Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-14
Senate of the United States.


DsBarr sz TIE P<tifion Of lillian Mar
bnr, Rs1ert 7s<valeaa Hoe, ard Den
ris Ramy.
(Coxeladrd.]
Mr.. Morris. Mr.. Preiident, whea
frit role in this debate, ! felt and ex-
pssifsd much doubt; but the better rea-
n appearing in favor of the reiolution,
Fad determined me to vote tor II. AT
..seiens my opinion is clear ard decided.
The conviction has been produced by the
reuments of ihoie who oppoFed The reio-
.;a,ion. Thefc contain the mott monitrous
fyaem of tyranny, that ever, | believe,
was brought before national aiiembiy.
Permit me 10 notice few of the itranse
petitions which we have juf heard.
1t has been faid by gentleman from
Georgia on my right Gen. Jackionl that
an extraH from our executive journal,
iAould not be given to fuitor in one OF
cur courts, becaufe it may contain mat
Ter to fappor an impeachment againit the
pre6dent, which Impeachment is to be
tried before Us, and, therefore, we being
judges, Alonld not ALTO become parties,
by furnilhing evidence.
And yet The fame gentleman has tod
as, thar upon the demand OF the other
-houfe, fwho according 10 him have right
10 demand every thing) we are bound to
furnifh this very evidence if they require
it, for the purpoie Of Bringing or main :
s.iniug, an impeachment. Thus we mutt
Withhold from fellow citizen the evil
dence needful to fupport his right, becauie
il may furniih ground for impeachment,
although no queaion of impeachment ex-
III. This,too, it feems, is requirable by
che impartislity which we ihould preferve
as Judges before whom fuch pofible i'm
parchment may be tried. but when there
is qucfiion of impeachment, and when
we are IN .efed the Judges, then on the
demand of the other houie, we are bound
20 furnih thar evidence, which we are
now bound TO withhold.
We have been told that the executive
officers are all dependent on the chief, and
act under his direction; that therefore his
.disnity is implicated in their acts; and
confeauently The conduit of thefe agents
mutt not be qucaioned Left his dignity be
:,,;-sd What broader fhield can be
tive authority ?
Hcw can they be more completely
guarded againa all jua inyefigation
We are further told that condemnati-
on Of thefe agents mutt affect the dignity
of our fra magiarate-muf it indeed !!
And is, therefore, no prolecution TO be
made, is no condemnation to take place.
This is, indeed, the golden chain let
down from Joye, TO bind the earth in ,af-
.falage. And what becomes of cur Pref
dents dignity, under this Grange doc
trine ; Aiubordina,e agent abuaes his tfuit
he violates his duty--is guilty Of NAL
practice. Heis arraigned. And becaufe
the culprlt is convicted and condemned IS
the dignity of government therefore vio-
lated (?
We have been told thar treaty when
proclaimed by the PRECEDENT, is the fu-
preme law, and that the previous ail' nj
Of the Senate, cannot be enqusret into.
Gracious God And is it 10 come TO this,
that the proclamations of our Preiident,
ihall be the fopreme law3 Of the land, thar
wemua fubmit 10 it without enquiry? And
how is this mcnfrous Doctrine Imported
Why, wea are told, thar becauie it is not
proper in the cafe of a common itatute TO
examine the Journals of the two houfes,
for the purpoic of knowing whether the
aRens Of each was given, therefore we
mua not examine the executive Journal of
the Senate, TO know whether two-thirds
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