Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-02
CONGRESS-,
In SENATE, FrB. 81.

The GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
ne senate thcn again Resumed the cons deration
OF the amendments In the bill making apnr opriations
for the support Of Government for tho wear inlns
heretofore stated:
MT TYLER rose, and, III speech of about tv,o
hours duration. defended he course of his colleapuc
anu replicd TO the arguments of Mcssrs LIVINGSTON
and Kane. Rcmark'ng upon the terms ..lnyIeso y,
unc"nsiI:u.ona!," and "dcIogaton of the RIGHTS of
this body, as used by his cocage:-Ic SAID that tho
citizens ut Virginia We're bold and fearless Peonle
and called things 10y their right names IF the terms
used were offensive Ia tho Senate b. had no doub,
ms coieagu" would give such reasons tor USING ,bcr,
as would Justify han 2o:nE, and satisfy the Senate
lie SAID the discussion had been forced unon tbar,
ana II the integrity OF the party was to be aimed
II required no great sagacity determine upon m.
mode IN which 1t should be done. / seemed To he
thought. that 1t any opposition mad To tie m.a-
snres OF tho AdmIns.rao ion b. members of The Marty
II was me deserton oil the party and Of the Ex-c-
i've. ms reminded hun ri an aneclote A mr.
near the time when his colleague was DELIVERING his
speech, commenced the breaking up o. tie ice IN the
fotomac Beng IN company with gentleman he
was informed OF the brcasng Vi TIE ice and that
| portion OF the bridge had been carried av,v tbus
serving to show that Virginia had fairly se1aroted
from the h'mnis ration, and raised the il, of tho
opposrion fie was willing to let the aocdute pns,
ior whnt 1t was worth. Every Senator should feel
that on this subject Of Executive appointment G +,
stand should be taken Este pcrpctu1 should be the
language OF every one to the preservation OF IN,
Constitution OF the United States Trnocsis ,n,yh,
rage and CONNEXIONS prcva Yet, amidst the rockrno
OF the bat'l.nrn's, aud war of the elements ,,s
might laugh, unc"ncrrned II he Constitution WIS
preserved IN Its pU:ty As to the independent, s,.ru
OF Virginia, not the two Houses of COMPRESS bicl;
Cd by the Federal Judiciary, had been able I, dr,v,
her from taking stand on constitutional prIncnlcs
MI l. remarked OH the course pursued BY The prc.
sent Secretary 0 Suite after the stand he had taken
upon the Panama question. He read an cxtrac
rom his speech on that occasion, and said that tho
Hon secretary had not only turned his back UPON
httft In,
lie had moved Heaven and Earth to secr; In mn,
do"n the last Administration, but not whilst andinr
the shoes which he then had on were moi warn nuG
when he hlmsalf-ihis same indvidua-tbe presrnt
Secrelary-o originated Mission, and called lopn the
senate to sanction IL. The course pursued bv Nj
Adams was then said TO be a dangerous n'ractoa IF
tue constitution; and after what had recently trbna
pred, had not the Jackson party right to conn ain
that the Secretary had done all this to break up that
party; great deal was SAID about modern S;atos.
ln'n-it was difficult find Sta estnen nj The nreecp,
DAY Certain individuals walked with Lead, erect fac
lngthe sky regardless whatever fell ~ their wav and
uamping upon some Of The dearest and most Invalu.
able principles of the Nation. lie would moi rr,yc n
title Of the Stntemen VINO framed the Cons,iIut,on
OF the u Stntcs for a the modern Statesmen Win
had been so much audcd The forepoinr is bnt an
imperfect sketch Of part Of tho remarks Of Mr. Y
he cDnc'udcd oy submitting the following amend
mcnt, by way Of pro.is6
"Pro0dsd, Gt'Cny' That nolh:ny in thls act con-
tanned snail DC cons 'uctGd sancuonnr or m nav
way approving the appointment Of these persona bv
the President alone, during the recess Of The Senate
and without their advice a I'd Consent, as Comma
sioncrs 10 ncgocIae treaty with The O. toman Torc
Mr. TAIrWELL rcjuiued TO those VINO had ro
piled to bis remarks and defended and ENLARGED uoon
them. Among Other remarks he SAID he had called
the power exercised unconsliutI He Ind moi
been bred IN Courts, and was not Acquainted with
any dplOmItic word to soften il. IL the PROCEEDING
was actually unconstitutional, II disrcspecif1 Ia
say So IL might have said the provisions of The
Constitution had been mstakcD-but, nevcr hclcss
would ~ not be unconstitutional If tlIur vac
done contrary TO ldwa power CXcrtcd, CuutTnrv In
Iaw-w1s 1t not llwlcs5 c&grtou OF power The
terms he had used fell short OF wat had been chr
ged against former President. II had boon SAID ON
the discussion oftbc Panama question: BIZ two of the
present Secretaries, then Senators, that the course
pursued by Mr. Adams lawlcss usurpa,ion of
power This was the language used on that occa.
sion; and seeing he had no more than copied tho
language ofthc cOuriers OF the day, nc did not know
how he could be accused of dsrospcct Ifgcutleinon
were disposed 10 apply the terms he had used TO
particular men, be could not help lie reiterated
INA there had been power cH"ftnd ~ this case IN
WoiJtIon of the Constitution. Mr. raz,wc'l cOniin-
ucd at much greater length, but have not al
tempted literally TO follow him. and shall not, on tho
present occasion, give his further fcmuks The
foregoing Is a mere abstract Of the debate
Mr. LIVINGSTON next rose, nd occupjcd about
halt an hour III explaining his previous arguments
aT delcndng them. He also remarked u6on what
had fallen from McsSrs Tyler and T'azcwoIl today
whco ''