The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-09
.s.ty,,t,on Of Executive Power.


Restriction OF Executive Power
The wise men of The dissolyng whs organization 10
the different States snxiousy engaged 70 Tying TO
DISCOVER some expedient which may save II from total
annihilalion The leaders in Vermont have resolved
thai There is great virtue in the doctrine OF restricting the
power and patronage OF The President. and they have
sent forth this suggestion from their late Stale convention
for the oi their friends ia The other States
The proposition strikes the fancy Of The Commercial Adj
seriser and he expresses himself quite ready 10 adopt
il as wing doctrine for says he. 'the patronage
welded by The Executive has indeed become no"ssTsAs
and dangerous" We wonder how much more 'mon-
srous and dangerous the executive patronage is now
than il was before the election of Gen Pierce As long
as there is wing President. his power and patronage
are entirely harmless but the system OF these
patriots wonderfully disturbed The DISPENSE
lion OF the patronage passes into democratic hands
They are seized with anxious solicitude Tor the ease
and comfort of the President for the Advertiser says,
pubIc business has been mpeded by the Hercuean la
Dor of reading thousands OF testimonials for hundreds oil
Offices" The President oughtto feel comforled TO know
that The wings have 50 much sympathy for him in the
midst of his "Hercuean aboTs," that they would gladly
see him relieved of portion of his onerous duties We
admire such generosity and disinteres,edness in political
enemies and we record it for the special honor OF Yer
mont wings.
The Advertiser reasons the forcibly when he de-
clares "Only think of the President and Postmaster
General grayely confabbng about the removal OF vii
lage postmaster and cuGiously coming the tes,mon
alssand political afinities of his successor. Why.
The thing is disrepulabe TO free people, and
a most unworthy employment pasme for the gov
eminent OF a great republic" II is TO be regretted
that the constitution imposes upon the President dis
reputable duty as examining into the recommends
tons of applicants for village posmas,ers; but the old
patriots who made that instrument unfortunate
as to entertain the notion that labor though it be Her
culean or humble honorable and therefore did not
occur 10 them to adap, their work the refined views
of honor on which the Vermont wings would have the
government administered.
The Advertiser proposes TO relieve the President Of the
disrepuabe" employment Of removing and appointing
village pos,mastes, and to transfer it to the people He
says, with emphasis. Verify. if any officer ought 10 be
elective that of postmaster ought 10 be" We have no
doubt that this proposition would suit the Vermont whiss
exactly as il would enable them 10 get wing pos,masters
in their State which is easy matter under dem
ocratic President and Postmaster General Upon the
whole we like the idea Of giving power to the people
very much but we should think favoraby OF the
proposition if j, had originated in different locality and
under different circumstances; and the Pres
dent would have felt himself under much greater obga
tons 10 the Vermont wings than he does if they had
menced their warfare executive power and patronage
soon enough 10 have relieved him from portion Of hi
Herculean abors H .f7
Tho war OF lsI2-Convention Of sth January
We notice with much pleasure that the surviving sol
ders of the OF 1912 TO meet in convention in tn
city OF Philadelphia and suggest at old independence
Hall on the sih OF January 1854 This noble movement
originated in that city, and received an impulse from
Judge Sutherland, which insures its success II is on
OF those suggestions which meet ready and cordial
ponse in the patriotic impulses OF all hearts The propo
s,ion has already been warmly seconded in variou
quarters and we confidently anticipate OF the
interesting assembages the sth of January that ha
ever taken place We take the folio Wing notice Of tn
proposed convention from the Pennsylvania:
"WAK or ISl2-cosvTsrIos OF EIGHTH OF JANUARY 10
The 18Th oJune very large meeting OF the soldiers of tn
of 1872 met at court-house when Judge Su,hei
land Offer red the following. viz;
"R,oired. Tha, convention Of all who served in IL
Of 1872 be held in the city OF Pniladepha the g.
January. 1884, be omposed delegates frcm the
era States, decide such measures they sha
ord of heir past history and doing Justice 10 those VIII
may have claims upon our common county
"On the 4th Of July convention of similar character
resolved unanimously send delegates
tiou, DO held in Philadelphia the 9Th Of January
1854
The convention also approved OF the doing OF III
soldiers of the of 1912. at their various meetings
Phladelp hia and other parts of Pennsylvania.
" They also unanimously thanked the Hon. j b. SutheI
land for his address, delivered in their presence in
City Hail. the anniversary Of Independence, and ais
for his and zculou, support the interest of the
diers, their widows nd children.
g very probable that the convention be he'll
here the anniversary OF the battle of New Orleans wi
be very numerously attended. Where the fathers hsv
died and been killed in bae, the will be allowed
participate in the proceedings Of the January meeting"
II go Frauds on the Treasury.
j We have referred several times TO the allegations o