The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-01

cehSure, or complaint, that the resolutions had
been introduced He must say, however, that when
he hrsl saw the resolutions and ilOm that time to
the present, it had appeared to him that action upon
them here mg ht subject the Senate to some cx-
tent at enst 10 thar same description of censure
from lheIlouse ofRemesentaliyes which had been
sometimes bestowed upon another branch Of the
Government, when it had been suspected Of pre-
matnrely shadOwing forth It's views and wishes in
relation to the form and shape and provisions of
particular laws, IN advance OF the action of Con-
gress. AIlwou!d remember the frequent occasions
when complaints ofthis character had been broad
IyUnd loudly preferred against the Executive mot
upon the ground that he was not, under the
Constitution, Il coordinate branch Of the legis-
latiye power, but because his constitutional action
was TO follow, not precCde the action of Congress,
and he had no right, by throwing out his views in
advance, 10 attempt TO restrain and limit Congress
sonal action. So here. The Constitution gives
Ia the House Representatives the erclusire right
to originate "a bills for raising revenue" and
yet the Senate is called upon to pass resolutions
which, TO use the metaphor Of the honorable moy-
err, care 10 stake Out the ground" for the exercise
OF this right; for 1t would be idle to say that we
do not intend TO influence the action of the House
to this matter, when we deliberately set our stakes
IN advance Of their action, and tell them such are
the limits which we will give to their revenue bills.
Again, he repeated, lie did not make these re-
marks in the language Of complaint lie appre-
hended 10 very serious effects from the influence
which expressions Of this character made in this
way, would exert on the House ofRcpresenalyes ;
but he could not consider the proceeding strictly
regular for the Senate.
"a s"S'c o"e' P'e.H.'lnry remarN would BRING
"l,l 10 Il" c%au''na''oG OF me resolutions them
sG.'eS' ITn VI Ic ncfWS Of lhe questions raised by
.on i ite Nas renewed 'ot" some OF the most Sc
''ous oHncu'"eS "hIcn ma upon some Tor
iIeI ouc"S'U"S' surrounded 'n's SUBJECT OF an Gd-
jus'neT' o, our '"'"' o. GN''es upon imports, by
Oe"'s ape to approach 'he discussion with the
coh' ic''o" '""l TWO great ana leading important
p''nc'pe III Fes"Ia 10 u were now perfectly SET
uco ana universally "at''''edOy al men OF all par
'9s'4 ~, t"'s country lh'y were the following
L. mn ",' ItN'nUc s'oe'u oc .'e ooJ'ct ana
I'u'1''"'", 10, NV N'PoS''o" OF Gu''es upon M
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" "t'0'y "c'uc""' 10 'h'S great ana necessary
ooJlcH
z, lRat 'Ne wants OF Tue government, ccOnom-
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