The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-22

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- ..,, ar n .prrsensrive. But, sir, could my voi e
49, rs.rb him In thai retirement which he profess
"a "a desire So much, would, with all Difference 70
him bar ith sill more deirrence 10 run aha ihe
ma sc veal inquire Of him whether and my " as
s..tstrS" Nrre the "auIhuTs OF unioundef eaiuih-
nas"-wheiher even the srsre accusations o. my
self and my associates were fdlSe-,nd whether
1.-The public servants, whom We assal'ed, woula, 10
the esiimqSion OF all honorable men, have stood
acquitted r. | would ask him, had full examina-
tiuii en- permitted and aided BY him, as u should
have bren whether his favurites could have borne
the inv oi inquiry and whether inquiry would
money! Sir The President, In thi, letter, rTaIed
ab n the record, Of the Government and the public
Documents as III he had read and exam ned hem. j
doubs whether he ever examined or read TO xamine
any one subject thoroughly whilst h was in office.
No, sir; i venture 10 guess that Amos Kendall
honest dfgu"-whoSe official mi,cunduci was nust
hkely 10 be txpIe was IN infamous author Of this
dl1ng ontvsg-; he To, fit 10 be lis aulhor of
evety word aud letter and doctrine 81 il; he the
PrciieDt> thinking mac inc aud hi> lc,itiHg ma
chne-sy, and his hing machine! Sir, II General
JcsSsa had bee1 excited Er the third term, one
great good would i've come III The evil-Am0s
K1l6SA p0uid haus ben HohkSd 10 death or
Wfe9rh, - lie rode hi >iI n'e down Prnn>rlva-
MS aveGu', he ID Ktd like D,ilh The pale horse
-hr was chie over>erT, CHIEF reporter, am nurnsiS,
serb, accJin nj general, ,nan uial w'k--nolling
WAS well done wi lVGt he iii Il his Vi BIBLICAL e.
IiiS Since J cks M "rstiremsHt' he has SSum-d
T. h ,by rd him, ell, instead al heiug slave. He
hi> wuiked ha Il ipr hi, levt 81 mischief, God and
the country nay suffer for his pains ~ ubainit
the sup en- cy which he now holds.
Sir, have read 10 wa this letter and my report
uppn j., 10 hnw fhe andin ks oil The respective po-
sitiuns as>uDedby thr execupr and he rIrcsilion
reatiunin.it quiry aud uveS iga,n in 1897 YouSse,
sir that the very hrS' principles OF our Government
were denied by the President, and The very A, b, z
doctrines 81 Tree government hadlo be cont ndcd Tor
BY the OPPOSITION because they we're denied, and
sc1h, AZ, and lramped upon by the tools and advo-
"A leSSDn WPT hpvb had he mi
dence 10 appeal even 10 the Constitution itself 10
shield them. They raised the very shield OF the
peapLe lhem>eve, from unreasonable search
and seizures fursooth As a safeguard and protection
hsm the public servants against The peoples right
OF inves igaon, through their Representatives irto
ihei, conduct whilst plundering The pockets Of the
peoples
And, sir, not only did he President thus resist
the right and the attempt Of inquiry by the House OF
Representatives, but the heads OF The Executive De-
partnenls, 10 man, followed his example-they all
vreplied TO the queries Of the Committee in the same
ton" and temper, especially the Postmaster General,
Amos Kendall
You remember the name Of the celebrated Alfred
Hooker, who was 50 truly faithful TO "he porty de-
Tt"craey as 70 withhold the VOTES Of The People in the
election OF Moore and LetcEer in Kentucky to give
the minority candidate the rsturn, whuSc acts have
since been made tei0ay by the laws Of that State
10 reward him Tor that democratic party service,
an honest and faithful servant was r. moved from a
posl-offce at Stanford, Kentucky in order to make
room Tor this ex post faGio feon. The committee
determ ned 10 inquire into the case, and, on ues-
day. January 81 the commute" adopted resolution
calling ON PJstmasttr &c 'eraI for information as
TO The removal of the late postmaster at Sanford
Kentucky. The next day this resolution was COM
Illuminated TO The Postmaster General and on The 4th
OF February, the following letter was received from
him:
"Posr OFricE DEPARTMENT, Feb, 3, 1897.
Sir: have received your note Of The Isl Instant,
encIoing resolution OF the committee ut which
yuu are chairman, requesting re 10 furnish You
vi the follow ing papers viz
- The papers relative To the removal Of the late
m >ter al .antori, Kentucky.
- The papers and letters recommending the APP
pointnent Of any person or persons other Than The
Ind vitua who was appointed and who now holds
the ntfct
g The papers ard recommendations in + vor
Of tae appointment Of the present postmaster Alfred
ii ckrr
" Ia reply, have the honor to state that the power
OF making appointments is vested hy the Cun>gitu-
lion and laws 10 The President, Heads OF Depart
mentS, and courts Of law checked, in relation 10
the higher appointments by the Senate OF The Uni
). ted States.
mo pnwer whatever in relation 10 them, except
the power To mpeach for corrupt ur illegal appoint
ments, is vested in the House OF Representatives
Although there j. nothing in this case so far as |
am pe'>onally concerned) | could wish to conceal,
yet, believing 10 b. oi the duties Of my station
10 regard The constitutional Ii nitai Of power and
that compli IHce with the reGurSi OF your committee
would be- precedent teEding Subyert them am
compelled most respectfully 10 decline it.
:" In justice IN prosecuted fellow cizen | deem
II proper 10 add that Alfred Hockers prlva'e char
ac4er i believed Ia b. without a bemi>h, aud his
a. lihcnipns undoub ed and that to hunt him
through life for an error of opinion, in particular
c">e as 10 III legal power, appearsto unjust
il would b. inbuman.
Very respectfully, Your ob.d emf serv,nt,
AMOS KENDALL
/" II On. tlEsay A W,sE Gilman, dc DC"
SIC arr>r cinen> n he conduct ut the Pres-
d 'ni md ms he tds hydra head lhy were Now
SIR Ernpo l,>nuE yuu thai yohr committee ubryed
i" viii ri tn master. Ye> - Nou had done, by
p'ckt"g aud 81 .cti"g the nnmiuce Ii wa> p0nr com
I'i e-'ecu l.irlv nd emphatic Illv Uonrs-iiS ap-
pm tnteHt, II c"'d"ct-irs honor inftmH will or
ever aitdt it>"t >Ir, TO name Ia ILLUSTRATING
,'r Conduct a that Committee, | could consume days
' STOW h"w the plainest AM m obvious and unde-
nihble propo> lions were voted down how resnIu-
uoh after resolution, question after question to- wit
ne>>'>, going mo the very i OF inquiry were
uolunh0yly rel scied aud s'iled bv the majority Of
IN. c'nh'iee But SIT, will give you bu, one spe-
cinen.
Sir | had received formation Of the mos, ou,ra.
sepu" irdnu> upon we Indians and The Government
ia The Land sales Of Mississippi under The Cbcka
iwahh Ch"taw treaties. II was rrprcs MED to me
that Various companies and individuals were com
bned in practising these trand> that they reouen,i,
came into conflict with each other in purcha<ing
from the Indians; that the Government lard oficrTs
there were more or less concerned IN the purchases
and frauds that the settlers and honest people OF Mis-
sissippi were grossly cheated ard imposed upon by
the spectators; that the State was likely 10 b. shin
ged over with conflicting land titles that the PreS
dent OF the United States, all cases Of dispute rs
10 whom patents 10 be issued, decided in the
last resori; that il found necessary have some
one interested with Spectators, who had the good
will and the Of the President, To influence his de-
ciSoas; that Amos nddll was selected by one Of
companies, the Boston Land Company, as treir pal
&C ptmp, let INTO profits TO the amount OF $50 600
perhaps, without the advance on his part OF cent
bat merely in consideration of This good will with
the p esden in deciding upon the issuing Of patents
An this was given TO me in writing throu9 reSpon-
sibe person who v1uched for the from whence