Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-02

dent and the heads Of Departments; the Cabinet
They originate every thing-put every thing IN
the precise shape they wish, word FOX wocd, lettes
for letter, comma for comma, and the Executive
ma iorty in the House pass each bill forthwith,
without a!teraton--and, far as depends upon
them, without dcba,c-just as il comes from
their masters at the White House!
II had heard Of Executive dictaf:on-ot Ike
cu:ivc usurpation--of Executive patronage.
thought had seen something OF il; but III! VS.
tied the scat Of government had no conception
o. its true na.u-c--of its vas. extent lsJic'riis
warn you against this terrible concentration Q.
power in the hands CT the Executive! sec III
i, RIOS. alarming danger-;arcascnlug fc2r!"iiE
threatening the liberties OF the country. EAec-
uiiyc power has become a very Colossus, when
Icstricics the land from end TO the other; ana
fellow citizens. If VIC do not overthrow 1t, mes,
assurcdly it will crust! rs: and III crushing us IN
crushing the People, it will crush liberty, IT VIII
crush The Constitution-
On the above. the IntciIigcnccr makes the !ol-
lowing rcullks
We have copicd. in another column of today :
paper. "A extract from the remarks OF the upright
and able Representative in Congress from Dos-
ton exposing an abuse which has gradually
crcpt into Congress, which requires - be rcorn'-
ca aItcrcthcr and which 10 be universally con-
denncd, only needs, presume, general pub
,icity. The abuse consists I'D the preparation OF
business cut 81 tho wills u the Capitol Tor The
committees of Congscss TO pass upon without c.
animation, and present 10 their respective Houses
rs the result. OF their Gei;,era,ion. To s''h an
extent ias this practice prevailed, that the action
of the leading commuters (of the House OF Keep
rcscI:asiycs especially Is 4 mere bnrleslue {"
tho proper duties of those committees the ncf1-
Lcrs 81 which are called together once week or
once a month. the may he, to 60 throiiSh
the motions which imply deliberatlon, but form
no part of its essence. 4 single circumstance
disclosed in debate during the late session VIII
show how this thing works in prac tee.
The committee of Ways and Means IN the
House Of Representatives,, It will be relnenbcrcd
brought into the House, if in discharge OF
duty imposed upon it by the reference to that
Committee Of number of petitions from differ
emf parts of the country in favor of National
ank,1 resolution tl,at:it inexpedient to estab
sh National Bunk: and, not content with
bringing in that proposition, they pressed ITS con-
,idcration upon the House, to the prejudice OF
,,her business. and finally forced vote upon 1t
~ means of tho previous question. In the course
Il the discussion Of the resolution, II appeared
n reply to question from Mr.. ADAMS, that not
me III those numerous petitions. from respectable
,odics OF the People, was read In the committee
n brought to its view. As those petitions had
,ot been read when presented in the House, be-
nr referred, without reading, to tho committee,
nd were not read, nor even much as looked at
II tho committee, it follows that the introduction
4 tns resolution, as the result OF dchberation on
hose petitions, was mere party trick, s'mulia-
cously played off in both Houses OF Congress
he result of out-of-door-contrivanccs. and a con-
,mptabIc mockery OF !cli5craton and leg slatioH
TIC same NAV be said Of nearly every measure
,portcd bv the Financial Committees OF both
Iousc., at the last Session of Congress.