objectionable was the only practicable one at the time. Under the blessing of Divine Providence you will shortly have an opportunity of correcting these defects, and establishing upon a better and, T trust, a firmer basis a government more in unison with Republi- canism. But the objection that the council had no authority lo suspend from office Henry Smith, is without force, and cannot be sustained. It is alledged that "the council did nol make him, and consequently cannot break him." A moment's reflection will convince any mind, that in a proposition of that sort there is neither argument or sense. By the Mexican Constitution Congress is constituted a Grand Jury, to impeach and dismiss from office the President. So also the Congress of the different states are a Grand Jury, to impeach and dismiss from office the Governor; and yet the Congress, neither "made" the President or the Governor. In the United States the same principle exists. The Congress can alone impeach and dismiss from office, the President, and in the various stales the Legislatures exercise the same power over the Governors, and yet the Congress does not elect the President, nor the Legislatures the Governors. The right grows out of the very nature of the Republican Government. The people as a body can do nothing and they only can act thro' the medium of Representatives chosen by themselves. If the Governor is not answerable to the council, lo whom is he answerable? It cannot be lo the people in mass. They have not the means to try him. And to say that he is not answerable to the council, is to say that he is Supreme and Absolute, dependent on no one, and that his own will and pleasure is alone to guide his actions. Under reasoning of that sort, he would be as despotic as any Monarch in Europe. But the right of the Council will be unquestioned by reference to the 11th article of the Organic Law, in which the authority is expressly given. Having thus demonstrated lo you the right of the Council lo remove from the office Henry Smith, I will proceed to shew lo you in what manner he has so offended as to authorise his suspension. 1st. He insulted not only the representatives of the people, but the national di?:nily of Texas, in a communication, before the low abuse of which Bellingsgate slang covers in shame. 2nd. He attempted lo dissolve the Council by his own mandate threatening rigidly lo execute it before refusal was made thereby committing an avert act of treason a~ainst the Government. 3rd. 13y his own act he cut off all communication with the government, thereby rendering the office of Governor vacant, and rendering the instalment of the Lieutenant Governor necessary ancl also the suspension of the said Smith. By the 3rd and 4th section of
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