Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-28

:. a. soon a. necessary arrangements can be
:. made for that purpose, aad that it is believed
.. thew can he completed in Baltimore, Phlladei
:. mia. New York. and Boston, in time to make
8. tho chance bu the first of October. and per
:, ooon.. r circumstances should render
.. a, earlier action necessary on the part ct the
$. Government." Yes. sir, on the 18Th Of Sep
,ember this measure was decided on: and Cd the
ontb !, "a announe ed 10 the People. that the de.
nosites would be removed BY the 1t OF October,
or sooner. if practicab!e MIR Duane was con.
timed in office Til the esd, on which day he was
dismissed: and between the esd and 26iI, on
which latter tay The mere clerical act o. signing
,ho or,,er fne rem,yal vas performed. Mr. fancy,
by whom it was done, was appo'"trh seert'at,
tho President. against his own duty, which Mr..
Duane would not do Yes. sir, on the 2,ih
vent forth this proclamation, by authority. OF
a. ,smov.I of the deno,ites. although Mr.. Du.,
.on,.;n.d in Office iii the esd. On this point
49,. -. conclusive nroof in a letter of the Pre-.
-, % that gentleman. dated on the Esd,
..h;.h ltter after all the gracious friendly, and
.nno;I;,,no LANGUAGE of the Cabinet paper, con.
olnJes in these terms: 81 feel constrained to
- notify Won. that YOUR further services as Score.
4, ,..v of tho Treasury are no longer required"
G., A., p-es;dont il the testimony on one
.,ovo n. ,ru,h NJ the nrooostion, that
r,.I IS ,he dano.ites from the Bank Of
we ~, g. si measure determined ON
hw ,ho President bimself-determ,ned on while
-. ,.,s Sscret,rv of tn. Treasury was still 10
ofI;cs and against the will of the Secretary: al.
though Mr.. Taney NAV have put his signature to
tho nrder on the 26th-a mere ministerial act.
Jo,e in conformity with the previous decision of
tho President that the rsmova! should take place
! w.
J,ow call the attention of the Senate to testi-
monv If the other party; mean Mr. Duane -
After oivino history Of the cireums ances which
accomnanied his appointment TO Office, and what
nossod aotecsdent 70 his removal, he proceeds to
say
:. Time 7 was thrust into ofice-thus was
:. thrust frop office-nut because | had neglect
8, Cd ,,y dntv-no, because I had differed with
;. tho President on any other pnint of public po.
8. GcvEno, hecarse r had differed with him
8. about the Bank Of the United Ststes-but. be-
8. cause refused. without further inquiry or &C.
8. tion nv Congress. TO remove the depostes"
Tan ,estimonv he more compiete TO establish
a. .,..;,o, Ib.ys .dvanc.ds And il il DOS.
s;h,p IT,, ~. ,s.,,,nosv IF the President on one
s;J. .nd of mis- S.c,e,,rv IN the other. that the
farmer had decided that the drposi,es should be
removed. aud had removed the Secretary b..
cause he would not do it. that any man doubt
that the removal was the Presidents own actP-
that II was done in accordance with Ills com.
mand,
And now. cir. having seen that the removal
IVA. made nv the command and authority of the
psa.,Jan, 7 .h,,I n,oceed 70 inouire whether il
was done in conformity with the Constitution
and laws of the United States.
do no, purpose. a, this time, to 90 into the
rooso,. alIsosd nv the President or his Secreta.
go ovco,, an f., "a ,hose reasons contain an at.
tsmnt n shew that he oo.sessrd the requisite al,
,t..;,, R...reo r. Tho presiden, of the Unit.
~ u,.,os nd ~ n,wsr n ,,o This ,bino. if the
E" .nd ns,s,d of au,hoszn, il
rson;rsd him n k,,n MIA hand, off the Treasury.
:, y sa,s.s 20 snon;re ;n,o anv reasons ne NAV
Give for sxerr;.ino mower which he did not DOS
s.;s Sir. what mower has the President Of the /
Iro;,sd S,a,es oye, tho Trrasurvi Il il in the
oh,r,sr es,,h;sh;no the Raokp The clause of
,hs ch,r,er rsI,tne 70 the nubIic depost.s de. |
o,..os -. th.t Tho dsnns;tes nf the money of the
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