Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-15

fugCn which YOU had uservedlv incurred you occusc
me ct mi'at'ng IN particular Instance, these dis.nc
1--WE qualities ot your reasoning If such had been my
weapons should have suppressed in the passage cited
l'om The Debates of the Lords, the part which you
cnns'dSr SO hostile to my argument. But quoted the
Whole IN order that thu public might place on it the pro-
per interpretation, denying the same time for reasons
then stated, that all the usages the House of Lords
were ht subjects OF Introduction INTO the American
senate pcIscVere in this doctrine; n refusal To
ai" that their usaees YOU describe them; and
III the opinion that the cited tle ord Chancellor
as reported, be fairly considered inteposition
Oh his part, against rrcativc discussion. The circum
stance of its occurring Introductory a speech
which, a meubcr OF the House he had the right TO
pronounce, proves nothing more against this con
suuctuu, than would be proved, it the interposon
had been afc' tic speech, unconnectively with
any speech
Aware of your obnoxiousucss 10 such charges YOU
eagerly Gscaiined any ''wish 10 mlssate gumens
IN the slightest degree" and promised that, to avoid
1.-The possibility of misrepresentation ~ should speak
for myself Bat the promise was scarcely made before
81 was broken In quoting several passages from nv
second letter YOU suppress, of them, the clause
referring To the Opuion, entertained hy an individual
WHO lately aspred 10 administer tie Constitution and
laws OF the United States, that domestic conspiracy
Is properly cognisabc under law furnishing spies and
Aliens Surprising tie suppression to have Leen made
through courtesy TO General jackson excuse it, As
the adopted heir OF his political estate, YOU ow e him
some duty; ana it being beyond your power To render
him any substantial service, YOU ought ainly TO be
attentive TO at least the ceremonies gratitude The
facts fety developed, concerning his conduct TO Ken
lucky, to say nothing Of former claims ON the chvarv
Of his lends invoke all their zeal TO his defence: And
10y undertaking IT. you may perhaps persuade the public
though nothing persuade yourc elf that YOUR LOYALTY
To him is d.s!ncIest
With tenacity, almost indicating prophetic appre
hension you cling TO the deon that YOU are irrespon
slhie and because fancy that the Lord Chancellor
OF England is also Irresponsible insist that The practice
which you ascribe TO the House of ords is preferob bic
20 that of The House OF Commons or of The debcratvc
assemblies of cur own country. Declining 10 repeat
the argument against the imputed practice of The otds
derived from their own high privileges, and The official
character OF their presiding officer, ask have YOU for
gotten that, by Art ,, Sec. i, OF the Constitution the
ice President may I've removed from Office on inpeac
Inent for, and conviction of "high crimes and ,nisje
@teah0,ta" Or that BY Art. l. Sec l. OF the same IN
strumen the Senate is clothed with the sole power,
10 Try such impeachment? As the Senate would have
coenisance oi high msdemeaDor committed by the
wee PRESIDENT III his capacity of lis presiding officer.
lac cannot be said 10 he irresponsjIen To the Senate
even. In truth, you have, in your emulation of the
LORD chancellor exaggerated his inmunities. lie is
respon! lille, both Lord Chancellor and AS nen,bar
at tic House of LORDS; for his appointment TO Office
eievatcs him 20 the rank and privileges if they had
Peer.
To complete the picture Of your conduct, cited the
case OF Mr. Jefferson, which proved year practice TO
tie as inconsistent Your doctrine had been ,;,cy, =.
i2 unsound. !, answer Won say that have referred
to stale and false acCoUnis:n AT is sufficient that Mr.
~ HAS repo!lci the charge of Injustice and thai x
mint bu; sorry ana Factions appearance IN dpCeuSr
"a senator from oppFcssiCU who conscious of
''ynstIcc having been iniictcG.n How far the ac-
cnnnts are stale ana false" WILL if the Editor Of The
''ourhal comply with my request appear Ill counexion
win tins letter from statement originally published
III print oil the District: statement TO which cxnrese
~ referred and which has never been relueJ II will
be found to reduce you TO the dilemma snrrenderino
s'ihe al least, OF either your moral intellectual pre-
tensions. As TO MI Dickersons declarations, they
are mnaterIai to the question. He and Mr. Randolpb
each committed an rregularity though in UNEQUAL de-
greos. Expecting pardon from hlr. DIS syInnathv IN
your hostility TO the Administration YOU rcrresSsd him
tut suffered Mr. r. TO proceed, at considerable ienoh
ecahoe as i'Deer of the President and Secretary Of
state he was cndeared to YOU; and lest obevino no
'inci rules OF Conduct he might, if irrated by control
I''he some parts of your history the subject of a
ff!ppck, you were ready to ''gYe cake to Cerbe-
-n'f The offering was, however, fruitIoss: for file
'N.'!"2on That he was Your PARTISAN reused Mr. Ran
7''' 10 disclaimer Even the smooth MIR. Dicixer-
.! became impatient under this reproaC; aud tLourb
"6GnIting you Of injustice to himself (which indocd
vas not committed except in your conrased treatment
vt Mr. Randolph he denied, in a fey DAYS aherward
'hat The belongs to your school," But while exculpa,
ting you Tor calling him TO order lie says nothing of the
true SUBJECT Of censufe, your federation of MI Ran
dolPh's greater rregularity On this point lac is bo
nuie and SILENT" for though from common prudence
wiling to fight under shattered banner against The
administration, be sympathzed with you as Guerrilla
chef engaged, like himself, in that warfare II ;s
strange that you should suspect me Of 'defendinr Sc
natoT from OPPRESSION" when am merely usinr bic
case TO add, IN your own, the proof of iuconsistenc
10 that Of official misconduct
Among the most material propositions established h,
me foregoing arguments, are the following, viz: Isl
nat c power aud duty Of preserving order are const
tutionaiy attached 10 the Office OF President f tl c.
aje' by the People who created that Office end That
tc senate whatever else il may do under the clause
OF the constitution. authorizing il .'to determine tho
rules OF It's proccedings diycst lis presiding Off
Ger OF ti' power, nor exempt him from this duly 3D.
ha' NE senate has never attempted to do So but on
tc contrary has borne testimony to the constitutional
character of that officer.
y doctrine which charactcrzcs the Vice President
- hc creature OF the People, and course respousibe
to their Tor bis conduct and which denies N 10 G.
maze ano'her creature of the people, the power OF
at>IocratcaIy encroachingo their rights is described
oy yO' as dangerous TO liberty" being Gin conflict
ing IN 'tc FIce-Ircsident alone, an independent
and absolute power, that would draw into the vortex
20, ms authority an unlimited control over the freedom
Tune you dcdnce some poftentous results MARK ),
you say, 'thc couscqucnccs!o
"!t the Vice-Presdcnt should belong TO the same ,,
Or interest which brought the President into rh
be dependent on him Tor his political standing or a