The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-08-22

tioWh u""ush ete WINS =. -, A.
cent wish TO introduce 'he i"i''4'.. t IL, r va,
'he powers o, res"hnieIIl'Ioi %"n I its co,n
not suhclent Must all ies's.'t"' -, ..
menSement anu W us mi 49,, ra,cbed ,bat
the fresldehtt men NC s'",' i sI soss;,n r
Ssate OF things' ti'e i ohara mn the na,
CohgfeSs wa ~ S;s1ss r n,eerpn,ont NAV no
PIE ahu ''e WIZ 81 H. u 20 ,,,J lecrees-
ecnh"nca''' ' -, o,a;,o tho suonas
congress ""eS r. Id AZ naD,,tme,fs ,s
lions aud "Hho"S ~ :, 10 .o',rn,ncancnt of ,be
10 ne" laws ,,,I Rsn,r, Ibs SECRETARY of the
session III "'s H. rossops a, Iarcc moi merely in
treasury go" i, Ia sur,ort ~ tho renewal of
laNor ol = ""t ;s,,,,r' ha,t Who could b,ve
the charter OF .ne s;IIo "a. co., ,s comm,
oe'eFeu ''' Cno.oss n;,,;ons adverse 10 thos. on
hlcauhs W ~, pa;dent himself Wben hnfnre
,ertalheu y "a 10, ~. He'd or Department
mas II h'tt' - n,ss,,a oc D.. Ia,. which heinu
recohlthe uu'" Wv, "a sa,n,o 1 -, tho prosdart
accoralhetY e. rn,n IVbs, sort If a L,nk :,
IS suuIe cue" " -, c h;.b tho p-.s;dapt would
Is WI" - c;L ,,n,.o.. - 10, IA -,
nave ueisheu w ~ H. - y
P'ieu =" mus , a .a II ,on;ncture th,t il ;s
such sta'e'nr"t, We ~ - - IL .Is
nus '''hoS> S;t - -, b, co;Ia -
oy MN run ~. vi .i,,l L' 49,, ,n.o,h 20
the 'hs,'"N"'S ~ =! N Fr "
'"e ch" u, 49,. H.. 49,, ;o,;,; 49,
.i,! nc ;5S.dJ "a 60 a..;.,od En- - ~,
a"s,,Iy tn make !. ;ncomnlate aud unsatisfac-
tory discloses enough 10 excite suspicion and
Ian As there is M nrosnect of the massage or
chs Kin tho pres;deot,s objections notwithsiand
mo hy = c,ns,;trt,on,I majority or two.tbirds il
can meyer re,ch the IIouse of REPRESENTATIVES.
rLp members of the Huuse and especially its dis
t;pruisbed Chairman or tho Committee of Ways
.rI Ne.ps who rsnor,ed tho hill are therefore ct
Off from ,lI ,pnort,nitv or defending themselves
Under those circumstances allow me to ask how
the President has that the Investigation
vas un,y;llipcIv coocededt have understood d.
rectly the contrary land that the Chairman already
,elarred 10 ,s well as other members in favor of
the re,av,} of tho charter nromptIy consented to
and voted for the inyestigaiion And we all know
that those in sunnort Of the r. newal could have
preyented the investigation and that they did
Bot suspicion and alarm have been excited
Susnicion and alarm Aqainst whom is this suspi-
/ cion The House or the Bank or both
Nr pras;dant I n,otest AGAINST the right Of any
/ Chief N,cistr,,e In come into either House of
/ CONGRESS and ,ctutinize the motives of its mem
/ bors. "a exanune whether A measure has been
missed with nromptitude or repugnance and to
/ nrououpce unon the willingness or unwillingness
( viii which n has been aGopted OF rejected 1t is
I an ,i,terfccence in concerns winch pa:take of do
/ ,,os,;c ratn-e The official and constitutional re-
: Iafions betwecn the President and the two Houses
/ r Coro,ass subsist with thcm as orranized bod
los U1s action is con6ned to their consummatcd
/ nrocaediprs and does not extend to measures in
their slages during their progress through
Inc House nor 10 NOTICES bv which thew are actu
atcd
trbere are some norts of This NIessape that ought
to oyc,a leon ao,rn and that especialIy in which
tbe President Announces iha, each public officer
NAV internret the Constitution as he peases His
! l,n,o,soa is q Each nnblic officer who takes an
oath Ia snnn,rt the Constitution swears tina; he
will sunnor, il as he understands IL and no, as it is
understood by others" & The opin-
i'm ur Inc Juioes has mo more authority over Con-
press than The opinion of CONGRESS las over the
JUDGES and nm that noint the President is indie
ceiye with great Difference. that the President
has mistaken lie nurnort or the oath 10 suDoort the
Constitution of the United States No one swears
To sunnort !, ne no understands il bu 10 sunnort il
s,mnly a. !, ,s i,truth An mon are bound 10 ohev
the laws of which tho Constitution il The sunrep,e
hui must he obey them az tb4v are. mr. as Ibev nm
derstand them II the obIiration Of obedience is
limited and controlled nv the measure of inforna
lion in other words if The marty is boupd IN hnv
the Constitution only as he unde rstands il ,vbot
would be the consequence The judge of an in
teror court would disobey the mandate of a sune.
rlor tribunal because II was not in conformity In
( the CONSTITUTIONS as he Understands IT a custom
house officer would disobey a circular from the
/ Treasury Department because contrary TO the
Constitution, as he understands it an American
Minister would disregard an instruction from the
j President, communicated through the Department
/ Of Site, because not agreeable to the Consti,1-
rion. as he und. rstands II and subordinate off
Ger in the army or navy would violate the orders
OF his superior, because they were moi in accord
ance with the Constitution. as he understands IT,
! We should have nothing settled nothing stable
nothing fixed. There would be general disorder
and confusion through every branch of admlnistra-
ton, from the highest to the lowest otjcers-uni-
versal notification. Fer what is the doctrine of
the President but that OF South Carolina applied
throughout the Union The President indenen nd
eRt both of Congress- aad the SuDremp Cont On.
" bound to execute the laws q, the nne and tho do
cisiona of the other as far they conform TO the
Constitution of the Uuled States ne he ,inder
stands IT, Then It should he the dntv of everv
President OIL his instaImen Mt into office to care(ni
" examine all the acts in the statte book annrov
ed by his predecessors. and mark ont those which
he was resolved moi To eyecuta md to ,ybicL La
meant TO ,pDly this new snecies of veto becanso
they were not REMNANT To the Cons,,In,;on ~, -
understands it, And after the expiration If eve,v
term Of the Supreme Cont he should send ror ~
record of its decisions and discr,uinato ho,,,a
those which he would and thos, which 10 ,,,o,,lJ
not execute. because they were or were not agree.
able IN rho Co,stiiu,ion nc 10 ,,,'go.aJ. u :, 49,
There is another cons,i,ut,onai I1n,ri ~
tanned in The Messape which Is enriroIv nev, 10
me- 1t asserts that the Government of The Inn.
ed States have no constitutional nn,,or -, NTH
lands within Tho Sta,es ), go, :. g. J."
of forts naraznes nrsenals dnckv,rcs and othnr
needfnl buildings ~ and even fnr ,Lese ot;no,s
/ only .by the consent or The e,isl,t,ro - 81
] State in which the same may he - NJ Oh;
had sunnnseJ that the r,oh, az Con,,os y, o',
lands in auv S,at, was inco,,estibie an, j.;
of sact il nrohahlv at this ,no,,an, ~ t,'i'
in every State or he ITrion ,,,rcbns5 e. ,
or as a iutoment or mortpaue creditor And ,harn
are varInns acts of CnnGress ,,h;cL NJ
purchase and transfer Of such lands TIC ,dy;sa".
of the President have rooG,uudpd tla c,oui,,' .
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