Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-01-16
Congress of The United States
THURSDAY, DECEMBER &c.
IN SENATE.
REMOVAL OF DEPosITEs.


Report of the Secretary of the Treasu.
nv on the subject of the removal of the
deposites-
Mr.. CLAY rose, and offered the
5 following resolutions:
l. Resolred, That by dismissing the late Se-
eretsry Of the Treasury because he would not,
contrary TO his OF his own duty, remove
the money Of the United States in DE- posiic with
the Bank of the United States and its Branches,
in conformity with the Prcsid, nt's opinion; and
by appointing his successor 10 eff CT such r, mo-
val, which has been done, the President has as
sumed the exercise Of power the Treasury
Of the United States not granted TO him by the
Constitution and Laws, and dangerous to the lib.
critics Of the People.
@ Resolved, That the reasons assigned by
the Secretary of the Treasury for The removal Of
the money Of the United States, deposited in
the Bank Of the Unit States and its Branches,
communicated to Congress the Sd day Of De.
cember, 1893, unsatisfactory and insufficient.
The resolutions having been read
Mr.. CLAY rose and addressed the
Senate to the following effect:--W are,
said he, in the midst of revolution,
hitherto bloodless, but rapidly tending
towards a total change of the pure re-
publican character of the Government,
and to the concentration of all power
in the hands of one man. The powers
of Congress are paralyzed, except
when exerted in conformity with his
will, by frequent and an extraordinary
exercise Of the Executive veto, not an
ticipated by the founders of the Consti-
tuition, and not practised by any of the
predecessors OF the present Chief Ma
glstrate. And, TO cramp them still
more, q new expedient is springing in
to use, OF withholding altogether bills
which have received the sanction of
both Houses of Congress, thereby cut
ting off all opportunity ofpassIng them,
even if after their return, the mem.
bers should be unanimous in their ia
yor. The constitutional participation
of the Senate in the appointing power
is virtually abolished by the constant
use of the power of removal from OF:
flee, without any known cause, and by
the appointment of the same individual
10 the same office, after his rejection
BY the Senate. How often have we,
Senators, felt that the check of the
Senate, instead ofbeing, us the Consti-
tuition intended, a salutary control, was
an idle ceremony? How often, when
acting on the case of the nominated
successor, have we felt the injustice Of
the removal? How often have we said
to each other, well, what can we do?
the office cannot remain vacant, with
on prejudice to the public interests,
agd, if we reject the proposed substi-
tute, we cannot restore the displaced,
and, perhaps, some more unworthy
man may be nominated?
The Judiciary has not been exempt
from the prevailing rage for innovation.
Decisions of the tribunals, deliberate
ly pronounced, have been contemptu.
ouslv disregarded. And the sanctity
Of numerous treaties openly violated.
Our Indian relations, cocval with the
existence of the Government, and re.
cognized and established by numerous
laws and treaties, have been subvert-
ed, the rights of the helpless and unfor-
tunate aborigines trampled in the dust,
and they brought under subsection to
unknown laws, in which they have no
voice, promulgated in an unknown lam
guage. The most extensive and MOST
valuable public domain, that ever fell
10 the lot of one nation, is threatened
with total sacrifice. The general
currency Of the Countrywide life blood
Of all its business-is in the most immi-
nent danger of universal disorder and
confusion. The power of Internal I'M
provement lies crushed beneath the
Veto. The system Of protection of
American industry was snatched from
impending destruction, IT the last SEES
sion; but we are now cooily told by
the Secretary of the Treasury, without
blush, 'that it is understood to be
conceded on all hands, that a tariff for
protection merely is to be finally abnn-
doned." BY the Sd Of March, 1887,
rfthe progress Of innovation continue,
there will be scarcely vestige remain
ing ofthe Government and its policy,
as they existed prior to the Sd of
March, 1899. In term of years, a
little more than equal to that which
was required to establish our liberties,
the Government will have been trans
formed into an elective monarchy
the worst of all forms Of Government.
Such is melancholy but faithful
picture of the present condition Of our
public affairs. II is not sketched or
exhibited to excite, here or elsewhere
irritated feeling. have no such pur.
pose. | would, on the contrary, i'm.
plore the Senate and the people to dis.
card all passion and prejudice, and Il
look calmly, but resolutely, upon the
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