The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-28

dom" than on the lights Of his own Judgment and
yet instead Of taking the extended hand Of the Pre-
sldent, the leaders OF the Senate have met him in a
discourteous spirit and have exhausted the war of ep
lhets not only against the plan but against the Chief
Executive Magistrate Of the country. One Senator
went FAR TO say that the plan and report should
be thrown under the tabe-and yet what has been
the result why, after three weeks debate the Sc
nate have now unanimously agreed TO the reference
Of the plan to a committee This is what should
have been done at first II was due to a coordinate
branch of the Governmental was due tothe Senate
lit was due to the eountIy-and we cannot but pro-
nounce the which has been pursued revolu-
tionary and disorganizing
Some of the objections which have been taken to
the Exchequer bill are entirely without foundation.
IL is declared to be which goes to swell IN
ordinately the Executive power. The old cry vi
purse and sword" is again raised-the whole power
OF the President consists in nominating to the senate
the three Commissioners of the Exchequer Board
If his nomination be confirmed he can only remove
for the cause stated in the BILL viz for incaPdcfy or
infdety 10 the trust and he is required to state the
cause OF his action to the Senate. No one will ques-
ton that an incapable unfaithful officer ought
to be removed--and and this power is alone TO be
exerclsedby the President. All the subordinate Off
GERS at the various AGENCIES, to be appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury upon the recommen-
daton of the Board of Exchequer- and removal
can take place by the Secretary except for causes to
be communicated to Congress. In all this, no
such alarming increase of Executive power the
orators in the Senate would have US believe. On the
contrary, we perceive large accession Of Congress
sionai power-and taking into view other portions OF
the plan, We must regard the for the posses
sion of the purse al end. The President by his
plan has placed The purse eectuay in the hands OF
the representatives of the people. The whole EI
chequeT is under their control They create the plan
they may amend t--they may repeal it, Is il pos
sibe for the wit of man to conceive thorough
surrender of the purse to Congress? What if they
appointed those agents themseves--could they reach
those agents in any other way than by law 7 May
they not as efectually do so nova We must then
regard this objection as irrational and actous.
But this is not all The President has proposed TO
place another restraint upon the powers of the govern
ment The people and the States are to be consulted
SO far as the dealings in exchange and the receipts OF
deposes are concerned. If any State shall express
its disapproval of such dealings the agency in such
State is no longer to have power to continue them
of power. This feature is highly and emphaticaly
Democratic The people are consulted directly, and
their will is regarded as supreme.
This feature Of the bill is highly persuasive in its
character. The appeal through it is made to each
member OF Congress, 10 submit the scheme to his
State and to his constituents to be rejected by them il
they see fit This State would probably do until
fair trial was had--if beneficial it would be sus-
tanned, if INJURIOUS rejected
Upon the whole, whatever we may think of part
cuar features Of the plan do not hesitate to de-
nounce the spirit of faction which now stalks abroad
land as opposed to it. to invoke the spirit of patr-
otlsm.