Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-11
Twenty-third COmgrcss.--1st Scss
MR. CLAWS SPEECH ON THE DEPO,,TES-
Continued

SCSS.
MIR. CLAWS SPEECH ON THE DEPosITES.
[CoNTINuEp1
IN SENATE-Decembe, 80 1888
MIR. Clay resumed his speech Before 1 proceed TO a
OF the Report OF the Secretary OF the Trea
sury and The second resolution wish anticipate aad an
objection, which may be the adoption of the
hrst' may be urged that the Senate, being, in Ger.
tain contingency, court Of impeachment, ght not TO
prejudice question which may be called upon 10 de-
eide judcaliy But by the Constitution the Senate has
Iee ers, legislative executive and judicial Its
Ordinary but by Tar its most important that oi
us oclng component part OF the Legislative
Ohy hfee or Tour cases, since the establishment of the
government Qhat during period OF near hall cen,u.
ryo have occurred, in which it was necessary that The
senate should act as judicial tribunal the least mpor
.an' OF all It's characters Now would be sang
"' "heh us constitutional powers assailed, could
MOI assert and vindicae them, because, by possibility IL
might be required to act Of Justice The first
RESOLUTION asserts, only that the President has
exercise ola power the public treasury not bv
he constitution and laws II is silent as 10 motive; and
without me quo dnimo-,he deliberate purpose Of usur.
Pauoh-e President would not be liable TO impe ach.
menf. But If concurrence Of all the elements be ne
cessary to make out charge of wiIfu violation of the
Conu ion does any one believe that the President
now be impeached! and shall silently sit by and see
ourselves strpt of Of the most essential of our
powers and the exercise of it assumed by the Pre-
sden TO whom is not delegated without effort 10 main
n ~ because, against all human probability he NAV be
hereafter impea ched, ~ amy o'
The Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury in IN.
hrst paragraph, commences with a missatement of m.
fact He says"I have directed" that The denos;tss r
The money OF the United States shall not be made in the
bahk OF inc u States. IL this assertion is REGARDED II;
any other than formal sense it is not true tn.
Secretary may have been the instrument the cIerk
e automaon, in whose the order was issued but
e measure was that OF the President by whose auhor
~ or command the order gven and of this W hay
Inc gnes. and most authentic evidence The President
mas told the world that the measure was his own and
that he took 1t upon his responsibility And he h..
eXonerated his Cabinet from all responsibility about IL
The Secretary ought to have frankly disclosed ali tho
circumstances of the case and told The rn,h h n . VIC
truth and nothing hut the truth If he had done So no
would nave informed Congress that the removal had
oeeh decided by The President the 18th of
as that II had been announced the public on he 2O
ana maj Mr. Duane remained in Office until the esd He
would nave informed Congress that this
was decided before he entered into his new off,; 1
was The cause OF his appointment Yes sir: the
secretary stood by witness to the struggle in the mini
oil ms predecessor, between his attachment 10 the Pres;
den and his duty 10 the country saw him frn,,
once because he would violate his cons oh
legations, and came into Mr. Duanes place to dn vha,
couu not honoraby, and would not perform A son o(
one Of the fathers OF democracy, by an Administrator
processing 10 be democratic. expelled office and
DIS piace supplied by gentleman who, througIout hi.
whoie career has been uniformly opposed TO
a gentleman who, at another epoch of the Rcnuh,;.
, Wen a. was threatened with civil war, and dissslu.
Hon OIL the Union voted (ahough a resident Of slave
state) in the Legislature of Maryland as.;ns, ~,
ADMISSION oil Missouri into the Union, without res,r;c
Ion Incompatible with her rights as member of n, :.
Confederacy" Mr.. Duane was dismissed because ,h
solemn convictions OF bis duty would NOT allow liz -,
CONFORM 10 The Presidents will; because his logic did not
Drhg MS mind TO the same conclusions with those of The
logic OF venerable old gentleman inh,bi,ino ,vh;,o
house mouse not distant from the capitol; because his watch
a keen finn xxi,I,
that OF the President He was dismissed unJer ,ha, Nv
tes'a6le system OF prescription, for opinions sake which
mas hnay dared to intrude itself into the Halls Of Con-
gFessa system, under which three unoffe ndnp cerk
the fathers OF families the husbands Of wives
on them Tor support without the slightest mpustion of
delinquency, have been recently uncere moniosl lii
charged and driven out TO beggary, by man. himself e
substitute OF meritorious officer who has nor been t.;
.ns cry period equal 10 one monthly revolution OF the
moon! tel our Secretary (sad Mr. c. raising his voice
iha II he touch single hair of the head of snv one 81
ihe clerks oil the Senate, he is not disposed n do
other member of the Senate does il will ;n;a", no
NIT resolution for his dismisson cloud on1Io,ss
IN The GGHery.) 1f''
The Secretary ought to have communicated al, ,bs.e
'Dgs; he ought to have stated that the Cabinet was di
vided Two and two and one Of the members equally div
ded with himself the question willing n he M, 49,,
either scale. He ought TO have given f,II ,cro "
this The most important act OF Executive aubori,v i
e origin OF me GovernnsDt he should have stated with
"ns uhsned honor bis predecessor retired from Office
ana on what degrading conditions he accepted bs
pace. when momenous proceeding like this varv;no
,he constitutional distribution Of the powers OF ,he
iaye and Executive department ts was re.oi,nJ a
ministers, against whose advice il was Determined ohi
nave resigned their stations. No Ministers of aov NJ
narch IN Europe, under similar circumstance yo,,IJ
nave retained the seals of offce.-ADd if as oobod
doubts, there is cabal behind the curtain !. ill., Iy
,,; nu wnout responsibility, feeding the passions s
nanns be preJudices, and moulding the acuons If H.
incumbent OF the Presidential office II was An ~ we
reason Tor their resgnstions There not Ma;tre
eln Cnrsiendom who " the solutions were r,,, 49,,
.onWand IN the paror and dining room would ne, 80.
nan, um avs place. and fling up in disgust with ndjg
sas az ek'mne the Report before u.s. 1sf A. - ,h
NV y, ne secretary over the depo,fes 2dlv Uis
exercise. N' "uiJ' ne manner OF its
!; The Secretary asserts that the MOVIE, n ,..,, :
eseoey reserved 10 him that II is absoItfe and 80
e0Hd'toHdf, so ldr as tho interests OF be RI ~ u
cerned mat u IS not restricted 10 anu e CON
geDcies that the reservation of the povs ., ~ Sonun
tsry oil the Treasury, exclusively, is mar, ~ &c SecTe
psc tina! he may exercise u. IL the public
or interest would, in any degree be promoted
exclusive power thus reserved, is so absolute ,b s
secretary is not restrained by the consideration ,h me
puohc oePosites in the Bank perfectly safe tha h
cPrompty meets all demands upon il; and tia,
Iy y performs all its dUies and that the power of
gfe's, on lhe contrary, totally excluded tbst il could
~ orese, OF the compact, order the deposites 10
% cnspBeu' eVeo Congress were satisfied that fev
% sTuSa DE convinced that the interests of The
people Of the States imperously demanded The o We
ouch IS me statement which this unsssau,in, $500.
W makes OF his own authority lie evoanJss 10 M
power TO the most exravagani dnensions, al own
taxes TO eircumscrbe that Of Congress in & w unuer.
nafrOWcst
4, Ihe following 10 the proceeding 10 which M ,,,
~ ~ The Genefs Assembly Of Maryland tb. sIeIfed:
from this State
snasnyo ~ the admission OF W use
ou;re 70 prevent tho prohibition slavery Gon Louu
III o.o.aH state a. condition Of admission ~ e'ns re-
Of those io a. le2O 70 the affirmative. Among tbe ros
PoL XVII }. 00f, 900. '''' 'NneJ-Se Jtes'S Register