Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-05-15

The following extract from the report
Of the Committee Of the Senate on the
Presidents Message, nominating the Govern
ment Bank Directors, is a full and satisfactory
answer TO the threat Of the President that he
should name no other individuals, in case those
recommended were rejected
"The committee perceive, with re.
greet, an intimation in the message, that
the President may not see fit to send
to the Senate the names OF any other
persons to be directors Of the bank ex-
cept those whose nominations have
been already rejected. While the Sc
nate will exercise its own rights, ac-
cording to its views OF its duty, it will
leave to the other officers Of the Go.
vernment TO decide for themselves, on
the manner they will perform their du-
ties. The committee know no reason
why these Offices should not be filled,
or why, in this case, no further nomi-
nation should be made, after the Sc
nate has exercised its unquestionable
right of rejecting particular persons
who have been nominated, any more
than in other cases. The Senate will
be ready, at all times, to receive and
consider any such nomination as the
President may present to it. 1t claims
no authority to control him in his nomi.
nations; but it cannot surrender the ex-
ercise OF its own right of deciding for
itself on the propriety of advising and
conserving TO appointments to Office
IL cannot surrender its own constitu.
tional character; it cannot, through APP
prehension Of any consequences what
ever, forbear from exercising its high
duty of giving or of refusing its advice
or consent to nominations of the Presi-
dent, in all cases, according to its con.
cientious sense OF its own obligations to
the constitution and to the country
If these offices of bank directors re-
main untitled, the fault will not be the
fault of the Senate. The case is like
other cases of rejection. In other ca
ses, other persons have been nomna-
ted in place of those rejected by the
Senate, and confirmed; and, if differ
ent course shall be adopted on this &C.
casion, it is course for which the Sc
nate cannot be responsible"
Major Do,cning.-The letters of this worthy
have, since his election from the Presidential
palace, assumed more argumentative character
than formerly. Having been relieved from the
embarrassmeufs which the Kitrho, Cabinet ,yora
throwing in his way, his genius is no
longer cramped. He assumes the statesman, and
shews in his two last letters, that General Jack
son is no match for him in argument. The follow
ing passages in relation to certain points in the
Protest, are conclusive
There is another pint too | don't see
how the General gets round, but it is
as smooth and as round as a
billiard ball-he says the Senate haint
got as good right to act for the peo-
pie as he has-because he stands nigh
er the people than they do--they are
appointed for 6 years, and he only for
4 years-and then agin he gives the
resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio
and New Jersey and Main to show that
the Senators from these States didn't
vote accordin to directions-now &C
cordin to the Gineral's notions, the
higher you can come to the people the
better-well that's jist my notion too
for public officers are paid by the peo-
pie to execute the laws that the people
have made, and it is for the good Of
the people, and not for the officers
alone, that the laws are made-if folks
in office don't go accordin to these
laws, but break'em or change 'em list
to suit their notions--or accordin as
they understand EN-, these officers be.
came rulers and not public SERVANTS
and if whilst in Office aud alore their
time is out, they git in any kind of a
kink, and things don't 90 right-the
people begin to grumble first, but not
llkin 10 come to blows (for that's bad
business, and wont serve no purpose,
but give bad folks a chance
They begin to petition like all natur
and that's one of the rights our old
folks who fought FOR and made the con
stitutlon thought was next to eating
and drinking, and going to any kind
of wurship they pleas'd-for petitions
bring the people right smack up nose
to nose with the folks in office. The
General somehow has forgot this in
the protest-and if he'd tack'd on some
of them petitions that have been pourin
into Washington for a spell back, and
keep all the while cummin; my notion
is these resolutions from Main, and
Ohio, and New Jersey Legislators
would look'd so small folks wouldn't
stop 10 read EN-, and especially as
these same Legislators will be chang'd
clear round at the next elections.
| cant say yet what the Senate will
do with the protest, but as said afore
| hope they'll do with it as the Cine.
raj requests, and nail it to the counter
as folks DO odd lookin coins in country
stores-but am plagy sorry the Gin.
eral likes to keep things all the while
in trouble-folks to rights will be as