New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-05
- MY POLICY"

Tie Eimira Advertiser, by the pen Of the Rev.
THOMAS X BEEoHRR (brother to Ward), thus sums
up the issue between the President and Congress:
For the President to originate policy and every
huence at bis command TO carry through contrary TO the
viii Of Congress unconstitutional however customary, aud
IN a hish dasree dangerous In Its teDdeleyr---
Tie powers Of government cased under three heads
Legislative Executive aud Judicial The duties and powers
Of each clearly defined by the Constitution These cannot
clash By the other oyerstepptng It's conu-
onrl bounds The President IS The executor Of aws-the
nations night hand He Is not lawmaker Congress the
sole law maker Shall the hand say to the head II ASvs
The hand may send Information to tho head but the head
directs the hand President may give information 70
Congress. lie recommend laws aud ito their
consideration But surely he can consuonay do no more
Shall Speaker Cofar dictate decisions to Judge Chase
Shall Judge Chase military orders issued by the Prs-
ideni May Congress NEEDLE with Court or Court with Con-
M little m the ~ o%S Mn a
ponds upon each department respecting tho dignity OF the
What shah we say then Presidents policy seeks to
preoecupy the place OF Congressional pooyf reply that
the charged with the duty OF policy making
Its dny TO laws and not originate them.
lie may recommend this or that 70 the consideration" OF
Congress But is mpertinent and unconstitutional for the
President sndcayo to carry bis measures through Congress
know that has been for many years customary for Pesi
dents do know that since Martin Van Buren taught
Andrew Jackson how Presidential patronage 10 ntimi
Congresen hny them has come to be thing OF
course thar the President should endeayor mold legislation
and dictate laws In tunconsuiional and indirect manner
But oil this is wrong and dangerous IL viii eventuie
sooner OF collision between the nations head and
nations handleaying Government stunned as to wisdom
aud helpless s 70 strength.
President should not make DEGREES directly or indirectly
Aud when President during recess OF Congress.
devses policy upon questions OF vital and permanent mo.
men hasens execute It without any advice or
authority from Congress- and next mparts TO Congress as
my policy working finely already and then. when Con
cs would examine thoroughly and deliberate on the matter
is and angered by criticism and delay and at last
undertakes 70 be himself tribune Of the people, and
by argument threat endearor to carry o1
Congress Iii time for citizens to be startled and by asober
and respectful admonon declare that legislative power be-
longs exclusively to Congress and does not belong In any
Congress may err no doubt The President may be wise
and Congress foolish But temporary error OF Congress
does threaten such wide disaster oysrshadeWng
executive power propbeses Congressional s but
bunder A lawmakng President is revelation.
When IN s6 the nation was Charleston and
her very Capital threatened by gathering Rebels the modest
teep the against nsurrecon And in the same proca
nation called also for Cong Come come quick you
the patton Congress came And In his first message the
President apoogzed for the vast responsibility be had taken
pointing TO the crisis that compelled the act Congress
promptly legtmaed oil his prooamaons and orders, and
listened respectfully TO his recommendations"
haste matters profoundly intricate anmomenous
the OF whole nation but yesterday conynsed
and sweating IN the agony OF war; ""' Oh wat i'r Con-
But Whereas one President. when duty was simplest
and emphatic did the least he dared do and then
apoogzed the other when duty most complex and diff
cult made haste do al that be cOpd do hurying est Con
Thus Abraham Lincoln showed himself ruler
amid explosions whe Andsw johnson has shown
was promising abundant time for delberatloD.
Ills intentions doubt NOT have been honest and psr
But his jealous haste has led him into avery conspicuous
and dangerous rregularty.
bad not plead its age as reason for longer
life and larger growth. Presidential Interference with Con-
gess ax evil 10 TO day TO startling yropor
lions And therefore though approved the Presidents
hearty the same) should by my vote uphold Congress
In the President grseyousy when
he accounts himself IN any representative Of the peo
pie and responsible for policy BY the constitutions Prs
dent required 10 execute the lays Of Congress and defend
the Constitution II he does he Is acting unconstitu
tonaly Congress alone and not the PRESIDENT represents
the people and makes laws and establishes policies.