The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-24

laws. We have an administration which denies to the very
government which II administers powers which has eXercs-
ca Tor ioTy years denies tho protecting power tile bank
power, AID the power II internal improvement. The great
and leading of the national legislature all
Ss'edby IT. These strange may depend on the
opposition Tor support. We have, truth opposition
without which would be difficult for the government 10 get
along al appeal every member OF congress present
!and am happy many here say, what would
become OF the government il all the members of the oppos
uoh were Withdrawn from congress For myself declare
my own conviction that lis continuance might probably be
very short Take away the opposition from congress, and
' us see what would probably be done the first session The
TARIFF would be entirely repealed. Every enactment hav
ing by duties as its main object would he struck
from The statute book. This would be the first thing done
Every work OF internal improvement would be sopped This
would follow as matter Of course. The bank would go
nn"i ana treasury 1ncnsg agency would take lis place.
Inc judiciary act Of I39 would be repealed that the Su-
peme Court should exercise power of revision over state
oecions ANA who would resist the doctrines of NULLIFI
CATION Look sir TO the votes Of congress for the last
three and you will that each Of these things would
IN ali human probability, take place the next session if the
opposition were to be Withdrawn The constitution is threat
ened thereoremmneny threatened by the very fact that
NOSE are entrusted with its administration who hostile
It's essential powers.
But sir IN my opinion, yet greater danger threatens the
constitution and the government and that from the at
tempt to erend the pocer ofL Executive at tie expense Of
all the other branches of the government and Of The 1eop
themselves Whatever accustomed power denied to The
constitution whatever accustomed power denied Con-
gress TO the Judiciary as denied 10 the Erecuue-
Here there no retrenchment here apprehension felt
for the Liberties Of the peoples here is not thought
Ibegn. sir. with The subject Of removals from oce for o.
pions sake think one Of the nosi ;gnaI instances r
the attempt extend executive power This has been lead
ton 1t has proceeded from The fret On \ e,,ed sys r
prescription for political opinions and this system has car
ried into operation the full extent of its ability The Pres
iden has not only filed all vacancies with his own friends
generalv ,bose mos, Il; st;n,; al - aI iis;
he has tnad ont noI as peIsond, p"["nsi pu'
cancies in order that he might 6 hc with his o,yn a,d
think the number of removals and annnt,oonts @ r., h.
t,eo thousand While the administration md lis friends bavo
been attempting to circumscbe and 10 decry lie mowers
BELONGING TO other branches il has Tins ei7ea n,o IL own
hands patronage most nernicious and corr,n;r an
tv over mems means of living raost tvrann;ra 3nd J
and mower to n,,n;eb free mon for i;,;i ; IL
eether intolerabie
You will remember Sir thai tho constitution s,, No, ONO
word about the Presidents mower f rororl fro ei
II * mower raised entirely bv construction 7, i; %
strctivc power introduced al first to meet cases If ey
treme pnblc NECESSITY but has nov become
with The Executive viii. ca;ng for M neces,,, o;;
mo exoe,,cv far lie exorc;so he, ~, no -o;J - III -
without con,roi without ro , ~ O' ;i
When the question of The President; mower Of renewal Vac
debated in The first Congress those yb argneJ for If In
tied il tn e,reme c,sos fases boy .;d r,;ob, 800 =
which if womb he o5soit n, aecosa, ~ ] u'1 a.;
before The senate co,ld he assembled An ofer b b
come insane he igh abcond and from, these ana o,Lc
sunposabe c3ses il ias sad Tho ,rI;r sory;co raL ~
eriaHy snfsr ;fbe Pradant could NO, o,o ,bo 80; ,o
bent And Il was 6irbor a;d bst , ~ Et;l or no AN
ger ofthe mowers BEING abused TOR ar or nersona objects
No President il was fbongbt ,yo,d 49, coroit cb ~
OUTRAGE on nubIc onn;onS NJ Wad;son Who tbob, ,I
power ought 10 exist and TO he EXERCISED in Of b
necessity declared nevertheless ia, ia PeSJon, hid
exercise me power when not called for by any public ex
gency dnd merely Tor personal objects helgoMd desefre
Senate by the casting vote the Vice President CONGRESS-
pJciIeI III Vor OF ue eSsmg power upon Inc grounds
Mtun Ie enIoneo. Granting the power m case OF
b e anu uehy'h9 It's existence every
"G NJn n nlse:
ie I we siouu reeoiec. uai his question was
Gseueu, anu mus qecaeu, wheh Washington was IN the
ou ho' De aoused nor Ga they CONCEIVE possible that
b colu 50 lar depart from hS great and
t eAt, as, oy dpuse OF lhe power, ana by carrying
Ssp u 10 Utmost eXehl' 10 ehanget Inc essential char,
acler o. e Necuve rom mat OF an impartial guardian and
-, u ' Tvs . s OF INC oniei dispenser oil par
~ e me- OF 1uf Instances Oh removal occurred in
o m ears oi te government Al ihe commence
.n' III MI, ne made several Others
o 1 ouues iucn dissatisfaction; 50 much So that
bi; 49, a. @ 10 eve reasons 10 le people IN