Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-05

from OHIO mean TO state that The President of the Uni
member IF this Louse2' Mr.. Stanbcry replied: 81 DO
AND | AM PREPARED WITH TuE PROOF"
Since this first statement, Mr. Sianbery has changed his
po iion, and now chgcsno that the President rRNA
TENED personal CiJleHcs against ann member of The
House, 6Ut h she iHstigdted 1' To give counemanco
to tins malignant charge, lac proposed resolution which
unexpectedly the House, Encouraging this step and with
view support the naked OF this shameless man
the hctious Opposition in the House of Representatives
nave followed up his attempt 10y string OF resolutions,
solving, that "THE LIVES AND PERSONS or THE RE.
PRESENTArIvEs or THE PEopLEIN THIS House. ARE
NO LONGER SAFE &c. "lHAT SELECT CoMMIr-
TEE BE APPOINTED WITH INSTRUCTIONS 10 EN-
CURE AND REPORT WHAT MEASURES ARE NrcEs-
/ SNff TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PERSONS THE
/ hEPREsENTArlNE or THE PEoPl.EIN THIS HOUSE,"
&c" That's Committee be farther instructed 10 enquire
tt0 The origin and crteat Of me Conspiracy ,tANt
Against members Of this House," .ihdE said committee
Dc Instructed to enquire into me tr,ih or fIyi',of he
NUMok tc1lch charges tie PRESIDENT o. nm Uxtr-
ED STATES ciM c0uHtea0ncjng, direcy or ird;ycctl,
dy any appreciation, opinion oppression of MS ana
"ct Y outrage and Uo!eacc PerPci,oted GdaSt members
Of this House." Sc; and ",rheie from he character
0Et$m and extent 81 this CoNsPrRAcT, Gnf Coj1 ne
cHANAcrERs tcho may appear 10 hare engaged ia it,
Us 'l'INctP PALS or ACCESSORIES, a determination be
not ndnVcStedto ovrRAwE AND IN rIa1IpATE the re-
FeSent"iceS ~ me peoples Sc All these horrors have
,nH Oo'huoh worked up out Of the Gaming which Gov
Houson gave Mr. S'anhery, for the abusive speech pub
'shed by the latter in Tie ln,clleenccr and The subso-
qdent diiir which grew it, between the o CienI
oil These parties McSsIs. Heard and Arnod This Ssu,
Oh LEANED terror+, which was cngcndcrcd in the same
spirit which dictated the coffin ErnGbNs mot viii, Tho
contempt it deserved. The House refused 70 isn,"r
WIN the rule, so as TO permit the resolution 10 De mored
from certain remarks made by Mr. Blrringcr ON the
moor OF The House, when the admit these rcsolu-
ions was taken, IL seems tt conversations held i'm his
presence between the President 0md the Rcv j. n Dan
forth, Is the groundwork o te inous;rous charges prc
Seu u'' 10 the notice OF tic House by Mr.. S,anherv
ana now TO The nation by The rejected resolutions puhlb
ca IN me ln'eigencer, and which echoed by the
CPposrloh prints throughout the Union. There were
several persons who heard this conversation and since
mas become important forming the pretcnce for the corn
teHeted apprehension exhibited in The resolutions quoted
we nave taken some pas 10 ascertain the substance of H.
We viii not attempt give the tenor Of the long and IA
miliar dialogue which occurred between the President ana
non; but we can lay before the public the opinions ex
pressed by The President on the OCCASION and oI,c 80
iois IN his hrSsiio conversations with lis friends i'm Ella
non TO this subject with sufficient accuracy to satisfy the
enquiry Of the prompcrs OF the rejected resolutions II
or. Coh"ict himself had really desired know what the
President thought said in relation the bro which has
occupied so much Of the time of the House. we have no
doubt he would have told him his innost omqhts Win nil
te opehhearied sincerity which marks his character; and
that he would have made him sensible as he did Mr. Dan
forth and the rest who heard him. Of lis vir;uous rcnn
can principles aud feelings.
The monstous hbricaoAs propogatcd through the on
position press, in relation to the Presidents private con
icr'aou' are intended to supply the place of proofs
and to support the iudous allegations against him which
are 50 artuy "tcrwoven in the rejected resolutions
We directly informed that Mr. Ci,v,e mos, ,r,sti
agents have been busted in the conure up some
alarming phantonS in connection with The otc aIr,vs
aud that aiessrS DodidGc and Mercer have been paricu
larry anxious 10 pry, by parte inquon into the
private aud hmiar dhCourses OF the President bv ynv
OF P>taraon for their contemplated proceedings in the
mt
o"'y every hment enter aincd by the Chief Magistrate
10 OBTAIN wht' they have expressed 80 much solci,,c
ou ey shall nave also the opinions Expressed by him
%" 'he same subject the presence OF of the most
honorable men OF their own party in the hearing of The
Editor ct this print.
shall give the sentiments ave -. by the Pre,;den,
IN e interviews alluded io without attempting to preserve
the dialogue Of third parties by which they were elected
rctliuing as far recollection can furnish it. the emphatic
language in which he conveyed his ideas:-He said:
" hat the arrest and confinement of Houston by the
House of Representatives. was an act of Smrna,S i
w fltp
punishment Of Houston for the violation of the law be-
ongcd to the judiciary, not 10 Congres-thai The power
oil congress to punish for conempts belonged to il only
IN is capacity as body TO preserve its deliberations from
nicrrupon:-t!at act which did not affect lis unc
mons as delbeFave assembly could construed into
an oence against 1t as political body:ha il existed
only delbeTative body when its members ,yern az
sembed ogeihcrln the Capi'o:and hence lis poorer of
ISeY0tect0" was confined to as trails, for it had
ing beyond hcm:-;hat the individual members of the
House whenit was not in session, upon a footing
WIN oheF ciiIzens-hey were under the protection OF
The laws, and The courts would redress injuries 10 them
as to others" To sustain this view lie adyerted TO the
case OF Ca mr peIicr the present Prime Minister of
France, and member of the House of Deputies He
stated that from late accounts il appeared The Premier
had, in the discussion in the House of Dcpuss n,iro
perry aspcSed the characterOf French cizen-iha the
citizen awaited The adjournment of the House met him
beyond the walls and chasscd him for the insult The
DePH'y anu flme Minister complained 10 The House and
was referred by it, 10 the laws and the judicial authority
Tor redress And this, lie Observed was The proper
The President expressly declared TO Mr. Danrorb Mr.
hIIgef ana otcr', mat Cor H0uSfoi's conduct cOuH
not be jnetVc| but asked in turn whether members Of
congress could be justified in andcriur private ciizcns
ana In violating The rcs OF the House by departing from
me topic umIer discussion for such purpose? He main
tanned That The SdHderer worse than the murderer
because disgrace than deat and so much t,
worse, as death itself was for calnmny-tbat an
honorable man would rather die than submit TO have his
Character dcstioycd-he Ere4 fer chay0cfcr
On ihe suggestion HAT the course taken towards Mr.
9ahncry would lead TO scene OF violence al Washington
cry ne Observed tdt the misc5iCf Ic0td cure ksec
'4' Whe members Of Congress became sensible bv the
occurrence OF lew Suc! cases that the free cizs of fhc
country would not Submit 20 be abused by them but world
h9d cm personally Irresponsible for ISLANDERS Oh their rjvot
~ members OF Congress permitted TO avail
OF "ha was 'ssUmed 10 be privileged station TO tadcc
private charc'cro assaii die reputation of an A,c,ic,
cuHe or mat ol his wife daughte (or innocent vo
men hal already been slaulcrcd la the debates Of Con
grI'@D IT. would inevitably lead 10 personal violence t
belonged 10 congress, en 20 prevent such scenes bv re
curing It's mcm'ers 10 abide by the of the Ho,,ee
anu nor violate MS order, theirOvu constitutional duties and
INC rights 81 thc citizens, by wandering beyond ,o rc
sciihcd limits Of debatc-at il was f,c Jutv (r a.,
House 1t could not restrain TO expc disorIcr!v mem
ner-ih'l bcit on private character. promulgated ON
INC H)0r OF the House, and ,f,rrcd 10 Inc pubc i
ncuonc1 by the character and protected from he
ing questioned IN Court OF law, by The constitutional p
v''GeS OF the lody,-wOud dive citizens as had brcn
we case with Houston 20 violations Of Tho law as their ON
means Oh vudcduon;-that. under such circumstances
o"n"r'y ha' invited the treatment he suffered and had
created the Impression tiiat he deserved it,
To an in'imalon made bv Mr. D,rr,rfI, Ill.,, .t,;
"!Cioes ought to be protected, coupled with the ON
curry Whcthcr the President had no other projection H.,
'' Andrew Jackson, hc replied hat the law sui,iccru,
projected them al hai The President had no other
loh man as Andrew jackson, and tiat was cnough that
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