Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-28

uuu 10 mol pretend 10 announce. the nu,,osss
0, Tue new President have no KNOWLEDGE
OF tncm other Than that which is accessible
20 every cllizen. In what shall saw ne IN
,ne course OF new Administration. there.
'o'e' mean 10 express my own sentiments.
speak ior myself without compromi,,ino
any olher person. Upon such an interes.
''hg occasion MS this is in the midst OF the
companions ofmy youth, or their desc.n.
unn's' have felt that it is due 10 them and
10 myself explicitly to declare nv sentiments
without reserve. and to show Thai | have
oeen' and as sincerely believe, the friends
WIN whom have acted have been, anitoa.
'ed by The dsinlerested desire to advance
'ne pest Interests OF the country and 10 pre.
serve It's free Institutions.
ne hrsl, and in my opinion tho most
important object, which should engage the
serious attentions of a new Administration.
is that OF circumsc'ibing the Executive pow
err aud throwing around il such limitations
and safe guards as will render it no longer
dangerous 10 the public liberties.
Whatever is the work OF man. necessarily
parlakes of his lmperfections and il was no,
TO be expected that with all the acknowl.
edged wisdom and virtues Of The trainers of
our Constitution, they could have sent forth
pan OF government, so fee from all defect
ana SO iull OF guarantees, that il should not
IN the conflict Of embii,ered parties and Of
excited passions, be perverted and misinter
nreird. - Misconceptions or erroneous con.
constructions OF the powers granted in the
Constitution would probably have occurred
alter The lapse Of many years, in season Of
entire calm. and with regular temperate
administration OF the Government bot du.
ring the last twelve wears, the machine.
driven by a reckless charioteer With fright.
lul impetuosly, has been greatly Jared and
lol,ed, and it needs careful examination and
thorough repair.
With the view, therefore, TO the fonda
mental character Of the Government itself
and especially OF the Executive branch, it
seems 10 me that, either by amendments Of
The Constitution, when they are necessary,
or by remedial leg islaion, when the object
falls within the scope oflhe powers oe Con.
gress, there should be-
lst A provision 10 render person inelici.
bic 10 the office Of President of the United
States alter u service Of one tenn.
Much observation and deliberate renec-
ton have satisfied NE that too much Of the
time, the thoughts. and the exertious Of the
incumbent, are occupied, during his first
term, IN securing his reelection. The pnh.
iIS uusrtEvss S'rr'v ~r' 'iIS''s
ures are proposed or executed with less re-
gard 10 the general prosperity than TO their
influence upon the approaching election. Ii
the Limitation 10 one term existed, the Presl'
dent would be exclusively devoted 10 the
discharge Of his public duties and he would
endeavor 10 signaize his administration by
the benefcrnce and wisdom oil its measures
3D. That the veto power should be mole
precisely defined, and be subjected TO further
limitations and qualifications. Although a
lnroe, perhaps the largest, proportion OF all
The acts Of Congress passed aIihe shot ses-
sion of Congress since The commencement
Of The Government, were passed wth'n the
three last days OF the session, and when oil
course the President for the time being had
not the ten days for consideration allowed
nv the Constitution, President Jackson, avail
ing himself Of that allowance, has failed toI
return important bills. When not returned
by the President within the ten days, II is
questionable whether they are laws or not.
1t is very certain that the next Congress can
not act upon them by deciding whether or
no, they shall become laws. the Presidents
objections Notwithstanding All this ough,
10 be provided for.
Al present, bill, returned by the Pres
dent can only become law by the concur
renee of two thirds OF the members oil each
House think il Congress passed bill az
Ter discussion and consideration, and, alter
weighing the objections of the President
still believes it ought TO pass, it should be-
come law, provided majority oil all the
members of each House concur in It's pass
age. fihe weight of his Argument and the
weight of his influence conjolnly cannol
prevail on majority, against their previous
convictions, in my opinion,the bill ought not
to be arrested. Such is the provision oil The
Constitution OF several OF the States, and
that of Kentucky among them.
Sd. That the power Of dismission from
office should be restricted, and the exercise
Of it be rendered responsible.
The constitutional concurrence of the
Senate is necessary 10 the confirmation oil
all important appointments but, without
consulting the Senate, without any other mo-
live than resentment or caprice, the Presl.
dent may dismiss. at his sole pleasure, an
officer created By the Joint action Of himself
and the Senate. The practical effect is to
nulliy the agency Of the Senate. There
may be, occasionally. cases in which the
public interest requires an immediate dis.
mission without waiting for the assembling
OF the Senate but, in all such cases, the
President should be bound 10 communicate