American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-03-07

restricts the tenure OF office to the
limit prescribed by the law creating
them. That part Of the first section
which prece les he provlso, declares
that every person holding Il civil OF.
flee to which he has been or may he
appointed, by and with the advice
aud consent of the Senate, Shall hold
such Office until Il succeSS"r shall
have been in like manner appointed.
1t purportS to take from the ENecn
tive, duri lg the fixed time establish
ed for the tenure ot office, the lndr.
peudent power of removal, and to
require for such removal the concur
rent action of the President and the
Senate.
The proviSo that follows proceed
TO fix the jerm of office OF the several
heads Of departments whose time
n,,Hrl, had been defined before, bN
providing that they shall hold their
Offices respectively for aHd dnrlng
the term of the President by whom
they may have been appointed, and
for one month thereafter. subject t.
removal BY and " tl the advice and
consent OF the S,altp. Thus, as to
these enumerated officers, the proVISo
takes from the President the power
of removal except hy the advice ana
consent of the Senate. BY lis terms.
however. he cannot be deprived OF
the power to diSplace them. It must
ai,prar that he himself had appoint.
ed them. 1t is 0nlyin that ease that
they have amy Tenure Of office or any
inUrprndrnt right tO nod, during
the term Of the President or ON"
month after the cessation Of his otli
rial functions. The proviso, there
fnrp. Gives no tenure to any one OF
rhpsr officers. who has been appoint
.rd hy the President. beyond one
month after the accession of lis sue
.rp,s,r.
!, I,o o,so of Mr. Stanton thp
.,I' a,n,intnnnt nader which he
/. I,''.l ~. orion nf Sanretnry of War
> H,,,.', dot conE.,rnl mon him by my
i,,,,aI,nta nrndncpssnr with the al.
.,''t ,,,,,,.,,,,t ,,f tho Sonata He
i. nv, ,,',,.nr ', MA froo n5n any annoint.
,,, -, .},o had nf fine War De.
,'a.t,,,,,n+ ,''r't,' m Wb,,rvpr ,ioht he had
-" .t,o ,,ri,.o u,s ,ln,;v,d from
~, ;,i,,.,I .,,,,,,u,nnaut and from,
..,.'., ,rf,,,'nn The law was MOI
'",' -, -, ,,,,,t,,,.t ,,c,, IN iucum.
''''' ~ ~, w. Do,,,,tmn,t h,. taI;
'''' r.'',a ~ ,ha prs.i,innt the noWpr te
.'-'.'.,,a .'7 ',o,'i lt,, Tbis in uy Indictment.
, ,,...'.I,. ..I,,. ,rd thn law ,tsplI
~ nn nth,,. constructions w,
H,.,in m that umtion of the FIRST
! .,,a.tin, which uipcpdrS the proNiSo
e tl,,tn,. to civil officers generally. the
,''' .;,l,,,t ~. !, IonIiy.l nf thp nowpl
+ ,.,,,a,,,i n,i II j. plaio tI,at I
@ ,I,o,.n ,.nI hn.n no proyiso that DOW
u ,n'n',nrI inst rs rlpurIy have beer
i, ,.,I.,,, t,,n,n linn so far ~ il anplip>
! .ntha sryrn heads of dcpartmplts
s ~ ,.,..,,,,s winch ware no doub
4. .,+i,E,.tn,,,. fn CouorpSS. the ninci
+, .'aI nf,},.nrG wore esppriallv proyidet
4, r., n,,I +hn rvnrrss and only re
!. '.,,;,,'.,,nn+ il tIot thp President " ht
!. l,,,on. ,o,ufnd them shIIl not, with
!, ,t ti,o ,I,;on oud rouSpnr of TN
+, S.naln ,rmoyr them. But as TO m,
;, r,1;not on,hraciuo me officers drsig
Il ,,n,nl in thn FIRST section. the ac
y ,,l.os ,rn,n me the mower. sithou
r. .,hn'norrn,rnnrp of the Senate. TO re
noro nny one of them | have an
/ n;nt.L. Iut if does u,t protr # Surl
, r .ho,n as did not appont, no
n. .;.a +n tl,n,n any tpaurp of office br
! ,,,l ,,,. ,,ra,s,re On cyauilatio,
,.'',t tI,;. 3ct than. if shows that Whit
,l y, ,, ,l.ns, :, rroyiso is mad
Il a.. n,,;,.,,,, on,r,nIlv in auothr
#. ~ I',,, tIcrn i , cl,sS of Officers
-. ''''; ,,,,,nl I've thni. nfIi, n titlrs VIII
: Wv ''''','',.,j f,.,n, rho General tr,m
. 49,, I,,,. ,nd IA ,nfrrnucr to wnnr
=, VI '", ,I;,,inrti,n IL r,adr as to th
: - - ,,n,.n,. nf, ,...,,,,,.,l limited i
10 e,,,t ,1,,,,o of tr.. srrrinu. Thi
m,.i,'.,,;,,,, !. tI,,t ~ tn surh of thus
',,n,.,,tnd ot1;rprS aS hrIr undp
y. t'''''', ',,,,;,,t,,n,,t of tho President
- ,'', H., LIN. ,f rcnnv,I can only be p>
~ NV Ii,, ,,.i.h tI,n corsant ,
It 't''>S" s,to -" Will, ,s to hose Nh
' -" ,,'t L,on ,,,,n,nted bv hin
II r" ,To,o isuo ikn denial of his now,
= 5,.,,In,a thnr, II would bp \ vit
Il LATHAM nf tLn r,aiu meaning of tn
" ,.,,,t,,o,+ '',.,n to ,l,rr Mr. Stanton upo