Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-28
From the Globe.
SENATOR LElGII'S SPEECH.
~ The Dinner giren him al Petersburg, on he 15h

tO6cT last.
We repeat The declaration Ct Tuesday in contradiction
OF the assertion OF Senator Leigh, viz.
IL is not tue, that the Pr. side main aims fhai The
custody Of al public property and Of oil public money
dPP1fdm TO him by constitutional ght rh oh no lao
can impair"
lie has asserted that this right must be- OF is vested
in the President individuality; but he does maintain aud
he may appeal TO all history 10 sustain him, that the
custody OF The ublic property including the public
money, as essentially Erecuiive 0,cer aud must ac
corning TO our Constitution, lie vested the President or
some subordinate ErecuiiUe oLcer created by iap-
Does MIR Leigh deny, that this poweiis Erecufipe in lis
na'a'.s "ii he air" that there is any Thug Legisld
hre IN the mere Keeping of the public property aud mo-
ney' The honorable Senator well knows, that il is in It's
naure s Executive power, aud that il has been con-
sde'ed aud treated dom the origin OF governments down
10 tts day Look AT our own practice under tine CoBsiilu
too Are not all oui Collectors, ceivers aud Poslas
e's inio whose hands the pubic moneys first come Er
ecutpe officers? Is not Treasurer 10 whom il il on
should be paid, Executive officer? Are not all our Paw
masters Pursers, Navy Agents. other DISTURBING Of
1cers, also Executive oices' Thus. the public money
Is IN the hands Of the Executive from the moment Of is
receipt TO the moment oil its disbursements All of these
officers are appointed by the President and are renewable
a, ms VIII. The Presidents 'docrne is that the proc
nee under the Constitution as in this respect accord
dnce tCiM TIE true theory Of The Constitution He
only maintains that the trainers OF the CONSTITUTIONS and
theS successors for ioriytve years. have ulv under
Stood and correctly procf,sed upon this portion ol that
instrument.
Yet, on, OF this dochine" which hut the practice OF
HE Government Tor than oIly years MIR Leigh con
jures up establishing pretenionsn which would max.
every attempt regulate the Treasury by law or 10 an.
point TIE place OF depose and manner oil sale keeping oil
me puOhc treasure, vain and ide"-which would leave
Congress "noihing 10 do, but ie supplies and make
The appropriations, leaving the Executive the absolute
dispo'on oil the revenue, in the interval between coec
uon ahd disbursement, according TO his wisdom or his
pleasure ''I2"d MeH,' adds the honorable Senator
ia mockery OF ali decency, alter having outraged all ruth
'Repulicanism would be nothing but an EMMY sound
the modern gfeat one's jest!'
While uue'ing all this, MIR Leigh well knew that the
schoie Treasury System,he Secretary OF the Treasury
he Treasurer, Register Compollers AUDITORS Clerks
Dlsbursinp nh
are Me mere creatures If The oto and regulated bV Ia,n
and that 6y repeal IF The act If Congress creating
ana res Wdf"S me Treasury, they toOud oil ranish Ike
ne "odseIesS Jabric of ciS0n lie knew also that
tie Frrsde had Pr SSiy conceded 10 Congress the pow
er to rcguaie IL inrihero 40 those cery things which,
he says 10 attempt would be swain i!le," VIZ, Ia
0IPoiM he place " dCpGS'te and manner Of snfekesD.
ing ~ fte public treasure" By tie very tcords OF the
Protest. which MIR. Leigh SAYS denies this power il i.
expressly ana iintqup0coHg conceded Congress In
that abused document after stating hat any Of the
C"ed STATES who may be created by Congress take
charge oil the pubic money, must, according to the Con
Su''o" he appointed by The Presdrn Gen Jackson po-
ceeds 10 say:
The legislative power may undoubtedly bind lin and
'he f'esue by s"y laws ihry may think proper
they may p'tsrr'6ee IN WHAT PLACE particular
poItto OF ne public n'0nfy shall be kept and FOR
VIVA REASONS Il shalt be remOrrd az they may di-
rect that supplies Icr The army navy shall e kept in
particular stoes and nW be tie duiy Of the President
10 see maj ne lar is J0itAfaiiy erecmed"
Yet "h these declarations vi the Protest fresh OH his
memory Seni'or Leigh has The hardood say, that its
doctrines make all attempts he part OF Congress "fo
The PLACE NJ Opposite AMI MANNER Of sa(y-
Keeping ~ HE public treasure, rain and IDLE n"
Could amy ilng lie more directly Ia the eeh Of +. coded
fact?
This is the lar guage OF The PrOtfd nsey. The Sup
PIGMENT 10 That paper sent IN prevent peryersion
lays down 'he sAue doctrine, in the following words
II admit. tothouf rese,Ue have before done, the
constitutional pooeT W he Legislature 10 prescrbe bv
I0D, IHE PLACE OK Places ia achieh tie PUB
LIZ LIZ MoN "a I" ~heT property, Is 10 BIZ DE.
poSi 70; and 10 make such REGULATIONS CON
TX A
SiTlON, as hey may fhink proper 10 enact Nor do
caiu Tor tie Executive, any light tho posse son or dis
position OF Tue public property or treasure, any authority
TO erlee WIN the same, except Sltn such possession
disposition, or authority is gioen Ia him BY Law"
Yet says Mr. Leigh ',he Preside,d's aocuine" makes
all attempts on tie part Of Congress "fO dypoint rHE
PLACE OF De- OSIIE aud MANNER OF SAFE
ktEPING IF Tie public Treasure. 1am and idiei"
"iat shall "e say OF an honorable Senator who thus
TouHdY sndHbicy that the President aIvances
~ Tie Protest. doctrine leading TO consequences ohieh
maj piper thus mcQTirOCGHy a1Ous2 Had no, MIR
Leigh read the PROTEST. Has lie Tor months iuIma
Jug fgain" tiIdtd0cunen and giving votes upou
II, without knowing what 1t cOuIainsi Impossible we
e"ret to lain 'elccOnce hs the Petersburg
Dinner will rctO,ded facts
SeDaorJ.egh himself appears inclined in aefion IN al
tack that Constitution he sin profession so prompt to de-
end sud to OvfrihOy balanre aud division Of powa,
winch 'ha Instrument ,prescrbes snd establishes The
Constitution says:
Al legislative Powefs hefen granted shall be vested
To- Congress Ci iheIJ. States.
The Executive pvs or shall be vested in p,eei,.rt
OF The Unned states OF America.
lie shall nominate aud by aud wiithe consent Of the
Senate, shall aPi oin ambsssados other public MINISTERS
and conss judge 81 the Supreme Court snd all other
officer OF the Uued States whose APPOINTMENTS are no
herein oihet" Use provided for aud wieh shall be esla
bsbed hy Law bui GoneFcssiay bylaw gesi The appet
mehi OF euch interior officers trey Ihk pOprr Ia the
PRESIDENT alone 10 the courts OF law or IN ts heads Of
je apartments.
q He slaii take cste thai tho Laws ae fu6,rv ~
cuicd.7 ~
Now, What Il 'sAe JysccufDe poaoer5' Itis the now
er which e1eeHes HE iaus The power 10 execute The
laws - therefore, vested ~ te esdcni; and he il &C
e"idhgy tiJied aud sworn 10 stake cGg< that The lars
De JdifDmg er,cNfe" The moment lake info
,htl own hands He erteUi0H 0f lasc they assume an
executive power. The moment they cig ate and appo;u
az hcef suu Vesi 80 h ihe execution Of law They ere
"'e ne" executive unknown 10 tie Constitution More.
over, "g'e's esnno' CRATE and sppot officer and
teM hI WIN sHch power The instant they create ass
icef Or Other Han legislative psrposes bis spooincn
VessI" ne iesdehi win tie concaftence of lie Senate
nent be vested 10y law ain the President ai,ge III n.
cOu Is " 0SO. 0r "a me JIe0ds of Uenayi,pe,f, The
appointment cQHnot cceH 6y aW be vested IL, Congress
or u one brshch thereof tcihOu paD0bie poia0u of
nc CoHshtmion Why iss} ltsbscause the purDos,s(or
winch such oscersafe created erecnye bpcause the
eftcre p0itey IS vested in me Pfesidenf sud because
execufed" V'S
Now 10 case Congcess create. on Mr.. Leisbs
pau ohc principal Treasurer aud "8s many assistant
'easurefs ~ might be found c0fve0ient" ALL direct
MAJ nc pubic money should be kept by d,cm will
vac Honorable Senator be good ss 10 el us bv whom
asv'o"k 70 e consituiion, those officers must be sp-
pOhen and whose constitutional dUy "a would be onfoks
core th"t tie iws" prescribing ther duties should be
JdiWHty erecfedT' Could Congress oD1oiof fbs,a
Gould Congress control hemi Could Confess yegt0pe
nen except by Impeachment No who sds tle Con.
huon VIII pretend that they csn II he lisy be silent
y to The mode Of appointment heo hey must be sepopt
20 BY le President With tho concurrence Of he senate