Mr. WILLEY. In both of which opinions I concur with the Senfrom Pennsylvania. I believe that men in the discharge of their duty as officers, when appointed by the Executive of the U.S., should confine themselves to the duties of their offices; and if there were an amendment proposed to the bill now before the Senate, prohibiting and making it penal (if we are to travel out of the general purpose to go into amendments of that character) for men in office to indulge in partisan warfare or to go beyond the regular discharge of their duties, I should be inclined to vote for it. But, Mr. President, I am not so much disposed, if disposed at all, to attach blame to the POTUS for making this appointment. The POTUS has doubtless been imposed upon. He makes his appointments upon the representations of others. The great fault which the POTUS committed was in placing the patronage which he had in his power to bestow in the hands of irresponsiblemen in WestVirginia who had an ax of their own to grind. 2 of those men who now hold office in WestVirginia, that have not been removed, partisans of the President, had much to do in procuring the appointments of these men one of them a late candidate for Governor of WestVirginia and another a candidate for Congress, both overwhelmingly beaten by the people of WestVirginia at the late election. Sir, the people of WestVirginia have always had a warm affection and admiration for the present POTUS It was WestVirginia that 1st nominated him to the Vice Presidency, that 1st brought him to the attention of the country for that office. Similarly situated with himself and his compatriots in Tennessee, a border State, suffering the same evils, admiring his indomitable energy and firmness, and relying upon his integrity and loyalty, our people suggested him to the people of the U.S. as a proper individual to be elevated to the exalted position of the 2nd officer of the U.S. But, sir, in an evil hour he has yielded his ear to evil counselors, and has literally carried into fulfillment his threat at StLouis, that he would “kick” his former friends out of office; and he has left but one single one of those opposed to him in political views of his original friends that elevated him to power in office from West joinia and he holds a consulate at Hono Uliul.