Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-19

constitution and the laws, he felt that hel
should not have discharged his duty if he
failed to make every effort to accomplish
that desirable object.
The senate, after passing the resolution
which they had already passed, and wait
ing two months to see whether the execu-
tive would conform his course to thehviews
expressed BY this branch of the legislature
waiting all this time, and perceiy-s
ing that the error, as the senate had declar.
ed it to be, was still persevered in, and see
ing the wide and rapid sweep of ruin over
every section Of the country, there was
|still one measure lett which might arrest
the evil, and that was the offering Of these
resolutions-to present them to this body !;
and II they passed here to send them to the
other house; and should they pass there, to
present 10 the president the plain question,
if he will return to the constitutional track
or, IN opposition to the expressed will Of
the Legislature, retain the control over the
millions of public money which are al
ready deposited in the local banks, and
which are still coming in there.
Tomorrow Continued Mr.. C.) will be
the last day of one entire year, since we
have had secretary Of the treasury of the
United States appointed in conformity 70
the provisions Of the constitution Of the
United States. Unless the executive nom
.nation is to be foundin the communion
lions which have been brought to the SEN
ate this morning, 1t will be one year to-
morrow since there has been head to that
department, holding the office and perform
ing the duties, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate, conformably to the
constitution. 1t has been asked on anoth-
er occasion, why this great anxiety for the
nominations of persons who have been ap-
pointed during the recess! For no other
reason than that the constitution requires
the nominations to be made. 1t had been
asked, if we were anxious to receive the
nominations, in order that we may reject
them? There is no one who has right to
put such question. Ii is sufficient to an
swer, that the constitution requires the
nominations to be made, and to say that
thi, has not been done. And we might re-
sot, if it were proper to 60 into any inqui-
-ry as to motives, why is the nomination of
the secretary Of the treasury Withheld? Is
il kept back because it is designed to NOM
mate an Individual who it is known will
prove unacceptable to this body? But it is
not my purpose TO go into the consideration
of these questions; or, indeed, to say any
thing on the subject Of the resolutions,
which can now provoke any debate. All
hot / hor,n G,rthar Tn Sc 10 nus n,
hope that the resolutions will be acted on,
and will be suffered 10 receive the decision
of the senate, without any unnecessary Or
protracted debate.
Mr.. BENTON then expressed, at some
length, his reasons for opposing the motion
for leave to introduce the resolutions, and
concluded with moving that the further
consideration Of the question should be
postponed until this day week.
Mr. Clay-I hope the motion will not be
postponed.
Mr. Benton-I shall ask for the yeas and
nays on my motion.
Mr. Ciay-Agreed.
The yeas and nays were then ordered,-
and the question being taken, was decided
as follows: .s-
Yeas-Mcssrs. Benton. Black, Brown,
Forsyth. Grundy, Hill, Kane, King of Ala.
King Of Geo., Linn, Mexican, Morris, Rob
inson, Shepley, Upton, White, Wilkins,
Wright-ls.
Nays-Messrs Bell, Bib, Calhoun,
Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Hen.
dr,cks, Kent, Leigh, Mangum Moore, Maui
dain, Poindexter, Porter, Preston, Robbins,
Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague, Swift,
Tomiinson, Wagyaman, Wehster-25.
The resolutions were then read and Or
dered to second reading.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.
WASHINGTON, MAY ~.