The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05

tue day was resumed, and Mr.. Ffellnghuysen ad-
dressed the Senate for more than an hour on
the subject Of the removal Of he Southern In
dams, in reply to the arguments of Mr.. Forsyth.
have seldom heard a more powerful and logi-
cal speech or a more felcitou appeal to CON-
mon sense as well as to the common feelings of
humanity. II is delightful to hear man of
such power speak in causeto which he is sin.
cerely and eonscientiously devoted. There was
nothing artificial in his tones orgestculation
nothing of the supereilious lawyr-nothing of
the affected priest, or the whining sectarian.
Every sentence came from the Aart, glowing
with the warmth of honesty and parking with
the light of truth. / could no. ht hope that
the reverend chaplain of the Hose of Repre-
sentatives was among the AUDITORS, that he
might have witnessed the great aid immeasur-
able difference in effect, betweera natural elo-
cution and whining and affectedy solemn one.
Bosom Courier.
WAsHiNGTc, April 90.
The Committee on Foreign relations, find.
ing that the present cabinet wer, incapable of
managing the affairs of the government, have
reporteda bill to authorize the ppontment Of
an Assistant Secretary of State The plan is
esteemed good one, provided competent
person shall be selected and, with this oualifi-
cation, the nation would acquiese in appoint
ing an Assistant to the President, and to the
heads of the other departments The act pro.
vldes for the appointment, by the Secretary of
state, OF an assistant who is to hid his office
during the pleasure of the principd. That the
assistant shall take under his speech! care, such
branch or branches of the business Of the de-
partment OF State, as may, from tine to time !,
be assigned TO him by the Secretary of State,
with the appreciation of the President and
vests him with the same power over the SUBJ
Jects referred to him as the Secret,ry possess
es, SUBJECT, however, in all cases, u the direc-
tlon OF the latter. The fourth section provides
that In the absence of the Secretarr, or in case
otVacancy in his Office, the assistant is to take
charge of the department. and TO perform the
duties thereof, until successor shall have been
appointed, or the TsSancy otherwise supplied
the most imnippSftant to the successful Office seek
er, about to be qualified provides that the as
sIstant shall be paid salary of three thousand
dollars
! This bill Is pregnant with important conse.
quences, and is the commencement of system
calculated to place fhe whole power of the gov
eminent into the hands of the President and
his Secretaries, and to divest the Senate of ali
control over appointments, not expressly emu.
merated in the constitution; and, in fact, the
Constitution itself may be evaded The Pres
ident cannot constitutionally and permanently
appoint the heads of the different departments
without the consent of the Senate By the bill
the Secretary is empowered to appoint an as.
sIStant who, in case of a vacancy in the Office.
has all the power and authority over the bust
ness OF the department that the Secretary pos
sesses, and is to discharge the duties until su
perior is appointed. The Senate has decided
that the President may remove any officer,
without assigning any reason for the exercise
of his power.
Suppose that Mr.. Van Buren, shall anno;nt
Isaac Hill, who has been rejected by the Senate
as unworthy of the Office of Comptroller and
suppose that Mr.. Van Buren, should become nm
popular with the President, and should be re-
moved from office, might not the President omit
TO nominate secretary, and continue Isaac Hill
IN offiee, during the residue of his term, in de-
tiance of the Senate! II may be said that there
is no danger that the Hon. Secretary will be-
come obnoxious at court. We agree he will not
II he can avoid it by fattery and subserviency
but more than one keeper has been killed by
the animal he fed and protected. We can
hardly tell, in these tickllsh times, what will
take place. We have great many currents
and counter currents, revolutions and counter
revolutions, about these days; and some ofthem
may unfasten the Secretary's mornings. The
report now 10, that, in order to save Amos Ken
dali, the post Office is put under the surveillance
OF Mr.. Calhoun. One thing we know that a
distinguished gentleman, from the western
states, formerly Senator in Congress. came
here last fall, to save his step-son, who was In.
dian Agent, from the fangs of power and bav.
ing understood that Mr.. Van Buren, wore .be
bell, he gave his adhesion to him. and rsturn.
ed with the fullest conviction, il not with the
strongest assurance from both the President
and Mr.. Van Buren,, that no removal would
take place. Tho suLject Of Indian Affairs he.
longs to the Department of War; Mr.. Eaton.
with his cum-onere," was then hand in.olove
with Mr.. Van Buren,. Notwithstanding nledO.
es and promises, however, the Agent was re.
moved last week, and now one nominated
This is adduced here as an evidence that Mr.
Eaton is not disposed to confirm all of Mr.. Van
Buren's bargains but doubt arises. whether
some sly fellow did not take occasion. when the
Presidents guards were off duty to find his wav
to the Presidents room, and obtain the d,sm;s.
sa! without the knowledge of Mr.. Eaton or M.
Van Buren,. Such things do take Mace now
and then. We think, if this billbecomes a law
that the President may continue any assistant
in Office he chooses; and have him. In fact Ais.
charge the duties Of Secretary of State. indie.
pendently Of the Senate and, il he auceeeds
in this, it win not be very unlikely that we shall
have assistants to all the secretaries.
Mr.. Barry should have at least three more as.
sstants, if the plan succeeds well, in the State
Department--.Nsw York .adUertiscr.
WASHINGTON, April "a.
In the Senate the Indian bill has passeS. 81
to 90. Mr.. White spoke near three hours. in
reply to Messrs. Frslnghuysen and SprsRue,