Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-03
The Supremacy of the Executive.

The Supremacy of the Executive.
A brief extract from speech made by Mr..
Bayly in the House Of Representatives few days
ago, will give the uninitiated and unsuspecting
people some idea ofthe influence Of that Locofo-
co sentiment, which attributes 10 the Executive
supremacy of power, and makes the unity of par
ty the highest political good-a sentiment,under
whose perncious influence the representative of
freemen, who should himself be free, becomes the
boun aud obedient slave of power, and the whole
government machine, to he worked by the will
Of one man. We give the extract
'The words opposing the administration and
the President" said Mr.. b., had been ringing in
his ears until il occurred to him that nothing
else engages the attention of some members of
Congress. In Rome Caesar had party, Antho-
nyhad party; but the commonwealth none-but
he would not pursue this idea. lie said. when
came To Washington, aud, before registering my
name at hotel, gentleman approached and
asked me who was going TO vote for for Speak
erl On my asking 10 be excused from giving
an answer, he said !" hope you not going
to put yourself in opposition 10 the adminstra-
ton, who are for Orr" "The Devil they afe,'
replied. After had registered my nnmc, some
one asked what thought Of a distinguished gen
tleman from Ohio / said - thought well of
him." The reply was ado you not know he is
supported by the hards, and if you vote for him,
you win be regarded as an opponent Of the adj
minstraticn ?" Everything that said was
as to the policy or wishes Of the administration.
1 don't know how il was, but was particularly
sought, and was asked =" II ] was not aware
that the administration had the election of Col.
Fonncy particularly at heart, and they who did
not support him would he making war ON the ad-
ministratioa :" ] asked if il was possible that
the election ~ speaker, Clerk, and everything,
IA ,.G IN
istraton was unaccustomed TO this in Wash
ington. | have been here perhaps longer thnn
ought Ia bc-during four administrations. | was
never nominated Tor anythng-was never before
a convention, and never bolted but once, and that
was in my own person. The Clerk was elested.
He turned out n constituent of mine-a good de-
mocrat--whose father was democrat, and who
belongs to the class Of deuocrats in Virginia well
known and understood there | did not want him
turned out. thought that in the exercise Of its
constitutional right, the House might elect Ii
brarian. We'll, moved IN the matter Of eloeting
a Librarian, 10 serve us and take care at our
books, but was told the proposition "a stab at
the administration"
Under such a system as this, what freedom of
action there be-how are the people repre-
sented-what republicansm, not to say democra-
cy, is left To question the iniallibility of the
Executive is TO rebel against party, wherefor the
guilty offender must be accommodated with
book, bell and candle. To dissent from the pol
icy of the administration is TO be guilty of trea-
son, and merits and receives the extreme penalty
ofthe party code. The legislation of the country
is to be prescribed by the President and his Cab
net--appontments, not only those legitimately
belonging TO the Executive, but such as by the
constitution appertain to Congress are to be nude
,.,l.. Ali, a.. I'LL
thing-even to the Judgment and conscience of
the Representative is to be controlled by AN
TABIIsnED oprNIoN,to disregard which is heresy
and leads 10 martyrdom. The President is to Q
to be excluded from all the houors and rewards
the government dare open his lips, except to
praise. If this is to be the an upon which this
great confederation of what were meant To be
free States il TO be governed would il not be bet
ter 10 dispense with the legislative aud judiciary
departments, cut of all the Gu brous mechanism
of government and concentrate all power in the
imperial hands Of the President
The Richmond Examiner has "a bold and able
article on this subject which, as democratic au-
thority, we recommend to the party in power.
few sentences will show its tenor
ITO oppose Forney, whose infamou. name is
execrated by every decent man, woman and child
in the land is TO strike blow ut the President
of virtuous people and christian country. To
oppose Armstrong, whose pensions and fat con
tracts from the General Government have mnde
him a Federast, such as the National InfeiIiyen-
Ger can endorse, and old MIR. Gales embrace nf-
fectionately as a brother, in every scheme he
may have upon the federal treasury, is to oppose
aState Rights President. To denounce VIM. J.
Brown--not only Freesoiler but who COUPLED
with his acceptance of that abomination an infa-
nous bargain to give il an influence voice and
representation In the organization of Congress
is to assail a Baltimore Platform President. To
advocate bill proposing TO take from Secretary
Guthrie and give TO the President and a Demo
cratic Senate the appointment of the second off
Ger of the Treasury, who has control of the whole
federal exchequer whenever the Secretary is alb
sen from Washington, is to censure u retrench-
ment- snd-reform President"
Such are the tactics and dogmas of the day.
The individual is to be sunk in the partisan.-
The Democratic freeman is no longer to call his
mind his own, nor his soul his soul The Demo-
cratic Representative is not to consider his vote
his constituents, and is henceforth forever Ia
discharge his public duty, not with reference TO
the peoples will, but with an eve single to the
instructions of street. ban room and kitchen cab
met wre-workers at Washington.
THOMAS II. SHREvE, assistant editor of the
Louisville Journal died in that city on the 22d
inst His disease was consumption. He was
native of the city of Alexandria, Wal and was
born in the year 1909