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


at OF in tnl war. aud had contributed more
than any dher 90 IT'S successful termination.
Peace came. but peace found Us poor, dstrac.
iceland unied Only by a ROPE Of sand some
thing was tecessary 10 place us on an equality,
and TO unils our energies. A federal constitus
ton was "a be formed-the object was accom-
plshed. aud principally by his agency. lie
was unanimously elected thu frs, Cbiel Magls.
tratc, 70 piA the machine 10 motion aud 10 give
The new Gqsernmen, an impetus. which should
secure its oeeeSsial operation. The people
looked bads upon the past--upon the distress
es OF the struggle, aud the cunssqnent anar-
chy-they looked forward with hopeful pro.
Phecy to tn future, for an end OF their tolls, TO
prosperity ,lioerty aud happiness. which they
hive snce enjoyed IN full iruition. Was II
then. slran9, that, with such prospect before
them, they should have INDUCED IN an extray-
hghnce OF JOY, and 10 have ,dolzFd The man
who had dpft so much aud was desaaed, H.
they believed to dc SO much more YET
am against 3ohzing dig man. | have heard
oil "A celebration OF the last eighth OF January,
the anniversary q slDgte rieiOrg The cases
were very .diGereni--one had saved city
after peace. and the other had conquered
peace aud saved his country. Here. loo, was
spacious palace IA splendid dome Al one end
was erected a throne, aud overt vas u cano-
py. which WIS surrounded by the ladies of The
palace. Ills palace was filled 10 overlooking
with youth, elegance aud beauty they were
| engaged 10 the may dance, when the word
wis given, aud all was hushed and sill IN DE- ath
the company separated an avenue "as form
ed the trumpet sounds and 10 he comes the
conqnerIng hero comes, supported aud sustain.
ed hy the grandces OF the empire and con.
Quoted up 10 the throne he bowed gtaciously
TO the ladies Of his court, mounted the steps, aud
was seated ON the throne
| Was the Senator from louisiana present -
| whs he one oil the dlgnllnries who conducted his
! majesty up Sure | am, 40 one could better de-
serve the Distraction but fine was there, AMI
| a thought OF the scene az New York bad had
! p6ned 20 cross his mind, what must have besn
| ins reflections Then he was in The hey-day
OF youth--the blood ran quick and tho pulse
| bent strong. and hope was ready To seize on
! iruilion. NJg, he had arrived, 10 say the least
| TO the meridian Of life, when reason assumes
| the empire oil the passions. aud all our predie-
lions tend 10 the gloomy side. Sir, he must
have looked with indignation on the disgusting
scene, and with Gownchsl eye and heavy hear
| have turned his back and with slow aud pen.
sve step, have retired TO his home, lamrnIing
sincerely al this dismal and fatal symptom Of
the destruction OF his cooniry's liberty. II
don't know that there wnsa Mark Anthony
there, who thrice did offer hun n klnglY !
crown, which he did thrice refuse" Now, thai
would have been premature. Then. the Ruiz
con had not been pissed then, the outppsts
had not been surrendered then, The Senate
bad not yielded up all its executive powers
and accorded TO ihe President mn unlimited
and boundless discretion. After all this has
been done, n crOWn Is a matter OF course ; IL Is
but a ~ mbol OF the powers surrendered
seal aud sisn manual Of the deed of surrender. !
a i..l Ia. Of /.
times" with jaundced eye il IS mol my habit
10 despond. ! would hope; but when The
Senate gives why where is the ground OF hope :
Once the American people regarded it the
buWark Of their liberties. IL WAS the rock III |
the midst oftbt ocean, delyng The storm. Tue
tempest of executive power had bursi IN VAN
upon its brow, and the bhoSs u popular fury
had broken hatnIless at its base but alas they
now see, 10 their unuierablc disappointment.
that it was bnI a house built upon tho sand,
aud the rhius descended, aud The winds blew.
aud the Hood, came and beat upon the house,
aud !, fell, aud great tons HE fall Hereof. Aye,
Efenl indeed, Tor il con AIMED within II the ark
Of our liberties, And when the ark fell lhai house
was crushed TO atoms. We. the representa-.
lives OF the Siales--~e, their walchmen upon
their walls-we thu guardians of their sovereign.
iy, have surrendered up all executive drcfe-
ton To single executive Chief, who can create
vacancies IN Offices, supply them at his tDtI, aud
is responsible TO no earthly tribunal.
Sir, il is not altogether sympathy for fiends
who are made the victims of this RELENTLESS
prescriptions which induces ms TO stand hern
To defend these resolutions IT is not merely
the INJURIES aud cruelty which We every where
witness, and which, as my friend from MIS-
souri, (Mr. Barton) has expressed IL, " makes
tho land pale" which afllic.s me most know
Z 10, tb,,k hon II
republican prosecuted aud punished for opin.
ions sake, would extract tear from The eye
of The most obdurate. YetI slmost forget
their misery and pain IN the all absorbing con.
sderario0 of the interest and liberties Of my
country. II has been ronndly asserted his
fo0r-aye TO the senate of the U1iied States,
fand would that could blot ,hs last fact from
my remembrance foreVer) that the President
OF the United States may, AT his unlimited aud
Illimil able discretion, remove officers IN the
recess, and appoint others TO I'LL the yacan clrs
and that IL is his right, aud even hi dhy, 10
conceal his reasons aud motives. This ~ his
own doctrine, for this power is claimed for
him by his personal and confidential friends
II has, moreover, been exercised to an extern,
unprecedented in Ibis or any other civilized
country 10 modern times.
Sir, regret that il has fallen 10 the ioi Of the
humble individual who addresses you, 10 a..
.sl in exposing the fallscy of this Illuminating
and alarming doctrine.
SIR. the powers ofthis Senate once anrrpn-
dered TO the President, can never be reclaimed !
---once gone, they are gone forever. You viii
probably, never hnd president 80 very com
PLEASANT, so very modest. as 10 ak you 20 tdh c |
them back. Surely II is not 10 be expected
from the present Chit Magistrate. II the
President of the United States abuses this pow
er of removal, as We know that this President
has done, and most wsntanly. wherr is the
redress Can Congress tegi5ldtet TO reach the
case In 1926. bill, with an eab rate re.
port. was presented Ivy Select Committee, 10 |
resiIaIn Executive patronage. which provided
that whenever the President removed and ap-
pointed in the recess, it shosld be his duty, on
his nomination TO thr Senate OF the officer thus
appointed. to communicate TO them the reasons
for The remouaL The bill and report have,
after slumberiog for four years, been revived