Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-18

eaeh other without AZ all npairing the constitutional right
and official duty OF the President Chief Executive Ma
E'irae TO supervise the whole, aud take hsy each
aud all faithfully execute their respective duties lie APP
points all these officers he has The pow CT OF
all, given hiH, as have already shown, that he may
supervise, oversee. aud control them; they may I've
displaced eness "tcy CONFORM 10 MS jnig,u,ut nj be
reeuisi.ions of The lac" they are co,;iond 80
and during his pleasure. lie required by the sorsI
tuition TO see that the laws he tSithuy executed and if
he did not tske the responsibility o having them Ii,b
fully eAecucJ when these officers or mi.undrr
stand or perver', or omit to perform er several duties
ne would DC recreant 20 his trust, b.ray conf
dence which had been reposed in him by tie peoplc
70" Will observe, SIR that am arguing on the surpo-
son na' tue fresident honestly believed that the
son Tor tho removal Of the depoes trader the charter
sed, and ihat the public required the exercise of
I'M, authority, aud here beg leave offer authority
whien Is from high source IL is extract from the
speech delivered this subject, by a gentleman of yery
great taenof whose character cnierista high OBI.
MON, although differ with him very decidedly ON some m
Hticdl subccs-am his advocate m the preat cou.s,
Tor the succession, which ass tix itself with a,
power ana principle here aud perhaps may
not ever be So though II is o ,Jc
speech OF Mr. CahouE@i cannot doub, Ina, The Presi.
dent has, under the Constitution, the rsh, Of from
ce nor can ooubt That the pow OF whenever
exists does from necessity Involve the row err OF general
supervision; nor can doubt ta, il might be constitutions
ay exercised IN reference tho cposi,es Reverse tho
P'eseh case Suppose the late Sect al OF being
against had been favor Of the removal and that ,s
ssent had been against it., deeming the removs not
on'y nexpeJen but, under circumstances Illegal would
any man doubt, that under such circumstances he hpd
fsh to remove his Secretary i, were yhe only mean.
OF preventing the removed OF the de pos. Nav wouL
u not be his indispensable duty to him, and had
e no., mou; ne not have been universally and Justly
L answer, that have no ,ouh, If - Ihv..,,
@ w expressing the belief that if such had been the
OUT ior The infusion OF political prcudces party in.
in ali oh"r pse""ary Interests which would then,
u oner cases, Influence human opinions. that there
could not have been onnd ten politicians 90 i.,
Presidents right, remove his Secretary for not execu
ing me law IN conformity TO the judgment of the Pres
ue. mr. Cathoun it is truc condemns the Presidents
cose IN uis case because he apprchend. that ia. Pre-.
sdent has acted for other asons than those he bs al
s' anu LOT purposes which he thinks arran,ed and
eeconsu'uuona aud therefore he considers ,c removal
oi Wo aeposies an abuse If pocer Now, sir il il be
rue that the President has been actuacd by any indirect
motive; IL he has used the alleged reasons nc n,.
texts, for gratifying vndctiye resentment and hou,v
70 ne Bank; they employed merely as signs TO do.
ne' Ioregone conclusion, then would split hairs
ao"sc and usurpaiion, but would saw that the
fesent had been guilty of high i'm office
anu .s whether the alleged his conduct are
soou VI va" IN iact Tor one will give every facility TO
any gentleman who enterains this opinion as 10 the pro-
sIent motives for his conduct my aid for The frees,
;, inquiry INTO the facts and if after xanning the m
WIN hhhu perfectly free from all desire either 10 hold
up or TO break doton the Administration If am s,n.rJ
a' Tue president has committed any official .uisenea-
VIII give my vote for his npcachg.en fearless of
all consc queDccs
But it, on the contrary. hPresJent has acted in good
aith in conformity with the honest .convicions Of liz
Judgment as TO what required by the behes,s Of nun
nc uuy' let us cease this clamor about usuro,iion
o ms Judgment was right his sufficient
va o, eannot Affect the question OF oul ,iy INF
anu official duty 1t is precisely the state Of Ihins hh
ehIsts when Judge, called to decide a cause within
nnpsfl 10
IL would he sad condition Of things fevery Jude WIZ
pronounced an erroneous judgment should sraishwsv be
ahathemauzed as tyran', usurper, and despot.
The insuilicicncy of the for the removal wouJ
nv make an usurpauon, he had the right interfere
NOT would the Tact that the removal OF the depos,es WAS
oy an unconstitutional exercise of power by the
President, make it necessary to restore them if h o
sons Tor The removal gvoa by the Secretary are in he
selves suicien or any sufficient reasons now exist for
Withholding them. nv" 'A's' 'oF
There another decisive proof that the Treasury De-
pa'te. was regarded by those who framed as much
as ANY otla
not been adverted to by any one so far as h,v. sa
WIN now reier to- When the Treasury Department law
was under consideration in the Congress- of 1850 H.
cIause making the duty of the Secretary o digest and
epo P'as Tor The improvement OF the revenue and the
support oil puohc credit, objected 10 by several GEN
Uemen who had denied-be il re,nembered In ne s.
oil removal Let us hear what they thought If nv Sc
90 IL ny uG,mg an Executive officer Mr. Page objected
~ H oe'"e uan9ereus innovation the privilege. Of
the House, and said, 81 an consent 10 esab h
ness oil legislation And again: .sWhen the PresiJen,
requires oil mas cBIcer opinion, the Constitution de-
MAIDS him TO give IT. "
Where, ask tat in the clause eniline the President
TO require 'ihe opinion in writing of tho pacna ace
N me iSTecutiue Depdnnsents' Mr. Tucker of south
Carolina, said "it would create an interc.,enca - w.
Erecutioe with the Legislative powersn No ma, uh
advocated the clause ntimated opinion that the Tre,
sury department. was not an Executive Department 1t
was SO universally regarded that day; and so was ,be
PRESIDENTS power OF removal then distinctly RECOGNISED
and established and has been ever since unif,rnIy al
nioeu uh.i tbis ime, when il is sweeJ distorted and
rln as an enormous stretch of Executive power
But great Zeal is said the President hayng ;,
y" vac i'easry Uat he has got hold of the purse nj Tho
hdVo, "rh belongs m an especial TO the renrc
sen'aives oil the people. ia order tn Give arao
weight 10 the resolution OF the last session which scr
ell that the deposes safe the United states RaL
1t mas been said, Il do not 10 any thing s,;J ara
tnat the Honse OF Representatives are HE pecu,r ,sr
nis OF the treasury, and that the modern c. gar nrev
heon' mas arVen away from me door of the Treasury
the modern Metellus, William ]. Duane ''
now all this may do well enough Tor A stump sn.ecb
VI % '"e columns ol partisan newspaper but i'm sober
ruin, scarcely deserves a serious relntaiiar Co,r,i
jackson has not seized the Treasury; what he bas i
mas been done in compliance with the law IA has a
sumed no other control the Treasury or the
man ne was authorized TO do by the an '
." nnu me Representatives of the people and nj the
Sa'es' III Congress assembled have now the same con
troll over tho matter tha, they had before O'
Nor mas ne got hold OF the nations purse Bv re,so,
OF any thing he has DONE claims The RrsHr 10 do en-
lar as nave heard or he get one cent Of h
own salary even, but by APPROXIMATION bv iaw
ana men must be drawn oat by the regular warrants
prescribed Tor drawing money the Treasury in MIR,
suahce oil the constitution All but il said he re-
move me oecretary-remcve tie Treasurer-urn out the
comptroller, Register, &C. uni nc gets men that will rive
MN tne money Tor his own purposes, for the benefit of
himself and his avorites and without any ann,onri,i
mat Is all uue-such his o,oer conceded presume
ny All but IN such cases ii would be the exercise n
power without TtShf-t would be hsgrany uncons,;,,,
uenal lie would be mpeacfed and tnrnej nm, n 20;
and inc indignation OF an abused and beaved neonIe
capa,ion. o'' VI MS de-
The mode in which the President is electcd-by III,
euuases OF Twelve million OF peopIe-and the short term
~ s service, furnish considerable security axu,.t hi,
oeig disposed to perperate such enorites and e rs
Ponsibility 10 punishment 10 which he il exposed an aG
tonal safeguard in his fears OF loss of life and
bnt besides all This, argue from possibe aLsa. n