Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-12

'.Rc-r.rc5, faat tae President 90 ui1
Tarrd Sacs De requested 20 lay before
tlc Senate lsa cause or causes that lau 10
.le removal Of William Clark from lae
office of Treasurer Ofahe United states
Mr. PRESIDENT. i'm offering 'n'S res
,lupon. Intend no disrespect the res
,lent. have often sa,d in thc PIes1"-e
orthls body, that viii not oppose lN7 re-
sent Executive OF me United STATES VINE"
EbeEeye his measures 10 be conducive To
the interest and prosperity Oh ms = .,
We're ] TO act on any other prime pes
Z would not consider mysclta i'',.i''' A''i
reseniauye OF the State / have 'he mono.
In part 10 represent; but knowing as oo'
fblt the Senate possesses concurrent pow
or with the President 90 maHug appoint
p,nts to Office, and when q faithful ollceT
is dismissed. under circumstances Oh q ma
ture both agZrayating oad cruel, con-
ceiys Il not only 90 bcour right bot our
5p,v 20 i71rirg I1to che causes that led Co
his removal
Tam uprl.ag 90 believe that such %
HIGH handed measure would be exercised
111n0 tbe recess Of the Senate, unless
-s,rosertaious touching the character and
ON Injections of Alr. Clark, had been made
n tho President which were both unbound
od and unwarrautab.c. 10 IS difficult, 90
believe that the President, for mere party
p1r1osc-. would remove from Office one
vino So short aume had discharged thc du-
Ties of the station DE filed, and in opposi-
zion. to5. tl the unanimous opinion OF the
Senate. So shortly before expressed. Sr.
Che removal of 1ir. Clark presents case
ola peculiar nature / believe nothing
like DC has been before the Senate during
th.s, or any previous Session, and TO say
the least of @, % shows an evident dlsrcs
nccl TO the opinion Of this body. Let Us
revert 10 the history of The case.
During the summer oflS25, Mir CLARK
was appointed Treasurer, by the late Pres
ijont to supply O vacancy that had occur
ned during tde recess of the Senate. he
continued 90 fulfil .he duties of bus office.
Go the entire satisfaction of all who trans
acted business with ban. no complaint was
known t0 exist. At the next meeting Ii
CONGRESS. and after TIE result of the Pres
idermI election was known throu2hoI.
the United States, a majority OF .hc Sem
ssa u9s favorable co.. and had supported
tbs Preside. elect Ms Adams st.. be-
inc in the exercise ofthe duties Of hIs office,
on fhe llth december submitted rEe Dam-
nation of NJ Clark to lhe consideration
of the Senate 81 passed through all yh>
ordinary forms of examination; was refer
red to the Committee oD Finance, MA
i7rtv of whom were opposed Co 'lc then
President. The committee. however took
q different view of One subject from that
since acted on by the present Executive;
.bev believed that au honest expression of
1,inion. which is guaranteed 90 as all by
+b, Constitution of our happy country,
.uobt not TO bea disqualification for office;
and I ann warranted in saying tins, bee
cause If was as well known then as @ IS.
now ibat Nr. Clark had expressed opln-
ions favorable 20 the reelection OF Ar
el.-.. Vet Sir, with these facts before
che Committee. they reported the nomiaa-
lion for confirmation; and with ,ae knowl-
EDGE that the Senate bad of the political
Of the nominee. the nomination
was confirmed without @ dissenting rgiCc
Then, fiat all, would have been the time
10 have raised objections 20 the appoint
nent of Mr.. Clark, and TO decide whether
q free expression of opinion was iobe cor.
adhered as a disqualification Tor offices bat
not being so considered by the Senate, the
President has shown a mark OF disrcspect
10 ITS well known sentiment, by not allow .
mo two months To- elapse after the adjourn .
neut of the Senate before be drove Mr.. .
Clark from the office 90 which he had been
appointed. without cause, and, as / cone [
tend, contrary TO lhe principles Of the Con-
lulution.
Sir, fit can be shown, that no man
lives nc the present dav, nor did any one
i've at that time. To- whom this nation IS
more indebted for ihc preservation of that
yory fleet. which. under che command of.
be Gallant and Iamented Perry, first broke .
he power of Great Britain on the North F.
western frontier. than TO the late Treasurer
Clark. II viii not surely be considered
strange thatI should offer a resolution
,aliuq on the President, IN respectful
erms. to TO submit 10 Jhe Senate the rea-
sons that induced him 70 make the reno
val; and 10 show that have not been ma
king incorrect runwarrauted statements
bee leave 90 read a few paragraphs from
.he Pennsylvania Reporter paper edited
oy Samuel q. Sambaugh, and published
ID the seat Of Government of Peunsylya-
nia. offer this article as part of my ar
because 10 enters more MN
llely than I could do, from recollection,
into an the particulars of the service per-
e-l be-. A. EI.rL. and. e,.,-.,.IIt. 1,,