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

thus read, and thus published. The
proceeding is entirely without prece.
dent. Those who now exercise power
consider all precedents wrong. They
hold precedents in contempt; and, cast.
ing them aside, have commenced new
era in administration. But while they
thus hold all precedents in ,empt,
dlsregarding all, no matter how long
established, no matter TO what depart.
ments of the Government they may
have given sanction, they are always
disposed to shield themselves behind
precedent, whenever they can find one
10 subserve their purpose.
! But the question is-Who gave the
order for the removal of the depositesl
BY whose act were they removed from
the Bank Of the United States, where
they were required by the law 10 be
placed, and placed in Banks which the
law never designated | tell the gen.
tlemen who are opposed TO me, that
am not to be answered by the exhibi.
ton of an order signed by r.. fancy,
or any one else. lwant to know, not
the clerk who makes the writing, but
the individual who diciates-not the
hangman who executes the culprit, but
the tribunal which orders the execution.
want the original authority, that !
may know by whose order, on whose
authority the public deposites were re.
moved, and | again asks there a
member OF this Senate, is there IN in.
'eiilgent man in the whole country.
who doubts Oh this point? Hear what
the President himself says, in his Mani.
festo, read TO his Cabinet: "The Prcsi.
dent deems it HIS duty, to communi.
cate IN this manner to his Cabinet The
tnat conclusions OF HIS OWN MIND, and
the reasons on which they are found
cd" &c.
AT 1.-THE conclusion Of this paper what
does he say? "The President again
repeats that he begs his Cabinet to con.
slider the proposed measures his OWN,
IN the support ofwhich he shall require
no one OF them to make sacrifice of
opinion or principle. lTs RESPONSIVE.
LITY HAS BEEN ASSUMED, after the most
mature elaboration and reflection, as
necessary to preserve the morals of
the people, the freedom of the press,
and the purity ofthe elective franchise,
without which all will unite in saving
that the blood and treasure expended
by our forelathers in the establishment
OF our happy system of Government
will have been vain and fruitlcss. Un-
der these convictions, he feels that n
measure so important TO the American
people cannot be commenced too soon,
and He therefore names The first dan
OF October neat as period proper for
the change Of the depositcs or sooner,
provided the necessary arrangement
with the State Banks can be made. -
Sir, is there a Senator here who will
tell me that this removal was not made
by order OF the President know, in.
deed, that there are in this document
many of those most mild, most gra.
cious, most condescending expressions,
in which power too well knows how to
clothe its mandates. The President
coaxcs, he soothes the Secretary in the !
most bland and conciiating language:
'1n the remarks Ire has made on this
all-important question, he trusts the Sc
cretary of the Treasury will see only
the frank and respectful declarations Of
the opinions which the President has
formed on a measure of great national
interest, deeply affecting the character
and usefulness Of his administration;
and not spirit Of dictation, which the 7,
President would be as careful 10 aroid,
as ready to resist. Happy will he be,
if the facts now disclosed produce uni.
formity of opinion and unity of action
among the members of the admistra-
ton" Sir, how kind! how gcntlci--
How very gracious must this have
sounded in the gratified ear Of the Sc.
cretary Of the Treasury! Sir, it re-
minds me Of AN historical apecdote re-
lated of one of the most remarkable
characters which our species has ever
produced. While Oliver Cromwell
was contending for the mastery Of
Great Britain, or Ireland, Il do not
now remember which, he beseiged a
certain Catholic town. The place
made stout resistance; but at length
the town being likely to be taken, the
poor Catholics proposed terms of CAPT.
tulation, STIMULATING therein for the to-
Iteration Of their religion. The paper
containing the terms was brought to
Oliver, who, putting on his spectacles
to read it, cried out, "Oh, granted, /
granted; certainly:"--he, however, adj /
ded-sbut if one Of them shall dare TO ,
be found attending Mass, he shall be
hanged"--(under what section is not
mentioned, whether under second, or