Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-30

privilege of their creation, If the Presi
dent shall order them to forbear; because
he holds their thread of life, his power
will be sovereign over them, and will soor
swallow up the small security we have II
the Senate's concurrence 10 the appoint
ment, and we shall shortly need no Other
than the authority Of the Supreme Exc
cutive officer to nominate, appoint, con-
tinue, or remove.
MIR. LisEKMoRE, (New-IIampshire, }
said: when an important and confidential
trust is placed Ia IA man, II is worse than
death to him to be displaced without
cause; his reputation depends on the sim
gle will Of the President, who may ruin
him on bare suspicion. Nay, new Pre-
sident may turn him out on mere caprice,
or in order to make room for favoriie.
This contradcts all my notions Of propri-
ETY.; every thing Of this SOFT should be
done with due deliberation; every per-
son ought to have q hearing before he is
punished.
Mr. JACKSON (Ceorgia.) 1t has been
observed, that the President ought to
have the power TO remove man when he
becomes obnoxious to the people, or dis
agreeable to himself. Are we, then, to.
have all the officers The mere creatures
Of the President? This thirst Of power
will introduce treasury bench into the
House, and We shall have ministers OBJ
truded upon US to govern and direct the
measures Of the Legislature, and to sup
port the influence Of their master. And
shall we establish a different influence
between the people and the President;
! suppose these circumstances must take
place, because they have taken place in
other countries. The Executive power
falls to the ground in England, il it can
not be supported by the Parliament +;
therefore high game Of corruption is
played, and majority secured to the
ministry by the introduction Of placemen
and pensioners. /
The proposed regulation, | apprehend, !
is not intended TO stop with the Secreta-
ny ofForeign Affairs. Let it be remem-
bcred, that the Constitution gives the
President the command Of the military.
you give him complete power over the
man with the strong box, he will have
the liberties of America under his thumb. n
1t is easy to see the evil which may re-
suit. Ii he wants to cs:a,l ,lish an arbhra- /
~ authority, and finds the Secretary Of
Finance not inclined TO second his en-
deavors, he has nothing more to do than
10 remove him, and got one appointed Of ,
principles moro congen!al with his own. !
Then, says be, l have got the army; let 4;
ne have but the money, and viii estab-
,,l, N Of
visionary Republic. Let no gentleman I
say am contemplating imaginary dan
gers, the mere ehimera Of II heated brain.
Behold the balefuI influence Of the royal
,rerogativc, when "fiicers hold their r.
commissions during tho pleasure Of the s.
rown! +,
Mr. PAGE (Virginia) ventured to assert, b
hat this clause Of the bill contains in il !,
10 seeds Of royal prerogativc. If gen le
emen lay such stress on the energy II
{ the Government, beg them to con- r.
ider how far this doctrine may CO. ;r
Every thing which has been said III la- st
or Of energy in the Executive e, may 90 p
, the destruction Of freedom, and esab- ot
sh despotism. This very energy, so 10
Iuch talked of, has led many patriots to u,
le Bastile, to the block, end 10 the hal i
.r. If the Chief Magistrate can take
ian away from the head of a depart a
.ent, without assigning any reason, he d
lay as well be invested with power, on 81
ertain occasions, TO take away his eXis- s,
,nce. But will you contend that this -
leo ia consonant with the princip les OF is
zee Government, where no man ought -
, be condemned unhear,, nor till after ii
oemn conviction Of guilt on fair and n,
npartial .rial? Ii would, in my opinion, IN
3 better to suffer for time the mischief Of
Using from the conduct of a bad officer, d,
ian admit the principles which would ii,
ad to the establishment Of despotic pre- d,
'gatives. b;
Notwithstanding the above objections, n,
&c clause giving the President power to OF
,move this officer was carried by ma b,
,rty of 81 to 20, having been advaca- {.
ID by Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Ames, Mr. S
edgwick, and others, who thought that, e,
, the President would always be man n,
the best and purest character IN the IN
he might, in their opinion, tn
Q safely trusted with this power (dan- AZ
erous as it mig at be in less trustworthy
ands;l that it would be inconvenient to m
equire the advice and consent Of the ii,
cnate for removal, as they would not pr
Iways be in session; that, if ever the pr
over should be abused, the People es
ould correct it by refusing u re-elec- Il.
on Of the offending Chief Magistrate, w.
r Congress could impeach him. 1t is 70
otable fact, that Mr. Madison (who was N
OF only one of the most prominent mem .,
Il L'...t rnpnrasc but alSa nl.