Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-05-01

may think proper to enact. Nor do ]
claim for the Executive any right to the
possession or disposition of the public
property or treasure, or any authority te
interfere with the same, except when
such possession, disposition, or authority,
is iyen to him by law; nor do clam
the right in any manner to supervise or
interfere with the person entrusted with
such property or treasure, unless he be
an officer whose appointment, under the
Constitution and Laws, is devolved upon
the President alone, or in conjunction
with the Senate, and for whose conduct
he is consiitutionalIy responsible.
AS the Message and Protest referred
to, may appear on the Journal Of the Sc
nate, and remain among the recorded
documents of the Nation, am unwilling
that opinions should be imputed to me,
even through misconstruction, which are
not contained in it, and more particular
y am l solicitous that l may not be sup
posed to claim for myself, or my sue
cesSors, any power or authority not clear
ly granted by the Constitution and laws,
to the President. have, therefore,
respectfully to request that this commu-
nication may be considered part ofthat
Message, and that it may be entered
Herewith on the Journals of the Senate.
April 81, 1884. ANDREW JACKSON.
MIR. PoindeXter moved that the Mes
sage be not received, and that certain
resolutions, which he proposed as sub
stitute for his motion, respecting the
Presidents Protest, be printed. On
this motion debate arose, in which
Messrs. Preston, Forsyth, Ewing, Pom
dexter, King, of Ga, Calhoun, Clayton
and Webster, took part. Mr.. Clay
moved to lay the motion on the table, in
order to proceed with the unfinished dis
cussion. MIR. Poindexter then modified
his motion, that the Protest be not receiy-
ed, by substituting motion to adopt the
following Resolutions:
"Resolred, That the President, in
the paper which he did to
the Senate, on the 18th inst which he
requested to be placed on its Journals,
as an Executive Protest, against Re-
solution passed by the Senate, made a
communication not authorized by the
Constitution, nor warranted by that mu-
ual interchange of communications
which the discharge of official duties
.ender nece essary and proper between
he Legislative Departments of the Gov
,rnment.
"Resolved, That the President, in the
'aper above referred to, assumes powers
n relation to the Senate not authorized
~ the Constitution, and calculated, in
Is consequences, to destroy that harmo-
~ which ought TO exist between the CO.
,rdmate Departments Of the General
Government; to interfere with the Sc
late in the discharge of its duties; to de-
trade it in the public opinion; and final
y, to destroy its independence, by sub
ecting its rights and duties to the deter
nination and control of the Chief Mag
straie.
"Resolved, That the commune alton
f paper Of such character, with the
declarations that accompanied it, is a
lain, an open breach Of the constitution
! rights and privileges of the Senate,
nd that it cannot be received by the
ody, without surrender of the lust
overs confided to it by the Constitu-
on, in trust, to secure the liberty, and
remote the prosperity Of these States,
nd which the members are bound to
'aintain under the sacred obligations of
n oath. !,
"Resolred, therefore, That the paper
e not received by the Senate" n
MIR. Ewing addressed the Senate at
myth on the subject of the motion of
lr. Poindexter. Mr.. Wilkins moved
lay the motion on the table, in order
proceed to the consideration of Exec
live business; but the motion was re- /,
cted d-ayes 10, noes 90. MIR. FORSYTH !
oVed to amend the resolutions, SO as to
troduce into them the Protest and SUD-
ementary Message. This motion was
'jected to on the ground, that every
otion to amend a written proposition
as required by the rules to be in writ {
g. Mr.. +. then sent to the chair J
'lr. King, Of ALL the original docu- '
ents, which the chair decided to be in i
'mpliance with the rules. Mr.. Cal.
'un appealed from the decision, but be- Q
re the motion Of appeal was disposed @
, the Senate adjourned. Is
In the House of Representatives, a a
otion of Mr. Evans of Me. was con- a
Tered, to the effect that a memorial n
esented by him on the preceding Mon Il
y, should be referred to the Commit l
OF ways and means, with instructions C
report resolutions, declaring the insur. c.
Iency OF the reasons given for the re- y
oval of the derosites, and the necessi- 5
OF Bank. MIR. Wise offered the re- tc
!!utlons, which he had twice previously Y
cred, as an amendment TO the instruc. VI