The people will not easily understand on what principle of Constitution, law, or morals, the Senate can twice instruct the Secretary to stay, and then, by another vote, deliberately surrender him a prey to Presidential tyranny.
He questions the Senate's authority to instruct the Secretary and then abandon him to presidential control.
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