Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-14

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time. tina, hey did doub, the rights Of the Suae
TO be such affirmed As, however The Peal.
dent, while asserting contrary power had expire 81,
waived us exercise, and had submitted HE nOu iua-
lions TO tie Senate or heir advice, the quesuonswa
go reduced Gas they tboushD o mere ab.iracuo,
which, however Proper TO b. seuss,L il was M, N d.
cesser5 hen TO Dc eide.
Aher hat u,De, cass h,s occur,d wi'hn tn
~ledge ot the Senate. anil the present Foe al
tho"gh Ms'sr. Crane and Onley, 1925 received iron,
P'esident ADAM commission smiar hi, Yet that
fact was cautiously conce hed IRON the Senate The.
Mnis'e n.ver reached Conssnunop-; and the ir ap.
foin'nou' would mol prcbab ever have been brouI H.
to light, unless IL bad been uud eApedien now 10
reier To- as precedent to justify what was after
wards done by the present Execu ive.-And here,
err let ne appeal TO the candour Il all tho
senators who thought aud acted with me- dutiu.
the Panama discussion. to say, IL they had know a
hn esident Adams had secretly instiiu,ed mi .sion
10 turkey during the recess Of the Senate would ,hey
not have reprobatej such act, in as strong terms
al ,eas, as any used ia tea ion to hi. claim vi
snch apoSer IN the Panama csss, where the exercise
OF the power asserted was expressly waived bv him
For my part, know should have done so; and know
ing ms cannot reconc lie it to my elf to sit silet
when the anne act has been done by another
whatever changes have taken place 10 the Execu
1--WE, the Constitution remains the same-The right
anu ulues oil the Senate remain the same; and will
other. $1,000 ~
The cases 10 which have thus referred, spreading
az they do period OF twenty. Eve wears now at
past ought TO satisfy every one think that A. nro
visions OF the Cons ton aud the practice of the
e'hmoht are In strict accordance At all events they
III
eouiu De iound. much more opposite Than any which
eSist, they canno. prove any uniform practice anv
cSnnuous Guam OF precedents, settling this qu.s
VI power woich tberefors, consider as re,
'nfesrd, and decide by reference 10 the Consttu,itn
alone.
MIR President, the arguments that have b,enurs,d
10 opposl'ion to The cpinyn br. fly expressed VIII.
nrs' made mis- motion, coming too from The quarter
whenes some oil them proceed, have excited my sur
PRISE, almost as much as the power, the exercise of
winch IN this case they seek to Justify 1 mu he
saVe therefore, to invite some attention to the mos,
prominent OF thee argument which ., am IN nm. 49,,
awful "sigLs OF the times"
An honourablr Senaos from Louisiana (NIr LIVING.
sou Instead vi controvei thug directly any
which have adv snced tells US that the consruc,;o,
OF the Consiu ion Tor which have conteudeJ il mo,
TO Ger ain but that Use and good may w eli. doub,
$40 ,s correctness; nay, even adopt contrary ooir-
lon. he does not say, that such il his opinion bu,
saishes himself with endeavoring to cast ,b. ,b,dov
OIL MS donb;s u. Oh mine; and then rebuk.. me In,
usins NE strong language did in expressing IL S:r
u could feel any OF the doubts W ch This : n,o,
mas sought TO generate, ike him mir hit reyr-t Ib-
ue Vi s"ong m ases, to express opinion of he COR
rectness OF VIII CHI | dill not isel as.ursd. h,, -
tanning no 'uch doubts, have nothing TO resr.t no.h
Ing to explain, aud oihng to take back
hnu now 'ir' Is THIS supposed doubt produced! The
in IRON louisiana says that the Consliu un is sus-
csP''oe Oh Two d'ii rent readings. OIe, that which
gave as found it written, and he Other this: " Ihr
President, during the recess IF the s. nate shall w.
powsr 10 III u? all vacancies tLat NAV baon A.,
eofuing to ms latter reading he thinks il p,obabe IN
inc President would have he ryht 10 do ,bat 10 h.I
ne Tvs zone. Now, sir, from whence does this honor
o. n
oefs OF the sentence and arrange them accordino
10 ms fancy! III he is not bound 10 read the
ssN is written, he has the power 10 amend n hv
ne suo'u.uuon oil new VOID as by invrrtipg the or
DER Ia which The old words found 80 to give tbem a
new sense The gentleman cannot claim the me ri,
even OF originality Tor this invention IL 4, car,aini,,
old a, the days Of Swift, in whose amusing +" Taia ~
iso we read that the davice was mon
une tes,ameh, there mentioned The three brothers
not oeiug able to find the thew desired w,
ten 'h Rim fotiden perbis sous ht for il fofiden si
ois; not hndng II even then, they Il led TO max, =
,Di. ca" 'te; aud II was only when they failed in
.n'S 700, 'hd' h' found theme elves under the IL
OF changing the photography. Had they hv-d
'ne present day. 'hSy might have saved themselves
muca trouble, by merely altering the nam. of ,yha,
they Wished AMI bestown g upon it some nav denoni
nation. ~" ue"oiii
Do not the Senate perceive what would h. Tho sgo.
hs he" reading oi the constitution, it, as the Seoa
TOR from Louisiana oud pArsu ,de ~ ia wa. n.r,,is
oe auoP u! Read as it is written, aud these words
nHi"s me recess oil the senate" denote the time
VIM" when the vacancy must happen wi ich yacsn.
cy 'he President slone is authorized 10 ill up; but,
onuns 20 ms new reading. these words denote the
nme w'hin which the President may exert the now
OF ming the vacancy, happen when il NAV TIL
tue PRESIDENT would need but wait unit, The Ssna,s
"oJourns' anu ne You'd have authority to Oil up all va
cdhc'e- Nay should he gracousIy please TO b;s
appointments to the Senate af,erward, and t.v sbonJ
rrJeet them, instead OF watching ct or asio, "a -
hoinnae,he Pre- de nj might for the adiournmsn,
anu 'peh te-appolnt the same ndividual; and so ON
f0tteS quotes to The end Of the chapter A more ann
mary ehou 10 divesl The Senate OF oil authority and
10 invest The President alpae with complete powsr o.
all appointments, could not wei be devised In,i
h'ofms tie Very bfutes of their common danger ard
OF me quar- er from whence il may be expected. ana
surely Arguments such as this should put MS unop our
guard f " "Poh ou'
An honorable Senator from MARYLAND tNr Sni,b1
te'i' US NAV he has ;ver doubted upon this noin,
-'hat ne has ever been OF opinion the P,esiJ. n,
might institute VIVA missions he p ease. W tb,ut con
suing toe Sena'e or any body else-that he so said
anu so voted, 10 the Panama case; and thereto a sb an
so vote In this, which is precisely similar TO tb,t tn
Is all very true; and bsar my willing tesiimonv q, &
perfect consistency OF that honorable Senator in tbas
cases wish could prevail unop him bowevsr .,
convince my friend from Illinois, Mr. anel ,bat tb
cases are precisely simiIar. 1t would relevs me- 90,
~ much u he would do for feel sen,iblv The wi
wardnesso OF my present position opposed On The ona
manu- oy NOSE who opposed me in the Panama rare
because hs the same question there presented: and
opposed on the Other, by those with whom 7 tben
ss'eeu' because this is similar case II IL no, for
me 70 reconcile such copta'isnt opinions All can
rs 70 oppose 10 the Senator from MARYLAND The ar
sumen9 urged IN The Panama case which 1 agree viii
nun Is Precis ~ similar to this and 10 epdeavor to
sausy my friend from Illinois, that his distincons com
each. r''P''' H'"Feo IN
In what sir, is any differences TO be found b.tvssr
me TWO cases! IL s true that was the msra ass rtcn
OF gh TO power, the exercise OF which was yaivsd
athe very moment II was claimed; and his IL the o =,
ernon OF the same power then asserted merely RI,
surety 'his b'rfen cain, waived when preey,.d me-
seh'S not so Iong case The actual exercise H.
very power then waived The two casss altbouah
no smuar In their facts, present the same and
every argument applicable to the one appIies S,;a a
In a.NA-