Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-04-18
PRINCIPLES or 1He WIG PARTY
rs defined By The Hon. HENRY CIAs, al
Hanoper Court House, IA.

le Js'sees " tHS sflOus HENRY NLAf,
Hanoper Court House, IA.
lst. A provision to render perso,
ineligible to the Office Of President Of tn
United States, after service Of on
term.
Much observation and deliberate re
hectlon have satisfied me that too mucl
OF the time, the thoughts, and the .exel
aons OF the incumbent, are occupied du
ring the first term, in securing his rec
lection. The public business, conse
quently Suffers; and measures are pro-
posed Or executed with less regard to the
general prosperity than to their influence
upon the approaching election. If the
limitation to one term existed, the Pres
ident would be exclusively devoted ia
the discharge of his public duties; and
4 he would enGeavor to signalZe his adj
ninlstration by the benifcence and VS.
dom Gifts measures.
I'd. That the veto power should be
more precisely defined. and be subjec
ted to farther limitations and aualifca
tons. Although large, perhaps The
largest, proportion of all the acts of Con-
sress, passed within the three last days
OF the session, and when of course the
President for the time being had not the
ten days for consideration allowed by
the Constitution, President Jackson, a.
yalllng himself of that allowance, has
TAILED to return important bills. When
not returned by the President within the
ten days, it is questionable whether they
are laws or not. Il is very certain that
the next Congress cannot act upon them
by deciding whether or not they shall
become laws, the Presidents objections
Notwithstanding All this ought to be
provided for.
At present bill, returned by the
President, can only become law by the
concurrence of two. thirds of the members
OF each House. think If Congress pas.
SEES bill after discussion and consdera-
ton. and after weighing the objections
of the President. still believes it ought
to pass, it should become a law, proyi-
ded majority Of all the members OF each
House concur in its passage. If the.
weight Of his argument, and the weight
of his influence eonjointty. cannot pre-
vail on majority, against their previous
convictions. in my opinion the bill ought
not to be arrested. Such is the proyi-
sion of the Constitutions of several of the
States, and that Of kentackv among
them.
Sd. TIIat the power of dismission from
office should be restricted, and the exer-
else oft be rendered responsible.
The constitutional concurrence Of the
Senate is necessary to the confirmation
OF all important appointments; but with
out consulting the Senate, without any
other motive than-resel.tase'.t- .,r e"I'ris.'
the President may dismiss, at his sole
pleasure, any officer created by the joint
action of himself and the Senate
The practical effect is to nullity
the agency Of the Senate. There
may be, occasionally, cases in which the
public interest requires an immediate
dismsson without waiting For the as
semblins of the Senate; but in all such
cases, the President should be bound to
communicate fully the grounds aud mo-
tiyes of the dismission. Ihe power
would be thus rendered responsible.-
Without it, the exercise of the power is
utterly repusnant to free institutions.the
basis of which is perfect responsibility,
and dangerous to the public liberty, as
has been already shown.
~4th. That the control over the Treas
ury of the u. States should be confied
exclusively TO Congress; and all authorl-
ty oil the President over it. by means of
dismissins the Secretary of the Treasu-
Iry, or other persons in the immediate
charge Of it. be vigorously precluded.
You have heard much, fellow citizens,
of the divorce of the Banks and Govera-
ment. After GRIPPING them,and impair
| ing their utility, the Executive and its
partiZans have Systematically denounced
them. The Executive and the country
were warned again and again Of the fatal
course that has been pursued; bat the
Executive, nevertheless, persevered
commencing by praising, and ending by
decrying the Stale Banks. Under GOV
err Of the smoke which has been raised,
the real object all along has been. and
vet is, to obtain The possession Of the
money power of the Union. That ac
complished and sanctioned by the PEG
4 ple-the union Of the sword and the
nurse in the hands Of the President efieci
I ttua,ly secured-and farewell to Ameri
can liberty. The Sub-rreasury is the
-scheme for effecting that union-and
am told. that Of all the days in the year
4 That which gave birth to our National ex
,stence and freedom, is The selected da,
TO be dissracrd by usherlng into exis
tence measure, imminently pelilous t
to The liberty, which on that anniversar,
/. we commemorate in joyous festivals
! Thus. in the spirit of destruction which
animates our rulers, would they conver
a day Of gladness and Of glory into day
of sadness and mourning. Fellow-citi
] zens. there is one divorce urgently de
manded by the safety and the highest in.
terests of the country-a divorce e. The
President from the Treasury Of the Uni