Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-12-11

dedne wha shall he deemed good cause fir removal Il
Il impossible 20 iscture what may or MAY
be conside'ed BY the Senate The nature ~ subject
for6ds clear proof II the charge be ncapacity, what
evidence will support 10.
Fidelity TO he Constitution may be understood or
misunderstood Ia thousand different wavs. and by vo
lent party ia violent party tines unf,thfllness 70
tbs Constitution may even me 20 BE- considered med
tonous II an OH ier be accused Of dishonesy how
shall It be ,de outl Will be inferred irom acts
connected with public duty from privae history from
general reputation Or President await the
commission Of aotual misiemo AMOR ia oiiice3 Shall
he in the meantime risk the Character and interest of
ths nation ia the hands Of m 70 whom he give
his conddenat Must he forbeN his complaint until
the mischief l. done and cannot be prevented II his
zeal In the public service shouli imPe him 70 anticipate
an overt act must he move ~ the peril Of being tded
himself for the offence sAndefnp his su ordinate In
tue present cacumstancas " the country, some one
must be held responsible Tor official delinquency Of every
kind II IA extremely d 'ut % say where that respon-
sibty VI ud be hrowo, II t be not left where It has
been pla ed by the Constitution. Bat all just men will
admit hat the President ought TO be entirely relieved
from such responsibility II he cannot meet By reason
OF res rictions placed by law upon his action.
oFP1cE
Unres,rio,el power Of removal rom office is a very
great 70 be trusted even magistrate chosen by
he general SUI age o the whole people and accolnta
BILE directly them Tor his Il is undoubtedly it-
ole 70 abuse, and period Of history perhaps
has been abused N BE- thought desirable aud constl
tuon that IL should be limited "A 10 make the Pres
dent merely com nfotmer AGAINST any other pub
lie agents he should east be permit ed act in that
capacity before open tribunal independent Of party
furnished vh the means Of taking evidence and bound
20 decide riding % established rules. This would
guarantee the safety Of tue when he in good
faith, aud At the same time secure the rights Of the
parry speak Of with all proper respect for
the Senate but it does not u that any
legislative body be constituted 20 insure ts
for these Iuctons IL Is not the theory OF this
government that the public offices the property Of
those who hold them. They are given merely as a
Tor the public benefit sometimes for fixed period
sometimes during good behavior, but generally they
liable T. be terminated at The p ssure Of the appoint
ine power which represents the collective majesty aud
SPEAKS the will Of the people. Forced retention in office
Of single dishonest person may work great injury
the pupic interests Danger to the public service comes
not from ihe power u remove but iron nc power to
point therefore IL that The framers Of the Con
.utou ief, the power II removal unrestricied. white
they we the Senate the rgnt to reject all app )ntm en-
which Ia is opiniIn. were unit TO made little
reflection this subject will pronab.y satisfy all who
have The good of the country at heart, that our best
is 10 take The Constitution for our guide, walk
Ia the path marked out by the uude-s Of the rep lbc
and obey the rule made sacred BY tue Observance Of
great predecessors.
1HE SAr1oSAL FINANCES.
The present condition Of our finances aud circulating
medium is to which your yearly consideration is n-
viied TIE proportion which the currency Of any
country should bear 70 the whole value Of the annual
produce circulated bi its means, Is a question upon
which political economists have not agreed Nor ecu IL
be controlled by Lex aaton hut must be left to the r
ev1cale laws which every where regulate com netce and
trade ihe circulating medium will ever irresisnbly
hlw 10 those points where is In the greatest demand
The law Of supply and demand is as uneuing as that
"-iNu itsAates lAt siAt' 'i Wv AAN i-.1N'u WI
reucY like the tides has ifs eb9s aud lws throughout
tne commercial world ~ we oesinhlnS OF tue Ieoel
non the oink note eTouiation o. @ ne country amounted
/ TO not much more hAn rzvO wy VvO nov me or3uA,
ton II national bank notes and those known AS legal
] teudets Is nearly sioloOVyJ WINE ~ Is ufgtu hy
some hat ms aaols hota % Gs i1 ,, CO., a.
! tthi that ueelueu teulcu'h ~ A9aolt'p esssntia
the best Of the country In view OF these di
verse opinions II mAJ De "e 20 asestla tue sAi fs'ue
convertible currency For this purpose let US inquire
NV IN on ( giiu Ahu sl'ei oon'u e " 80
nuuutJu M 'u,ios @ vi pa ~ ~ ,t . ,. m ~ ~ 80, 80
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snulNs nv Nnsn uui P'pe 10 VIZ wa
Ro'u and @ suNet tle "a. SUI % NV
e0'1uuuWu ms tulAhB ,A1' MAKES II he ooNilus uu
y OF u,' slN'the1' aS eAy a. may oe 'onsstu' N''n
pIloopes ol s3,Nu Piu snSIuoui W. W. az, sase uo %
- W. s'sov & ~" y, , =, ~ i,i,,, ~
muse o' ''e hs'ua' o'hAsi !" I'm ioeo
ih'o sp,e OF lss eqlNa sht IeouOtoh ~ ,u' Pepsi
circulating Wtululh he,n NV heseosaii} iulp" uihi
S0u'a "A G upo br IL ,,oa ~, hS rna;n,
pl9' hsuS II EMO ~ oe opIne ~ mn, l,u nv " haAins
eBAl tehaef auu uahA notes S'h'eItoe lao ooih Y. m
tq NaltIt MI pissen' speosI @ III ne nHnus "a
men nulur'' Null~ We euu1Veu V,e u,eI Pe' .ns i
lessAle on ioI we accompaniment o, atesut SO uesh
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CoSsi,.uon ~ ~, 'ls y,
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'aNe AZ the ihe ol 'he lo ul 'has
'he country hAe Just rmelstu lioh war =, IsNo."lo
anu was saHelnB rom the sue 's OF Ieluluaht auu
wofthl.As paper currency Inc sages o. nM PerlqDu q
were ahAlous W Ptot'os lntI pisesly uIr 'he we
Nl.-h 1hel YES y "a u ~ ~
Nuug erelAuuB mtu uu 'uty c'pi1reu uPou Nuu
sfess lhe power 10 CON money anu ieguAte Tue NAue
'hetto| al 'he same uhe pt9h,nluhB 'he ota'es ton
mAklhg olt g'lu auu sl'el 'eta. 'elsi ior ''
payment u utos Inc AhomFtuus ullultoh ul ouI out
eucy Is ir stiiki1g contrast WIN that "hlen was otNh
any designed Our oIeul-uoh no" embraces uist
notes m hauohfl Vahhs Nhoh are ma9e IeueNaue iol
al, aues 70 th' sNethment eAo,uuns uupos,s aua oy
an rs creators eActPuns u pa}lne"t VI llee' up'u
Us o'hus ana ssouiiues lnsmsslNesi stSohu etAl Yen
der notes Issued Oi the bhlled otaes Ahu "h.h e IA"
qaues snall De received as Wen IN payment OF All ueo
between cirz MS as Of an government dues exeepuhs
mposr' lhfu Rou anu silVer com. ny tne opefAu,1t
Of our present system OF finance 'wever the metallic
currency watn collected is reserved ony f one class OF
govtfnment creators ~ho' alns us bonus sell-au
huhy receive htf lh'etesl VA oolh IoIh tAe hauoha
treasury l1ey arc mus mad 70 OCCUPY an lnnulou'
posiuOh Wh en- may oe useu 70 sIens men .ne nv
OF nose VINO Woulu o,hS lho uls'cpu'e tne ophsau'h
OF tue nston' IA the paYmeht OF az its u'o's W n'
phYhteo talth OF he Neihmeh' sho ~ Oe hNlv,Aul
maintained But "mie II acts with hdehy toward ih'
bhdhoider VINO loaned hls money tha' me hsglV o
the Cn1n might be preserved, II sholld AZ the SAINT
ume observe gooa Islh WIN Tue great masses oi W W
people VINO having rescued the oni9h rom lhe perm
OF fepelhon no" pear We burdens OF tANauon III otue
tnat the government mv DC soe .o iu'n' lls euesse
ments' Ih'Ie Is no reason Whieh viii De aeeeP'ea
sAusiAotoiy oY Tue people "hy NOSE VINO ueIeuu US
lana ana pIoiect US On the sea ne Pehsiohet up'h
RtAhtuue OF tue hAuon oeatl, scars anu "yunus -
IN us serneei the pupiv seiNAhs N vaIlpu Nv
Of the government ihe tarmet VINO supplies .he sou e
tohs 10 the hauon "9iSsuoP 1' lle f % ,
oofers VINO buli1 us edlhee, ana eohsIuo. Tvs inI A
vessels Of war should IN payment ol lhe ylst anu
cameo cues receive uep'eeatel papsi Tu' an'nns ~
class oi theh oountryneh no more ueserNue, He Pa'
IN Bolu ana SILVER com NJ ial auu tAAs. JhsANt ~