Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-25

py 10 Mr.. Stanton, tba question stiil r.-e =
whether The conduct OF the President Vas
ooDttitu,ionsiiIy Of the lsw, b1t he ~ woSn on IN,
Qpi-e whether, in the present aspect of m.
csse, the President WAS gtiltiess Of criminal,ty
~ removing Mr.. Stanton. He started from
ttis point hat tue question was a; least a oobr-.
ful. Our Government has been dfvided toto
three departments, each lndspsndeht Of the
9, her, and no one dep. -tment l. respousinie 10
ue other. All this Is clearly set ont IN the
Constitution. A. the head OF the executive de-
par. nent the President OF the United Sfst-s
sahos' and he is sworn 90 pro,ect and defead
@ tue Constitution of the Unit-d States. Tins -
~, ~ on oaih merely 10 execute the laws. for
laws Is not named. Of all tho officers of the
SoNerament the oath 90 protect, preserve, aud
usIha tbe Constitution OF the UEited States, -
sonIIlis'ered TO the President alone. In all
oouots, IN all difficulties. in all trials be-
n ust lock alone TO the Consultation of
ne tnlied Ss.tes. TIE honorable Manager
lMr' Bontwell) argued that the President G
was only The executive Office OF Conrnes. hat
he lesresh CHI old net 80 interpret the tspnsti- :
tuition The President WIS not the rnere exec-
uuNe smeer OF Congress, but he is tho head OF
one OF the great coordinate branchs. OF ths
Government Upon this question no took Al
rect Issue with all that the hoaorahle Msn, So
hao salo. He here quoted from Mr.. Boutweii's
remarks upon this subject, and said the do, :
nine then enunciatcd was the last Congres- :
sionsl theory he had heard. II law b. a.
clared by the supreme Court unconstitutional
the President dare not execute one Dot OF title
OF u; and II he execups that law Afterwards
he violates thai higher lsw, the Constitution OF
the United States This, then. explodes
mus, execute N n Isw IFSI FSr,bermarn ,er e'iaens
law rs passed manifestly unconstitutional.
tne Pr sldea h not bound 10 ute that Ia ".
ana need not await the decision OF the Snpfems
Court To follow the Constitution is the para
mount duty Of the President, and 10 protest the
integrity OF hrs department is also a duty.
Alter some further remarks upon this point
Mr GroS beck said he would now proceed 10
Mt off m
President in consideration OF the STATE OF the
case ana W hat was the condition OF the ques-
How stands the judicial question We have
no direct opinion upon this case, b. we ha va
DECISIONS Of the Supreme Court bearlrg up IN
the points presented i'm the tenu ure-of-ofsc. . :
and these decisions he would refer IA. He IN q.
read decision made IN 1888 in relation 20 tn
power OF appointments and removal, and whIc
declared that the yower OF removal was vest q
alone IN the President, although the appoinr-
ment was made with the advise and consent q ?
the Senate In this connection Mr.. Groeshecx
9eoted fran decision previously rendered by
OF appointment and removal. He also
referred 10 the opiuion of Chancellor
Kent wherein treating of the act of i7se held
mat the power of removal was solely in the
President, and all these showed that, DON btfaI
as this question was, il had been partially
passed upon. He referred then 70 the initiatory
steps taken by the fathers Of the country To-
have the rights and powers Of the Enecuiive
departments properly defined.
Al TINS point l2lO) the Court took a recess
for fifteen min utss
HorsE OF REPREsKNTATIvEs--T Houss
was called 10 order at - O'Clock
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
nioauon from the Secretary of the Treasury.
transmitting, I'm compliance with the resolutiop
OF the 18th ultimo, statements Of the sales of
gold. commissions pad, &c. since March lst,
ls6>. Referred 10 Committee on Ways and
Means. ~
Also. a communication from the Secretary Of
The Navy In relation to the detention Of the
United States steamer Sabine al New London
Connecticut Referred to Committee on Naval
Affairs.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee Of the Whole and proceeded TO the bar OF
the Senate.