Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-18
J'rom he National Jom7uul.
PATRICK IiENRY.-LETrER Y.
The HoaOynjie joins &. CALHoUN,


t6cc PIesiie"t n the Lnjfei States.
SIR There is ba;hos in argument as we'll as in Rhe
"''c. After an elaborate apology for your official mis-
Conduct partly derived from two isolated rules of the
senate, and Mr. Randopl's assertion concerning the
House OF lords aud partly dug from the rubbish Of
school metapy sic4, YOU suddenly descend to another
topic OF vimdication, which may we'll prise the
accom- she'd proficient in the Art nf Sinking. The
lefty Common liaces OF "frcedom of debate" ''the
rights ct the Senate, ct 1T gems 0nsne are deserted
tie ''yirtuc and patr..i!:Tb,n the enoderaonn the
courtesy promptncss and intell;gencen OF the Vice
"fesideni lis ''indefagahe discharge of bis duty"
aud his SELF denying maXims, carried far that lie is
anOst, lie fears too arable; all forgotten and the
fajNc Ill, in substance: that Mr.. Randolph,s ire
clares ought net to have been repressed because h.
lad from prescription tue right OF violating order and of
irtn ling, a chartered Thersites on decency s.Apd
qGo' yoa ask, sis Mr. Randolph Is he or his man
Ears, stranger IN our natioO2l council,? For more
Than quarter OF century ne has been a member of
ongfess, and during the whole time, his character
mas renamed unchanged Highly talented eloquent,
severe, and eccentric; always wandering from the
q'festion, but often utteing wisdom worthy ola Bacon
"a"d wit that wonI1 not dscrcdit a, Sheridan every
cake, mad freely INDUCED him in his peculiar man
"aer and that without responsibility censure and
"one more freely than the present Secretary of State
s.iie ne presided in the House OF Representatives
ite Is elected, with knowledge of all this, by the
'..urlor; and renowned Commonwealth Of Virginia.
aife, his seat in the Senate An immediate out
.ry IS made against the Vice President for permitting
..lE., NO had been so long permitted, by macy
.' -asefs in his usual freedom of dscussan though
a resJccs were his attacks the Administration
"cet !aea what they had been those Of Mr.. JEFF,
".-sol. MIR. Madison, and MIR. Monroe
-ttct your learDel treatise i'm favor of anarchy This
atfol seems as clumsy as IFS are futile and
3: impton OF facts is gratuitous What is said OF
ir hgndclpbs mental character, Of the length of his
T 1ai r., and OF hs partly representing, at presea
-a a,sniy OF the lIlutrIOu5 State of Virginia IS
fric >:t Il not trpc that his elccuLia,- n.dnGern
n seer a.en carried in the House of Representatives
a. .- cticHi Which II reached in the Senate, nor that
1 So. respect were bis attacks the Adninislrati
User ga ,7htt they had been Mose of MIR. JeGer.
a5- Madison, and Mr.. Nonroe.n And here il
mag - gain remarked, that it is either that
eyer conended yon ought TO have checked Mr. Ran.
"oiph wien he made free attacks" on the AdDini,tra.
ton though yOu and your subaItcIns industrio,,sv
strive so to msrcprcsent me 10 the public So far from
bong gully of this political absurditv as il must an
pear - all, whose sympat'rs not on the artocra
tic sdn Of our insttuuons," expressly asserted tbe
right OF every member Of either House TO assat any
hdmlnIsI atom Such right is, indeed essential TO
popular liberty for II Is essential 10 that freedom ofde
bate, which desperate has Obliged Won TO con
found w'th Tie disorder ofdebae. But is ii part OF
INC freedom oil debate, that Senator should speak for
HOh'h7 without ever, scarcely touching The subject be-
lore INC senate lha he Should indulge in gross per-
souaiios moi only against individuals who were NOT in
Congress, but against members of fI,e Other t,s mi
o. the senate Itself That I've should ,yas,c tJo tn
ana money, 81 S1e nation n the recital o5 his adven-
tIics. and thC ehi,jcn Df his rcscut,u.nis RI.
reckless TiI>tnfnPy no s!ioulI libel both t,e ly,,
anl the dead, aud WaScn, on the chcoi, Of ,,,e,-.t
and I.ycinc.s, tIe blush offended tuoIa.,rs ~
l.. sitouI cODV!ct" this anticlntx or Senatorial d.;
IS pt cUafsc pftsc,,I excuses, o-t1ufltiou.l, - -
i' t,s vcf3 forum. whit or he was d7tu;ed ~ oc
tic most solemn dnu.s KuogYn Co The CoDst,fnti,s
itad those. and O'usr OGtrages flesh IN tie rnctno-y m
lhahy any conneXion with The "ireedoin Of debate
Is sou rea!i perceive such a connection There IL ~,
tor oIr fear ~ not being re elected fur in 81
H"D 10 tic present doubts OF Your sincerity your dis
ceiumcn' would then become subject Of grave Dcr.
har' luminous n4uir' with .nc People
'',t nj i-y iUHtit u what you CUasjs tie leCl.i