Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-11

Guverument, ~ uialntdiu thdt oo'eTGmeht: I,
be jusr, and fear not; TO make all and sultan.
provisions for the execution of the laws, and "a
sustain the Union aud the Constitution ssaior
whatsoever cray endanser them. For one. I
obey this public voice: | comply with TN, d,
mand Of the People. support the Admnle,,.
ton in measures which, believe to be nece..,,,
and. while pursuing this course, ionk unhr;.
tatinyly, and with the utmost confidence, for n.
appreciation of the country.
Mr.. TYLER then rose. He had never inopi,
ed. he SAID. from what quarter the bill CANE
II had never entered into his conception ,h,,
was a matter Of the smallest consequence. T.
had never been his habit to look to the source r.,
ther than 10 the principles Of measure upo,
which he was called on to decide. lie did M
oppose this measure because it was supported b,
the gentleman from Massachusetts,; and wouli
the gentleman believe in his sincerity when 4.
declared that he would give his suppot, 70 apv
measure proceeding from the Senator from Ma
sachusett.. which he himself approved. as promm.
Iy and as heartily as it II proceeded from The u,
nv highest officer Of the Government. This ";
not the first time that he had been placed in On.
position to measures Of which the President Va,
the source. or, Of which the President approved
1t had been his fortune here TO be more than ur,,
opposed to some Executive measures. He dJ
not find fault with this bill. because the Senate,
from Massachusetts, aud his friends approved If
il; for il the bill had his own appreciation, /.
would support it, even if the President was CT.
pused to it. But he was Obliged to the gen,,
man frum Massachusetts, for the suggestion Of n,
real source Of the measure. lie vas now led 10
understand that it came from the Prc,!deu, -
! GMr WEBSTER Not so. The bill was from
the Committee; but no one can read the Bill ard
the Message without saying that the bill is lourI
ed on the Message. Mr. TYLER Then d,
President did not prescribe tie forms Of the BILL
But, If the President had sen, US Bc,an, BIZ
Bill. he (Mr. 7. would call it so, and a. SUI
oppose it..
Mr.. WEBSTER would merely remark, tia. Il,
committee to which lie belonged were 10 The h.
bit of drawing their own bills. The facts werc
that the President, in the discharge Of lis Oifc.
duties, had recommended certain measures "a
| meet certain events; in his annual Message b:
| had suggested that he might have occasion to 'sM
| this course; in his late message, he had recon
,nended specific provisions tor specific cases; l
| the Committee on the judiciary had framed
| bill in accordance with those provisions.
Mr. BIBB could not, hs said, bel p beln. :u,
tprised at the remarks which had fallen IRON bis
| honorable friend, the Senator from Mas.achu
sets. He would like to know what part Of bis
official conduc, had given that gentleman re,'M
to suppose that. in respect to all measure. before
this body, he did not act upon his own respOli-
bilty and judgment. What reason had the gsN.
feman t" suppose that he was the humble and !
| subservient tool of any man, and constrained /
4. Al. IL h,ct thoI nnn.t
taton. He threw it not On any Senator, bulh !
threw it back Indignantly from himself Have
| we come to this. that an independent sentmet /
cannot be expressed on this floor, on the lndri
dual and official responsibility Of SenatcruIis
out his being tainted with the suggestion TIA, BIS {
opinions are in opposition TO an Executive Ns
sagel II the gentleman had no means OF knOT
ing the source Of the measure, but frOm comp :
rlson of the Message with the bill, then his %.
mon is matter of inference only. When {
says that the bill is response to the Mess.
he means to say that, in the judgment Of u
Committee, it was thus responsive, or that u
| Committee intended to render il responsive
that was the sense IN which the Senator ic,
Massachusetts, says il it responsive, be "Oll
| take it as a matter Of inference, founded on u
similarity between the bill and the Message
! He wanted to know whether t.ere was any 81.
den light in regard to this matter; whether lan
| was any secret connexion between the Oil J.
the Message?
H. put It to the honorable gentleman to say
and he should pause Tor reply-"he'hef U,
was any link or communication between '0e
and the Message. other than that when was
parent: He denied that, according to ~. "
tiun, the Bill was in accordance with The w,
sage If the President desired that any a'
pDwer should be given to him as this bill eve
he would find no expression Of that desire 10 /"
Message He could not imagine that any n"
dent would have the daring effrontery 10 AK
Congress to give him such powers. Ihri''"s
he "ould take il for granted that it was Hi.s
of inference merely. The Bill responds "h
Message, insofar as it affords aid 10 civil PROF.
but insofar as, by its first and fifth sec'IGh'
confiJes to the Chief Magistrate an ln"fo'ni' q
! discretionary power, 1t was not, IN his ".''.
fair inference, that the Bill was response 10
Message, and that the President sought ~. "
clothed with the powers with which the n'
vested him. Torrents of invective and fsP'''
had sometimes been turned against '''"'s
dared To raise their voices or give th''f WV.
opposition to measures Of the Admlnl'ha'pn.
For his own part. he had nothing to hope u" :
, NO mot frn,p tha A,IminiSfraf He sou 4