Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-17

served an undivided sovereignty. is. that they ex
pessly coded he rghtte punish eason, nol treason
ag sns ,ler separate power bn reason against lie
Unltrd States"
..1He uaiig NJ our poiieai CHARACTER las has bern
shown for smother purpuse) commenced Uih lis rery
,risience"
The Force Bill was the natural offspring OF the
Prot lamatinn. The first ererclse oi power by The
grcar head OF The Federal parry, mas the assump
non OF legislative authority removing the public
money frnm tie deposlrors provided ty the CON-
gress Of the Unled States. This usurpallon was
gliing thai the Assembly OF Virginia ltlt calle
upon to inierpose and TO declare that he ACT oil the
President iras dan eeronS and alarming assumption
81 porer toie coaii MT be lao strongly condemntd;
aud t. denonHte M Presidents 'IuteIeIeuce Will
the Treasury depafImeu of the Federal Govern
nent." TIE Senate Of the Unlfed States had pre-
viousy decided. "lhat the President, IN the aie Ex-
ecptive proceedings relation 10 the puhic revenue,
has assumed ppun himself authority aud power
not Conferred by the constitution and laws, but IN
derogation Of both" THIS engeudered the cele.
braed Protest Of the 18Th Apiil, 1884 denying The
Senate's right to express any opinion upoh the acts
OF tie Pteslden claiming the custody Of he public
noney and declaring that "Congress canno, lake
out the hands OF the Executive department. the
custody Of the public property money, without
IN Assumption Of Executive power aud sulser-
sion Of the fifsl prIutipes Of 1 Constitutions
tnls claim was somewhat modified by supple
nenlal protest on tie 2lst Of the samc-nouth.
Another "eneroachWent oil power" was the deni-
al Of flehl oil Committee OF Congress ito inquire
mo tie condition of The various Executive depart
ments. the ablny aud integrity with which they
/ h,v" been conducted, into The manner in Which The
public business has been discharged in all If them
aud INTO all causes Of complaint, from ANY quarter
+ al the manner In which SAID departments on their
bureaus officers any ul their officers or agents
ot every description whatever, dir. cy ndnecll,
connected with them in any manner, officially or nu-
fhcIa'ly, III duties pfeiarnn2 10 Tie pub ic Interest
have fulfilled or failed 10 accomplish The otjecls Of
injured and unpaited the public service aad infc
rest The President asserted that, by the esou.
non OF the tionsc, an issue Is made with tie Pies
dent Of the l. States he bad alleged ia his annu-
al message, that the heads al the Executive del ant
ments had performed then official duties with ability
aud 'lnlegrty' Ihr representatives OF the People
have no tighI To examine INTO the condition Of the
Executive Departments OF the Government, because
thereby an ISSUES made with the President, whd,
prechance, has youcheJ for their bIiiy aud integ
fuy Wlia Is tins but seeking 10 draw power fran
the sources 10 The h60d" which M. Van Buren, H. s
denouluaeed the ar'Stoc1aiic OF Federal principal!
For my sell, sad the Pfesdent,) | shall fcprl all
snch attempts Is an Invasion OF the principles bi
jnsice, well rs ct ihc Go siIiuiIun and shalles
teen il ny sacred duty to The people ui the United
States, to resist them a. | World The establishment
Of a Spanish nquislon." Al his very moment
Jauuar y, 1887, SwRtlw0url aud Prince. Linn, Boyd
fiarlS aud others Stumbling the People OF lhe
United States &C thousands upon thousands and
The tacIhly oil detecting these public detauets
denied 10 The Peoples Representatives, because the
President thought IT ''dur IL the ya,ious Executive
departments. 10 bear testimony 10 Meir prosperous
condition, and 10 the ablliy aud integrity with which
they have heen conducted.
will resume this subject in another number
POWllATAN.