Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-01

The Message then goes on 70 oepaet tne7
awful consequences which might follow from
| q submission to such nsurpations. by the Sem
ate, of the rights Of the Exdcutive-such as
aristocTacy, anarchy, or ACKNOWLEDGMENT oil
the government. &c.
The whole Message concludes, for the rea-
sons briefly limited at above, and other reasons
which are not enumerated, lin the course Of
which the length 0f term of service and IT.
responsibility Of Senators are more than once
alluded tO.) with a solemn PROTEST., which
with the Message. the President requests may
be entered at large upon the Journal Of the
rSenate.
The above is hasty and faint Oniline, but
substantially u correct one, of this important
Executive missive to the Senate; which, the
reader may very we'll conceive. protluced not
little sensation within the precincts Of the
capitol.
Extracts from the Message sent to the Senate.
Thursday, Aprit IL. So.
Thus was it settled by the constitution, the
laws and the whole practice Of the Govern
ment, that the entire Executive power is ves-
ted in the President of the United States !;
that as incident TO that power; the right Of
, appointing and removing those officers who
are TO aid him in the execution Of the laws,
with such restrictions only as the constitution
prescribes, is vested in the President; that
the Secretary Of the Treasury rs one of those
officers; tina! the custody Of the public prop
erty and money is an executive function.
which, in relation to the money, bias always
been exercised through the Secretary of the
Treasury aod his subordinates that 10 the
performance of these duties he is subject to
! the supervision and control Of the President,
and in all important measures having relation
| to them, c0nsults the Chief Magistrate, and
obtains his approval and sanction; that the
law establishing the Bank did not, as it could
not, change the relation between the Presi-
dent and the Secretary.
During the last year, the approaching ter
mination, according to the provisions Of its
charter. and the solemn decision Of the Amer
lean people, Of the Bank of the u. States,
made it expedient, and its exposed abuses
! and corruptions made it, in my opinion, the
duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, TO
place the moneys Of the United States in 9th.
CIR repositories. The Secretary did not con-
cur 10 that opinion. and declined giving the
necessary order aud direction. So glaring
were the abuses and the corruptions Of the
Z Bank. SO evident it's fixed purpose to perse-
we're 10 them, and SO palpable its design. by
its money and nOwer, TO control the Govern
ment and change its character, that ] deemed
it the imperative duty of the Executive au-
thority, by the exertiOn of every power con-
i sided to it by the constitution and laws, to
cheek its career, and lessen its ability 10 do
mischief, even 10 the painful alternative Of
dismissing the Head of one Of the Depart
ments. At the time the removal was made,
other causes sufficient to justify it existed
but II they had not. the Secretary would have
been dismissed for this Cause only.
His place supplied by one whose opinions
!. In Tsau NrnPdnnRa ~ i'll,
{ the opinions long before expressed by him
! he proceeded, with my sanction, to make Ar
The RESOLUTION Of tie seaa,c, as originally IN iI
framed, and as passed, IL it refers to these
, acts, presupposes right 10 that body to in
terfere with this exercise OF Executive now
or. II the principle be once admitted, 1t is
not difficult to perceive where it may end
IL the Senate have right to Interfere with
the Executive. powers. they have also the
right to make that interference effective; and
II the assertion of the power implied in the
resolution be silently acquiesced 10. we may
reasonably apprehend that it will be follow
ed. at SEINE future day, by an attempt at ac-
tual enforcement.
The Senate may refuse, except on the con-
dtlon that ne will surrender his opinion to
theirs and obey their will, to perform their |
own constitutional functions to pass the me-
cessary laws; to sanction appropriations pro- |
posed by the House Of Representatives and !
20 confirm proper nominations made by the |
PRESIDENT. II has already been maintained 7
land It is not conceivable that the resolution I
OF the Senate can be based on any other I
PrincipIe) that the Secretary Of the Treasury
q the officer Of Congress, and independent Of
the President; that the President has no |
right to control him, and consequently none
to remove him. With the same propriety,
ana on similar grounds, maythe Secretary Of
State. the Secretaries Of War and the NAVY.
ana the Postmaster General, each in success
sion. be declared Independent OF the Presi-
Dent. the subordinates Of Congress, and re-
movable only with the concurrence of the
Senate.
The time and the occasion which have cal
led forth the resolution of. the Senate. seem
20 impose upon mo an additional obligation
not 70 pass Il over in silence. Nearly forty
ave years had the President exercised. with
Qua question as to his rightfui authority,
those powers for the recent assumption Of
which ire Is now denounced. FREQUENT re-
movass, or forced designations. in every sense
tantamount to re.navals, had been made Of
the Secretary and other officers Of the Treas
Wy and yet, In no one instance is it known.
mat any man. whether patriot or partisan.
nad raised his voice against it as a Violation
" the Constitution. And what is The occa.
sion upoa which other principles have been
mrs. officially asserted! The Bank Of The
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