Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-15
FoI.. III.-No. SIS.

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S'ng power TO 1.-THE latitude freedom of debate or
10 words spoken ia debate, aud the distinction shoul
o' arguments sake be admitted il would not avail YOU
on uncIIuc deriving the powers of tho Pres dent
Oh the Senate from its rules only since 20 rule ouor
rs you TO exert the original power of savinp molten
' c previous question, you would as usurpngly in
- ing ''at power, as in calling member 10 order
!" ' cases Just specified An unanswcrable obieeon t
your apology Is, tat on its prnc;nies the President f
e senate has, IN no case, other than an apDellate NOW
CT Oh snPPressng uegularity of any kind Indeed if
9"u' lneoFy be tue that oncer would If the Scua.
I an absolute nudity. '' '
bn contemporary publications more minute than tho
Journals oil the Senate deficient i'm evBsnco t
Tie original right Gifts presiding officer ia calJ 70 cd
On questions touching the latitude or freedom of dc
ca'e or tor words spoken il debae,n the cases ON
~" your smiling creed was successfully suspended
@ "eeh cNerted and recognized. In letter from MIR
!iEhi'' published IN she National Journal Of july 9G
io~0, That experienced gentleman says:
~ have just laid my hands the debates in tle sn,.
IN the year 1865, the resolutions offered bv Mr. Hos
t'h"syivan'a authorizing the President to take nos.
session of New Orleans, or some place adiarau,. All
mat Mr.. Dayton remarked III disorder
" tr PRESIDENT has right call me TO order: he m,et
decide whether az, in order OF not, Mr. Tracy Alec 70
marked, According parliamentary procoedine no o,o
can take possession oi the floor In The ;,,,,,i
ah"'ierii disordey, the President viii call him 70 or
der; but if called by member the President n,,,t DO,
eide ana, II in order, he possess the Goor' M,
'choas' OF Virginia, and said, he shed to make
{" wv" concentrations inr reply TO MIR. Ross. The Vice
Itcs1Gen interrupted him said III those oheerv.
LIONS were intended to apply the question whether bc
'oS""''"s should be the order for Monday they would
be proper: otherwise they would not be in order, Nj
NiaA"as roceeded when The Vice President gain inter
"itp'ed him, ana informed him that no remark i'm ,,r
" 'e gentleman from FenSy vania, uCuu that cstinn
"c"Dd he admitted The power of chair as here Iaii
/ "dGwn, was not controversial and tho Scr,t ,hI
comroscd OF as able and distinguished members (duyin,
he discussion If these rcsnluons) as at any rcvins M
"suhseguent period. viii only ruuiGcrate such men a.
DE IL Clinton, James Esss Stephen = Mason Cover
: INCUR Morris, W. O Nclcids and AIr. E!aukcnsidgc
Against tie evidence Which Won must have known f.
exist OF tie sanction given b} the Senate 10 rs Presi-
cents original right OF calling order ven asserted
'hat Mr. Jefferson himself had describcn that right a.
apPeateony Your adherence 10 The violent assump-
ton that 'ir jefferson used the word u,oY,yageH va
tcch"cai sense indicating an appellate power is per
maps, the most signal instance u rucmcaI uJsina,,,
u'ut exists. ms assumption lot only supposcs as /
luy showed, that Mr. Jefferson, By single word CON
''Hctea me Whole Parliamentary system which he had
"a"eu' bal II also safPoses lm TO have been unac>
!"a'hicu WIN tie technical meaning of that word -
PRECISION AMI elegance cLaracerize the styIe of that
extraordinary nan; and ia scarcely be suspected
10 using 'Iin OF art, o! technical nproprietv. Now
IN technical phrase the word which he would have
e''pE"y Cd to con' ey the idea imputed him, j, "arb
tiat'oi," being only in tie event Of an aboryo AZ
tempt AT arbitration that Tie cice rf an umpire arise
Not agreeing with you that MIR Jefferson would ooe.l
OF terms argued that ho used TIE word "un.piraoe
:" 9 i"N.ar Se!ise---ah Argument entirely compatible
WIN his reputation ter consistency and literary cnn-
cnce. !iat as YOU avcr, 10 is 'thcre not one
Instance Z" rs beng used by any respectful authorit>
Instead OF "ccWnuIating quotatjon, Tie most super.
hciai examination OF The English casscks would en-
able me 10 do, select, from authority ",,,rtiyD
IN all eyes those a single individual two ms.
sagcs. of these, hie both are examples OF the no
puIar OF the wood Umpire" The FIRST ina, eucoi-
rage yen 70 reform ihc coudmct which Tie second "a.
! vIYId. Ponrtays.
Tliuc sill not be slow, ,.inc eve NOT sllf
Aud viii place within them as d guide
My '"'P"c C"Ns' itNc E;w hom ii they will hear.
Light after light, well used, they shall attain
And 10 the end lclsisliu9, safe arrive.
LParc3.s1 Los:, H.0t 9, r,lgg
TO whom these most adhere
/ lie iues moment CHAos umpire SITS;
And hy division more cn.bioiis the FRAY,
. by which nc rcsos. l!b,a, Eoos ?, e. ao,
Ii, sorc nations have held poet is also prophet
who would not believe that Milton wrote the last lines
just after lie bad penetrated, though the shadows Of
neatly Wo centuries, into the American Senate house.
while Mf. Randolph was practising "hic Jiecdola oC de-
bTie," and YOU ''yFcsjdnc"
! Not only has tie Senate acknow lodged he ripIts
I Which have been proved "a apPerain to President
but II has recognized his peculiar Constitutional cha
Iacter. When that body acts in committee of the
whole. qi1s' committee Mr.. Jefferson dcnominaics
1t. ilc ice President never leaves the chair, as in
similar case, The Speaker Of hc House Of Rcrrcecul,
tjyes does. The q the difference is that Inc
senate Cannot, under any notion OF determining g,
rules of its proceedings" suspend the powers of tho
President ordained 10 by tir Constitution. On to
principle, appeals from his decisions on rouis Of
order allowed. Such appeals arc familiar To-
every deliberalivc assembly which is, Itself the toun-
spiCuous instances establish tat tie cnate consider
lnc Wee Presidents rights in at body to be Coustitu-
iora' rights, which il cannot impair though il may
under Inc delegated rule making power adopt any rc
ruaiion5 consistent with the integrity of those rights
TIC second cxaulflc omphaicaiIy dcclaics Thai tl,
Ycc r. c-ident7 night the uhjcct Of oer, is, in Tic
"inion Of he senate inherent part Of The presiding
power vested IN him by DC People.
Tie Constitution, Gie expression Of the gill Of Oa
People, indeed, he foundation which rest The ar-
thoriy OF The Wee President, and that &C every other
g. a.. til q. D..
tigatcd c Jules and usagc5 Of tic Senate and sucl,
parliamentary ruics formed PAR; Of 'tbc law of
proceedings 10 he Senate" the enquiry was prompted
by reliance tlcm criterion for dcciif, this
controversy, but by determination 10 conn,e YOU on
your principles. And perhaps 10 argue against
such principles, rnore rij:cuious" than to ad.
vance them. The allegation HAT Sought in the House
oi Commons Tor The Nce9resdeni's power of prosCry-
ing o'!cr,is about singular your previous charge
tbat abandoned tine rules end usagcs Of the Senate
as the source Of 0iat power Now never did ascrite
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