Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-06-21
POLITICAL.
From the Washington Globe.
LETTER /,
TO EEK TEL +. CHAMBERS,

~ E1hhAIL' r. ShAhDEi0o'
SIR--lhe senate OIL the United states, oil which
you are member, Is an august and distinguished
body--Venerateu ny our own Tree ald Nirtuolls
people, and admired ana respected by tile world.
The high powers winch 1t exercises; the great re-
sponsibilites devolved upon IT; and the elevated
character which it sustans, make it perhaps, the
most important branch OF our whole system OfGOv-
eminent Combining the characters of Legislator,
Executive and Judges act of the popular branch
Of the National Legislature can become effective
without its concurrence; no treaty can be made by
the President without its ratification; no high officer
appointed without It's sanction; nor war declared or
peace concluded without its approbation:-The
high Court Of impeachment the Chief Ma
gistrate himself, must yield TO its process and SUBJ
init to vs. iudgment;--its independence removed
beyond the reach of ordinary influences, by the
length of the term for which its members cleo
ted, and its dignity enhanced by the character of
its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STATES.
The man who Is honored with seat In this bo-
d, (you will agree with me in the abstract, Mr..
Chambers, fought to refhcmber that he is u Leg
laor for the UNIoNirthat he is part of the Ma
tiQuI Executive, and that he NAV have to assume
the RScred errnine Of the Justice scat;-ought TO
be above the petty preiudces and low arts of a
Courtyard politician, and cherish noblor amb-
ton than that of d mere partizan; ought never to
forget that he is the representative of Sovereign
State entrusted with its dignity and honor that he
has been placed on stage from which he is expec-
ted TO look beyond the limits of his county, at least
as far as those of his State and if nature and edu-
cation has qualified him for il, as far as the liaits
of the Union itself; that he is one of the repreM-
tatiVes Of People and not of faction: he should
recoect That as some OF the character of the body
OF which he is member IS reflected upon him, so
also, may ms character Affect that OF the body; and
he Should therefore, be careful so to conduct him
self, that II he can add nothing and there are such
mem to It's intellectual he shall, at least, detraci
nothing from its moral character; J-he should
above all things, keep his character for vERACIrY
beyond questlon.-Gr0 what Senator says, should
require no vouchers and therefore, he should be
guarded IN what he does say. He is presumed tc
be well informed, and such has been the elevated
purity OF character OF the Senate OF the United
states heretofore, that whenever one oil It's members
stated fact, 1t was believed by the People and
passed current as the truth 10 whatever othel
means, to effect political purposes they believed 1
Senator might resort, the people OF this country
have, till recently, refused to believe that one hol
ding that high ofhce would deliberately utter ant
publish an UNTRUTH.
The standard then is established. ! do not sup
pose you, Sir, Will say 1t IS liked too high Let u
see II you come up tolt'
AT recent pubic dinner gwen to you IN Kent
you respond TO toast sulhclenty compimentar.
to yourself, as Is usual with the Orators OF you
party in speech Of learned length, herce, furiou
and iustian. You already anticipate my object
you see even now the drift OF my reflections on tn
character of Senator: having seen me exhibit thu
picture, YOU are aware that am now about to asl
you to look at THIS. You are right, Sir. d.
propose to hang your Senatorial portrait by the sid
OF Senator, as he should be,nnd to subject you t.
the effect ofthe contrast. You have painted thu
one and the other; II your own IS not hattering