The Arkansas advocate., 1831-02-02

and Sc0fefti5g VlndcatI0n Of THE LIBERTY OF THE PREss-that liberty, which, in the emphatic words of the inspired orator, is the sacred pre- rogatlve of freemen, and which, when it Is ta- ken from us, by a great or ilttle tyrant, will sweep withit every other. lie said it had been sneefed at as the theme fdemagogues "What, sir? When monarch in Europe is hurled from his throne for an attempt to muzzle the Press, are we here to be told that it is the theme ol dcmagogues? 1t is the organ of the people-the palladium of theirright the only tribunal to which judges are, and ought to be, held re- Isponsible,' sNc. &e. But, may as well stop, for it is utterly impossible to transfer to paper the fire and the spirit of his eloquence. 1 declare before God, that when he flashed like vivid light ming upon the dangers to which editors would be exposed, if the doctrines of Judge Peck were tFipehed into precedent, my heart thrilled, and could not keep my seat.
 l. Rely upon 1t, there is not in America more thorough democrat than George McDullie. The glorious achievement of this day, will alone im- mortalize his name'
 In the House of Representatives on the 20th De cember--
 Mir. Wtckh0e, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported two bills; one to amend and extend the provisions of the act of May last. granting pre-empton rights to settlers on the public lands; the other making compensation 10 the Register and Receiver of the land office. at Augusta, Mississippi, for certain services: these bills were severally read twice, and committed to Committee of the Whole house, tomorrow. It was ordered that the committee on public lands be discharged from the farther consdera- ton ot the subject of reducing the price of the pine lands of the United States.
 1t was also ordered, that the committee on public lands be discharged from the farther consideration of the subject of reviving and con- tinulng in force the act of the 2d March, 1927, to extend the time for issuing and locating mili- tary land warrants to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army.
 In the House of Representatives on the 27th De- cember-
 Mir. BUCHANAN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported bill to extend the act cnti- tied "An act for farther extending the powers of the Judges of the Superior Court of the territo- " of Arkansas, under the act of the 2Gth day of May, ls28;o which was read twice, and com mitted to Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
 THE PRESIDENCY.
 In the Senate, Dec. go,
 NIT. Dicserson rose to offer joint resolution to amend the Constitution, so as 10 limit the ser vice Of any individual in the Presidency to two terms The honor able senator spoke in tone Of voice so low as 70 renderi impossible to hear his remarks distinctly. We understood him to say, ln substance, that according to the existing article of the Constitution on the subject, a President was eligible, by reelection at success sive terms, for life. Usage had hitherto restrict ed the period of presidential service to two terms. Washington had refused to be elected for a third term; and his example. which had be- come kind of law, had been followed to the present time; but it was law so weak as to ren- der 1t liable to yield to the pressure of any an- bilious incumbent, who might desire to continue in office. In the Federal Convention, by whom the Constitution had been framed, the principle Of limiting the continuance of the President in office to single term of seven years, had been caEried on more than one occasion, but it was as often evaded. Some had been in favor of more terms than one; others hadsupported the election ot President during good behavior. These preferred number of terms to q single term, and had united-in the adoption of the present provision. The usage of two terms had been so long continued, that he was disposed to adopt it as part of the Constitution. It had been ap- proved by popular opinion, and joint resolution to that effect had some sessions ago, been almost unanimously sanctioned by vote of the Senate. If, however, the Senate should, at this time, pre- fer single term of seven, or even of six years. he should have no objection. He then submit ted the following joint resolution, promising, at the proper time, to assign his reasons in its ia vor
 Rcsolved byt the Senate and House of Represen- tattDes of tue United States of .4merica an Con- gross assembled, tsro thirds ot both Houses concur ring, That the following amendment tothe Con- stitution of the United States be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States which, when ratified by the Legislatures ofthree fourths of the States, shall bevalid to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution:
 s'That no person, who shall have been elect cd to the office of President of the IInited Stales