Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-20


or motives and IL you should, i was not boun'
to respond, Now, genilameu.dfi hase Thu
| power. prn, iehtre did get ~ Surely no.
by tfBfsafion. fer Congress has never gwen 4
Bf LAW, There is, then, hut one answer 10
the question: derive II from the Consiitutfo,
hseJ and II II Is grant IN the Constitutions
what right have you "a lake II from me- hy legs
lalion9 Your law is Therefore. unc0ns'tttttou-
a. Take u back, and II Two thirds can be loun q
To take this power from me, winch majority
ofyos have repeatedly declared now have by
the Constitution, do II, and will appeal 10
the people, and wa shall see what credit you
will ~, for consistency Now, suppose he
shouidmake this concise but pungent argument.
how Would you answer him think II might
puzzle the wsest To give an answer satisfactory
TO him
khl le might odd" Gentlemen, this Is not
all ynpr bhl aud report we're presented al an
early Ifrlod of the Administrations of my pre-
decessf II Was pernnied To sleep illl this
tIme-npw, when !, at your own instance aud
request have exercised the power of removal
hey ond all precedent, YOU oaer ina a law 10
restrain me-. Whalcvrr may he your motives,
the public will draw but ono inference ION the
transaction they will say this suh eri WINS not
acted on uuder Mr., Adatus's administration.
because II was unnecessary he nnyer abused
this pDser there was no mischief, and thero.
fore no need of IA remedy. But the danger
has now becomes 40 alarming, THE distress and
misery which have created have produced
such .ensatI. n, hat Unjust be restrained by my
own friends II, III lralnre, approve this law,
sign my own condemnation, my own death
warrant. lake II back, and # two thirds OF
both houses will pass this roit " eensure ON
me, ttiMem do H. SO we see, sir, thai this
remedy by legislation would be visionary
WHEN "A President conducted correctly theTa
would be no necessity Tor the law and when,
as Ia the case before u.s. he abused the power,
his approval ofIhe law would ba an acknowl
edgemrnt of the ahusa--c0nStgn Cmiy ne remedy
by legislation Is The meTfSt piSioa.
Nbal other remedy do grave Senators pro.
pose Impeachment Now, to name IL, pro
vokes me To an involuntary Smilc--nnt smile
oi approba ION. but OF very different charac-
ter. Impeachment Convict n President OF
the UnItrd States los Two thuds Of the Scn-
ate Tor an exercise of power IN which
n Inn, urity OF the Senate bad repeatedly
determined that he could do no wrong Dir, such
n propositions CARES upon the very face OF II
ITS own condemnation. Besides, the senate
has M cont oil over lmpcachmenls II cannot
IHlptach il can only try. u Stands here as tho
guardian Of" State rights and is 1t probable
'''' NV i''hht VI wv P'f'''''
branch, would ever Impeaoh President for
violating these I Sir, the trainers OF this Con-
sututnn were never 50 stupid ms TO entertain
thought thai Impeachment was the remedy
for Ills abuse oi Executive power, Nj .dadi-
son and Others Ia hH Eufe, entertained M -
pintou that II VS. an impeachable offence. Mr..
Hamilton WAS pf the heliri that thu power of
removal by he President did not cyst al all
hui shall tremb'e Tor my country when The
time shall come that the Ptpsidc0i ot the Uni
ted States shall be- IrIed on an impeaohm cni.
II would be pefilous experiment, and testing
the Constitution ~ It's weakest point. Nothing,
perhaps. but absolute, papabln, overt TREASON,
could Justify the attempt. The event would
Rglato the Government 10 It's eentrr--lt would
be The shock Of an earthquake May never
live To see the time when President oil The
Uniied States shall be nicd on an impedGh
meHi However, SIR, never sball live 10 soc
IT, So long as Executive patronage ~ thus
poured into both Houses Of Congress.
my life fur IT, M President will ever be i'm
p Hched much less cip,1ced, lei ham 10 Whdi
he mag One eighth OF the last and mis- senate,
aud a large number of The members OF the o.
ther House. have been appointed To important
offices, and this, too, against General Jaeksons
pwn Solemn peagc ; and after this, never tell
me thai The remedy lof any abuse If power Is
Impeachment.
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