The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-16

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foreign 1Aoaarch, is an appropriate place to eS-
pose the impending danger Of creating domes-
tic monarch And may not, w4thout Presurnp-
item indulge the hdt,s that the warning voice OF
yxother, although l;ir humber, son of Hanover
nav not pass unheeaed?
The President df the United States advanced 4
eeertain new and alarming ,setcnsions for the \
Executive De,yaftfnent of the Government, the 4
effect of which,, IL -estabHshcd.and recognised by
the ne ople must if-eyta bv rnvert it into
archy The first Of these ard it was a favor7te |
prime iPle With him, was, thai the Executive De
partment should be regarded as unit. by TINS
principle OF unity, he meaHt and INTENDED that
all the Executive officers OF Government slronld
be bound to obey the commands and execute t'ie
orders ct the President OF the United states thd
that they should be anenabie to INN, ana ne res
ponsibie for them Prior 10 his admlnistratlon'
1t had been considered that they were ponho 70
observe and obey the Constitution and laws,Sao-
lcct to the general superintendent OF the r1esi-
dent, and responsible by Impeachment, ana te inc
tribunals olJTshce, TOR injuries ln1lctcd On pr
vate cItI1efs
| But the ann1ncIation o. tins new ana cSeiaoF-
binary principle was net OF itself sufficient Tor
the purposes OF President jackson; 1t was essen
tial that the sublection 10 his VIII, winch was
It's object, should be scared by some adequate
sanction. That he-sought to effect by an 'eNteh-
sion oil another principle that OF dlsmlss1oh rom
Office, beyond allprecedent, and IN cases end u7
der circumstances winch would nave iurIhsiied
Just grounds OF his Impeachment, aec%roH$ 10
the solemn opinion of Mr. Madison and other
members OF the first Congress under the present
Constitution
Now 1t the whole cihclal corps, subordinate
to the President OF the United states are fhaue
to know and TO feel that they hold their respect
| i've Offices by the tenure OF conformity and ODE
diencc to'is will, it is manifest that they must
look 90 that will, and not to the Constitution ana
laws, as the guideot their official conduct ne
weakness 81 human nature, the love and emolu-
rucnts AZ q. flee perbays the bread necessary to
+be s,,,.Io+ of ,{be;rf fanilies would make CHS
resuIt aLsoI,4tclv certain.
The devefopment of This new character to the
mower od disn,ssion 1vould have fallen short of
the aims in levy Ii1out the exercise of it were
held Ia be n prcroea4i,e for which the President
was 70 he WHOLLY IRRESPONSIBLE If he were com
| nelled 10 exposc The grounds and reasons upon
which he arte6 i'm jism;ssals from Office. the at
| prehension Of nubIic.c sasure would ten1per the
q rbifrarv NJ t,lre 6f. the mower and throw some
nrotectioa around the subordinate fiicer Hence
| The new and monstrous yretension has been adj
vapced th,t ALTHOUGH the concurrence of the Sc
nate is necessary by2the Constitution TO the con-
frmatiou of an ap5ointment. the President NAV,
subscouentlx dismiss fine person appointed no.
only without communicating the grounds on
which he has actedtt , tie Senate. but ,yithou.
any such lion TO the Peoafe Themselves
for whose heueft all offices re created And so
| Government become that one of IFS Cabinet Mi
niste-s. himself n subordinate officer. has con-
| temptuously refused to members of the House of
Representatives to DISSOLVE the grounds on which
| he has undertaken 10 dismiss from office persons
acti o. as DEPUTY 1sstroasters in his Depart.lentt
| As to the erateitous assumption. by President
Jackson, of responsibility for all the subordinate
Executive officers 1t ds,{he merest mockery that
| was ever mt forth They will escape punish
ment by pleading his orders, and he BY alleging
the hardship of being punished, not for his own
| acts but for theirs. We have a practical expo
sition of this principle AZ The case of the 200, 900
militia. The Secretary Of War comes out to
screen the PRESIDENT, by destliylng that ne never
saw what he strongly Eecommehded; ana the
President reclprocates thatiaVor Oy Roaming the
Secretary in place, notw outstanding he has pro-
posed plan Tor organizing the militia, winch Is
| acknowledged to ba unconstitutional ii inc IRE
sident is not to be held Responsible Tor cabinet
lpsninister, in daily intercourse with him, how Is
he to be rendered so Tor reeaiEer In Wisconsin
Ell Iowa. To concentrate all responsibility IN
the President, Is to annihilate All responsibility
For who ever expects to see the day arrive when
president OF the United states Will DC llnpeach7
cd;5 or, If imPeached, when lac cannot command
more than one-third OF the Senate to defeat the
impeachment!
I.0I 10 col,sSruIV Iho echeiie "a Ai"o'io"i
po''s |i..e' al Une ~ .1s,' fr4I
% ~ " T Se a. 30, :; ~,
ny tlie .it a. - H.
Th 'a.i re- si, . . ;ntenSeS - in,nnse
"is VS. 10y,
~, mn to VI sei1oI sens ~ 49, -.
en~, ere 80 80 a;a;aI
fos'S II, tle 81 ~ ''fl,alt
"a ~. i,i an ~ IL.
co. th,t '.,s - ,,t 3he ,o;I;t;a NJ
~ ',ias r.. fo::e' ~ a. Sr.;;4a.; f
pros;So,,t that pras;Jant Of tbe III
TOD Statos - 90 ecn,1 b;nsaIs ,,;tI s,,nor,.;s-
mute details of every one of the host of Offices in
the United States
rI,,dsr Tho constitutional ;p;r,ct;o,, inst mon
toned tha lac p,es;Jent mt ear,yar3 That most
eStrsord;no,,, rre.one;on kat tbe costit,t;on
aud laws Of the limited states were 10 he execI
or 10 " "a - 1922 :, ~ ~ =