Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-13
MiscelIdne0us
MAJ. DowNING's CORRESPONDENCE.
10 my old friend, Mr.. Dwight, ofhe Netc York
DafIu HefreTfisfr
wAsnlreroN. Jan u. 1874.

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| Daily Advertiser.
wAsHSeToN, Jan IS, 1894.
As me and the Ginerdl returnin. last night,
alter dark, from walk, all al once the moon shot
out from behind a cloud, while the Gineral was
in on his thnkin fits that he often gifts into
now a-days, since Squire Biddle's people got to
plagnein him 50 about the bank; aud so, lest as il
| he saw ghost he started and tumble over the
curbing stone, fiat into the mud So 20 rights
picked him up and helped him hum, where we
took glass Of toddy and pipe, and he soon be
gan 20 talk agin Saws he Major Downing nv
fallin off pavement twenty five foot wide, shows
the folly Of permittin ones mind 10 be always
runnin on one thing YES says ], 'Gineral
that's plain in the political il is in the nate
raj world Says he, MAJOR, are You alludin to-
any thing particular in the material worlds' So ]
ups and tells him, says J., 'Gineral, since you
determined TO make Van Buren, your successor,
and ever since his election become so engTocin
that nothn else can be seen here, the Govern
ment has bin fallin off the broad flags Of the Con-
sttutIon and common usage, down into the miro;
until at last il has tumbled from the solid founda-
tiou Of national silver dollars down into the mire
of the rags Of the local Banks, and we may thank
that varmint Amos Kindle for all our misfortins;
, but it's no use TO talk that any more. Ony|
4 see how it works. OF goes Virginny and the
hull South from US" Says he, Major, do you
J rally think the South is gomez SaysI, 'Gineral,
there's few that still hang on TO US, and we
count on them sartn, any how; for the more hol-
/
, but a gun, the South won't agree TO let
us have all Squire Biddle's munney in own
: hands, Says he, Major Downing, considcrD
them that made the constitution were wise men,
it is leetle curious that they made one mistake
THAT keeps the Government always in trouble
. What is that, Gineral?' says l. Says he, Ma
lor, mean the part Of the constitution that made
the Sennit and the House of Representatives.
that has caused me more trouble, since ] have
bin the Government than ever the legion Of Of
fec HINT hoo nt,1
II. The Internal Sennit in particlar, is always
lopposin me, do what will. Then there's Taw-
ney-l can't see no way for that feller to git
through, no way. Pve plaguey great mind TO
f bring on swad of my brave Tennesseans. and
kick the hull Sennit into the Potomac tell you.
Says ], 'Gineral if there was no Sennit nor no
House of Representatives, and if all the laws was
nocked off exceptin the second section, the 60
+, vernment would be simplifed purity considera-
Bile, and we could make smooth work on it,
Says the Gneral, Major, have been studyin
that plan, but as had some doubts how the rale
democracy OF the country would stand the change,
pertIclariy under Vans management, have re-
CURED the opinion, in rtin, of that true and fal
i fui man, Amos Kindle, on this and several other
] subjects
On this, the Gineral pulled out of his pocket a
paper, which, he said, had been carefully prepa-
, red, and read by Amos Kindle 10 the Kitchen
4 Cabinet at last metin. The Gneral then hand
: ed me the paper, which read as follows
TO all the faithful, 10 whom these presents
S shall come, greeting: Know yc, that ], Amos
4 Kendall, Fourth Auditor and Agent between the
Treasury and all the Banks, by virtue of the
quest OF the President OF these United States
have, at his instance and by his order, prepared
. and now proceed to read here, in the presence Of
his confde ntiai friends, my opinion on several
. intricate matters.
First, Has the Senate Of the United States any
rightful power to reject nominations made by the
n President?
IS The following considerations will put thi:
question forever TO rest prior TO the last election
. the President had, an divers occasions, appointed
men to Office after they had been rejected by the
u Senate. This principle was, then, directly in
volved in the election; the people. having made
the Constitution, have a clear right to expound il
as they please; and having, uuder these crcum.
stances, re-e cted cur glorious ChiefMagstrate
they have thereby Civ, n their sanct on 20 tbs
principle, that the President is not to b. restrain
cd in his good will and pleasure by refractory
and lactious Senate.
IS cond, Is our present gracious Presiden,
q bound by the laws and treaties which were made
: before he came into offic
. 1T is fact of general notoricty, that before tbs
: last election, the Pres dent had, in the most
. frank and explicit manner, made known that he
: would exgcute the laws according to his under
standing of Than. 1t is also well known that he
in the goodness Of his heart and with single eye
. TO the good Ct the people, did refuse to execute
: divers bad laws and wick treaties. Then,
what can b. more cl ar than that, in thu clCc-
ton of the President, the people gave their sane
ton 10 the principle, that he is not bound by the
laws or treaties made fore his ssion? The
- boundary of the Presidents power is 10 be mea-
I sured by the extent Of all the opinions which he
: in his usual frank and explicit manner, had made
known TO the world at the time ct his election
In tracing the Pre- sident's power, il is certainly
q more democratic TO derive it from the source Of
all power VIZ the people, than from the Consti-
tuition. The last expression of the p ople's will
i always repeats former expression; and the G.
. election Of President being an event since the
adoption OF the Constitution, contains of course
more recent expression Of the public WILL which
I should always be the guide of true and faithful
= democrats
p When had finished readn the paper, the
E Gneral says, Major Downing, is not this rea-
soning perfectly logical. tell you what, Major
there is no two ways about it-this Amos Kindle
: is great counsellor on State affairs
A Says the Gineral, 'it's pretty story indeed
If, when ! am not bound by the two Houses OF
4 Congress, i should be bound by the opinions OF
: my Cabinet minister's! No, no, they may think
as they please, but, by the eternal if they don't
act as please, viii open the door and Duane
en-. But Major, how shall we secure Pennsyl-
rania for Van Buren, That critter Sutherland,
they say, is siicker, and can manage elections
In all sorts of ways. Last session he kip always
buttn off from us; but Amos says he thinks he
has caught him on the Speakers hook, and
reckon he knows Says |, 'Gineral, this makes
three or four others walk about and look for all
f the world like motherless colts. / would advise
| You TO throw out another red rag for Sutherland.
Talk OF Russian mission, and that will keep him
in the traces a spell-and then some of the rest
can be Speaker. Don't you how you have
kip the present Speakers head up to the rack
nickerin for the last two years, by expectn you
would throw the English mission into his trough
But says l. 'Gineral, how will you keep Tecum-
sch quiet' Says he, Major, it is not vet settled
whether we will put him or Wilkins on the Vice
Presidents track 1t is great point to secure
Pennsylvany, ard Colonel johnson is a good, ca
, sy, manageable sort of Teller, that will not
break off from the party, and Kindle thinks he
can put him OFF, Major Downing, says the
Gmeral, you rally should have been the Govern
ment next time, if had not promised it to Van
, Buren,; and considerin how much he has done 10
put down that innimy Calhoun hate to disap-
pint him, seem what mind he has TO it
Says /, 'Gineral il is glory euuffor me TO have
CORY ed I,rd..