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CONGRESS.
From do. V;Ihonai I.lteGI genoer. -Itriis.

Nessgv vas Yesterday received in the Sc
nate from the PRrsipsSr ov rss usirrp Sr,r.s,
pnrporting Ia bc protest. ou the part 81 that
high funetionsry, against the Resolutions eSpr~s-
Si,c 81 the opinion Of the Stnstc touching the
eorstiiuiionsiny and ex,s~,iioi,cy of the Removal
OF the Public Drposi'~s. in the MANNER in which
II MAS Ell, .te,l, from thc Bank 81 the United
States.
The message is Of great length. the reading
ther,-ct by the SECRETARY of the Senate bz,iu. o.
cupicd morr than hour Having lad 40 opl,or-
tunity of access Co the document, are onfy en-
sblcsi to rive sdcrs such i,,ca at IL NJ an
:mperfrct hearing Of IL will c"ahlc us.
The Message i~gins ", r-i,i"g the resolutions
passss BY the Senate, and, considering Il the ,u-
~ of tie President tn protect his privilege, fr,m
eerroarhment BY every means iu his power de-
eiarrs the proceedings Of tle Scustc to he unrrr-
ee'ientrd and extraordinary, and enters Lis solemn
protest against them.
Except rs otherwise specially provided IN the
Constitution, tho Message declares the right. nj
the Executive anil 1t the Legislature TO l,c CO.
equal. w this view. tfc pr-si.l,tt 90 oG opinio,
that the proceedings of the Scnstc ia t cas-. ~
frrrcti 10, Src wholly unauthorized nv the COus,,-
tuition No such power - the Senate has assun,-
81. -, h. says, to H. found, in a-y part &c tn
Constitution. granted ,o Gather branch ol the H.
gislsturr. To prove this. he enter. into ga brief
anai,>is' al tee powers conferred upoa the &c.
mate by the Consti,ui'ca. ANY proposition acted
npon y, the S--na,c To b. ~Iiiin t,s sIhrrr cI Il.
powers, he argues must tend tn irgi sist,vc action
or. IA ts conclusion, must take the fora of some
Executive or Legislative set. The Resolutions IN
question, he >ys, not lcyi ,lsIitc act; nor
did tl,cy sppl, To- any treaty or nomination L.ior
the Senate IN i'll Executive sai.eity Nor did
tl,ry relate Q, any Of the case. h. ~hi., The scat,
might lawfully act lin r,frpncc Co it, own organ
iZation, nc. ] Without the consent Of ti,, oiL-r
iIous-.
They have, therefore, ia his opinion. M ar
rant ia the Coo sijtuion They amount To a, i'm
Il lbs L.
House ONLY has no,.,r 70 i,n,.a.h ,,,I a., g.
ATE only power TO try impcachm-uis v hen urrf,r
red by that body. The Resolutions. the PREF
dcut SAYS embrace charges Of usnrp.,ion and ,io-
iation al tina Constitution. liable t,sf,necs
snd declare the Prcsident to be guilty Of tl,em
THUS attempting To eScrsisc all the moral power Of
impeachment, without observing, In sny part Of
.ne rroeredinss the provision OF requirements Of
~, "a CONSTITUTION In rrgardto impeaehmcntA The
"soiunnn, he further argues, prCJudsc case ia
~"'sn u'e ne",'e might have been called upon tn
Ae' guu'',a'H. h'u 'he iionsc OF Representatives
po'ee" Ah "nPeaehH'cht aS'inei The president,
&c;
I"c Nhoie proceedings. The President declares,
pam "'ns' u' ''"Ne "ec', an assumption,
'c "eu"'e. OF posers not conferred upon u hy
nc conN'tuuon, and utterly incompatible With
u'At instrument, anu with tile liaincst dictates Of
cqnY anu Jun'ee.
i"e ''stient Then S1c@ on to object TO the
rdy"enoisoi the lie solution ccnsuring the conduct
nc says contains no ecrtsinty OF time, place. or
e're"Instance, which induced any ono Senator 10
vote Tor IL Although The Resolution. ofis-
naliy moved, specified certain particular acts al
legged to he contrary u the Constitution and the
Laws, vet 1t the close Of the debate IL was 50
modified As TO particularize nothing n proees~I-
ing which the General fpoiute,lly condemns for
lee adds. II the resolution had been put TO vote in
las original form, IL is presumed IL would have re-
ccINc'i the sanction OF but few votes since the acts
Itletl clearly n.t -. a.
Constitution, &c.
The Message then enters into an elaborate ex-
position Of the views which the President enter
tAlns OF the extent ct his own pow ers, review Ing
the pro,iSions Of the Constitution respecting the
power OF appointing officers Of Government, and
The construction which they may have received in
practice. There ~ no saieh thing officers under
the control OF Congress, u Is urged, but those
which spring from the power conferred upon each
House by the Constitution To- choose its own off,
Gers. All other officers, except Judges and the
officers Of Courts arc appointed by tie President
VITA or without the eons.nt Of the Senate, aud
subject To his will and pleasure, through the pow
or Oi removal, lac being responsible Tor their good
conduct and ior the due execution Of the Laws
The Treasury Department, like others - wholly
Executive in IT. character, and hke~ in iis res
possibility. The custody Of the public money il
o,'e oil the functions Of that Department. For the
discharge OF that function IL Is responsible, NO, to
SonSress' oui 10 t,c President. The las estab
w. -'-''N ". VIZ N,heSu ctsSSh uiu hot,
hrsS~ge argues. change the rclstions Of the Prss-
uen, anu 'he Secretary OF the Treasury 20 the
public money d'd n't release ti'e former from
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