The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-10

shepl4noliee was that which Occurred il
abe dI<fssssal from Office Of persons sp-
painIf# = spd wish ll.e consent Of theSe.
nsie. The Effect Of This prseiiee WAS viz.
iuslly - dsslfoy all agency and co-0pe-
Tssion q she Senate IN such appointments.
Of What avail was il that The Srna,e
should 10 day sOlemnly rally and confirm
The appointment Of an indlsidusI 10 an
ofhee under The Go.eTnmeni. when she
President could Io-mouow reverse Ihr el-
feet Of their scl By his mere breath! Eve.
ny one knew thai The posef 81 remossl
had bsen grossly prevented. II The early
days OF Ihe Constitution Il had been nsaln
tanned that that power could be exercise
cd only IN case Of mallrss.nre or mislsa-
s1nee 10 Office. and that The Ipresidenl who
should dare TO employ II Tor any other end
would subject himself % impeachment.
Bul our history and experience has gone
10 show lhstthis liability 10 Impeachment
was mere sesrecT0w. and thai il could
nesef have any Praeiiral effect in papu-
lar Government, constituted IS ours was
eycf Ike 70 be. BY The free exercise OF
this power Of removal The 5 mate had Lost
is practical influence on The Whole sub
iecl Of appointment 10 Office. Iaslance
sfer instance had oecuTed where an inJl-
,iddal had been dismissed by the Exeeu
i've whom the Senate would gladly have
replaced in Office, bul whom they we're
unable 10 retain there, and we're therefore
compelled 10 sanction the nomination Of
q successor. The actual result 81 such :
stlie Of things was. lie repeated it. that the
corporation OF The Senate with The Pre-.
siden, in The matter Of appointments had
been slmos, completely nulI,6rd lur years
past. Indeed, 50 perfectly VAS his IN.
derslood, that, when The Senate were de-
llberaiIng with closed doors on Executive
nominations. Mr.. &. frequently walked
outGfthe Chamber. DelIberalinn in such
. case was one Of The idlrst things IN the
world, because every one knew that I'll
resistance must be nnavsiing. And. even
should The objections against The nominee
be sn gross and undenishle that resistance
10 his appointment should succeed. they
might generally calculate on another no
minalion not more 10 The taste al the Sc
nat; AMI when al length the Office was
filed. The tenure OF The incumbent was mol
on the joini will Of The President and S..
nale acting together, bur upon the single
will. upon The mere arbitrary breath, o.
one man.
Mr.. G. said that twas mol his purpo.,
10 90 into al the details OF these encroach
menis by the Executive upon The consii
iulional powers and preTogaii,es OF |
single Legislative branch OF The Gosern
men,. He would now pass TO its attack.
on The powers ofIhe Congress Of The Uni
ted Staies.
And the first instance OF This 10 which
he should refer was The creation &c officer,
and The designation ol their salaries, with
out tile consent OF Congress or any con
suI,ation with il. Another and a NOR,
formidable instance was TO be found il
the assumption within the last few year,
OF The purse ofthe nation. He alluded
as every body must understand. 10 the
SECURE by late Executive Of The public
ieposiies placed by law in the Bank oil
United Slales-a removal which had been
effected under the avowed claim Of pow.
er 10 employ the preroga,ive Of removal
as means 10 compel subordinate execn.
i've officers 10 comply with The will Of The
President, on The principle that the Exc
tive was unit, and that single will mus
control the entire Executive Department.
This seizure Of the public deposi,es bad
yet been unprovided against; The Cnngtes.
sionsl power to control them had been un.
resumed, and thus stale Of things was
permitted 10 continue by which the nation
was virtually placed al the feet Of The
Executive.
Lei not gentlemen mock him by talk
Jog about The impossi5i'ily Of the Presi-
dents drawing money out ni the Treas
ury oxcapl uLder an appropriation by Con-
gress; let them not tell him Of The respan
sibilny Of public officers; let them look at
facts; let them look al what has actually
occurred on the removal nf two or three
Secretaries Of The Treasury, in order TO &C
complish this very seizure Of The pub
lie treasure, aud then let them loak at
the dismissal Of countless hos, Of sub
ordinate officers because they did MOI.
happen TO hold the same political opin'
ions that were held by the President. or
wha. avail we're laws! The President
had nothing 10 do but say 10 his Secre'
tary, issue your warrant for such sum
of money aud direct the Register and
Comptroller 10 sign ii, and lf they should
talk about a regard for their oslhs and
boggle at obeying, tell them to 'lo what |
command them, and il not, | will hnd
men who will. And he would here say
to sll lhose who professed to be desirous
tof guarding against such abuses OF trust,
that unless it were done by an amend.
lment of the Constitution. or by revival
aud resumption Of the power already
possessed by Congress under the son-
stl,ulion. they never could effect their pnr-
pose. All efforts, alldeyices. all guards,
/ Ill Ill ,.o.,,cts of xp hate o :