Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-01-07
lvo1. XxXvL---No. 40.

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with their efes Of aspiration fixed upon
that bigii place, each longing 10 be- sue.
cessorto the Incumbent sn,a besides these
there was another candidate on an imnor4
taut committee. To say uothing OF the
sabordinaies oil these committees. WHO no
doubt were willing to have their cha;rman
respectively elected Speaker, to create l
far vacancy Tor themselves. II ID surely
moderate Ia calculation to say that each Of
those candidates had at least half 4 dozen
q zealous ittcnds-lheY were poor indeed
u they had not, Each candidate looked
10 what IS here called Administration
soies,'--a term which imports Executive
Interference. by the ly-toeiect him. and
according 20 ny arithmetic. Sir. the five
candidates With their six friends each.
maize tlirtyeiyn votes, that according To
10 the worth Of the prize of The speakers
chair. wege morally certain 10 be called
Administrator Votes Less than one
ihlrl ui that number Of votes would. If
changed from Que side 60 tie other. have
changed the vote OF the House an That Vi.
tal'question, and | presume that no enc
here, who sees aud knows what We an
see and Know, eau doubt that these thirty
i've votes, taken az The least possible num-
her 10 be Affected. were infiruretl BIZ, but
left free ard independent nf Executive in
f%luencel BY the all og these 10 officers.
The Nil isses 10 England, and Tie Speaker
ui the Honse OF Representatives. Tho onr
executive and The other le~gislafIse-oue
81 whom tue President apgoia.s, aud the
other he docs not actually annoint-rhs
President, suppose, WAS enabled 10 cons
nand I majority On this ilaurl What
may MT q Presiduat do ii legislation.
when he has eur speaker for his toolp-
So much foe specifications, by witch IL,
it DC understood. | 10 not la,cnd 10 be in
viewed 10 any personalities
The gentleman says lie 'luoks tho voice
OF the n -ale - Aye, sir. and So /, and SO
DO we alt. The iHne il now shors-in due
snne sir,-yet a iatle willie Logger. and
thai voice SHAH eenle ii, 10 US and ,oLiri,
places ii toues Of ihamaefiA
Tie genfieulan says | have denounced
The Precedent. Denounced the pfesilepa
| deny it, sir. Twice have | supported
the presia8h; fef his o%liice, with i zeal..,r
not ability, which tnigdt exert Itself equal.
" aideat again, urder the same ei,rum-
stances. Bas, sir, nor ior tic President.
nor for myself. viii | e~nnetaI facts end
truths from the people, WHEN they wefe so
poipiedly called ius both by lie genlleman
and the good af Tie country. Has Il
come So this, that political truth dare net
he told lest The President be arnauacedY
Yes, n,ttlefe II Q party which make tho
President a 'scape goat' for lie siur, ard
which always takes shelter lnder Lis great
Asme
There arc those who. If the'r acfs be
deUo need. always rtic Tie ery OF de-
nuncIatlon against tie PIE ident.' WHO
has as much reason as any man | know OF
81 pray Cdd % save bin from some Of his
tfields. Why should | denonnca tie pre-
sideni IN tie discyssiun III ibis question?
he does not, | hope, cab Tor tbs resol,l-
lntion. For the eeuntiy's sake, | hone he
does not desire this debasing ~obseaeious-
neas from this House No patriot can
ask that ane depaimeat of dur govern
ment shah hnmtle rsFif to %anotler. SIR.
| hope that ibe gentlemen himself. 4 he
appfchetdtd whYtI do isam this fcsolu.
lion, would Withdraw il and snntn II. I
have that respect for him 10 beliepc-Le
knows taati am personally his ffIeud-
that If he f~orcsAw iIe effects which / think
~ioresce ironi Ibis, bis mcasufe, 20 iumi.
!iatiagt TO this House, be would abandon H.
AZ once. But al, uasi cay. not, how
ever, Ia afIAsion 70 ibis Instance, that there
are too taal,y voluntary and grataitous Of
ferings OF ieaiiY and hatsegy made 10 The
President, Which may nA1seatc him who
Is attempted to BE flatiefed hy them,
which gall tte epliio " ffeemen attached
70 Lial, and WHICH, impair the spirit offree
Institutions 10 switch those lfeouien are
sill more aAeched SIR. HE underIines
always trahscend. iDfAitsly Transcend Tie
utmost ambition 1t Kings themselves In
doing hanor and hsuaSe and TOO oflen
are our Presidents cotipeIled 10 BIZ an
smerabie, and made odioas. for the ofIiei-
a%usness 81 adulailcn and praise | never
min halt, however, N The path Of my duty
because The President or bis parasites
stand IN my way.
The gentleman has said that he he did
not expect such a debate as this 20 arise
upon such Z proposition. ! should have
been surprised, indeed, IL no voice here
had beed raised against such d proposition.
bis Is no small matter. either in point of
the money or OF The principle which is
proposed 10 be sqaandefed and Frustrated,
+ and BEG The gentleman to reflect that the
/. line OF march towards tie concentration
and consolidation Of power Is always be-
gun hy short steps al first, which are gra-
dually aud sImperceptibly stretched into
vast and fast strides, Mastering inward to
The certain and fearful end Of despoiism!
ar. JonEs0N, OF Kentucky, then said,
! that the gentleman had, no doubt, spoken
, what he believed 10 be true Ia which he
was perfectly jussifiabsr. But what he had
stated was q matter az personal opinion,
/, in vhlcL he was pet.agil4 iusllfalln Ruf
what be bad stated Was } matter Of per
sonal opinion, il MAiehebe fAin J) did not
! coincide. For his u4a .part. though he