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

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''se; =. n. novers 17nbf1csd and dissribu-
maoe. .,s.;.,es;,s. esecutive and judicial
~! ne 8..t ,hs ConslAu tuition declares that
"a. -. as.;.l.s;,s 1900 lherein ,esnaAeA aha2
= ...sJ Is !. car,resa 81 the United States,
..h;ch hall cnrsa II sHx6NeYS0 House Of
p.nrs.sn,.,iyes ~ fArtire j, Section ~
~ I" s;.cla. ~. .r,;re range Of leeisla4ive
au;s r. Iii e IL. slesislalivs departs
aeiens ~ Z. ~ ,erms al he
nsnS No. AZ ,hrse expfrs.
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sions OF 1ne 'eS's'A1'e
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tAalb Rstdress ocs n":,aa Co., md
to the fresiaens o' 'ne - -, -
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shall return u WIN nae o'Jec.io.s w
in which u shai' hase o.'k'pa'e III. 49,.
enter the oo]ec'iohs a. 'srge upon su se Sma.
nal anu proceed ~ sa;.a. ~ IN.
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er House, by which It snAA Mewlse ~
consan.feu' :au. III i hspore lAr;cls
that house. y snaii peco"e : - ANaAsA'
!, section ].
Thus laws are made, put Jaws canno. eAs NJ
cute themselves. however WISE, Ius' anu
| necessary ihey may pe, ine5 aS nis'e ~
larations OF the Legislative WIN Unit ciosnee
with the power OF aetaon ~ osnef uep.
ments oil the Government. ane puoee "a
our Constitution understood vHa ers.s
ness the PHILOSOPHY OF governments; au1 q
vided for every contingency. iney knev .n..
laws TO he effective must Dc eAecu.ea' .n =.
| the best and parest isv coma no. peliosM -
| proper once ID tne sosenee VI cNea
power; therefore tney created INA. Pou s auu
vested II In rfesiden. u lug neu o'. u
| imposed the duty Of taking ana euosc,lD.ng
| the oath above quoted on every person e'ecsea
TO the Presidential Office, ana declared ne
should comply With the conditions before nc
entered upon the execution OF MS o's.e.
! Chief among The ex ecuuse outies lmPosso "
| the Constitution ana occurred " oatn Is inc
one contained 10 the injunction thai the res 's
ident shall take care that 'ne laws ne STU 'e
fully executed. Art. 2. sec. 81 "ha, laws
| Those which may have been passed oy the
| legislative department IN manner ana 'of'n -
| declared By the seefton OF me oous.iu,'o9
| heretofore recited. The President 10 eio'hsd
with no discretion in has regard. ehMs1et
| IA declared by the leg slstve power 70 oe me
| law be Prssident is bound ~ execute. py
| his power TO veto a bill passed by bp,h houses
! of Congress be may challenge the Legislative
/ will; hut il he be oyerruled by the two-tha,ds
vote of the Houses, be must respect the de.
cision and execu.e the Law which that const.-
! tulionai voice hss spoken into existence. y
,h,s bs not true, then the Executive power Is
! suparior to the legislative power. 1t the Ell
| ecutire will may declare what Ia and what -
not Law, why was legislative department es-
! tabiished at al2 Why impose on the fresi>
| dent The constitutional obligation 70 tsse care
that the laws be faithfully executed II ne may
| determine what acts are and what are not
| laws II is absurd to say that be mas any
| discretion in this regard. de must execute
| the law. The laws are nEf eXffessions OF
| the national viii, which can be nEde known
| only through the enactment OF the legislative
| departments of the Government a cr1mina,
failure TO execute that will, and every ~iiiai
| failure, no matter what its indacemsnt may
| be. ie crimi nj MAY justly Call into action
the remedial power of impeachment This
power is, by the express terms OF The Consu-
/ tuion cou.ided to one branch OF the ieeisia-
tive department, in these words he House
of Representatives shall have
the sole power Of impeachment. In the
theory of our Constitution the Senate repre-
sAnts the States, aud its memoefs being re-
/ moved from direct accounably TO the people
are supposed to be hey ond the rearh OF those
sxcitemsass snd passions which % Frequently
! change the political complexion Of the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES, andth's y me more an-
u1ed!a Z check provided TO baianee the posi-
| BILE hasty action OF the Representatives; wise,
| con siassate, and safe to the Pensc4 wesA oil
1 Demonstration is this admirable adjustment
! of the powers with which we are nov deal
irr. The executive power was crested to
| enforce lhe will OF the nssiop. The will OF
| the nation appears in its laws. The two
Houses OF Congress are intrusted with the
power 10 enact laws; the objection OF the
| ExeGuttye 10 Inc contrary MISUNDERSTANDING
| laws thus enacted, as we'll AZ those which re-
/ ceive the Executive sanction, are the voice
1 of the people. If the person, clothed for the
tine being vita the Executive power, the
only power which can give effect " the peo-
ME will, refnses or neglects TO saforce the
| legislative decree OF the nation. pr wilfully
I rioi stes the same, what constituent elements
/ of governmental power could be more props
| erly charged with the right to present and the
u,esna to try and remove the contnmaeious
| Executive than those intrusted with the pow
| er TO enact the laws of the people gnided BY
4 the checks and balances to which | have d.
rected the attention of the Senate? What
other constituent parts of the Government
/ could so we'll understand and impede
perverse and criminal refusal to obey, or
| w,lfal declinaiion to execute the Rational
/ will, than those joining in its expression?
There can be bnt ore answer to these ques-
tons. The respondent has placed himself
within this power OF impeachment by tramp.
ling on the constitutional duty Of the Execu
! tive. and violating the penal laws Of the land.
i I readily admit that the Consultation Of the
United States, in almost every respect. is diff
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