Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-07
THE TURKISH MISSION.

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THE TURKISH MISSION.
! The motion of Nj. Tazewel IN the Senate, to strike
from the Appropriation B the clause ixlns the
pensatlon of the Illegally aud Vneonstltutonay APP
pointed" Minister. 10 Turkey, gave animated
and, 30 far Hs"e may judge from the skeleton report
oft which has appeared IN the Washington prints,
highly Interesting discussion. Mr. TaZewelis PROPOSE
lioa did succeed entirclytho senate, vote Of
- 10 III determining 10 appropriate $40 Oo0 to dsfray
the expenses OF the Mission but, with this Precise
annexed, that nothing III this act contained shall be
construed sanctionng, ia my way approving the
appointment Of these persons, by the President aouc
during tho OF Senate and without thur I'd
wee and conseAt, Commissioners negotiate treay
vii, tho Ottoman Porto" The proUis0 was moved by
Nj. Tyler, ANA adopted by asole of25 to l5-Messn.
Ellis, Hayne Irede King, Barnard, Poudextor, Tue
we'll and Ty Ter, VI the jackson party, voting the
thr,nati'o Fac Course pursued by the Virginia SEN
ators, this OCCASION is worthy of vii PRAISE II is
in entire conformity with tho principles ayowed and
defended by Mr. raAewo, IN tue Case OF tho eelebre
ted Panama Mssion-(t Though there wus then
for it, inuslnuch Ministers had been 1ent to the
proposed Congress IN tho Of the Senate)-tue
very same principles which were then recognized BY
they predica.ed their charge against Mr. Adams admin
slratl0n Of gross usurpatOD but winch neyerlhsess
they dagranty violated before they were well warm
in their seats Cabinet Secreiaries.-rhe Richmond
Enquirer is exceedingly chagrlned apparently the
course pursued by Senators, whom 1t repr0achos
with 4yng made violent attack upon the Presidents
Cabinet. without conteuung themselves with dlherin.
IN firm and friendly manner, from the Adminislra
ton'-As If such ab Messrs. Tyler and Tazewell
could consent be chained the of party like
the Editor ofthe Enquirer, aud trcmbtHgiy h,nt their
Misrepresentation, when President whom they have
sisted 10 leci, tiolates Ms Constitution IN Of ats
piaiaest ooiSions Did the Enquirer recommend TO
them this milk aud course when Mr. Adams
charged with Ggoflns tho exercise Of doubtful pow
ersl No It's cry Was then, wnr to the knife, aud
the knife to the h Now, when there IS doubt at
allyheu the Constitution has been violated, the
of the Senate dsregarded, aud important powers
cd by the President tho Enquirer, which protess's
to hold in peculiar the charter ofou Union
assas those who defend it, for exhibiting too much
| sensibillty the occasion The Constitution was
every thing with that prut when Mr.. Adams was Pre-
siIenl, aud interpreted doubtful clause differently from
its sagacous EJitor-but 1t is worthless piece ofparch
ment, worth defending when Mr.. Jackson Presi
don't, and clearly violates provision about the meaning
of which there dispute Such is the consistency
of politician, who has - given paJty What was
meant for mankind"
In thu course of NJ, Tylers speech no made the fol.
| loving palpable hit at Dir. Van Bureu
MIR +. remarked on the course pursued BY
the present Secretary Of State after the sand
| he had taken upon the Panama question. lie
| read nm extract from his speech on that occB-
| sion, aud said that the Hon. Secretary had not
only turned his back upon that speech bui
! upon his vote on the question also. RE had
moved heaven aud earth TO seek to put dpwu
| the last Administration, but, notwithstanding
| the shoes which he then had on we're not worn
out when lie hinset-this same Individual
| the present Secretary origtHdied u Mission,
and called apnn the Senate 10 ssdCiion II. Thr
! co,rse nnr,ued b, NJ Adams Was then said TO
| be a dang er ous attraction o. ,hr Constitution
| and after what had recently trans freo, had not
| The Jackson party right TO complain that the
Secretary had done all this 10 break up that
paity2 A great deal was said, about modern
| Statesmen.-Il was difficult TO find statesmen
| al the present day. Certain individuals walk
ed with heads erect, facing The sky, regardless
of . ..atever fell in their way, and trampling
upon some OF the dearest and most invaluable
prnciies Of the Nauon. lie would not give
tttle o. the Statesmen Who framed the Constiu-
ton oftne United States ioi all the I..odern
Statesmen who had been SO much lauded. ;"
Mr.. Tazewc who had cha racterized the conduct Of
the President and his advisers, this matter,
Ia,yess exesciso of power and derogation OF the
rights of the Senate, severely roprmanded for the
use of such terms by Mr.. Bedford Brown, naknopH
aud acoid.ntal Senator from North Carolina who
to think that tn. President do wrong. MIR.
L az ewell thus replied
=" Among other remarks he said. he had cal.
Ied the mower exercised unconstitutional. He
had not beer bred in courts and was not ac-
| ousin,ed with any diplomatic word to soften It.
| If the proceeding was actually uncOnsiiinton-
al. VAS II disrespectfui TO say 80 lie might
| have said the provisions OF the Constitution
| mad zen mistaken-but nevertheless, would It
| M, h. constitutional IT. thing was done
contrary to law---s power e1eited contrary
| IN law--was it not n lawless eIertion oil
! nove, 1.-The terms he had used fell short Of
! a hat had been charged against former Pres
iden, II had been SAID, on the discussion OF
the Panama question, by Two oil the present
Secr, taries til en- Senators, that the course Pbr-
sued by M. Adams was q lawless usufpation OF
nower. This was the languages used on That
occason and, seeing he had no more than
copied the language Of the coGrtisrs OF the dsy,
no did not know how he could be accused
ofdisresnect. &c gentlemen were disposed TO
lapplv The terms hs had used TO particular ueh'