Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-06

are the principles which the Constitution 10
founded! l. not the Executive Department CO or
dnate With the irs saii,e. and int. nded Ia check,
when requires improper exercise OF The
{ les islalive aulhotd,i The Co.'s tuition supposes
tina, such exercise II lie Legislative power may
sometimes happen. II takes II Tor granted that Con
gfe>s may, IN an ungnafdrd momeot. invade the
ggh+s II tue Sta'es, ~ Commit other violations oi
lie iastrameot viii h defines lis powers. Hence u
places IN thr hands OF the President the power
tina, he may stand IN The breach, and. IL the Lam
guaye af is ,.ffeisi uath. defend and preserve and
urul.ct the Constitution. | an, proud 10 say Tor
the President that su h an al efnalse as letling the
hill become ias b, The lapse OF The ten days, how
ever II may have ptcsenird itself TO the
nj the bunoiab'e Senator lever once entered the
mind OF the Prrsilcni. Trust never To see native
of that proud Old Commonwealth, which claims the
Senator f-n k"much. himself as one Of The nobesl
ul her sons n, 10 such refuge.
But tho Senator t,lcrs rs la another alternative
wihn he ioNef q. I c Ptesideni, VIZ. the resigna-
iian al his "ifc nd he adsens example N
the Presidents own history where lac once .n,d
lis seat in tins body Ia hci lhan obey instructions
by giving vote which he deemed DE violation
Of tie Constitution. ] ash, IN hai circumstances
lid Mr.. 1yei sand ~ thai uni The Legislature
III Nugiuia ~li,h gave The instructions. were, unde,
The 9, nsrtn'on. the constituents oi The S.naIot.-
lie IL respou,ibie 10 rhem and. according TO the
universally received dnelune IN Nug,ni., he
found to ohey 80 resign. 1t, ask. does The Con.
eress Of the U,lrd S,,les stand IN that relation to
States ,he rrI rcscriaye Of Gonefessl lie derives his
au'horit, fob u sovereign People aud the = ares
last do the mtube,s oil ethei House OF Cnng
They ste boh representatives alike OF the People al
Tie llpind States. VIII tie Senator say that the
E>ecutVe Is Ia b. ssb.etstenl 10 tie Legislative
Derartmrut al GuyetLmonl We have ard much
Il Executive d.rtau, u, however litIe We have seen
81 n, since tie uuHn1utauon ii The present Chcl
Magsttar, Ncl, II the doctrine f lie Senator from
kentu,kS Is to- + t,al, there will spring up u stand.
I.gu Il. ItFt. "A Al
! hr P,sdcui never y as me lni TO be the ncic
Iaol ot |. g,slsuv' will.
Mt CLAY hcie Inlctposed. an very sure
the Honorable : naiur cannot mi. nd 10 prescott an
erron ons stat ment Il III, remarks; YET he is undt,
great nsapPtchcusoa OF IN. did not say the
President ought to Iesign. ! sud that there were
h. re him twu ollef alternatives besifes the veto.
sad tha' when his constlintncy IN Nup,nia re
quned hu 10 give vote winch was IN hls view
Incompatible with thr Constitution, soancf than
20 nply with such ar QUESTION lIe resigned his sea !;
that, now. his constituency WIRE tie People Of the
Unnej States, aud he had cd evidence ih.I It was
men oplaoo hr uu hI la syn such 4 bill and hr
could tot do It; then, II he les iencd IA her thau
disuhcy 1hr people Of one Sfue, he ought. upon his
own rtmtiplr yet mofe readily resign, rathc,
than disnbry r.e People oil t"crty SIN States
Mr. RiNES. lhe argument of the Seuslu,, as
he nov puts u. bccS TIC question. Ia the case Of
Tie l. sgtsh ulc OF Nnsn,a aud NJ. f,let as , Sen
afar. the instructions came ifon the tue consf,is-
6bt bp0g ~ stature uf tit Stale. But he
ATE thv insrIct'n' IN iii, casr, tan the coHstia-
6atS Of The Prs,lcul VII tie s major t,I me
iial the "o IloI-cs nl GO efess are the constItu-
rms Ell the President, to whom he Is responsible
Mr. CLAY, Ne, no, certainly mol
We 'hc', II The Presidents Constituents are The
whole Peop'c Of h, Unucd s ates, 10 make a c.sr
an oGous 10 the INSTITUTIONS ot $ ale Legislature
!" Senator ,hos'n b, HEN, The instructions To IA,
f'esldtn must come tom the giual source of
power. thc People by who he Is IA, sen \ and no,
h"m the REPRESENTATIVES Il thai pnue, IN Cuup,es.
ton.rcss ma, crtoueously rept. srnt the Wishes :,
the People. The People themselves and ,hey >,
] ne. ate the c"nslltHcnis ot the pf,sdent ~ he,
MI. Madl- on, 10 1919, vetoed bank III which LA,
ss'" 90 ~ - ny ''"le oi thee 10 onr, Il,
10 CONSIDER !'n So as instructed b, The Rel r,srula
'"es ct ue fcoplc in Congress, aud II he could not
nipy with then WIS es,was lie bound TO I. sim
lis scty last public act wlsa veto II was Ls vr,,
oil The bonus bli Tor internal imptovements-a Ln
thai " scalIicd by Mr.. Madison, avn p,it,,,
tnends. Ct, N disregard 10 lhe rule now s,I n,
that president IS bound 10 obe, the b hiss NJ IN,
Ph'y which pot hlm into ponet Mr. VI son We
mcd the blli. lie oug IL according 10 the I,,n,uc
'aihcf to nave resigned ms high 9th e. Win ALI #,
s"lcmn responsibilities. Nj. Madison was oC NJ
men the mos MIA, moderate, aud self dcp,inp !,
'ie 'Ae'c'se OF p""e', aud ,et lie did not hrsrrat
!" 'Pply the corrective o. the veto In half A, A. ~,
distances duttng his ainlinsttaiinn md ,h,, ~ 80,
Fat cases, when there was nosi np,sinp ma; ri, -
"l congress IN ldVat oil The measures he returned IA
'nem ""h objections. General llarrlsnn uudc
"'"'e odhh' We all rallied IN the lae political con
test, declucd bimscll That he tflp VAS H., ro
TIVE power at the Constitution provided for three e,
stt' htSi, where there a .Iolalon nj ,b. "a,
si'u'"h second where the slls OF the States a,
''' anu '"'I' "hefe l"slsaIo has been hast,
an" "nhou' due dtlibeIa lon. Allthrse three con
sidcfauous unue IA The case OF the p,ex,,t hin l.
the fiesIi, ms vew 1t rlulaes the Cons,,u,,n,
aisi's CARDS The rights Of the States and # has hoe
Pa'seu without lp"lng lime Tor sufficient m.u,(es