Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-25


.. The indians within Staies or Territories ouen
to be removed praceahy mud with their consent and
settled west Of the Mississippi.
These were the asowcd and En- ~ know
the universal sentiments OF the party in my
State, when | entered your service as Senator in
1898. was sen, to Congress 10 give my aid In
carrying into practice these principles. lave I not
honestly represented you upon every these sub
jcctsl
Ny vote stands recorded against the aboninable
Tam Of ls2s, my colleague aud the present Chief
Magistrate both voting for IL.
My votes have been without number, may al
most say. against Internal Improvements by tho
General Governments.
have been anxious 10 amend the Constitution.
while some of my colleagues. aud especially the
late Speaker. thought we Ind not time consistently
with other duties, 10 propose The amendments To
tho States.
have been in favor Of distributing among the
States, the proceeds of the sales Of HE public lands
aud have been III f,vor ~ limiting Executive power.
and p,cvcgting Federal patronage from interfering
with The freedom of elections, Have | not, then.
faithfully represented You Am a Federalisi 70,
dong those thlngs which you expected Of me when
| was elected
Yes. say my opponents, You do no, stick to the
President and the panty, and therefore YOU are
Fedefslst.
! was not elected TO represent the President
or the patty. | was elected 10 represent tho
heemen of Tennessee on certain great principles.
and would have been traitor To my country, hid
followed the President or the putty upon pfiuci
pies precisely the opposite ol those entertained by
my State and myself
Although | loved Crsar much, ! loved my coun
try more.
Jaeksouism, in ls2s, was stalk planted in the best
and most ictl,lc soil IN the civilized wotld--in Tho
grateful hearts and kindly feeling oil american free
men. In such n soil 1t nontshcd aud grew most
luxnrianIy, and every corn raiser knows, such
stalk. thus nourishet is inclined 10 send fotilf
ia vItg Innt fan,
aud ~ due season, pulled OIL vii weaken the stalk
and prevent II from producing any guod fruit itself
while you need seldom hope for even y anbbia
from any oi lis suckers The present Chief Magis-
trate is nothing more than thealargesl sucker from
the Jackson stalk, and if the husbaodn,an has per
mlticd II to remain so long that ot the present, il
cannot be intn off, let us ea0luy remove The
dfafjS as they make their appearance.
In turn. let me ask these sell styled Democrats
which of these great principles have not been aban-
doned by ,heml Instead oi amending the Consii
tulion we have President using his utmost cxor.
tons 10 procure sfe election aud we have bad one
IN substance, nominating his successor aud through
his power and influence having hm elected Wnb
the exception OF removing the Indians, | cannot
think Of one SINGLE principle maintained by lie parry
bring Jackson into onice,"hch is not discarded hy
his successor. who has promised general, TO follow
IN his footsteps.
What foot prints did ho mean 10 follow
lsit those of IS9s OF those OF 1896 These prints
ofdlnercnl dates conduct us upon most points IN
directly opposite directions. II the present Chief
Magistrate will take The footsteps Of y, tle is
taller lhan an tho in every Other respect my
pclot 10 point Of appeaiance,) ! am ready To do
lcalty to hlm will 90 with in him step by step, and
to the extent ofmy ability, aud him in ledceming tho
promises made IN ls2S.
My opponents say HEY have evidence that have
abandoned my politics, that ! now vote with the
opposition.
Will they be so good as 10 tell me how can do
otherwise, II they vote differently from the prIn-
cples we all avowed formerly 7 am sometimes
pretty much alone, and would once lave been
llrey So had II not becn FOR the talented and indie
pendent John J.. King, OF Georgia.
Lei them beware how they make such charges.
challenge them to produce The vote with The OPP
position, which IL contrary IN my ayowcd principles.
They say. they specify the vote al tie last session
on Mr.. Crlucndcn's bill, winch they kindly demon
mate The Gag bill
No specification could be unfortunate for
,hcm---lf had voted against that bill, could not
have come hnmc and looked any Of you IN the
face, who might hive chosen to inienogae me on
the subject.
The object Of this bill was to prevent a certain
class Of Federal officers from any Interference in
elections either State Of Federal, fuhef than to-
give lher roicS.
II the bill had passed. every man, as well those
specified in the bill as others, would have been lett
fee 10 vote lac might choose.
The bill was moi To operate on any officer cieef=
cd by Mc pcopic. or By their Representatives..
LIS operation was confined exclusively 10 that class
Of Federal officers who are eiihei appointed by Mc
President and remorabc al Ills pleasure, those
who of grade inferior and appointed by such
as have described And as TO Ill these, repeat.
the bill le ,hcm full liberty to vote as they might
choose, and only forbid them to influence the votes
OF others.
1t is said this bill is unconstitutional, because it
prohibits The freedom of speech.
This, | think very erroneous view of the sub
ject.--Eyery civilized society - necessarily divided
into two classes. Those who bold office, and the
great body OF the people who do not hold any Office.
Under our government. officers themselves atc
again divided, into those who cfeqtcd by the Con
stituiion have their qualifications aud The tenure of
their Offices specified in Thai instrument and those
who are created by acts of Congress and have their
qualifications aud the tenure OF their Offices pointed
out by statute. ys4t
This alter class of officers only embraced
in the bill. Congress bad the power 10 create these
or not as they chose. They had power to fix their
qualifications and prescribe their duties. 1t was
Congress that gave the President 7orer TO remove
them h,s pleasure. II they had chosen. they
might have made them officers for hte or Tor term
of years on reserved themselves the power Of re-
moyaI. Ii then, Congress could give the President
the power at his pleasure they can speei-
fy the causes for which he shall remove, hthey
choose TO exercise II.
1t is great mistake 10 suppose that the IRE
sdent may remove al pleasure UNDER power gwen
by the Constitution. HIS pow is given by statute,
and that statute, any her, may wen SPECIFY Tue
cause for which he shall remove
In the way the matter stands IL one oil these
officers votes against the wishes of the President or,
influences Others vote 10 like manner, he may be
removed because By act ot Congress, the President
has power to remove at ispeasure. SIT MOI 'ther'