The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-16

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s. ANp DUTY Of THE KEelDHT 5.ll
The following letter irofn ex-G Cover.
nor Boutwell, Is published ID the Boston
"A dsertiser:; Is %
The criticism of your correspondent
F.G. III. = in the A dyas;sey Of this
morning. unon the remarks made bv me-
in july last On the veto MESSAGE 'of ths;
President. wonld, he timei ! and nroner
if his views of the Const;fut;on IF the
United States were sustained bv tho
! text Of the inst,nmont ;tsolfsT t. = ti,e
assumnt;on Of vonr corresnnndent that.
! it is the constitutional dntv Of the Pres;s
i dent To execnte the laws :. This is fha,
4 Fundamental error III the ort;cla ~,
aTbe Pres;dent,s ,Powarn and the
source Of the erroneons conclus;ons
reached nv the writer, 8 The C6nst;tu.
ton saws: & The executive nower shall
be vested n 4 President of the limited
/ States If sA,ner;ca ), brt5tha limits az
that mower are tofbe found in the Con.
stitntion What the Constitut;cn an.
Jsthor;zed the President, 40 10 that he
can do wberethe Consf;tnt;,,n Is silent
he Is nowerless. He. q hit one maois.
i tratei 4 thonoh the Chief MAGISTRATE.
amono many in The Government If TIE
Isconntrv. they all derive their anthori.
~ either idirectl :. ar ind;reotIv from,
/ the Constitution and i The laws, and any
exercise Of yower not So derived.
whether exercised nv the President nv
nostn,asfer ~ nv a t;de-wa;ter ia :
ns5rnation and 4 crime The president
4 IN his oath swoa q IL e f,;fbfnllv svncnto
the Office IF President az the Tinted
states >, and s the Const;tnt;on in
enumerat;no his dnties. savslAhe sball
! take care that the laws he faithf,lly ex.
ecuted. ~ g-,9i3 ~ -. a S SIS
We 500 hare;n tba axtant and limits
of his dut;es and mowers H. Is ato
erecnte tho ofI;cei &c Pres;5ant i, and
utaka care that tho laws ho fa;}hf,llv
ere.nted 5, hut bv the CONSTITUTION ba
i not authorized to execnte ! single
law Tin anv ease he no,,,ssessas snch
| authority # has been conferrad bv
staf,te Hinder his oath n eyecnt;r,g
tho ofs;ca of Pros;dent' he Is 70 taka 90 70
'o'iS on0O " iio 40 W oesnO otai y
that the laws be faithfully executed
This he may dooapd must do in the
manner pointed out by law; and it is
clearly within the province OF Congress
~ @sn - i . s, ), 80 81
1o.o,".ueno One RelAo n Isna sPo r.
LILIES, un a; .no Sn s.sp'e3 n"s
BY the Constitution the President is
commander-in-chief Of the army, and
navy, but he must command in .ohedi-
ence to the constitutional authority OF
Congress "to make rules for the gov,
eminent Of the land and naval forces. "
These rules may be as definite and min-
ute as the Judgment of Congress may
dictate, and the President must obey
them and be guided by them. From
the foundation of the Government the
execution of the laws has been confided
to others than the President, and he
performs all his duty and exercises all
his constitutional power when he takes
care that the officers designated by the
law are competent and faithful. sfr
Civil officers he may suspend for
crime or misconduct in, Office; and of
| ficers of the army and the navy he may
suspend; and then subject them to trial
by courts martial. In this way, he
takes care that the laws be faithfully
executed, and therein faithfully : exc
cutes the Office OF President. ,s.,,.[
Nor can the President disobey law