Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-06
THE SUB TREASURY BILL.

by Mr.. an Buren, Produced such a cunyuson tliruug
out the eonnlry-which acted solvent upon party
relations, separating those who had been hong linked
gether if with hooks ofsee and producing and
in many respects strange and unnatural combinations
which, after long aud exciting struggle between the
People and the President, resulted In HE triumph Of
the servant over the MASTER on the 4h day Of July.
1910. an which occasion il most nsnltingy but
most Significantly chrsened "a great measure Of De /
lverance and Liberty (he dclirerance Of the EAceu-
tive from all responsibility, and the liberty it
listed IN the administration of the fnances) this
surr hch was repudaled and oyeTthrown by HE sol
verdict Of the people in ISI0. al which time it was
made prnlen and direct issue in The for the
Presdeney-ths great and important measure, which
has So long agtated the public mad, and has le,n
deliberately discussed lelare The people and in
Legislative halls has been enaeed, lar the
oi the House o Representatives, san give il being, wild,
scarcely uote OF warning, and (unler the Arbitrary de-
cison o the majority after the brlets, pssible det!
Restricted. however, as was tina, debate, was sniff
GENTLY extended TO enable lis ofpunents to point oni
Of the garing vices Of The bone Of which strikes
Ms not only oi vital impor ance but al alarming slsn
icance. We allude 10 that feature in It's fist seeon
which, after describing The vaults and rooms directed To
be constructed in the Treasury Department in Washing
ton city, declares that these vaults and shall
stllute "He treasury of7he United Staes What is
The necessary effect Of this provision2 hanIesy,
Mr.. }. G. Adams remarked, that lhe treasury can he
here else; and therefore, moneys belonging the L
States, if deposited elsew here. las oil Necessity cen
sian,y be the case) will not he in the treasury and
not within the scope Of that article of the constitution
which declares that shall be drawn out of the
treasury except in pursuance appropriations made by
law. These moneys Remarked MIR. Adans) never
having Come into the treasury could not be drawn
ii; and they should be drawn Of these places
depse, no provision OF the constitution will have been
violated Thus the bill would operate in effect 10
MI, or nuy that Proysgn of The constitution For.
~ "' J'''NiHu51'h tue ptn,tt ueciareu
deposorirs or subireasurers might pay OUT MONEYS in
tller hands The drafts oftic treasurer of the nel
States being moneys hch never according ,p this SEC
ton, had come into the treasury Of the L. States The
bill amounted in fact, To The grant Of absolute auoril,
to the treasurer Of the L. States TO draw and dsp5so If
public money just as he thought proper against lr pro-
VISIONS 1.-The constitution, which required that could
be drawn ont only under appropriations by law" Ac
cerdmg 10 this provision of the hill the Sub, Treasury
is indeed of "dcreruacc and HJcriv. i" accr
ding perhaps to The true nleni and meaning of The au
thor of the phrase! lereofre the term che lress,>
ry" has been deemed 10 comprehend as ii ought to do
the place Of depose of the public funds whe,esoev.r
thai may be- and consequently the treasurer hetlet
acting by his own voliion, upon the suggestion If
the President could not use dollar OF ileema
Iy-nay, could not touch dollar. unless by specific
appropriations. except for the purpose If transferring
from one place Of deposle to another Not So husev-
er under Tins bill "1he treasury" rccognized by The
constitution, being defined by the b recently passed by
the House of Representatives, To mean certain vaults
aod rooms in the Department at Washogton of course
declares 1t results, by inevitable Inference hat the
vaults and Safes directed to be provided for the safe
keeping OF the public money, at Boston, New York aud
other points Ut coec,on are not The treasury and
consequently that moneys may be drawn from them no,
for purposes Of transfer only, hut he applied TO what
ever use me President 'r Is treasurer may k proper
10 uifect II be even 10 corrupt the amy and navy Of
me T. States, Tor the purpose Of notwithstanding HE gov
efhmehl, and eonerrine the Executive the powers Of
arerpenal Dictatorship with hereditary surcession-
without conflicting al all h The leer of The constitu
ion 1t is true. the people Of this country may not vet
be ri" Tor such caaslmphe--and if they wele. .uc
man has not perhaps arisen for 'Me lime, But 81
surely the wise restraints imposed by the Jealous
waichiuness Of the trainers Of the constitution over The
MONEY Power of the government are liked or ahol
shod, will both ''ihe ne arrive when his h,ld ,ifr,
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