Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-04
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WARRINGTON, September 80
We understand that the Bank OF the Metropolis In
Washington has been selected by the Secretary oil the
Treasury. the place Of deposit, for the money Of tho
United States In this city Globe.
We find the Bank presses engaged In endcavoring
10 direct the public attention from the shocking corrup
tons Of that institution, by making clanor about the
usupaon Of power, they pleased to call IT, by the
power Of the Secretary Of the Treasury the dspose.
aud about the dication and arbitrary disposition Of tho
| President.
Nov, 10 place this matter on its true fooIing we have
drawn up series OF propositions, in which have stat.
ed In condensed form. what CONSIDER be the rra
tive rights and duties Of the President aud ads Of De-
partmens. We have arranged them in distinct propo
ons in order 10 enable those who caviilrg at this
matter, 10 meet the question directly and point out II they
eau any error In the principles there asserted.
BY referring TO the Presidents alton, it will
be that he has acted these principl.s aud has
done nothing more than expressed his oPinon formed
upon deliberate examination, in relation in
imatey connected With the character aud general policy
Of his administration. For Il has been his
10 defend the rights OF the many from the graspDg
bon OF the etc and TO preserve free and happy in
stituions from the corruptng Influence Of great oned
monopoly: We proceed to state the grounds OH which
the President has acted, and willingly leave the pso.
pie TO decide whether they do not consin tho tue Pne
pies OF our government.
L. II Is no, only the tight, but the duty Of the President
to inquire into the manner in which the heads OF the dill
erent departments conduct their business that
the laws faithfully executed, and those adopt
ed which best calculated 10 promote the public inter-
est. And il, in his Judgment The laws faithfully
executed, and the lawful powers Of the officer
exercised in the manner best calculated to promote the
public interest his duty frankly state his opinion to
the officer aud the reasons which is founded; and
he would be responsible to the people for the neglect
his official duty ii he failed 10 do so.
2. Ii is the duty oil the officer il he believes the Pre-
sident be la error, state him. and if he believes
the recommended 10 be violation of law. in
furious to the public interest," II Is his duty not 10 carry
into execuion-snd il may be admitted that the President
cannot issue order to him TO do IT, aud 1t will not aec,
the matter In controversy.
s. But as the President Is responsible for the
which the duties Of the different Departments
Quoted, IL the difference is upon matter in which the
public welfare Is concerned IL the duty OF the Secretary
to tender his resignation to the President. For
can, without violation OF JUSTICE continue course
for which the President il responsible, against
the known wishes and opinions Of the President aud insist
IT'LL upon holding his office under him.
a. II the Secretary lenders his resignation, under the
impression that the difference opinion of 80 serious
character that he ought TO make the President
sibIe for measures which he dsapproves-t then rests
with the President TO determine whether, la his opinion
the adopted by the Secretary clearly H.
legal injurious the public interest, 10 make his
duty accept the resignation in order enable hin,
appoint another whose opinions in that respect coincide
with his And II he thinks il is lis duty
g. 1.-THE Secretary does tender his resignation. ii
then remains for the President decide whether he is
willing not to continue responsible far s acs--and il
in his Judgment the laws not faithfully executed the
powers possessed by the officer not exercised in the
manner in which the public good requres is the duty
of he President to dismiss him. And If he does do
and the publciutere suffers by it, the President
sPonsibie.
1t is not coniended that the President has right TO Is.
order a Secretary do any hich il COM
med TO the independent action of the Secretary by law
But the Preside is responsible for the which
the different executive departments conducted tho
power OF appointment aud removal given him. order
that he may not be compelled To incur responsibility.
against his consent for which he does APP
prove.
Neither Is the tender OF his resignation by the Secre-
,ay any drcspect the President the disns.lon Of
the Secretary, necessarily dsrespecful to him. II
commonly happens that unkind feelings grow Of such
separations the side the other But resignation
or dismissal may become necessary from homes, and
friendly difference OF opinion, without any reproach 10
either, any want OF mutual respect aud cool WILL and
when both parties sincerely seeking TO do their duty
according 10 the best OF their judgments.
There is another ground which the nterposition OF
the President in this may he also fully justified, and
that the article OF the Constitution which declares
that the Executive power shall be vested ia the Presi
dent.
We shall advert to this ujcct again, aud it will be
shew that the act Of the removal Of these depose
neither legislative judicial in its character, hut
purely Executive, snd could not therefore be constitutions
ally vested in the Secretary. beyond the control Of the
President il il had been intended But IL OBJ
vously not so intended - Globe.
DYING GRoANs.-The sgonies of the Bank Hydra,
under the last blow from the club Of Hercules, shown
by the rawlings Of the purchased presses The $4,000
dollar in New York is entirely mad aud
queny has lost all coberency III its rawlings The Expo
siion Of the President calls "sn assumption Of power
meriting impe schmentss disgraceUi 10 country
and its institutions, II Is corrupt III conception and
weak in execution, -" egradng TO the high station
from which il emanstes"repIete with the disgraceul
slang of the very loves, order OF pot-house poicsns
ga connection OF all the low SANDERS and vile personal
abuse"-''uttery re gardlass OF ruth'"disrepuabe"
ga tissue Of Inconsistencies aud SANDERS
Thus rayefh lie OF the j2 900 bonus, who
has late been induced TO give up tho bond OF Mr.. Noah
for $4,000. spuiating that he would establish or
write for paper in New York. after had been declared
valid in OF justices thu, the Bank mi gh, have anotc
advocate in that city.
But This is nothing 10 the National (Bdnk) Gazette In
PhSdeiphi whose printer has received ont OF Mr. Bid
dies breeches pocket IS 900 $100 600 Tor printing
aud distributing sundries within the last thee years One
Robert Walsh the Editor OF that paper,-he who sets up
TO be the standard OF criticism and decency in this Re-
public His paper OF the 25 inst, undertakes 10 class
the President and his friends with couDterfeers and
victs To show the desperate temper and condition oil
these Bank gentry, and the ~ which they speak
the Chief Magistrate and other respectable citizens, we
copy a large portion OF its furious article, viz:
For the last four years, the bank as been engaged In
defending the country from two distinct sets OF enemies.
One The gang Of counterfeters the other the juno Of
tho Kitchen Cabinet Reuben Moses, Charley Mitchell,
Barney Johnson, and the Sukey Spcers, about the
equivalents OF the most confidential members OF the cabaI
List year year OF unusual prousion OF counter
lett money on the Bsnk-snd at the same the Kitchen
Cabinet concerted upon tho Western branches
Both we're defeacd-the counterfeiiers being convicted
and pnnshed--ihe Kitchen Cabinet only detected SO,
TOO, recently Alter great labor the most DANCE
rous gang ever IN tho United States srrested, con-
denied and actually in prison. where they sentence
ed TO remain ten or fifteen yes BY fault Of the
United States officer who had them in custody they all
ESCAPED. One OF them, however, Reuben Moses, the
chief Of the gang, was reaken. lie had not been long
in his eell-when, without consulting the Bank, the Uni
ted STATES Marshal the United States CORTLAND IN de-