, 1880-05-15

AV tNe EauoF pJ lHe CN&CHN 4saOunss
CHICAGO, May 1c.-In tho rccont dobntD OH tho
Titz john Porter oaso III tho aenute, tho Hon.
Mhtt II. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin,. nude tho un-
qualified assertion tint tho Natio1,nl Cnistltn-
tibn plnccd tho wholo legislative, executive. and
administrative duties Of tho National Qnvern.
snant In tho hands ot tho Executive, tho lcgal,
judicial, Of professional clss. 10 illustrate his
points md 'nako n convincing argument, ho says
that wo hnd supported for sevcrl years q Do
partsncnt Of Agriculture, and TINT It was
now proposed to estnbllAh Depart
tncnt Of Agriculture, Mines, nntl Mining
md manufactures. Considering that rullhor
tho worel agriculture. miniuR, ,,ur manufacture
occur lit tho Constitution, nor Aro they sofurr0d
t0, 1t Is n littio curious to know to what nro-
vision Of tho Constitution this now Executive
Department Ia to le traced.
This means, In pntn English, that Congress or
thu business colnureal cly1npnt In tho Nation
bS represented il tho Executive AdministritIv Ivo
Government: rhlis no right to 10 represented
~ n's'Isss n o Il te9 nor Go ~ o tao n
fncturor of Meas;, therefore, M that great e!sti
luninnry Of tho third TORN aua ep.lstitnu1nal M
docs nut rccoYnfzo mines, inln9ng. nsd lnnnli.
f4ctlires, of what right does q uns1ioss nun
sG s as ,a q 5na @S ars e e pss,2 sss e na i tGss r
ncuordinH 10 tho Hon. Matt Carpenter, Ineligible,
-.eotlstltutioually !fclarre1 from seeking that
lnwyer Or soIdirr is cllgl lblo.
Nun.,!I'g pnpk throuKh our political history, ,Wo
or soltilers, md their Cabinets composed exulu-
sivoly 0f lMwycrs Picked u1tu tho judicial clllss.
ay s rsore iSesse t. liz
aidon y d Gahlnet Or Exeontive oltccr Accord
@ M svS css ~ o b!s 4st bas mS
tsa @ Sas"st ts ar Natisn%l hxesatso XdMls!sirS
tivc head. becaisc his business IL not distinctly
mentioned In tho Constitution.
Gnnkling co. wlll Ko = step further, and 81, say
less ho belongs II tho Legal Military ntlu Ntvt!
ings [ar flipsn pr,,lcssst,!is aro only mentioned
Me aso S s' assnss 9s tho Constitution
concentrates III bower aMd authority IN sn9
naas o. t1 executive ~ or 1uaieini oouy, atad
dlreetiug Or denlading TINT The rresitlont shail
sess If t. 10 IL T. y s % eeo @ H'0 unless 10
Attorney -aener1l l3ntes, OF Mr. Llncolns
CAbinnt, took this sumo view Ut the p1wcra oT
Im9 sS e. ~ Ys naS ~ aps 10 III IT. So
q tho Consttaton " or o'softe ~ targu'pnf5 ga',p5
On ta1 r9a ,S, ~ ,sa regrw s1 70 % sr NE Sr,r
s so e M4!er S easy ~ foar sp" ycasa u ~
thUtiEh vt that tiHo he treatod tho writer ui tho
a"d inportiaontiy as,trIns hsr' tias lie was
~ iawyer." IT scotns thnt ho hits ctncuuGu 10
se tho a,xnsnt nna a ths p1SaoIy a M ss as n39 Tne
q lawyer. only y journalist nnd Il sch"lhr. hlr.
HAtcs, III hts opinion on tho hnbelts corpus clsos,
delivered July g. l6tl. dL not hes!tatg tD pont
| nut tho danger to tho liberties OF tho people
syhteli tho c9slstttiittonnlly delegated powers,
nlucetl ~ tiio hnntis nf ~, unprI,sl?'eu, nnH!-
ouiit!se chAr rs tho hcad Of u cl,lss or clique Of
| political aG1naYo9s. --.
| Now, II tlg SVthtnr from wisconsin ta correct
| III his constituting ot tho Constitution. and Com
Ercss bug m, co,ist y.deteB!tels power
Sf indlyitlna! le9islatlon, u,d caii 4! no WY,
T.
tinl Eer0snttvcs, by Wlat right, then, tihi TUG
| Thrty-tlti!t Congress plsa tho 'rgDurc.uf-