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~UJI1I~L UGIL iLA[WUY.~ ?~~~jI CIE~~ANT4
VOL 11 D-tA
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electing lepresenatatives, Congres:
woulil at once, ''il pilt silisee" u
a power expressly granted by til
Constitutioan, pruoeedt to provid<
ieces.sary election laws, and b%
virtue of these laws, a hiiulful o
people inight lawfully elect all tli
Rtepresentatives to whielh tle Stat<
sleUld be entitled. The consequenc(
would be, that tle choiec of Rlepre
sentatives, would f1al exclusively
into the iiamil of those opposcd, i
supposition, to the State, and oil
tle side of the Union. It wiulid
not help, tho in~attr, that the Legis
lature shoil.1 have acteil uider awl
ijll rot tioaa Iroan Convention. The.
rldinallee, of Conveitiolli. Onljoinlitli
he act, would be of tao higher
tnIthrity than the Coansti:tioll 0l
lhe State. Ilndecl, every ordinaanec
4 Coivenition, is, inl theory, : part of
lie S'tatu Constittionll: lut the
_..onastituti:oa of the Unait:vd States
!x'raessly declares, that all law s in:ile
a p.urasianee thereof, slall be the
upreime haw of the Ia ia'1, ara1l that,
'[1e dudges ia every State shall le
>uad ere, aij thiag in tiae
.Old~tihtion or laws oT aaay Sta"te tu
lie cotrary, totwid s andiig.'' TIhis
t will be secO, that Representatives
lected under the circumustances de
ribedl, by a hanadil of i.eople, ill
ome corier of the State, would have
o be rega rded as lawfull lepresent a
iV es not ny! Iv the United iSates
.itlhoritlits, blt byN th judicizl
ribunals of the Stawe its(.lf. A nd 1
hould tie Le, isature, ill obedienice
o an ianjniction Fruni Conventiona,
Leelare it aa11 oieice to paiticipate in
ueh elections, the b Late (ouX:s
Vold be Lounaid, iy aJhs ofollice, to
leclare the act of the lngis!ature
o :ni nd void. There
el ,judilly
apoI nC , .ItIt;.tua .1 the United
V':;Ites, shoI si lemnily decla., that
II "tate hil lever inteiid to
:It to CIgress the I O"r t. I' .
'ile 16r eleedaos. At1l where is
he pos ;)iibi ity or the desidca!tiltev,
hat, I ConlvIntiun ..f the I collic I
.ithL0i Ci i:a ShiUbl eLr I e
rought to u I t 1r Zs I . alabl a flse
Lat it is Ie,'01-1 to say mnoro, with
lo view if sh1wi Ng that Il C te Caanveaa
iuan awl tle Cnuiis:itution f the state,
ave :iig to i with e i.atter of
nited t:ies Senaos al i Rpire
etaieI1ViC. if 's I have alrea 1k
.6 i, the110 110pepe shouid Choose t it'
ice l'-presentatives und her an act
'ongr:tess fir th 1 ur~pose, Lhey woubl
ihAte aeithLr the laws or the UCt.
titation, of tle Uniteu States ; but
nist lie b rne ill dadil, tha:t thoulI
-very perlsin la t!m: LiatL, exct; t
iity voters Luuul refuse to go to the
Cis . osI'lu(Ing- I the/-Pt" andf thle
irsonsi ebeted bv thmai, wubt hle
awful I 'resentatiViS. A distila.
'ar linati, waus on ce electel lie rthiraty
-ites, ther e bling noi iop'oitiin.
Jhat ill llint ol expiedieneyv, what
ou;i~ ( otismueitces eaui I.e pinj~:l
uit as likely to hfoo ? Not oneO, I
pprehieul. Thact por tioni of thle peo
de, whi, tr ~any reasonI sh'ull
h ose to respect the will of the ('a.
is to thie eetion if hhl prsenieaivcs:
mdi the electiona would flall excIusivt
y? 3 it lie h anuls of tho se who i woubtl
lisregard thie will oif the Cinveaniin.
l'o pie vent th is iS mosrous inti itice.
he j iilicial tri bunaals wouhld be resort
dh t; but I have shaowni haow thaese
Iiuthorities woubal, iinevitabily, lhe
dlaeed ini conflict w ith the Cunven.
iiin, and~ on3 the1 side of those who
ihaou.ld despise itIs cuomman andat II lye
thae Union01. 1 iow long:. wouhtl such a
state of thinags be toleated by the
Nor can it be doulbtedl that puilei
opinIioni ini ourt sister S'ta tes wiould
be uauhitntas a gaist us. Ouar fa icends
thiere beinag, in a great measure, hielid
respon~rsilhe for our aicts, woulid feel
that we land, utselessly putt upot0
them alaian inrasonale respioniility
anitda at it stood the ic n h landi, to lit
foremaost to repraobaite an act, whmiel
it wouhdlibe valui( t tteimplt to defenid
whIaethaer as Counstittional or as irevo
laitioanay--lor thec act would be no0
amore repu~gant to the Conistituntion
aha it would be uinwo rthly of Ina
sirit o f Irevol utionm. Th'Ie worst thin;a
thait coutldl befall aus and our enuse
r-U L T I U A L,
(Frim tho Witinnsbioro' Daily Itvattr.
Ltter from the Hon. T. A. Wocdwacd.
48[.R. - EDroITo:- RcigardingI the
views expressed in the accompanvuig
Ntter froi- liy friend, Mr. \ooi
wird,ias;vorthy the .profourd eon
eiderkon (0.4e especially) of the
146dhbers'' eect to thle Conivenitionl
aJ e people generally. I deem it
In, uty to request its publicatiul.
4 Very respecttriily,
SAMUELA G. BARKIEY.
Marchl 25th.
WASntIN-TON, Mfiarchl 16. 1852.
.MY D)-:.ui SII-- I h aveeien
gh1 ,gratified at the receipt of
ypr.letter, but regret that you are
ng, more decided inl your repugnance
tether idea of prohaibiting the election
oefUniited States Senators and Re
prOsentatives, anud thus detaching
the State from the Legislative branch
VE the Federal GoveInmet, while
sh'&:Will still reminniii ill um with
thir othlbr States, awl egnally with
tl1?t, be subject to all the lans and
reuliationis of the I lion.
.oir, if the State were about
to secede from the Union, a rtesdu
tion, recalling youir Senators, and. IRLe.
p'-esentatives,- though not leally <
binding until after the act of Seces
sionl wouldl meet .my approb ation.
Thei-o would be an obvious prol riety t
anid decoriun in the act, and it woulil
rrelieve'the delegation of an Cubar
1 ilg sitlatioli. Tsut ti make stich t
1 picasare the thing in chie; anI not
the mere Consequeclve . (f a more I
diucisive purpose--to 1!y upon
it'as the substance of remedy as
-the protective emllrt of invokedl sur
ereignity; wou-dld be stra:u;e, inidieed.
- ffeet of tie :utas r.-, i: :
wnM1 St 11g.gieA Wsand
Va
Firstlet us cunsiler it i;: a n
stituti69nal point of view. 1 i<
coAcedei1 that Couvention is sover
eigtn accordin.g to the doctrinems If.
South Ca rolina , ani i that there is I
no authority capable (i righitully ;
e66trolling its action. lit it must
be reuenered , that a s->vreign cali
Vl. complaet, place hiitasel* midh-r
j!ligations and disabilities, of nhich
ha caniot relieve hiinelf, except
upon a1 violation oF the teris of the I
e-nnlpact, and4 then onily by replidia.
tin g the ciinpact itseff. All that cant
e leraily done by a Stite, a Cont
veiti)in may do, butt there nre ai
vnst number of things which a State
calinot lou So long as she elidliis
:imenber of the Uiion. No Stae
ca ll "C in money; emit bill oI
Ceedit; make anytiniig but uoA a (
silver Curi a teider iM pay:leIt
debts" &c. &C. Cionisult tile Co .
stitution, and see how maiy diSali- i
ties are imposed uponi a State, (f i t
which it canuot exonerate itIf, I
except by Secession. The tentth
alnlt~lldmnent ti the Constitution readsz
as billows:
"The powers not delegated to th I
United Status by the COnsCl itti ;1
)ior prohtibited by it to the States,
arec Icrerv(ed to the Stte's respee
tively, or' to) thc pieopIle."
Buot tihe piowers exprlessively ile
gated to thme United States, or'
prolfibitedl to the States, are, of
cour*se, not reserved either tio the1
States or to the people of the~
3ates; aul1 what theK p~o ple iof a
tate cannot doi, a c umveil->ni(i cannot
<lo, for a. convention is not greater
-than the people.
Now the offices of' Senator and
R~epresentative are created bay the
CJonstitiution of the Unite]l States,
and then right of a ingisature of
a State to elect the one, andi that of
the people to elect the~ other cou
ferredl by the same constitution. Thle
Couivention of a State nieitiwir
c'reatedl these officet s. noar confevrred
the right to elect them; antd what it
did not give, it cannoct take awayv.
.I'hie J.gislalture hldsh its right ti
elect Senatoi s inldependenltly of the
people andi of the Coenlti ml, anid
L1he people hohl1 their rigiht to elect
R. ipressutatives, indilpendenitty of
the Coavenitioni an I i ofthe Legisla
,te.
I If, hiowever, the Li'ila1tureP
u'hould, of its own ai'iccird, declitne
toi choose Senaiztors, oi if' the people
sinal- tiall, of onte accordi, delinte to
Uet IeprIitesenItat i yes, ('iere coubtl
thn no11 ' ultere ay ri.lh[ if emni
oiltiII I illterferceC.. liut tiln caSe
th L 'gi-damtture, by~ repiealinI g the
elec:ionjI ls. shoull aitenotj to
woull bo tie doiig of some act.
1 which, inlst-ad of arousing the gener
Ilos atnl itualy Sptinlthivs of out
brethren inl other States, wouli h.
lige all Suispected of*Aing . mpa
tlized ia tis to repludiate ts, (r be
rixpudliated themlselves by their ncigh
bors. There are high consideiti.i.s
(if putriotisi and silltesilat sL in, ob.
viouls to thle tinids ofa01; why 1Our
State should not yet atwhile Sicede
from her Soutlherna sisters. Aid1 let
Its prsulic such a c urse, as t01t 1toile
will lie able to disptte that we weIre
actuated by those Iigh coisidera
tiuns. Let us not do just s > much,
atul such sort of taigigs, a will Iiake
it nalail -est to the world, that we ab
stained fron d.ing itnre, only* be
eause we were afraid. Let the Sta!r
secede or unot secede; do what will
touch the hearts (f ieni, oi nhat nili
chllenge the app~roval of' state:!ien.
No irresolite expel il.etilg nit il o.
hitical quackenies.
Anxious that the moveetivi inl the
South should nut l.rove a fo itless
one. I CIdeavored for a long tiimte t'
hope, that circunstnuces mi:iht just i.
fy the Cov.Ition ini to
the other Stat s, anI aletiinct of
tie Co)istitutiil, such as n as sut st
ed by Mr. Ca'l hounl. Up< 1 il :lt pro
jesition I know that Mr. C:dhtountt
okit.ed to a protieted andl 1mple;C
dislcussionl, itnvoh ing as it %mild all
the relations bet wenN tile ]oth l and
the South, comprehending every
forImt(T it ngustice al danger fromii
the Union, prcsent anl fit1ure, 1114l
disilacig the insidimus I "lHce of our
einIllies; wiicht is that of well t il d
periodical assaults, wil iitervals,
more or less extended of e.siljery.
flattery, al'.1 pledges -of Iphatformtis,
electionjubilees and intriagues with
Soithern aainbitiont. .i::t the Con
ventien is near lit h1aml, ial the
l1 I am S:t that the propo:i
Gotnt.I he i:.pportinc, aid worse
than usetess. Our frienls are mut
sufileietly strtig to institute a dis
eUtpion 111011 it, wid it would fitl irn
ever State overwhehniig im:j rit its
ColuiltPittell, ataci in inany iistaiices,
'Oraized 0t l e. ii ttred agtainust it.
I kiov that Mr. Calbvi m at to
pra'ice more tiian u-nial caitin,
both as to olptrtiuhity ltiawl -IS to the
sm~'I.' fr m hi lcht the pr positi n
shoul come ] eanot neve, int
adat il ibiligs, not fareseen~ hJV
hint tu aie to make afiirmatins, as
to wh at his :dhict would be, hut I
hale an fini 11 perIfectly iatisfacttory
t' in:-sI
It appars to me :bat tilm ColSe
1 tro ter ' the 'otvetii ta is I.l:i .
i n re niiifrical i1;.j rity, Cmilot
coiiis'eitly witi sounl Ii-y ( r the
d,-ettinecs .)f the S tate, uuilotake to
secede. The suywretcy or n"mr
Cal iu jhrity was the th j-t (f abhr.
enece amI dete.station nii-h %.Ir. Ca;l
hoult. Jis great woI, the gre81.st
of workz:. oiloemeti he
of the enmity of tiis idea. aml the
maintitaice of the prositin, that
man__ setyt. is g:am-- ih-a is.
thttI1tativemt(ent shaoul I lie "that if.
thc ni ihle awd not of I artt."' To'. that
adi~justmentat ofi hlowert beatween the low~
ma~:kitg thti g'evr-rmten lasm 1e
gree onei of concurrnt mi.ij rt ies ,lhe
ascribedc aaainily those s...ii lC preaii.
jee ofic codensi ation m'dl eiilogy
eve athe least contsierale ac-t tf le'
te a ferryi I, Or itncaa-irte a reaintgl
cl iad judge wvhat h..- wul.l thtitak
of ain att emapt by) a maunaeiical miorViaty
to sweepC froma existenie, at a. Sini
htw wthole systemu of U2vernmem; ii
ti trin ttI anew (order of thinaus, and
to taike undtier it s cotro, a v as It n.
compli at.ted social qujiestiont, ext endi
in itmensely beyondt the liitso
thec Staite, iad in rehition to wihich
thtre Caret inl sister S'tates liftyn
timeat 's miany people dlirectlyv atnd
equalily interested , as there mte per
sonls it Sou th Cain i a, in tfavor of
iso laited sQession. Why let uts see
v'Ihat priocess th~e State hals though lt
at wvte Cto adipt t-) make lth J Snllest
motdi fientioni of the State~ CJotnstiCittiln
Two-thiirds of the legisla ture, alce
uponl~ the rtiniplhe of cotncurr'ent ma-i
ji ities, are requlied~ to vote tor tie
cha~ngc. The qustion is thaen sub-i
mtetothe people, andi a new I -
ihurelete'tad ithii spetlal refernceti1
to tlh.e 'i uestion, and towttiirds of th
IreW ij11~111 151)ls Vot(C Ic
newLeisat nre bnust as oef
the chalge. But I sl.ll ot dwel
onl this; point.
The Conentoio1n haiusit f1re it th
very sin-ple task uf sett iig forth th
truie reason why it ouglht nout to sc
ccdv under the exislng State or in
ion ait honlie, anld in the other. :South
eri Slts. There will be io nce,
of resurtiig t) lietit n. it Can do illorl
thaln thsi:: Ji ei su!biot to the i-ce
plo of the Southi the reasons i lu
think tley lought to provide for thei
sepa-at e.NiS.enece aul indepeciice
The other S; htats will nevc r sveclu
exceplt u11" their uIui clvieti.1is 0
what ik s .ii 1 iev. TIhe nil
never 11ahii"t that Simdhi Co-olinla 1h
the dliberative a:1l Legislative de
p rI ent ' of thle sy h, 111ut 1 . all the
other 6tates3 ;lie. Ecequl've.. XV\-1 d,
not arrogatu this tv uirselves, all(
let 1is Sp-a re o ai i to show t(1*.al
we lll it. \e vily dy to othec
dSates superb ity over our1eQlves.
Blit t1.e (C...nventio n cal d.) stil
mtore; it cati o wh:at greatly iieudh
to be done; anl what none other eni
tdo; it enn place the people Of th1C
State ihere the Leg islature found
them inl Noveniiber 1.6R0. Froni th
tiine the Cuoiven0tion was first called,
conzsilerjing the circulinstaices and
terins of the call, it was uiaifest that
without seine iew aggression, thi
State wontil be izolated, 1il t!e
SYuthenli iylt.ght party, yet ii its il.
Iancy in the other Sta, would be
repressed aiol suilfcated. But .te
idea suool suggested itself that the
Cvelitioli iigh t be useful inl restur
ing biariiiovy to the Souith. In1 my
iist puliie cummiumica won, I indica
ted this as the 1.roler ofliec (f the
Convention. 1lad thu last Legisia.
ture refuse.l t fix a, tyer te
Conveniti.:n1 to 11 -
144e. ieM41" Alt
iveecaou felt for the re
0-Jigtuz--dl !iovereignl authority; to theL
lgal ii iniss ot tie lust eQnilieit
11.n1 of the State, living and dual.
Sucl a culrse woul I have Lid
the fou:datii fr stife a -l conten
(ion and the reign of faction for
the next tcn y(eariS. AtiA inl this
coltest, h l iat u old have ben the
lrei:iaent < f tha se who, ha\ ing ad
viled or aclqjuiICeC1 inl the caill e the
C-ven'aai. shAul-M have turned a.
bout ho di h.a r aiid strulan e itf
'hiere is ., i dai.r U: thle -(Th
iventioni dting anl asurd act, iih
suc. r~si'. iiltic Sresling ui on it.
T a hiuse I:- any3 , d:zier. Whenc~
hi 1 iy, !1 , b th i ; ai.s 5 Mnsl it
:er I %%I! w as de 1. Thi*s:- was.- thle
true, the O .: I liable tcat. The
1pr, po w:i t ion of futurc speculative
scesson a it liy to roduce a
delu.dn . .1 oil the dav as lon.g a
yo dhit woubAHll~ ha O to e,, inat
: ; :1 uat It it ouh. I tic , Lithe t
L e i it l tyhIN h, -il.aL W iate
ted.t it, in Iay t\Il, couild not reas.
ina ly IL.\e exetedl, altet al ding
IhrLcSs tfat hi .a e lve a~thas, to bae iin
favor a-f it in \la 18~2.
Ini I.y a1 11i1n, theL CUnvetion was
c cal uni l-itr a .-;i~ reheaa:ai c
nany concerned..., that thev deasirea
It tuns leared that except neac did s
daig e:n id..un. T~,Jhe auth-s el
sibaiiity. Bint the~ Ifi'ha;re hauvini
istiuteI it act1ion with thae c'anfiei
expeatidt.I ini fte IniII cato inian'
that Co-oape:ai-nut he -li ICsecured~
thec St ate ii i noII~t suller i dis gr ace ir
decliing1 to 'aeee. le nthout co-operc
taa ha. c ginslt al h 1ie Sf an
ii.a; lit raja tabraa I1. a W tist '.fee
wllithC theaaatrttI .asd iehti iht
ilinac d t o :e li ne of eisNc-I e ;
an ita ri :t lhigal <laf t , tti ac ina
athousjandiI ihntesinre ith the oathei.
its th:tI an i it Irouithi Carollia
uiTtreiol no diace tair Sotht~ Car
tlen S~idclaining1 dt tosun the ex Si
I u'eis thtat in~ a legial sense the' int
L! 111i i t3 111,1~i ill point of fact, thle
VILS Itlliol 1,1111 1 1.4 fdestiny are wc'r~
I troitjiout tilie ,u wth , titd thoso whoi4
,will 1 1)''k at the: mlat tel, it thl ~ngI
-thCe '1 of tlet. stteS '13113), II ill easily
*TeeceivCe l' renjt t~su'.5 ml
Ut im Si133 11 ;Uttc. s11,11141 Illot. . p
tiiSQ t13 Sb33m3ViieILe mid jt t lit
1 iltg1 ti ttcaliidita to4 (l -t'
tile w~islics, of' t)Il!-'C fl.33teet nii.tcr
Sa.e, *oI lN-11 as thici c cxi. :I;1(..133)
0l'2 1 cv a1 .11 il131,lick! *,1 ideai (.1 de
[I 1, 1 iz I t3hciti& I yes. I (34)13 kS i) ly
ml iii iI~Itic il lit A% 13i3t 13315 ta1kel
place, t'mut tile ,Statu isil lio tat (it'-er.
1iflosin-- caste, excen;t idIC first !u'se her
s~'t~jcssssiti:11.41 SL-.lltru1. 1 lasty
atid abrupt a eti~l 'i .; tlaltu in t") re
pill,Iics. It is Old, iricildt. t of* high
11i3Uati.)lt audi exiibera~nc c f ', viti
t sliou41l Ibe ,Ilal it) believe , that, if*,
iiile tile 33111 it 1eptblies, AveLv
great iLicilitvc rlii-g in to errr,
atlike Lcxui lL I3IiV hae1 coni) etisa
loRy l'dciiii ll coiii l. 3 igaill. W3"311~ ithi
Ahis cornl cisaltill re .uL1ics would
be se.ctirc; V i'b013t it I li. wouli~d nut
'lescirvC to 'u,".
I have ill) direct inter. s ill tlic
nia3! tci to i hich ou vent :1r ret'iirp, ns
I shall rnut beC a canili-latc for re
cel't34Jl. MyI (Ally~ic('I.11 is th~at
4.f1 a private ci izol, N~ielse frti:W.es
3I3 ittl Vu t.C- inl t14.;S i)L Ct3 . t
Very triuly .% oul. f teld,
1ii lilt! Som133 hin lPr2-4.
Dti(Le.L( BC5l W1- Fzti111,c
:llei. I Itit'.t of lRl'j3c'3titti vI; li3s,
bt.cia engaired 11r tile htL;t three datys
t-h 1 uiine txt. 11atnounted to IfifyiWt-I
Iv riiilliois (W dlIai1*. An this hats
I e;v~Ien * ear ol"-' iciiti ad hu1t1~ .u~r
WtS(11.0 l!tit, Ilhl"! im-~t p'3tU4.'tik3 Olt ever
itict. .1111 til l it. 1." 33c 33 V aI' 3 ved 1,' a1
pa: il;i 'les tha~t eveil 0V'13 trod, it W'l
I *o 14 1 . t' lPCt li oo (cu i ti It I el
'I1 Cit- i kv i n. Wrir Iit till! tii
I ilgf It. 3d43i33:14. litol v~gi,su- the
skI 31 t3'i~11 'i& - t at, %\ c ( lit-c
l. li . 13,1 .1o. i mpy i !!) lP.
?Q-atir 43. d is i (Wcr 01, th"i.- 13331
til ill 1.43't 3ll. C Lv~it: MOZr. P.1 i
3..V..! % 'i. ic , ii. ati t Ahkv O'ie r
agni ( - 4 1 .,' I t'! n1ul - I tuch
:'1A 33I VVO M - I ~ .~ picyi d.1
1vuiig the 33 ;uv~ (.I* 3d-.1 .33 h t ivaryte
11 i~i. i i!..~333 en i.4iV 33 ui ll (l4l3
are to~d ii 1't abi !L lk;il 1333334 l -d 3111411't.,
il(l- I 4 '4 V-4433 ( Nv_- C (zi ti ntVit. d( Ii.
i~ilCl1I~ I(~ l i tl ( Le Ca.413 klc.hI:
iC ". i i l i 3 i. 31 (331 ( 3
I4111 be done". mhi:It is the usoc t LtW.-s.
What. kq the, Ilse of* 'o~,execjit
~ .k~ h clb-11o di&us te
CI ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( t UI0 jt 0 \ reai ith
trv att oIC e'1j :111 nO w cnti alldl)a
tim II util e dfo;%1il-t oddeiillia of90
E'uropg ti tn th! iifairs NV( .l.r..I bl
4:4l~lid(l t iIi-Wi iiI h Ivi ul ''i Vili'r
he i ~ I t, ti-11414, fit l& t ~-Nil ohj
So!]VOe-, ad liy iiext year we Aihali tilk'e
doo ~tatt, und the (X1Vl i i)thi
u1:1, 1or 1%hich we have .1 gi owing '-yin
p1.ttliv, lrisilug1010 Foll I, tti IT elilli.
dulln. whiv)h Jm"-Asbily gitll Cromil that
Illaiilit :1 toilll (if, jhlilallt all~p O114verl
ti:-)11l~e rec' t i'niankid t41w Prve;i
lielit is n:!.' lt,'t Wiitl ~qIJ~le t l~eI
tellipt kd law.
NO.- it ji ''10 6t.11 IioA t ell -.1 a.
tble, 1kull-- I&411h ~I' til l Iiie th' -,:e pro.
thve Cis a liostilu po11t14.dl I)Iirl!
bill 1 1ouvs W Cun( or',s. hldceeU wel
ha~ve. 4AZ.% ib e' 1 t. 1(1111 1 hJc C01lalo Lillilie
el :!itiuin. down toL that of* the (enstis
Pli 1111 L-, that ' i-lltevr filly sttipcld ms
thi-ud, (W Itiuso is tt be peretrttd
.st'li als wouhdin .il any, part) i';:4I11uig
the sole ri.pon-,4liitv, it is Tjrthwita
Illitlel talk-il by~ a1 vo4iibiiitio1 ol' built
nIwiac*l, a.1tiiityuc p(t~iktis mid
Linionimi"l* re 11111C as %v. woult~d ex
i)C(t 1.4t)111 IL hbad tut, irwlotEr' h-iged
WiS11,1t. Ut* l~l-balialt'4. \ . t~ f
.11V dk tie ::11,1 tUfleredl we will quoto
fUioui, v. Iielil tsp ir tt thi iee ur"u11
dl p of* 111 upo.jltliIioa paly' hut w.hli-Il
tilitbrt tilaitely (tltlilOt get th We.u
I'riltill" witilitit the aid of adminit-at
11011 vto'..s But tiur 1il1"t atid bit tfu r
h4h ~.parties.Iu0r. the _Ia1%Q, of' the 41;611S,
hAlaS9 v1.Vecteed alli oppositionl
\Y by, Mthli c eii Jc al-,'akon -iivly
too.k the respollsiibility of ' hningg the
plact; of' deposit of* thle p ,il) , ie Funds
fi10111 ouSC banlk to (A0;'3 lt-i le copposi it1' l
Nowm, lot .k (ILthe rkin tIClCeiS of' tile
jji ;:r of'Civaivirn1 J &tesoii's ('x-pivate
1 *V.!ary wviei Illollas are lakeit li%
aL Whbig Ii id m itt of thle trecaury,
lifw' 011 lv Nvitiattt autt aority of' law) bat
ill dirtea viulat itll of' it:
"I l i tdlC If Fueli a fltca ItrC
lrilkms the irnprtcsinn that there mu1.st
hiaxv bseen -,ote ver-y materitlt orrur or
mi.;take either ill thle ENelitive esti
maites or lhe Congressionatl appropria
tions at thle li&:t Conressl, of- that there
last-.'111C ext.1'31m11i (lllY IoosuaesiC5 ill
hV U(ctlitionl (A* thI( laws by d(lsti'il -
JrhI', Nrt: are noC tt mi;tlukili it thetc
ternporI of tile people, they- ill hav~e
their atteltim1iti~e by ft pooi
tiii to add three miuliitsm to the
lfvmilin apl ropruitcd filr tile
Cur rlent year. anid it very satisfactory
4 Shpllatiull will be reqitireti From the
.xe~lItive, wh lo 1w Calls fin. so large
,li wl. lit:..iomifl otint (it noiiev, find
C-4-in lt#, e i2ib-ct of' Cotngre'ss who1
011 d tO 111:01Cci11. ie are! tronglyv
toe th*. C)le (1)1111441 tiImt, dcficienc'v
billk aire becomne rather too Ifuch
.. 1. " .I ,1 1A . I -_ - _ 1.) _i I to ' .ch . - .- !.-Ie
t e a w of Co . ress a fand
owl dieretioni. I zil getltd
be able to give such rdns; b Ii
less iheam, we are unable to aik
What justitiable Principle Congr 60
.anetion .nh. an as option -
)Ur position ma11y" be, firinie CL j
ui1(ler.tode 'tak-i ad %
1hM. millin:of A dI)aris huh a(W
I:atevr'b depa~urtifiet;' It his s is s
mate or the years oi(grea&q eGl
thisamoull tha6 lirgo aidfUr~jY
tVpriate thlle niiin
thbt IExtceittive goe onfade d
l tinho , we a thirt ij
iji 'volation of- law; und if tif
eiuti e aks the nekt. Coirk,
s:l:Ction the exei v& elpknditif
should be donie oriv ,ipd' id:
ConClusive :rasdnzi.Vyt Cariff-i"
appro rinte a 9peefie'snnitd fi -
a c ific b. anheli of thulk
the Execntive -i t -
tisceeniliung tIini liruitAfxi.ed by , "
grA.4: T',0 o' isjto iitd thRi -
law; and no violAtion-of la' ' by k'tAw!!
Execiuive ought'f.o be eAuetioned"
except,under the pressuro 'of -bbltit
1.1NVy I ha.,t we jhaintin,"theW
fore, is that- the p'esent te'fielb'T
bill presents a ca14e in -hii tile 4 .
ceutive .should be heldt 'a
co(.untabilitv. Vhy hasNo
bec'n expended than vaq Ap-o .I
by Congress?- Why were. not the
pendittires made -ac'ording : i
scale indicated by the Congrsi6
appropriations ? What wasthe: e
trullinig necessity to justifv thd.
Ceeutive in setting his discretin a13t,'
the law? Ilow has the n .iiy d'b
expended ? These are quesioia'li
necessarily arise in the case, and un
less they are r-athidlitol)y rubfi and
answered, a most dangeroi usyte*eent
will be set; -tle result of whieh *111-Wl.
that the Executive estiiatoaf and nd,
the Cngiressijnal apprtpriations will
heeome the law -M! thejand e
deem it prorer to repeat thit wd dit6%
make thee remarks fotthn .
intiniating !aty opinion as
priety of thw deficienoyb
the expe ditNries-tecordinvi the
propriations by! Congress, iay :se
nec&essity of looking 'claslyito t 1
Inigerbus innovation upon the prbog
praetice -of the governmentl If the
Executive can!liavoe deficiene'billy
patssed whienIIevr lie - choose!3 thus to
have excess of expenditure sanctioned,
the responsibility shouldrestidlstin6tly
and singly upon those who rtike thb
estimate, and not upon those4ho-ip
propriate according tP the -estimates.
in other words, upon this newdoqtrlit
the business of making appropriMfoK%
by Congress will become a merefow !;.A
Iual proee'ding, having no respond
bilit aittace'd to it. 'This, surelyf-is'
notin accordance with the true-piithr
Ltir in.titutions, and it is an'innovatidh
which should be promptly mbt
the most rigid investigation intothe
niece.ssity tor the present deficiency
bill. We do not believe thit the
public mind will be satisfied thaVt this
g veranienti. is economically adminis
tered with an annual expenditure-of
over fifty millioti of dollars, until' the
subject shall be thoroughly: sifted;'ad -4
Ihere can be no better' time 4t'begn
this investigation than is presented
upon this Executive applicatihfbihr
the passag~e of the deficieney bill before
l'ongress."
Now, did anybody ever see such
a colloomion of detfence, psdli atcp
and exeu.?ed Why wuhen (ren aI..
son remoived the depositea, ora rt1er ~
Lehaniged the place- of making t ryi~
in toture,.he did not rely on, excues
anid palliations and cypedieneea ~e
rolied on what, he considlered i
ilh nt can violate the law and. rely, pt
reason~s and agumnents ho is thieleg
ila tive as w ell as th4 fxecutiyo
power. Why sup~pose the apprppria
t~ins were inadequate, As0. Is niot
rcgeibl ie.
The. excuse given in this ensbi in
our opinion aggravates the offence.
TJhe l're'sident locates the different
dlivisions5 of the earmy~ wvher'e he pleasps,
and then it'*the la w does 'not prodido,
for that arranigement, he 'Pwi.4 And
he p'lead3s his reason for violating"
the law his desire to supply th-o
so'ldiers- where he placed them.c Ho'
en lists the fe'elinga of the'i armyI on.
hii side in violition of'the law. Why
thlis is Lois Napoleoit's policy . Andi
if this is toleruted, how Iohg Will I~o
betbre we shall haive a congde s' dU
Ia not Congr'es comnpetent.:o ,~
' rmine how much -the jp1flih1l --
he' t axedl f or the dt fence -of ouir 'oitker
an.i1 of the Mexicans? -And ?%ett
'Ce'ven or' eight iitionis aareotdd
the army, cian the. Prside'6oteth
Al' four iilidi s' mb~rei .oftgre r
refus'es t o ratify -it 1nd~ :proeedep
imi-peach the Presdet,what~.~
trlas feor--him to'appei 'o'h '
LdrL'and :uiv ith t! e ,:irrnt