Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-22

a ujulht riiio for tho government Of their pro i.
ctcdings.
In acting on tho Joint resolution, if what
l supposed he intended. each House would
have the right, Of course, to-strike from it
the name of auy bank and insert another,
which would i'll fact vest in the two Houses
the uncomfortable right Of making the sccc-
fion. Now, If this be the mode proposed,
as infer from the silence Of the mover, il
10 plain and palpablc violation of tho
Constitution. The obvious intention is To
invade the veto power Of the Executive,
which cannot be, without all infraction of
an express provision Of the Constitution.
drawn UP with the utmost care, and intend
ed, to prevent the possibility Of cvason.--
1t is contained in the first article, 7th scciun
and the last clause, which ask the Sccrt.
tary to read:
l"Erery order resolution, or vote, 10
which the Concurrence Of the Senate aud
House Of Representatives may he ncccSs-
ary, Except on question Of adjournn,cur)
shall he presented to the President of tho
Uuitcd States, and before the snmc shall
take effect, shall be approved by him, or be
ing disapproved by him, shall he rcpasscd
ny two thirds of the Senate and House nt
Representatives. accoiding 10 the rules
bill."1
Nothing can he more explicit, and full
1t IS no more possible to evade the Exccu-
tive veto OH any joint vote, than in the pas
sage Of bill The veto was vested
i'll him not only 10 protect his own powers,
but AS IN additional guard TO the ConSrrl:-
ton. | am not tho advocate Of Executrr
power. which / have often hcen com
PEELED 10 resist of late, when extended be-
yond its proper limits, as shall ever hc
prepared to do when it is. Nor nm tho
advocate Of Legislative or Judicial. stand
ready TO protect all within the sphere ns-
signed by the Constitution, and to resist
them beyond. To this explicit aud COM
prellcnsivc provision of the Constitution,
of the veto, there is but Il single exception,
resulting, by necessary implication. from a.
mother portion Of the in.trurnent. not less
explicit, which authorizes each House 10
establish the rules of its proceedings
Under this provision the two Houses have
full and uncomfortable authority within tho
limits of their respective wall and over
those subject 10 their authority, in their Of
ficial character. TO that extent, they niny
approval of the Executive; but beyond that,
without it, they are powcrlcss.
There is, in this case special reason
why his approval should not he evadcd.-
The President is at the head of tn hd-
minislration Department of the Govern
ment. and is especially responsible for lis
good management. liz order to hold him
responsible, he ought 10 have due power in
the selection of its agents. and proper con-
troll over their conduct. These banks would
DC by far tho most powerful and influential
OF dif HE agents, Of tho Government. and
ought not to he selettcAYiikout the concur
renee of the Executive. If this Substitute
should be adopted, aud the provision in
question be regarded such ns consider it,
there can he no doub, what must be the fate
of the measure. The Executive will be
bound to protect, by the intervention Of
its constitutional right. the portion Of pow
power clearly allotted to that department
by tho instrument, which would make it
Impossible for it to become law, with the
existing division in the two House.
have not yet exhausted my constitutions
al objections. rise to higher and 10 broad
er, applying directly to the very csscuce
Of this substitute. i deny your right to
make general deposite of the public re-
venue in bank. More than half Of The
errors Of life may DO traced to f;llIaces or
iginaIins in an improper use of words and
among not the least mischievoms is the APP
plication of this word to bank transactions.
in scuse wholly different from its original
meaning. Originally it meant a ,f,ns plac-
cd in trust, or pledged to be safely and sa-
cred'y kept, till returned to the dcposilor,
without being used by the Depository,
while in his possession. All this is changed
when applied to u dcpnsite in bank. In
stead of returning the Identical thing, the
bank is understood to be h6;ind to return
only an equal value: and instead Of Not
having the use, it is understood to have :i,
| right to loan il on interest, or to dispose OF
it rs it pleascs, with the single condition.
! that M equal amount he returned v!c:.
| demanded, which experience has tan9i.l -
not always done. TO place. then. the ,.n!.-
lie money in deposite, in banks, witInn, rc.
striction, is TO give the free use Of L, an, 10
allow them to make as much rs ti,cv can
ont Of il, between the time Of depo>ilr nal
disbursement. Have we such n ris slM! lii.
money belongs To the pcopls-coilec.c
from them for specific purposes.-in wl,ic!,
they have general intcrcst.-and for tlm,
only; what possible right can we have
to give such use Of i, 10 certain selected
corporations! | ask fur tie provisions rt'
the Constitutions THAT authorizes it. ask
if we could grant the use, for similar l,nr-
poses, to private associations or individuals,
Or if not to them, TO individual officers ,r
the Government for instance, to the four
principal receivers under this bill, should it
pass! And if this cannot be done, that the
distinction be pointed out.
If these questions DO satisfactorily an
swercd, shall PROFOUND others still more
difficult. shall then ask, if tho substitute
should become law, and the twcntv-f five
banks be selected, whether they would not