Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-09-01
DELTA.
For the Boston Patriot.
SHORT NOTES ON Mr.. RANDOLPH'S
SPEECHES.


From the National Intehgeacey, jane 8.
In the Senate of the United States, March So 1896
| The following preamble and resolution, sub
mit,ed by Mr.. Branch, of North-Carolina, some
time since, in secret session, and subsequently
| transferred to the Legislative Journal for pub
lie deliberation, being under consideration, viz:
"Whereas the President of the United States,
| in his opening Message to Congress, asserts,
| shat invitations had been accepted, and that
Ministers on The part of the y. States would be
commissioned 10 attend the deliberations at
| Panama, without submitting said nominatio rs
to the Senate: And whereas, in an Executive
communication of the 26th day of December,
| 1926, although he submits the nominations,
yet maintains the right, previously announced,
in his opening message, that he possesses an
| authority 10 make such appointments and to
commission them without the advice and con-
sent of the Senate: And whereas silent ac-
quiescence on the part of this body may, at some
| future time be drawn into dangerous precedent:
Therefore,
"Resolved, That the President OF the United
States does not constilutionally possess either
the right or the power to appoint Ambassadors
or other public Ministers, but with the advice
and consent of the Senate, except when vacan-
cies may happen in the recess
Note 1st. This speech, in the newspaper before
u.s. consists of ten columns, whole side OF the
newspapers and very nearly one half oft was correct
ed by Mr. Randolph In the whole speech, there as not
one avord on the subject under discussion. 1t proba:
bly, took, in Mr.. Randolph's deliberate enumeration,
four hours to dehvsrt
The gentleman from North Carolina has steer
ed his ship into action with amanliness and de-
cision, frankness and promptitude. fearless
intrepidity, that scorns all compromise with
the foe, the common enemy ofeve:y true friend
of his country that will relieve, certainly, one,
and, i believe, more than one, oflhls body from
some part of the odium which has hitherto
been borne almost exclusively by two.
Note 3D. In this passage, Mr. Randolph calls the adj
mnistraton the enemy of every true friend OF
his country; acknowledges that the Senate had been
made odious by himself and other, and thanks
Mr. Branch for comingin to share this odium Who
he MEANS by the other odious person, does not GER
tainy appear. Were Mr. Calhoun strictly speaking
member of the Senate, should suppose he meant
him. He probably means Colonel Benton, gentle
man who dirked Gen. Jackson, a few years since, in
seven places now his bosom friend This he may well
be; having scored the Generals bosom with his dag
ger, he knows the tender parts oft.
He forcibly reminded me of that gallant man
twas he not our countryman by birth, sir,) Hal
lowell, who so CALAMITY took the lead IN the
Stofsure, at the battle Of the Nlie-the most
brilliant and sublime naval conquest-the most
important, whether in reference to itself or Its
consequences, that was ever won by man.
| Note 3d. This sublime naval conquest had the eff
feet ofcrppling France, Strengthening the British nm
istry, and confirming the naval tyranny of England.
am GLAD to find that the gentleman from
! North Carolina has spoken to this House with
the pIainness that belongs to him; no; only as a
/ Southern man, but emphatically as Planter
/ ii belongs to him as slave holder; 1t belongs
to him as one who is not bound to electioneer
and curry favor with the driver of his carriage
Tor the brusher of his shoes; lest, when he shall
have driven him to the polls, the one may dis
mount from his coach-box, or the other lay
down his shoc-brush, and annihilate the mas
ter's vote at the next election; lest his servant
may give him warning that be may no longer
consider him as his "help," and go as spy in
to the family Of his enemy, if he shall have one.
10 tell, not only:what he may have seen & heard
but what he never saw and never heard, In the
family OF hislmaster. MASTER did | say? No,
sir, @shis gentleman. This delator and champi-
on of universal suffrage owns no master-he
claims the mastery over you.
Note4th In this cogent style, and with this repub
lcan tone Mr. Randolph defends the Virginia system.