Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-17

pP'ehtales hhd their private Ambassadors
They may be charged, like an Earl Of oafaih
va former times, TO negotiate n treaty OF mar
risge or, like somebody else. TO present aon
gratnlaiions on the birth OF an heir appnreni'
or 10 purchase crown jewel. These would
indeed. no private agents, such as the President.
not rs President, but as an individual, may em.
iloy. But who would think Tor moment oil
qha,terlng such agents on the Treasury sir.
u Is the employ ment which gives character to
the agent fluent on high embassy, 'nvols-
ing the commercial interests of the country
whether his character be publicly known or
not, IS wholly lmmaterial--and the very quo
tauon from Martens. which he has relied on,
IS sufficient 10 satisfy the Senator OF ihis-tor
says that writer, " secret embassies ARE Of
many SORTS. II the court to which he ~ sent
peaking OF one employed cn secret embassy
g he informed Of the object of his mission, lac
ought 10 be e,anted NIL the inyiolabllity due To
him as Minister. - Dad Nh. Rhind make known
10 the Porte his true character WIS he not
recognised IN that character Did he not
exhibit his credentials, enter into "a negotia=
non. Il conclude treaty oi commerce Il nasi-
CATION Who doubts this The fact that the
treaty Is rn'hed speaks all thni | ask. But
SIR, IN what lamen,aDie position ID this argn-
meat OF the gentleman placed by the Prss,-
dents own aso.al, made but a day since, IN
The face OF tie public hold IN
my hand the Iotclllgencer al this morning,
containing IA message from the Pre'sdent io.ihe
House al Representatives. covering ,he letter
from Mr.. khlnd. Oh the subject OF certain ine
Amman steeds. presented TO him hy the sutton
Refe Mr.. Tyler read portion al MIR. khInd'a
letter IN which he uses the 10 lowing language
Although this was evidently lot intended q ma
(sPeak'og OF the pfesenD IN my gBiciat capacity,
since the Ministers were aware could not
nccrpi the AS such. Sill! the gut was onh hat
could not ba returned without giving "itencr,'
and but for his official capacity, cad Mr..
lyler,) why shonld Congress he ltoabled with
the subject at all The mandate Of he Con
SlItuton iutefposss with the DEE lfatI9n, 4" thht
no person holding any office OF prof, % tra I
under the Uatted States. shuil, without the oon
sent oil toagfe,s, accept OF any present, &c..
from any king, punce, or foreign Sthe.'
he esident then. Acknowledges Mr.. Hhind
to have been IN officer OF Government mud,
MS am Indifferent about names, Il gentlemen
choose to an munster Nj. Raln !, II may CON
phrase. care not, 40 they 10 not deHy tint
he was an 0Dtcfr OF The 10, rumeht. I'm
language OF tae Constitution embrace, rs well
the case OF an Officer, however subordinate, rs
Of AN Envoy Extraordinary. But oI il tho Gil.
cumslanre III these persons having been engage
on secret mission convert, them INTO Ineio
secret ageHts 81 tue Pres jdenl, | brg ~ know
what becomes OF us when We 20 mic secrei
session DO we cease To he public agenis while
sitting win closed doors lIup, w Sill uui
then IN pubic, but IN secret uut what new
credeniIal, are made out Tor Us Away. then.
wIIh THESE fiimsy apologies. Lei us meet this
qaesuon bold and ltnrlessly let us tell the
Prcsid nj that he has erred. Let US be tue 10
ouI selves, to OUT conzttuenis, but above n
10 the Constitution. What IS The language oil
that h,gb Instrument - lie shall noH.ludic
aud, by and With tue advice and con ent oi the
senate, shall appoint ambassadors and u her
puOlc ministers and consuIs, Judges oil the 5u-
pIeme Court, AMI all other officers Of the Un
ed States, whose appointments 1io not herein
provided tor aud e.thbushed Ivy law" The
Obligation TO nominate Is one ihihg, that to
appoint another. An appointment cannot pr
cede noapinaton, nor ean u take place
without tue advice u consent oil the SeDat Did
the PIE lieut. nominate these commis sioners
these AN Gassadors, these oil sial agents Cen
tlemen eau take their choice oi terms No.
Do he appoint them Yes;n one doab IS
II. Has he appointed them by aud with tie
advice and cnn3ent OF the Sonale No Tor no
nomination ever was submItted 10 tle oenhtr.
What, then, Is The inference Il is plain and
alpabIr need not express II. Slf Is not
THIS enough 10 gise US pause Ian uage can
not he clearer, sense m0ie uniacumbrred, u
injunction more obvious. These arguments
apply AS we'll 10 the Ministers sent by MI. Al
ans, SO lar As ihelr true character has been
made known, as To thuse sfnt by Presii.ni
! Jackson. No one eau SANCTION the one aad
di,appfoye the olher. By subseq ienl CLAUSE
~ thu Con titu ia, authority Is gwen 60 the
Pre- -nlent to Il vac tncIeo occurring during the
recess. No man can mistake The tue meaning
Of that clause Vacancies wnlch Occur between
session AMI session ol Congress. shoIld be
filled by the PIesdent---bu he is bound to uom.
al "A, . nd
ing, such appointment and 10 guard aud lImll
mis- power the comm issIon expires with sueh
SESSION ANY other reading would invest tins
President Nth unlimited and uncohfolldble
power Can we POSSIBLY mistake ieGt SO
plainly, so clearly expressed
| have read 10 the Senate the clause in the
Constitution relating 10 this sntJ CT. have
said that no man could mistake the meaning
beg leave TO Iecani that expression. There
is one class Of men who may tohsirde II
differently statesmen, they call themsriv,s--
but no more like tie statesmen OF former
times, tnAn 10 Hercules" they belong nut
to the eaItn, nor deal with II shy--they
spurn the ground on which hey walk. Fol
lowing the light Of bewldered Imagination,
they rush inlo specuat.ons-and, IN iher mad
career, trample under foot rights natural aud
chartered. The Constitution presents no bar
rier IN their way. Its language, however sim
ole and PLAN, Is construed inio an ambiguoUs
iext, TO SUIT their rulnous designs. Every thing
is TOO plain aud simple tor their vast minds.
They 90 for splpndur aud what does not gilt
ter is regarded rs worthless. May heaven. III
its goodness, relieve US from all the tribe. SIR,
take the sImplr, unambiguouS language Of the
Constitution as fnd u. WI notmq1,re what
IL should be, but Ttat Al IS, When ! come to
decide upon it. Inc wisdom oil our lllnstrious
ancestors framed it--and when am asked
TO exchange ii for the policy oil the hour, an
swer nay. No matter by what circumstances
| may be surrounded INFUSED, siandered.
yilifsd as much as my bltelest enemies may
please-ihls shall be my answer Every day ;
experience satisfies me, that, amidst all the
iurwoh and confusion oil parties, the fret post
Of safety is, 10 stand by the Constitution The
second post of safety IL, TO sand by the Consti-