Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-29

hu' We NhhiRn"u IKE meteor from
view, and left me slanding disappointed aud in
the dark
In the discussion of Mr.. Fools resolution he
introduced thc argument upon The TOPIC OF The
removing power OF the President, and restrain
ing power ot the Senate, and told us he wa.
nor, rs a citizen, III favor OF removals iof opinz
ions sake or Tor votes given, or TO make room
TO reward followers. by the public offices Of the
country, and then my hopes were brigh aud
drew The most favorable infcrencet bul-yes,
then came the experimenting but. that in
tue latter branch OF n sentence has spoiled so
many glorious promises IN this world, held out
~ the first member OF - but you shall not
ioqhire whether the removals were for such
causes or no and then my hopes 10 HIM died
within me.
We a'ked bread. and he gave MS n stone. We
desired fish, ana be gave scorpion. We
cannot ea, either of them Let this adminislra-
too digest both, If il can.
Constitutional liberty expelled from most
governments upon earth, FAINT with wandering
the desert, aud scorehed by the vertical rays nf
domestic tyranny, beheld the Senator nlar oil
like the broad iOpo an UNI agaous tree pro
msmg her shade aud pro- cton she hnstpne1
heated aud taugned herself the more. TO mp
prhach him aud repOse under his shadow bnt
she found his roots surrounded by many Ta#is
Of impossible. presidential mnrass OF ENecn
NV" vi !, so that she could not enter the cIcun
ference OF his shade aud she looked Ia another
direction
| la approaching thr areumcn, of the senate
from Virginia, (Al, Tazwell) | will not perml
| NV self 10 suppose that the late Ionsnl 10 Al
ers, NJ Lee against whom ! voted with re
liucthnce, arising from an Acquaintance IN
1871. tina gave ne an exalted opinion OF the
splend1 II OF his mind and nom he double ex.
pense OF outfit, aud customary presents to the
Dey Of AlgIers, represented To rs by the Srna
tor from Virginia as tf he would rrrsuair MS
10 vot' tor him n well rs from III" argument
urge by The senator from Tenn. VI White
will not suppos tais Consul is To lac made the
soap goat to bear away the sins of his tdmin-
istration aud that the majority, having esiah-
lIshed their repui lion with the public by his
rejection, are now about 10 turn round /: an
swallow all that &c batch of nominations ~
ing on Your nbe--even all the hil cling prrn-
lers and Edifors OF the party papers, whose
| nominations were cautiously held back for the
arrival oi the Virginia Senators Il ON the late
| COMMANDMENTS il II were taken for granted
that modern Virginia produces n rsca ol men,
good aud true, with such elias ic aud distendible
senatorial guzEles, AS Il swallow dow the
Camels rump Of the green mouniain's-pInus
nondnm secia IN suis mOnilbus -wnh all
us plhhS, OAKS ana hedIoCkS uhleiieh upon lis
sides
Old Virginia did once produce race OF men
capable oil distinguishing between the vnlne
oil a tea tax. and the great pIlHclple OF rrguls-
ed liberty involved in The demand IA raor
apt to revolt al any arbitrary ~ improper USE
OF Execuhve power. aud jealous OF the en-
croachments of Executive Will.
Tine Senator'S from VI gn,a and Louisiana
Messrs. Iazewell ~ Living ton have pointed
out the power OF npeaGhing ne pr, sdent n
our only remedy for an abusive exercise Il the
mower OF reno nl--and tn senator from
Missouri Nj B'ntoo Concurs with the for
me- IN pla' ing thess matters upon lhe high |
responsibility Of the President meaning i'm
peachment as a remedy, OF that The Kin
can do no wrong ani tn two former also
urge auxiliary arguments, winch shall notice
separately.
Upon this common doctrine OF the ma Drily
that Impeachment Is or ony remedy. we Gu
trud they are wrong upon the rnasOn aud ut-
" of the thing, as well as upon the authority ol
the ease
Mark The e, dual approaches Of despotism
Under the last administration, all the maj ,ris
who were then IN the senate. held 10 dlame-
trcaIiy opposite cred aud now, WITHIN II lew
DAYS past, there has been grral consolidation
OF phnlanx, among III" Ialtrnng and oscaing |
ranks 81 the ma ory Men who through |
their lives havr taught and praciisrd the re-
yerse--in, u VINO have been doubling during the
$500. .erme d suddenly 10 have BET converted, |
and confirmed IN this ucw aud INDUSTRIOUS faith |
Of Executive irespoosihy, d,rk 'nqu0si'ion.
aud tour years despo,lsm Not hereditary rs
yet--ihe people are not ready Tor that MOI
even for life as yel--th" people arr not prcpaf.
oil for that either. Bn. d"spnlsm Tor yrars.
with no other restraint but to imp ach the do
mInant party, IN III" person oil their leaie
whosr popularity they abuse { nSul for years,
with n servlle 5cnat. Then Consul for liz.
with a more servIle Senate ! Tnen Emperor
Of France with absolute power
All history warns us that such are the regn
lar gradatons by which the liberties OF man.
Kind have been successfully assaied aud over
come They seldom fall by grand coup de
NAM, on the fra assault The rampant Of
written constitutions Is seldom overleaped at
the first effort, as Rrnns oycrIeaped the mimic
walls of his brother homulus, al the rude
foundation of Rome.
1t is more usual and practicable 10 approch
il by grajnal undermining or by taking |
sufficient distance, nHd planning stile OF pre-
cedeni two feet high. then four, SIX, eight, ten,
until the assailants reach and sirmoanl the
wall enter the fortress; aud carry even the .
Citadel itself
The usual process IS Tor cOmOinhiioh' IN
der some name other, 10 rally around some
popular leader, usually one dazzling the multi /
tude with military fame set him up for their
heod to answer their own purposes seize the
government, aud gradually dem1lish, one
after another, the last landmarks of conStitu-
tional liberty aud then taani the slaves by tell
ing them 10 60 exercise the right oi rebellion,
and rescue ihemseles by vic DRY II they can.
II yon succeed, it will be glorious revolution
il not your chains can be reyel'ed no clo-
ser
The only redeeming feature 10 this four years
despotsm Of the majority, the right Of IN
peaching the President, 10 which we are poin'
ted as relief from our chains. That IL to
say, go pun the majority down II you can Tor
never uutil then could you impeach their prsi
dent, it there were cause.
Was ever the miracle achieved Of ma ority
in the spring tide of success, TO lmpesch them
snIvea In the nergon nf THAR teadPrl Tor deeds