Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-27
sPEECH OF MIR, HOMES, OF MAINE
IN SENATE UNIrEp STATES, ARM 90, 1850.
CnNrINilIn.

CoSrISrED.
Bnt ST., each subordinate executive officer also. *
securely airrnched behind this 'hgh responsibility
Atthn inquest OF u friend who had been very
Enormously removed from the Post Office, | wrote a
letter 10 The Postmaster General To inquire the cause
of his removal. This new hHdgcd. rather unified
irrd head of recently created Department did not
cJHdesccHI 10 answer the Iaqury of ScHrt0r, and
rCcci;ei from of has suboIriindies, hich
was substance ths--'lani directed by the Post,
master General to in:orn you that YOU not per
united la know, Sir. Ia the proud DAYS uf the Re-
public, wen The Senate was hat 1t should he, the
rosmastcr General would for such reply, have
brvn -umm,ncd to the bar ot this Senate To answer
for Il contempt. Bu i, woul! now have been mad
moss TO have proposed it We are the humble
wants oi th'ae pc y yanis They all act upon their
aigh rcspons i!ity You vii not allow as To ask
'be Presiden' why he Is doing tins: and If YOU your
sevcs hncw TIC Causes, yoa refuse TO inform Can
IT &c doubted that If you Of he majority had salts
factory sons, yen would not withhold them from
49,. WPlnyite you TO Jon Us IN inquiry of the
President, why this extraordinary course has been
parsucd--why this genera sweep h1s been made. II
YOU know, tell us; give the satl,iC DRY intorma
tor, and there Is an end tp the cali 1t may be
thot you dn Lnnw The Presdcn reasons for
las removals, and that they viii bear the light
II friends, am sure, nave not the moral polit cal
courage to avow, anu Justify to the world, that II is all
II rev rds ana puni>hrncnt~ that honest and
independent officers must be hurled out. however faith
iul give place TO par;iZars, however wotthess.-
bu, sr, 1t uncha able Tor To- soy that these
fnota's are ali par'izan. personal affair? Nhenc
--rsr. v.u ready enough to c. mmunicate IT, Won
-,zcot with aacrity, and prodtr It to with Il syrt
u. triumph. But here Is Only and then one Cf
tis description" most of III" yet involved IN
the de"pcs, mystery You know that nothing has
bCoH gained, but much lust by Ihis relentless proScrp-
tam, iLF, general remark the officers removed
wcse lnlIcs i'na5ly be- ter than those who succeed
81 lie Now. 1t the President has removed hun
dfed- III i and capsb bic officers for political ODi,-
:,rs has iagrantly abused his and violate the
H.nstta~oH 1t Is not so, give Us The true consi
90 0n"i reason, and we will ne satisfied. Bot there
TIG GRO md 10 sli'prCt, tnGt II the PreSi had
my satisfactory Reasons, hs friends would never have
attempt to sh'cd hun by the slavish doctrines VIC
have lcard advanced. | confess was thundcrstruck
Tia; III fashioned republicans, dyed in the wool
sloud attempt to enforce the principle Of sovereign
VIII and unlimited confidence If the doctrines in
culcaled by The Senator from Louisiana arc sound.
there is not n monarch IN Europe more absolute than
the Pr"sld nj OF the United States II no one
inquire, one Judge; and If no one can
Judge how can 1t be determined thai the Pre<-
dent has abused his power How the ru;i, De
made manifest. and tie abuse Corrected when tho
President has right 10 keep all his reasons and
motives forever locked up in his royal bGsom'-I
SIR, IN tho name OF that liberty dear man, and
IN the presence ofmy country and my GOD, mere en-
ter my most solemn protest nsaIns! these doctrines as
fit only fer tyrants and slaves Bit the senator from
Louisiana would humble still further. The Pres
dcn may remove and appoint IN the recess and de-
cine 10 nominate the officer thus appointed 10 :Ee
Senate at the next session. If The Senate reject
bun IN either case, ns understand, The Temporary
commission would not expire until the end of the Srr.-
ates session. and Hcreupon The President may ap-
pom the officer again to fl! the vacancy npaIn
happening IN the recess. If the President could be
Sustained IN this construct on by protested cons tn
;iona awyer-f he could have Dre;cgt so plausible
tins, my life for 1t he will assume the power for
IL is Characteristic Of the man What then would
your Senate become: Less. If possible than il has
plea6y become. not even The Register II ovaI de
crees The Senate reject the nomination OF CT of.
Ger who had been appointed in the recess! He holds
say the Senator, his emporory commission until the
end Of the session AS The commission and he ses |
son expire together, the commission did no: expi-e
N eesso.:i 1t consequently did in the recess With
nG'mUc i!ilmable discretion, sovereign w.il, and
power pass by the Senate entirely and take the
appointment Of every officer into his own hands and
v0a "orr necessary to constitute the despof: And
Tie Senator ;els us that the President If we rejnc,
os noniistions UW pass by the Senate md appoint
~ &c eccss
Ore Gentleman will affect an alarm at doctrine, ar
e.' ms Of monarchla tendency; another appre.
bend nd'ciai tyranny md that the Supreme Court
-' r.,a,raje t." lberie of the People; q third verl
ty believes tia' Congress usulping powers unknown
80 tH5 Constitution fr thus t-cmbiIngy sollcious
toi Inc coGsutution and hbery We can amev surran-
%. .." tire hands u sUse individual erer1 office
60 be- re lowed 9f MS VII and pleasure. Sir IS not
i's .ir.inlng Fl gna's and swaIowirg camcs, Let
tG- ire1cG, sH5due the Senate. matter how; lie,
-h.n a .!ie commencement OF hs terra remove and
ill every Jlice with lis own creatures; lei the Post
ono D. lis, The press purchased and. a y this
oOEo let inm at an early period of lis Admins, ration
announce himself as candidate for rc-olection-I
gu could no more resist him than If he had IN arrnv
OF half million at his heels, devoted 10 his person
and ready to execute his will. Is his hyooifehcI
or IS IT matter Of ac Is prophccV or is II his,o,2
on IL is all done already Compare the 5 nate. as
1t Is, with the Senate, il Sec every Office
secured see the and the channels of lnf,rma
ton corrupted, and the President already nm.
nounccd a candidate for the nexi term With all
this corrupt and corrupng official influence 10 vi ruo
gle against the most sanguDe friend Of free govern
mont must desPair At these prospects the face Of.
Che patriot will 2ather polencss Al tho expiration
o. Tins our years, JIreSeH, last CIrercH, 10 MeI
h,gos " fr,cmen
Sr SOM gentlemen seem to admit very libpraD
'n' as officer ought not ~ forfeit he Office for xer
n- 'he s''ctys cnchi.e but insst, that ,f he uses
%. w ,at nHgcaue 10 an election Of President il s
E.. 80 ud % rcrlnyc him Tire reason supDo4c
1 .t e If"'nce Of oihcp brought g. bear
. a. lp.". 4. Hbri1lc or controls their clcc,iyo