Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-09

EsonSlre:ss assumptions Of power ella mod by Mr.. /
Adams in reference tie Panama Mission" |
The fact is diTechyth reverse. Although acting
generally with the friends oil tn admins ration
in reference t, to expedicncy and propri ~ OF
accepting the / Wit ton Of tn American govern
ment At the South, TO be present by our reprcsen.
tatives at bat general Congress Of Republics
(about which many oil the wises republicans in |
the land en- erlaned an honest diifo nee of opin.
ion,) We have the journal before us VIII CHI shows
that on the only vote upon the ASA ption Of
Presidential prerogative compla ned OF as beng
claim d in the message Of MI Adams, General
Harrison voted with the minority of + at day in
disaliirma c, e tie power.
In lis special mes age Of December tn 26th
1925, Mr.. Adams had r ndcred more eS lict
what had been construed into an assumption Of
Executive power in his previous regular message,
by declaring his views as follows:
Although this measure was deemed TO lie
within the constitutional competency Of the Erst@-
.jre, have nor thought proper 10 take any step in
it before usccr:eining that my opinion of lis e&pe-
deucv vii, concur with that ct both branches VI the
Legislature"
Mr. Branch Of North Car lima introduced a
resolution dsalirming the power thus claimed
by the esident VIII ch, being debated from
page 394 to page 40l, was varied by the mover
as follows
THE President Of tina United States, in his
opening Message at the commencement Of the
present session. informed Congress that invitations
to this Government to attend and take part in the
deliberations at tic Congress of Panama had been
gwen and accepted and that Ministers On the part
ef the United States would be commissioned:
| And, ha7ng further, in his Executive cOmnunca-
ton TO the Senate of the 2G,h Of December last.
accompanying the nomination Of Richard e. Ander-
son, OF Kentucky, and John Sergeant, Of Pennsyl-
rauiu, to be Envoys Extraordinary aud Ministers
| Plenipotentiary to the Assembly of American Ma
lions ut Panama, and William B. Rochester, OF
New York, TO be Secretary Of the Mission, thus eN
| pressed himself: " Although this measure was
deemed TO be within the constitutional compe-
tcncy Of the Executive have not thought proper
to take any step in it before 0scer,Rining that my
| opinion OF its cXpcdency will concur with both
branches Of the Legislature" &c. Therefore,
RsS0lvcd, That, in the opinion Of the Senate,
the proposed measure was not within the cUnstitu-
| .iCnal competency Of the Executive. And, also,
R:SC'rcd, As the opinion IF the Senate inasnrch
tie claim Of power thus set up by the Executive,
might, if suffered TO pass unL3ticcd hY the Senate,
be hereat er relied upon to Justify tie exercise Of
y similar power they owe it 10 themselves, and to
| lie States they represent, to protest, and they do
cra5r, SoleinNly but respectfully protest, against
tIG same"
The debate was resumed and continued at
rogn iSo 5q7 n $40 500 n 6t0 and the ros 3,
Xxx, & Ill. II ,,',ly, ~, ,a},io a,a;,o, tho
'",'0'' - al! W "t'''' NV az "a" '''S ''''
IoIc ol Ht4eIai iiuI'So,'' d. VIII We ~ II 'lotl
the following extracts lrom Pagt U12' VOL :,
part |, OF the Official LEICESTER oil Debates ana
f FtoceeoIn- 5 IN I n9Fess;
THE Senate lien resumed the considara'ion Of
he resolution submitted 9y Ar bhANCh' IN re-
,.snt Of Foreign aiiui-tprs.
,cn'r,srcrd ye,ara, in nnrt Of his ,ro,;,n. md
in reply 10 gentlemen VINO lad opposel it. liz
spoke abou, halt an hour
Mr.. RANDOLPH followed Mr. BRANCH, in sup
port Of Tie reso ulion AID addressed the Senat'
ABOUT io%E h9oss' lie ce"c!uGeG aGo'' SIX c'CsN
"" E, A..
i1' aGt' ~ a. ', i'iD y" ',i
"e ,Ia,orIrn iTnnyoJ IN Inv fine re,o,m,ion ON III,
liable, stating his object to be. that it should not
again be taken mp. Mr.. RANDOLPH, in al
under tone, sai he should call itup every day dur
ins tie session
: Ire question BENG taken on the mo''"n 10 lay
@ 81, ,''G ,''' !. vas ~ '''
V,,s ,!,!.,. R,r,,n' p n. p,u,iyny. C,,ern.
Iors rIn.a C.e,tnn- Eiw,rd.. Hendricks. Holmes.
Johnston of Lon, Knight, L!oyd. Mllyare,
Alqrks, Nub.e, Reed, Robbins, Rugeles, Sanford,
Seymour, Smith, Thomas, Willey-&3.
IA 4o-- MessTs. Bcntrn, Berren' bfanch
Candgf pc4eT,on' h%t0n, fEHpy' H%rP'[t li%r
S",t ith! nv re w." re VE,o
WuI;n,ns Wnofhnry--9l'
And then tho senate adiou,nsd"
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