Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

STATES IL has become fashionable of late to magnify the
Importance of the Journal of the Senate aud TO its
value indefinitely, for accomplishment of party pur
poses The exercise of unconstitutional power by
,ne Senate is not to be rebuked lest you infringe upon
.he Journai-"tle biography of the lives of the Sena-
tors, us Mr. Tyler seemed (pcrhaps in u acetious mood
TO consider it, think, however that the conduct OF
those Senators who condemned the President in open
disregard oi an explicit constitutional provision, pre-
ser'bng the mode by which he shall be ued has lar
Ell very btIc interest," TO the aforesaid biography The
rfcsiuent was not allowed TO confront his
was condemned ia fragrant violation of every principle
OF justice, and the sentence Of condemnation recorded
upon the Journal of the Senate.
The Executive OF the ". 5 il n unt mud Tho (.ons,
tuton OF the U. - wisely ordained that D,pnrtien nj L.
be so, IN order that greater efficiency might be- secuted
IN the administration of the Government and tn. high
est responsibility be obtained in reference 10 the conduct
o the President This officer required to take care
that tbe laws be faithfully executed and unless he ex
ecises supervisory control over subordinate Executive
ohcers by what code of law morals ought the Prcs
dent to be held responsible for the OF
inc various duties assigned him Whit did General
JACKSON do: believing that the Bank of the IT, s. was
employing its great for the attainment of un
constitutional and pernicous ends he directed MIR D
ane 10 exercise the discretionary authority conercdby
me Bank charter and change the depository of the pub
lie money Mr. Duane refused-yyas dismissed and was
succeeded by Mr. Taney who, concurrng with the Pre-
sdent IN the expediency of the proposed measure d
rected the public funds be placed in the State Banks
ms Is concise state of the facts upon which III.
senate based It's unconstitutional resolution against
General Jackson. The power exercised by him. 10
WIT the power of supervising the conduct of subor
uihate Executive officers, and of removal from Office
results from the Constituton-had been exercised by
every PRESIDENT from the organization of the Govern.
ment down TO the present time and with The aI,nos,
unanimous appreciation of the whole country The
aniable and mud Monroe, (agansi whose Adminsirat
the bostecus opponents OF President jackson scarcely
utter whisper OF ccnsure 'assumed the responsibility
oi instructing MIR. Crawford, Chen Secretary of the
Ireasury TO the deposes from the Bank of he
u s, and Mr.. Crawford obeyed the instructions of the
President 80 ample, indeed did MIR. Crawford cous
der the authority OF the Secretary the Treasury that
he asserted the right to control the OF the
BANK oil the u States sat any moment, By changing The
dcposites to The State Bands. And in 1917 MIR C,ow
ford addressed letter to the officers of the Mechanics
Bank oi New York, and remarked that stLe rigbt 10
withdraw the depostes because they were unsafe IN The
Bank OF the w. s.? Not all, but with view TO equal
ize the benefits resulting from them among the banking
community the situation of the several banks might
require expressly reSerced The rig thus claimed
and frequently exercised by Mr. Crawford was not de-
med by Congress, or by the friends of the Bank of the
" states In removing the deposites from the Bank OF
the u. States to the State Banks as MIR Craw,,d did
he acknowledged that he acted in obedience 10 the di
recuons oil PRESIDENT Monroe. The Constitution was
The same then that it is Did the Senate of the u
.. pass resolution condemning Mr.. Monroe? No. Was
The then Senate of the u S. devoid of sufficient intel
iigencc TO detect breach of the Constitution and po
rosm enough 10 vindcate it, Were there then no SEN
unels on the waich-tower the alarm and pro-
claim TO the American people, that their liberties were i'm
danger! or was II reserved for 'the march of mind, i'm
the present Senate TO make the discovery that if the
PRESIDENT instructs the Secretary of the
treasury the PRESIDENT acts Sin derogation of the Con-
stitution and Laws:'-And what ask became of Mr.
Crawford, the "suppe tool OF Mr.. Monroes Did Mr.
crawford sink under the pressure of public odium in
Cured by recognizing and obeying the orders of the
Executive' Mo- His character and fame frightened
every hour, and in 1924, Virginia and several ,,h,
States, supported him for the Presidency MANY of
those who enrolled in the ranks Of Whiviery
gave Mr. Crawford their sotirages not the least consp-
cuous among whom was Mr.. Leigh, who not long since
pW'' O"'O'' '0'" "ea''y COCA
One word about Expunging-Why do our opponents
assert that the instructions OF the General Assembly re-
CURED Messrs Leigh and Tyler oGleyate and desroy
The Journal The Legislature explicitly discaiued such
an Interpretation of the ExpuDging Resolution Their
instructions require such thing; and Messrs Leigh
and Tyler have worried their minds, and msapped
vast deal Of special pleading hmsy sophstrv i'm al
tempting 10 convince the public, that by drawing black
lines around the resolution the Senate onrnaI and
writing Expunged by order of the Senate of the Uni
ted States across IT, the resolution eiectualy de-
stroyed as IT would be by pouring ink from bottle
The instructions of the General Assembly can be COM
pied with without affecting the egbilly of the resol
uon at all Mr. Tyler and his friend Judge White are
opposed TO Expunging, while they think 10 rosebud tic
resolution would not destroy it, violate The Consiilu
oh. IN company with others, they insist upon ader
ing TO the strict and literal meaning OF the word ex
punge. Now Il we adopt the logic of our opponents
ana insist upon the strict, LITERAL and original meaning
OF Words we are constrained define the word rcscind
as meaning " to cut off, Are Judge White and MIR
Tyler willing 10 cut off, from The ,ourno oc The S.
nate It's resolution against the President? No WHY
Because they will not the word rescnd
IN It's STREET original, and literal Ii the Why's
men, are disposed to reject the strict meaning of words
ana use them III modified acceplation shall we allow
them TO presumptuousy deny the same privilege and
prohibit us from interpreting language?
For one Messrs Editors, take leave to say in m dis
cursye MANNER that cordially respond to the oonion
expressed by the venerable Nathaniel Macon CONCERN
ing the right OF Congress TO express opinion of the
conduct OF the President of the IT, s. During the Pre-
sidency OF Mr. Madison, he dismissed Mr. Jackson the
men Minister OF Great Britain 10 the u. s. resolu
ton was introduced into the House of Representatives
approving the conduct of the President. Mr. Macon
was friend Of MIR. Madisons Administration and a D.
proved the dismissal of Mr. Jackson but he opuosed the
resolution because he thought Congress had no autllo
" to pass it, "Uc ha0e (sad MIR 6lacon nothing To do
iot INN (e Presidency IN LEGISLATURE character er
cePt nc passing Cf tdcS, eatig him for informaon
or tmPeach. "What (said Mr.. Macon) would be the
situation OF the Government the country if one
branch OF The Legislature of different party from
the Executive, and the branch agreeing with tie Pre-
s,dent should pass approbatory resolution: might
we not from our knowledge of the nOlerant spirit of
party, expect the other branch pass one to censule
But suPposing both branches opposed to the Executive
ana hey pass JOINT resolutions against him. what then
becomes OF the Executives Strong it is with all
its patronage, must faH No Execuiiee eoId main.
tam ITSELF IA MiS situation. This of things would
agItate every part OF the nation and Shake he Uoion
" HSeg These were the opinions of Nathaniel Macon
man whom John Randolph Of Roanoke pronounced
"he best, and pGreSt and oiseSt man he ever knew
They were the sentiments of one whose rd inegritv
and glowing patriotsm-devo 10 the Union and The
rights oil the States have commanded respect and ex
tored admiration throughout all the vcssitndes of partv
and whose character and are destined To adorn
some OF the brightest pages of his counlrys history
NORTHAMPTON.
10 THE EDITORS OF 7he E.yoUIRER
GENTLEMEN. l have read speech delivered i'm The
House of Delegates, by T. w. Gmer, on the Expuuo-
ing Resolutions His object seems to have been to pro-
duce an impression upon The public mind that certain
OF The menbers OF the Legislature have pursued an in
consistent in their support of the national
Jn,ipf l..