Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-07-12

tion;' and that the "conciusion at winch
thew had arrived is, that the whole amount
decided 70 be due and owing to the pct'-
TONERS, by the Solicitor Of the Treasury
ought to be paid out Of the funds OF the
Post Office Department, according to the
directians of the act entitled g." An act tor
the relief Of William &. S.okcs, Richard
C.. Stocton, Lucius W. Stockton, and Dan
icl Moore )" and that no further action OF
Congress is necessary.
Hearing that this was the result at which
the committee had arrived after careful
examination, the Postmaster General ap'
piled to them to be heard against the Iurs'
diction of the Solicitor, &c. before they,
made Their report. This they decline, ana
inform him, that had any doubt existed as
to tter construction Of the act, "resor'
would have been had to the Attorney Ge'
neral of the United States, who was INC
proper officer to be applied to, where the
legal Interpretation or construction OF an
Act of Congress may be required. They
make their report to the Senate, and
conclude by recommending the adoption OF
the following resolution
Resoired, That the Postmaster Gene
raj is fully warranted in paying, and ought
to nav, 70 William B. Stokes and others,
lr~yTI1cI11rrTy Tc-ruTr aTTIUrII1 OF TIC 1""Iu
of the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Notwithstanding this, the Postmaster
General perscveres in his opposition, and
makes a report against the award o! the
Solicitor of the Treasury, substantially
the same with the" Exposition" in the Globe
of Yesterday. TO the President, and re.
quests him to send i. TO Congress, whose
further action (he law already passed hav-
ing already and explicitly pointed out his
dutv) the committee Of the Senate had al
ready repor cd to be unnecessary.
The President, before complying with
his request, had sent this report to- the So
licitor of the Treasury for his comments,
which are contained in the reply now sent
Won for publication. Both the reuort and
the reply, with remarks on the latter by the
Postmaster General. were afterwards trans.
miued by the President to the Senate. and
referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary,
who re.examined the whole matter: and
having deliberately considered the obIec-
tons 10 the Postmaster General to the So.
lici.or's award, conclude their report by
saying that they had considered the doc
un1cn.s communicated. and cannot discov.
er any Cause for changing their opinion up
on any of the principles advanced in their
former report upon the subject, nor the cor.
rectness of their application to this case.
They therefore recommend the adoption
of the resolution heretofore reported by the
committee" That resolution, which is
above rccted, was two or three days after.
wards taken up in The Senate, and adopted
without dissenting voice.
Notwithstanding the above mentioned
opinion of the Attorney General, sustain
ing the jurisdiction of the Solcitor--not.
withs,anding both the repor;s Of the com.
tse tse 81 t4t 4R SAHa lawyers; il a76F 7#FPSf q fA s
award, and Notwithstanding, afterwards, the
unanimous adoption by the Senate, Of the
resolution declaring that "hc ought to pay
the full amount of that award,s' the Post
master General still sets uponhis own opin-
ion against ali these high authorities, de.
clines the fulflment of an existing law,
(he existence of which rendered, in The
opinion of the Judiciary Committee Of the
Senate, the further action Of the Con.
gress unnecessarily and has now appeal.
ed to The tribunal of public opinion, and
laid before it the reasons Of his conduct.
With the above hrief statement, submit
my reasons also, which are contained in a
letter to the late President of the United
States, which now send you, and cheer.
fully await the decision OF that tribunal.
lam. respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Y. NANCY.
Late Solicitor of the Treasury.