The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-14
NE. SPEAKER POLK.


the Investigating Committee by ballot. II
must be pleasant 10 Mr.. Polk to SIT aud LIS
ten TO such remarks from a gentleman, con-
lessedly one Of the most talented end lntlu.
entail IN the House or the nation: -
"Sir, this, repeat, is plainly proceed
ing BY The House ON benalt of the People.
| he Executive has nothIng TO do with II.
Ii is be, ond his functions. Ii IS founded
on a power supervisory over the whole
Government. II involves display OF pre-
rosnlive, such as that occasionally exhibi.
ted by the House Of Commons, whilst In.
glsh liberty was IN process OF consolidation.
To the house Itself, therefore, ought TO be-
long, aud must bciong, the exclusive difec'
ton OF this operation, IN lis extent, objects,
and instruments. The piH Of the House
ought 10 govern IN all that concerns 1t,
especially ia the instruments employed TO
execute that will. la the selection Vt those
instruments, the Speaker aighl or might
not express the will OF the House while a
Selection BY The House itself necessarily
would express II. a. e Executive breads
land Il has cause TO dread) the up,uihe1ced
action OF this House upon these abuses.
Hence the psroxyism ot cagefncss to sc.
cure the appointment, OF the committee 10y
the Speaker Of the House, instead OF tbs
I House ITSELF
! "Sir, as | have too much respect for my
character as a Representative 10 make, IRE.
sponslbl,, an unsarranIabie assault. upon
the pres.d a officer OF this House, ~
regard too highly my character Us a man,
10 affect ier han respect which do not
entertain. fits friends IN their anxiety for
his services 10 this delicate proceeding, have
chosen To bnn. his othcial character under
reyiew; and thus, IN some sense, exIort
I from members opinions respecting that iufse.
,ioa&ry Which, however proiovudIy ealcr
tuned they nigh. have anx.oosy iorbofne
( TO express. For myself, however. leel no
embarrassment. am here ia the eapaei.
I ~ OF Representative OF the people. silh
high GuIles 10 perform. No CONSIDERATIONS
Of respect for any pubic iuuciioaaty, much
less ut unielt respect, can be allosrd to IA.
,eFiero with the stern and full performance
Of those duties. o. the Speaker ol the
House, then, form nv optntou upoo hls q.
ticial acts. Judge oi the future b. tho
Fssi and, thus judging, make i,ve to pro.
aoaaec that IN his pas, action he furnishes
TO the Executive tie amplesl guaraniy that
, no exigeocy "a ,he affairs q The Aaa,uis,fa.
ton can possibly arise. to shleh hIs dsretlsa
aiIl ~, b. Hound completely adrcn.le.-
lie kao~s foil Ael the qualities ~A.ch &c.
eommend him Tor Toe distinguished peat he
oos his and that, as patty WAS 10 he
served, Igfexlbie potshoat iHfsgriiy ~as
oct deaderufuM. Aud, SIR. hs has becn
true {" lhose v bO elesalcd h,n. sud ,rue 10
the qualities Ipr whch he was elevated
Look ~ has acts, pubic, recorded. Has
be not ssrtYen TO wtn The character aud
NraF The laufsis 81 an EascrupaloLs la4tra
Hsenf of ExscHfgre EaIi. viiAoai having 81
losed zoe opportunity to pass g.lmproSed
Nor has he accn Unsuccessful
But, slr, Il the Speaker wtfc above ali
exception Il hss pubic acts could b. c,isced.
and future Independence inferred from pas,
subsef'IeGcy Il, slr, go could las the zen.
tleman lfom Mary laud ,uvarabl, affects Il
De- harness up patriotism, like another f.
gssas, aud s0e' alofl high abaye ihc tafu
caee q poser, o. party o. mortal dros,.
aud az, IS the gc1,.sman ifom MafsIaod
invariably Affects 10 sprck) ss tho spotles.
instrument u Heaven 10 works II tcHartes,
mercy to man, stlii, 20 az emergency hke
thus ! could not aud sould not. 10 ,ies ol
the dignity and prsfega,l,es of the ngu,r
Of Representatives, sGtruai TO ynu lh,a po~
CT, which Executive Influence u X, utaen,
" STRIVING to secure to you. Alter shat
has 'fanspifed, ia debate aud otherwise. On /
this question Of " ho shall dtrec, tn. m 4
'csifgatioo = Il Is my opinion that bot one
course, honorablc 10 the iiou-c, romans
aud that have already Indicated.
Allow the, str, IN conclusion, 10 say
That there IS not the smallest hope Of eff.e.
i've investigation into these alarming abuses
y you trust any thing to the Speaker II tins
fiousr because It ~ nov manifest hat such
an 'nvesiig alton MS, deeply afrc, the Ad. I,
innis'raiion and his paramount sllep,ancs
- TO The noad Of that Administrator. The
President l. rs yaln to hope TO str,ko The
Administration through hir. Fabnealc
your 'hundcrG0lis, and hufl lhcm as YOU
may OF the Administration, for thesc deep
dehnquencies they fall harmless IT aimed
through him. He is, SIR, a non conductor
between pubic justice aud tbs Adntn,..fa.
'ion The House must ann oeer h,n. b,
exercising for itself lts own Just authority.
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master at Charlesiown, Mass, has been no.
moved from office Cor fe6,.,o. a., -, r
faTmenter, the Locoioco candidate eor Con.
sress. As soon as Information Of The fac, I
was received 10 Washington. Kendall -.