Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-10-31
Ths RsssidsHi~ His feMsrs ard
Duties. r.

Duties.
ssI do solemIy swear that | will falth
faliy execute the oiEse of Prssi lent d
the United States, and will, 10 the bss
OF nv ability, preserve, pToseos, and de-
lend the Donstitatioh OF tho Lnitsi
States"
This ls the oath which tbs Consultation
Fequires the Presidens 70 take before hs
enters upon his executive duties. Is Il
not what Is necessary to the exercise ol
the powers Of Chief Magistrate preserib.
ed by meEe ordinary not Of Congress
bot what the DonsGiiuGion itself pre-
scTibas, aEd ID embgaees shs ghuls BRO.
cess Of inauguration.
Ii one duty Ramed in the aEganis faw
can be said - be higher than aDosher
il executive oklizal.aas can be ranked n
all 10 this way, then Ii Is clear ihaG hi
special day thus deV"ived upsp sai
Presideat t5"preseFve, pyvsees al,l dtftBl
the Constitution Is Grss 10 nagritaae,
raak, and solemuity. 5i
That we may The more clearly maAk
known cur Own convictions Ia THE naas.
ter, we quote from the bofiy Of the Eon-
stitation; - Hs," Fhe President, = III Ill
take e1rs lhas lhs laws be faithfully ex
ecussa."
IL is manifest, on the slishtess ssGse.
ton, that in thsse tao extracts, we afs
pointed 10 the distict, positive Erust.
put upon the Prsaidsns BY the Ceasaitu-
tion. With reference to the iujane&ion,
fer illustration, 10 taxa care khat Eas lac
be faithfully executed, ne afs 10 spastA'.
or is 10 connection with other proF ii oma
Of the CeGsiitusion, which maks kccws
the ordinary process Of executing shs
laws. No free government can, Tor eg.
ample, exist without Judiciary. VI
declared to Great Rfitsln, ia lTTds thal
sbs King bad dspfise,i Us, 10 ell ends. oil
a Judicial essabilshm nG. Jhief Jasues
Marshall declared that the Judiciary 40
der the Fsdsfal system vas sxelasfyeis
10 jail OF xhas the Law ia and What TN
Constitution ~ 10 their app ie4Eioa &c
persons. The PEssiIens must Feas gaixe
the Supreme Court silhjn ths spaeFs oi
its legitimate su,hJriIy aal s.hva the
proeuss VI skas s1w~vu fsile or IT, 20
ssrueged, the Presidsat is bound to tAks
care % It's bsing faithfully enforced =
Is 10 soa plain for argument thas kAs
Presidents is not authorized to ceEsi4ga
and determine for himself ss whas tAs
lsw is,n except In respect 10 mstpers
whieh ha, By the law, is called az D Il
decide By virtue Of the Office, OF Pfesi,
dent. Upon all that class Of cases shich
come before him for decision be acks ID
ggasi judicial character, This IL 50,
because is cannot be adnitted thak any
Federal ofiesr, high or low, Is ndaw q
With the leass arbitrary authority. II,
must exercise tbe duties imposed apoE
him so &c aiwaSs to be in harmeuy will
the great principle that this ID erekESice
IN 9 geEs.nDsnt Of laEA
Now, What shall wa say with espsei
to the great trust 81 to preserve, psstses,
defend the Consultation e'' This il paI
upon the President alone. Is ID snms-
thing mores' md different from tbs spec.
ial Injunction 70 take care thai tbs law'
sranos a6atsssszts szsiiSfSs e Sc lass III ir
/ she President 10 preserve the C1&ssitH
ton 50 preserve 10 20 save it-ta kssE
| il from hAFm-to resiat assaults Hgea /
Ito guard it from danges-so meet me
mace Of Its integrity by all the powers 81
ths executive Office. lie shall ''prsserve
protect, and defend" These are aignif
cant words. He shall have powes " q
preserve, protect, and defend the gsnSei
tation !" precisely thai Constellation
which imposed the oath referred 9Th,
only OATH In specific form, prescribed
By that compact. This means soGstAinj
more than to IS take care that the lawl
be faithfully executsd.n The absdi
employed indicate the eharasteS Of ths
political bond the Prssideas andsrtool
10 execute when be took that oath. r,
preserve" 10 to guard againss evil Il
" prnEsctp is 10 shield from assaults Il
I" defead'' is to use tbs pcwegs nf So
exscatiVe 70 beat dosn positiYe snemiea
This trust mRat Do tgaated as lisiGnct ana
peecliar. 1t looks 70 genera epsnbina
ton against The Constlsution to eli
that variety af reyciutionsry prcsset
which insidiorsly andeEmlss lAe Doasai
tntions even, perhaps, pfofssslGsE deyo
ticn TO its principles anA sbgaiy 10 II
spirit. E#EEf Il
Now let as look for 9 msasnt TO tbi
great fact before us in all lh@ South. =
There ws Hnd q naked militAry- as#ppt
ism, ordained BY Congress Haaf thss
territory Of the Union 10 saAjsc&sd u
absolute military rule. The poser tAa
| created that rale is the FedsrNl EoAssi
tusiou--a free systam ef sARs. Tha
syssem 10 freedom here asS sls*sty thsgs
Mr.. Burke has given as The lhssory Of ID,
British systsn in one and . aaif lines
lie says;
" English authority aud EagIiss lib
erty have exactly ths sama boenAaFiss, ?
and Burke adds - Your tkandard cal
neYer be advanced an inch beycnd yOa
priyiirges."
Cap Ne 90 aBder aas written, IimiteS
Consist : ion What Easland ooald not d.
Ender the Parliamentary esnstitatioRa
system Ne have advanced oar stand
ard aad authbrised it's bsaFes 10 oat oI
ali privilege. That is dewnFishs oRen
hasd revolution. Il 10 naked, AarsfAees
gsarp4tion. IL - iae aqrk af greA
O Enbihation looking 70 lhs svershsow oI
the eoasiitptieo. Nssps4s freely &c
being Ia doabs. The Iaw q stssEss ia
eye Of reason asd eonscieses. The pRss
iJeDt shsald see these things, beask4ss b.
bas ssorn 70 see them, and be bas lakei
the highest cath knowu Ea oax Covers
men. that he will preserve, prstsca
and defsnd shs UonslsIaaasn.p 70 - 81. 10
ViadicatoT.
Duty of tle ssusxF.