The man in whose favour a majority of the people of this continent would unite, had probability at least in favour of his principles; in addition to which, the public odium that would inevitably attach to such conduct, would be an effectual security against it.
After an ardent discussion which consumed several days, the committee divided: and the amendment was negatived by a majority of thirty-four to twenty.

The opinion thus expressed by the house of representatives did not explicitly convey their sense of the constitution.

Indeed the express grant of the power to the President, rather implied a right in the legislature to give or withhold it at their discretion.

To obviate any misunderstanding of the principle on which the question had been 'decided, Mr.Benson moved in the house, when the report of the committee of the whole was taken up, to amend the second clause in the bill so as clearly to imply the power of removal to be solely in the President.

He gave notice that if he should succeed in this, he would move to strike out the words which had been the subject of debate.