The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-13
THE FINAL BLOW.

Ever since the day the President vetoed Mr.
CLAWS Bank bill--an act which alike preserved
his consistency aud his C. untry--it is known TO
every intelligent man that every expedieni in the
power of the ultra Wings has been =, sorted To-,
TO crush the Executive power--that they have
not hestated to employ any means 10 effect their
object even when, to strike the President. IL
was necessary that the blow should also fall up
on the People. 1
1t now appears, from certain hints in the Fed
eral organs, aud also in The Globe, that the final
blow is to be the most terrible Of all, and which
will no. only reach the People and the Prssi.
dent, but the CONSTITUTION ITSELF
II is currently reported that proviso will be
appended TO Of the appropriation bills, to the
effect that no moneys shalI be paid to any officer
,cho may be appointed during ahe recess.
Thus Is the power Of appointment, conferred
on the President by the Constitution, to be abol-
ished by the expiring Clay Congress "A
Congress that has refused to entertain any pro-
position for the relief of the People, which the
Constitution made it the duty of the President
to recommend, is now about to close its partisan
labors, (ftAe report BE- well founded BY laying
violent hands on the sacred charter Of our lib
critics!
We had thought that the present Congress
had done enough already to appease their ami
mostly toward the President we though, tina;
they had already accumulated more sins on their
heads than they could well atone for before their
outraged constituency-sins Of commission and
omission in reference to the Peoples interests
but we were not prepared TO believe they would
resort, even in fit Of desperation, to an assault
on the Constitution of their country
Nor can we vet believe that the attempt, if
made, will be successful. A sufficient number
of members, lost to all public obligations, and to
the value Of the good name of their children,
will hardly be found to sustain such q diabolcal
measure. Aud, if il were c1nsumn,ated, its
effects would only be fell, by those who ps,pe,ra-
ted the act. The powers and duties of the Exc
cutive are defined in the Constitution. and that
instrument the President has sworn to sup
port.
Knowing full well that the Chief Magistrate
is beset with thousands of subordinates whose
only study is to contribute TO defeat his meA-
sures aud thwar his purposes, it is no wonder
that the ultra Wings would fsin protect III, 50
efficient enis.aries And the Globe, alarm
ed at The idea Of Republicans being appointed to
fill their places, which might possibly lose it.
some Democratic votes when a printer is TO be
elected. expresses holy horror at the idea of
making "changes" after the adjournment Of
Congress.
This honest solicitude for the retention Of ultra
Wings in office, is manifested nearly every day
IN the Globe; and We doubt NJ. the editor is
haunted every night by the ghost of Mr.. Web
ster retiring from Washington. The Globe
could not survive such calamity, were ii real
provided il was followed by the advent of
some distinguished Democrat
But this "fnal blow" if it be struck, will only
be self-inHcted fatal stroke TO its perpetrators
No, one appointment the less will be made in
Of it. The Supreme Court would
soon hold an inquest over ii, and record proper
verdict.