Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-05
CONGRESS-.

Congress to-day. If quorum is present-whch
thought doubtul-the Message of the President will
be delivered tomorrow, and will reach this city
evening.
Where every thing uncertain, with this Admins
ation, 1t i impossible conjecture the contents of this
document From the OF the official paper and from
other of information infer that the Exchequer
will prominent topic and will be pressed with
all the ability Of Mr.. Webster Those who call themselves
the friends of the Administration speak with great conf
dence of the of this They rely
upon the Democracybut what they have
for the expectation have Of knowing. The
Wings will certainly contribute assistance establish.
ing system, which will utterly corrupt the Government
and ultimately subvert the pubc Liberties.
As the course which the Wings will pursue; we have
suggested in several prints that they should
der the controul Of every thing the Administration and
allies. Whether the Wings will adopt suggestion
be for them determine. In respect matters
would be polite doso The ocofoco
brought into practical operation and their e
fleets experienced by the people, the will the country
be awakened its interests and Of danger
To this end, let the Tariff Act be repealed that we may
forthwith enjoy the blessings of Free Trade Let the Sub
Treasury system be adopted and the standing Army bill be
made the law Of the land. These the leading mea
sures OF the Van Buren, Administration and we suppose
they still dear that partyat any rate have not
heard them propose anything else for the benefit the Go
Government instituted provide for itself and its off.
cers-the people must take Of themselves.
On subject hope the Wings take strong and
decided groundand that h touching the power of reno.
val The President that power now only in vr
of the casting of the Vice President-the elder
Adams The Constitution is silent the subject That
instrument provides that appointments shall he made by the
President by and VITA the advice and of Senate
1t coners upon him power Of 1t leaves it TO be
inferred that designed that the same authority which was
necessary appoint should also be necessary to remove
But in practice, consequence OF the Elder Adams vote
this Wholesome restriction has been wholly disregorded
The Executive has usuped the removing power and by
agency has leay augmented the patronage of his station
Let Congress strike from his hands this usurped authority
and the Constitution what its trainers intended il
TO be- This point which all parties should concur
the system of prescription and save our Govern
ment from becoming the football of conending factions
We happy observe this subject pressed respec
table journal as the N. Y. American:
CONGRESS will meet on Monday next The crcumstln.
under which they will assemble peculiar With de-
cided Wing majority IN both houses the Wing has
orheess been defeated in many elections TO NJ.
pear be minority with the nation. We do not think
they 20 IN fact but such the outward aspect ans
IL therefore becomes grave question: what the
Wings IN Congress should pursue in reference 10 the lead
ing measures which, it is claimed, the people have just
passed upon.
In this State it insisted by the Evening Post and other
LOcOfoco organs that the result has turned very much upon
free trade and protective Tariff and that the voice Of the
people has been pronounced IN favor Of free trade Shall
then such Of the Representatives Congress from this State
ms are in favor u protection their opinions i'm
conformity with the expressed wsf such shall be deemed
the fact-Of their constituents This Is grave question:
which each must determine for himself
So, again. it is claimed that the decision in many Of the
States adverse the Whg has been induced in great de-
gree by Mr. Tyes Vet0cs and by consequence that the
country demands the passing Of the Eschequer bill We do
not believe this ~ be the fact, nevertheless may be well
worthy II the serious consideration Of Wing Congress
whetherhen beyond all peradyenture the great want Of
the country Is euroncy-thc Exchequer Bill nm atorna.
tive, may not be moulded into something that will at least
tend ~ the public relief.
As TO the Bankrupt Act, that IN danger A..
dOpted professionally temporary measure IL may very
well be- that will be considered rs having fulfilled its end
and be repealed.
There is one topic however, which Wing Congress
neglect that H., rigid inquiry into the use
made by the President Of the power Of removal aud appoint
ment
Never since the Government began has such opon bare.
faced prostitution 81 THE portion Of the Executive power
been witnessed.
In the days 81 Jacksonisn there much abuse in this
particular; but, hen, there dccency in the
mode OF removal and discrimination in the appoint
Bot now, the officers u the Government, from tide
Secretary Of State the market overt and he
who will profess loudly his zeal for Mr. Tyler and his
conviction that he ought % be the next President will stand
the best chance Of obtaining Office though the State
Prison should have claimed him rs is due.
The construction given by act OF Congress 10 the
clause In the Constitution affecting the power Of appoint
nent(nOt word s said in that instrument Of the power
Of rcmova-was in judgment, most unfort1natefor
IL makes the President, II unscupulous with bis
and every day growing patronage too strong for the Legs
lature too strong for the people. But IL legislative