The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-09
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

The Globe seems to be flashing itself into
perfect fury. l. strikes away right and lett a.
friends and foes, and is willing TO crack its owr
sconce, rather than not seem 10 deal vigorous
blow. Having no true Democratic ground up
on which 10 assail the present Executive, y
makes no scruple Of walking over, 40 broad day
TO its former enemy's camp, 10 borrow weapons
aud station from which 10 use them.
II speaks in the most indignant terms Of the
"insul,"-,he 6 outrage"-ofiered 10 the Senate
in the denominations made by the President
during the last night of the session. 1t does moi
dare to impugn, directly, the motives or stand
ing Of the Democratic Senators who Persever-
ed to the last in giving their votes in favor Of
The rejected nominations--but il is quite enraged
at the disrespect shown by the President 10 the
Wing Senators who voted against the nomina-
lions. And to complete its absurdity, it volun-
larily cites the repeated denomination made by
General Jackson of Gwin and others, which
created such polher in the Federal camp some
ten years ago; and threatens TO republ'sb, IN
full, the report made by Mr.. Tyler, in the Sc
nate, in May, 1884, on the occasion of the re-
nomination of four Bank directors.
Now, this report was in reply to the message
Of General jackson, accompanying the recon-
incubation of the four Bank Directors reply
made, as matter of course, by the committee
10 which the message was referred. II does no,
contain word of denunciation against Presi-
dent Jackson, nor is II founded, in any degree,
upon the suppos,ion that the denominations
were an insult to the Senate. II is merely q
temperate and argumentative justification of the
course pursued by the Senate, and denial Of
any right, 'on the part Of the Executive, official.
ly, TO inquire into, TO infer the reasons Of the
Senate for rejecting any nominations. At the
same time it does not question the right of the
President to renomnate, but expressly acknow-
lodges the right.
The committee, ".says the report, edo not
deny that right of denomination exists; bu,
they are of opinion that, in very clear and strong
cases only, should the Senate reverse decisions
which 1t has deliberately formed and officially
communicated to the President The report
then goes on to cite instances of denominations
by Presidents Madison and Monroe, and of con-
frlnation upon denomination.
What is there in this, in the slightest degree,
inconsistent with the late denominations by Mr..
Tyler7 Were the decisions of the Senate in
those cases deliberately formed2 They may
have been, and no doubt were, the result of a
determination, deliberately formed, TO reject any
individual friendly TO MIR. Tyler's Administra-
lion who should be nominated but that is the
only sense in which they could be said to have
been deliberate. In one Of those cases there
was not even the shadow Of pretext for rcjec
ton. The President is more peculiarly respon
able for the manner in which our foreign rela
lions are conducted than for any other branch
OF the administration Of the Government; and
therefore, one would suppose that nothing but
very strong and clear case, and decision DELHI
eralely formed, would justify the rejection of al
appointmtn, to foreign mission. Yet Mr.
Wise was rejected without moments aetna
deliberation, and without any assigned or as
signsble causel The character Of the Senators
of both parties, who voted for the nomination is
in ITSELF sufficient proof that no strong or cea
cause existed for the rejection of il.
No one can doubt that the true motive of thes
reflections was an ungtnero and malevoler
determination TO deprive Mr.. Tyler of the priv
lege which has been conceded TO the Executiv,
in times Of 6ercest party excitement, Of filling
at least, the higher and more confidential office
OF the Government, with friends Of the Admit
istra,ion. The Senate has certainly as muc
legal and constitutional RICH, TO reject as tf
President has TO nominate; but IL there w,
any intention, on either side, in the present il
stance, TO insult or outrage, by the mode Of e
ercising right, it certainly was on the side
those whose avowed object is to show how
diculous and impotent is "a President witho
pary"-who are determined TO prove that Il
Chief Magistrate Of the country must, in Sc
defence, BIZ the President OF a party, and Il
head Of band Of inscriptions partisans
Yet thisinsui,, really offered to the Presider
is seized upon BY the Globe as an occasion
manife-,ing its friendly solicirudc for the often
ed dignity Of Wing Senate; and not conte
with merely defending the legal right of the
nate to reject, il declares that the right was G
ercised "with quite as much propriety as n
Tyler applied his veto" to the Bsnk bills. Gov
the most rabid ultra Wing press 60 further
justifying these reflections on the ground of
right TO revenge the Bank vetoes7
CAMvsELL's Fonx,cS MoxrnLv MAoAr,xr--T
March number Of this excellent magazine has b.
issued by the Philadelphia publisher.