Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-09-04
pOerisy-ol yotoos--and Of modern (miscaod)
NO MODERN DEMOCRAT.
For the Waterman x Journal.
FACTS FROM OFFICIAL DOCU.
MEN rs

| sutton 10 the DiH o. the people, as expressed
by their representatives in congress.
|. Internal mprovements-The internal
Improvement bill, called the Mavsville road
bill, was passed by Congress, May, 1880,
in the House of Representatives yeas 102,
NAYS S6,-in the Senate yeas 23, n9vs IS.
General Jackson defeated the bill by We
to, May 9Th, 1880.
II. G,cynn's case--The Constitution, art.
2, sec. s, declares tina, the President "shs
nominate, and by and with ihe advice and
consent Of the Senate, shall appoint ambas-
sailors, other public ministers and cursuls,
Judges Of the supreme court, and all other
officers oflhe United States, whose appoint
meats arc not herein otherwise provided
for, and which shall he esta blshed by law"
And again "the President shall have pow
err TO I'LL all vacancies that may HAPPEN du-
ring the recess Of the senate by granting
commissions ,chich shall expire at the end Of
their neat session." Now for the facts in
The case of Gwynn General Jackson, Oct
Sd, 1881, appointed Samuel Gwynn to be
register of the land Office at Mount Sdlus,
in the state Of Mississippi, to fill vacancy
I which happened in the recess oil the senate;
and Dec Sth, 1881, nominated Gwynn for
the same Office to the senate. The senate
| rejected the nomination by vote OF 95 to IS.
july 21st, 1882, after The adjournment and
in the recess, General Jackson appointed s,
commissioned Gwynn TO the same Office
fSenatc t,urnbl pages 1876, 5lS-Journal OF
1888, page OCT.
III. u s Bank-The bill To rechaiter the
bank Of the u was passed in The senate,
June IL, 1882, yeas % nays 20-and in the
House, July Sd, yeas l07, nays So. [Sen-
ale journal S45-House journal TOTAL We
toed by General Jackson July 10, 1882
| [Senate journal 49,
w. Public Lands-The act TO appropri-
| ale, Tor a limited time, the proceeds Of the
sales CT the public lands OF the U S (divid-
ing the money among the several sa,es,)
passed the Senate Jan. 25th, 1888, yeas %,
nays 81 and the House March l. 1888,
yeas SO, nays 40. [Senate journal l3s--
House journa 400 Vetoed by Gen. Jack
son, by pockctng and not returning the bill.
80 that Congress was precluded from urh-
err action upon it. 1t will be observed that
the House supported the bill 10y more than
two thirds. |! General jackson had acted
as becomes the chief magistrate Of free
people, and permitted this act 10 become a
law, il would have settled the great and ag-
itatiug question respecting the public lands,
separated them forever from party politics,
given the states their just rights, prevented
a surplus revenue, secured the tariff, and in
grca. measure faved the country from the
losses and emharrasSments which have be-
fallen il.
" Rcmoral Of the dcposites Pres
ideht, in his message of Dec. 1889, sugges-
ted that the public money was not sal in
The u 5 Bank, and demHnded an Invesiiga-
lion into The affairs of that institution In
vesligailon was had, and March ], 1888,
The committee of Ways and Means report
ed the following resolution as the result OF
their eXaminali0n,-
"Resolved, That the government depos.
ites NAV, in the opinion of this House, be
safely continued in the Bank Of the United
States."
On the question, shall the resolution be
( adopted, il was determined in the affrma.
5 tive, yeas 100, nays 46. [House journal
$50, 1901
After the above resolution was passed 8,
before the next session Of Congress. Gen
8 Jackson, in defiance and contempt Of tht
reprss enatives OF the people, caused the
public deposites to be removed from the L
= S Bank to certain state banks selected ant
designated under his direction. The pub
lie money was deposited in the bank Of lht
! United States by law, and the Presden
e had no authority over it, as appears from
the 10th section of the "act to incorporal,
the subscribers TO the bank OF The u States,
which is in these words: "And be il flrlhe
y enacted, that the deposles OF the money o
the United States, in places in which tn
said bank and branches thereof shall be es
D labllshed, shall be made in said bank an,
f branches thereof, unless the Secretary O
F the Treasury shall AT any time otherwise or
Y der aud direct; in which case the Seeretar
= Of the Treasury shall Immediately Law be
E fore Congress, il in session, and If nor i'm
= mediaely after the commencement, OF IN
:, next session, the reasons for such order q
e direction"
a MIR Duane, the Secretary of the Treasu
y ry, would not remove the deposites, & Ge
r Jackson, having assumed the respnnSibit,
= turned him Out, and put an individual
:. his place who would and did remove then
l. The new Secretary reported the reasons {;
the act, and the Senate, after declaring Ii
reasons unsatisfactory and insufficient, by
nc vote % 10 Is, adopted the following re,
be oution:
;! "Resolved, That the President, in The Ia
RI Executive proceedings in relation TO Il
public revenue, has assumed upon himse
authority and power not conferred by II
n constitution and laws, but in derogation
= both" Yeas &c, nays 90. [Senaie iourn
4. 1871
es W. Treasury order, or specie circular-l
| Senate, April 25th, 1886, Mr. Benton sui
D. mitted the following motion:
re "Resolued, That from and after the -
he Of, in the year 1886, nothing but 90
10 and silver coin ought 10 be received in pa
-, ment for public lands and that the con