Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-05-15

: him for the verv act which he is m. ,flo,r
ed to defend? Is he to be the oD7,, c;,;va,
VINO is not to be heard in the senate? Him
whom 1t seems to be lawful for every on.
whose education and manners qualities him
Tor the application Of billingsgate rhetoric.
TO lavish it upon him. Rejected or not
nat communication cannot be secreted
rom The eyes OF the American people. II
has been read, anl will he printed. An
independent press will carry it TO the eY.
'renii'ies OF the country, and hand it Gown
70 succeeding generations. II will be com
pared with speeches, delivered for tire,
months IN this capitol, against this nres;.
dent; and an enlightened and uprioht com.
munity will decide between the lan,,oo.
l'i the defence, and the language Of the
accusation; between the temper of the ac.
cusers, and the temper of the accused. be-
tween the violent president who has VIC
lated the constitution and the laws, and the
meek aud gentle senators who have sat in
upon him for it. The veoDle will
see these things will compare them to-
gether--"ill judge for themselves: and
hat Judgment, IN this free and happy land.
VIII be the final and supreme award from
which there is no appeal.
IN SENATE--ApRI1 Of
10 he Senate Of tie United States:
Having reason TO believe that certain
passages contained in my message and
protest, transmitted to the senate on tho
lHh instant, may be misunderstood think
II proper to state that it was not nv in,en-
ton to deny, in the said message. the now
er and right of the legislative department
to provide by law for the custody. safe
Keeping, and disposition Of The public mos
ney and property OF the United States
Although | am well satisfied that such
is not warranted by any THING
contained in that message, vet aware. from,
experience, that detached passages of an
irgumentatlve document, when discon-
nected from their context, and considered
without reference to previous limitations.
md the particular positions they were in
ended to refute or TO establish, NAV DO
made to bear construction VARYING Alto
5e'her from the sentiments really enter
aimed and intended TO be Expressed. and
ieeply solicitous that my views on this
'olnt should not, either now or hereafter.
re misspprehended, ! have deemed it due
the gravity of the subject, to the great
interests it involves, and 20 the senate. as
veil as to myself, to embrace the earliest
pportunity to make this communication.
admit, without reserve, as | have before
one, the constitutional power of the legis-
ature to provide by law the place or places
which the public money or other proper
IS to he deposited; and to make such
Their regulations concerning its custody.
emoval or disposition, as they may think
roper 10 enact. Nor do claim for the
xecufIve any right to the possession or
lsposltion of the public property or trea-
ure, or any authority to interfere with tho
anne, except when such possession, dispo-
itIon, or authority, is given 10 him by law;
or do | clam the RICH: in any manner to
upervise or interfere with the person en-
rus,ed with such property or treasure, un-
ess he be an officer whose appointment,
Inder the consultation and laws, is devolv-
ID upon the president alone, or in conjunc-
ion with the senate, and for whose conduct
he is constitutionaly responsible.
As the message and protest referred to
nay appear on the Journal of the senate.
md remain among the recorded documents
If the nation, am unwilling that opinions
hould be imputed TO me, even through
nisconstruction, which are not contained
n II; and more particularly am solicit
JUS that may not be supposed to claim for
myself, or my successors, any power or
not clearly 6 anted, by the con-
and laws, 10 the president. 1
have, therefore. respectfully to request that
this communication may be considered
part of that message, and that it may be
entered herewith on the journals of the
senate.
ANDREW JACKSON.
April 81, 1884.