Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-04-03

appointed.' Iast
Now, tho person who was President
might continue In ofiiee half, a quarter.
q tenth part, or The whole OF bis term.
That term WAS hxed and unehaneeabie.
and was for four years. So Mr.. Lincoln
did not serve out ihir,ieth part OF his
term, and Mr.. Johuson IL now serving u
out and may not complete IL, but some
other Incumbent may come In aud com
ple,e Mr.. LineoIn's second term OF four
years.
Nor is IL any defense TO say that the
President 10 the sole trustee OF the ex-
eeuiive power Of the nation, aud that the
required concurrence OF the Senate 10 only
. regulation for the exercise OF THIS pow
er; for the executive power OF this nation
70 mol an unlimt'ea one, ou' - very mar,
rovly limited and guarded. and at oil
points controlled by laws APE Fres'dens
10 the sole trustee oi very lew powers, hnu
the regulation binding him 10 their exer'
c'se are not to be violated win impuni'y.
IL Is eeriainly new doctrine 10 say 'ha'
because an ofhcer Is an executive one ne
Is not 20 90 arrs'gned lot vio'a"on o'
law, and that because he has the appoint
Ing power be has another distinct one, ana
that " the removing power wnefs tue
Vohs,itu'ion uoes not eo"'or ~ a"u ."o
law plsio'y ioroids u. IL would seem ou,
reasonable 'hat u 'he power OF 'emoVa'
hsd peen expressly eon'ef'eu on tue r'os
,oen' oy 'ns ,cns''.u''o", .. ,na' u snou'u
oe e&e'o'.ea nAe ,'e aPPo'n'ne Po"e''
ny ana win 'he ao'ice a"o co"Se"' VI tue
oe"a'e' ou' y" case ""e'e 'he Po"e. .,
femo'ai 10 con'e''eu oy 'aw' ana ""','eu
IN It's exercise 70 'ne consent OF tue oe"'
a'e' |" "ou'o ssem "oso'a.e'y P'ePos'e'ous
10 say ~ shouiu DC eAefoiseu 'o'a'iy ihue'
pendent OF the Senate. 10 sustain TINS
pos'uon' 'he tenure OF once law Is oec'ar'
ed 10 oe uncons'itu'ional' ana tue essen-
uai atsoiu'e'sm OF the Executive asserted
IN th's matter OF removal 10 a NINA
lmbued win the Simplest IDEAS of repup-
lican government, such an assertion Is
aonorrent, ana 70 one at all regardiui OF
puphc pohcy OF the pupilc saiety, ~ new.
or wouiu occur
ine aoso'u'e power OF re"oVai rom OF
nee - areho of monarchy; at war with our
whoie SYSTEM dangerous 70 noer'yi COT
fuP""g !" 's eAe'e'se ano ehec,s' oege'-
ting siavish supseNieney 10 the Exeeu'
i've. ..
Inc madness ana ioiiy mat eiaim des-
pouc power ior our Ch'ef Magistrate are
h'ly akin to the treason which has Tor SIX
,eHrs moored 80 seduousiy TO destroy the
Constitution. The exeeutive power OF the
nation may DO limited aud hedged IN, not
only by the terms oil the Constitution, but
by Legislative enactn,ents, aud u Is the
duty ot the national Legislature whenever
II perceives dangerous exercise OF such
power to put on II the necessary restraints,
True e"ough, we iresiao"t Is the sole
trustee oi tue executive power OF the ma
,ion, bu' that power Is guarded by Ham E
Ing sword ~ every poin'; ana executive
powers are mol 10 DC set up, IKE kiugiy
prerosauVes OF diVi"e rights in deiense
VI 'rsnsgressiohs' ne Executive, IKE
the citizen, Is the subject Of law, bound
oy It's requirements, anenable to Its pen
alties. But We are warned that u is dan
gerous TO Interfere with co-ordinate
branch oil the Government. Coordinate
In whaif In power, importance, 10 use in
extent-in what respect co ordinaieY Co
existent rather; not coordinate. As we'll
say the streams are co-ordio ate with the
ocean into which they pour. As we'll say
the planets are coordinate with the grand
luminary about which they revolse, ms to
say that the executive and Judiciary are
coordinate with the Legislative branch OF
.sis .s goveinmen.: Inc one Is 'ne cenier'
"e .ef''"osy v po"''' '"e 'ea' " nv
tue source ., progress anu Improvement
49, .":. "e o'" s'uy sosn"'u y
su'.. 'a"s 'hp Jeaio"s'y euarueu !" 'hei'
ooeyleaee. sy nee
w NV oe'" 'oo 'o"s :" '"e "so'' o'
.ega'u'"g ."o eAecuu'e anu Juuiciary
branches OF tho Government as OF equal
e'S"''J VIZ" 'uo 's's'a'Ne' "h'e !" no
selse can the executors and conslruers OF
law be SAID TO equal In Importance the
''a~s - Nv '"' '"'e oe'"s y"
apse"u'ous .S'' w. ,"Poa@nee may a''acn 10
a;s,;.,a,;,. 49,, ~. o's" .s;s w. ~"ose 'sa,
u''""o'''e 'eVu'e 70 'h's, 'na. " !" oaseu
90, 90 fep'ssen'a',on ;s 10 i's 'eslsla,ures, and
L. ~ issn's !. Pss's.., sa1, So" - Nss' ."'
'aw "'s'"g Po"e1 must io'eVe' 10 pre-
ah"", o,a;n 'suse heh o. terms r ,s 20 ,a,k
'oou' '" 'o'u'"a'e ''a"'"e' VI '"e oo''
dive wh;.h ~ ..sa,a ps' Iva Sa.,. o 49, 49,
ean ;mnsaoh snJ rsmova wh;sh -. masa
- I.~i NV" YOU "."'
;mao ~ ~ easv' 10 ;.'a .n,ea n"Vns 10 ,es'rs'a' :.
bopnd o,,y ~ s rs ron.,;,,,,;on - s,'uo" a"u u