 | United States. Congress - United States - 1834 - 640 pages
...the Senate, and ¿as friends in that body, may choose rather to risk his establishment on the lavor of that branch, than rest it upon the discharge of...Executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the Government. I believe no principle is more clearly laid down in the Constitution than that of... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1834 - 708 pages
...responsibility would be annihilated, and the expectation of it unjust. The high executive oflicers. joined in cabal with the Senate, would lay the foundation...executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the Government. 1 believe no principiéis more clearly laid down in (he constitution than that of... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 680 pages
...of the executive branch, which is constitutionally authorized to inspect and control his conduct I and if it should happen that the officers connect...executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the government. I believe no principle is more clearly laid down in the Constitution than that of... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 444 pages
...this subject. That great man, with almost a prophetic anticipation of this case, declared on the 16th June, 1789, in his speech in the House of Representatives,...in order to put this question beyond future cavil, Chief Justice Marshall, in his Life of Washington, volume 2, page 162, says : After an ardent discussion,... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 436 pages
...the discharge of his duties to the satisfaction of the executive branch, which is const! tutionally authorized to inspect and control his conduct? And...in order to put this question beyond future cavil, Chief Justice Marshall, in his Life of Washington, volume 2, page 162, says : After an ardent discussion,... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 532 pages
...his conduct ? And if it should happen that the officers connect themselves \^ith the Senate, they way mutually support each other, and for want of efficacy...executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the government. I believe no principle is more clearly laid down in the Constitution than that of... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 1170 pages
...to a mere vapor, in which case his responsibility would be annihilated, and the expectation of it is unjust. The high executive officers, joined in cabal...to be removed by a "revolution of the Government." Mr. Sedgwick in the same debate, referring to the proposition t,hat a head of Department should only... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 774 pages
...to a mere vapor, in which case his responsibility would be annihilated, and the expectation of it is unjust. The high executive officers joined in cabal...only to be removed by a revolution of the government. Mr. Sedgwick, in the same debate, referring to the proposition that a head of department should only... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1868 - 552 pages
...to a mere vapor, in which ease bis responsibility would be annihilated, and tho expectation of it is unjust. The high executive officers, joined in cabal...executive power only to be removed by a revolution of tho Government," Mr. Sedgwick in the same debate, referring to the proposition that a head of Department... | |
 | Impeachments - 1868 - 542 pages
...would be annihilated, and the exportation of it unjust. The high executive officers, joined in cahal with the Senate, would lay the foundation of discord,...executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the government. I believe no principle is more clearly laid down in the Constitution than that of... | |
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... and control his conduct? And if it should happen that the officers connect themselves with the Senate, they may mutually support each other, and for want of efficacy reduce the power of the President to a mere vapor; in which case, his responsibility... 
