Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-16
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prWe have the inaugural addreSs Of Gov.
CoRwIN Of Ohio, and find frank, direct and
uncquivocal production. We make the follow
ing extracts:
The narrow limits within which Executive
power is circumscribcd by the Constitut on Of
Ohio, has been the subec Of much curious
speculation, Of no little censuTe by some and
of high encomium by others. Neither the Con-
stution Of the U. States, nor those of few, if
any Of the States in the Union, furnish paral
lei to this strongly defined feature in ours. With
us the Executive has no agency Whatever in the
enactment Of laws, except the very feeble and
humble one, if agency it may be called, Of ''re.
commencing such measures as he may deem ex-
pedent." The laws, when passed through both
branches of the Legislature, are not snbntted
for Executive approval, nor has he in any con,
tingency that "Veto power" which, by one class
of political philosophers, has been deemed essen
tial to protect the people against a supposed hasty,
impolitic, or unconstitutional action Of the leg.
isative department. Except in one or two in
stances of very subordinate character, the power
of appointment to office by the Governor is linn
! tied to such vacancies as may occur in the re-
cess OF the Legislature; and such appointments,
when made, expire by express limitation, at the
close Of the next succeeding session Of that body.
The admirers Of strong Executive, have, in my
Judgment, most enormously supposed, that q
large patronage, resulting from the power Of aP.
pointment to Office, was a necessary branch OF
Executive power, in order to give stability TO the
government, and secure prompt and faithful ex
ecution Of the laws. The denial OF this, as wei
as the reto pO,oer, to the Executive, by our Con.
stitution, forming as they do a striking pecu
arity) can probably only be nationally account
ed foI, by reference to the history Of the times
which gave it birth.
The Constitution OF Ohio was formed in No
vember, 1902, very soon after most animated
struggle between two great political parties ii
the United States, which had resulted in tn
election of Mr.. Jefferson to the Presidency. o
the questions which divided the people OF tina
day, tina, touching the powers and patronage o
the Executive was prominent: They who la
vored a restricted power, and stnted EXecuIv
patronage, prevailed; and Of this school (thel
denominated Republican, was the conventlo
that framed our Constitution. fearful Jealous
of Executive power, with strong conviction c
the pernicious influence Of Executive patronage
all will agree, are indellibly impressed upon the
work; and our experience oil nearly lory yoal
has gwen ABUNDANT proofs oil inc WISDOM WHO
Gin this respect at eas) eXered its inilucnc
e upon their labors. Under this system, Ohio,
is believed, has advanced with pace equal
any Of her sister States in the augmentation
her population, and in the development OF ht
resources: nor in those laws and social inst
tons which advance the intellectual and NOR
| condition of people, need she fear a comparsC
with much older communities, governed by d
orent organic laws. Under this Constitution
n the rights Of person and property have bee
i, fully protected; all the great guarantees Of civ
d liberty have been preserved, and in the vicis:
u tudes Of war and peace, the laws have in gener
:, been promptly and vigorously enforced If 0
d casonal and even fragrant exceptions to ii
y view of our history, are to be found it will
= readily seen, that they were OF short duratio
it and had not their origin in the want Of Exec
- tive power to prevent or control them. Alter &
, interval Of forty years, the people of the Unite
States have again agitated The subject Of stroi
or restricted Executive action in the FEEDER
,r Government, and again decided it, as they did
lSOO-(urnishing to the citizens of Ohio anoth
proud testimonial OF the excellence, in this pa
'r ticusr, OF the Constitution under which he live