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

ajoiht rttic for tho government of their pro
ctcdings.
In acting on tho Joint resolution, if what
| supposed he intended, each House wonl.,
have the right, of course, to.strikc from il
me name OF nuy bank and insert another,
which would i'll fact vest in the two House,
the uncomfortable right of making the sclcc-
tion. Now, IL this be the mode proposed
as infer from the silence Of the mover it
IS plain and palpablc violation of tho
Constitution. The obvious intention is to
invade the veto power Of the Executive,
which cannot be, withou, an infraction of
an express provision of the Constitution,
drawn up with the utmost care, and inrc!nt-
cd, to prevent the possibility Of cvasion-
ltls contained in The first article, 7th sccii,n
and the last clause, which ask the Sccrt-
tary to read:
Livery order resolution, or vote, tr
which the concurrence Of tho Senate aud
iiouse OF Representatives may he ncccss-
ary, Except Oh question Of adiournmcu)
shall he presented to the President of rho
Uuited States, and before the same shall
take effect. shall be approved by him, or be
inS disnpproved by him, shall he repasscd
ny two thirds of the Senate and House of
Representatives.. according To the rules
ana limitations prescribed in the case of &.
BILL"
Nothing can he more explicit, and full
1T 10 no more possible to cvadc the Exc,u-
i've veto. on any joint vote, than in the pas
sage OF bill. The veto was yestt.l
III him not only TO protect his own powers,
but as an additional guard to the Con>r..:-
ton. am not the advocate of Execu.,c
power. which l have often bcem com
PEELED 10 resist Of late, when extended be-
yond its proper limits, as shall ever hc
prepared to do when it is. Nor am tho
advocate Of Legislative or Judicial. stand
ready 10 protect all, within the sphere as
signed by the Constitution, and to resist
them beyond. To this explicit aud COM
prelcnsivc 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 aud uncomfortable authority within the
limits of their respective wall and over
those subject 10 their authority, in their Of
lc'ai character. TO that extent, they niay
approval of the Executive; bu, beyond that,
without ii, they arc powcrless.
There is, in this case special reason
why his approval should not he evadcd.-
The President is at the head of tn hd-
minlstration Department of The Govern
ment, and is especially responsible for its
good management. In order to hold him
Responsible, he ought TO have due power in
Inc seiecuon oi ITS agents. and proper con-
troll over their conduct. These banks would
DC by far the most powerful and influential
Of dff the agents, Of tho Government, and
ought NOT to he seleetcAwi.hout the concur.
renee of the Executive. If this Substitute
should be adopted, aud the provision in
question he regarded such ns consider il,
there can he no doubt what must be the la,e
OF the measure. The Executive will he
bound to protect, by the intervention of
Its constitutional right. the portion Of pow
power clearly allotted to that department
ny tho instrument, which would make it
impossible for it to become n law, with tho
existing division in the two House.
l have not yet exhausted my constitutions
al objections. rise to higher and 10 broad
er. applying directly TO the very essence
of this substitute. j deny your right to
make general deposite of the public re-
venue in bank. More than half of ri,c
errors of life may DO traced to faIacics or
iglna'inS in an improper use of words and
among not the least miscllievoms is the ap.
pIlcation OF this word to bank transactions.
in scnse wholly different from its oriaiual
meaning. Originally it meant thing plsc.
cd in trust, or pledged to be safely and sa-
cred'y kept, till returned to the tlcposilor.
without being used by the depository.
while in his possession. All this is changed
when applied to dcposite in bank. In
stead of returning the Identical thing, the
bank is understood to be EI1;ind to rc,urn
only an equal value: and instead Of no,
having the use. it is understood to have ;,,,
right to loan it on interest, or to dispose OF
1t rs 1t pleascs, with the single condition,
that mn equal amount I've returned, v!.c;
demanded. which experience has tau;i.i :.
not always done. TO place. then. the I.n!.-
lie money i'll deposite, in banks, wtlou, rc
striction. is 10 give the free use Of &, an. 10
allow them to make as much as ,icv c:,a
ont Of it, between the time Of depo>i,c uni
disbursement. Have we such right! lii.
money belongs To the pcople-coilec.a
from them for specific purposes.-in wIic!,
they have general intcrcst.-and for t.a;
only; what possible right can we have
to give such use Of i; TO certain selected
corporations! | ask fur tie provisions cl'
the Constitutions THAT authorizes it. ak
1t we could grant the use, for similar p,,r.
poses, TO private associations or indivi,lnal,.
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 10 satisfactorily on-
swercd, / shall PROFOUND others still more
difficult. shall then ask, if tho substitute
should become law, and the twenty-five