Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-14

On rs day, "ths following written message was
received from tho President Of the United States by Mr.
Gouverneur:
" TO the Senate Of The United States.
Understanding that by rule of the Senate, their vote
rejecting the nomination OF Christopher Vandeventer,
Navy Agent at New York, and OF Duh Green Receiver
of Public Moneys in the Western District of Missouri
having been communicated 10 me- he -conside
without renomnaton, hereby re-nomina,e the said
Christopher Vandcventer, Navy Agent at New York,
aud the said Duff Green, Receiver OF Public Moneys i'm
the Western District of Missouri.
March Sd, 1928 JAMES MONROE.
The Message read, and considered by unanimous
consent--and
Ordered, That the nominations be indefinitely postpon-
From this il is evident that the case of Vandeventer on
which Mr. Wits opinion is founded, parallel in the
precise point, upon which the Inelgencer rests its is
sue. As in the case of Mr.. Gwynn, here was REJEc-
rioN. Nay, more. In Vandeventer's case there were
two reecdons-for after the first rejection the nomination
was Indefinitely postponed-whic, in parliamentary pro-
ceedngs isequivalent to rejection And the Executive
would have had the right immediately have rendered
another nomination IL was not so in the of Mr.
Gwynn His re nomination was laid on the table, and
subject TO be taken up at any moment until the close
the Session. Without Withdrawing the re-nomina ton,
made al Tie instance OF one Of the Senators of Mississippi
and an overwhelming petition from the people OF the
State, the President could not have submitted another
mnaton while the Senate retained Gwynns upon their
table by their act. And Pondexter even, could not
have the hardihood to propose rejection the appoint
ment upon the ground OF its repugnance the people
Mississippi when so many had asked its confirmation
All that lac could venture propose as he did by re-
solution
lhdt ITcSldent oil tho United States be informed
that 1t is not the intention of the Senate any pro-
ceedng the denomination of Samuel Gwynn 10 be Re
giser of the Land Office Mount Salus i'm Mjssissppi
during The present session."
Mr. Pondexter found that he could not carry even this
sort oil postponemen; and then appears from the Jour
nal on his motion, that il was ordered that IL This
otcn reSofution lie on the table - and so tho Senate re-
tanned the power TO confirm the appointment the last
moment OF tho session. and to resume IL at The merit
Inc case OF Vandeventer, on which Mr. Wrt's opinion
turns Is thus found to he much stronger against the no.
mination in the recess, than that OF Mr.. Gwynn Mr.
Ewynns case is supported by the precedent in Bnneys
case, but that OF Nandeventer is not Mr. Bnnev was
nominated by Mr. Monroe. laid on the table on the
I'd oil March, 1925. He re-nonlnated by Mr. Adams
at me ne1t session Of the Senate the 18th of March
1879 On March the 9th, the nomination was postponed
TO the LIST OF December, the opening of the succeeding
session. lie was c-nomnated in January 1926 and the
denomination was finally ncgativcd April, 1896
From hisit appears that Mr. Binneys nomination was
rst tdd on the table from one session TO another and
mat he was then "rcnominated"-next, that this re
n0mndtton was postponed from Session TO another
and the Senate declining take up the denomination he
Il was nominated third time-and he in the mean time
was aclng under his appointment from session TO session
until his final reiectionjn a pr 1926
We ask the lnelligencer il these precedents are moi
PARALLEL Arc they not parallels drawn out much further
than that which has called out the anahcmas of tho
lgencer! Why this National Sentinel silent whcr
these cases occurred? Why was not the Senate
TO defend itself from "Idgnity" from ssinsitIt'' t
rights IRON usurpation, and the Constitution from viola
tionl ~ WIN"
We ask the InteIigencer to publish the opinions Of
essrs writ and fancy, and respond them:-and if il
can prove them wrong, then the country fo
us long silence under the affecting usurpaon which il
mas hitherto permitted in the cases to which we have
drawn It's attention.-B 0Shing tOn Globe.