Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-06
REMARKS oFMr. STRAWBERRY j.

On the A0t,n oftkc Chgi,7gDn of tie Committee on
hsc JHijoiap Ia he discharged tiom the FURTHER
co,t>dcruiion Of ihr rcSoiutioH referring the an.
d0ru of .Joha rIint0ck, UUcg,ng ccriain ckar-
gcS If 0GciGl wiScDadvGi r%GiHNt tie C0Ilccior of
Ute Custyp,N fyr tire P,rt ot WiScaSScf, in Nairc
! GHd Liaf tie yapcrS be referred to tic Secrciary
Of tie Treasury.
Mr.. STA NBERRi, OF Ohio, said he hoped the
motion TO discharge the Committee on the Judici
AIRY from the further consideration of this matter
would not prevail H. is admitted, (sad he thai
/ the Collector officer liable to he inpeached
10y the Constitution; and that, if the charges made
against ham he true, they constitute an impcacha-
bic offence. Bat il seems be thou"h tln b,cousc
he was appointed by the Pres idcnt and removable
AT his pleasure, that it would be cncroaclinp upon
The ir"SIdcnlS prerogatlvC for this House To med
die with the officer. rise chiefly for the purpose
OF entering my protest against tins doctrine. IL
inns li"uS" sanction IT, will rclnQuiSh the most
/ SANITARY power vested in us 10y the Constitution
is 1t certain, If the most satisfactory proof were
made ot the guilt Of this officer that he would he
removed by The Head of the Treasury Department,
or by the President? Sir, the People whom
| represent, have tried the experiment of
cndcavorimg to effect the removal of a u
ntt"d Nt.tcs officer 10y making omplainis against
nan I" the Head of a Department. The supcrin
teudent OF tho Cumberland Road in OHIO was ,,uil
~, not only Of dctraudng the Govern mcnt but of
expressing and detrauding individuals with whom
con lIctS were made Tor the construction oGhc road
-t""ta TO hIs, he was VIGOROUSLY incompetent for
me discharge OF the duties OF his office Com
paints were made to the late Secretary of War
who sent respectable and intcll;rcut officer
ot the Army TO investigate the CHARGES This
oih'er, lMNor IALcoTr,) did on the spot enter
h'" iah"rious investigation of the conduct
OF the Superintendent. He took the testimo
ny "i witnesses OATH and the supcr
m'cndcmt bad every opportunity of making his de-
renee. me testimony, accompanied by the report
oil hiJ. Iacou, was transmitted o the War Depart
mcnt. have heard, for | have not read the tcs-
% tina,
TACT, t"at the testimony did most fully prove the
charges made against tho Superintendent and the
report 81 Mayor IIIcolt recommended his removal
W ell, SIR, was the superintendent removed? No
such thing. He still holds ;hc office; and notwith
Stahoing The great interest which Ohio has in the
continuation OF this road, believe most OF her Re
pEc%cniatvcs feel almost indifferent. whether any
further appropriations he made ithis SjIpcrintcni
en-; IS permitted to hold his office. We know that
The money will be wasted, and that The work Will
anguish.
The Superintendent Of the Cumberland Road
- ho' the only officer who has been suffered to
continue m Office, after proofs ofhis trausrrcssions
had reached the President. Was the late Sacrcta
~ "i " ar removed in Consequence Of his attempt
.fa"du!cnliy to give to Governor Houston the con
tract Tor Indian rutions? dc rive my knowledge
oi TINS transaction not from the columns of the
ie!egTaPh. The whole affair known to mo at
the Time 1t tool, place. The Editor of the Telc
graph gives himself too much credit for defeating
TINS attempted fraud. understood that it was in
consequence of the rcmonsrancc Of the Delegate
from Arkansas, that the contrast was not CON
Pleted There is one fact, however, for which |
n" indebted to the Telegraph and that is that the
PRESIDENT had full knowledge of the business, and
that 1t did not meet with his diSapprobation.
Is not William Il. Lewis still suffered TO hold his
"!hcc! And is any further proof needed to con-
vince any man OF his guilt!
Unlimited confidence in the President is a doc
trine unknown TO the Constitution. We arc pla-
ced here, to check the Executive. But now, il is
thought the only mark of genuine patriotism to
profess the most unboundcd devotion to the will of
the President; and the conduct OF every officer IA
Vored by the President, must be exempt from all
inquiry or ccnsurc. at does not become US said
Roman knight, in the Senate, Boosting of his
friendship for SeianUs, and addressing himself to
lIbcrIus--"lt does not become us to inquire into
the person you pleased TO prefer above others,
or INTO The reason. Toyou Heaven has given a con
SuInGHtc Judgment 70 us there remains the nlo-
ry OF a cheerful obedience" Language tit for the
ears OF a tyrInt master of the lives amd5 property
OF his subjects; but most unfit for the ears of the
Chief Magistrate of Free People, holding his
power by their will, and responsible to them for its
abuse.
The remarks of Mr.. Stanbcrry are here insert.
ed in anticipation of their regular place in the or
der OF the Debate, as we'll TO show the tone which
the Debate is assuming, as because they produced
something like what the French journalists call a
ScHSUijDH in the House. Nat JUJ