Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-01-28
From the Frederick sburg Arena
MIR. WATKINS EXPUNGlNG RESOLU
TON.

nafe OF the Jnlted states resolved
" That the President in the Executiv
proceedings in relation to the publ
revenue, has assumed upon himselfan
thority and power not granted by the
constitution and laws, but in deroga
ton ofboth," by a vote of 90 to 30.
On the Sth day of February, 1884
the following resolutions were passed
by the General Assembly of Virginia
viz:
Whereas the General Assembly o
Virginia deem it Of the utmost impor.
lance, that the power to control the
public revenue should be made to re.
side in practice where it has been in.
vested by the Constitution, in the I'M
mediate representatives of the people,
and of the States, in Congress assem-
bled and all experience ofthe practi-
cal operation of governments has pro-
we'd, that arbitrary assumptions oil
power by them, or any officer ofthem,
il silently acquicsced in, become pre-
cedents for farther and still greater
acts ofusurpation therefore,
Resofced, by the General Assembly,
That the recent act of the President
of the United States, by exerting a
control over the public Deposites, by
causing them to be withheld IL with
drawn, on his own responsibility, from
the United States Bank, in which they
had been ordered to be placed by the
act of Congress chartering the said
Bank, is, in the judgment of the Gene
raj Assembly, a dangerous and alarm
ing assumption of power by that Off
Ger, which cannot be too strongly con-
demned." I'm the Senate, Ayes %,
Noes, l0--ln the House of delegates,
Ayes, SO, Noes, A..
Resozred, That while the General
Assembly will ever be ready to sus-
tain the President in the exercise OF
all such powers as the Constitution has
conided TO him, they, nevertheless,
cannot but regard with apprehension
and distrust, the disposition to, extend
his official authority beyond its just and
proper limits, which he has SC clearly
manifested in his recent interference
with the Treasury Department of the
General Government, in the exercise
ola sound discretion, which Congress
has confded TO the head of that De-
partment alone. [Senate, Ayes, 81,
Noes, 11-House, Ayes, SO, Noes, 35.
The third resolution instructed the
Senators to use their hest exertions
to procure the adoption by Congress
Of proper measures for restoring the
public moneys to the Bank Of the Uni
ted States" [Sanate, Ayes, IT, Noes,
I5-House, Ayes, 6s, Noes, 60.
The 4th resolution declares " That
the General Assembly, cannot rec
oguize as constitutional the power
which has been claimed by Congress
to establish a United States Bank"
[Senate, Ayes, go, Noes, l0-House,
Ayes, 81, Noes, 27.-W Watkins among
the noesI
The 9Th resolution declares that
the foregoing was not intended to "qua-
lily, or in any manner to impair the
force of their disapprobation of the
withholding and Withdrawing of the
Public deposites." [Senate, Ayes. II,
Noes. l5,-House, Ayes, So, Noes,
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1t will be remembered that the fore
going resolutions were passed by a Lee
gislature Of which a large majority
consisted of the friends of Gen. Jack
son, and supporters of his admlnistra-
ton. 1t will be seen, too, that these
resolutions were passed by the Gene
raj Assembly oil Virginia, nearly two
months before those of the Senate Of
the United States.
After Mr.. Watkins has succeeded
in his present scheme of procuring the
last 10 be expunged" from the jour
nal of the Senate ofthe United States.
by causing black lines to be drawn a.
round the said resolution, he will, o
course, maintain his consistency, by
! causing those of the Virginia Assem-
bly, to " be expunged from the journal,
by causing black lines TO be drawn a
round them, and these words plainly
written across the face of the said res
olution and entry, Erpunged by or
der of General Jackson, per Mr.. Wat
49, fGoooblop1
But | cannot be convinced that tn
expunging resolutions of MI. Watkin
will pass the Legislature of Virginia
Party discipline will carry them thro
the House of Delegates, but constltu
ted as is the Senate of Virginia of he
norable and consistent men, this bod
cannotswallow the nauseating draugh'
The Senate consists of20 jackson me
and II Whigs--of the twenty Jackso
members, the following voted N rel