Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-10

thus connected with the story OF our wrongs i,on
a foreign powcr-would that we could not add, our
degenerate submission to them. l-aI6any yfrgus
WAsHrGroN, June 6.--Nr Ruinpff. the Min
iser of the Hanseatic Cities, LETT the sea, of Co.
yernment on Wednesday last, on visit to New
York.
Daniel Sheldon. who FIR twelve years had fill.
ed the post OF Secretary of Legation, and OCCASION.
ally of Charge d'Afiaires OF the u States in Pars
died at Marseies on the 18th April MIR. s. was
formerly Chief Clerk in the Treasury Department
III THIS city, and was man Of high merit.
[yNat. Int.
Treasurer Of The U Sa.es.-Judge Savage. 70
whon, the appointment OF Treasurer of the u. S.
was offered, and who it at frs, supposed would
have accepted il, has since declined il, OH the
ground that the duties of the office would conins
nun TO w asiiington more than his health or private
affairs would permit. We understand that the va.
cancy thus occasioned has been filed by The Presi
dent, by the appointment of Gen. VIM. Clark late
treasurer TO the State Of Pennsylvania, whose dis
nsSal from that Office, well as the causes which
led TO 1t, mus, be fresh in the recoilec ion of our
readers. TNaf Lo,,,no.
me following arc the remarks of Mr. Macon
on declining the office of President pro ten. NJ
the Senate, which had been conferred on him bv
all atos. unanimous vote. Hash. TIL
Mr.. MACON rose and said, that he. wa. deem
~ and Induced painfully sensible of the h.yor
which The Senate had conferred upon him. in si.'
vaung him to so high and digniiieda station. But
past experience warned him that neither L;. ,in
or ms hearing would enable him TO fill the statio,
WIN usefulness 10 the Senate. IL must h., i'm ,h
recollection OF gentlemen how frequently du,;s.
the last session he Ind to request t.,,,, 70 ,.nS
mel e nhouons made to the CHAIR and these natu-
raj iniirmitics were increased. He wac ,vail
aware that the kindness Of the Senate yo,,lI No.
INIT him to call "a member TO the chair IN ra,;.,.,
him from he duties which would devolve mn,
,i'in' out ne was unwilling TO undertake what he
hs.p
MI" Tie coa'd not now perform. To preside o.
yer the deliberations of this, one orthe most div.
mined bodies in the world, he considered ono of
e greatest honors that could be conferred i'm this
government; and, indeed, he was proud or !,
u,ough ne was sensible it was rather the result oil
kind'y feelings in body of gentlemen with WHOM,
ne mad been so long associated than of any ,ner
II which he could lay claim to. This would be the
last 'iihe ne might ever have it in his power 10
make such an acknowledgement When In,
should quit this body in which he had so lony sorn
ed he might truly say, that he had neither I'm will
nor hatred III his heart wards any man with ,vbo,
he had been associated IN Congress There ,vcr.
occasions where the human mind would be frauebt
WIN emonons' where feelings were too powerful
10 ne resisted and where words could not give vent
TO them; such was the present situation His hear
was 100 tu!l To proceed-he therefore could onIv
express his greattul of the kindness ofthe So
'c' ana pray u be excused from serving as Pres.
dent pro tenpore.
W hen the Secretary, on the morning of the I6t,,
read the proceedings OF the Senate of The day pre-
vious, IN which the above remarks were included
MI. Macon made some suggestions as to the pru.
RricV o, having them spread upon the Journal.
hese observations, he said, were ccted by to
leeiinS oil the moment, and he had not expected
mat tney would be placed on record.
nir. neh'on rose TO remark upon the word sspre-
ceaeht, which had been used in references 4,
tiis entry. lie believed there was no preceJent
Tor IL; that the case itself was without prece.
dent, and might be long without limitations, VIVA,
are Tue cases referred to precedents?-----
they are the instances OF Senators elected Pres;-
dents pro tenp0re, and occeptinS tia. office. ,bi
is me case OF a Senator elected to the same Office
ana declining the acceptance. The addresses
ih"ue oy tiiose who have accepted, have been en-
tered on the Journals and with more reason should
me address made by him who has declined be en-.
tered on the same record. Our SUCCESSORS sbouL
see the reason which has governed the yenerabI.
Senator from n. c., (Mr. Macon,) in declnin,,
the honor which the Senate, by vote almost ,1
unanimous, had offered to him. Those who ma, know
MN from faithful history or fond tradition NAV see
him' III the reasons he has given for declining this
once, acting up to the principles he has always
proiessed tohoH no office, the duties of ,chich he
co"fa not fulft; ana those who know hin No,
may nave an opportunity of seeing the recorded
evidence OF one instance of that disintere sted
ness and elevation Of character which is characte
ris'ic OF him who il worthy to be called " nm.
mus Ro'ndnorrm." The case itself must be en-.
tered on the Journal. The fact must be entered
that the Senator from n. c. (Mr Maconl ,v.s'.'
iected pro. tenn. President that he becoed ~ ho
excused from serving; was excused accordingly IN,
vote oil the Senate; and another Senator chosen
IN ms place This much must appear on our journal.
ana why not the reasons which Gdue ed a refusal
"hich has no precedent, and may be long without
imitation: why not nser; the yery wor1s Uh;cb
mat great man used in begging to be xc,sed from
serving Great, caIihim; and great he deserves
20 De called, whose whole life has been conducted
by the unerring guide of wisdom itself. The So
eretary in my opinion has done right in recordinv
his address in the Journal and the Senate Till a.,
right in directing ii TO remain there. II viii he
one recorded instance Of honor, emoiument and
once declined, in an age when the pursuit of O.
monument, honor and Office seems to enoross ami
absorb the human race. '"'
ne senate decided it was proper, and that TN
reasons given by MIR. Macon for declining the or.
nee OF President pro. tenn. should remain upon tho
Journal NV
MASSACHUSETTS.