Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-05-13

much zeal ~ 0ovOSe00p - WoSs - WSsO SoCO ~
and splesdid abilities, and Whea look round. sov
aad jensieo Whit be- become Of tbsos aeotlemsl
where DIZZY have fSssd themselves, ct last, unde
sbs power which they thus helped to establish
vhst bas become, now, Of all their respect, trus
eos6dsncs, end sstachmesa, how many Of the"
indeed, hsvs not escaped from being bs"ken IN
crushed under the weight Of the wheels Of that On
that 90 edfyisg lesson may b read, by those, who
ia tho freshness and fulSes Of party zeal
are ready TO confer tho most dangerous pow
ere IN she hope that they, and tss's friends ma!
bssk ia iis sunshine, while enemies only shsi b
wiihered by it, fiown.
give no enumessfios ofpeSs,ns; but ] ask you Il
Iuss your misds back, and recolIect who tho dis
sinRusshed men were, who supported, in the Senate
CeSessl Jsckson's administration for the two frs
yssm; and will ask you what you suppose they
Ibiok, now, o( that power, and that discretion
What do they think Of the whole career Of that ad
sDisistssti0a, The commencement Of which, and in
6eed the existence Of which,, owed 90 much t.
their own excstio:se
In addition 10 the establishment Of this power Of
uolimited and causeless removal, another doctrine
been pat forth vogue. il - true, bn: alto
sether Unconstitutional, and tending TO like dan
esrous results. IN some loose, indefinite, and un-
knows sense, the President has been called the
Rssresessneise Of tie chole American People.
He has called himselfso, repeatedly; and been 20
disseminated By his friends thousacd times.
Acts, Tor which no specific authority has beeo
SoUod, etbss 10 tho constitution OF tho laws, have
been justified on the gsound that tho President is
tho Representative Of the whole Amencan People.
Certainly this - not Constitutional language.
Cestsi0ly, tho Constitution no where calls the
Psssi1sat tho Univsrsal Representative ofike Peo-
pie. The Constitutional the PEG.
Pie arc in the House exercising
pDwes Of Legislation. The President 10 an execu
tive officer. appointed in . particular manner, and
clothed with prescribed and limited powers. IL
may be thought to be ofoo great consequences, that
ahe Psesidesi should call himself OF that others
should call him the sole Representative Of all the
People, although he has no such aPpellation, or
Character in the Constitution. But in these mat
sess, wosds sss things II be is the Peoples Rep
'sssssa'ive. and - such may exercise power, with
out any other grant, what 10 the limit Of that pow
esf And what may not IN Unlimited Representa-
tive q the People dot
When The Ccasaiaution expressly creates Rep
ssssntssivcs, - members Of Congress, it regulates
ds6ses, and limits thess authority.
But il The Executive Chief Magistrate, merely
because be 10 she Executive Chief Magistrate. may
sssume 10 himsel! smother character, and call him
eelf the Repsessasasivc Of the whole People, what
!. % limit, 2: restrain The Rsp'':'"'''i.s power
Il i worthy Of notice, that the writers Of the
Fedesalist, 10 discussing the powers which the
Constitutes conferred on the President, made il
matter Of cosnmendation, that II wiahdssws this
subject altogether from its grasp. ''Hc ca" pre-
scribe no rules" say they, ''concesning the com
- cree or currency Of tho county" And % We
have been al taught - think, under ell former adj
m,nisasatioos bot 10 have NOW seen. that the
President, and tho President alone, does prescribe
the rule concerning the currency. He makes a.,
and he alters Il. He makes one rule for one
If and hQP Rl EnPa IN.
o.. He makes rule for the citizen Of one
State, and smother Cor tho citizen Of another State
THIS, IL is certain, is one part o! the Treasury Of
der Of July last.
Bot ., last Congress ioterfsred, and undertook
TO regulate the Deposises Of the public moneys
Il passed the Law u July, 1895, placing tho sub
iect under legal control, restraining the power Of
che Executive, subjectins tho Banks to Liabilities
and duties on the one hand, and securing them =
Gainst Executive favontism On tho other. But this
Law contained another important provision; which
was that all the money in the Treasury, beyond
what was necessary for the current exPen mixtures
Of The Government, should be deposited with the
States. This measure passed both Houses by We
~ unusual major,tes, yet il hardly escaped a veto
il obtained only cold assent, slow, reluctant and
hesitatinc approval and an carly moment was seiz
ed 10 array against il a long list OF objections
But tho law passed. The money in the Treasury,
beyond the sum Of five millions was to SO TO the
States; il has 30 gone, and the Treasury for the
present 10 relieved from the burden VI a surplus.
Bot now observe other condolences. in the An
nusl Message Of Dccember 1885, the President
quoted the fact Of the rapidly increasing sale Of the
Pablic Lands proof Of high national prosperity.
He alluded TO that subject, certainly with much
satisfaction, and apparently in something Of the
tone Of EMULATION. There was nothing said about
monopoly, not = word about speculation, not
word about over issues Of paper, to pay for the
lands. All vas prosperous. all was full Ofevidencc
ola wise administration Of Government all was Joy
ssd triumph.
But the idea Of depositc or distribution Of the
surplus money with the people suddenly damped
this eGcrvescinR happiness. The color Ofthe l0se
Was gone. and every thing now looked gloomy and