Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-02

the same pe,lsi II Ia true that the tuccession OF
he Wee Pscsdeat TO tbs Chef Alasis,raey has ne
yer occurred before, and that oil pau lent aud pat.
'iole minds have looked an this new ,siii OF the
wisdom and stability Of our institutions with seine.
what anxious eonee'n. have been made to feel
| too seasibiy the difficulties Of my unprccedent ed
position, not to know oil tina, IL intended TO be con
veyed in the reproaeh cast upon President with
out party. But found myself placed in this
most responsible st,,ion by no usurpaton or con
/ trivanee Of my own. was called TO il under Poo
v,jepee. ty the supreme law of The land, and the
\ deliberately declared will Of the People. IL is by
these, the People that have been clothed with the
h'gh powess which they have seen fl to eonfde to
| theiS Chief Executive, and been charged with the
solemn responsibility under which those powers arc
TO Do exercised. Il is to them hold myself an
swerahe, az moral agent, for Zee and eonseien
uous discharge OF the dutcs which they have imDo.
set upon ms. IL is not as an individual merely
! Ihat am now called upon 10 resist the oncioach
ment OF unconstitutional power I represent the
Executive authority Of the People Of the u. States;
and il Is in their nsmr, whose more agent and Sc
want | am. and whose will declared IL their funda
mental law, dare not, even were Inclined, TO di,-
oO.y, that protest against every attempt to break
down tho undoubtCd constitutional power az this
derartmen, without solemn amendment Of that
fundamental law.
em determined 10 uphold tho Ccnslituion in this
as IN other respects. To the utmost Of my ability.
end N defiance of all persona. consequences
What may happen % an individual is OF little i'm
poEliucfi nut tle Constitution OF the country, or
any OF Us great aud clcsr principles and provisions,
70 too sacred 20 be surrendered, under any creum
sauces whatcver, by those who charged with its
protection aud dtiencc. Least OF all should no lie
held gutesS, who. paced at the head OF nf the
great departments of the q overnmcnt should shrink
ron the exercise Of ITS GnquestonAble authority on
The most important occasions, and should consent,
wHhou, struggle TO eflce all the barriers care
iGl y created by the People to control and crcum
scribe The powers confled 10 their various agents.
al la J. a..
OF Representatives has declared il IT, that no such
checks upon the will Of tho Legislature should
he suffered to continue. This is a matter for the
Peopli nnc States TO decide; bu, until they shall
have decided il. shall feel myself bound to exc.
cute, without fear favor the law as it has been
written by cur predecessors.
protest against this whole proceeding OF the
tiouse OF Representatives, as * parfe and srfrs
Judicial. protest against It, as subversve OF the
common right Of all ci'izens TO he condemned only
upon lair and impartial trial according TO law aud
evidence before the county. | protest against II,
as destructive OF all the comfy Of intercourse be-
tween the Departments Of this Government, and
destined, sooner later, % lead conc ct fatal TO
the peace OF the country and the integrity Of the
Cons tuition. | protest against it, in the name OF
that Constitution, which IS not only my own shield
OF protection and defence, but that of every Anne.
rcan citizen. protest against 1t, in the name Ofthe
People, 10y whose will stand where do, and by
whose authority | exercised the power which am
charged with having usurpcd and TO whom am
responsible ior firm and faithful discharge. Accord
Ing TO my own convictions OF duty, OF the high
stewardship coniied to me by them. | protes,
against 1t, in the &c all regulated liberty, md
all limited Government, as proceeding tending
TO the uttos destruction of the checks and balances
of the Constitution, and the aecumulating in the
hands OF the House Of Representatives, or bare
majority OF Congress for the lime being, an I'M
controlled and despo,ic power. And | respectfully
ask tina, this, my Protest may be entered upon the
Journal OF tho House OF Representatives, as a so.
Tenn and formal declaration for all lime 10 come,
OF the injustice and uneons,itutionali'y Of such a
proceeding. JOHN TYLER.
Washington August so, 1912.