Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-07


otee he established al the Of sovefnnsut under M
management OF treasurer and LEGAL treasury s~es es.
aoshed la each OF the States. many should con
tneut. under the Mt o assistant
requiring bond and security the treasurer and a..
sis'an' ueAsusers Tor the faithful performance OF tir
ttustlrt the public revenue be Deposited la these oi
res, as II should e COLES eGtve pow the Sec,s-
iaty OF the Treasury TO redundant funds from
one oiirs To enohrr, where convenience should Gu;re
them to be disbursed-Gve rover to the Trrasu " 10
dta" warrants on any olice lie should think proper
guafd The power by suitable and efficient nas
~ enaezheinent AJ felony IN him. wiilully issue any
raftsn except under authority law, the bidding OF
any person whatevet; and emsezzeip,nt aud ie
iony ia any assistant treasurer, TO Tor his
'end 10 hers, or pay away any monty, except
rants drawn by the treasurer, in due oim o law. Ger
fanny no S"gn'an seqnsn,ed with the history OF the
treasury 81 VI ginia should be loss TO the
srheme Mr. L. had said, he had hopes, that il would
be adopted; hcrause the ends oi the State Banks-the
friends oil National Bsnk.the friends Of the Executive
claims 10 pow er the treasury all be opposed to
l snd because the nation would be Co give no
the pohls OF the paid in Tor active capta
IN The interval between the collection aud aud
10 let lie idle aud un2rOduc vr and e mic have added
that the expense ol such ab would be as sire.
nnony urged against it, AZ II Congress Opposing
OF su plus 10 the tune OF millions at every scs
sion Bat the Jackoue oh riion to an a, gtn,c
tuin al hon'ine0i 10 lin (fr L) namely that The scheme
would give the custody Of the public treasure TO The Pre-
siden Which, these olectors Unlimited was the very
thing that lie affected TO hold in such dread aud version
but the obvious effect OF e scheme would he, tie
puhlc treasure out OF the custody and control OF the Pre-
sien Mr. IT, did not admit the uhe ris aud pre- ro
ody oil The public treasure. lie would admit the
doctrines OF the Protest And il wonderful 10 see
that hose doctrines were already referred to- admitted
unioubed truths. The Presidents doctrine was-tha
the Secretary and other officers OF the Treasury were
Executive officers, and be made ohe rwise by Con-
gressthat all Executive officers hound conio m 10
s ordersthai, ~ hc had the constitutional power Sc
lecing those officers, he had pow given The Cons
tuition which could not be takcr him by law TO re- move
them at his pleasure discelionihai he aud he alone
was responsible Tor all their acsihat the custody OF all
pu lie properly and of all public money, spperaincd to
ii', by constitutional tight, which law could impa
II such property money conGdcd TO any ofirrr
who was removable 10y him. and Tor whose he was
sponshlc; that IL, according these astonishing pretr
sion', II they were conide 10 any ,cer whs:ever that
could possibly he created. II these doctrines were allow.
ed, it would be true, that every attempt TO regulate le
Treasury by law, to appoint the plsce OF depose
manner OF sale keeping OF the public would be
vain anu idie-ihe President would be o6fciO lotd
high treasurer al the nation-Congress would have nothing
10 do but TO vote the supplies, anil make the appopra-
tons; leaving to the Executive he absolute disposition
The revenue, IN the interval betw the collie and
disbursement, according Isis wisdom his pleasure
And then Republicansr would he nothing but empty
sound,--the modern grea, ones jest.
This high preroga,ive right the custody OF the public
treasure, MIR l.. SAID, unhapply Gully several
new doctrines broaced since the last ell, clion CT the
President 10 Office, asserted aud acted on iy him and adj
nit'ed and maintained by his friends hic il try had
been imputed to him them, three years ago lac Tor one
could have given no credence TO the charge. The aci-
" with which such doctrines had been trceived-the IA
pdity with which they had gained ground was to his
mind, most wonderful aud app Aing. For auce il
seemed now to be agreed among the President friends
'ha lie might with pure and paiotic motives, commit
sanction violation OF the Constitutions, and al not
doubtful one bu' open, pal pable ackuUw on all
hands and that the fault evil of the ac would he
redeemed by the putty Of the motive. he Post Master
Grner"i negotiated loans oil money the amount OF some
SiSo ooo at SIX per cent interest in direct olaon of the
PLAIN words oil the Cons'iu this admitted by the
recorded votes OF every irirnd OF the Administration in
The Senate; aud no Indeed, had had the hardihood
to deny H. So long es the President was uniformed Of
The TACT, Mr. H. would maintain, in opposition to his Pro.
test, NIT lac was and that tie Postmaster
alone responsible Tor tie sci-but The President be-
ing fully and exactly nio it, aud yei persisting TO
retain Tie officer IN his place gave his sanction pro-
ceeiing, and male IL his Did those who ack.ow.
lodged Tie ac' to be unconstitutional YET approve il? Or
could The President make it constitutional y his sancon
Or were his iiens reconrile'l to berauss trivial
an"'' NOT worth his or lhrir serious II the
1--WE might violate the Constitution 0,ticIc with pa
ulonc motives, Why might he not, with patriotic motives
too, the whole Cos ituvn and give us what he
might ,hnka better one? the Postmaster neral s ht
harrow mUhey Tor The OF his pariIuen with the Pre-
sdcnfs Apr baton sanction, why mig t not any other
Executive ,iicer under the sanc'iun Of prcsdea an
G'ci'y, borrow money Tor the OF his department? And
what would binder The Executive ispei,,ing will, the
exercise Tor Tie tine behg, OF tie power OF Congress 10
borrow or To raise money?
a Republican people Mr. l.. said could never rea,
their Vigilance their free institutions in sinoie In
stance, o. Tor single moment, without endangprire the
STABILITY OF the hole fabric.
The mex, hing we shoHd probably hear mainiained-
the foundation Tor II already adw ould be- that The
JhnlcaI power oil tie SeHae, oi impeachucut
vas, ~ effect Limitation lis auhoiifyapj
tIt therefore, IL could not inquire into any abuses of any
Executive dep"I nen, because by possibility those abu.
ses might he the subject OF mpeaclnenas if il were
possible TO resaie Tor the oil abuses without
Snom'rg "na the abuses were, and understanding the
manner aud nature OF ,heni aud if the Senate were
really incompetent 10 such legislation.
But, MIR. J.. said, thrre power vested in the
Srhaic ny The Constitution, CT nature so simple that
until l"cly there had been any dispute raised
about the of ", even in times of The hiebe.t
excl emen he meant the concurrent power OF the Sn
nate IN appointments ticc III was the nroynce ol
The Irr'idrni 10 select tie nominee, aud the province
o' TIE Srndte to confirm reject, according 10 their
sense respectively, OF lat the public good required; and
as The President was perfectly tree making his selec.
uOis 10 REJECT any applicant without assigning his rca
Sous; 50 each and every Senator was equally free TO con-
lr or ttJeci the Presidents non,in atom without giv
ing hs Icdsohs to any human being Tor hi, vote The
lunc'nn, lie should ihHk, sometimes tao very
agreeable cue 10 the Pesieuthe knew il was often an
unpleasant 10 The Senator; hut il was not for n,
reason,'to he avowed Il very often happened thai the
most uneserTed man plsced IN the Senate nisht for.
bear TO give the reasons OF his own opinion, even
10 is brother Senators in sessOn--every Srua.
Tor whs obliged 10 act upon sucl, evidence as salts.
he'd his own mind-aul IL might be- and often was
right sn proper in itself and but iisrice towards ,
nominee TO conbne his fca-os some particular rea
sou, 10 his own bosom. MIR l. believed that the Itst
occasion Gave onc) which principles had been
q"rs ohrd, was that OF The late nomination of Mr. Sic
Nenson ps Minister 10 Lon,On--snd that he yas tho
very hrst man, not who had incurred personal hostility
but towards whom personal hostility had been operJv
sy"Wcd Tor his vote such occasion; aud that r.
S'evenso"s friends were the only persons IS no had
ever vchured To ayow their hosnlijy towards another
Tor giving vote contrary to their " ishcs hir t. I'D
vensoi--lcast 4 all, had he any desire 10 itvro Mr.
stevenson hin,se!i-but he knew tht his ,n vo,e
was ctiscieniious he would not sgrec ,f
~ should be aschbed to personal party hostility.