would. by that !
" plan, be subjected TO the control OF branch
- Of the legislative body. What more can an !
" enlig hte0ed and reasonable people des're %
Such WAS the exposition upon which the
people adopted the Constitution of government
presented by its lramera.
Thus we see that the high power of mpeach- |
ment was intended Ony for punishment md !
disqualification In extraordinary cases of col /
rup 100 aud crime and in party tunes, can
never be used until alter tue dominant phTty IA /
down, il nj all. II was never intended rs the |
common preventive remedy OF restraint upon
the encroachmeni Of Executive will pending |
the Presidential term, when. If ever, the mis-
chef vii be done.
So in an Attorney, Receiver, Collector. Mar
sba aud the like, the mischief they do is not
in the moment Of transit from the end Of one
term to the beginning Of another Pending the
term, as well with the President as will the in
ferior officers Of the government is the ms
chiel-doIng season ; and heace the restra Int OF
the Senate on the President, and OF the ap
pointing power the officers Of the class be-
fore the Senate, turing their terms. The
highest and lowest may be subjected to i'm
parchment, which was intended 10 be The ar
senic Of the State, 20 bp administered only IN
extreme cases, and then vi- careful and
skiltul hand and not AZ the food of The body
polite, or the milk and hasy pudding of the
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