Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-12
pEaARKs or Mr.. STRAWBERRY, ).


n, he melton of the Chairman If The Com
r.,ttee o., the J,aiiciary 10 be Discharged ffvgs
tbe further considsrGtpm If the Fssofution
rsf,yrmg the aDidarii If John W Cisnfock.
alleging certata. charges IF oficiaI msseo,ss
duct aga,nst The Collector Of The Ctstons for
the port Of tFscasset. IN yhsine, and thai
the papcrs be ,eferredto the Secretary " me
.1lf' aNBERRY. of Ohio. said he hop
Al the mo,,,m to discharge the committee
-, The .I,,d,e,ary from the further considera-
- of th;s matter, would not prevail IL IS
adn,,,,ed fsa,,I he } that the Collector IS an
.sl,asr Lahie 10 he .mpeacbed by the Constr
= t,,t,on; and that, II the charges piauc asaios'
hin, b. true, they constitute an inlpeacna.ne
offence But il seems TO be thouBnt, tha' DC,
cause he was appointed py 'ne fes'ueo,' anu
removable at hts pleasure ,nat y "ouiu oe
aeh,ng upon the Presidents Preroga
.;''a c,r this House to meddle with the OH
80 rise chief, for the purpose oil enter
no nv urot.st against this doctrine IL TINS
Hans sanctions il, we will rellnqulsh the
,,os, s,lutary mower vested in US by the Con-
stitution. .e
Is +, certain, if the most satisfactory PROOF
mere made Of the guilt Of this officer, that he
wonld be removed by the Head OF the iIea
.u,y Department, OF by the Pres'aenn on'
,he psopl. whom represent, have wieo tue
ne 80. 81 endeavoring to effect the re
1T United States officer by making
a,,sia;n,s against him 10 the Head oil De
,,sr,f,sn, The superintendent oil the Gum
begIand Road in Ohio was guilty, not only Oh
de(raudipe the Government, out o, oPp,o'e
;nr and defrauding individuals WIN "uou,
oontracts were made for the CONSTRUCTOR o.
The road. Added to thus, ne was nolor'susy
Incompetent for the discharge OIL ,se e"ues
Of hrs office. Complaints were mace 10 ,ne
late Secretary Of War, who sen. rcspee:a
bic and intelligent officer OF the army 10 ~
T.resrr.) did on the spot enter INTO a Ia
bor;ons Investigation Of the conduct oil the
S,ner;ntendent. He took the testimony oil
,v;tne..e. on oath, and the superintendent
had every opportunity Of making his defence.
THE testimsny, accompanied by the report
ne Ma; Talcott, was transmitted to the w ar
m.n,rtment have heard, flor have not
read the testimony or the report) but have
no donht of the fact, that the testimony did
most fully nroye the charges made against
the Superintendent, and the report oil major
Talcott recommended his removal wen
sir. was the Superintendent remover NO
such thing He still holds the oiiice, ana,
notwithstanding the great interest "hieh "
bio has in the continuation oil tpis roao' DC
Itere most of her Representatives ieei almost
indifferent whether any iur'her apPropr'a
t;ous he made, il this Superintendent is per
s.;,.aa g., I'LL h;s office We know that the
~, sill be wasted, and thai the work will
languish, a. C.ho,,..
Ro,d ia not the only officer who has been
.nhere,i 10 continue IN office. alter proofs oil
hi. transeressions had reached the President.
Was the late Secretary of War removed IN
consequence Of his attempt, irauduiehty 10
rive 10 Governor Houston the contract LOT
Indian rationss derive my knowledge OF
This transaction not from the columns OF the
Telegraph. The whole affair was known to
me At the time it took place. The Editor OF
the Telegraph gives himself too much credit
for defeating this attempted irauo under
stood that il was in consequence OF Inc re-
monstrance of the Delegate from Arkansas,
that the contract was not completed. mere
is one fact, however, for which l am indeot-
ed to the Telegraph; and that 10, that the
President had iuil knowledge of the business,
and that il did not meet with his disaPproba-
ton.
Is not William B Lewis stil suffered to
hold his Officer And i, any further proof need.
ed to convince any man of his guilt?
Unlimited confidence in the President IS
doctrine unknswn to the Constitution. We
are placed here, to check the Executive But
now. it is thought the only mark of geauine
patriotism to profess the most unbounded de-
vstion to the will Of tho President; and the
conduct Of every officer, favored by the Pre-
siden:, must be exempt from all inquiry or
censure. at does not become u.s." said a |
Roman knight, in the Senate. boas,ing of his
friendship for Sejanus, and addressing him
self 10 Tiberius dit does not become US to |
inquire into the person you are pleased to
prefer above others, or into the reason. To |
you Heaven has given consumate judg- |
ment To Us there remains the glory Of a
cheerful obedieuce" Language fit tor the |
ears of tyrant, master of the lives and pro-
perry of his subjects; but most unfit for the |
ears of the Chief Magistrate of a Free PEG I
pie, holding his power by their will, and res
ponsible TO them for its abuse.
s1hs remarks of Mr. Stanbsny are here in
serted in anticipation, Of their regular place ia
che order Of the Debate, as tceU to shoD the
tone tchich ihe Debate 10 assuming, az because
they produced something like ,clat the French
journalists call a sensation IN the House Nat
Int. |,
From the ,Ns,c York Daily advertiser.
Extract of letter from a gentleman resid- I
lng IN the interior of this state to a gentle G