The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-06
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tie law of ress, d Il 81
own discretion. y i iies d ii cut 81 3 f3a
be able 10. give such sft solis; n,Is
less 5iie c;iil, wea e unable 10 see i, s
What jnstiiiablg; ;Pringaple Congress ems
sanction SUCH an assunlpt OF, fi;,E
our position inay be more lSs.
understood wc "a s ases III ii I,,ss
ti,atIon tsfa 2 g, ?, he xeenti
flse 1s.t millions IN Of lars tUf tiis QUARTER
mtster y epaitnlet his IS lis sstis a
InatS Tor The yeari Con- argss 4 tIe ef5,s
this an,9untl tUb Iarge tiie oi, Il .s,,sss
Pfopriatts three millions.
tie I3seci,tive GOES oil ana es s,a,s
iise i,llliibns, ,6ci aIliit, gis d0iils
III violation Vls laW,, and !, If L ile 1sSs
eentiye asks tEe1 next Cone
shiction The execssiv ve e pe peiTfitsire
should bG done oitii si BON TIA Y,sS,ss
eonciusiyc reasons lieiss s
apr App riates q d
q Specific b.alich si The
the sEXectitf d lms no ntiloritv
tEailsceniling the 5liif,IiEys fixed by f,tts B
grass.; D do So rs to s1gii;,l lte l,ss
law; aud no violation law .l,y tsIIiIss q
;lESeciitire ought TO be sslaat tioiicd S: b
! except under the pressure of sabs olnt9s
iicctssit What se MAIN d Il, Il iiicr
tore Isl that the present e lieisi.e
by. blii pfeseiltsa case iii which lie
eedtixes Should be held to d d lid q.
seountability Why has orc Iii one
been expended than Syas ppfopriatetfI
by Con ayere not the
penditufes made according is ssi II, {
scale indicated a. by the Connressioi,s
appropriations " hat WAS the con. S.
tfolling necessity to Justify The
ctutiye, in setting his discretion bl "a
the isiWs How has the none beei. :'si
feSPendeds These are quest shish
necessarily ;e arise in the clsse, and MI
less they arc satisiactolii il met and !.
filswered.a "a most dang rous preceleDt y
will be SGT; the res nlti of which Nj sba
that the Executive; es TINA tes, and not
the Congressional sappfop priatibsis, will
become the law Of lie land.
deem it tprePsfIto repeat that we tlo nos
MAKE these for the pI,TI 81
irtiniating opinion as is III. ,,Yl,
gtiety of the teficielie but WITH
g
tniltS hit bose s s ;ss sts
that they viii DE. held res posisiblg ls,e
the eSpei ditnres accord 81, the .as,. i
spropriatiJnsb Cong rsss, iili.y Sea ia
necessity of looking elosel into tIlsis
dangerous limo oyation ii pom the proper
practice of Sthe oyerfime enti sif flie
ecutiYe can s have deficiency f5iIis
passed tenevt.r he chooses thus e.,
have excess of expendi iture sane ctioned.
the responsibility Shout rest distinctly
and, sing lS upon those who make the
estimates and not upon those u ho al-a
iproPriate according 10 e the he estisaat ates
In uthcrsswofds, d pom this new doctfiiia, !,
the business OF malsing appro roprIs Hons
by Congress will become d mere sffofs
mai proceeding. having no rcspofisi.
9bility attached to it. This, snfoly is
not irEaccordancs with the true spirirsf
our o.. institutions, and tits Amino sstiion
which should be promptly met BY B
the most rigid investig tigation into the 81
necessity for the present deficiency
bill. We do not believe fthaS tiis 81
public mind will be satisfied that this
:ggtIyef g eminent is. cononically adminis-
tered With an ANNUAL expenditursGnf
over fifty million of dollars, until the
subject Shall be tlofoa ss;;fsetl. and 3
there tanibe no better tisna to begin
this yestigation than is presented
upon this Executive application for
the passage ofthe deficiency bill before
Congress-" 81 5s'stt: s'at &.
II Nov die. anybody ever see such
q ,eollocations Of defences, palliatioas
and and oScnses2 Why when Cen j acss-
son removed the deposites.. or rather
changed the place of making them
il. silli.;iilture, he did not rely on excuses,
and ;palliations and edienees. Ie I
relied tsonI i what he, &, considered liis s
constitutional power. But if IA Pres 8
ident can can ,yielates4thees laa aud rel on,
reasons and asgur mems he is the lsg-
islatiye, "a well & as; the Executive !,
power. Why suppose the appropria-
tons wersl inadequate, Isl not
responsible.
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~ The excuse given III this ease, in
our opinion aggfayates the offence.
The President locates the different
divisions. of;the army where he pleases,
and tlieMSif the law does not provide
for that arrangement, ne sstifl And
he pleads rs his reason for violating
the law his desire to supply the
soldiers where he placed slti.enn. Hos
fenlists the feelings ofs die drDsy sssr
his sideFin violation ofthc law. l,af
this is Louis Napolcosi's policy md
if this is tolerated, how long seili ;is bs
before we shall have q co,if, se ii sss ~
Is not Congress colnpetent tc de-
ternine how much tho people sisill
bcitaSed for the dSience -four ffoHtier
md of the MexiSs,isl And Miiiesl
ISnyHil kar hitth ~,