Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-09

70 10 Ind reason for IT, Sonie said tho Presiden
!, was very angry with their Senators for being /,
Il opposition 10 him in regard 10 the removal Of III,
deposltes. Others, that it was TO let tho citizens
the State know how badly they were represented
here while there were many, who, without profcs
sing TO assign any motive for tho drnpnc alton IN.
; sisted that nothing would have been said on the
SUBJECT II an election for lSenator from Louisiana
had not been close ut hand. Against thu correct.
ness OF tho lmputa,ion las. mentioned he Ind uni.
formly pro- es,ed and had endeuvoufed 10 convince
every one that the President was incapable for
II was descending from his high station, to minslc
IN conflicts, aud share IN passions which he should
be, and which Mr. p. hoped ho was, far above !;
and more especially incapable In this instance, be-
cause the President knew tho people Of Louisiana
well, and knew that OF all others, they were the
lenst likely to surrender their principles for ar
Engagements merely affecting their case and com.
tort. lie was sorry 10 say ho left many incrodu
lous on this head. Notwithstanding every thing
he could advance, they nslsej, tha, ns tho fac.
was not us stated, and that if was, M it was no
Justification for abr'dging the mail accommodation
TO New Orleans tho letter must have been written
with that object and no other
Mr.. L. sai1 lao had done oil in his 20 1er TO re
move tho impression and he mus, leave it 10 others
TODD II away entirely. lie seized ON ,his occn
however 10 most eheerflly state what he sincerely
believed, tha the President wns perfectly convin-
ecu The Senators from Louisiana had voted us he sta
| ted they did. lilo had not ha,bored the thought
Tor moment TINT he would assert VIVA, he did not
think was true in relation 10 himself aud colleague
What he (Mr. P.) complained of was. ,bat the
President acted on the information IL those .inlo
rested 10 deceive him, and had not examined the
subject foI himself If he hnd, he would have d.s.
covered there was moi The least foundation for the
accusation.
Mr.. P.concluded by stating thu, he would n,
another time, notice the letter of the Postmaster
General TO tho President in which no too had ia
} Ken upon him the task of orra,gning tho Senators
OF Louisiana. lie should trent that DELICIOUS io,cr.
erence as II mcrl'cd. aud with very dfferen, feel.
ing from that which tha errors Of the presi1otn had
inspired him with.
} MIR. EWING said IA he understood the member
! from Tennessee, rs having withdrawn his motion
fof recommltmeni, he would move 10 postpone the
b'llio and make II the order of the day for Morday
next. In the man time, the bill would be prn cd
end in the hands of every member
; Mr., CALHOUN wished TO inquire whether. in
the event of a reeommment OF the BILL the decision
otthe Committee, with regard 10 the amendments
TO DO proposed 10 tho Senate, would be unanimous
| |. some necessary amendments could be ongraftod
on The bill without loss of time II would be exceed.
! ngly desirable as the bill wns OF such Importance
the Senate could alone render Ito provisions az val.
liable the occasion demanded
! Mr.. GRUNDG mover saw the bill until this
morning, before IL was presented TO the Senate and
he therefore could not shy whether nil ts prov sions
were satisfactory to him. lie had us yet, made w
no opinion M TO many parts OF the bill although
there were some which would have his entire con.
currence but hc could say to the Senator from South
Carolina, that there were several provision, not in
that which he wished engrnflcd on ii.
Mr. Calhoun then moved 10 rccommit the bill.
but having been informed by the Chalr mr. King,
OF Alabamn,) TINT the motion was not in order,
while the question of posponcment wa. pending,
Withdrew ii. Mr. Calhoun wished particularly TO
know from the co nmtco whether oil The coriup.
tons and abuses discovered by Them in the Pos, OF.
flee Department could be Traced solely 10 it's defect
OF organization. This was an important point to
be considered before the Senate decided on prospoe.
tive Legislation to provide only against future abus.
es.
! Mr. PRESTON rose and said that he did mol
propose To interfere IN tho dlspe OF the bill bu
lac was DESTROYS 10 be inform d a matter in his
op,nion, of tho most grove importance The Sen
ute had listened 10 vonnlnons reports Of the major
~ 81 minority ofhe Committees they were accom-
panied by bill for the organiznl,on of the T. OF
fec Department The bill was reported ms q rome
dy for The evils which had been pointed out b,
the committee. II appeared TO be the conclusion
) the committee that the reorganization OF tho De
patment would &c The cure for the evils which ex
listed III the Department or in Other words thn
| all the evils pointed out were the result Of the NAL
= organization of the Department Was any gentle
+ man prepared 10 shy, thu, these enormous not II
e say outrageous evils Inc effect Of maj gan
e zatlon only Was any one ready /, say tina, III
e Senate should follow up his extraordinary, onol
mn Latin nh t.ar
sure than prospective remedy II would be recol
Iected that this not the first oceason when suc
extraordinary Developments of the cofrup,ions oil tn
j Department had been made. BY II unanimous vote O
the Senate n, the las, session. It woul be remember
, ed that condemnation had been passed on the De
d paftment for these abuses.
. The honorable Senator from Louisiana had al
! ludcd to declaration Of high person. lie wou
now call the attention of the Senate 10 another doc
lara,lon OF that high person. lIe had declared las
session. that lie was the sole Executive, and ulon
resp nsble for the conduct of his officers and tina
lhoy were solely responsible to him. Thig was hi
declaration last session. before IL supposed tina
! such rottennes would be dug up as had now bee
B discovered While this declaration was still ybra
ting tho lips Of tho Executive that oil Executiv
power was vested in him, and such exposition
rs this was made, without even an attempt at con
tradicon, although all the sewers Of the press wer
pouring their filthy abuse upon the COMMITTEE wa
he to be told that the only blame was be cast OF
! tho organization of the Department, and the onl
remedy was 10 be found in the re-orguniza alton
Was II true that this was all ascribable TO an i'm
, proper organization lie was very unwilling L
D pronounce judgment on individual character, bu