The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-28

iectly nugatory by the construction which
makes The receivers and keepers Of tina,
money Executive officers. have slready
adverted TO this when endeayoring to show
that tbs was not the true construction Of
the Constitution. But we owe II 10 the
Congress OF 1889, 10 adopt any plausible
inte probation of their conduct consistent
with d due respect to the manifest intention
oil The trainers of that instrument. Are we
net then bound, 10 justice to these eminent
men, TO presume that they thought IT Of 1t.
Ito consequence 10 whom the custody of the
public money should be intrused, so long
as II renamed with Congress alone to de.
eide whether they should have any money
I to keep or MOI
/ When we remember that at that day il
was doubted, whether all the sources of
revenue al the command Of Congress could
be made adequate TO the wants of the Go.
vernment, even on the a.ost moderate scale
Of expenditure, and thai the idea of an i'm.
pos, tax sufficient for the purpose had then
entered no mans mind, we aust hesitate
before We accuse them OF auy criminal re
=
+ OF the country under the control al The Ek
ecuive. But What then, sir, Il beg YOU to
believe that | ask the question wun oil re-
i spect) what then was the duty Of those, " no,
at later day, first introduced the idea OF
i a protective, and consequently, permanent
tariff What became their du.y, when Tins
was carried to such length as to establish
a permanent interest engaged TO perpetuate
that tariff, and 10 place before mhInuty oil
the people prevailing Inducemsut to con
tiHue II Late experience has gwen coca
sion 10 ask the question, "what power is
retained by Congress to restrain the Exc.
cuttye from any course Of measures however
Pernlclous." " ben the drpostes were re.
moved 10 1888, had the concurrent vote Of
both houses been necessary to repenish
the Treasury, the Senate might have SAID
10 tbs President, F." Put back that money, or
i you snail have 40 more" Such would have
+ b~en the language OF the British parliament
+ 10 the Crown. he Senate equally bold
was not IN condition . hold 1t. Coua they
have done 90 the iron will OF Andrew Jack
son himself, deprived Of the means of re.
wardlng his followers, mus, have bent To
the necessity. The people would have
supported the Senate, Sir, for the where.
wlthal TO corrupt them, and to buy support
10 his usurpatIon would have been waiting.
l nder such circumstances, the President
would feel the necessity of conforming to
the reasonable wishes Of the Legislature.
| he necessity Of Consulting these, aud of
givln= Just satisfaction, at once TO a naIor
itv of the People, aud 10 a maiartS OF the
States, would be a security against any We.
~ vide alterations from pru3, nee or lus.
lice. As 1t is, the President has bu, To
please himself, and the other departments
Of Government are bound 10 be pleased.
But under the control Of such check as
have supposed, would Andrew jackson have
presumed to pocket yeur laud bill 7 " You'd
Martin Van Burcn have dared to continue
the Specie CIRCULAR " ould the most i'm
portant Office be kept vacant because the
Senate would not submit TO Executive die
taton, or until d dlrty tool could b. spared
from some other dirty work, or until It
might suit the convenience of a miuIon To
I'LL II ! d. you remember how long our
representation al the Court of st. James
was suspended How long the pest vaca.
ted by the death Of the late Chef Justice,
was left unoecupled, and the outstretched
necks and longing eyes, which, during that
tantalIztug suspense were turned TO that au
gust scat, la short, sir, to illustrate and
confirm this by something hike anthmetlcal
proof, what power on earth could, of late,
have prevented the establishment of the
Sub Treasury Scheme, and the hard money
project bot the beggared condition OF the
Treasury al the time | repeat il, sir.
Give the Pres,den; permanent tariff OF
protection, let hun collect the lfnpesl in
specie, ard then give him place to keep
II, IN the custody of has own officers, and
snt he is my master and yours for life.
Your great talents, like the strength Of the
OK, would but give more energy 10 your
struggles, and make the yoke more CALLING
Upon the whole, sir, think | do but
speak your thought, when | say. that the
power the Executive ts..exorbltant, aud
that II ought To be limited and restrained.
The remedy devised by the bold and prac
teal wisdom, of our English ancestors, has
been taken away by fixed tariff Of pro.
lection. The bill of comprc mlse affords
sort of palliative. IL removes a part of the /
evil, but II gives greater permanency 10 all /
that is left OF it. BY this, the weaker par
" are engaged, in honour, not TO ask, what |
the other are engaged, by interest, not to
grant. Let us hope, sir, on the other hand, !
that the stronger party will feel that their