Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-04-24

to the building in rear of the
white house, adjoining Nc
Cleary's Hotel.
The march Of Despotism.-We hav'
room only to direct attention in brie
notice, to the abstract, which we take
from the National Intelligencer, oftht
Protest of the President Of the United
States, against the proceedings of the
Senate on the removal of the Public
Depostes. we said last week
that we knew not where the bolts
Of Executive Vengeance would fall
next, we certainly did not anticipate
that the President would dare arraigr
the Senate, and deny its right to cen
sure, or even to deliberate upon hi.
conduct.
A document so mendacious in its
claims Of power for the President, and
so insulting to the body to which il
was addressed, cannot fail to excite the
indignation of the whole country--that
feeling has already been evinced in
the House Of Representatives-aye,
eren in that body, which has for four
months past, heard unpitied the wall.
ings, and seen unmoved the distresses
Of an aggrieved people-that body
which has looked with indifference up
on the arbitrary strides Of despotic
power. This last blow at the rights
Of the people and the integrity of the
Constitution, has shaken the phalanx
of slaves in that body-and we trust it
will have the effect to bring to their
senses many of those who until now
have sustained the acts of despotic
President. Congress must interpose, or
the day Of SOLEMN JUDGMENT, is near
at hand.
Mr.. Poindexter moved, on the read. |
ing of the Presidents Protest in the
Senate, that it be not received-and on
this question debate arose, which is
probably now in progress. The whole
talent and eloquence of the Senate will
be elected on this momentous subject.
Messrs. Webster, Clay, Preston, Bell
of N. H., and Forsyth, were absent;
but have since returned to their posts.
On the alst, Mr.. Poindexter sub.
mitted the following resolutions:
"Resoired, That the President in transmitting
the paper which he did TO the Senate on the It'll
instant which he requested 10 be placed on its
Journals, as an Executive Protest, against Res.
olution passed by the Senate, made a commupica-
tion not authorized by the Constitution nor war.
rauted by that mutual interchange of communica-
lions which the discharge Of official duties render
necessary and proper between the Legislative
Departments of the Government.
"Resolred, That the President, in the paper A.
bove referred to, assumes powers in relation TO
the Senate not authorized by the Constitution,
and calculated in its consequences to destroy that
harmony which ought TO exist between the co or.
dinate Departments of the General Government.
10 intefere with the Senate in the discharge of its
duties; to degrade IT in the public opinion; and f.
nally TO destroy its independence by subjectinp
its rights and duties to the determination and con.
troll Of the Chief Magistrate.
"Resolced, That the communication of such a
paper Of such character, with the declaration
that accompanied II. is plain, an open bre ach
Of the constitutional rights and privileges Of the
Senate. and that il cannot be received by the DO.
dy, without a surrender OF the just powers conf
ded TO il by the Constitution, in trust to secur.
the liberty, and promote The prosperity OF thes,
States, and which the members are bound t
maintain under the sacred obligations of an oath.
Resolved, therefore, That the paper be no, re
Geived by the Senate
Fl. Of Representatives. our Cor
gressional proceedings we give the re.
solutions offered on Friday last in the
House of Representatives by Mr.. Wise
Of Virginia, intended as a direct res.
ponse to some ofthe assumptions ofthe
Protest One ofthe resolutions declares
that Congress can take the public mon.
les out of the hands of the Executive,
without the assumption of Executive
power, denying the position laid down
IN the Protest)-On giving leave TO in
troduce those resolutions the vote was
Yeas 1913 Nays 90 Two thirds wer,
required to give the leave but the ma
jority was against the arbitrary CLAIM
of power by the President.
We thank God that Virginia stooc
erect on this question Fifteen OF he
representatives voting age, and tpo on
ly voting no. We give the Virgin;
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Bcale, Boul
din, Claiborne, Fulton, Gholson, Cor
don, Mason, McComas Mercer, Moore
Patton, Taylor, Wilson, Wise, 49,
Nays-Messrs. LOYAL 81 LII
CAS-.
Let the two solitary votes from Vir
gnla on this vital question of lawles:
power against the rights of the people
be ever kept in mind. Let their pre-.
ference of Andrew Jackson to the wei.
fare Of their Country, be treasured ur
in the abhorrent remembrance of their
fellow citizens.