The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-17
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We hsse neScr seea Iia arrogance of the whie party sBprD fslly displayed. threagh the pFuns whach rsPressBts it. than ih the comments which nave eesn mnde on the Telsction by the Senate ef the nemiaalton ef this gentlemen goserDer ef Minesoia. The eoRssitstiOa of the UsiEed States makes the Senate . component part ef ths appoint ing power. IL make no B0ni inaliOn; but yet tse confirmation Is nsceMNary the nsreidential nomiRssion itself Nevertheless, the 1hiR party fecms 10 have lashed ftaeif iato an pngoveruahle foFy. becasse that body has thought i to exercise iss own discretion in ts disrhaTge q duty under the constitution; and has had the eifresiery do HseFe fbsn merely register Ghe sdiet of tho PFeG- oent- inst Mfr Metiaaghcy should be the governor ot Minnesota Gen. Taylar elected q party man, The whigs were willing to place him in Po~er without requiring him te comsli himself to any msasare ef public policy. They knew that they esuid not establish any peftGn of their system Miilioat 0bsaiAiAg iAs control of Congres, DO matte! bow fxe4 and firm the faith es their Presi
 dent might 5c- Hence thsy were satisfied when fsen Taylor pledged himself te =.=.A ia .he way if Congress should sanction their party schemes { This was as much they could ObtaiR, and they were contenJcd with il. They immediately sailed the veto. and hurled their dennnciatioss al The democratic psTty hecaase ii sustained ahe use of bat power Ihe consultation nte aded m should be used, and as the earlier Presidents Y actually did use il in dsehafgiag their high duties. They also dehounced the democrats as menAFchists, and advocates of the cHs-man power. IL was in vain proved tbat the veto conservative in its char acter; that 1t was cheek upen the power of the federal goyernmHai and that il made the voice of sae whole people, and of al the ia.es. be heard and fell in the legislation of the county. The TedeFasts szw-for they are astute men--that if the veto power could be stricken from the practical
 operation of the consultation, important step to- wards consolidation woald have been made Tn 1 order to gain the confidence and support of the people, the "one-man power" was ciamorossly de-
 nouneed. and the assertion eagerly made that the President ought not to interfere with questions of leEisiaion on the contrary. thai the wisdom of Congress should guide the of the President. The wings sad that new era was about 10 dawn upon the country when the wisdom of Congress, and
 net the will Of ihe President should rule public affairs. Bot IL so happens thai the democratic party has the control oi one branch of Congress. That bssa.ch-the Senae--is under the constitution ! . component part of .he appointing power. The eonsti' uiion clothes the President only with the power to present 10 the Senst- nominations; and the Senate is empowered 10 contrm or reject such nominations. The President shall nogit s;e, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall apJsoihi,' is the language Of the constitution. In diseharging the duty imposed by this clause oi the constitution, several examinations were made by Gen. Taylor for offices requiring the confirmation of the sguste. frere wsS decided tAetnoet ate majority in that body. and II confirmed every nomI- 1 uaiion which was made but one. That was the nomination of Mir. McGsnghey as Governor oi i, Minnesota. majority of the Senate, for reasons deemed sufficient by that body, rejected the notni- nation Of that gentleman ." moi fit 10 be ma.e,
 and instantly the whig party vas open-Inouthed and clsmorous against the Senate for this alleged aa- dacity. The whigs did hos know ihe motives which aetuated a majority of the Senate. Not one ih ten thousand knew anything of inc qualifications of Mir MeGsughey for ihe high post which il was intended he should fiil. Ii was simply known that General i Taylor had nominated him to 1he Senate, and that inc Senate had rejected, the Senate had perfect right 10 reject, that nomination. This was enough The zealous advocates "l the power and indepeud- ence of Congress against executive authority, almost with one according voiee, sounded the whole gamul of abuse against the Sens;e because ii failed and refused to couffm of the nominations made by Gen. Taylor This is specimen of Whig faith; and II may serve 10 open the eyes of the people 10 the meaning o the whlg party. when il declaims about the one-man power, executive usnfPatlon, and ihe inde leIIdence ol Congress. = nian.