Andrew Jackson actually said...

In the mode of obtaining the information, therefore, and in their efforts to put an end to the abuses disclosed, as well as in reporting the...

Were they bound to disregard the call?

If they failed to give the required information or to take proper measures to obtain it, they would be removed by the Executive.

As the President is not responsible to them for the reasons which induce him to make a nomination, so they are not responsible to him for th...