Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-09

niission during the recess. and without the advice
ono consent OF the Senate!-And II he did, was 1t
moi ms oounden buty, to have nominated to The Sc
mite ut their next session, the persons hc had SO
pointed during the recess.
The amendment offered by IN" COMMITTEE, promo
sing ns It dors to give ian out ii, and salaries 10
'nc~e "Comm,ssioners" thus appointed, is direct
animation of the Presidents au huriy so to appoint
them, and an appreciation Of his in Withhold
ing all knowledge OF their appointments from the
senate. Then, the proposition involved IN my n,n-
ZION Is, Will the Senate sanction this usur patton Of.
authority, which has been thus exercised in 1aprant
drroga,ion of their rights, This is the question;
ond is vain for to seek to hide II from ourselves
power has been exert cd by the President, wi hou
our advice and consent. and he nav comes here ask
ING an appropriation OF money, the pledge OF our
ncqncscence in and opprbation Of hat winch he has
so done. Ought we To grant the application which
has this obIec,?-l pray the Senate TO consider the
matter well before they agree thus VOLUNTARILY and
forever 10 surrender their nghes, privilege Confer
rcd upon them BY the Constitution for the wiscsi
purposes.
Before I undertake to examine the questions
nave slated, let me call the attention of the Senatc
to the nature and character of what is supposed by
some to be the "tri6ing power which has been cxer.
tod upon this OCCASION
1fthe President alone, without the advice and con-
sen, OF the Senate, may originate mission to a
State with which we have never hrf're had any po-
ltical couneSion or diplomatic intercourse, all must,
concede. that he may compound tina. mis- ion of what
materials he may think proper. II he may dispatch
as he has done, or i've, as vas done IN the ncroc.a
tions at Client. or many more he may think IT.
he same power he possesses 10 s"nd Ministers, he
must also possess To accompany them with such and
so mhny Secretaries, Interpreters, udcnts OF Ian
guages, and other attaches as IN discretion he may
Judge useful 10 his new cyation-And il he nav ep-
point all these. doubtless he may contract with all
| and each of the members of thus newly recruited
Corps Dpfomah2u:. a. to the quanum al the CON-
pensstion to be paid for their Thus he will
m In, MI n,,hl,
venue 10 any extent he may chonSc We shall
then have these strange anomalies IN our govern
mrn'. that the President who emmett touch one cent
even OF his own salary without The Of bot h
houses Of Congress may nevcr hccss by his own act
properly create any charge upon the Treasury in
favor of another which he mny thinl, proper and al
tho az 10 long established and Apr wed plona
tick connexions. II: President must no, enarre the
esinbIshm mis- fixed by Congress, vet 10 all neu
re!a ions, ms Own discretion the oaiy check upon
his will
Nor is thus all. If the Prcs,ilcn, alone, without
the advice and consent of the Senate may originate
n now mission to Turkey, power with which The
! u S. never hal any polIt cal conncxion diploma
tick r.tion, &c certainly must have ihs author
! ;ty, ~ 10 any her State. Then. the mnmcnt the
Senate adjonrnS, he may adop the suggestion OF Mr.
| Rhnd, continued IN one of the letters now on your
tnbl., which has been read, and despatch troop OF
| iipomatS's Ia hrmrni3, ind another to Persia, on
missions to which nm very conhdcn; the Senate
would never givc their advice consent. If the
matter should end hero shn | and the very few
others who It'll! think as do. nigh; regret this un-
expected extension Of Executive patronage, and
useless waste Of The public treasure, yet it would no,
he productive probably of much otncr positive mis-
chiefnt present. But it might not end here.
| Sir, We live in strange tIIles-Reyoul of 90
| vernmcnt and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of empires
events. which turmcry were almost of occur
renee in the liiical world those terrible convul.
sions OF the natural world, which sometimes have
shaken to MS centric the globe we inh.ht. have OF
| late become quite comm III inc,d ns We now feel
surprse VI our newspapers do not furnish uS daily
with the d. tails of sanguinary civil conflict OF
some w change in long Established governments
nr OF some dyuiston Mt a.a eu,p,r,.s
Old dominlons, almost hourly Tutoring to thor
downfall, a"d now sov"rcIgnties sprngnn from their
| ruin, claiming be recognized independent
Numbers Of The grcst family of Nations At such
q season this. while the thunder rolls and the
lightning CLEANS in the distances only, il bee mes ,is
To look we'll To the slip IN which all is embarked
Oar country expects every to do his duty; and
the first duty SHE cnI 'nS. is faithful Observance Of
the mandates Of her Cons uipn-If the President,
alone, without oonsutisg either house Of Congress
may institute an original mission to Turkey 30 be
may to Greece. to Egypt, to Belgium, or to Poland
Now we oil know, not only what might be- but Ger
tainly would be the result Of this 1t would be Jus,
cause of war; and the u s would at once be invol-
we'd in that dreadful conflict. which seems bu, m
wait the return OF spring, to deluge Europe ono,
more with blood, and TO threaten the rcpose of all
Chrisendom, perhaps Of all the world-Here then
would De another anomaly in our government, for
VIII i- Congress alone Is authorized by the Oon-
sti'ution to declare war, by the mere exercise of
this "trihng" power of dspatching Minister to
state, the President alone would be authorized
10 bring about that very state Of things, which the
wise authors oftbat instrument, certainly intended 10
commit to the discretion Of Congress only.
Such is the nature, and such may b. The effects,
Of the rlfing" power that has been e5ertcd by Tho
President Opon this occasion, and which are now
asked TO approve, TO sanctify, md TO perpeuate
in him ans his successors-Let me not be told as has
been more ihnn insInuaed by conc, that this vast
power will be lodged in the discretion Of the Pres-
don; and that We should have much confidence
IN the wi, dom and yIrluc of ths officer a. a. believe
TINT the power will not be abused exc scd ndi.-
creeily. Sir. | never had. and never can have so
much confidence in any President, as willingly to
conhde to his unchecked discretion, my important
power, with even hope that 1t will not be abused
II 10 IN the nature of man TO covet power and 10
abuse that which he has, in order to acquire more;
and OF all forms o. government this elective NOM
chy Of - least calculated repress this natur
al procvi'y Of it, temporary chief especially If lie
desires 10 retain his place for another term Conf