Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-29
TW ENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
IN THE SENATE OF THE L. STATES
MARCH II, 1880 -Erecuttue Session.

SPEECH OF Mr.. BAR TON OF Missouri
The question benz upon resulu ION calling on
the Pr 81 ienI for the aus vi rem "a fcar
tai OH 4rs, Nj BARTON rose aud ID e5, ed
the nat
M PRESIDEST Upon tive important quos-
Cons of the power of the President of the Uni
led State to remove from Office, and of he Sc
nate 0 restrain him in an abusive exercise OF
tlt power. depend The "a stion, whether we
are 10 nave. in each succeeding Presidency, a
'ouf years despoiisn with an irresponsible "
rant If he b. so disposed ~ a Republican Go
yetnment flaws, vi h a checked aDd restrain
ed Executive
II he discussion Of hese questions, invol -,
N Tue cats !" Informal! .on or the causes of re
"''"is no" ending before the Senate. come
eVovedlv as II CLEANER after the Senator from
Delaware, (Nr. Clayton,) and if can Gnd any
beads Of wheat, worth notice, in his clean
shorn field over which he has passed, | will
endeaynr to ga her aud preserve them but #
find none, it will be no dishnnor "a rake and
bind after such GRADER, in such a field
Il is n longer a dispute about names, such
os Fed+ralist or Republican; Ultra Fedrralist
or Democrat; National Republican or State
veto Republican or any other can words ar
phrases, with which to deceive the public and
rally partisans around our respective stand
aids.
It's dispute in which is involved the pres.
ervat,on of our republican institutions and our
Constitutional liberties.
The issues are now fairly joined upon the
srea fundamental principles Of the govern
heh' without regard TO party names.
The majority contend tina the President has
power to remove Federal officers, of the class
ptnr., Il
10 inquire INTO the cause ofremoval !; but must
presume the Cause to have been lawful And
cannot restrain the President in an abusive
TX reese OF that power bat must rely on i'm
lives
Inc minority deny all these positions except
'ae removing powe, for cause !; and claim that
,ue settled practice ofthe Senate shall be adj
..'eu TO- That the provisional power of re-
"a''al from office by a President when il exists
w '' Is high leg al trust, to be exercised only
~ 'ne pubic benefit, Ia sound discretion for
Suse' relating TO the official conduct or fitness
Tue incumbent and should not be perverted
c, "' It's h'gh purpose TO those of partisan war.
~. Ut personal vengeance, for opinion sake,
"' 'he exercise OF the elective franchise =,
a 10 make room for rewards for votes, or in.
n'ence our Presidential Elections or, in a
bned '''"' ""' '' wv"
ha contend Tor The restraining powers OF
senate of the United States, as unders God
u'e colemporary expounhers Of the Federal
ION, IN matters of displaciDg as well
to-. appointing Federal Officers in opposi
Yy yn 10 arbitrary Executive discretion, and ser
Say 10 Executive will and of rendering the
Fn,,t me yenal register of Executive edicts |!
Tyao 'ne freedom of inquiry into the exercise Of
nn':.e discretion and official trusts !; in OPP
scra TO Executive responsibility, and
h s the Executive from the light of truth
Impression offree inquiry into our public
,aa.s as IN he identical cases Of genoyal COW
's'o'e The 9auate.