Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09

bin might be passed ty Congress against the VIII Of tie
whole people 81 particular State and against The votes Of ~
Senators and Ill lis Representatives However pjuiicll
might be tie interest OF such State weuld be bound byl
ii President shall approve il, or should he passed uya
vote Of twoihiris OF both Houses; hut h has rgh d.
and ih.t the esi1 mt shall exercise his constitutional pow
err AID i. Il his judgment is nsans. IT, l. Re
der this power, fail 10 exercise II IN where he lanit
approse, would make his uron approval mocker,
aLd would Itself violation Of the consto,on ard lie dl
seating state would become bound by law which had MT
been passed according the sanctions of the constitution
The objection the exercise of the phJ powcr is ouIdl
upon respecting the popular viii Ien, carried oct
would snaihte STATE sovereignty, au Substitute fer the pre-
feleta Government culsohiatGn directed ~ Sup
posed nafacruei ml,-y. revouion OF II Goyerrnen
would be silently ceted and The wouid he sui acted
ls1s 10 winch they had evan their constitutional
consent.
cnc Supreme Court Of the United States Is invested with
the power - declare has declared Of Congress pass
ed with The OF the Senate, the House OF elre
sentve, AID the approval o. tie President 10 be upcns'
iuiona and void and get n1ne, - presumed be ounl
who will disposed to strip tls hghes judicial ulDunal
der the constitution Of this Acknowledged power-a power
cesly alike lis independence and The f4hts q individuals
For ,he that the Executive should,
cosdaG to the doctrine maintained he rendered nugaoyy, and
be practically eXpuagei from the CONSTITUTION TITS power Of
the should also % rendered nug5.uy and be cxpungsd
tpcJuse Restraints the legislative ard exceuiTe will, and be-
the exercise OF such power Nv the be
rardei beng IL conc. with the cGpci9 ot he peoEa
govern themselves Indeed more for striking
this power a the caurt from heconsuton than h that
OF the qualified OF The President the decision ~
the final, and I've rsei though 5ch
Houses Of Congress and the President sh2rd b. unsnnors
IN opposition to IL whereas the veto OF he Pesd:nt may be
ovcruied BY Of thirds both Houses Of Congress,
or Ivy the people at the polls
II is obvioas that 10 the s;sifm established by the
constitution, e.ch Of The coordinate bra.cacs Of the Govern
zlent-.he executive, legislative, and utca!illst be eft
the Of its appropriate powers. II tie executive
the Judicial branch be deprived o. rosgrs conferred unon
either checks on e legislative he peponerrnce Of ne
latter will become dsfr9poronae nnd @sorb:ng, and Toe
others mpoa for tie accomphnen o. the great objects tT
which they established. Organized they by tie
oons:ao, they work together ha:no12nsy for lie public
good. tie Executive ar1 tie judiciary shah he prved Of
the constitutional powers invested in them, and Of their cue
pronocs, he equilibrium q the system mast b. DESTROYED,
ard coHJoiidaa, wih ne mcst peraccus results Gust
cosolloa checked Ges1cc power exercised b.
nalo7;ies CT The legislative branch
The executive legislative and Judicial. each constitutes
separate coordinate department Of be Government aad each
isinaerendent Of tee others In the per :" their
specye dres ujer the constitution, neither can lis eg
action control NE Others They each upon their Sc
verai responsibilities their respective spees but if ae
doctrines noH maintained be oorec, the executive he
practically subordinate 10 he legislative, ard lis judi
cary be- subordinate bJta tie legislative and
exCcauve end thus III, whole power # Government
woa1 De merged in snge erataent Wasnever if ever,
this sbS occur, glorious system oi veil ted sego-
yegnre all cruGbc into rullto be succeeded, mrs "
anarcay, and finally by monarchy dsspo!i,m.
frnn Believing Tat this doctrno The ssas q the Amc
people ard during the short period whch ia
Nh,h, si Re ny duly administer TIE Executive part
men viii be my ain 10 snta!E ink adeacc and ds
charge dn,es, without nr gnu upCr the powers dulles
o! eG.er {! the other departments ii iho Gcvern,Ta
The power u the Executive exercised by the first
and las.on~ ms pedecess and ~ toGr q hi
successors aho U'ecedc me the administration Il the Gov
Grnlren aDt - G,eyed n no instance rrf Ldcav 10 tt
pube Interests has never raPn, and .hee u bat little
dahsr Ina! ever e abused. 30 President vii tgcr
Gfste Unnecessarily. place bis opinion IN opposition
that Il Congress He always exercise The pbwcr
llctpn:y, md niy wh.fc his CONVICTIONS make il
Of lu:y, which he ape Indeed there
danger the President, # he spugnsnce he
lw tel in collision with Cgnsress, may fu
% ~ tie Ir.seIvaIn u tie coastu-
ton from niGac.ua he rutic good pay demarl il, han
that h will eyefrse it 1sar,y wanlouly.
Lu!ils lilo PERIOD Ea-e admins cred EA ccutve de-
T1:'msn' o. ,hG u1yeuin great pcri questions Of
pubic pocy, foreign and domestic, have upon which
admins faliea upcn svcaIa ucles have et
sensiby ne weigh; d ne high eJpon Ics devolyed
upon me With c,Ier d jeci thar he pGblc geo. tie
enduring isne ar psr7sacn! pr spefy ny county,
have plTsueI tie ions u M 5cs, gnea;. The
inps'ia sE5illIaeG Of enlightened public opinion pre-
future, vii d,erpine how sir the publr Tocv bave
Liaiasiaej, add fho msasares have irne
l.1anendrd ,y have cded avanca rcard the Lubic
pro psriy hone AMI eeyae OF teprss The estimate Of
our national character a5'osa.
invoking he blessings Of The AIM shy upon your debera-
yOor present mportan; session, y ardent hope j.,
that, sp; .; haniory and cIc,r you my be guided
esls and such may Ie1oIrd the happiness
Ibe honor AMI he glory OF or bf,ovel cuanrv.
JAMES X. POLK.
WIsuINsTpS, Dc. 5, 1913.