Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-04-05
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WAsHIEGroN, March 90.
HoUsEAMr. Clark, of Mo-, desired til
Thursday to make q minority report.
Mr.. Vallandigham and Mr. Davis, %
Ind, made speeches indicating that they
should vote for the admission Of Kansas
/ Mr. 6aueu spoke 70 the opposite eff
fleet. 4sA z i ANA,<F - II
i~Easther proceedings were interrupted By
the receipt of the following commune
ton from the President: .s. slslss
Tos.2e House of Representatiyes:-s5s,5
After q. delay, which has afforded me
ample lime for reflection, and after much
and careful deliberation, I find myself con.
strained, BY m imperious sense of duty as
a coordinate branch of the Federal Gov.
srnment.- to protest against the first two
clauses of the first resolution adopted by
the House of Representatives on the 5ti
inst., and published in the Gongressioual
Globe on the succeeding day. The clauses
are in the following words: .ai1sls8 oi 20
ldl lst RESOLVED, That Committee of five
members be appointed by the Speaker fo1
the purpose of Investigating whether the
President of the United States, or any Of
fcer of the government has by money, pat.
ronage or other improper mems, sought
to influence the passage of any law apper.
taning to the rights of any State or Ter
ritory;; and, I'd, also TO inquire into and
investigate whether any officer or officers
of the government has, by combination OF
otherwire, prevented or attempted to pre-
sent or defeat the execution any law OF
laws now upon the statute book, and
whether the President has failed or refused
to compel tho execution of any law there
Iof. gs.j VT&lf5s1s tsul l,-E --
l confine myself exclusively TO these
two branches of the resolution, because the
portions of it which follow relate to alIep-
ed abuses in the Post Office, Navy Yards.
Public Buildings and other Public Works
Of the United States. ag-so5'- sii q ,',',
In such cases inquiries are highly proper
in themselves and belong equally to the
Senate and House as incident to their Leg
islature duty, and being necessary to ena-
BILE them to discover and provide appropri-
ate Legislative remedies for any abuses
which may be ascertained. Although the
terms Of the latter portion of the resolu-
iion are extremely vague and general, yet
my sole purpose in adverting to them at
present is TO make the broad line of distinc-
rtion between the remedial and accusato-
ry clauses of this resolution. s9--irE
+ The House of Representatives possesses
no power under the Constitution over the
first or accusatory portion of the resolu-
Ition, except rs an impending duty, whilst
oyer the last, in common with the Senate,
their authority as a Legislative body, is
fully and cheerfully admitted. Except in
this single case The Constitution has in
ycsted the House of Representatives with
no power, no jurisdiction, no supremacy
Whatever over the President. s5ai !
stli In all other respects he is quite as in
dependent of them as they are of him.
As coordinate branch of the Govern
ment he is their equal. Indeed he is the
enly direct representative on earth of the
people Of all and each of the sovereign
States To them and ito them alone is
ha responsible whilst acting within the
sphere Of his constitutional duty, and not
in any manner to the House of Represen-
'tatiyes. baa y1S,.59s1 }.,..l .r lss9s, .Hiihl
sdl The people have thought proper to in
vest him with the most honorable, respon-
-sible, and dignified Office in the world, and
the individusl,bowev unworthy,now hold
ing this exalted position, will take care,
so far as in him lies, that their rights and
prerogatives shall never be violated in his
person, but shall pass TO bis successor un.
impaired by the adoption of a dangerous
precedent "a 81 s1l- Iaito --F Sc l=u
- He will defend them to the last extrem-
,ity against any unconstitutional attempt,
come from what quarteris may, to abridge
the constitutional rights of the Executive,
and render bim subseivient to any human
power except themselves. The people
have not confined the President to exercise
the executive duties. They have also con-
ferred on him large measure of Legislative
discretion. No bill can become law with
out his approval, as representing the peo-
pie Of the United States, unless it shall
pass after bis veto by a majority of two
thirds OF both Houses. 3is8T /,
Iu'his Legislative capacity he might, in
common with the Senate and House, insti-
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