Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-10

'uoh Oh the country, ana set precedent which pro-
misses To level oui institutions with the ground. LII IL
IN vain that the Globe abours to Justify the course of
The PRESIDENT on the grounds, that the
was merely suspended by the Senate The language
Oh the Constitution is too plain to be perverted The
object OF the Trainers of the Constitution was TO ern-
power the President merely til Uacancies Ina ppen-
ing during the recess" Of Congress and leaving to
the Senate, ut the succeeding Session. either
hrrn or reject the temporary appointment, they
should think proper. If the argument of the Globe
be worth any thing, it proves that the President not
only has the power but that fine thinks it proper, is
ms duty to strip the Senate of the controul which, by
tue Consultation, it has the soiU of the Execu-
tive The Senate is coordinate branch of the GEN
erai government, and has just as much power over
appointments, the President. But if the Globe be
right the Senate has control whatever, over ap-
polntments, and the President fill every Office
IN the Government as he chooses and keep them fill
ed with his creatures long us he is President
Can such views comport with the Constitution
Although there be, in this case, intrinsic evidences
OF daring contempt OF the Constitution calculated TO
excite the fears of every lover of his conntrv vet
there connected with it, ertriasic consider,i0ns
of character still more alarming The President of
the United States has openly professed his peerence
for Mr. Van Buren, as his Vice President and !;
exercising the power and patronage of his office to
further the views of that Gentleman TO The
Cyl as ms successor OF this there is doubt. Eve
y appointment has reference to this. Every office is
hiied with the advocates of Van Buren, and no eff
forts spared to dragoon the Senate into sub,nis
sion. to this course OF the President. We have seen
this In almost every act of the Administration since
the dissolution of the Cabinet The nomination or
Van Buren, the first step taken by the MANAGERS
OF the President to break down the independence of
the SENATE The dissolution of the Cabinet and the
course pursued by the pensoned presses towards the
members OF the Senate, who opposed the Turkish an
preparation, and censured the conduct of Van Blu
rem In that matter but the prolopues TO the p, or
that had been matured. From that time to this no
exertions have been spared to injure the Senate in
the public opinion, and to force them record the ,oM
OF the President In regard to his FAvoRITE. The
members W no voted against " b. have been assailed
by an unanimous yell from the whole Treasury ken
mel; and more recently, those members of Congress
svo voted against the late Protectig Tariff based
the Van Buren, policy, have been hunted up and
assaiied in the columns of fhe WASHINGTON Globe
and Richmond Enquirer-the two leading organs of
Van Buren, in the Sonth,Cwhile the Nashville Re-
publican, the belwether cf the West is enraped in
running down Mr.. Grundy -not because he did not
vote for Van Buren,, or he gave that evidence of his
devotion to General Jackson but because he did not
give place TO Mister Jain II. Eaton-a gentleman of
some fame in the country, and who perhaps, will
make speeches for MIR. Van Buren,. The patronage of
the whole Federal Government is nut in reouiston
to bolster up Van Buren,, and to break down the SEN
ate Even in State, there is plot rnaturinp
having for its object the reorganization of the local
government upon the same principles, and for the
same purpose. But OF that more hereafter.
=, Agan-A few weeks ago, (and since the notorious
baltimore Caucus spawned its spotted Candidate for
the Vice Presidency Convention of the PeonIe of
pennsylvania declared, almost unanimously that
they would not take the Nominee their candidate
scheme, however, has been Matched up during Van
PRESIDENT, he
People of Pennsylvania Van Buren, himsefi is zone
TO see his Regency at Harrisburg that business
The scheme is to induce Wilkins and Dallas to de-
cline in favour of Van Buren, and thus to the
votes OF Pennsylvania to the FAvoRITE. Wilkins
and Dallas supposed TO have objections 10 office
and their declining in favour of Van Buren, the con-
t'tton upon which they to obtain it. The resolu-
ton OF Mr. Watmough, "a brotherin- law we believe
OF Dallas, who is brother-inlaw of Wilkns) at the
late Ba,k or 40 Bank meeting in Philadelphia speaks
IN no doubtful language A few weeks since, and
fhav xyara UUno 4 Mo-
by the wand of power, Mr.. W. resoiues I" to abandon
all State preferences, and to rally oholc force anon
the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET."-i.e e. jackson
and Van Buren,! The organ in this CITY euouires-
yes, enquiries if this is the meaning? q circumstance
which goes far to confirm tie suspicion that it was an
J Ia OF the whole scheme, from beginning TO end
What must be the consequences to the country of
such colossal strides of corruption?
Under such circumstances its independence
Knocked at by an unprincipled faction--its integrity
assailed by pensoned Press-its powers wrested
from it, by Ito say the east) a misguided President
what does it become the duty of the Senate of the
United States to do in defence of its rights and
the the constitution of the country? Will they bow to
the dictaton of the Executive and throw the Consti-
tuition, entrusted by the People to their charge under
his feet? The People gave them longer of Of
fice than they gave TO the President-They removed
them from the influence of temporary popular excite
inents and placed their elections in the hands of the
gislatures.-They clothed them with powers to
cnTD the spirit OF Executive usurpations, and to
troll the influence of E1ecutire farorsm Will they
surrender these powers? abuse the solemn conf
ded to them, and become the plant tools of the Exc
cutive? We appeal to Tazewell, to Tyler, to Troup
to Hayne to- Mangum, to Miller, to Poindexter, and
othersCWill you be thus driven from your posts and
bowed down to Van Buren,? Will you prostitute
yourselves and the Constitution of your country to
the pleasure of the President Or will YOU not rath.
er adopt some settled rule of action by which the i'm
proper exercise of the power and patronage of the
Executive may be restrained and the rapid tendency
OF the Government to Monarchy be arrested If the
president be permitted to use the powers of his place
to sway the elections of the People by the
OF his ohce 1t is easy to foresee the ruin ef the Re
public.
The Senate has equal powers with the President in
matters OF appointments to office. They should take
care to preserve their independence and power 1t
appears to us essentially necessary that should adopt
rule to reject eUery nomination of the President
where the nominee is put forward merely because
he is creature of Van Buren's and as a reuayd
Tor his services such. We have no doubt that
the individuals who have been most ncti1e in
getting up meetings to censure the Senate for the
consuIuticnal exercise OF their rights in the re-
by the President for Office No such nomination
ought to be confirmed The President will net nomi.
nate any one who has gotten up meetings to censure
ms conduct-neither should the Senate as co-ord.
oo'oue aePartmeH OF Incorporating Po'ocr confirm
ny nomination of persons who have done the same part
towards them. There seems to other practicable
method OF restraining the influence of the Executive
on the elections of the people. He has thought pro-
per TO enlist Ill the election of the Vice President as
means of paving the way for his successor let The
responsibility rest on his own shoulders If he means
10 follow up the precedent he has set and install the
essarIes OF Van Buren, in Office in dcspitc of The 1ro
DtSt0nS Of The Constitutions why the issue will then be
made up, and we shall the sooner know whether we
are Frcemcn or SaveS
THE JACKSON VAN buren, POLICY.
The Jcffersonian, summary and cnergctica