Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-04

the restraints no,o erisns to prohibjf The e,oss;
ot9oa, &c. We repeat with the Boston Gazette ,ha,
nus alters the case (ony) little; but il is bad enough
10 all conscience In recommending an alteration nj ;s
KIND IN our laws, however, Mr. May does but initiate Mr.
net, ' nrnur appan, aud few other mock pbilanthro-
VINO appear to have taken the cooured population Of
our country into their special keeping. &c Again we
say we are not asonshed at this (Mr May) becom
ing "e champion oil emancipation in the District The
true punishment which poeca Justice would nc,
me whole tribe OF fanatics from Arthur Tappan down IN
The Infamous Garrison would be 10 make them Martyrs to
their own principle. "
The DEPOSITES-AND THE BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES.-No. l.
we have expressed some doubts about the ;ur;s
aicuoh OF the President the Public Dep0stes
The more we have examined this question. the
more they are strengthened We are willing to nav
every tribute TO the lofty patrotisnna the unsulIied
integrity of the President of the IT, States We en-
terrain no sort of doubt that he believes himself per
iectiy justified in the course he has pursued-that
ne reels no scruple about the potcer he has exc
cu,ed and that he has been acIuated by the lust
indignation he has conceived for tie abon,;nshIe
abuses OF the Bank of the u. States
we VIII state our IMPRESSIONS first as to the or
Santzdt'on OF the Treasury Department-and 2dlv.
Oh the power committed to the Secretary of the
treasury by the Bank charter-and finaIy as to the
facts themselves, far they have transpred in this
particular case.
LIST. Our attention was some time since spec;,llv
invited by an Essayist in the an. York Americana
to the difference i'm the phraseolopy of the Ac,s IF
Congress, which organized the State. Wnr, and No'
Wy, ana Treasury Departments. He quoted the title
OF the Acts and attempted to show, that the three
former were created as Executive Departments;
while the latter simply STYLED "'rhe Treasurv
Department." He called for our own oninons mon
the point-but we had not examined the subject nj
that hne-nor indeed have we particularly turned
our attention to 1t, except during the two last days
we have not yet had opportunity of examining
the Journals of CoDgress-and our researches baS
mol extended beyond the three volumes of Storvs
Edition of "The Public and General Stautes,!E
when we met with an article from the New York
courier and Enquirer which processes to rive ,j,e
following history of the laws in question:
but to illustrate this subject more clearly LET ms refer
TO Tie journal OF the first Congress after the adoption of
1852 and In consequence Of quorum not being presen,
hey adjourned from day day until the LIST of Aprl: on
mnen Jay quorum appeared, and the business the
session commenced On the 2ls May, the following
luton was adopted and referred to committee of eleven
among whom was the venerable JAMES MADISON:
Hesofved, bat IL is the opinion this committee tIa,
there ought 10 be established the following Erecufipe De-
pdrtmens, TO witt Department Foreign Affairs At The
neau OF which shall be an officer 10 be called Secretary 10
e O!ed states Tor the Department of Foreign Affairs
removable by the President; Treasury Department AZ tls
head OF which shall he officer called Secretary to
ny 'he fresiden Department Of War, at the head OF
which shall be officer to be called Secretary 10 the
the President" y
''On the I'll June find the following
"Mr. Baldwin, from the Committee appointed, pre-
sented, according 10 order bill to establish an Enecfpe
department, 10 be denoDaed the Department OF ar;
which was received and read the first time
MT. Baldwin from the Committee appointed present
ed according 10 order, bill establish an recpe De-
parlmeht, 10 be denoTnaed the Department of Foreign
Affairs; which received, and read the frs, time
the Journals: 'r'
| " Mr. Baldwin. from the Committee appointed present.
e' according to order bill TO establish an Erecutip.
Department, 10 be denoinatsd the Treasury
which was received, and read the first time"
he Bills organizing The W ar and State Departments
ENecu've Department., were Immediately passed
fpr
bills became law in the iollowing ord- ape il enact.
ed &c. That there shall be Elk EcurIvE Department
10 be denomiuated the Department of War ,nd r re-
sha be principal officer therein 10 be called the Secre
'ary Tor the Department. OF War, who shall perform and
execute 'uch duties shall from time 10 time be epioinet
Sn or entrusted to him by he President IF the Lnteo
ofdtes. and further more, that said prin
cPa ohcer snail conduct the business Of the said De
pareni, in such as the President of The Unite,
o'des shaIi IRON tune TO time o, der instruct"
lbc same language was attempted TO be used in rea
non 10 the Treasury Department. but opposed on ,h
ground That the Treasury should be considered al
Executive" Department. or in sDy way made s,,bserv
ent TO- or dependent upon The President II vas contend
co. a' u would be dangerous to establish any such con
eNoh ana That OF right the Treasury Department sou
DC deemed separate Department. porting directly TO nj,
House Of Representatives, instead OF the President as il
The case Oi the other Departments The acts ESTABLISH,
Ing the War and State Departments as EreeUfire d.,
parthenls passed without opposition but the title of In
act in relation TO the Treasury Department. was change
and all is provisions fully and freely discussed and alter
ed On its reaching the Senate, ii there passed lhrouq
The same ordeal, and many amendments were propose
ahn adopted, IN some Of winch the House Of
tiycs refused TO concur and, IN consequence commute
OF conference was appointed, Of wIIch MIR. MApIsoi
was one. This conference continued ill the 2i Angus
when Mr.. MADISON made report stating that the com
miee could not agree and introduced resolution, whc
was adopted, declaring that the House would not reced
rom ITS position. In consequence OF this resolution ~
senate after great considerations yielded to the House
ana the bill organizing the Treasury Department OF ~
Oped states became law the llth September, 1875
unue me ue OF "An act 10 establish The Treasury d.
Psr,men'' whilst the laws p relation TO the or an
oSe departments are each entitled "An act TO esahis
a" EyeGuuve Department Of (wsr or) Foreign AG,ifs"
nave Already gwen the provisions Of this act, show
ing the dependence OF those Depsrfnen MS upon Tie Fl
ecuve, add viii now quote the fret md second secto
OF the "Act TO establish the Treasury Department. The
! are in the following words
I "Sec. L. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
e Representatives Of the United States nj America in IN
e gyess assembled That there shall be Department
= Treasury, in which shall be tie following Officers nam
w aSeorosry OF tie Tfessury 10 be deemed he adj Of Il