Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-17

Gs ard purpose of Ibis p:r:mpiory step?
II Vas Immediately sta'cd, Sc n ~ su;hof |
ity. aud s!tms 10 be adaittcd, that the
purpose 42s to ooerco the S.nsto or Senators to
vote SIS they would not vote If left Tree tron
eEscI:iTs latorforerc'. Tbo design was to
con.rOI tho aclion of tho Senator's touching
Senate, ard to tho Senate exclusively. II has
b.en suggested ia addition thss by recalling
these Nominations aad boiling them 10 bis owp
hands the President might, 10 the event Of the
failure Ct another nomination, use them TO com
ncDsato that failure. fl: cin be supposed that
oil thts, pubic trusts ara to be, or you'd 10
ary eVert be, made personal De!qutsltca to DO
banded and dIgpes ID of not only to.punish in.
dependence of senatorial vote and action, but to
liqu d.to too pcGs)oal obligations of coy lodi
7lt1sI, however high 10 station, the Conditions
arr utterly vicious and Degrading. and their
scc3p!auUa would compel tho representatives Of
States to ding doEo their oath and representa-
| tive duly ct the foots.ool Of executive powe-.
Following this s8eeplog and startling executive
&C. camc oninous avoTsls that dissent or failure
| 10 "adViSe and consent" would be held 90 act
Of efsusc, and expose all Senators, from what
ever State, to executive Gisplcssurc.
! Thus no fad ourselves confronted By the
question whether NO shall surrender The PLATO
right usd the sworn duty of Senator's by con-
| sen.iog to what NC believe TO be vicious and
hurtl0', or ba assigned the position Of disloyal
| ty to The administration whioh We helped to
| trl0g 10. ald ies the success of which W, ear
uCs!Iy Wish, Tor cVsTy reason and motive which
Go cater into The case. We kaoH no theory
ayoHcd BY any party Which requires such SUBJ
mIssIoo IS is now oXGosed. Although the party
:er7;c, may be fairly considered 10 making &C.
Iec.:o19 OK public otIcsrs. it can hardly DO main
ta!att that the Seuato is b:uld 10 remove.
wlthou. cause, ioeumbeD's merely to make
places fer those whom aIy Individual, even the
Pres!don. or member OF bis cabinet, wishes 10
repsy for bling rco:aau. to Others or ser7icae
I'll, to lin.
! Ooly abou! two years sg1 tho Senate advised
tha: Gco. Merritt be appoictcd colitc:or at
NcT York. 1t Is understood thu. among the
Senators TEo 20 advised vas Mr.. WiadcE,
now ,c;ctary of the Treasury aud lead of the
department. whose subordinate Gen. Merrt il.
Aaothrr S:uattr kooEn 10 hsvo si,oa ID Q
advice Eai Nj. Krkwocd. roR Secretary
o. the Interior. IL is s,il that. ike the
Postmaster Gcntr, from oue own State,
ih:so c!tinas officers waro not taken iGto
CONSULTATION tcuchog TIC removal Of Ger. Me-.
il:t, bU; their sHoEo AID ofhoia! action as Ssnsa
to.s ia n2ce The isss destructive. That the SEQ
rciay II Tho Treasury sni the itc uamlnistra
;ja, up 10 !:s expiration less than ten weeks
aga, err;0V-d Gen. Merritt as 90 eff GER, IS we'll
ko0wc, aad j: IS pcRhiro suggested tia: auy
clt.z n E.l ;etlioDed for his removal, or thst
apy Cth,el dtl QlaCcy "a his part is tbs rea-
aoa q 1. Ii the place Of so czpeticGceG Of
lio.r, IL III Glds. Of Ills IGrn fixed by law, il j.
proposed 10 ru! a msu WHO has tad nc trailing
GJr tbs position, sod who c,onct b, said 10
hay! ar1 sp:ci1l fitness Tor its official duties.
Ia ;he inaugural CT Ptes!4gns. Gatfe!d, de
iiv:rad OF tas t h Of March, stand these words:
The ciSil sciVlco eau ntY,r be placed on sat,
i;laclory basis ul!il it is regulated by laR-for
III: good ct tho scTTlco is2l', f., tbs protection
OF taos. WI aro Caliaitod with the appoo!ir e
pJTeT, rSallst Tho waste Of limo ard ots:ruc.
tio1 10 hu public business. caused by the iuor
dlua.o pressure for place. md FIR tho prottc =.
ion 0! lncuMbenls agalcs. Intrigue ard wrong,
siia.I, at the proper tins. ask Congress to fis
the tc1uc OF the uipo. cfi,es Of the several
executive departments. aud pretc'ibc the
stcuIts upoG which removals shall bo made
cu;lrg the terms for which iccumb,n,s have
bee0 appoiated." How good tho distinction is
whc:i would mako ms II ofic:s prey to I'm
!risua" and wroos, ed ''sbe|d" minor efi,es
from Ike havoc, aud whether The col!sotorsbips
OF the c?uatry should Gcljng TO lhc expas ID or
to TIC protcced GLASS netd rot be decided hero.
a5.uIicg Gen. Mersl!t 10 be I'd officer Of avo
rage E.ncss AID honesty, j! M ght be reasonably
a1.u:d that ell Senator'S should with slscri.y
avs! BIS dlsplaceucat BY q man of Curious
tsupeE0rliy. Possibly it might DO said that all
should sdVIs. the seleolion 10 Geo. Merritt's
p!tc, CT man who. without superior fturss,
Dad teodeEed bis toua,rg CT even his party O q
5Elcntu5 and exaIscd scIVic,. The cas-, 10 hand
G2cs net b:lorg to either of these two classes
Thc vocation OF Nr Robertson epd lis l,oisIs-
lal!Ve aad professional experiences ard sur.
rcucdlnes d. not denote superiority in the
qualities. tho knoHcago. business habits
aud familiarity with tho revenue laws
aad system OF TIE Uoi.ed States which
eight make him moro clnp,tent than Gen,
Merritt to oo!lcc: the vast revenues ard sd
niaister the vas: business pertaining to tho
port OF NsW lork. Certainly he c,nnot 10 this
resp7os DO held en- exception to The rules OF
hight AMI c?nsste1cy CD which the constitution
ard aF1 hsVo PLACID tho public service, We
kooH or no personal or Political servc,
rendered by Mr. Robertson so transcen
deat that Ihe cell .c:orship Of Nav York
ShraId be taken 10 the midst of term
sad given 10 lin IS reo1npense. Mr.
| .so1sA'SoL ~ ~ iNe NOW 1 ok LII,
buoo to hsve declared that his nomipstio,
vas reward" fer election IS della
gate to Tho pa!oual conventiop. II
Mr.. R:bortson 10 his &C ion was irHusrc.d bv
a ssnso Of duly, if ho voted and acted his hon
cs: conviction, it is difficult to $50 what tl,im
ne has for COY reward, no. to speak of tu.h
great roWard. Tho ecion Of which 40 estimate
IS thus invited is understood to bo this: MIR,
Robertson end sky nino other meo accepted
roma State convention oattsu trust. Thev
sought snd acoeptod tho position Of agents or
delegates to the nai}1a couvenlion, The S.ate
convention declared plainly stated Judgment
aud poi!cy to be obstr'ed AID supported bv
those /: commissioned. To this declaration ali
se!Sc:ed delegates gave implied consent But
several OF them in addition made most speo,6o
personal pledges aud engagements to exert
thtm'slvcs 10 good filth throughout to secure
the nomination of Gen. Grant. They made