Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-01
FRoN THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.


The Senate have uegatved the Presidents
nomination of Ms VAN Surrey
They have insnted the people whose re-
preventative is The President" says one.
They have violated the Constitution"
says another. "They are no longer of the
most august body in the world" says a
third They have been governed by petty
party hostility says fourth. VERIFY, If
they have done all this, let the tratorious
twenty-three and the Vice President IT their
head ''gang back asa.' to their constituents,
and stay there.
| AS for the first charge. it is a new doctrine,
that the fiat of the President is conclusive
evidence Of the viii of the people. and that
he, as the peoples representative, is to be
bowed to by the Senate. Carry out your
principles, Mr.. Bunce, and you give US mon
archy But the Constitution has been volat
ed This is more monarchical still. The Sen
ate have no right to negative the Presidents
nomination forsooth The Constitution rem
ders their Consent" necessary TO appoint
men's, bu, ] suppose that consent is to be
matter ofcourse; and the President, if they
are refractory, may hold ''bed OF JUSTICE
like Louis XVI and command the Senator
ships to register his nightly will and pleasure.
But ''the Senate is no longer the most au
cause General jackson being themost au
gust President in the world, and Mr. Van Blu
.rcn the most august politician in the rid,
and st. James the most august court in the
world, no body can be august that will not
sescnd the motion of the said august Piesi.
dent to send said august politician, to said
| august court. Prob Pt.dor!!!! But last
and not least Mr.. Van Buren, has been reject
ed, from motives!i What burning shamei
Patty motives brought to bear on the nomi.
nations Of Martin Van Buren,, Of all the men
on the face of the earthl Such as a disin-
terested POLITICIANS man who never thought
OF himself, or OF party, in a contest for Of.
fice-one who has held vast patronage and
never. in his life, allowed party to govern
his appointments! Who never turned out
political opponent on party grounds who
never made a whole hog psrly devotion,
sine qua non for the most petty office! To
negative such a mans appointment, on par
ty grounds! O., shamei shamen
Judgment thou art fled to british beasts,
And men have lost their reason"
The Supreme Court Room has attracted
numerous audiences for the last two DAYS.
The writ OF error in behalf of the Missona-
rles tried and punished under the laws Of
peoFSId mas pccn uhuer argument, learned
and eloquent as may web he believed,
when on one day Mr.SERGEANT pied their
cause, and on the day following MIR WHIT,
The argument is not yet concluded
The Alexandria Gazette of yesterday con
cludes some ramarks in vlndication of
the motive of Mr. WAsHINGroN, Of Mount
Vernon, in refusing TO acceede to the wishes
OF Congress in reierenc TO the remains of his
venerated relation, VITA the following in
timation:
1--WE have no authority from the pro
pritor Mount of Vernon on the subject, but
we believe that he always attended to
place the sacred earth in the custody OF
the nation, nd that, hereafter. it will be
found that he has not been unmindful of the
claims Of hIs country 20 the guardianship
Oh the remains Of the man who above all o
Their men deserves TO be honored by his
cuuntrynen,'
Case Of Joseph .Nomse-The Supreme
Court OF the United States decided on Satur
day, the Circuit Court had no appellate 10 |
risdicuon IN this case, thus affirming the dc |
cree Of che District Court