The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-10-05


R,crreiy JoA@na,., .f Aaryiasd, -
Me Cs;Asd !&a.es !Srssss, jas. 4,
1857.
We have elsewhere ssfssrsA ediss-
rally 10 ~ constitutional essvciss
u th1 psr1caiss ps~ss asd 'hs a.
tsct thssesG. II soassstisa With shs
ssbjsst ~ following sstsssss oil b
read vkh IasDrsss
whsa sAs subject vas before u
ps:s. 10 ~ se>ess, ! asAea nv friend
hon Ilhssis. The eAsisuss = shs
J Judiciary CsMuntss. " - rsspsssd
y repssf ~ ssssDa spos ths Erssss
that Il gave ps~sss to tbs President
which ~ hsd not, Or vAstAss ~
sAcsgAs v vss within ~ sssAsrtty
II Cosgsss 10 Als fFo~ ~ Prssi-
dent ssy psssss uAisA h Ass. fks
latter question: hs, u eossss, assves.
cd In ,As ssyasivs. He told ~. sd
told ~ sssTsssly thss the psvss u
pardoa vss>sA II ~ PrssSts~s By
the Coss1iasaioa aasst b. lsVislAr
ton b. tsAss no. hin , 80 ~ ~
ssas rssssa have 10 aesbs ~
would s1Ah that h essssa b IL say
way limited ~ qssliesa. Il 10 vest
ID in hin sloas, 10 bic selsisl esSsc.
i,y as Psssiasnt,
The Ssssis are ses 10 10 toA hat
10 tho 6seisssstioss Of the eoavea.
iios BY vA1sA tAs Cesssitutioa vss
frassa tAis psrsscslsr slssss vss ~
subject n sone coatssrissy VI epis.
ion. Heos Of the R-nbssv believed
that IL sAs power Of pardon should
s,iss u III, (asd usss Of shsn did
think thas Il sAssA eeasssvy 10 The
opiaioa Of nostssquisS ssa ssos u
the European writers, thai The power
should set exist 10 . republic ls.
cause there il no nscsssity for H.
that il sAsslA ~ vss4sd msa 10 tAs
Prcsidsst slsss, or IL any Of the Do d.
partmsssA Of the 6ovsrnnsst alose,
but in the President. in con asct,oa
with soms Of the other departments.
They however, csmc 10 the conclu.
sion, sad believe tho coWelssion
rccei we'd Anslly the unanimous as
sent Of the convention, that il Wac
better to give il to the President
alone aid 30 il was given. From
tho nature Of the power IL must, I
think, be very evident that il 10 no,
only in the President, bat in the
President exclusively.
The power Of psrdoa cannot he.
under the same government, il any
two departments separately, II .uus,
bc IN ose, 10 the exclusion Of al
others. The decision Of that one,
whether 10 gran. o. TO REFUSE The par.
don, nSss be conclusive. In our
Government, the oaIy possible sos
troll that Cesgtess caa havs svsr Of.
fssces created BY ststsss b slsss The
oGsscss sss ssnni,ssd, ssA they Dc.
sire that thsy shall sol - pssssss.
ssd, " sl>ss thsy have bsss psssscu.
led, ssa peses jsAe.est, 70 rspssi
the stseass. The Statute hsise ~.
pselsd, % psossasaisa ess - isssi.
suted, ssA svssy prssssstisa sAeA hes
bssn isstits1sa, sssssaarily SAlis. =
The ps~ss, tAss, Of ~ Prssidsss
to psrdes b sos only cospsvAessivs
Of every variety II ossnse which
nay bs ssl set 70 prossessIes, ssIsss
rsrdossd, Sss b grsstsd y Aia 10
tssna - go peskss~ivs y ~ ka.
glsA lssgsaes aAsrds. Hs~ ~ y
TO execute IL pevsr 10 aes slaisd,
Whether ~ V 10 execute u u III 10
necessarily ~ stsssd. When hs h
10 sssesss "a l. slss ~ saAesa. IL
the sbsssss VI asy psssisslss spssi-
asstios = ~ noAs IL vAjeA ~
power 10 u b sssrtsd, II sssl1 sssa
10 biios tAss il asy BE- sssstsd IL
ssy Aeas y vAIsA ths Ppsse6sat
can mshs kosss 10 ~ psblls - ~
The Govssuoest wAaA hk Assisisn y.
I unassvessa ~ iFissd from I'LL
aois ths sahss dsy 70 stats thst h.
supposed viva Cosgssss psassA The
asetisn - - ssks1 n sspssl, ssas
dosbt ~ ssssstsissd vAslhss, 10
the absssse Il Any Cesgssssissal -.
thority, IL rrssi4ea. essA psslos
BY psoelsaatioa, or vhs>sss ~ sseld
evsns - sossssy BY psos,asssiss, I
sssvsrsi thss he oshsr dsy y ~.
costing ~ 10 tks slsssss = say
particular seecilcssies Of The aoas
IL which ~ power va 10 b sxss-
cissd, II night b exercised 10 aay
node BY v6isA shs PrssiAsst sesIa
make ksovs biz will.
All proslaaatioss vhish ths Pres.
ident is authorised 70 ssks. 10 nat
ter what nay BE- the ssbjset, opsr.
aiss ~ Laws, SD the eosrts srs bosad
10 take sesiss u thsa. 4
In tbs esss Of Wells. 10 which ny
friend fron Illinois referred, rspest.
cd In IS Howard, (vhsrc Tie inne.
dia,c question before the court vss
whether the President he'd . right to
pardon saitiosaliy. Asa Tie cesrs
held that he had, they did 10 10 part
upon the ground that the sxtssi VI
the power vas to bs sscsrsaissd BY
recurring 10 the power sad The nas.
nsr in vhish Il was szsrAsA In Eag.
land at The tins The Coss.ltution vas
adopted.
an II . loss, therefore, to inag-
ise, ~ fsr u the l<Dal qsssssss b
cosesr~s1, upss vhss plasaiess
ground ~ ssesssity for psssisG shs
section which Il u psepsssd ~ sspsal
wsa plsesd, ssd Of eessss ] - 4 .
loss 70 inegiss spos vAAs psssibls
ground u Dssstiosl sassl ~ repeal
of II css y plsssA sssslslssuy viii
shs dostsiss tAat. ia1spse1sas efsAss
lection. ~ vheIs pevse b IL H.
Kxssutive.
IHyLusncs ~ AasoulAfSOn. =
The nisA b dspsavsA b ~ sesissy
II ths ~; Il risstA 70 squslhy viA
sqssls ~ y disttssaise nh ~
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