Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-18

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er. said that he was as much opposed n ~ s'ssr !
ercise Of doubtful powers by The F,s,n%,e e.
BY Congress. He thought the question o,ss,
be referred to the People when large no 0as@a
the country was dissatisfied with the er ra"A
even Constitutional powers. These s..&
motives for Offering the Resolution he had e %
ed, This was not sporting with the pr..tI"A'Ftt'
Message. He believed it was a mos, ,,
subject for reference: the powers Of ,hr p S,
ought TO be investigated. a'a
Mr.. Foster, Of Georgia, said that h.. h,,.
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr D,u. "e'e
been more candid IN his expose than no I,yI @%
tended to be. The resolution, it seemed, W
intended as a cut at the President Now va w.
F. considered it as looking just the other w.. "'
To him it appeared as containing a Sever.
Election on the conduct OF both Houses oi re
gress 10 the exercise Of doubtful powers. Hs
gentleman wished to examine what NOR. "@
opinions Of the President. if the House Of P,.@V
sentatives was to be occupied in the verr hs, r.
ing and dignified employment Of sending ,h,'t.
ali quarters to pick up declarations of he F'.'
utise opinions he thought the mos, sui,S,
course would be to appoin, Committee, p,, y
the Members OF the House, but of the ctir,r',
newspapers, az that class Of persons were u,.,r,
very busy in similar way. This vas M ~.
! Of the Executive message. How would suts
! resolution iookf Or now would the sepm; :,
pear which the gentleman wished to projuc, !,
, it? A committee sravely reporting to the Hon.,
that they had discovered that at such eer,,
time the President had expressed one opnnr
and at another time that he had expressed ,,,S
and such other opinions? Did The seut,su,,
wish to give the committee power to send ~ |
persons and papersi Or did he propose to ca.
p!oy a corps Of spies, or oi those letter writers
who were swarmiug in tins city! This woup
be diguitied indeed. The gentleman had ,yH
the House that If he should be ST. fortunate as Il
get upon the Select Committee, th, Would b.
what he should do: II this was to be he Lp,
mes. Of the COMMITTEE, Mr.. F. t,hOu:a not an
prchensive Of being selected, begged 10 sd,,nss.
to be excused from serving upon 1t. H,tptd
the object IN view would be stated a little Ucr,
definitely.
As to the other part Of the genlemans dt,yL
he joined heartily it, il. liz should Ulhnst
what were the powers possessed BY d'ae,a
branches of this Government. lie Wished /.
see a report which should point cut those dVuS
fuI pow. r, the exercise Ol which VA, 6arIns q
this Government with accelerated velocity
ruin; powers, the exercise of which, the Stats
@uuld not much longer brook. There we're IL
too many doubtful powers exercised BY Cs
grrss. He hoped The House would stop 10.
course which was the downward course 10 rc
Mr.. Stewart, Of Pennsylvania, said. that sid
a view Of putting an end to tn's dI'ea's@
which he considered as premature, he wOgG
move TO strike out so much OF the resolution
related to the subject Of Internal Improvements
which had already been referred to the comm
tee chan ged with the subject
The Chair replied that this would not be inc
der, as tho House had adopted one part Of ''|
resolution.
Mr.. SIewart said there was no need Of rehg'
ring any part Of the message to select comnI
tee, with view Of getting at the opinion, Oh iS'
President, as to doubtful powers WtOs
read the Proclamation recently put forlhH The
Executive, could have no doubt as 10 what wee
the Presidents opinions on the eonsiluocti
powers Of this Government; that document e.!
no room for any man to doubt. The riess A,Is
given were perfectly sound and ORTHODOX! ih
considered the whole paper as one Of Tie no.
able, lucid, sound arguments he had ever "A
On those principles alone could tins G"ern%''
ever bp preserved. J he gentleman Iron 1'%
gia had told the House that the exercise Ol d'9
ful powers had brought thus GoverD@en' 10 u
brink of ruin. Mr.. S thought. On The COME"
that il vas the doctrines held by that geH''D'
himself, aud by those who agreed WIZ n'",
W i h we're tr!umphan,ly refu'ed BY the rfOShA
ror,, winch had brought the Government '10vf
ger. II was the doctrine Of STATE R'shs'a aos"a
which left the General Government Po"e'e
and useless, which had brought the Goye'n@@
to the brink Of ruin. These doctrines had F" |
widely diffiused over the country; and "p'e'
they came, they operated like poison on '"e !"
polite. The doctrine was impract'caole: "'D|
a doctrine under which this Government ".
never get along. 1t was the doctrine a'vn T
forth in the Executive Proclamation, "h'e" '''"
save the Government, and enable II to tO'T.'
its functions. He was rejoiced to sec ID" W. a.
trine promulgated under the great sea- =
trusted il would be sustained by The ha''U' o. q,
would furnish a textbook tor after ""eI -.
trusted that the People. Of all parties VOW
" as one man round the President, ana "'I =,
| him in an constitutional measures 10 ea'"u
laws and preserve the Union. tie 'nen Nv
10 Law the resolution and amendment % us
| BILE. Il
On this question Mr.. Clay, Of AaoaIn' -,
handed the yeas and nays. lhey VIZ.
accordingly, aud stood as 'o''o"'