Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-02-13

I ciple regulates duties of every lescrip-
ton, and especially duties which are
committed by the law to the discretion
of an officer. For abuse of that dis
erection, he is answerable TO the Head
of that Department to which the partic-
ular duty appertains, and by thatdepart
ment he may be directed. The Marsh
AL is,in judicial matters, answerable to
the Court; in legislative matters to Con
gress, and in executive matters to the
President. The Secretary ofthe Treas
'Iury as it regards the Treasury, is an.
tswerable to Congress. To give the Pres
Iident the right of directing or controlI-
ling bis discretion in such matters, is to
make the Secretary responsible TO the
j President, who is notresponsibleifor him.
This, sir, is the position upon which the
doctrine maintain may be safely pIac>
ed The President is not responsible
for the duties which do not appertain to
his department. His direction is no jus
LITIGATION to the officer, to whom the law
assigns the duty to be performed if he
is therefore, not bound to obey it, nor
excusable for obeying it. ANY other
principle will give the president the right
Of directing and controlling the discreet.
ton of every officer in the land, except
the Judges. .t-
A Washington Correspondent under
date of January 18th, says:
am still without any thing OF i'm
PortaGce 10 communicate. Congress,
just now is as dry as husk, and can
distill from 1t nothing new aud of inter
est. Aud as for gossip | cannot track
the echo of one. To Madam Rumor
| have presented my petitions, but the
old lady is gruti and surly, and ali
could get from her, was negative, and
that contradiction OF the stury which
the newspapers now have afoat, that
Mr.. fancy is nominated Minister to Eng.
land.
went into the House walking about
from pillar topost, but did moi care now
much this man got for his horse, Lor
whether Jack OF John got pension,--
and therefore l wept TO the Senate
where Mr.. Rives was speaking. ] had
heard enough Of the Bank, and though
he was tiuert and interesting in his man.
ner, yet he added nothing to my stock Of
ideas. Thus, and. therefore, being thus
destitute OF alternatives for coriespon>
dence, excepting what the morning
newspapers will give all regularly cook
ed and hashed-I have written rather to
|apprise you that there is nothing under
the cover than to add to what is al.
ready above it.
Both Ewing Of Ohio, and Preston, of
S. c. have the floor for Monday. But
ityou ask how this can happen can on
y answer, both moved the adjournment,
and the Vice President adjourned the
Senate without "committing" himself as
to either. believe however, Mr.. E.
will have it. -
BANK PRoJECTs.-The National Irtel |
ilgenccr, in reference to the rumor Civ
en- below says ''we observe intimstions
in some Of the eastern Journals Of
prospect or probability, OF comprom-
Use, in Congress, of what natue we can.
not conceive, concerning the Deposite
question. We can only say, as far as
our knowledge and observation extend.
such thing has never been dreampt
Of"
From the Boston Atlas.
We have been favored by friend
with the subjoined extracs of letter
from an intelligent gentleman in New
York, dated Saturday. Other accounts
both from New York and Washington,
are ofthe same important tenor:
"There are reports from Washington
in town to day--not the usual flying
rumors either, but founded upon ar.
engagements and negotiations known to
be on foot at the date Of the last ac-
counts from Washington, viz: that the
settlement Of the Bank contest is IN the
course of arrangement. Mr.. Webster
and Cornelius w. Lawrence, member Of
Congress from our city, are the parties
who have taken il up with Van Buren's
aid and concurrence. A new Bank, in
part or in whole--the mother Bank
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