Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-02-05

recommendation, a public recommenua'lo"'
an official recommendation, responsive
recommendation; not to one but To oo'"
houses il is TO be recommendation"
to congress. If, on receiving such re-
commeudaton, congress fail to pay " P'o'
per attention, the fault is theirs. II dce"i-
lrr tho measure necessary and exponent
the President fail to recommend H. tue
fault is his, clearly, distinctly, aud cXc'u
svelv his. This. sir, is the constitution o'
the United States, or else do not unuer
stand the constitution Of the United states
Does not every man see how perfectly un,
constitutional it is that the president shou'u
communicate his opinions or wishes "
congress on such important subjects, othe'
wise than by q direct and responsible re-
commendaton--a public and open recon-
menda,ion, equally addressed and equally
knoWn to all whose duty calls upon them
to act upon the subject? What would be
The state of things # he might communl'
cate his wishes or opinions privately to
members of one house ana make no such
communication to members Of the other /?
| Would not the two houses necessarily be
put in immediate collision? Would they
stand on equal footing? Wonld they have
equal Information? What could ensue
! from such manner Of conducting the pub
lie business, bat quarral, confusion, and
conflict? A member rises in The House of
| Representatives. and moves a very large
appropriation of money foT military purpo
ses. If he says he does it upon executive
recommendation, where is his voucher p
The President is not like the British king
whose ministers and secretaries are in the
! House Of Commons, and who are author.
zcd 10 certain cases, to express the opln-
ions and wishes of their sovereign. We
| have no kings servants: at most we have
none known 10 The constitution. Congress
can know the opinions OF the President only
as he officially communicates them. II
would be curious inquiry Ia either house
when a nrge appropriation Is moved, It II
were .lssary TO ask whether the mover
represented the President, spoke his sentl-
ments, or in other words, whether what
he proposed were in accordance with the
views fthc executive :" How could that
be judged off, BY the party he belongs
to? Party i not quite unique enough for
shat. BY the airs he gives HIMSELF Many
might assume airs, if thereby they could
give themselves such importance as to be
esteemed authentic expostors of the exec
utive will. Or is this will 10 be circulated
in whispers' made known to meetings of
party mcn' minated through the press
or communicated in any other form. which
still leaves the executive irresponsible! 50
that while executive purposes pevadc the
ranks Of parry friends. influence their con
duct, and uplte their efforts, the open, d.
rect and constitutional responsibility Is
wholly avoided. Sir, this is not the con-
st''lo" u '"c C"'eu o'n't7' "'' c"" " w
consistent WIN any c'hsl'tuy,on wn'C. pro-
'eSses TO MAINTAIN separate u'Plr''i''"'S III
me government
n9re' men, slr' Is aoundint "'ouhd' I'D
my Judgment Tor the vote OF the senate
ana mere might rest w. But 'herr i also
ano'ne' ground ne con tltut'oh ia res
t''aV "o ''i'ney sna'' oc ''a"' ''o'' '"e
ttasu'y wv ~ uo"',,H''rnGe VI "pPIop'su'
''o"s 'i'uue oy Jaw, " IA, Is n'un' ny "P
PoP1 .t's.'.' ',I III ~ ~,
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~ "a" =, p',, al G,:,no, ,ho na.,io.,ia,
~ po'" ,o,7 "I 40,
49, u ho1,, d.,
'l"no;fo onn,onr;0,;an any :, ,I;a, l. ~ saw ,ho
aorf;,,nn,;nn pr nvarv ohioc, c,r which man,
,,o,aJ sroh Ia.;nna,;on !.
oyoc,;cablo has hasn ,hongh, ,o he n mas,
,mnortonr republcsn priuciple. In ,,mc.
mas, nonrlar pariies have claimedrreat mer
i from professlnp to carry this doctrine
much Car,ber. and to adhere 10 it much more
strictly than their adyersarres. MIR. J.ffsr,
son especially, was urea, advocate for i,
and held il to bo ,ndisprnsoble IN n sof,
and economic,l administration and dis.
L.,-,.,, - H. Ill, .o,,,r,,,
Rat VIVA, have the friends ami adniror.
nc NJ, J,ifarson 70 saw IA thi. oon,ooyja
I;on ? Whoro do thcv find in ,h,I rrrno, ,
cd orant If three millions. dosigno,;on n
ohiec, and n,r,;c,lar and snec,f;c onnI;oo
ian If mnrey, Tayotbey f,ran,,nnr 81
Gn,ro,,o, and whnI,y ob,,Ionol orao o.
nrn,o,co far snocific on,ronr,a,;on, Ifro,
how conld ,hny sa,rt;nn snch vo,a n.
his, lot mo real iis,crms' Thev ,ro
,h", ..I, s,,n, or,L,o, ,,,lion, h. "a ~,
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