Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-12
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larger Suites; 10 effect which anu " stte far.,
nencv TO the government, long term o &c VICE W
frn,, its mcmhers was called !ur with such pan VI VI
ganizalon as would retain 23ds oil inc oe"a'c r o
at aII times; 4 majority oniy being necessary ~ '
or,rr, f,r business thus cunnuIng the power Vi lux
So. j., prrpeluu The elections were nude ny lhe
Legislatures the respective States, Tie sm"'t '
well rs The rgc having two Senat9Ts; anu elen Nv
tor endowed with equal power Inc power Vi 'n $3.50
n,c MS r,partite in character, exercising at one ''
;udria functions, when il was part o! the jad'c'"!,
another Executive authority: WHEN IL DecaHlc p ,y
tie Execuiive-and IAN lesls alive, POSSESSING
u,wrrs in al! matters vi legislation except "i's7
| money bills. ;,,l,,;on
wal il not he perceived from this short rec
that the Senate the most powerful ulacn % s. mid
| Governments and that branch III which usu. I In
BIZ mos, sedunusly guarded against: - th. mum.
| I;;Ll ,.,,,,rs do go out. but lwohlrds oi thc nun
her remain The patton OF yesterday ;ti fiInv
cedc;i for to-day The Senate "i lhs se"' r IN.
,br INGREDIENTS Of the last In that OF Tue iie rs
s r,;,s RI Tins viii be cited as preccden'S OF o"ti
concrdrd 10 and acted on by their @ u
iIrs onward until the whole authority U. ''e
men, NAV become vested in tins aristoefau.
t y ,rs 70 me- which places this part OF 'iie SUP
sc, n CLEARER point Of view In The Senate, hhoue
island Delaware, and Illinois, WIFI poPui"t..o' .
crrdn,r quarter OF mon have as many 'oeha'ois" do
V: 0S itimnsylv.ria and New York, with P"pua-
, 81 orb,,s i've millions. He did not ann al accu'
racv in these statistics tie was near enough tut n'S
purnose: which was, 10 show, ny Tue Prihcp'c rpo"
vial, n. S,nnr was constituted that We were sale, SO
l,, 49, tho S.nai was confined within It's proper lnllSj
BIZ, that there was constant tendency III IL TO usnrPa-
up and b. the cession ~ IL OF more power
than i, constutionay possessed would " UNSAFE ~
the people OF the larger 9td'es p"'"0'' ~
| uay to all. ,.,.,,
Their resolution declaring that the President had vo'
lated The Constitution and Laws, was e"!ttnly al osur
patton itself because tie Senate therein irafscendeul lis
prescribed sphere action assuming to dictate to an
independent and coordinate branch OF The Go"ernneh
"a power created by the people for special PURPOSE that
of executing the laws commanding armies: and per-
forming such other ac's as they specifically committed
to It's clarge; proceeding calculated as II was doubt
less intended, TO lessen the constitutional authority OF
the President This officer is elected differently IRON
any other power in the Federal Government, that tie
NAV proceed directly from the people, and be dependent
UPON them for his support which makes HIM cmphatca
" tie peoples officer and constitutes check upon The
other department of the Government.
The riut of the President TO remove tie Secretary OF
The Treasury, conceded by ALL and he was bound 10
coec, and sbursc the money of the Naton according
10 law-Conuress passed laws, saying when, where and
how the to he lected and how and tor what
purpose this money to be paid out The President
was bound 10 these laws and responsible tor
the in which he executed them, or had them ex-
ecucd by his agents. This plain and ~e-dencd power
had Lecu attacked by the Senate in the resolution" now
prouosrd 10 be cxpungc in such manner IS TO degrade
The authority otc present incumbent IN his mrritoT"us
conflict with the Bank G." the United States, and to place
in the hands of this Senate, that dies, an authorl-
| ~ not conferred upon it by the Constitution; and
| thereby. making precedent which would confer
CO nsursip upon this arsocratic department OF the
| Government, well calculated, when it had been
| coufrmed by time and usage, TO destroy the indie
prndence Of officer who wds cautiously placed
above such corruptng influence, as the Senate OF The
United States claims III It's unconstitutional resolution
We can readily Imagine what would be the effect OF such
influence upon the mind of tiind man, whoa beset by
the ambitious and aslute aspiranls Tor office usually
found in that bodyniy, sir, he would ask, could any
mind less heroic than that oi our present Chief Mags'
trae have bravcd as liz did this first attempt at
v,,ion What would have resulted to the nation, il at
time when 10 the whole constitutional authority OF the
President it necessary 10 superadd the personal Pc
l,,I, I,ln that nfIcT 70
| curb the audacluus attempts of 4 moned power never
eouallcd in this counlry:-The Senate Of the u S had
no authority to pass such resolution. The Constitution
has defined the powers of the Senate, and large as II has
made her authority was given 10 undermine the pow
or of the President Tie powers oil the Senate were err
Legislative judicial executive; aud attic ltha this lrl-
partte power yet in each instance when brought 10 INC
exercise Of the power possessed was in Junction with
some other rrislarc tsacs must be cupjunt with the
House of Representatives ii judicial and having any
relation the presIdrn It's acts should be conJoint with
the Chief Justice of the u. States, who then presldcs in
this Court of inpeachmcnl and II executive, Its acts
must BE- conjun, with tie President, continuing or re-
iec,ing his nominations Now, ST, the RESP luton was IN
depenlent Of all these a. unct powers and was yet cal
cuatcd TO exert prodirious influence IN sustaining the
Bank by humbng.ng tine people through the nputatIon
cast upon tue President that e guilty OF cXcrting
thorty conGcd 10 m by the constitutions: In this
consisted the ingenuity we'll as the nqny Of the act;
but we had By this learned OF the management
of these disappointed a$prants Tor Office tor by this eso-
luton they intended 10 usurp authority and screen them
selves from the odium. b. charge OF usurPatIon made
against the President Dnt. 1t was said by gentlemen
who had taken time to prepare IL cnhghlcn The pnOc
wnd that the Constitution required the Senate to keep
:ulnal OF lis acts and that the expurgaon now con
lc,patrd would be unconstitutional Sir let Us
what this argument is worth; ior he had great FEVER
cnce for the Constitutions and would neither increase It's
powers by usurpaton on the one mana: nor ahnliale
them by Modification the other y sirIcl and lite
raj Interpretation OF tn" Constitution had been his creed
always, and interpretations or deductions could b.
lolcrated it secured the nnion OF the States and lie
rights of the States, and doing TINS rrcluay: he was
bound 10 regard the basis upon which rested the
glory and prosperity OF our country, aad The liberty and
happiness of all and each Of It's citizens; but sir is the
onecture Of these gentlemen, wl"arc so ANXIOUS I" m
EoEteu The pubtic raiad true ? We believe lu the
journal would not be o.teratcd by the mar Of reprobu
ton we proposed aiy to this senatorial uSurpaon
! Other Legislatures had rXpungcd what was regarded
by them improper to appear upon, or u'sgraceiuI u
their records viz pare mt country. England and our
sister States Aiuss chusrts Geurg II GecI
ed usabe in similar proceeding IN relation L" tic A.
ZOO aiiair-Bu, there still different ground which
had much weight with lim. 1t was, that MINORITY OF
The Senators Tho directed this Gclugatoy resolution 10
be enrolled upon their urna had acted -"Ilcai!y
nasn.uc! they had assumed 10 arniss that journal
By the record of matters which they had no Constin
tunal right ncdd!e with; and which should IN iact
not be deemed part OF the journal. The Constitution
had distinctly defined the powers OF the Senate and re-
quired them to record upon their journal their actngs
aud doingS accordance wil and obedience 10, the
Constlulon, ami only such could be c"nsullona!ly
there recorded. lie knew ii regarded part
OF the Journal and hence the propriety "t The language
in the resolution in your hand, which affixed upon the
face of the act of usurpann lis disgrace lis own
condemnation, and destroyed its force precedent;
but it was obliged 10 be conceded, that the Consl
tuition which had gven the Senate power. had required
that Senate keep journal Of the acts which it per
formed in consequence OF the authority thus conferred
and Of those acls onlytEa, all other matter would be IT.
relevant, and although recorded upon the sheet,
could not be here considered consutionalIy part OF
the nurnal. He could furnish example OF an act or
resolution which might he passed by majority OF tue
United States Senators, which he though gentleman
damn rnft l,io ontit th,n