New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-30
C.nrre.. and the Executive.

There was once a party In this ooohtr,
which it was our pride and pleasure to be.o-s'
united by q common attachment 70 certain Ieadlns
Principles touching the proper action Of the co
eral Government That party was cehed .ne
WHO party. and, though We care Do'nins '''
names. and rarely objec; % beng called feoer@''
i.t, Radical. Jacobin. MoDopoift, or anything csc
which NAV seem handy, . seemed - us mat 'ne'e
was historic fitness in the name and Us s2p"os-
ton. Although il may be profitable 70 be known
bv an appel alton that promises great deal Ike
Democrat or Republican, yet SUCH q the aver
age selfshness, holiowness and inoonsistercy Of
modern politics ,hstsuch taking designation o.
ten. By "a glazing contrast with the acts Of those
whose who claim i, rather INJURIES than bench"
the claimants. Where IS toe dupe % shallow 9
nighted, 50 bemaddled. as 70 fancy there IS any
real Democracy a. present predOnin ant IN south
Carolina. where a man must own n0inoe' d
slaves Ia order % be A legislator or N virginia
most conservative Of our states, wherein man
owning dir in SIX Counties may vote SIX times 10
one Election, while he who owns 10 DIT = no' a.
lowed las general rule 20 vote at all The SIN
r,letop who could be guled into suPpos ng sucn
state. and their rulers Democratic beoslse they
have voted Tor Jackson, Van Buren,, Polk and Cass'
must be tied with a. amazing fund Of ignorance
and cred1ity
The principle 70 which We have alluded ana
which was regarded as ol vital importance was
The ISDgPESDEScE oT CoNGREss WITH REGARD
TO rsE NArIoSAL ExEcrTlFE. Il vas desmed
essential that Congress should discharge tie oHn
functions. while the President should perform bis
official duties each uniu huenced and untram-
,oeled bv the other With this independence,
proper degree Of Difference is by no means neon
,stent any more than frequent and friendly con-
s.ltatjon. But when those whom the People have
elected 20 represent them in Congress see 1T %
.rk the high representative character conferred on
them in that Of petitioners for Executive favor
fawners upon the President for the greasy CRUMBS
Of Patronage at lis disposal, they culPsbly re-
creant 10 their paramount duty, and pursue
course calculated 20 destroy the independence ol
Congress and subvert the balance aud the sePa'a
ton Of powers wisely established by the Consttu'
ton. Experience has shown, what reason alone
would abundantiy demonstrate, that, win ma
iority in Congress q the same party With the TX
ecntive. the members Of that majority regarding
themselves as eligible 70 the best appointments IN
the Presidents gift, and many Of them Ia eager
pursuit Of those appointments. our Government
is Transformed for the time into a corrupt and cor
rupting despotsm. Examples OF this are album
dsnt and recent, but We leave them to the read
ers own recollection.
We want no Constitutional barrier against TX
ecutive appointment from Congress, because there
may occur at long intervals necessity Tor such
appointment. The public interest may palpaby
REQUIRE that Statesman of historic renown. oil
European reputation like Mr. Clay Mr.. Webster
Mr. Calhoun or Mr Benton. be sent abroad as En-
bassador in a critical emergency. Bat no mem
Der whose services are essential can possibly de-
scond from the station - which the People have
elevated him to become petitioner for Office and
the simple fact that a member is ever 50 SHY and
crookedly, seeking Executive preierment' is album
dant reason why he should be disappointed. Let
him be told D. stand back TN he shall have served
out his term acceptaby to his constituents and de-
cined reelection. Until then, lis pretensOns
should receive 40 countenance whatever.