Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-01
ppEsIDENT JACKsON's MESSAGE.
The National IntsIIigencer giyesthe follow


PRESIDENT JACKsON's MESSAGE.
:. The National IntelIigencer givesithe follow
iux synopsis Of the Presidents late Message:
The Message begins by reciiing the resolu-
,;ons passed BY the Senate and, considering
= fhe duty Of the President to protect MS
.s.;yiIeres from encroachment BY every means
4. 10 0ower. declares the proceedings of the
c.nsts 70 he unprecedented and extraOrdina-
- ana enters his solemn protest against them.
Eycent as otherwise specially provided in
.ho Constitusion, the Message declares the
r;ohta Of the Executive and the Legislature to
hs co.eo,,al. In this view, the President is Of
orinion that the proceedings OF the Senate, 10
the case referred to, are wholly unauthorized
~, rs Constitution. No such power as the
Ssosfe has assumed is, he says. 10 be found,
:. .nv mart Of the Constitution, granted to eli
Their branch Of the Legislature. To prove
this. he enters into . brief analysis Of the
nowers conferred upon the Senate by the
Constitution. Any proposition acted upon
10 The Senate, to be within the sphere of it's
mowers. he argues, must tend to legislative ac-
lion ar in Its conclusion, must take the form
~ so,ne Executive or Legislative act. The
resolutions 10 question. he says, were not
legislative act nor did they apply to any
srsafy or nomination before the Senate in the
Executive capacity. Nor did they relate to
any of the cases in which the Senate might
lawfully act lin reference 10 its own organiza-
ton, &cl without the consent Of the other
House,
ney na - Co,,s,;,mt;or. They amount
warrant - en ars - ,ha San.ts hs,l ca
70 an 'pps"s ~ Tn,,.. nnIv bas no,ysrfo. i'm.
: power W. ~ ~ sansts univ nower +, frv inn
Peacn. aua -" 49,, ,,ref..rrsd nv that bodv-
Peachmenas wue" ~ p.s.;J.nt 900 ~.
The heso'asions' u ~ v;.,i.,;,n .,f
brace cnalses y : :apaeh.hi.' offs.nces and
the Cons.''I Ie'".;a... - Ia Sn;ltv az them
declare tns ~ a,,...c;se ar he moral now.
tnus attetDpa,ns ~ .s:,ho,,, ,,hssrv;ng IL anv
-er OF icapeacn.n sas;ars ,hs nroyis;ors or ~
Pa!. . ns = - ,hs Eonstitution IN regard to
gu'renss .. T,hs . asoIut;ons. he further
impeacnHcu'ss. sa !, ,,t,;n, ~. Senate
argues, 49,, 80 - :" acs ;,,dc;sliv
mignt nave Veg" sa IS ,,r.f:.r-sI
haa sne Ho!se =. a ~. ~ p,os;dsrt Re-
an lmpeacnment 1919 s..A D...;dsrt ~.
Tine whole pIo:ceu l..ss. =. t.va 800, an
clares W very P'a,la ~ .,s,,.,s.s ,ct
assumption, ny .nS S.s - .!s..,:s. 80
ccntefFea1 upon VIZ .u.'s ':s".s:.,. 80
utterly incompetence VIM .nas ISL. 80
and Wltp the piaine:t aicsa.ss y e4u"y a',u
justice. Inc fressoent then Svss ~ ~ W
lect y tne yaeneRess OF tns Ie. $3.50. T,,a.'rt
ing the c0ndaet Of the EAecpu.e o.s.
comprehenslve enougn, ne says cssns :. -
certainly Of time place. of cMcu.is, ~ !.
which any one Senatcs = ~, 80 W =
Although the resolution, % oras'naIy NV 4.
specstied certain particular ac's aneIss1 = 7.
contrary to the Constlsuto0 anu tno A1aw 4:
yet at the close Of the deDa!e = was % 'I'"u'
NED ast9 particuiasize notnlns; PIoSseuu'
which the Generai very pointsu'y cOnucmus
Tor, ne adds, y the fesoln.ioa 3. nau oeeu ~
vote y its original forms = y presumed
alalu EscslAsA AAe s1nSs.9n y 0u. l0s
The Message then enters lnf0 an elaborate
exposition OF the views winch the Presiden
entertaIns Of the extent of ms own powers
reviewing the provisions ofthe Constitution
respecting the power ofappointing officers o
Government, and'the construction which they
have recsived 10 practice. There is no such
thing az officers UNDER the control OF Congress,
= argued, but those which spring from the
power conferred upon each House by the
Constitution, TO choose its own oincers. Al
the otnes omcers, except Judges ana tne ON
GERS OF Courts. are appointed by the FRESH
Dent, with or without the consent OF the SEN
ate. and subject to his will and pleasure.
through the power of removal, he being re-
sponsible for their good conduct, and for the
due cxccution of the laws. The Treasury
Department, like Others. is wholly Executive
In lie character, and likewise 10 its RESPONSE
biiity. The custody Of the public money is
one of the hincfsOna nf that Denarfraenf -