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disturb the hsrssoaioss aetsoa of .,s different
departments aud Ia be, Ak down the che. L,
/. and balances by which the tsdo.n of n. FRA
nsers sought 10 insure its ,tasil.i, and "a. lsi-
ue-s-
n The honest dsGsreaees cf opinion, which
occasionally cxr,t bc,~c,n the senate .aI
tho Pre.ident. in regard Co matter, ~ ~hrh
both are Obliged 10 participate, are sufsie knit
ly embarrassing. hot d the course rroensi,
adopted by the Senate shall here afser be fr~-
qnentiy pursued, Il - sot oaiy ob,so,. that
the harmony OF the relations ket~.e. ia
President and the Senate ui:i - Se sire,.d.
but the other and graver elects - 80 aIiisss,s-
} iy ensue- if the eensures of the - as.s b.
! submitted TO b, the President, the confidence
OF the people IN hrs sb,is,y ss.d virtue. ss.a
the character ard usefulness of hi, admins
trat'on. will socn he nj an eea. sa5 the rea.
power Of the Government viii tall mt. ~.
hands of bosiy. hciJtsg their Offices for lo..-
, terms, not sieste.l by the people, and not 10
Them directly responsible r. On the Other
hand. the illegal ces-are> of tie Seuai- should
DC resisted by the Prcsrlent, ecilr>sous ard
angry rontrorer-its nigh. ess>sle. di-crrdIfs-
! bic IA their Progress. atl n III. end eompeil-
! ins the rsnPl- 10 adopt the conclusion, either
that their 'L..f Magistrate ~ss on y orthv Il
their respect, or that the Senate WAS ehar-s-
able with rsiun,ny and Iri,s-ssc-. Fi.h~s IL
these results ~ou!d impair public eos6d- eee
, m the Perfeei,os Of tie system. md Head tc
serrou, alterations 81 IT. framework OF q,
the PRACTICAL abandonment VI some of Il. pro-
visions.
. The influence II such proceedings on the
) other Departments Of tie Government. ana
'nore especially on the St,,-s. eculJ not f..i
! 10 he extensively Peruicinst,. Uhsn tie
judges in the l.stresort Of othr al mI.rocds.st
Themselves oserlesp the bound. of their an
) ihoriiy, a. prescribed by the Con.triuil,r..
; what general dsregar Of IT. Provi>,O,.. faiSai
not their example be expected to produce
tnd who dos not pcrccivs tina. sach con-
} tempt Of the Federal Constitution, by one cf
ITS uiOst important departments, would hold
out the strongest temptation To resistance en-
: The part OF the State sosereientses. uhsueve
they shall suppose their lust rights O., hive
been invaded; Thus all The ind. reu-irns d.
pariipeuts of the Government and the Stst.s
which compose our eonfedcrsted Union. iss-
stead 81 attending TO their Appropriate duties.
aud leaving tho-e who nav oficrd o. b. re-
claimed or punished IN the manner IsoIntes.
out IN the Constitution, would fall To- a.u;.aI
eTImm5tIon aud ree.Imia alton. and give q.
The people eonfus,on and anarchy instead q.
: order and law; until, At length, some form %
srfSfocratic power would be established az,
the RUNS Of the Constitution, or the state. q.
broken into separate comnan,tics
lar DC from me Co chsrre or i-~iuua,r
that the present Senate OF the nsiei S-.,e<
intend, m tie mO>i distant way 60 encourage
such result o. ~ not Of their ,ao,Ive, -
designs. but only OF The tendency L. ir-ir acts.
That Il - NV duty In sYe-k. IL - IL po>>isi..
!" make Senators themselves sensible 81 the
danger which turks under the precedent 1T
m their resolution; and. at snV rate 60 PR
form my duty - the responsible head Of .,,,e
81 the eo-eqlal departments Of the Govern
ment, that have been compelled % pciu,
out the Consequences 20 " hich tie di-r~-.sor
} aud passage Of the resolution ma, lead. II the
tendency Of the measure be not checked m,
its inception.
IL u due 10 the high trust With Witch have
becn charged; to thos- VITO RAY he called 60
succeed me IN II TO the representatives of
the people, whose constitutional p-rro.afiv,
has been uniawfuIiy Assumed; To the t-.oot-
aud to TIE States; and TO the CoastI,u;ior
they e<tsbI shed; thai sho,Ild nns perrosr m.
provisions io be broken DOM BY su, a an Al
TACK on the Executive Department.. q Itho-,,
AZ least some effort 60 preserve protect. and
defend them With thIs vie~, and for the
reasons which have hen stated, . do hsreby
soLrSSLr rs-TEsr against the sforeraentso-I
"a proceeding nj the senate, n unsuthorsxed
az Tie Constitution; contrary to IL sD.r,t
and 10 several of rts express prov isions sat-
Eersise OF that distribution Of the poN~rs ri
t'oEernment which u las ordained and e~t.b-
I'shed, destructIse Co the CHEEKS add safe
gusrsis By which those powers we're mierse..
On the one hand. Co be controlled and a.,
the other, Ia he protected: and ~aIeul.t.,i Ia
their Intnrsiiste AID collateral effects. by
their ehsraeter aud tensIeDcy. 90 concentrate
20 tie hands Of body, not directly sHsen2i.l,
10 the people. degree Of ia..,,enee ard pow
or dangerous 10 their liberties and l..aI In
the Cons'itaiioo OF their choice
The resolution 81 tie senate ~ont.ins an
imPeiaiioa upon INV private a. yell az nf~.u
my public Character, and. a. q n,'sst -tsnd
forever On Their Journal, . eSRaoi close IT,
substitute for that defence " irh have Dot
been allowed IN present N the ordinary form
without rcmarkins. that have lived J, y.ia
q u 6e necessary 10 enter into = formal YIN.
dicatio1 Of my character and s..irt4s~e- fr..s,
such an imPutstiOu- ia VAN do 4 h<ar vr.e.,,
ny person. enduring memorials 81 that rss-
test ~ which American IIt~rtv w.s t.,r,-t,,.-
ed-tn TsIn have sSoee pertised psst,ssts
lame and ine. N defence Of the rlzhis af.g
PfHileges 80 dearly bou.Ls-ga. saia an
Now ehhont pef,tSrai ssptrstoa. of tilc
hoTc OF Indiv'tssi advantage. sncosr,ie-ir-
responsibilities ard dangers, from " hteh b
mere inactivity IA relation ~ a sinxse posni
might have been exempt-n any serssus
doubts can be entsEtsEped Ne 60 ths s..r,s, a
my purposes and motives. If had i-~a .u,
o''sous, shosild have syught az alliance usfh
, thai powerful issiitgtiosl. Hhieh even no. a.
Pires To 10 divided empire ~ hid brea
'snai' : should have sold my-eIf u Is d.
s'zns-hsd preferred p-rsoaai soaiart a..
official ea.e g. the Derforsssnee e az ars,,-
Gus duty. should have csased 90 sssls,t a
~ Tie history e esnqoeFOgs and usurt~rs
never, IN The IRE q youth. nor ~ tl.e sfz.r
% maahood could ind an stirs-sssa - I,sre
r me ifVm Tie path q 5uty ADD nov 4 .h.u
scarcely find an Indueeuseui 90 e0ar.e.s.
iheir career q sasbition. uhen grag hairs
ard deeaying frame. Instead q snsTt1ux 10
'oii and battle, call me Go the eontssspfsssr.,
~ other worlds, vhsrs o0ngnsrors esa.e b.
- h'i'"fra aud us'irpcFs eA Firts Their srleses
, he oaiy amhftioa . can feel. - O. sey...i
myself - fiim 10 Nbou I naust soaa rsr.1sr
an aeoount of ny stessfdshlp. a. ssfts r.,
B irise~-mea aad 1--we resp~rtsd and ion0red
= - uhe h'-i0sy q ny country. No. h aral.i-
, ti"n ~h'rh iesds me ~. - IN znxrs1s ds.srs
ard > hted dsterIaIsst,on. b. return o. fhs
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