The New York herald., 1850-01-16

carry out every measure eepoused by the wing party
ana would the held oome into the Prest'
depcy ss the candidate Of either party. He had NO
friends to reward and No enemies to punish " t Was
upon such pledges and Is these TO.
ssther with the military popularity acquired BY Gen
in the with Mexico that he was nominated
.nS TO
am . wbg"-s distinguished gentleman from the West
tMr Clsy) could only say, am whig"-snd they
were aside for ons, who made premises aud gave
pledges which they could consent TO make In his
sppls to the people after having been elected sad
suguIsi Address the chart by which he proposed bo
administer the Affairs Of govsrnment-Genersl fy'
loT ssid that the qualifications Of honesty cspActy
and hdely. would be indispensable for the b-eto"a
Office ond that the nbeence Of any Of them should
be cause for removal MIR would do the President
the jusce say he bad doubt but that these
numerous pledges had besn given In good faith snd
that when he hs inaugural he Intended that
removals should only be made from cause How has
this pledge been fuhlied? hundreds VI gentlemen, OF
the pprsst moral cberscter we'll known capacity snd
acknowledged fidelity had been removed aud no other
inference be dIs than that which conveys the
mputstion Of want Of honesty, capscty and ndeiity
hen the alton charged with having vo-
lated the pl.dge given b. General Taylor, the ~hs
pres defbd,d The proscrpo insstiog that 1t had
been only in whcn involved no siolaon
1.-THE pincipi.s LAID down IN his
To the inference the direct charge, that the removals
bad beer made In consequences OF the moral or ohcial
delinquency Of the officers removed Ia ILLUSTRATION OF
THE ststtusnt Mr. brsdDury read from the National
Hhg- which he desix bstsd as toe former organ of
tn. administration ana eaid that the crou stances
gave color at least the Imposition that false
rspoerous charges bad been ied against individuals
who have been removed which chaIgss it was neoes-
tay that the Senate should be made acquainted WITH
In order that they might kpov how TO advise with the
TIssdsnt, upon the appointments made 10 I'LL va
csnciss occssi"ped by tho removals suppose fAise
cLhrgss Lad been filed against officer BY an indi
vous Who subsequ.ntit Mas appointed to MI the po
sition vacated by the individual removed upon those
chsrges was t not hscshsAry In such case that the
Senate shou1 have those charges before them ascer
tain their fupdsron aud In that wsy be able 20 de-
eide upop the propriey OF appointing the person,
whose nomination they are ssked TO confirm! rhe
adoption the rerOlutlOn the 10 tn- Seoate
the people the fTe-ideDt the dismissed officers aud
the appointess How without this Information, could
the Senate properly confer with the frssideot upos
the ION neOts made! But he would not have pre-
sen.o the rseoluton II be- had not been well satisfied
that it could be adopted without infrin giDg upon
The constitutional bts OF the President lie RIA
precedent occurring curing washington's admins
LHtioD In which tbat distipgu guis hed man not ouiy
VA rsssy To give hut suggested % the senate tn
proIri.ty oi csIpg foI ipformatOs relative T. noA
Ia ION Which had been sent m IL was 20 be hoped,
tuity tlst no Wen ADVISED frehd OF the adm'ui'trs
tioD would consider tie precedent other Sise tnsn
c'polu,i,e when applied to al individual who claimed
In the soministrsion II the goserument u follow in
the toot-t, ps OF PTesidsnt Washington.
MIR. BtKnEN.-Wiil the Senator state. whether the
Pr.sdeut that the Senate called for uforme
uoD relative TO the sDpOiotm.nt II al individusl or
relative 10 the removal 81 an iniviaua from office
Mir bEAuHUss ssid The that Of u non,instion
sent 10 u. SeLate. ana wLlch had been eJrciea
Mr. BtskIEs - -Ah then uDderstsnd the senator
to state thai Washington said 20 tse Senate, that
wh.p considering the proposition TO reject nooius
t.D th.m by the President, 1t mght be aiva-
ble for th,m have sssed for the which had
goN.1nso hin IN MAkbp certain IL atlOA Ot
ieuovs from flee.
Mir. BnApBvsY contended, that although the cases
were moi prec,sy .imisr The precedent ~assuuicsnt
l rtstlshed Tor the uncut which he bad present
I'd He thtp projected To cite additional cases,
c.oert- for hs action popoed by ths resoution and
he alluded one u psrticuar which be considered as
connttr the other eide OF the Chamber to the prin-
cipl. II bis resolution.
Mr. D.wsos aod other wings called upon the Senator
to read The yess and says upon that question.
Mt BKADEUhy stated that he bad not Tue yeas and
rays BY him. but Hr BELL OF Tennssses he recol-
hei'd wa one Of the Senator'S Who had given vote
comUitting his party.
Mr. D.wsoS, tboldipg In bis hand the JournaD Il
tsve II her. VIII the seEstor please read them TO
tie senate
Mr. BKAnuHy-I have no doubt that the ge ntlensn
will read them Tor sm-slf ia ughter) have said
MIR. DA~soN-ibtsip lsiDg hope the Senator will
allow the tierk 10 read them
Mr.. erArHrn Was proceeding with bis remarks
when the reading of tue yeas and nays insisted
the vhig siae of the chamber u appearing FROM
cord that the po,iuoo assumed by the wings that
occasion being n often 10 ADOPT resolution. de.
csfirg that removals made by General Jsekson during
the r,cers ~ Cougrsss would be dangerous 20 the
public intsrest-oid not justify the conclusion that
that party was committed as had been ciamed by :r
Bradbury.
Mir b al,o nluded to Q bill propoeed during General
Jsctsons adninistston, limiting tn. executive power
OF appointments and removals, IN favor Of when he
tour the recorded votes Of Mtssrs. Ewing webster,
Clsyton Calhoun Clay aud others In vie~ Of his vote
st that tine he claimed the advocacy OF the resolution
BY The oistipsushea Senator from Kentucky.
MIR tlAs-lf the gsDtlsnsn will ALLOW me, I must
beg leave protest seafps his losic voted for that
bill a. the law OF tfe land and VII vote for II again
AZ the Law Of III. land 90 cover this administration
and all othsr futsfe sdmnstrstions. That IL very
different thing from passing resoiutsp, calling for
CERTAIN information In single instance, and affecting
only the pr.seDt standardization.
Mr. BRApnvkv coptend.d that the avowal by the
Senator from keLtucky that he would oil
sesiD copciusis- evdpce IN support ~ the prin
cps II the rssoiutioD Ia not only desirable
th- inior hould se given 70 the Senate for
,indisstsn a the prcrcrbed but 10 due TO thoe
sgsin,t wh.m inferensi charges Of INN msr.ity iuca
Iacity and ssnt ~ hdsIty hss been publicly made,
thstu should re sent TO the senate In open sessou
Could any ter moment suppose that these char
ges psbi,cy made aud publicly reiterated should be
ptesenteu In t.cret sessionbc covered TO the In
jury o. those Who have been abandoned and to the de-
that mo objection TO course 80 just would be insisted
on by honorable seostors lie referred TO several OF
the removals which had been made that OF the gallant
Lane from IN. ,ee OF Governor OF Oregon Col Weller
hdn the boubdsry Commission. Mr.. Gesry from the
Post once at San trsne'soo aud others IL wasar re-
msrt sb.e fact. too. that the very Who bsi
eut tAiied beutrsl Taylor In the with Msxiso-
where he had uira the reputation which
"a hin 10 the fr-rid-ncy-the veterans Who had
rid HIM sloricu,ly through that struggle had been
ttrichsD ao~ by this anti proscrptiye party ad-
miri.raiion ne aIso referred 20 one "a AZ. rsc.nt
victims 81 proscriptou-s sodier In the last ~ith
Great DritsiB, ~ho received serious wounds aud
l1t dad en- the u~d-(srest iaoghter-who was
left for dead the held This man, Who had
rendered host essents ssrvicss TO hts country had
been sscsihsed by this anti proscr pton admnistra.
esciops ho~ "a ~ hat some OF the most visient par
uSsrt IN the lsud hsd been sppoiuted Co once u
thy had ben MADE m order 60 equslrs tn. Offices,
~i.t hind Of an squslizaion vas that which
mov'd ell 81 one par y asd appointed nese of the
cthsr In e1tclusios. h d.sired 60 say. that the
prir eipa object ,f the r.souti m was 10 remoy. tbs
iurbis lore VII ch nos rect upon honorable men and
sry seEs'or ud ris- Ia his place. aud say iu be-
bat - "a. sdniui.trstion that tn. pledges made by
tbs trsfident ara tis TRENDS have been violated aud
thst ~ ~ true that osrsts have been removed sim
pn bssssse they srre democrats and not Tor cause
Htecurg their rsputstirp- for honesty capacity or
hoey thst tn. cd dmn.r.,,on hsa been guided In its
action by Tie iu. d rs-srdns its friends and punish