Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-01-16


sign you, you must Quit your Office |,
And what, sir, was the cffectl Thi.
document bears date on the 18th Sen,
TENDER. In the official paper, publish.
ed at the Seat of Government, mn,
through which il is understood tina, m,
Government makes known its wishe.
and purposes to the People Of the Uni
ted States, we were told, under date o
the 2Oih September, 1888, two day,
only after this Cabinet paper was read
MS follows: "Wo are authorized "a
state'--dailori.ed; this is the word
which gave credit TO this annunciu,ion
I'VE are authorized to state that the
deposites of the public money will be
changed from the Bank of the United
States TO the State Banks, as soon rs
necessary arrangements can be made
Tor that purpose, and that il is believed
they can be completed in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, aud Boston,
IN time to make the change ~ The frst
q October, and perhaps sooner, if cir.
cumstances should render an earlier
action necessary on the part Of the
government" Yes, sir, on the 18th
OF September this measure was decided
on: and Oh the Doth, il is announced Ia
the People, that the depostes would be
removed by the 1st of October, or
sooner, If practicable Mr.. Duane was
continued in Office till the 23J, on
which day he was dismissed; anu be.
tween the 23d and the Goth, on which
latter day the mere clerical act Of sign.
ing the order for removal was perform.
cd, Mr.. fancy, by whom it was done,
was appointed Secretary of the Trea.
sury, having CONFIRMED to the will of
the President, against his own duty,
which Mr.. Duane would not do. Yes.
sir, on the Goth went forth this procla.
nation, by authority, Of the removal of
the deposites, although Mr.. Duane re.
manned in Office till the 23d. On this
point we have conclusive proof in a
letter of the President 10 that gentle.
man, dated on the 23d, which letter,
after all the gracious, friendly, and
concilietlng language of tho Cabinet
paper, concludes in these terms: Il
feel constrained to notify you, that Your
further services as Secretary OF the
Treasury, are no longer required.
Such, Mr.. President, is the testimony
on one sids TO prove the truth of the
proposition, that the removal ofthe de-
posltcs from the Bank of the United
States was measure determined on
by the President hmseIf--determined
on while the late Secretary Of the Urea.
sury was still in office, unl against the
will of the Secretary: although Mr..
fancy may have put his signature to
the order on the 26th---a mere ministe.
rial act done in conformity with the pre-.
vious decision ofthe President, that the
removal should take place on or before
the 1st Of October.
| now call The attention ofthe Senate
TO testimony ofthe other party mean
Mr.. DUANE. After giving history Of
the circumstances which accommodated
ms appointment to Office, and what pass.
ca antecedent TO his removal, he pro.
ceeds to say
Thus was thrust into otrice--thus
was | thrust from office--not because |
had neglected any duty--not because
had differed with the President on any
other point Of public policy--not be-
cause | had differed with him about the
Bank of the United States--but, be. |
cause refused, without further inquiry
or action by Congress, to remove tue
deposites. 5"
Can testimony be more complete to
establish TIE proposition have adyanc-
edi And is it possible, after the testi-
mony Of the President on one side and
Of his Secretary on the other, that the |
former had decided that the depositos
should be removed, and had removed
the Secreti ry because he would not do |
It, that any man can doubt that the re- |
movaI was the Presidents own actlthat
il was doneinaccordance with his com.
mandl
And now. sir, having seen that The re
moval was made by the command and an |
Ihori'y Of The President, shall proc. ed !
to inquire whether il was done in con- |
formlty with the Constitution and laws of /
The United States.
do not pprppse, at this time 10 go in |
TO the reasons ALI ged by the Pie .ident or
his Secretary, except so FAR as those rca. |
sons contain an attempt 10 she that he |
possesses the requisite authority. BE
cause, if the President of The United /
States had no po@e, 10 do this thing. il the
Constitution and laws, instead Of author
lz,ng u. required him TO keep his hands
of the Treasury, It's useless to inquire
into any reasons he may give for exercis
ing power whrh he did not possess.
Sir, what power has the President Of the
United States over The Treasury is il in |.
lie charter establishing the Bsnka The 1
rlsusp nj iha charter r, .tinp IN tha nah