The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-06

King commanded every man pay bis debts. which they
had neglected to do. &c. suppose that here Is
turned out OF office because he democrat but because
being democrats they therefore incompetent TO hold
Taylor has turned out any merely because he is
democrat.
hope sir the senator will be consistent and will not
Dc frightened BY any ougbear Of sixty years precedent
any OF the letters believe platform has been laid
down upon this subject SO this the tune 10 lay down
platform and hope we shall decide that 4 y me right
and duty OF the Senate TO arrest this right which belongs
TO them part OF the removing well as oil The ap
pointing power and that it Is our right and duty to IN
qure OF the President wherein he has exercised thus pow
en- and the grounds upon which he has exercised IT, This
lie infringement OF his rights II is no violation OF ma
constitutional privileges, because II rs power which
he is to exercise conformity with the Senate and ne owes
il 10 the Senate 10 state the which have influenced
him in the Of his power Although, then, think
that this is our privilege because the Senate ls part
OF the executive oil the government anu should therefore
be exercised by in executive session, still shall vote
for the resolution.
Mr. UNDERWOOD have few remarks to make.
sir but account OF the state OF my voice. they must DC
few shall vote against this resolution, and for giving
that vote wish 10 assign one or two reasons. Inc
gentleman from Illinois proposes and the mover OF the
resolution proposes to vndcae the character Oh nose VINO
have been andersd by election from ofce Now, SIR
the first remark that wish 10 make is this when you gel
those ten thousand (and the gentleman from Maine
says there are as many before the Senate now iohg
will il take US vndcae the character OF each OF the
ten thousand II we regard the time consumed by the
two senators from Tennessee in discussing the characters
and Tor office o. one OF two persons ana
proper criterion by which to estimate the Length OF me
we shall be constantly employed to do full and ample
give US about three hundred and sxy-fve thousand,
instead of three hundred and sxty-hve days ~ the
year, to enable TO act, to adudicate, anu decae;
hbelsp which the mover Of this resolution proposes %
bring before u.s. We shall be officially deiunct before
we dispose of half the cases, unless some lh.erposi
An -. i'm Il
ask SERIOUSLY how will the country look, al inns perod
OF the session, upon movement made unaer
thathe obeco It's advocatesis to y wnesf % ~ %
dcae the characters of those removed against tne an
der which have been cast upon them at the hands OF ne
administration Why, sir will present very pretty
picture Suppose that when the President gets the gentle
mans resolution, he sits down and gives the inonauon
asked suppose he says the first hundred or thousand
were removed because of their habitua violation OF the
first conmandHent-the second hundred or thousand for
violating the second commandment and so on, specifying
the number of delnquents in reference to each law OF
the decaogue and concluding by expressing the opinion
that such OF sinners, without noticing their Official
and malfeasances, were unworthy Of ONCE
and therefore had been are we then TO
dor What sort of tribunal shall establish after this
information comes in, TO whitewash the culprts, or 10
provo the President slanderer Shall we hand over
the business to commtte, sitting IN secret. and Clothed
with power to send for persons and papers, and thus 10
try the truth falsy OF those various charges! Or
shall conduct in open session, In the lace Oh the
worldl Tell u.s. gentlemen, what course you intend to
hbted his charges and specifications The senator from
Illinois says they are all false and he knows beforehand
they are all false. Such declarations only prove the
OF him who makes them, and excite sus
pcion that fair trial cannot be had before such judges
Sir, the whole movement can have no practical result
II is movement which lead to nothing but political
and marty vtuperation. II is movement perfectly I'M
practicable for any good when you Presidents an
swer he should give the information you request be-
eve have right TO call on the President Tor the
reasons and facts upon which his official conduct IS based
than he has to call for the reasons and facts upon
which our action is based in passing laws, or rejecting IN
secret session the Presidents nominations what would
we think what would the country think, II the Presi.
dent were to demand OF to lay before him the charges
and facts which induced secret session to reject one
OF his nominees Mr.. President il any practical good
can be reached or made 10 grow out OF this movement
would be to substitute for this resolution the proposition
which hold IN my hand.
have submitted to you, sir some time since, string
OF resolutions proposing amendments 10 lhe consitu
ton OF the United States, upon various subjects One OF
those amendments to give TO Congress the power oil
regulating removals by law This is an attempt upon my
part and has been attempted ever since nave had seal
in Congress- to repeal to abrogate the decision made m
1889, and institute some appropriate remedy LOT what
have always conceived to be very pernicIous evil-an
evil sir introduced BY the democratic party INTO 'hls eouh
try-an evil for which they are responslbe-an evil,
sir introduced by them against positive declarations 70
the contrary the head Of that pariy sustained, no
doubt BY his political associates was, anu Is @
LESSONS prior his election Does not everybody recoi
eci the letter which General Jackson wrote TO Mr. Mon
roe, begging tnat party spIt mkh. oc SuPPicSscu
and disee aTded Does not everybody recollect the
solemniy OF the declaration that the patronage OF
the government should not be brought in conflict
with the freedom OF elections y And does not every
body know sir, that partisan efforts IN behalf oil the
Executive were paIonized and rewarded IN manner
never before practsed by the very who wrote the
conciliaory anti party letter 10 Mr. Monroe Why, sir.
have the facts upon this subject before me, and will
give them to the Senate We have had various reports
made from time to time believe one by the gentleman
from Missouri [Mr BEsroN the Oldest senator IN this
body. We had one made by Mr.. CALHOUN we had
another made by my predecessor, Mr.. Morebead
have the statement OF NJ. Moreheads report and this
shows the number OF removals made under the various
administrations OF the government and shows how this
system commenced ! will read II, sirs
From the report tho several executive departments
Congress the 18Th OF March 1910, the
comrnttee enabled that President Washington
removed officers during his whole official term MI John
Adams, b; Mr. Jefferson, 90; MI Madison, 81 Mr. mon,
thirty nine years there liz removals OF those officers
who derived their appointments from the nomination OF
the President and the concurrence OF the senate
On the Ih of March, 1879, President jackson came into
office violent and angry canvass preceded his election
The passions of TO high pitch Of evaporation
The whole nation in fermeni For forty years the
removals had been comparatively few aud TO adopt the
language of Me- Jefferson were governed by strict rule
The accession OF President Jackson was the commence
OF Tue reports oil the executive depart
ents already referred together with the report oi Mr.
Postmaster General Barry OF March =, iS3o bear witness
10 the removal of than 900 officers during tue hfs
year being ST. times as many rs had
been by all his predecessors In the lapse OF near
half century The removals from the deputy post ofi es
alone, from the 4th OF March, ls 10 the Sh oil March,
1880, nmounted TO the number OF al.
50 distinguished example could not be without Its In.
Huence subsequent administrations The successors