The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-28
CLAY Ann WEBSTER On rasuHE or

PRESIDENT JOHNSON ano @RyV1
made : great buster shout as~rssesSRtu-
~tonality Of the law Of Con6rAs 1Eslasing
,bs tenure of Office, and reqdffakt1 Assent
&c ,he Senate to removalA asgssll 6ett Az
no;r,nents Of Federal oSGcef@AAndsth
pres. and politicians of the Coppsrhea} par
= have denounced the unconstj 66sf usur-
n.t;on Of Congress, in all the sxuberance Of
-J,nrsr deuuucistcsy svccshulsry sisAshs psbascl
have been almost led to believe that there il
resiiy some oundaiion for the charge.
QAs44AsA.usaAsas The AsshA;ng,shssoaes
hare .been led 10 fear that the excitement Of,
tbs hour Asihe ekigeneiis 81 Ne times haAve,
led the Republican Congress on to the outer
verge Of the Constitution, we quote, TO calm
and re-assure their minds, the sober and SOLID
opinicns Of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay,
Who were supposed by their cotemporariest to
(kuor something about Coastifptieeal Law.
FOf course, Webster ana Clay, ID comparison
with the natural born Copperhead Constitu-
tional lawyers Of the present day, are but as
tallow dips to the full orbed sun in the Heav-
ems. Still Webster and Clay, thirtyIcad
years ago, in the dim light which was shed
upon the snh5ect, expressed IN unequivocal
language the exsct sentiments entertained by
the Republican Congress Of our day, who
have but enacted the sentiments Of Clay and
Webster into the law of the land, in the stat
ute regulating the tenure Of Office
On the 10th of February 1885, Daniel
rr u 4 - +. i 4N-E.-I.- - Al. gA--to. N
Webster said n q speech m tne senate
ii think, then. Sf, that tide power OF ap-
pointment naturally and necessarily includes
the power ofremovai, where no limitation is
Expressed, nor any tenure but that ct will
declared. The power OF appointment being
conferred on abe President and Senate, !
think the power OF removal went along with it.
and should have been regarded as part Of it,
and exercised by the same hands. / THINK
rBE LEGISLATURES POSSESSES THE POWER OF
RrcuLtrrSe The CONDITION., mRArIoS. QUALI-
lF1cAT1oy AND TENURE OF oFrfcE IN ALL cAsEs
WHERE THE CONSTITUTION HAS MADE NO Ex-
pRIss PROVISION oy THE suBJHT. am,
Therefore. Of opinion tia, it is competent FOR
Congress 10 declare by law, as one qualifica-
ton of the tenure of office. that the iacum-
bent shall remain in place till the President
shall remove hitn, ,of REASONS 20 r. s'a.eu =
natsa.,;on m;la and esptle a. # i. will
have some effect in arresting the evils which
beset the progress of the Government and
seriously theaten it's future prosperity
Henry Clay supported Mr.. Webster IN this
debate. sneak;np as follows:
ar. ~. 1.s.,a,,.a .n,ho,;,u vh;oh GRO.
rs ! s'ses. ~ -; ID ~
as = "a s.aa saaaL - course
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~ omsee p ~ e. I, - ;n,a ax;s,ence Nv
'ne . e'i reaa.ass H. go Iii NAV n,a1
the ! oonsieso, ~ -. ~ otBsa
ser,os y anu ~ .aaa 80, +,
anu y onisu shnnaA i, 80 Lsh ia Ali
may 81
soldlae omee' ana sheh aha ra nov ne has
omitted IN nresrribe the tenure Of The judicial
o .th, could not Congress do it, But the Com
~stitution has not liked the tenure OF any sub
ordinate Offices, and therefore congress ma
supply the omission. II woald be nnreason-
able TO contend that although congress-, IN
pursuance OF the raoilc COCO, bfings Tue ounce
and the ofticer INTO oeing ana assigns 'nei1
purposes. yet the ffesieeM mas q cohtrol owe,
the office when congress cannot cohlfoi she
regulate.
Mr.. Ciay offered the following amendment
n The Hill which il in intent and substance
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u ea"'e ." 100 pass
: Congress, against which there pas been 50
/ much denunciation hurled
Re 81 further enacted. That in Iii instance,
g If annoin.ment 10 office nv the President, b,
aud a,,b The advice and consent Of the Sen
d ale, tha mower ~ removal shall be exercises
d in concurrence with the Senate and whet
he senate ia No, Ia session. he Presiden
It NAV susnend anv sueh officer. communicable
!, his reasons for the SUSPENSION during the frs
r month Of ia succeeding session, aud if III,
d Senate concur with him. the officer shall b,