Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-26
only question then is whether the reafons assigned in the
Executive document oi the 18th Of September for r.nov

simply rorndrking tor the present. that we are bound ~
suppose that the President took the step under , like
OF duty the actual case. he would have dom.
ia the supposed Ia each. the validity al Ii. ,n,
sous must abide the hna verdict OF Congress and The
pubic. ~ ~
The constitutional prohibition agans, l,,vi, name,
! " ~ 'y ""hou' AN appropriation by law,
"a. money must hot he drawn used
P'uen "'hou' u's previous sanccn but 10 say that the
pn"he treasure n'y he reov from Que place TO ao-
e " nom loss, or r,k or abusive application.
"nsh, III the judgment OF the President. likely To
al under some OF these pedcaueut iors ct the r,i
e'e"'"s and highest du'es Of executive sagsracy un.
der system OF government as would under auy
'e'h III" ssli-same clause oi our On.uiian N he,c
thit proibiiu is 0uni adds, at regular
and account OF the receipt aud expruur. OF all pubic
money shall he pub he'd from, time To time ih,,, ,,
ing 10 the meaning oi the prohibition La fact no no
ney sever pau no he treasury sn! more tiian DRAW
ro" IN the >euse oi this part the Constitution vibou,
previous warrants IN "ie out in oru; but Lr any Act
done by ihe President late TN. ,uo.,,,s N, .,,
o =" I tIe"s" y whole aud niou'hed. lie las
Jury 'eWOced then To places where he thinks tl.v a. IN
ue "eer kept; at ali even.s, used AL Li,un 20 main
Tam controversy Nth the government
Inc Bank does not bccohe the Iitdsuyv of the United
States a. some OF is offenders say, by the mere act of
ne puh'" revenue heimg lodged by law in its yaul,s
~ 'uetr'ne might have sui ed Car,lai Wol.ey or one
OF me ancient Popcs We nigh, we'll call a iron chest,
nat holds loa's. The Treasury; or la, b. of nab
he Bank was one OF the boxes aud The Pes,l.u, h,
other boxes 80 "5' w
scarcely becomes the defenders the Bank 20 charus
NE President with sporting vii the pubic funds
me Bank ITSELF by te oiuon. passed in Nh. rc, =,
protests 10y the Government Director. inv.,.i H., ,,
queer WIN an unlimited command OF its funds the better
10 wage its controversy.
Those who know that chief officer ,s l b. -, ,; >,
oe honorable aE' Intelligent; but is that 10 the arm
or "e considerations ot public policy il Involves
,,t m"o'e wor'u Know General Westinghouse homer
SenVe yet search the acts of Cong TESS of his dAy
-examine all the resolu;io,s--aud 60. if ne n,,; s
uIi VI vssu"E him with such power over the few
ons OF which the revenue then Consisted a. In, p, INK
dI It's presiding officer over its many million.
ihe iund Tor secret service, which ungr.ss Isaves AZ
the disposal OF the P dent invariab limited IN AN
'N'C' winch cannot lie trausceu.I M
uare go oryonh H. This is The key. stone OF every s.l
r., L a.. III III he u VERSE But where the limit
ne 'uhu which The Bank placed al the dsposa Of i
r. dent! II absolutely had none IL was b,unJi.ss
We millions Of dollars might have been expedited under
Fl"g"hn'y, is This TO be justified or excusedf
Lock at ,.e annual appropriation acts ste he hundred
nronr,n "ey GO s's'-uohing escapes specific APP
lPopraoh-the army, navy pay sstence the en,,r.
e'v service down sengeis in he public on ces the
very eei-aii are pfovised for in det and sure above
all things, 10 have a limit then r. adj the r.so is -, ~,
~ d''"o' Eng lheir President TO do whatever he think.
oss towards Carrying on the CONTROVERSY ,ph me pope
contrast? ~ ""a%eo d. he
The appropriation also contain clauses ,rovi,o T.,
Soh'"gent expenses, which cannot be pr.cisev Iore
NV" ou' nero again. mark the contrast. Even as to
'nese, congress never foil 10 limit the sum- bouyh Tho.
cannot define the service. Not so the B,,k. witch S
hn0w'enses no check, erecs no barrier; which with IN.
'u knowledge that the funds of the nation arr, neyor
DER any circumstances left TO dsc,elonarv cxnanS;,
ny me representatives OF the nation hands Over s o
so"n,a eo'M nose ~ he nation in addition, TO the
i be said
'n"' IL was only for printing and circulating ,ocnmen,
Ne" e resolutions taken in their triple force NAV
"e stretched over more gound) are we moi ,oId Ih
"; "poe continued TO spend nearly million sterling in
nus WAYS and Is there there be- any head of eyrsn
mar ought to have been guarded more carefully
VIII hazard the assertion, without having ,ha ,Hn,o
p''auon acts by ne, that the contingent EXPENSES Gr M,
ree years OF the offices Of the Secretaries OF State
treasury, ar and Navy, comprehe nIino Tho f,u, go,
men's oil government OF this gre at nation incI,Jn
all they paid tor printing, the public xgenn;s -
d, u M 'he world do not equal the Banks expen-
'o 'he same time towards its controrer
sy ~M the government. All this was done loo &C.; H.
ledge that, dfackhe, (for know its yronnJ 70 m
a ~ Vas oly d9endmy itself) its was explained
Gnu N"acaeu' most amply, through public and legitimate
channels through official reports and au,hau,ic ~
1e speeeheS' all oil which circulated, to the tul as
w"ey over The country any othe State papers or
inehs that exhibited The side OF the question 70
the legislative renewal OF its charter "
'mh Tor inomen to another branch of fine s,bec,
""s' w" P'ihciPes cI Tie last magnitude under the
constitution, whoever may be incumbent of The
i've chair, now or hereafter. Wv '
vi all the errors OF construction which ,h;s .o ,
SO has cngendered, that which would dehv to ,j,s 20;
uen and allow to the Secretary Of the Treasury tho
'e'o''hg .he deposites, seems to the greatest,
. US suppose mat the 10Th section of the Act incor
Porahg The Bank, had, when reported as h;l, 80
M be 1t tarther enacted, that the depos,es of
the money OF the United States IN places in which ill.,,
sa'd b"nk and branches thereof may be established an
mare III sa'd bank or branches, unless Secretary OF
r"c, ocj o sam AZ amy me' otherwise order and d
D'Hes ~ me contrary notwithstanding"
ask, whether this last clause would no, have been
Tha finn
namehtai provision III the Constitution vesling the
1--WE power IN tie President, would have been an,e,s 70
WIN iiedd and decisive effect. If az all debated "
"o"s VI MT Mddlsop III the early times OF the Consrtu
'on' lacked by host OF others, dtI anu poyer ,o0s
~ as mature Eree,uiDe, Uas that of oppoinfing ORR
seeing ana controlling those tohO execute he Inns,
"o"in nave Deen quoted, and sustained by the uhol.
meaning OF the instrument, from first TO last
"u ihe power oil control to be wrested from The po
S"eh because The section is silent? The bare sunno;
o VI suc clause appended TO it, is sufficient TO nrt in
convincing tghis the error OF the construction
should be asked, why the duty devolved nv ,bis
seeUoh specially upon the Secretary of the Tr.asury
me answer obviously is, that he is The proper
ohicer Tor performing it. IL can have mo- o,ber
meaning either upon its face by construction Chi
ever may DC SAID OF individual motive when il was i,
auced Ihe whole subject is fiscal. and conce,ns d.,
Pa'ucu,ar executive department. with conducting whose
necessary implication which meets us al ever 49,, y
uer our system oil government and modes of
~ 20 me direction and control of the President Ths
"oe "a article OF the Constitution may as well be COO
sideTed dead letter Otherwise, w"
A clause in the bank act provides flat ua ,,
io"s' Wneh originally made, 10 be returned h. a.
commissioners 10 The secretary of he Ty>1s,,u -
mef' hdt The bank should never sell any of tb 1,n
ueo subscribed as stock, for coin bullion without nre
EouS hoce 10 HE secretary Of the Tjensuru. ano,ha
mat the Secretary should prepare the G h
NC STOCK on winch p3ynen's he made for tho ri 80
eu mates subscriptions which subscription he ajso , ~
make another that with his approbaiiop the bank n,b
employ o'her banks instead Of ESTABLISHING b,anrLa
doing part OF the business to be devoIve Or IL, ,o
es5 dholher mat tho affairs Of the bank shouId no laiI -
'o'e He secretary IN weekly reports, and so on.-,u
p"hy contemplating this officer the regular aud =, 49,
s' ., he executive Tor such and sim duties CROWN,
OUT me incorporation OF institution exclusSeIv d
signed 10 an the fiscal operations OF the
but Is ~ conceivable that all or any of those nrovo
w ,hehueu 70 cIOlhe the Secretary with snbs,ruy
w. t "paf' rom accountability 10 the President