National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22
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The Scw.way NJ Keeping Up the Army. !
From the New York sun:
Attorney General Dcvcns Is very unfofu.
natcly placed lie Is too good lawyer not 10
know that when he is asked to give his official
sanction toa plan for supporting the army
without money lawfully appropriated FOR that
purpose some regard Is to be paid to constitu-
tional provisions If the form Of the certii-
cate which the paymnsters arc to give to Off
GERS Of the army is intended for any purpose
useful to them, IL is intended to give them an
official recognition that tho United States owe
them 30 much money, In such a shape that
they can sell the demand and obtain more
less cash for It. We will not discuss the qucs-
tion what rights against the Government
the assignee Of the claim would have;
because, if II Is true that the certificate
would not involve the Government in legal
contract for the future payment Of money
In cScess Of the appropriation, il Is perfectly
clear that this mode Of enabling tho officers
to sell their claims would not have been re-
sorted to IL there had h~cu money In thu
Treasury applicable to the payment Of thcss
claims. ooiceding the fact that the assignee
of one Of these certificates takes hts risk nj
future appropriations by Congress to Jay the
amount, how docs that fact make II any the
less irregular Improper, and unconstitutional
to support the army, by issuing certificates
Of indebtedness which will involve the Gov
eminent In contract with tho assignee fur
the future payment Of money in excess Of
existing appropriations? Ifhnkers or money
Lenders choose to cash these certificates the
officers get their pay, minus the Discount,
whatever that may he. and tho army Is sup
ported" for the time being by outside in
diyiduals, who are willing to take the risk Of
being reimbursed by Congress. This h enc Of
the very things which the Constitution in
| tended to prevent.
Mr.. Dcvens' il, of course, aware that there
can be no appropriation OF money to the sup
port Of the army beyond period Of two years.
He Is equally well aware that when there
| exists mo money ia the Treasury lawfully
applicable to this object, It Is the duty of the
President Ia give Congress official information
Of the fact, and to recommend an immediate
appropriation.
Our Peripatetic Pzxsdents.
From the New York Tribune;
There was an odd coutray . the receptions
| given Ia the President just In and the Prcsi-
dent just out hast week. Tire newspaper re-
ports read about the same-diuncrs, speeches,
handshaking. but they held deal Of Signif-
cant meaning to those who read between the
\ lines. fresiueht ursnt received nearly wei
whatever his faults nobody ever doubted that
he was man who knew how to make per-
sonal friends and to keep them. These friends
were, naturally enough, the politicians whom
| no had o"iigcd; thcrc was besides, the usual
cur,osr! among the masses 70 sec notcd man,
distinction would draw rs big crowd, hat
there was one feature In the hospitality Of this
crown Whicn was hneiy nuhah' anu, NJ the
same time, dis,inctiNeY american; the good
Ih'urcu eager ucsire 10 put gu, OF siRht fren-
aeh, urant shortcomings, anu 10 restore "en.
Ia a., " c n,a Wv. ph'. ~ ~ 'a nc
| .i,,.,,,s ha, n, ,, lr,a.;a,, - wi...ai
n."nin shn,t"5 ana th. ,.,rnan hoon,,d 49,
snced tn him on bis Iony iourncv' n ,.,s wr;th
the k;ndlirst foroctf,In,.ss Of nil his fa,l,a Le
cansc his On recr was nxsr The nelcan,e s;rsr
| PRESIDENT Usvcs ,r,s cau,l,,, be.rty ho,h her,
aud in pbiIndcInh;, INF Il had I, J;ff.rrnt
| motive Ne IL man with con,n.r,tiyeIx No
| record to attract n Gaming crowd c,un.r,d
with flat nr The mos, nn,,,,i,r nf so,5i.,l "a
most unnonuI,r or prc.;i.,ts. he h.s a. ,s, mo
large foiInwiny of n,.rs,m.I friends. INT he
| holds In his hands IN. greatest opno,turitv
f,r go.I .;,.,, h, hi. 600 10 an, I;,,;,. ,n,s.
| thc cvcs or Tho ronntr,, fn,In,v his .ycr,, ,no
lion with hUrc and f,.,r ,I,rost az st,,,,v os
| the hone Thc nmh,ic rcccnt;ops Of I.st vel
| vrerr almost the 6rsf ereasia,is nm which he
was hromgh s,c. tn fac. wifi Tho n.",io .n5
rho nconIr with ali Their cordial y,,,rnn,o ~,
his honest cours, In The two mo,ths of ORC
aIre,dy mas, wc,c kec,iy cr;,;,,J Ne IN III.
chnnccs If lis honest, In Tho ear If ,,f;,c IN
come Tbcrr ,y.s not New Sortcr who left
hi. co,ne mr. Ills cart IN t,kc tho Pr,.s;icn, hv
the hand the other day who did pot CONC ata
make nm his mind nbm,t Uayrs, and No one
we venture to xly went away without feeling
that it was II genuine well -mcaning honorable
man who stood before him and looked him fair
in the eye or without receiving from even
that moinentary meeting encouragement fol
the future of the country.
Mr. s,w,.I uov,.., N,s.i,,
From, IN. Nov, york TJn,e.,
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ssnt.d ~ b.;nc roo acknowledgements, n.rno-
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