Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-25

| N"oushD ioa mere abstraction, which, boweve
p'op~ TO be diseased. il nsas not necessar.
| then 10 decide
Alter that time no case has occurred within
the knowledge OF the Senate until the present
for, although Me,srs. Crane and Cfllny. i,
1873. received from President Adams a com
mission similar 10 this, yet that fact was eau
.iu"sly concealed tiom the Senate. Ihps,
ministers never reached Constanliaople, and
their appointment would not probably eve,
nave been brought 10 light unless il bad bssu
expedient now TO refer to il asa precedent
10 JUSTLY what was afterwards done by the
pfesen Executive. And here, sir, lot me nj.
peal 10 The candor oil all those honorable Sen.
aors who thought aud acted with ne during
me Panama discussion. TO say, IL they had
kaown that President Adams had secretly in.
sthuted mission TO Turkey, during the re-
cess OF the senate, would they not have repro
oated such an ACT, in as strong terms at i.ast
as any used ia relation 10 his mere claim of
such power in The Panama oasp, where the
exercise OF the power asserted was expressly
waived by him For nav part, know | should
have done SO and knowing this, | cannot re.
conoIle II to myself to sit silent whrn the same
ACT has been done by another President. What
ever changes may have taken place in the
Executive, The Constitution remains the same 1;
the rights and duties Of the Senate remain The
same and will always strive ~ piessr, the
one and TO fulfil the other.
The cassie which | have thus referred,
spreading ss they do over period Of twenty
hive years now last past, o1ght TO satisfy eya-
ry one, think, that The provisions OF tue Con
siitution nd Il c practice of the Government
are in strict accordance. At all events, ,hty
must suffice TO show that, even IL other prece-
denls could be found, much more opposite than
any which exist, they cannot prove ANY
uniform practice, any continuous chain of
precedsnis, settling this question of power,
shicb. therefore, We must consider AS res iate-
era, aud decide by reference 10 ,he Conslitu-
tim alone.
MIR. President, the arguments that have been
urged III Opposition 10 the opinion so briefly
expressed hen first made this motion, COM
tug too from The quarter whence some oil them
proceed, nave excited my surprise almost a
much rs the power, the exercise Of winch IA
tnis case they seek 10 justify. l must beg
leave, therefore, to invite some attention.
10 the most prominent of these arguments,
which seem TO be most awful signs OF tae
times"
An honorable Senator from Louisiana, (Ar.
Ltptnssto1l) instead Of controver,ing dneetiy
any piopo siion which have advanced tells
hs that The construction OF the Constitution ior
which have contended is not SO certain but
thai wise and good men may well doubt as 10
IT'S Correctness nay, even adopt contrary
opinion. he does not say that sncb l. his
OPINION, but sa sfies himself with endeavoring
to Cast The shadow OF his doubts upon minr !;
aud then rebukts nr tor using the strong Ian.
guage did IN expressing ~. sir, 10 co AID
teel any OF the doubts which this Senator has
sought 10 generate, like him | might regret
the use oil strong phrases ~ express an opinion,
oil the correctness OF which did not feel as
sured but, entertaining 40 such doubts, have
nothing 10 roget, noth,ng 10 explain, aud Moth.
Ing TO take back.
Aud how, sir, Is this supposed doubt pro-
duced? The Senator from Louisiana says that
ih- Constitution is susceptible of two itfsrent
reBdiugs. One that which | gave as found II
written, and the other tnls the President,
during The recess ofhe Senate, shall have po~-
er TO ill up all vacancies tina, may happen
According TO this Ia Ter reading, he III INKS II
probable that the President would have the
right ~ do that which he has done. Now, sir,
from whence does this honorable Senator derive
authority thus TO dslocate the members Of tue
sentence, aud 10 re-arrange them according
10 bis fancyf II he Is not bound 10 read tue
instrument AS II is wriien, he has the same
power to amend II, by the substitution ofnew
words, as BY insertIng tue order IN winch ID g
old words are ioand, SO TO give them "a new
sense. The gentleman cannot claim the mefit
even of originality FOR the invention. It's ceG-
ao,,,s;ng !" raIe NJ n Tuhp W.. 'a.S ,h,,, ,hs
sao,e de.;rs 49, % ,,non a.. ,ss,.,,.,
,her. mem; ned Ths ,,,se hro,h,rs M,
being able to find The permission hey desired,
toJ;dsn, s,IioL;s ma, ,d,.o II u.s.. ,hao
IT,. 80 -, 49,. i, 90, ,a1;i,,n l;te,;o 49,,
j, v.s noi. vn.o ,hsv ,,,lea m mn. ,n,. ,..
they found themselves under the IA cesslty oil
chan, lin. ,ba or,bnsrsnby Had Inv l,v.,
in The nfe.sn, dav ,hsv n,ght nav. savad
than,..fts.s ,.,.n ,ro,,nls hv n.,..l. aI,.,,;,,a
,ns nan. q, !. hat ,nsv ,,,sb.d aud Inc
,ooo ~ come nav ,,.nom,oa,on
n. not he S.o.,e ne,,e,va VIA, wo,Id n,
a.. ~, ~ IL .',,., r.a,I' of en-, .'n.,,,,.
40, II sIb,. senate, rom Louisiana would
nsIa,,a'.. i, n w.. ,,rm,.siIie 10 .aont il ,
I'D -. = wiit,pu aud l1e,- word, ..du-
r,ny IN. ,rue,, OF Ia, Senate. - denote the t,me
u,t1ia " hen ,h. vacancy must happen. ~ Inch
ya,a,cv ,he Pr,sideut alone /. author 10
FIJI up : but. according to jh,s new .eadin.,