The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-31


aus tendency. on which the revolution of
1855. which placed English liberty on .
solid bssis. turned. Yet would any have
restrained Causes which produced such .
revolution!
On The 10Th of January. 1887. the Sc
nate required this resolution. Of The 26lh
Of May 1884, disappearing The conduei Of
The President. 20 be sLpungsd from ihe
journals Of that body; and in compliance
iherewilh The Secretary did expungs il. by
drawing Mark lines around and across il.
and writing an is lace :" expungsdby or
der Of tie Senate" This. then. is the
acI which The resolutions passed by the
Legislature pronounced "a pslpable sinla-
linn Ol the plain lelleraf The Constitution"
In the examination Of this branch Of the
subject. Your candid attention 10 solicited.
BY the Sd paragraph Of the 5Ih section
artiele lsl) Of the Constitution. leach
house is required 10 Keep journal Of It's
proceedings. and from time 10 time pub
lish tie same" To enable Us to UNDER
stand the meaning Of This rrquisilion. II
10 proper To Tecur To The object Of The fra
mrrs Of the Constitution. In q repre-
sentative government. IL is highly neces-
ssry that the constituent should be sppris-
ed of The sets Of the represenIslive--ihat
lhEre should be some record TO which he
can refer TO learn what has been tie
'eOuTse-Mhsi the conduct Of his public
servant. This serves as check on the
representative, and affords matter Of esI-
denes against him. should his conduct be
reprehsn,lbIs; aud for him. should il be
prsiseworlhy and correct. Il likewise
serves in many cases. as necessary eEi-
dence to establish the acts uf the legisla-
live body under which rights aud proper
~ are derived TO the citizen. When
this Journal is published. the printed cop
les may, for a time. accomplish such
purposes; but there are cases where they
would fail of reaching the object Of the
Constitution. Should the validity OF the
pIinird copy be disputed, TO what source
bui the original can you resort 10 deter
mine the question! Establish this right
10 expunge, and al the rights. both Of
properly and life, which have been ac-
quired under the successive legislation Of
Congress. are dependent on. aud subject
tn. the caprice ii any party, however cor
ruPi. which may be abe To gain the as
tendency. BY whai. except the journals.
are you to know that The requirements
Of the Constitution have been complied
with in that lrgislaIion by which priv.
legss are granted and rights secured! The
Constitution says that all revenue bills
shall originate in the House Of Repre-
srutstives. A bill of this description. orr.
ginaling in The Senate. though il should
receive The sanction Of the Presideni, all
would admit 10 be null aud void. How
is this to be ascerlained but By the jour.
nal! Permit. then. The Journal tn b. ex-
plunged 81 The will of any party. aid you
give the power TO defeat, al pleasure, any
act. however important, By destroying the
evidence OF its having cons,i,utionally
passed Congress: and you also break
down the veto power. by enabling either
house TO repeal Law, BY the mere &C, Of
expunc,ion. Besides. Il you admit the
right TO desfroy-,o expunge-the RICH,
to alie, follows ofnecesslty. We all know
thai in many instances the erasure Of a
Few words in a paragraph may not only
destroy lis mraning, but alter il To the
reverse OF what was first intended. How
dangerous would such a doctrine he in
The hands OF a parry bent on innovation!
Take another illustration. The Senate
has the sole power To try impeachmen,s.
Should the President. or any civil off.
Ger. be impeached and acquitted, VIDA. is
to prevent his beng again put upon his
Trial, and his character jeepardized. If this
right TO expange be established TO The ex.
tent TO which The administration would
carry IL! Should he incur The displea.
sure Of the dominant party in Con.
gress. what is 10 prevent their dro,ring
black lines across. or erssing entirely The
verdict Of acquital, aud dragging the
unfortunate officer once more TO The bar
Of public indignation! ] would pu. ano-
lher case. When a bill has passed both
houses, il cannot become q law uuiil il
receives The sanction Of the Executive.
IL The Executive disapprove, he is 10 re.
turn il 10 the house where il originated,
with his objections. which shall be en-.
tered al large on the journal. This, then
the recording his objeclions--is RICH.
guaranteed TO the executive branch. by the
express words Of The Constitution. Can
any one contend that subsequent Sen.
ale or House can violate this right by ex-
punsing these objections! And further:
II two thirds approve The bill on the re.
consideration, despite the veto Of the Pre-.
sident, j, becomes law. |" But in all
such cases. says the 7th section Of the
LIST article uf the Constitution. I" The
vules Of both houses shall be determined
by the yeas and nays, and the names Of
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