Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-31
NAV be enabled to osviate, as far as practicable.

NAV be enabled to obviate, as far as practicable.
IN, anisvorabe impression which they nave pro-
duced" And after approaching the late admit
ni,tration with setting up claims for the first
time, which they explicitly abandoned, he says,
in conclusion. - wili add nothing as TO the i'm
nropriety Of suff.Ing any feelings that find their
prdin in the past professions OF this Government
20 have adverse influence upon the present con-
duct Great Britain"
On our side. according to Mr.. Van Buren,, all
was wrong; ON the British side all was right. We
brought forward nothing but claims and prefen-
siOas; the British Government asserted on the
other hand clear and incontestible right. We
erred in too tenaciously and too long insisting
upna our pretensions, and not yielding at once
70 the force of their jast demands. And Mr..
McI.ane was commanded to avail himself OF all
The circumstances In his power TO mitigate oar
offence, and to dissuade the British government
tom allowing their feelings justly incurred by
the past conduct of the party driven from power,
On have an adverse influence towards the Ameri-
can party now 10 power. Sir, was this becom-
mo lspauage from one independent nation to an.
other: Wa, it proper in the mouth of an Ame-
,;c,n Minister? Was It in conformity with the
hgh. unsullied. and dignifed character of our
nrp,ious d,plpmacys was il not, on the contra
~. the language of humble vassal TO a proud
and naughty lord? WIS it not prostrating and
depradin, the American Eagle before the Bri-
fish Lion?
have another objection to this nomination.
believe, upon circumstances which satisfy my
mind. that to this gentleman IS principally to be
ascrbed the introduction Of the odious system Of
prescription, for the exercise of the elective fran
chise. in the Gov ernment of the United States.
understand that is in the system On which the
marty in his own State, OF which he is the reputed
head, constant, acts He was among the FIR st
Of SECRETARIES to apply that system to the dismis-
sion Of Clerks in his Department, known to me
TO be highly meritorous, and among them one
sho is now Representative in the other House.
IL detestabie system. drawn from the worst
periods of the Roman Republic; and if II ere to
be perpetuated; if the offices, honors, and digni-
ties of the people were to be put up TO scram-
bic, to be decided by the result of every Presi.
dental election, our government and institutions,
becoming intUlerable, would finally end III de-
spotism as memorable as that at ConstanIinople.
Sir, the necessity under which we are placed
- painful But It is no fault Of the Senate whose
consent and advice are required by the cOnstitu-
ton to consummate this appointment, that tire
Minister has been sent out of the United States
will not be prejudiced bv his rejection, if he
should be rejected. And feel perfectly assured
that if the government to which he has been de-
puted shall learn that he has been rejected be-
cause he has there. by his instructions to Mr.. Nc
Lane, stained the character Of our country, the
moral effect of our decision will greatly outweigh
any advantages to be derived from has negotia-
tons, whatever the5 may have been Intended to
be-
Extract from Mr.. Holmes Speech.
Mr.. President: La offering these resolutions,
proposing an inquiry, &c. | am governed BY
the expectation that the inquiry proposed by them
will lead TO disclosures in regard to transactions
which are still involved in considerable m, stery.
Public opinion is not vet settled down as to the
true causes of the late explosion in the Cabi-
net That Cabinet Of the Presidents own Sc
lection, and whose official du ties had, BY his own
admission, been performed to his entire satisfac-
ton. should so soon be dispersed, is an event So
extraordinary in the history of this country, that
the pubic and especially the Senate. have right
to oe informed Of the causes which led to, or OPP
Grated IN, producing such strange result. The
People, whose money has been squandered to de-
range, and re-organize this Cabinet, are interest
ed in this inquiry. II the gentleman whose no.
minaton is now the subject Of consideration, has
in any way contrived or contributed to bring
about the event, it would 60 far to dsquaIify him
for the office to which he has been nominated, and
if not, it is due to him that the inquiry should be
had Suspicion rests heavy on him. and, when
that is the case, 1t is always GOOD ground fur in
ve,tigadon. did expect that his friends. in
stead at objectlng, would have consented to, and
ins;sed upon the investigation proposed BY the re-
So'nton. Is IT because they fear the result?-
They say not-but the inquiry proposed is not in
terms what it should be. |. sir, have never in
sisted that the form Of the resolutions should be
preserved. IL can obtain the object. will put
them in any shape which may he agreeable to
majority Of the Senate. That this must be an
sr parte inquiry, and when Mr., Van Buren, is
absent at such distance that he cannnt be inform
ed OF the investigations which affect his charac-
ter. can only say, that If man will consent to
take an appointment in the recess, knowing that
the Senate must pass upon him in his absence, he
takes the hazard Of an er parte Investigation, or
lswilng to trust his case in the care Of MS friends
SIR, nit be otherwise, the Senate is entirely pre-
cluded from any inquiry into bis merits until he
ehosrs to return, Or the President is pleased to
recall him.