Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-28

ut.t. General Treasury Office be established al Inc
,., rf Government under the management OF tsa,
surer and local Treasury offices established In e. VI
the States as many should be convenient, u"us, w
of Assistant Treasurcrs; requiring oou anu
sscu-Iv from the Treasurer and Assistant Ireasutefs,
for the faithful performance oil Their rust-et 'e ",
nue. be deposited in these Offices, as Il should oe oo
ed-Cive power 10 the Secretary OF the i'easdJ
move redundant funds from office TO another, WY
convenience should require them 10 be disoutseu ~:
power 10 the Treasurer to draw warrants on a Inb,e
he should think proper. guarding Inc Pnws md f..
ion, J.; h; w;lrv to is.ue any warrant, except unue.
authority of law at the bidding o: a"y INV ,,i.ia oil
and make i, embszzlement and felony ~ d ~ oh.rs
Treasurer to use for his own pn.po -,ni, drawn by
or paw away any money eIcePt !"
the Treasurer in due form OF NV cs,,,ee of the pre.
Tbio sketch contains all The main lehtu'. VI I;;s
sen, hin. and what were The views oil .'e I GiIur
station and its friends, MS to lis Hef''' ''e ''"e
commentary Of the Globe VIII e"o" Sonata, 81; nh
..r'h;s is the Notable plan by wh'ch Se''a'o' n -
mould diminish the power of the hSecu'. " e VIC w.
posi,nrics of public money lns.eau w. do"s nny he
President 10 appon, one Treasurer az he u"'e NV, ~
nnd have him opyoint as many ms should De con'e"s
cnt Or if the appointment were '"He" ou' " 49,, !,
of the President, with the concurrence u ", " -,
must he vested in the head o The Treasury Depa'u"r "
t ~ ,S,, ,hs;- concurrence And when appointed,
these officers must necessarily be, as oil other
officers now are subec, TO removal al Inc WI" .. VIC
President Mr. Leigh attacks The Consu u.lr" We,
wben n. con,royerts these positions, as we sna' Ieea
Tor show And these TreasureIs, all appointed oy ''e
President and removable al his WILL with al! inc puo;'
money in their ac.uai possess'n-t he" poeHsS
and ptuifs-are, in The opInon al MI i-e'sh, 'o.
i;nno drnos,ores of the public moneys IN preference 10
the STINT, Banks which guard the public treasure as 'y
do their own ocer chch The PreStdsnt kas no co'f0 au
IN one TREASURER who, instead OF having the W"ney "
his actual Dosses:CR cannot POSSIBLY get collar ''
his own hands for other purpose Than to pay MS
salary and ordinary office expenses ~ IS Jorande Jc
G.ncraL Jackson tia, he does not entertain nr LttHh
opfuious II he had suggested such system wha' pear"
old haya hnrst
Senators sgaips, the nsuper md yre" who drs'|a 10
get the millions Of the Treasury tso The reTy """d' OF
his partzans and parasites!
And nav, Sir, this very Unconstitutional, oihee'""'
system has become the very GSScRce oil Democracy "
I.iqh in the same speech used the following expressions
ii nv opinion. the trainers OF The Constitution dn "o'
thought of any bank agency whatever o1a'e OF
either for aclltang The operations o the
regulating the currency; and, that 10 administer Tie TO-
vrrnmpnl IN the true spirit Of The Cunsulon ana &C
codinr to the intention of its founders the treasury
ought to be divorced from all connection "i'h o'has
State or Federal
sWhat then, Why the public moneys. from the Time
Of their receipt the time OF their disbursement amount
ing as they Oi!cn d. totem or twelve millions c" o"'i,S
must remain in the hands OF Individuals 9PPo'nt'd "y
President and remoroe at his tciH! And TINS comes
from u,an who has leagued with scores OF others 10
denounce the President usurper and con'emnef OF
the Constitution and laws because he claimed TOT Inc
Executive The custody Of the public money III much
more limited sense He has claimed that sHouid
be in the acuai keeping of Executive officers, but only
tina, it must be their credit, and within their control
ualer such restrictions Congress may impose III SOME
bank or banks or other places of opposite But MI
Leigh thinks tina, according 10 the true spirit OF the
constitutional ought 10 be kept IN heIr pocEftS Guests
or ruu, where they approach ittvcry cay una use
il without he checks OF warrants drawn, cnuhrfsgnPo,
registered ana recorded. and passing through many
hands without which, not dollar can now be l"ucheu
by any public officer not even The President h''-H
And vel Sir, this bill proposes tins very plan OF MI
Leigh What has strppedu Of SO many dangers
These Sir were the sentiments OF the late Admnisra
ton and the great body Of its friends IN relation TO tat
scheme which much favored, and 80 e1ttuStrey
republican, aud they comprehend every oeJecl Ion which
nave urged this BIZ; objections winch are as True as
Holy Wrl and as Interchangeable as the heavens
When. IN 1881 bill was Oh It's passage IN the Senate
Of the United States regulating the dePosisrs IN the
Bank Of tn United States and restricting The power "i
the Executive, Mir Buchanan, q! the Senate, justified
himself in voting against that BILL the ground Tint II
left TO the Executive much control over The deposie
banks in the following emphatic terms;
Gle opposed 10 investing the Treasury Depart
with any discretion in regard to the cep"ste banks
which was absolutely necessary. Their duties should
be az far as possible distinctly dcaed by law. This
owed only TO the Department ITSELF but 10 the coun
try"
When the Opposition in 1884, charged General Jack
son with violation Of Law the removal Of the pubic
depo.es and design keep the public money IN The
exclusive possession The entire control OF the ENecu
tive justified the removal from the necessity "f le
because tEeTe was no la" 10 mug
nany repealed the imputalion that the Executive de-
signed to retain the public money under It's own pnre
srcled control, and said it subject susceptible or
and ought TO be regulated by law.
Upon tins subject find III the Globe oil the 2oth NOV
1884 this expression:
"Let Congress them do their duly-let them restrict
the power of removing the depos''es from one bank TO
nnother-pt them cut u!f all means by which The frcsi
dent can control influence those iuSliiutions-ake
from him aud his subordnates 81 far as is consistent
with the public interest all discretion upon The SUBJECT
This il the doctrine Of the Proesthis Is the desire O!
the President
lie urged upon Congress, time after time, in The most
earnest manner to regulate the dep1ses nt the pubhc
uonev in State Banks; and in relation the Necessity
OF such egnI.lion in his sixth annual message, says:
"Athough the power now exercised 10y the treasury
Dsparm"n in this behalf is ONLY such as WIS uniformly
expr,ed through every administrations from the origin
of the Government up the establishment Of the pre-
sent bank ii is which Is susceptible OF reguIa
ton by law and therefore ought 10 be 10 regnitied
The power Of Congress To direct IN what places the
Treasurer shall! keep the moneys in The Treasury and
10 impose restrictions upon the Executive authority IN
relation their custody and renewal unIlmed and lis
exercise will rather be r"urIed and discouraged by those
public officers ard agents whom rests The responsible
lily for their safety II is desirable that as little discrc
ton possible should be left In the President or Sece
lary oil The Treasury over these institutions"
Again, in his next message. hc says:
Hln the regulations which Congress may prescribe,
respecting the custody of The public ,noneys it is des
rahe that little discretion may he dcemed consist.
en-, with their safe keeping, should be given TO Eaccu.
tive agents
Again, he says, upon this snhjrct:
"l'hc duty of the Legislature TO define by CLEAR and
POSITIVE enactment, The and EXTENT of the
ton which belongs 10 the Executive to supPrnend
springs out of policy analogous To that which en- joins
upon all the branches Of the Federal Government,
abstinence from the exercise OF powers no. clearly grant
ed"
In his Cabinet manifesto Of The 18th Of September
1884, he said:
ain Kidding the country Of irresponsible power
which has attempted TO control the Government care
must be taken moi 10 unite the power with the Exc
cu,ive branch To give President control over The
rency and power individuals possessed by the
Bank Of the ~. s.. with the material difference