The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-24

re...;ops u determination 10 obsefvs and |
1900 he opisioa Of ths Hosss . declared
= ths frse resolution, tit no nseessity ex.
isssd toe tAs adeptioa & No sseoDd. To
e6sctu1s this end, Lord 1esta protested
:. ,i..2ss ;. ~ T. I'll Iis'', ss.
IL ceashoas iieseA led onslsr Ssad epvssed By
pserol 1ises Of ~ crown, and aoscsed 10
sona szs1nt ~ ppsegs pf declining var,
tmahiae 100, 81 ensoriag int0 tresties.
Sill 10 MiniseFy bowed ID evidence 70 the
command Of the House, and declared that i
Fs.was scarcely possible tkst Minister could
b found hardy, dartpg, Infamous enough 20
EAdSiae hia aoseeeio. = diesF - elesaoe {eee y
I'm PzYfisme This grand sctlon OF tue
Common and ifs result Disclosed the eue-
l;sn..s fsssnre Of the British Constitution.
T. : n.dn - asesas how rtheseaoA ~ an4efi
,hsr Couslitdtion the Executive power was
asnsdh mt U3 1h1 fsfislaftse will Of the pa-
ttos, Vie doctrine thss The King can do no
vrose. while il protects his person, was re.
solved into N almdt perfect subordiasiion OF
~ Ministers shrough whom the powers oil
Tie crown ~ psevied Ia The sets and resolu-
tions Of the PsFlisment-until q iastthe roar
Of the lion Of ENGLAND Is no more than the
voice Of thefGbmmons q the realmsso
con pluAt Ga6thi pdncpee GseNed nseii
Ia ~ Bitsh eonsskstiee Aeahe gseoAoss1
er had passed into dssqie Tor nearly Genius
~, and 1t has not been exercised sinee. ne
hst iastahce Of y use Was in April. ioso,
when W ilna6 III. refused the royal assent 10
4 bill TO regulate the election. of members TO
.rrya IN Parliament. (Hansard; vol. 5, p.
| sea The men who frNmed onr Cos stitufion
| in 1891 wers not untauaht of these facts IN
English history, and they fashioned out the
Goysramsnt On the plan -ofthe sahordination
Of The Executive power 70 the written Law OF
/ the land. They did not deny the veto power
| 10 The President, bat they did declare that It
should be subject to o legislative limitation,
| under the operation of which i might 10 any
| given csse Be 0versuled by the Cosgress. snd
1 when this happens. and the veto bill becomes
1 Law, the President must yield ths consic-s
| tons of his own Judgment rs IN individual TO
| The demands Of the higher dnty OF the ,eiHee,
/ and execute the law His oath binds him to
this, and be cannot pursue any other course
OF action without endsngering the public
! veal. The United States have no common
! lsr to fall back upon when the written iaS "
defective. IT, therefore, an act OF Congress
declares that 4 certain thing shall be done by
| 4 particular officer. it cannot be done hy
1 different officer. 1.-THE agency which the law
| furnishes fer its own execution must be used
| 10 the ex clusion of all Others. Opinion Of
/ Attorney General Black, November. 1860
! This is a very clear statement Of the doctrine
| on which the particular branch OF this case
| now commanding orr attention rests ii we
drift away from it we unsettle the very ionnd-
| atoms of the Government, and entanger It's
| stability to degree which will alarm the most
pesceful mindsasd appai the most Courageous
| "A depastura from this visv Of the character
| OF the Executive power, and from the nature
/ or the duty Of the obligations resting upon the
| officer charged Herewith, would surround
| this nation sith rerils OF the most fearful
proportions and Of unparalleled magnitude.
such departure woald not only tusuff ths
| respondent in his refusal 10 obey and execute
the Law, but also approve bis asnrpation OF
the judicial power when ne resolved that ne
would not observe the Legislative Will, be-
cause, in bis Judgment, I did not conform to
| the provisions of the Constitution OF the
| United States touching the subject embraced
| IN the articles ofimpesehment, on which he
| is new being tried Ut yoor bar. Goneede
this to him. and When and wheFe may We
| look for the end? To what result shall We
arriye2 viii 1t not naturally and inevitably
| lead 70 Q consolidation OF the several powers
of the Government in the Executive Depart
| meotf And woald this BE- the end? Nonld
II not rather be hut the beginning II the
| President may defy and usurp the powers OF
! The legislative ara judicial departments Of
| The Government ~ his caprices or the sd
vices of his Cabinet may incline him, WY
may not his subordinates, each for bimaell.
and touching his own sphere Of sctioa. de-
termiue how far The directsons Of bis superior
accord With the Constitution of the United
\ 4 - ~ ali hal
| come short of the standard erected By his
iudgmentg If thu President has right to
/ contest and refuse to obey the laws enacted
| BY Congress, his snbordinstes may exer-
else the same RICH and refuse to obey
| his orders Ifhe may exercise it in one case
they may assert tin any other lfhe may chai-
| lenge the laws of Congress, they may ques-
| tou the orders Of the President II Is his
dnty 10 easorcs the laws Of the nation. and il
ia their duty to obey his orders If be mar
be allowed TO defy The Legislative will they
may be SLOWED to disregard the executive or
ders This beRets confusion, ard the affairs
of the public are made the sport Of the con-
tending fac,icns and conflicting agents. No
such powers belong to either. To Congress
| is given the power to enact the laws. and
While they remain en- the statute books it is
the constitutional duty Of the President 10 see
TO their faithful execution. This duty rests
upon all OF his suboraina.es. It's observance
Iby all. the Presiden, included, makes the Ex-
ecntive Department, though il be acting
i through 10000 saeuts, unit. Unity pros
dnces harmony. harmony effects dirsctness OF
| actiou, and this secures due execution Of
the laws But if the President mar disregard
| the Law because be has been ADVISED by has
| Cabinet and believes that the Congress VIC
| lated the Constitution in its enactment and