Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-11

| treaty, which the commons oil England snail DIS
approve, they may not only refuse to vote the
supplies necessary to its execution, but the Prime
Minister is held responsible for the act and not
only promptly resigns his office, bu, remains liza.
bic, even after his res gnatun, to impeachment
and to punishment. Under our system, when
has any Cabinet officer of the Administration re.
signed, because the popular sentiment was in op.
position to his public course of conduct The
King is possessed Of the power to negative any
law, in the passage Of which the two houses Of
parliament may have concurred-a power, how.
ever which it is believed no Monarch has cxer.
cised for upwards Of n century. The President
has the same power--haS exercised il in miner.
Gus instances-and proclaims his future purpose.
in advance, to exert it in opposition to the deIib,
crate will anil judgment Of the representatives. Of
the people themselves should they ever come to
see the rrea. question Of national finance in a
! lght different hom him! The King is vested
with the paldonlng power--so is the President.
The King is regarded as the fountain of all hon.
our-he appoints and removes from office. The
| President appoints and exercises the power Of
removal at plcGSue' The King has the custody
of the Sword and the Purse Of England-bettcr
regulated, and restrained, however, than they now
arc. or are proposed to be by the President, in
| his hands. True, the President bcstows neither
"stars" nor "garters," but he holds in his hands
| the more substantial missions and udgoships and
nm almost countless and increasing number Of
| Iuorativ, and honorable offices, which he con.crs
on such, and such only, as are most active in lis
service, and exert themselves most unrcmjtting,y
| to secure his REELECTION. True, the exercise
! Of some of the powers with which the picsiden.
! tial Office is now practically invested, has been
stronuously cambacd and denied Ivy one Of the
/ cro,t r,1;,i,,l nortioe or the corr,rr from, tho
~; r. H. H. Ln,r r. 100 H., NJ NIo,I;a,.
| ~ tI D;I W. Iii
"tc!a'%o '""I "' 'e"'''t"' "''o S"oo.U i'''1Ne
d laI'n'ul pune oLHc''' Tor mere opinions SAKE
! III olderto make way Tor political part'zhn, de-
served TO he impCQct.d and puRiS'iCd vet in
practice we know that this unlIa.crnal aud un.
n,arroni,,ons ass,1,,,ntion Of mower is acted u,nn
hv ,oe,, IN Li.rI Citations ,rho 5,ot;cS tho I,tr;rs
: =, " I:
''''' '"'''' " W.
! "'"t''" 10 V'"Ie ~ P"2 T'"I.-' T"' - -. up
a Mirror before iHc eyes o. al OF ''"e tt!YJfom
! mt pressure Of the times and appeal TO all
alike, as overs of ,hCir county. to unite in check
! inr and cnnuui,ing the NoRqrskic1l tendencies
of our system of government. As means Of
accoo,r1;.I;ro a., nL'rrf -, vi,,I and in,nortant
49,, ,:rI ,.,.,. -, - oo,,s;lor,;,,, a.. ',,,s,
wa ,.IS
'"&S al" CONCLUSIONS W. -, Ee"''do'e ana ''N''"-
gu'Sheo statesman o. Nf3h'a,--onc VINO through
! lie has been rcEAlGIui less oil party tnan OF prln-
| cipIe, and who would probably have remained
! neutral in the present canvass had the nomination
| NJ H,rrishrrg ras,,lteI otherv.'so rh9, il did He
CO.,.
|
! 'A!i tn" world knows mat General Washington
prescribed rue f"r his Successors winch has hHd
the l"rce ana elcacy Q! CONSTITUTIONAL pFoVlSion'
NO one dnNO'' o"t mat ne might nave been rc-'lec-
l'H alt'I inc expiration u d'' SECOND term, ana ms