Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-14

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which compensation, to say nothing of his personoj
services and those of horse, not equal IN his
actual expenditures. ~
In Gov. enyder's order of the 5th september ,o,,
to MAJOR Clark, he expresses his high sense of the
valor OF these patriotic citizens, who yountar;i,,
locked to the standard of their country the NORTH
western frontiers Of the State arrest the
of an invading foe In a letter from the Secretary
of the Commonwealth ofthe 9TH Sept. 1912, to Mai.
Clark the subject Of Military Affairs, he concludes
as follows: Il have only to add, that the Governor
nightly applau,s your patriotic eXertsns."
ask you now, Mr.. President, if examples of such
sacrlhces were numerous during the late war; Do
they constitute no claim to public gratitude with
those who rule this nation, And the only wav loft
Tor the Senate to show their dsapp1obation of the r
meYs is to do what has been often done heretofore
Ito call on the President for his reasons of action
lie may have been deceived. If So it WILL be ..t;s
factory to the Senate know it, and but Justice 70
himself to make it known. He will not withhold the
information.
1t may however, be said, that the President s,o
not informed of the extent of Mr. Clarks serycesIo
the country, or of his character as citizen in his
native State. Sir, am instructed to saw tb,t Ia
ola know 1t; and with the information before him II
would have been credable to the President to bave
suffered HIM to remain where he found him. Mt Ie,st
until he cod have an opportunity of ronsuIt;n,r 10;
constitutional advisers.
MT President, have now shown you the way The
iate treasurer served his country during the last
war nave shown you the estimation in which he
was heid by his fellow citIzens-he various Offices he
has held to their entire satisfaction r have shor,n
no" fnd when he was transferred TO this place and
uPPollteu iteasurer-the unanimity in the Senate
! IN confirming the appointment. l now inou;re wac
there over Presdentin the United States nrey;ons
lhe present with the knowledge of these facts be-
'eIe hiih' would nave exercised such high handed
measures? think am warranted in sayino there
was not, ana nope such examples hereafter NAV he
rare. 10y w
MIR President, the whole appointing power is con-~
ferred upon the president and Senate jeintlv When
ever the Executive shows a disposition to abrso The
power vested in him by the Constitution bv nm mn
Inlet exercise OF thoss constructive powers never
intended to be conferred by the instrument the Sen
ate OF the United States, who possess co-equal and
Coordinate power ought mnediatelyfo cbec, snch
disposition and restore the instrument to it's orona
Intention. If the President is permitted dnrn, th,
recesso OF the senate, to go and remodel the Gov
ernrlent, by turning out and substituting whomsoever
he peases at once reduces the Senate of the Uni
een states INTO mere registering body, Invested of
an IXecutlVe influence or Executive control; and
this too, not only without positive grant but in main
to the positive expressions of the con-
stitution wa
say that the power exercised by the President tn re
move from ONCE, during the recess of the Senate
without cause, is arbitrary and Unjust am borne
out IN tbat opinion by sentiment that dropned from
one of the gentlemen from Tennessee in the debate
on another subject. The gentleman said. IT tool,
down ms words,) THAT all who exercise Office
or party purposes on ht to be dismissed from Office.
but for the exercise of the rights of suffrage thew
ought not to be dismissed" will now appeal to nlS
eoheague; he has had the best opportunity of know.
ing, and am sure he will state notb;po hut f.ot,
Did Mr. Clark, previous to the last Presidential eIec
ton, exercise the influence which the Office he held
that OF Treasurer for the State of Pennsylvania
gave hii' TO party or political purposes? feel con-
fident my colleague viii say he did not That h. o.
pressed his opinion freely in favor of Mr. Adams r
nave no ooubt but at the time of the election he did
NOT vote on either side of the question. It is well
known ne then resided IN this district and NOT emit
titled to vote. ~ 80
AR. President, have been somewhat surprised az
wnat we nave Witnessed IN this body, when the nom
nations made by the President has been brouobt nm
I0r continuation, Il alude particularly to those nf
Dis'flct Auorneys) Sir, member has not rose
upon ms fioer' however pleased they may have been
"ith the nominee In other respects but w hat b.o cd
mitted them to be inferior in point of canacitut
those they nave succeeded. And is this no abuse of
power 10 the Executive, to remove GOOD officers and
supply their places with others less n1alied, Ins,eJ
OF Improving the system of your povernn,en+ nd ,h
rorel ana intellectual condition of your citizens as
the PRESIDENT ought to endeavor to do we end lot
ing do"h IN every department. Is there no way to
put an END to these abuses? There is. Let the Sen
ate pass the resolution before you and INV word
iof IT, the PRESIDENT Will be more eful in MAKING
nus selections for the future. Mir. President, there
is one other subject ! would notice world NOT
Irecur to 1t had not much been said at different
tunes, by gentlemen in the opposition, about the
peace societies that existed throughout the Union du-
ring the last war We sir, at that period had oeeca
society IN Pennsylvania: which society did as n,ncL
wrote as much, and array themselves as mucb in
opposition to the war and the measures pursued bv
lhe then Administration any her similar socio.r
J., and what do we find 10 be the facf3 Scorcei,
had nan year rolled round from the time of CIark
removal until the President bestowed an office ON
ths very PRESIDENT Of that peace society, the confr-
hiatip oI Wllcn took place not than ten days
since IN this body. 1t may be asked, why was not
thiSnoT natioa disclosed at the time? To this an
swer That neither my colleague nor myself knew il
10 De ine same man hen the nomination was before
US, although had heardof his removal to tho Wes.
Yet 1t never occurred to being the same pey
son nor would yet have known it, had not receiv
ed the information, u few days since, from member
OF inc other House. It is, nov ever, but candour to
known no Ia r,
person ishouid have disclosed the peace society bu
sIEess with reluctance. His connexions in PennsvI
yania so far as am acquainted With them are bigb-
maoic and good qualities. j have mentioned tbjs
clrcumstanc' as sett off to the attempts that have
psen made to make the world believe that the mem