, 1879-03-17
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

Speech ct 6fnHf0r l11Ar OH tho 4oIItlc1t
Amendments.
From tic CUnprtsstonat Rtcord- -{fnctfdinos In hs
Senate na the HttfHtHQ gf -uurGh 1.
MFR. Ilour--Ms. Prcsl1cut the threat which
has bern uttered by tic Senator from Kentucky
mir Iieris), mud tho doctrine whiun has been
alnouuccd by tl,G Senator from Ohio (Alr. Thiir-
maui, md tic Senator from Arkansas (Ar. Cur
lAilt,. well warrant discussion protractcQ
through tile night and through the uay. What
Is 1t which tlhs threat, uttered, ] bud almost
sa!d, II, tic name ln! by the authority Of one OF
tic great puttlca Of this country, Isl It Is not-
Ing mere nor less than this: That, unless the
legislation of ,llc country Is hentcforth to bc
such as Que lInusr Of Congress shall demand,
the Government itself shsll stop. It Ii the old
rebellion, an attacK upon the national lilo Of
The county reproduced. 1acl;ing mona Of lts
other old qualities but its opeuucss and Its
colsnKe.
Mr. President, two appropriation bit1s nrc bo-
furu tic CuDgtcss,--onc known 10 tile Army
bill, ous known rs the Legislative, Executive,
ssMi Judicial bill. Upon oro the country de-
ponds for lts defcnsc; upon the otllrr it depends
for the continuance Of every Que of Its leglsla-
lntiye, judicial, Nni executive functions: and
We ure told thAt uniess thu Constitution ol this
country shall be so far IN pructice changed TINT
the powers Of legislation, our function, shall bo
permitted to be usurpcd by q siug1o une Ut lie
three railcurrcnt puwera III u hcfl theJ nru lltIw
loagtl, no, ony elsall ,rsc bills fail FIR The dRy
n1,.: lpr The stsson, i,us luEtYcr iu future; nt
least RI lung US thu present occupant OF tho
Executive r,lnr shall ilotI lIla 0l!lce ilrfe ieais
dlsbAnsrd. Iaau lMsian Ut the frui..ier is to Iu
Hung n:nin up0n illc dctenselcss homes OF tic
settler over twu tll,t!sasnt milos Of our
cxtende'l tcrrtory. The Mexican ca.t!e-
away from the iarln, ho.n tle growing ami I'M
pcrlA Texas, aa he rr,Ases tic border ct tllt
Uuiteu States ,s tn iluu but a,o,irr Mexico.
As the commerce Of thu world approaches. our
Pacific saurcs lrom isehrlnG Strait or ssa Junn
.lo Fnca, a.ut ~: L anpsoachts our Atlanlic
siotes fsul llsr GHIt to the northern extremity
of al.i.c, the lighthouses must go out; The
vrEssihto nnd 10 hospltable weleome; the
navy ss!s PULSES s, Inc ,cal md M wh!c! carFIes
chilled liomu to rot oN the hulks. Every lcsis-
lattya holy u.d Territory provided for IN ih!A
I'LL. every Judicial eonrt OF lerrltory 1,rustt!c
for IN tl!s G.", every United Stntcs Court, Ills
tr!ct n,nl Clfelil, and nr 70 tlAt supreme md
nugust tribunal sitting fl this Capitol, Is to sus
pend It's fuUGliulls.
Tls ~ l!,c prccssu thing that tho Democratic
party threaten Us that they will do. Tint ts
the constitutional ilrthnd or settling disputed
questions Of constitutional law or Of Legislative
c1pcdlenty upo1 which tho Democratic party
| plants ltsflt t,rtlny.
The senator from Ohio has undertaken 10
Justify this ttircat by most extraordinary lit
depreciation both uf lhr English n1ul tho AmcrI.
eAn Constitution. lie sars Tint 10 England sup
plies hayo hee,, s01nct,cs withhold on grcat
HISTORIC orcusuns uuttl grievances wurn re-
dressed. hut what precedent IL that far the
regulation Of our CONDUCT Supplies to whom j!
Supp!ies by II ptonte governed to monarch, 10
icsput, exercising uli tho functions III govern
ment, What Il precedent Ii lEAt to huld up 10
d sGsl.EuyerntHE Ie.Iplu for tho conduct Of Que
Ut tl,e scrynnts III that people, limited nd re-.
strained IN The constitutional power toward tho
ull,rf servants VI l1st sHt1e atas,erl
but lie Senator from Ohio was mistaken In
his facts. What k!lsi Of Erteraucpa. aul how
are grievances r.lressed in EnGtalId unt!er tho
power Vi withholding Supplies The grlcvuuces
30 rtircsscd Rre tho Wy constitutional cxcrclses
| Of power anL Of prer''gatlvo BY tho Mou4rctl.
Wons to eo1uuel .Au repcaI oi a law to which
that body itself bad given It's assent
| according to tho iDrWe ami methods
OF the English Constitution, by tbs
repeal VI supplies. On this contrary, i is out
Of nFdcr In both Houses of the British PArIIa-
| meut to ptoposa any uleasuro OF leREslation on
an appropriation hI1l ot u bill fHr raising sup
piles. u aingte objection IN either brunch pt ttu
Euglish Parliament excludes sny uleasllyo OF
legislation fFo1n an appropriation bill or money
| hir. PRESIDENT the want Of knowledge vi tI.s
English constitutional nethol4 manifested by
tho distinguished Senator from Ohu II only sur.
passcd ~ The SaHt Of knowledge which In this
ot Ills own county. liz suys tl!at tic power tu
originate aIiproprRton utlts. to which class
these twu hills brtuA., Was urneti to tic scuatu
/ and exclusively vested In He Uuusu oi krutt-