The Washington herald., 1909-01-31


dent Adams told OF It's reception and /
stated in his message that he would /
commission ministers to attend the con- /
gress. The opposition made this mes
sage the excuse for violent assault on
the President on the ground that he had
his powers. At later ses-
sion Of Congress he sent q message con
cerning GeO-giz's treatment Of the Creek
Indians, limiting that If the State did not
6esist he intended 20 carry out the treaty
OF the United States by force.
This message led TO open eonfict between
Gov. TrOup. OF Georgia. and the PreSi-
dent As Congress refused to support the
latter. the authority Of the United States
was successfully defied-
One OF JacksOn's many messages was
protest against the action OF the Senate
in adopting q resolution introduced by
Henry Clay. in which the President wss
charged with transeending his constitu-
tiOnai power IN relation TO the public
revenue The main points in the Presl-
dents message Of protest against the
resolution was that he meant 70 maintain
intact the rights Of the Executive, that
the Senate would be the judges In case
OF Impeachment. and for that reason
ought not TO express an opinion until the
House saw TT 70 irnDeach.
The Senate refused to receive the mes
sage OF protest by a vote OF 2 70 10, de-
cIaring il q breach Of privilege At the
next session Benton. Of Missouri. intro
dueed a resolution 70 expunge the reso-
luton OF censure from the record OF the
Senate. but il was not passed until ~,
when It was ordered that black lines
should be drawn around the record On
the journal Of tie Senate and that across
It should be written the words. Ex-
plunged. by order OF the Senate, this 18th
day OF January, 1SS7-
The Senate resolution censuring Jackson
was adopted February ;. 1894 The resolu-
tion expunging It from tire records was
not passed until January Is. IsS7. almost
three years after. though Benton gave
notice Of a motion to expunge as soon as
the offending resolution was carried. Dur
ing the years that inteTvened the ques-
ton was a dominant issue Several
states sent memorials 10 the Senate
pressing the measure for expEngment.
Othsrs. passed resolutions mstructing the
Senators from their States 20 support IT.
Among these was Virginia. John Tyler,
later Vice President. and then President
through the death OF President Harrison.
vas az that time serving as Senator from
Virginia. He recognized the doctrine OF
instruction. but as he was unwilling TO
vote for a rnutilation Of the Official rec
oris. ne resigned. The other Senator
from Virginia. Leigh. refused to recog-
nize the doctrine and disregsrded the
instructions Of his State. For this action
he lost his party standing.
Tylers resignation. looked upon as
[ a form OF martyrdom, gave him the
I Vice Presidency and the Presidency
/ During his administration Clay's bin
/ for incorporating q new United States
bank was carried. Tyler vetoed the
/ measure and sent a message TO Con-
gress explaining why. The Wings were
so angry that in the evening after the
message had been received a crowd
| assembled before the White House and
/ demonstrated their disapproval n dis
/ orderly noises. The Democratic Sen
ators. in a body, called on President
Tyler who had been elected on the
WING ticket, and congratulated him OF
the courageous and patriotic step he
had taken.
/ 4 few days after an inquiry into The
/ dIsorderly demonstrations before The
! White House was moved Senator
CLAY availed himself OF the opportunity
10 dramatize In satIrical fashion th'
congratulat0Ty meeting Of the Demo,
cratic Senator's.
lanes Monroe served as PTesiden
two terms He sent eight annual an'
1 fifteen special messages TO Congress
But the one event OF his administra
ton which is fndissolubIy connecte,
with his name and marks an epoch il
the nations history was the pUblica
tiOn OF the Monroe doctrine IN his sev
enth annual message, December. 1925
The Spanish colonies OF South Americ'
were at this period Tebelling agains
the mother country and setting them
selves I'd as independent republics
Some OF the European monarchie
! threatened 70 interfere and reStOr
the South American republics
: their subject condition. The admins
tration decided that il would not b
wise to allow the nations Of Europe {
NEEDLE with affairs on the America
continents. and the President accord
ingly announced In mis- message & DO
IIitical doctrine which, without legisla
tive sanction. is still regarded as fun
damental law and bears the stamp {
authority both at home and abroad.
President Cleveland's most popHla
perhaps his only popular act during b
second administration. was his reafhrHs
2 ton OF the Monroe doctrine in his Ven'
zuelan message
President Buchanan last annual me
sage was written while he was still III
= der the influence OF the Southern elemen
: Il showed how little he understood Il
: temper Of his own time and section.
I his message he blamed the anti-slaFeI
men Of the North for all the trouble, ar
seemed 10 justify South Carolina in h
threats Of secession. though he said 81
had no constitutional right TO secede-
r the same tine he declared that IL she q
Secede the nation could not prevent it. Z
the general government had no pOyer
''coerce q state" In view Of the even
5 which the years brought forth innediat
= " following ais declaration, Il Is hard
unfair or discourteous to concede tn
Z even the chief executive, IN his of5ci
2 and formal statements may sometim
\ err.
n, In his message Of 1852 President Il
i coin recommended an amendment 10 q
Constitution whereby certain anOu
e should be paid by the United States
\ each loyal border State that would abb
4 ish slavery. The amendment also propos
e to give to Congress the right TO apr
pirate money for the colonization OF Z
emancipated slaves, with their own CO
4 sent, at any place outside Of the Unit
) states. Shortening the war, Linco
II thought. would be an economy, becau
:. few months war expenses would d
/. for all the slaves. and this without I
shedding Of the best blood Of the naJiC
IS But the plan failed. and the border Stat
d refused TO cooperate. though, as L
!. coin said, they were not wise TO Eefu.
ie as the value of "two-legged propert
el was becoming very uncertain
3 The Presidents recent message to CO