Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-14
The Duty of the senate-nrr. Clayton,s views,

The Duty of the sesate--nEr. Claytons Views.
On the 7th of February, 1885, JOHN M. CLAYTON
held the following language in the Senate ofthe IT,
States, in regard to the course which the Senate
should pursue in acting upon the nominations of the
| President:
| q The Senate should know the ground upon arhich
the rennorai Is made the President should tell the
Senate it account of political principles, he
has place as SenGto aroud Uote to eUery
| lnatlon made to fill the place. Gd infnitum.
| Gales 8 Seaton's Register p. 504
And on the 10Th of the same month"; Mr. CLAYTON
uses still stronger language, and goes farther
than ever. He says:
g Impeachment seemed to be the only restraint on er-
ecuttUe poacer contemplated by the Constitution. And
where that power exercised by the President for
self-aggrandizement and political purposes all aro,d
agree that he ought to be impeached Mr.. c. said the
only control the Senate had the pocer Of renoual
rcas the right Of rejection Ind if meritorious officer,
aro had discharged has duty cih fdelity and good
faith, should be removed, the only remedy to reject
the part=on arho might be nominated by the President
i to fill his place: AND THIS HE WOULD DO--reiee-
ting the first, second third and so on, ad infntm.-
Such was the maxim he had laid down as the rule
of his conduct, and acthc Information he should not
knoac ho'c to act.-Gales 8 Seatoms Reg, p 55S.
! This good wing doctrine in 1885 Why should
it not be so in 1849! They cannot, of course, OBJ
ject if the Senate impose wholesome restraint and
supervision upon the acts of prescription which they
themselves when out of power, have so vigorously
denounced. A few examples should be- and We trust
; will be made.
Forcign-Scvcn Days Later Europe.
The steamship Europa arrived at Boston on'the
9th instant. She brings week later. We
extract from our Northern exchanges the following
items - --f .
In political point of view, the news snot of much
Importance.
A treaty Of negotiation between France and Bel
GUM has recently been signed and ratified
France. -.--
In consequence of the convictions before the high
Court of Versailles twenty seats in tho Legislative
Assembly have been vacated. On the 18th the high
Court Of Versailles pronounced sentence of transport
taon for life LEDRU RoLLIN and thirty three 9TH
er persons implicated in the June instructions.
An almost complete change in the diplomatic and
consulate corps is again spoken of.
NJ. GUIzoT is at present of the lions of Paris,
and walks about the streets apparently Us unconccrn-
cd as iii the palmiest days of LOUIS PHILIPPE.
'E.- Rome.
The Pope was expected ON the Dist new loan
of nearly one million sterling had been concluded.
The runors of war between Turkey and Russia are
; fast dying away. At Constantinoplc the English
y ships were anchored within the Dardannees The
:, French fleet was Sumna. Nothing further has
transpred relative to the decision of the Emperor OF
Russia respecting Turkish affairs.
China.
- There have been no disturbances with the Chinese
as anticipated.
u Large leyics of troops going on in Lombarly
causing great discomfort. All who are able to fly
= arc doing
Letters from Widdn, of the 4th, state that all Hun
garian and Polish refugees had been transported from
:. Widdn to Shumla. First portion left on the 3Oh
Austria Germany. .r
- The most important news from Austria is the sud
den change of the cabinet to sort of free trade poll
- cy. An offer has been made to Prussia to form :
Zollvcrcin, including Austria, and the Berlin cabne
: rather retreats from the PROPOSAL however, SOM
modification of the import duties into Austria appear
- now to be generally anticipated.
- From Berlin there is little news except the NOR
developed intention of Prussia to withdraw her force
from the Duchies, and to avoid further interference
=, in the Schleswig Holstein affair
AIteF tHe repeated productions we nave maze, ina
Germany would sooner later perceive the folly an
hopelessness of this quarrel eroice greatly at tn
returning good sense of the Germans.
=, The parties in the Duchies who have chiefly pre-
NOTED the war, seem, however, averse they eve
were to allow peaceful termination of the disput
- to be brought about.
In consequence Of renewed plotting by the rebe
chief CHUTTUR SINGH, his four sons and many other
of the Sikh leaders, who took an active part in tn
. late Instruction the whole of them have been
priscd and seized, by the orders of Lord DALHoU1s1
~ at Umritsir, Lahore, and other places and hence
- forth they to be vigorously confined within tn
Al, walls of prison.
Ia THE WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD
bo The last Marion Star says
1T is gratifying to see, the work progresse
III and the time is approaching when the compan
to- have prospect of realizing the to put tt
of great enterprise in motion how prompt and sprite
oil is the in increasing the subscription of stoC
in the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad to tt
Us amount required to get the 100000 State subscr
rs. ton
rs There is a certain amount of work to be done
N. this Road before the money can be drawn for Il
State subscription The Star says for the purpo
ICE of completing this work, another subscription HI
been set on foot and that in one neighborhood
Marion District nf the great Dee the Su