Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-05-07

folks and such cases, according to tht
constitution.
Now, according to the Ginerals no.
ton, the Senate has no right to notice
any thing that is going wrong by any OF:
fcer under the Government, because the
time may come when he may be brought
before them for trial. Now, suppose
the President nominated TO the Senate
some chap who wanted to have his Office
rene ed--and the Senate found ou,
somethin wrong about him, and wouldn't
confirm it-and tell the President all a.
bout it, and write it all down, too, in their
Journal Of Proceedins, as they always do
and when it come to be known, this Of
fcer was impeached-well, couldn't the
Senate try him because il could be shown
they had already expressed an opinion
about him2 The constitution saw this;
and says when the Senate becomes a
Court for the trial Of impeachments evs-
ry member must be sworn over agin.-
The Gineral saw he was saying too
much agin the right of the Senate, as a
Senate and Legislative body, and so he
tries to get round this corner in the Pro-
test, by saying there is great difference
between the proceedings Of the Senate
when the doors are open, and when they
are in secret session-now l can't see a
mite of difference as regards this pint
and my notion is, if the Senate hatchels
a chap for bad conduct with the doors
closed, (and the Gineral says they have
a right to do it then) it would be jist as
bad for him, as if they did so with open
doors, when the time come to try him,
and / don't know but little worse-at
any rate all the resolutions are recorded
by the Senate, whether the doors are
open or shut. And unless the Gineral
can show that the constitution favors the
President, more than it does any other
civil officer of the United States, then
my notion is, the Gineral is as much
mistaken Oh this pint, astho' he had put
his shirt on wrong end upermost.
There is another pint on which and
the Gineral never could agree, and we
have talked it over more than SO times,
and that is about his removing the Sc
cretary of the Treasury. The Gineral
always used to say, and he says so agin
in the "Protest," that it was his duty 'to
see the laws faithfully executed;" well
now says Gineral, what was tho law
that MIR. Duane was neglecting?
The law says, says l, just so:
"SEcT. l6. And be it further enact
ed, That the deposites Of the money Of
he United States, in places in which the
laid Bank and branches thereof may be
shall be made in said Bank
and branches thereof, unless the Secre-
AIRY Of the Treasury shall at any time
otherwise order and direct; in which
case the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
Immediately lay before Congress, if in
session, and if not, Immediately after
he commencement Of the next Session,
he reasons Of such order or direction" !"
You tell'd him to remove the depo-
ties, and he show'd you the law-he
aid there was no danger in leavin the
money where it was, but there was great
|anger in removin ont to other pockets;
nd Congress was willin by law, to give
i'm the power 10 decide on't-then you
elPd him to pack up and clear out-but
ot as see for neglecting the law, for
e was acting according to law-and if
ny body broke the law, It was you,
iineral, or its pretty much all the same,
on got man to do as you wanted, and
ou said you'd "take the responsibility"
md now we see the Gineral don't like
} take the consequences of this respon-
as soon as the Senate past
resolution tellin the Gineral it warn't
ght, he turns right to and hatches out
protest agin-and this is prtty much
he nub Of the business.
There IS another pint too, don't see
ow the Gineral gets round, but it is {
Untitled as smooth and as round as a Ir
illiard ball-he says the Senate haint 6
OF as good right to act for the people t
s he has-because he stands higher I
he people than they 6o-they are ap-
ointed for 6 years, and he only for 4
ears-and then agin he gives the reso-
ltions Of the Legislatures Of Ohio, and
lew Jersey, and Main, to show that the
enators from these States didn't vote
ccordin to directions-now accordin to
lie Ginerafs notion, the higher you can
ONE to the people the better--well
lat's jist my notion too-for public Of
GERS are paid by the people, to execute
,e laws that the people have made, and {
is for the good Of the people, and not
'r the officers alone, that the laws are e
'ade-if folks in Office don't 20 accor-
in to these laws, but break in or change I
IN jist to suit their notions-or accor- I
in as they understand 'em, these officers
ecome rulers and not public serranis- d
nd il whilst in office and afore their J
me is out, they git in any kind of a 7