Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-03-14

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Il !, tar orce was our boast that
the American system Of Govern
ment l. one Of three cD-equal aud CO.
or,limaie branches-each indcpend-
ent of aud a check upon the other.
Congress. the Executive ard the Ju-
dietary were the glorious trinity Of
American Rcpublicarism. Each of
these is the creature of the Constitu-
tion. The organic law confcrs upon
each, and exclusively, all its powers.
Congress has no power except such
asst the Constitution gives. The same
is true respectively Of the Executive
and the judiciary. All of them are
inferior to the organic law which
gives to each its appropriate func-
tions,not even the people, from whom
all power springs, can legally Tor
could wisely confer additional pow
er upon, or detract from that now
possessed by either branch of the
General Government,exce through
the method provided by the Consti-
tuition for its own amendment. Such
is the harmonious system framed by
the Fathers of the Republic-a sys-
tenn so complete as to be the wisest
ever devised by man. 1t has no in
hcrcnt element of weakness-for
there can be no clashing or discord
under its sway, SO long as its clear
behests are obcyed. And if modifi-
cations prove to be needed, tie sys.
tenn provides an easy and peaceful
mode of clfecting this at command
of the pcople-the Constitution in
meantime still preserving order dur
ing the periodof transition. In this,
hitherto, has consisted the great ad-
van tage of our system over all pre-
ceding systems Of Government, un-
der which notifications or reforms
could only be wrestcd from the
hands of power by means of bloody
strife aud revolution. Bet the boast
ed superiority of our governmental
system is lost when its balance is de-
stroyed.
During the last two or three years
we have witnessed Il constant strug-
gle between Congress and the Exec
utive. Each has striven to defeat
the other in tho exercise Of legiti-
mate powers; aud now Congress
seeks to cmasculate the remaining
branch of tho Government, the Ju.
dietary, by practically declaring that,
in certain class of cases, q two
third vote shall be necessary to dc.
eide in favor of the other party At
the beginning, not content with in.
terposing an inefficient veto against
acts of which he disarproved-f"ol.
ishly went out Of his way to obtain
popular reversal Of the action Of Con-
gress, instead.of leaving the legality
Of l.eir action to be tested regularly
before the courts. Congress retail
a.ed with its Tenure Of Office hill, to
restrai,. the Executive in the exer-
else of powers which have been held
unquesiionei by his predecessors
from Washington down. And nos
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