Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-16

be adminisieredl Which surrender The Execu-
i've TO tbs Legislative department OF the government
'ne Legislative 10 the Executive department. took tho
side OF the people. snd Of their against Ex
eeuiive power and Executive dietaton. knew II We did
not surrender 10 him. he would be obliged 10 surrender
us and II nothing else would control him. his own $685.
10 committee composed of Messfs. Adams Morrow,
Granger Truman Smith, Bolts, Pearee Raynor Cooper
SamPoel, Gmcr, Irwin, Morehead Charles lngersoll.
That committee made a report, which they said "rho
VIII OF has frustrated all their labors aud pros
us,ed all their powers The majority Of the committee
bcieve that the has occurred in the annals
Union, contemplated by the founders OF Constitution.
by the grant to the House Of Of the power
" to imPeach tho President OF the United States"
The report was adopted by a vote OF 100 TO So
We had meeting OF the Wings. IL was proposed that
we should surrender TO tho Exccutyc-it met with
NoT indeed the gentleman who proposed it, brought odum
upon himself from every quarter for submitting the Propo
siuon-the meeting adJourned-we held another-a fcw
gave way-anoher-a few more gave way-anothor and
another and another-unu at last large majority welded
motion was then made in the House that alt expedon
10 pass another bill the that which recent
passed both Houses OF Congress and has been returned
by the President with his obectons-wIrH The ExcKrroS
OF rus 21ru cLAusE" &c &cand upon that question the
vote stood 50 yeas llS nays. Among the Mr.
John u AdamS-whoso is frequently associated
WIN mine, and OF which association am proud although
ldsapprovc much any of Nit Adams course on
some occasions together with 30 other tariff Wings
including Mr. Fillmore, himself the Chairman OF the Com
mittec OF Ways and Means. Now who can say this was
vote against the tariff billiard that Mr. Adams Mr. Fill
more, Mr. Johs r. Kennedy, Mr.. A. A Stuart Mr.. Geo
negative, were voting against the tariff bill SAY 1T WAS
No such rHlNs-we were voting against the surrender of
constitutional principle to Executive dctation for II there
were reasons for the trainers of the Constitution guarding
thus subject with so much jealousy prohibit the Senate
rom originating bill on the subject, how much more i'm
poitant IT, that should guard ganst Executive
troll on the same sa5Jecti We men gradually gave
way they at last the bill the House. aud upon the
vote Tor It's ensrossmen tho vote stood l0l-l0l. The
speaker, Mr. John White, good tariff any in the
House, voted IN the negative, and los-teconsid
Grafton was moved and carried. loo 9s the vote on en-
grossmeni again aken-t stood los to lO2 and upon
ITS hna passage II stood lO4 lO2-and among the noes
were - good aud true tarih Wings including Mr. JoHS
ADAMS and JOHN NJ Boris, and might also atd William
L. Goggn and George w. Summers. Now who supposes
that we were voting against the Tariff OF lS431 No. we
preferred the oss OF great party the sacrifice
OF constitutional principle and upon it was that we
were voting; and every that has three grains of
can 1t. and every that has gram OF honesty will
acknowledge II, after this exposition saw sgain |
never did vote against the tariff Ot 49, for ii had should
nave voted against measure very anxious should
have passed and labored hard 10 perfect.
JNO. VI. Bolts