Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-10

2 med with prompiituhr, and acced d & VIII nes
, er n majority of tho Committee deemed that !
e embraced the subject matter referred To- then,
D and was presented III n shape that was tangible
I aud calculated 10 elic truth.
, The doings of the Committee on the yer,
subject of The resolution. namely, the causes ol
the removal OF officers, furnished very sui
King illustration of the justice OF his remark
Al interrogatory was early proposed by the
Chairman, To be presented 20 tho Postmaster
General asking for the causes Of removal 10
be by him stated in each case, since his connex
ion with the Department. This intsrrog atory
was thought by "a majority of the Committee
TO he Improper aud for this reason as no con
ceived, that there had been repeated decisions
by tho Senate last session against similar IN
qniriss aud issues, for IL was then thought 10
be derpgatory well as unjust to give noiorl-
ETY. and publication 10 all he charges Oh file,
against five or Sit hundred individuals. Tina
proposition was therefore amended, and The
Causes of removal left 20 be stated ~ general
terms, without any personal application. This
was settled ms question OF power and propiie-
~, and not with the least intention III any, that
legitimate enquiry should he suppressed But
q show the spirit and temper that prompted
the inierrogUtory, as compared with those who
opposed ~, after lapse OF many days, and
alter power had zen obtained 10 send ior per
sons and papers for the examination OF dill
Ing the same principle as 10 causes oi removal
- again propoundei. aud n majority IN tue
tommi,tee, deciding IN favor OF its beng put,
the minority wrto either obliged TO aoquiesce
or by his resolution endeavour To- obtain tho
opinion at tho Senate against proceeding IN
such qairy. will ask, said Mr.. Woodbury.,
is not thts course correct and parliamentary
on the part oil the minority should they frat
ak leave OF ma jorily opposed TO their view
Of the subject, nnd Is II not oper that the Sc
nate should expIain their own reference, and
even 10 amend t,ordischarge II eniirely.li expe.
dIent2 lheTeie renee sthe act olth Senate to
the senate, are the Committee nc countable. The
senate is entnlcd 10 our hllrg iance-can con-
uoi our movements, aud to their decision, he
Tor one, would how with all dde Difference.
tnd late aud early would he SIT aud examine
~ mssIon--of out of session, II by them 80 di.
rec ed.
Having thus offered their vindicaion for
presenting this subject to the confederation Of
the Sen ate, the man. indeed tho only question
lroperlS Ia issue recnrs. Ought or ought not,
The Committee 10 be limited ~ their inyestlga-
ton oil the causes of removal from Office lie
should not now mgpe what had been here 40
mlly Discussed las, scsslOu-both the useless
ness aud inerpsd ncy, II not the cncIuaeh
IN NJ on cons ilutOnal principles ot such an IN
ary b. thIs body. lie supposed The Srnaie was
not now disposed 10 cross us own path on this
sui q. WHAT would It lead 10 ~ the present
ias,ance &c the committee TO 60 Into eau
srs of each of the five or SIX hundred cases
Arc they to send Tor each removed officer, 10
& his evidence. aud then 10 cnll ~ the re.
moving power, for an answer to each. aud last
ly TO summon even tbnd parties, without mum
Der, Tor eIpl ,nn,ion and the support ofelthe r
side ? lie (Mr. W aodbur,) could not see tho
ility, much le4s the end OF such an Investga-
ION. But some benrht, he admitted, might
Il. 4. IA.
general CAUSES which influenced any depart
,nent in It's removals. The gentleman from
ID slaWare (Mr. Clayton) was not correct IN
supposing tnal he (Mr. w } was member oi
the Commiltee on the Executive III lb26, who
mhde the port that he had been noticed. But
he wa member Of the last Commute on
thas subject and Apr wed most Oi the pflnci-
plies 10 that report 4 The frsi Que. aud there
tore would reg ulatr nj ali times, when pTncti-
rablr the Influence OF the Pos, Office Depart
neat by additional laws where laws would
C, h the evil, aud where he had atCeuained
tuat toe general grounds. Or Of other proceed
ings IN any department, were such as to ipJuIe
OF tndanger thr public nt rests.
Hence, he had not objected, in the present
inve.Iigauon, 10 ask the general grounds OF
reno, ia that Department or 10 investigate
to the ful est extent It's fiscal operations. Ihesc
hI ~ ere conceded 10 have bern the chlef ob
jrct OF the original circumstances he had IN
,le. when the power to send for persons and
papers mad been voted Tor by HIM but now ,
whcn that power WIS attempted 10 be turned
IL IA different, and as he believed. AN improper
enqlIa,, II Was inll time 10 AJAX The directions
- u lhu Sruate lie regretted that tn" Rentlt-
man tom Delaware had deemed It relative 10
ne resolution now under consideration, to dis
Gus. NJ all the comparative condition Of the
fiscal concern. III that Department under ,ls
present, aud under former admins ralions He
stool DOT hrIc MS the mere apulogi,t OF eulO
giat oi any man but the cUurse al The Char
n,an dumandcd reply, and without any m
vldlous CONT L bet" ecu The heads OF tint De
patmt ut IA uilisient periods, he would endea-
soar to saiIsly lie senate NJ briefly us possible
| tnht the minority OF the Commhtes had shown
40 Willingness 10 probe TO the quick the pc
canary att.ifs OF The Department at any peri
cd OF time, and that, 20 lar as these affairs
were acCu ateiy known, the present condhion
oil its peCuuIaiy Hlfans were hiBhly Grednable
10 he great pOblic objects OF ns creation, aud
10 the general hscal-ad administration ioT Int Iast
Two years.
linus, ne FIRST eight interrogatories p' opposed
10 the Department by the Chairman IN the
Committee, 80 lar az tbey related To ITS lunds,
had beon adopted without IA dissenting vote
The exfaord,nary power to send ior persons
and papers win view to the same OBJECT had
also boen asked Tor, without oppoSilloh III the
COMMITTEE. The minority telt as ANXIOUS as
tue msjoru 10 Obtain The truth. the whole truth
aud nothing but tho ruth. Aud when call
Oh subordinate clerks had been proposed, II
had been merely changed INTO one 10 tue head
} OF the Department., as more decoIous IN tue
first instance - as the only proper call, till the
head should decline or neglect To answer. But
} 40 such Neglect had as yet occurred. Calls
made last session, involving an unprecedented
degree OF labor had preference, and had put al
I requisilion oil the force vi tho Department
, which could be spared from the current busf
ness Calls, Que Of which he had no doubt
/ from its character, would present an answer
I filing, # printed, thick oGIaYo volume OF
D probabiy $40 pages. lie had 50 adm o"'s"eu
u the Committee, when SOME oil Their loao'e'
n some HETEROGENEOUS had been propounded
: - LII OF iIe DenaIt tune IIl