Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-09

tenian from Tennessee expressing opinion current
all know among his political friends here denies
toa right OF the Senate and Judge of the
prey OF removals from Office aud declares that po,rer
confined 10 The question Of ftaeSS unacs The person
10 succeed Now, be removed from office and
y nominated to supply the vacancy only
ed on the appointment of might possibly, adopting his
vote ave. when, # asked whether we
would aar,se as wen as consent to the appointment might
answer no we know thousand better though
think the nominee absolutely unfit We think the man reno.
we'd Is better man." II is said however that must restrict
our advice to the nomination before and go beyond
that is advice pnasked answer that ann as his
aviser TO consult the interests of the President alone cannot
always know whether will really his purposes uuil
learn why has been removed Gnd thus ascertain what his
qualifications of his nominee and knowing perhaps more
ABOUT them than tie President if bound to look 10 his interests
wise him to appoint such persons aggranze himself or
sus am his party? He have of the GU
his own party man With to his interest then as his
aap'ser we ought suppose, to tell him Wen, inform
nm OF H. and nc tells in reply that he knew that but had
dismissed his old friend because has lost his influence =
Then, know it to be fact that his nominee has los, his
even according to the views of tt think the President i
10 consult his pleasure be faithful advisers without
iectig out the causes OF his removals On the other hand
am to advise with eye single public good which
point when know that 4, whom lie removed and can
re appoint is better man for the Office Is it then expe.
The proper discharge Of advisory duties to learn hy o
servants have been dismissed? Aud if the se
IN me constitution which limits in The exercise of these &
es u we have, gentlemen say constitutional gt
Inquire into the of these removals. have no to
for the FIRST of these principles being conceded the other will
How as consequence from, the concession This makes the
President independent Of Senate in his apon,ng roys
and OF course of other tribunal established by the consl
u'on And the Senator from New Hampshire has reminded
US III discussing another topic of this dette that Mr. Jer
sons "axiou, of eternal politics. was ,ha ,n,
power any soremmen, independent, is absolute a!so
".pe.,u tSo mat inns new restrictive construction of our
constitutional duties differs entirely from that adonnd i, ali
our predecessors True, their Executive records show Thai
e sunec mas not been moved nominations ,e ryI
10 exercise the appears been denied he FIRE
AND ,hose records show that The Senate often inquired
ina ,lnre
i'oe P!iidy menoazed this body on the 18th of January
Ieesenns as he did, that his removal tie army had
been improperly made, aud charging cxnressv , ,
vor,lsn with the President "ad Superseded the claims Of
merit the Senate instead of deciding against their own pow
en- or branding as mqnstoal appointed committee TO in
vesgate the whole subject and of April after
wards they by resolution called the eor, board OF
genera! officers upon which the reduction and new
nen of the army had been predicaet.
/ When MT. Monroe nominated Gatlsden as Atiu-
tant henerR and Towson and Fcnwick as Colonsls
the senate locked behind the nominations and took
cognisance Of the fnc that other officers were super
seeded and dlsbandcd as super nurneraries: and al
though, as appears by the able reports of the com
mttce which investigated the causes and the Iero,;-
'y of the arrangement they did ample Justice to the
merits of these gallant officers, and admitted, Them 10
6eJuf competent for the stations to supply ,oich lhf
president had named them TO the Senate vet the NOM
nations were not confirmed. Gadsden and Towson
were rejected here on the 10th of March 1922 and
the nomination of Fenwick was then withdrawn
Inc president afterwards re-nommated them to the
senate, when the same investigation was again made
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more fun lntormation the President ASSIGNED oil nix
reasons IN an elaborate message to the Senate the
cohihittee reported against those reasons, with full
argument to refute them, and the Senate q second
Time rejected all these appointments on the ground
that other persons were entitled to them Here ,oas
no cry OF nqusitoria power, did the senate CON
slider, as the gentleman from Tennessee now does
that their confined To- tie question or ffoes;
| or 'uljtt7esS Of the nominees.
YIN the 10th of April, 1922, the Senate bv resol,,
IN ?sructeo the secretary OF the Navy, AMONG o.
eiel tngs 10 communicate TO them, in Executive
session. IN what situations and for tchak reasons art
ing appointment of officers are made in The N.1,
department. II Will not be pretended that The mere
Iact, that the call was not directly on the Chief Mac
rnpairs the force OF the precedent, as de
Hiana or the causes OF Executive action. Cases in
winch the Senate has inquired into the causes of an
polntments nave often occurred. On the 4th Of Ian
1870 the senate by resolution called for any nforoa
~ 70 S0,o me propr'efy of sending Ministers
TO fanama g does not appear by the Journal tbo,
'he majority, SO much reproached for their defence
OF the then administration, made any objections 70
inc resolutions but it does appear that the resolution
was on that day offered by hIr. Macon and was i'm,
thedIately adopted. In the case of William B. Irish
VINO was non1;na; led by Mr.. Monroe as Marshal OF
the Western District of Pennsylvania the Senate
gained by resolution, on the President of the United
oaueS, 10 cause to be laid before them all such let
ters ana petitions, or other papers, as were present
Gu TO nm relative to the appointment as nell those
'0t'ch opposed las appoint1nent as those which re-
qnested H., and the President complied with the
ing exercised power uncons,utionallv or iTnnrona
ly. The first President of the United States, who
was alsoShe President OF the Convention that made
the Constitution considered the Senate as entitled
70 Inc utmost latitude of inquiry. When they re-
| Jected his nomination of Benjamin Fisbbourne for
Inc place of Naval Officer of the Post of Savannah.
washington, in bis message nominating Lacbian
mcintosh Tor the place, says-'Permit me 10 submit
10 your consideration whether occasions where
the propriety of nominations may appear oUestona.
Die to you, it would not be expedient to comlouni
care that circumstance to me, and thereby avail
serves OF the information when led me to make them.
" wtcN a'oua 'ia pleasure lay before you COM
mttee was then appointed to wait on the Preside,
ana confer with him on the mode of communication
proper to be observed between hin, and the Senate
IN inc formation OF treaties and making appointments
70 oHices. Tbs committee, by their chairman, Mr.
izzard on the 2lst of August after reported The vc
~ rule OF the senate to be found in our manual
as No. SO, which with the very view to give time
TOT thcse inquiries, provides that when nominations
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