 Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.  The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay - Sida 245efter Henry Clay - 1843Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Michael W. Cluskey - 1857 - 672 sidor
...the effect, that the President in his late executive proceedings, in relative to the public revenue, had assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, and in derogation of both ; and that the reasons assigned by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1858 - 478 sidor
...Senate, by a majority of 26, voted "that the President, in the late executive proceedings, had assumed to himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both."* Thus the two Houses as in England on the Keform Bill, were brought into direct collision ; and this... | |
 | Henry Nicholas Sealy - 1858 - 488 sidor
...executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue has assumed upon himself authority and powers not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." The house of representatives took the side of the President, and on April 4th passed the following... | |
 | William Jay - 1853 - 682 sidor
...relation to the suppression of certain papers in the New York Post Office, has assumed upon nimself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both,' instead of protesting against the charge, you would be compelled to acknowledge its truth, and you... | |
 | Henry Clay - 996 sidor
...his censure resolution implied no presidential guilt of the sort or magnitude requiring impeachment. "It simply affirmed that he had 'assumed upon himself...derogation of both.' It imputed no criminal motives." Criticizes the friends of the president for introducing the constitutional impeachment issue in order... | |
 | Robert J. Spitzer - 1988 - 206 sidor
..."Resolved, That the President in the late executive proceeding in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred...Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." (Congressional Globe, March 28, 1834: 271) 5. Kent first proposed this amendment on December 24, 1833... | |
 | 1989 - 90 sidor
...the Senate censured President Jackson for his act of defiance. The Senate resolved that the president had "assumed upon himself authority and power not...constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri dismissed this action as "a mere personal censure — having... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1906 - 304 sidor
...moneys from the Bank of the United States, the Senate passed a resolution censuring him for assuming a power ' ' not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." Two years later, with an administration majority in the Senate, Benton's "expunging resolution" came... | |
 | John A. Marini - 1992 - 228 sidor
...resolved "that the President in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and the laws but in derogation of boih."41 Jackson's willingness to use the executive power, often in opposition... | |
 | Brian J. Cook - 1996 - 236 sidor
...charged that President Andrew Jackson, in his removal of Secretary of the Treasury William J. Duane, had assumed "upon himself authority and power not...constitution and laws, but in derogation of both" (Richardson 1911, 3:69). On April 15, Jackson had sent to the Senate a message of protest, requesting... | |
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