The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-30

"a he se1~ass TA.s a. a.ust sxy ru1s.s
slole = nae, hoS Do &C change Las constituency ia
o1e Se sle Aen~Lof - appointed by the eg&xalre at hs
State ana "a another, BY the executive power but when
PC ~ appointed lac Ia independent VI 10th.
s'oea myself not accountable d the legislature " Vermont
of nc manner n which discharge my duty here
discard me aeetrane 0f imperative aIle
because The Constitution provides for such thing ID
AAes lae once d senator or years The object
doubtless vas 70 place ths body position mol 10 be
gosea oy every eddylng and twisting and tuEnng Of the
popular current IL give Independence and pena
heAee = iae SENATE We'll, sns when the governor has
erfaSea ms power of temporary appointment, the
Pointee "a Independent Of him entirely He equally inde
Penesnl Of The legislative body except that the Legislature
have power 70 supcrsede h which they do ~hel
Laey eect mn ter sl1 yeara Nov, what "a Ieaai BY
Changing The consistency or the SENATOR Ii IL has any
meaning A means noihng less than that the APP
PoAntmeni comes Iom two different IA the
cases hen AZ "a made the relations Of the person occupy
ing TIE seal here % The State and the United States pre-
ING SAINT What then, there alarming ths idea Of
changing The constituency Unfortunately for argument
Of the senator from DeA are the constitution itself has made
the change Il has provided thar the legislature shall be
The primary appointing power and Il has also provided for
temporal appointments by the executive II there any
change IN inc constituency the constitution has made H.
How do We make any change the constituency, when
We ralAe The question 70 the duration Of this appointment
We say the appointment holds until the vacancy expires
the legislative body other geaeen say
git the meeting OF The legislature. How, ia Heaven
name does afsct the question Of senator's constituency,
decide as you may How do change the constituency
when hold that this appointment continues upon ia
original footing originally constutonaly, and legally
made by snPposing That holds until II superseded
must confess that cannot understand this idsa Of chang
ing the constituency.
Nov, SIR let Va follow hia matter further. Gentlemen
for looking into the practical operation
OF their theory. II has been pleasant position for me
be hanging about THIS BODY with Pelens0ns denounced
here and elsewhere and unconstitutional couured
up Fl some purpose Or Other and entitled 10 ris or no
consideration. 20 far rs personally concerned the
great Object Of what have say the Senate
deem myself from this impuialen of having come
what might be called ton.-fool's errsndD Now when
that rYskf
mendous nroAds The CONSTITUTIONS choose follow
practically these suggestions which calculated alarm
honorable members OF this body.
But sr another argument has been urged IL has been
asserted that the sppointee may represent,
the State that personal nvorism may influence the
10 the discharge Of this duty Sach may be the
but all strange that gentlemen here should
ali represent the prevailing Of their Satess
believe there very few gentlemen who always
predominant party IN their States The Of senator
who IS NOT attached 10 the dominant party Of HIS tae,
hoeIng seat here not case, and do think
II very alarming think the very fact
The wisdom of that provision Of The constitution
which gives Id the members of thls body little
dependence 10 the ltnnre Of their Office, ue per
with view 10 the public good Bur, this OBJ
lection goes the provision Of the If per-
sonai favorusn may be INDUCED, perhaps furnishes
why the tXecuiiye Of the State should not be
trusted THIS power, What then, viii gentcmen do
Thai personal favor may be INDUCED and often wall be-
poston which must, least be admit
Jed Whist, then, viii gentlemen do WIZ they expunge
prove of vestng the power the Or VIII they
compound the by allowing The appoint.e Of the
govern-r hold his seal here for tIne taxing
hlm out before hs place is filed and thus confourd
the matter by having the vacancy half filed and half st
vacant And this. too remedy the want of wisdom
IN the trainers of the constitution "a placing tins power
where they have conhdcd II I!
But, sir how does tis argument bear upon the question
If the governor Of state INDUCES personal farortsn,
the legislative body, when They meet apply the cor
receive When raise the question about 70 be sub
mtied 10 the Senae supposing the that the
gIssaiive body have acted ali and really argued
that inasmush they have fl acquiesce
ecutye appointment and 10 leave where that appointment
and the constitution left presumptios
Of favorsn the part OF the exocutFe and
that the legislative body se,ous and derehct IN their
duty they would have applied the corrective Let
esk honorable gentlemen If they the legislature
Of the State 10 correct ths abuse Of power @ they
assume that If fsrousm INDUCED, and appointment
made which does not represent The sentiment Of the STATE
the legislature wia be fully Of that fact honor
able senators here Can they trust the iegs@ve body,
who ean whenever they remedy this abuse Of power
BY dspacIng the appolntee Of the governors II they DO
do inquire what right this body has assume,
in the first place the far that this power has been exercised
from motives OF avorlfsm and, the second psce, the
fact thS1 the egsizare CT the either the
dom The virtue 70 apply the eorrecvei This assuming
here supervision and control both the and
legislative power Of the State Is tins ps Of the Static
rights creed Of the honor4br chairman 81 The Committee
the gudcIarys IL part Of his creed that this body
determining question like this, j. 70 isi neither
the the eg power Of the Safe has been
properly exercised and TINS supervision ard
ro over them herti ~ this par Of the honorable
Aicr creed only say tast does commend, IN
my humuie judgment thar ia'eghs creed general APP
probation.
But ar Il has been sid that by adopting nay oonsiruc-
ton facon and legislative bodies
DIVIDE and hold between Eos ana hards wings and
democrats su-bason and sbohtanists and halfway ebo-
onists free sod wing nboOnists locofoco Abolition
sin; and that by permitting occupant Of here 10
retain n you bold encouragement 10 faction. Do
honorable gencmUn Get nd Of these iaoous iltu
enoesf DO they expect 10 clear al the departments Of this
nfBeBcca q facous party foengi Why, sIr, our osn
Observation Of the tendency q these party exei.omsns IN
ooaBy ard The of tkngs existing hs moment
6i6eren: from What N country, should
SATISFY guneusn, think, that the idea 81 gerung nd a
party iuhacnnes prsctctiy mistaken n0on But how
are you gong Feue5yf By forcing the Sats eglafurs
eiecioai Whsi DO you gel ~ such process
You have equivalent he verdci ~ stsrsed Jury,
ihinr whIrh formerly considered BE satisfactory
~hcn they nprs med Jury and starved them INTO YER
DICT Il seemed % b suPcsed formerly, that 4 verdict
obtained u the ont 81 Starvation, satisfy The
dupnaS Of Jusoe That idea however has become obso-
tts VIII you do any better ~ forcing Legislative body,
divided several parties make election, Than you
wi DO by sing them et uione when tbey canno,
agree make change II bed influences may be brought
70 bear Il corruption may be brought influence he
action Il these Gelbsatse bodies vii there bc less q q 7
va force Ihcm 81 svenisf SGrposs zoo could
not egissfing here this subject this moment
wh-ierer msy be ~ the policy 81 tins, that
e other rorisiou the senate called upon here
lerisisfe with 70 tie srpedlency Il the
ure bot determine odcinly what the consultation
and hold TINT 81 these considerations Of policy and erpe
diebcy alrogcher foreign 70 The qaestion-
Tbs honorable sensfar from Delaware s entitled to great
CREDIT perhaps, for his researches this subject What
has he ssoer1sned What has he extracted from his