The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-06

presses wish 10 comply with the resolution
calling for the report.
The charge that the President wished TO smo-
ther up the report IS so bsurd that we can
scarcely reconcile il TO ourselves TO say word
more in refutation. Who instituted this Com
mission? The President. For what was IT
formed2 Toexpose corruptions and maPrac-
tees in custom-house officers, if any existed.
and TO examine whether oppression and tyranny
was exercised in the execution Of the laws re-
gulatng the collection of the revenue2 Who
auded the President for insttuting the Com
mission, and praised his determination 10 inyes-
tigate this subjecl2 "he universal Wing press
all over the Union And now, that the Presl-
dent has discharged a duty which he believed
incumbent upon him-vafter he has urged an ear
y report after he has again and again express
ed wish to give to Congress the iniorma
ton elected by the investigation, and to act
as became the Chief Magistrate with regard 10
the removal Of incompetent or fathless officers
he is, for party purposes, reckessy charged by
the tools OF Presidential aspirant with SIMS
ter motives and dereliction of duty But in
their anxiety to accuse these plotters forget that
there was the liberty and the ability to defend,
and that there were blows to receive as well as
to give in any personal or political contest which
they enter into with the Executive or his friends.
! For the manner in which the intriguers have
been met, we refer to the speeches of Mr.. Wise,
Mr.. Profit, and Mr.. Cushing A more signal
discontinue never overlook the plotlers
We should not think it necessary to add an
other word. had not respectable member of
Congress (Mr. Adams) made some comments
on the garbed extract from the Presidents let
ter. We doubt not but that, after reading Mr.
Poindexter's letter and the whole of the Presi-
dents reply, Mr.. Adams will be one of the
very first to do the President justice in this
matter. Mr.. Adams has mistaken the import
of the Presidents letter, which was written no
doubt in haste, and as private communication.
The President says, 81 do not doubt that it (the
report) will contain many suggestions with re-
gard to the custom houses, and the mode of
ransacting business most worthy to be recon-
mended by me TO Congress-" Does this look
like Withholding information? Again, he says,
'should it bring to my knowledge any facts i'm
plicating those nolo IN oHiceto an extent or upon
grounds requiring the Erecutire action in re-
gard TO them, ! shall without any promptings by
Congress, who have, rightfuly nothing to do
with it, discharge my duty to the country with
out fearn
With what had Congress nothing to do2
The Erecutire action in the removal of un-
faithful officers. That is power solely be-
longing to the Executive. VIVA. were the
promptingS of Congress, for which the Presi-
dent would not wait He meant recommends
tons in the shape Of resolutions, or impeach-
ment; the tardy operations of which he should
mol wait for, but act promptly and efficiently, as
his duty required. The President never intend
ed, as MIR. Adams seems to suppose, that Con-
gress had not the right to impeach, &C.; but he
says that removals from Office are properly with
in the Executive power The President speaks
Of the probability of his recommending many
Of the suggestions Of the report 10 Congress-
How could he say in advance Of receiving the
report what he would do
He could not, as Mr.. Stanly and his brother
committee men did, adopt report without read
ing il, or scarcely seeing it. He would recon-
mend such portions Of ii as met his approba-
ton and compor,ed with his views of duty
On many parts he might differ in opinion with
the report, and on many, which, to him, might
appear doubtful or unimportant, he might remain
silent But if il were necessary to add another
word in justification of the President and in
refutation Of the calumnies uttered against him,
we would call upon the country to witness that
the day after the House had called upon the
President for the report, &c, he sent it, and all
the papers connected with it, to the House, with
a message He would have been glad to have
had time to examine it. He would have been
happy if he could have received copy for his
own consideration But he has now thrown
upon the Hodse of Representatives the respon-
sibility of their own action, and the country will
hold the House accountable for its conduct in
this matter
We understand that the "Clay caucus have
T been porting over some other letters which have
passed between the President and Mr. Poindex
ter and which the President, as we understand,
considered prirate We may, therefore, ex-
pect more garbled extracts, more trickery, more
subtertuge. But the plotters may rest assured
that the President is perfectly willing to have
: published all the letters which he has written to
Mr.. Poindcxler or to any other person; and OF
one thing they may be certain, that if extracts
are read or published, the whole Of the letters
/ shall be made public And now let the Clay
clubs and Clay caucuses and Clay intriguers
do their worst. We defy them If they are
eagerly anxious for public scorn, let them per,
severe in their Disgusting trade. Mr.. Profit
who followed Mr. Underwood in the debate Of
Wednesday, proved that Mr.. Sanly and his
committee had Mr.. Poindexters report in the
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