Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-27

Senate, and ~e1o followers by the public
OF removals for ! taeA my hopes were bri
to make room to II 'rab!e infereuces. hr.
ces of the country; un> ing but, thar j., ~
aud drew the most fac> r'oileG so inanv nIor;
then came the hope destroy n the first So,
ter branch of q sentence has :, her I, ba $50
promises, III this world, held out INV 80
OF it-but you shall not inquire wine, F1'
were for such causes not!' and then ~
him died within me- VIC
we asked bread and he rave ms - stone IN
sired fish, and be gave scorpion. we Ca
eat either of them. Let this administration c., C
both, If it
Constitutional liberty expelled from most Cover
mcnts upon earth, faint with wandering the deset
aud scorched by the vertical lays of domestic yran-
ny, beheld the Senator afr off, like the broad top of
iii outrageous tree, promising her shade aud protec
ton; she haslencd, heated and fatgued hersef the
more ap roach him and repose under his shadow;
but she found his roots surrounded by many sods Of
impossible, Presidential morass of Executive WILL so
that she could not enter the circumference of his
shade and she looked i'll another direction.
In approaching the argument Of the Senator from
Virginia, Alr. Tazewe] will not permit myself to
suppose that the late Consul to Agiers, Mr.. Leel
Tagainst whom voted with reluctance, arising from
opinion of the splenoi of his mind and from the dou
bc.eXpense OF outfit, and customary present to the
Oey of Aigiers, represented to us by the Senator
from Virginia, if he would persuade vote for
| him; as well as from the arguments urged by the
Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Wftel-l will not sup
pose this Consul is be made the scape goat to bear
Jor!ty, having established their reputation with the
! public by his rejection. now about to round
and swallow all that huge batch of nominations lying
on your tabe-even all the hreling printers and ed
TORS OF party papers, whose nominations were eau
ousiy held back for the arrival Of the Virginia SEN
ators from the late convenon--as if it taken
for granted that modern Virginia produces race of
men, good and true, with such elastic and discn-
dabe Senatorial guZZies, TO swallow down Cancels
I rump of the green mountanspinus nondQm sccta in
suis montibns-wh all its pines, oaks and hemlocks
| nnfelled upon its sides.
> Old Virginia did once produce race of men capa-
bic Of distinguishing between the value of tea tax
andthe great principle OF regulated liberty, involved
III the demand-a race apt TO revolt at any arbitrary
or improper Of Executive power and Jealous Of
the encroachments Of Executive will.
J Fhe Senators from Virginia and Louisiana Nessrs
! Tazewel and Livngstonl have pointed opt the pow.
er of mpeaching the President only relned,
Tor an abusive exercise of the power Of removal
and the Senator from Missouri Mr.. Benton1 concurs
with the former III placing these matters upon 'the
high responsibility of the Presidcnt!'--meanng i'm
parchment as remedy, or that the King do nc
Wrong!' and the two former also urge auxiliary arcu
Iments, which shall notice separately.
Upon this common doctrine of the majority, that
i impeachment Is our only remedy, we contend they
are wrong upon the reason and utility of the thing,
well us upon the authority of the case.
| Mark the gradual approaches of despotism.-
Under the last administration all the minority, who
were then in the Senate, held diametricaliy oppo-
site creed: and within few days past there has been
1
and oscillating ranks of the majority. Men who
through their lives have taught and pracsed the re-
rerSe-mon who have been doubling during the ses-
slon suddenly to have been converted and con
trmed IN this and monstrous faith of Executive
lrresponslblty dark lnquston, and four years des-
potism! Not hereditary as yei-the people are not
ready for that. Not even for life yet-the people
not prepared for that either. But despotism for
years, with other restraint but to irnpcach the
dominant party, in the person of their leader whose
popularity they abuse Consul for years, with SER
vllc Senate! Then Consul for life, with more ser
vile Senate! Then Emperor of France with abso-
! Lutte power,
All history that such arc the regular IRA.
datlons by which the Liberties of mankind have been
successfully assailcd and overcome. They seldom
fall by one grand coup de main, the first assault
The rampant of written constitutions is seldom over
eaped at the first effort, Remus overleaped the
mimic walls of his brother Romulus, at the rude
foundation of Rome
1t Is more usual and practicable to approach it bv
gradual undermining; or by taking sufficient distance
and planting ste of precedent two feet higb then
four SIX, eight, ten, until the assallans reach and
surmount the WALL enter the fortress; and carry
the Citadel itself
The usual process is for combinations under some
name other, to rally around some popular leader
usually one dazzling the multitude with military fame:
set him up for their head to their purpo-
Ss; seize the government, and gradually dcmolish,
one after another the last land marks Of constitu-
tiona liberty; and then taunt the slaves by telling
them to go exercise the right of rebellion, and res
cue themselves by victory if they can If you sue
coed, it viii he glorious reyolution-if not, ycur
chains can be rcvetted no closer.
The only redecming feature in this four years dcs-
potlsm OF the majority, is the right Of impeacinc
j the President, TO which we are pointed relief
from our chains. That is to say, go put the majority
down If you can; for never until then could you i'm
- peach their President, if there cause.
Was ever the miracle achieved Of inducing ma
iory, in the spring tide Of success to mpeach them
selves in the person of their leader for deeds of des
= potism done 10 accommodate themselves and theii
' friends? Impeachment, indeed!
AS well might some philanthropist travel in tn,
South and there proclaim, trumpet tongued, to tht
Fl slaves Of America "Risc npeach your masters, be