The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-02-28

they may have been appointed and for on,
month thereafter subject to removal by ant
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
And the President argues hence;
Thus, IS TO these enumerated officers, III,
proSiso lakes from tie President the power o
removal rxcept with the advice and consent O
the senate. BY lis itIms, leiCIe he can lie de-
! prved of the power to disllace Them, il mus
app nr that he himself has appointed them. Il
ls only IN that case that they have any tenure u
once or any nd'peDdtnt night TO hold during
| the tenn OF the President, and for one month af
Ter the cessation Of his official functions.
The provi.o, Therefore, gives no tenure of Of
nee TO any ore Of these Ulcers who has been
appointed ly former President beyond one
| month after the accession of his Successor
In the case Of MIR. Stanton, the only appoint
Tenl under which he he the ottic, of Secretary
OF War was that CoLttrrcd uron him by my i'm
mediate predecessor. with the ad vice and consent
o! The Senate. He has never held Fl ON me any
appointment as the head Of the War Depart
ment Whatever right he had to hold the Of.
fre was derived tr,m that original appointment
| aud my own sLf,rnuce."
Further or the President says:
was, however, aware that there were doubts
as 10 the &c Instruction. OF the law, and from the
hrst deemed II desirable that at the earliest Dos
sible moment these doubts should he settled and
'.e i"e construction OF me act liked by the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court of The United
was ;n,o, A. - W SMstenslon, III hueuSt!as'
no wn,,ia r,,,,a f"ue Wv .aS. ~ sucu PoSition
ho,,, Du noa n"Me 'esort 10 Juuicial decision
Do'I "'' proper MY understanding
s;nr ,r', $500, my. my 'na1 oruer OF suSPrn-
S,n,,or.o rnn,','I ""o ' c my otuer !oF NJ.
1,an'ou lg"oEn YVES iHr'her step towards
the nc, omplishmt ut of that purpose
repeat tina, nv own conyiclions no n ,bs
true consttu,t;nn nf ia L,,r ia % " 'ne
siltutionaliiy, were well settled ard were sus
tanned by every member of my cabinet includ-
ing Ar Stanton, himself. Upon the question
OF cunsiithtonality each one in turn deliberately
aa'isah ne mat The ttnuie-oftflce act Was un-
constitutional. Upon the question whether, MS
10 Anose members VINO were appointed by my
predecessor, that act took from me the power 10
remove 'hem, enc OF those memters emphatical-
y STATED IN Inc presence OF others sitting in cab
met, mat they did not come within the provi-
siohs OF Inc act, and II was no protection TO them:
10 one n'ssehted from this construction, and
Understood Int m all 10 Rcquicsce in its correct
pess'
In q matter Of suth grave Consequence ! Was
NOV u,spossa 10 rect upon my own opinions,
,nougA fortified hy my constitutional advisers.
l nave 'hfelorc sought 10 bring the question at
as early day as possible before the Supreme
,sIire drc;sion N''e '''''S 'oF n'"' ana SG'n0ri-
In respect TO 90 much q the icscIuricu no re-.
isie' TO the designation OF an .fifc,r 10 net Is
tbs, Ct NJ ga h h have only 10 say
visions Ct The irs seri,n Of tie ac Of Febn r1V
10, 1898, which, so nj ne they are applicable to
I've , s,; mug" T.! '"ofa'F, understand TO
w. p,.,s,,., ,,
follows >'''1''S '"'s ~ i message as
In rhe rrt,tn, irs,pno. I r.,s .,rc.,.a ~
sought to az pcal, to that final a,littr fixed by
Inc ,Uns'u'lGh ier The determination Of all such
fv The so mr., ,Elra:'ns H"te oeeh lnpeea
sustain inviolarc ne powers Of tic hch cNice
committed to ny hrlds Whatever may be the
not allow Il, m ,n ,oroii sUnm 10 nySe; could
so clear 20 ny own mind and so imreratiye =.
II ~het w was possible had been certain; if had
tba, in ," II "",'fau Mneh removed Mr.. Stanton
hands my own removal WINS rnre tn to aH ~ my
could noi have hesriated, actnaerl by public con.
nTo,as, :" 't hetst chartcnr earnestly
charrss me in wtat hSve o vi 'uI I'nse Maen