Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-05-24

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immediately after tie sald John Adams b.d a a,,,s,
Mess"ge from the President ~ laa House al Re;re
sentatiVes, and while lie IN the act of =, iri -
"aS violation o privilege, which, merits the CEN
| uIc Of th!s House 80 ~
Resolved. That is not expadisDt IN b,,.fSa r
| Tier proceedings in this case
Mr.. p. Z. BARBoun presented tine follow
ing report from the minority OF the same
! Committee, ofwhich he was one. which was
also laid on the table and ordered 20 be or;n.
! ted.
The minority Of the Select Committee
| to which was referred the message OF the
President, Ill relation to an agsanit com
united by Russei Jarvis, upon his private
Secretary, whilst they concur with the ma
| Ionty In the results which they report of
the evidence, and, also, in the expression
OF their disapprobation Of the assault, in
reference 10 the time auisea, and the yIace
'chere, It was committed, beg leave to state
Their dccldec! and unqualified dissent from
that resolution ot the report, winch atlirms
the power OF this House to punish the as
aauit il question as being breach OF prj-
Wic3e, end contempt; and to present a
coh"cEsad view Of tie reasons which have,
conducted them to this conclusion. This
power, Al ii exist, must rest tor It's support
uEo2 that doctrine oE 2rirlege wn.cn !,
sad 10 DC established by the law and Gus
oo-t .! Parliament: q doctrine which. Ia
it5if estimation, IS as incompatible with the
&ti-'us 81 our People, and the principles oi
GU government, as II is dangerous 20 TIN.
i-AiiN idlai rlgl;s Ct the c..zen IN proof
OF this they propose to take 4 brief review
q KS origin ana progress, as also Of lis
F'a9'-cai Application, IN that dciibcratlyc
Assembly winch Is generally regarded by
( nose VINO assert the power, as tAe source
".,nce precoaents Gfa 10 DC derived Illus
tt~oNG.GI TIE proper occasion !Or its cXur-
>isc' IT'S SAID by celebrated writer upCn
t:ie subject, tina. the law OF Parliament IS 10
De sought atte- Wy Ell, IS lnkp3ys.i only 10 Z
1t|:; that II IS to he learned out OF the rolls Of
Parliament ana other records and by prece-
dents and continue! experience; '.thut the
iAaAliils upon which they proceed, together
WIG the Method o. proceeding, rest entirely
IN the breast Of Far!GmeaG itself and are not
aeihiod anu aSccfLained by any particular
sfrlea laws" and, again, that the dignity and
independence oi tue two ii ouses are, IN a
Sfcat measure, preserved, by Accepting theil
privileges mdeiinlte.~ thus It appears, from
tEe nature OF this pariiamen!ars law, and
iHc5e parliamentary privileges that they are
-HCc:Ap"upic with the principles OF our gov
elnAlcAt, and against the diotatcs OF ius.ice
nothing can, without u s0lccisin III langua ge
rI i nnl; "', 'I f. t 1".i.5 fuie oi ac'Gh
affected v i. nI;lst # '; "-' tp arc ~ ~
of parg;., ,,,;.l.!,, 'i'"I t.c ~"
in t5n,. omn ".o. n,'.'' '',-I'' - iocAeu li'
,ni,... rban to ;''to ,,oa,ii GIn DC
ko
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are ,,t,yI ''.' rI,'i Us "';e' p5il3 aGll'e'
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