Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-02-24
CONGRESS-,
WAsmINGToN, Feb. ]

CONGRESS.
WAsMINGroN, Feb. 10.
In the Senate, the day ives occupied in
the consideration Of Private Bills, except
a brief interval OF Debate upon the pre-
sentaiion of memorial concerning the
Tariff. After which, the Senate adjourn.
ed over to Monday.
The House of Representatives, after
receiving reports of two or three bills,
passed over the Unfinished Business OF
the morning hour, 1.-THE Retrenchment Re-
port, aud resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole, on the state OF the Union
and resumed the consideration Of the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bills. Some
little progress was made therein, and the
committee rose IN the midst Of an unfn-
ishpd debate On motion of Mr.. Graham,
of North Carolina, to amend the bill by
providing that hereafter no stationery
stall be allowed. at the public expensr,
to members &c Congress, ("f all which
some account will be published hercaf-
tcr.)
The bills above alluded to as being
reported, were, first, bill reports d by
Mr.. J. c. Clark, from the committee on
Naval Affairs, to establish ranks (of ad.
mirsls) in the Navy Of the United States I;
aud, secondly, bill by Mr.. Mallory,
from the same committee, to regulate the
pay IT clerks in the Boston, New York,
AMI Gospot navy yards; both which
bills were read twice and committed.
Mr.. Ca,u,ters, of Tenn, Mr.. Stuart, OF
Virginia and Mr.. Meriwether, Of Gcor.
gia. were announced BY the Sp aker os
members Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, in place Messrs. Holmes, Chap
man and NJ. A. Cooper, resigned. Int.
From the Independent.
Washington Irving of New York, has
been nominated by the President and con-
firmed by the Senate, as Minister to
Spain; General Waddy Tn mpson, oil
5. c. as Minister Plrnipotentiary to Mex.
leo, and Wm. NJ. Blackford, OF Virginia,
as Charge to Nav Grenada. We under
stand these nominations were unanimous
Iy ratified. So FAR as they 60 they re.
deem the Administration from portion
of the odium incurred by rhe character
Of the general run offs nominees.
The Senate by the rejection Of James
N. Barker, has indicated its claim to
public respect, and justly rebukej the in
sui, offered it, the Wing party and the
American People, by his nomination.
We hope and believe, tina, il is the first oil
a series of similar exertions of their con-
stitu,onal power. There are many 9TH
er nominations not less repreheuslble
than Barker's, and which as signally de-
serve rebuke and rejection -nPpointmcnts
which no man can explain, except on the
suggestion that family reasons dictated
them, and which for that cause, even II
they might otherwise have been arq"irs'
ced in, ought to be repud.te!. No Re-
publican, IF whatever party denomination
he may be, but must revolt at the idea OF
public Offices being bestowed in view OF
the family Arrange ments of the President.
Ii is sufficient almost TO excite revolu.
tionary spirit, ifnot to justify il. We are
not aware of any other Executive lal sc
from proprie:y calculated to arouse a
more violcn, or juster indignation. We
have already proved that many appoint
ments to high and Responsible office have
been made out Of the circle of the Presi.
dents family, brothers-in.law, cousins,
connexinns, and the intImaies olhis sons.
We shall at leisure, groupe all these and
others. and demonstrate that he Inns en-
ploytd his patronage TO enrich HIS family
connexions and relations. Ofall Execu-
tive bascness we hold this Of prosltuting
his powers and the public trust TO family
uses, to be the meanest, lowest, vllest, and
the most insuirrable. Jefferson would
appoint no relation to otiice-Maoison,s
efficacy was equally refined. MIR. Mon.
roe adopted the same maxlms, and could
rot BIZ persuaded to nominate his dlstin-
gushed son-in. law, George Hay, TO a
Iudg, ship. until the evidence Of popular
wish removed the restriction. How does
President Tyler's conduct compare with
the example of these illustrious men! We
will soon enable the Public to Judge by
the exhibition OF facts which can neither
be questioned nor understood.
We hope the Senate will watch the
progr, IS Of this nepotism-this approprla.
linn of the Offices OF the country to the
aggrandizemen, Of the Presidents family,
connexions, "kith, kin and allies" and in
every such case, whatever may be the
merit or demerit Of the party nominated,
nail the nomination itself 10 the counter !;
and thus express its disappro5ation oil the
moiire.