Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-23
More Usurpation.

NAsmtNGrON. May s
"On motion Of Mr. Nason the SENT,
took up The resolution reported from The
Committee on Foreign Relations. dechrng
the notice which has been given by ihe Pres
weni TO Denmark 10 terminate the TREATY
with that government regulating the payment
of the Sound dues, sufficient; aud that d,
other or further act OF lep station is neressa.
ny 10 put AN end TO the said treaty as a part
Of the law of the land
By the Constitution, the President and
Seuite have the power 10 make Treaties -
Bot treaties, once made, brcpmc part of ihs
"Law OF t1e Land and cannot be feriuiaa.
ted by the President aud Senate alone. They
can only be set aside, like other Laws. by
the JOINT action of both Houses OF Congress.
The principle has hitherto been observed in
all our Foreign Relations
But Mr. Mason and hls Committee. il
seems. are going to override both usage and
the Constitution. They propose 10 exclude
ihr House OF Representatives from any share
10 the abrogatun of this treaty.
TINS Is only one of many evidences OF
settled determination on the part of the Pres
ident and Senate, 10 reduce the House Of
Representative 10 subordinate and deien-
DAM position. Hitherto 1t has been The *,
elusive night Of the House Of Representa-
lyes 10 originate all Appropriation Bills
Now, TOR Toe first time, the Senate also as-
-uines TO originate them Htherto u his
been the usage for the President to wait tll
the House OF Representatives was OrgHniz-
ed before sending 90 MS Message Now,
Tor the tir~t time, M con,empiuous disregard
81 the House, he sends Il TO the Senote.-
Hitherto lt has been the privilege Of The
Isr. b .I-.
p1rtant steps no reference 10 the Deficiency
Bill Now, for the first time, the Senfe
undertakes % dictate 10 the House what
shall and shall not De- done under penalty
''.'f -'-rf'"r rho s~he,'is ~ Government -
hitherto me right ut the House 10 pirtici.
pate 90 the repeal of Treaties has non been
questioned. Now, the President and Senate
boldly usurp 70 10 themselves.
The reason for tins policy is plain The
President and Senate are 90 the hands NJ
Shareholders The House of Rcprosena-
tvrs. fresh from the people, aud representing
tneir wall, is To- favor of Freedom. The Two.
therefore, combine To weaken and oyerslough
ihe other IL IS hoped by these appliances
lo reduce the House 10 such docile sub. C..
u'n mat IL VIII interpose 10 resistance 90
ne Presidents plan of making Kansas
Slave State.
Popular Representative bodl's have al
ways been tn dread OF iyrlnnlcal Govern.
ors. Louis Napoleon could not usurp the
throne, unul his bayonets had cleared the
Han OF the National Assembly. France.
Joseph could NOT clutch the crown of M.
stephen, until he had iorcbly broken up the
Hungarian Parliament. Poland could not
be partiloned until her Federal De- was
dissolved. George Hid could have easily
subdued his COLONIES, # he could have got
rad OF " lbe rebel Congress" Santa Ana,
whenever he lnaugurles new coup d'eiai
aims his first blow at the Legislative Assem-.
blles. True, what they did 10 whole. our H.
surpers Only seek 10 do in part. What they
dld by lorce, our nsurpers only seek to do by
subnrluge. But the object Is the same-to
defeat The will OF the people. Aud the
means To be employed the same - the deprl-
val OF the popular Representative Body Of
ITS constitutional rights and privileges. III
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