, 1866-04-10
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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1865.
THE PRESIDENTS POWER TO RE.
rlOvEs OFFsCE-IIOLDERS.
Our ablcst Constitutional lawyers have al.
ways held that the powers assumed and exer-
ciscd by the President, to remove from otlcs
during The vacation Of Congress, and conss-
qucntly without "the advice and consent Of
the Senate" is a power as unconstitutional as
II is unwise. The political objections to Its
exercise have been heretofore mainly based on
the cxpcdieucy OF clothing the President
alone with the vast patronage which such
power conlcrs upon him. 1t has been argued
tlat IL gave him power TO promote the in-
1e5eets and continue The nscendency Of the
1,arty that elected him. which might be so
used ab 10 make tue hole official patronage
Of the United States vast corruption fund,
welded by the Presileni alone. for party pur-
roses. There has always been great force in
1hls argument. Indeed 10 The curly fathers Of
our Government, even this abuse seemed 80
ablonen to the spirit OF tho Constitution,
that during the first forty years
OF our Republic, the whole number
OF removals from office amounted to only
seventy three, more than half OF which were
made by Mt. Jefferson. The assumption that
the Offices 10 which the President has, with
tic consent Of the Scnate, the appointing
power. may be used to promote party success
nud reward party services, had no e1lstence
until Andrew jackson sanctioned the princi-
1le tha. unto the v1ctors belong the epoils,"
aud in pursuance thereof removed fully two
thousand uflicc-holders on his accession to
mower. But dIsgraecIul and dangerous as
such stretch Of extensive assumption ap-
pcared nj tho time, neither jackson, nor any
su!,ecuucnt President, has ever assumed that
these Offices were The Individual properly of
tie President alone, and that In Case Of
breach between him and his party, or deser-
tion Of Ills party by him, lie could carry these
o1}iccs-uow numbering not lcss than twenty
five tlousand-over to the political enemies
Of tho party that elected him, or usc them to
bribe and corrupt the members OF the party
ho vns seeking TO dcmoralize and ruin.
President johnson tas already expressed
himself plainly in favor OF allowing none to
hold Office under him except those who en-
dnrsc bis police on reconstruction. As not
one in hundred Of all the present Office
holders do endorse that policy, any attempt
ss..,,-, ~. -,,,,,..o, or pcrrb,fconz and the
'u'ot'. ~s .-1S. c.1si. .s D.,,.,. T., "a
"ppoA1-a' "
4casl t"entS-oVe taoussuo ou~o".
Ht las shown LIS olspositlon 10 10 50 os
accepting the resignation OF Republican
Postmaster at New Haven, rendered because
tbe Postmaster supported the Republican
Hnwlev fo, Governor. and by refusing to ac.
49,. H.. ,.s,u,,,.on or the ranaonde Post
ne<.-s ...s..,s .a,..,,.h =. h,a
us =. - H.. -' ""as .S r-,,s,. ~. 49, 49, s1
tuppotsou ene toPpeaneaa 1AaEnen ~ W..
ernor. An Telusa1 10 apP"int = eoa'ecIof o4
the Ports Of New York md Chicago probably
originates in the determination to appoint
persons WHOM 49, Gaaate wauld not con-
Em. .
While the Eenxte Is In session the President
ron rrnove no one. AZ his amendments
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Ae WIN oe ~ .'oe1t! 10 stau'y nls me'lnstlon 10
II tnls respect ~ oecones' lae1etoie' VI LUZ
nfst importance 10 inquire "ae1ne1 the
Flcsaoeat nass uhoei tne CONSTITUTIONS INC
power o. removal from ONCE aufang tae
VACATION o. congress- Na1ca mas heretofore
Peen exercised, ana mol. "oelnes some
proper "a" o. eonE1eee sno"io no' DC passed.
5es,3a4uSne ING &fe"auent non 3e4aosnss
ounce holaets oof'nE sucu pef1oa, except upon
charges o1 AcomPctencS OF maheasance N
elnce' ...-
Tue Constitu11on nowhere expressly vests
In the frcsadent, either with or without The
auS1ce ana consent OF ioe oeoa1er any power
OF removal. ...
That power las been held to be derived