Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1834-03-22
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the United States And it is remarkable that IT
was made with qualifications. which have been
totally disregarded by the present chefm7gi strate
The doctrines Of the present Administration.
md the principles asserted By lis supporters du-
| ring the progress of the debate on the deposte
question, maintain that all persons employed IN
! the Executive Department OF the Government.
throughout all its ram hcatlons. are bound 70 con-
form to the will Of the President. no matter how
contrary TO their own judgment that VIII may be-
The total number Of persons, in all the various
branches of the public service. attached TO the
Executive Department of the Government, has
been estimated at not less than forty thous md
and be presumed from the Ze of tie Blue book,
tha: the esfirn1tc WIS rather below than above
Ii the rn1rk There are upwards of ten thouS md
deputy posim1 sters; and the number employed
in that single department, including, lnciud NJ
postmasters. contractors. clerks. stage-driVefs.
md other curriers' Of the Inal, IS not probably
short OF ta.1y thous nd.
| Ifth.s immense mss IS to be actuated by one
spirit, TO obey one mpulss. and 10 conform 10 the
VII ofone n, it is no; difficult TO ante pate the
arrival Of the DIV wncn al the guarantees when
] we have supposed ourselves 10 po'scss Tor our
liberties vii be utterly win and unlv1ilng
! Ii has been settled axiom in all free govern
mcnts and among all friends of civil liberty, that
Il
! 70 the existence of freedom. A standing army
IS separate and stinct from the m1ss OF society
d spersed and divided into different. and, perll9ps,
distant corps; stationed in their barracks or
nulrters The amount of the niger airs ng
from il cln be seen, estimated, and guarded d
2 inst. But whit precautions can the cominuhi-
| " employ az linst the operations and influence
Of Standing army of forty thous nd Official IN
cumben's! They every where; in the cites
nj VII ,ges. at the tavcrns at the cross-1oads.
nd at ever public pl nee, mixing in the IN IS OF So
ciety; and If they have orders f.om head quar-
| tiers, they VII, without doubt, attempt to direct
/ III the political movements OF the country. III
the possess On OF all the channels ofintel gence,
| The mails and the post Offices, how IS II pos5 ol2
! TO resist their combined influence? Sucl trc-
mcndous oiiici,l corps, if corrective be not ap-
piled, VIII sooner or later, acquire the power TO
control and dispose of the Succession OF the
Presidential Office. as certainly less ior:nd able
/ Pretor;an b1nd Of Rome, disposed at VII, OF TIE
imperl~l crown
/ The object of the resolutions which he was a.
bout TO present. WIS to invite deliberate view OF
the constitutional powers OF the President and
Iof Congress- and 10 ascertain II the wisdom OF
our flthers had really rendered snhservent to the
VIII ofone nun vast power, capable OF totally
lc!langing the character of the government, and
rendering it. altogether in form republic, in flct
: Il despot SIN. He hoped gentlemen who support
ed the Executive prcrog tive would come 10 the
discussion prepared to SLOW, from the terms OF
the Constitution itself, that the power Was grant
ed to the president.
| lie hoped that they would not intrcnch them
selves behind one solitary precedent. Preccdcns
were entitled, he admitted, to respect. lncy
had been correctly defined to be the evidence OF
truth; bat they were only evidence. And he
did not think that single precedent without
further examination INFO the Constitution, ought
TO be allowed 20 transform our free Government
into a practical dcspot!sn.
lfgreater stability can be conferred on the ten
ure bv which public offices is held, the function
AIRY will be rendered less dependent on the ca
PRECIOUS pleas of one man. They Will feel
Us they ought to feel, that they have an equal
right with other ctiz MS to exercise the elective
fr lncil'se. without responsibility 10 any NM
Their continuance in Office ought not to depend
upon the ind pendent manner Gifts cxercis .bui
upon the ability. integrity, and fidelity.wiih which
these Official duties are performed. Filled as
most of the cutive offices with pir;z ms oil
the present Adm n strat:on, he (Nr CO. could
not be s,ly accused otany improper motive III
propos NJ measure which may give greater Sc.
curly to their abiding in them.
The constitution expressly provides for one
: and only one mode OF removal from Office. hy i'm
parchment. 1t may be cNped:ent to author;z
some more summary process N c .ses OF ascertain
ed fitness or Delinquency. The resolutions looh
to that obi CT. hut seek 10 provide remedy &
gsinst the poss bic pr,lud ccs. p ssons. or mpcr
peri. clions. of one man. He seriously and sol
EMMY believed that the accomplishment of thu
purpose contemplated by thc solutions, in SONS
WY or other. was essential to the purify and du
=. rab:liiy Of the Government.
With these feelings. views. and opinions. he
submitted the resolutions to the Senate. ant
moved that they he printed. and be made the spc
cal order of the day for the first Mond Y in A
pril next. All of which WAS ordered accor
dinghy
:. 1.-THE resolutions thus offered were the fol
: lowing:
= L. Resolred. That the Constitution of tn.
: United States does not vest in the Pros,den
/, power to remove at his pleasure officers unde
r the Government ofthe United States, whose Off
Z ces have been established BY law.
). ,. ResoIred. That in all cases Of offices cree
: ted b. lw. the tenure of holding which is -
4 prescribed by the Constitution. Congress IS AZ,
i thorized BY the Constitution to prescribe the ten
: ure. terms. and conditions which they are Il
:. be holden.
T. g. Resoired Tint the committee on the J;l
n d;ciirv be instructed to inquire into the expadi