Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-05

presence OF the body oliended--aul yet the House
"i Representatives, ia the late case, had refused DE
bound by ITS own principles embodied in this law.
lie only additional ideas advanced 10y the Presi.
dent on this subject III the interview at which We
Mere present, we proceed NOW TO give.
lie said that he, Us one of the soldiers of tho revo.
luton, would assert HAT they did not she'd their
blood IN contcuding agans, the British tyranny, to
transfer L. the American Congress the most undcin
euahu ueSpo,ic power ever claimed 10y e Their House
OF The English Parliament; MGt Of trying and punish.
inS jVr constructive coHit8ipis cOmmiHed beyond Mc
rate o. as deliberations; that ours was government
ut written constitutions and laws-thht no line in ia.
constituiiou letter Of any law, authorized either
branch ut Congress tn assume jurisdiction often
ceS belonging to The courts and luricS; that the Sc
dlioH law itself il had the sanction of all the de-
Partmcnts of government, had the semblancc of right
~ c"mrrnaucr il, but that the authority recently as
>pmcd To punish tor offence, analogous To those pro-
vidcd for in tina, law had not even the color of le
gisin'ive net 10 sarc.n and was exercised i'm de.
r"gniion Of the genius Di our Government: that ii
tolerated in its snSil beginnings, it would make great
cncroaChm-nts in the end; that no people coud sub
init Ia IL for length at tir, without hring pre- nnrcd
tar the shackl"s which it would certainly impose :
that h. free American citizens could mo-,
consent 10 princ pes which the subjects of the French
monarchy has successfully resisted, although enforce I,
by the influence of the Prime Minister-that they
Knew too well that the word rRERoGATivE could no.
Dc Jound rihia lie Ids Of he Constitution.
The earnest manner in which the President xpres,.
IS his opinions upon deeply interesting topics cspc
c'ally upon political questions involving the liberties
and rights at his fellow cit zcns give, n pretr, In
ncietakers of his frcsidc remarks tn minute violence
and htcmpur to his conversation, There never
was more unjust imputa"n. There is iu,,e,,
n peculiar boldncss Oi thought, aud energy Of e..
preston. iii the Presijcnts's conversation when dis.
cussiug subjects of anmating interc,t-but no NM,
can mistake the generous cnthu >insm which imnnr.
emphasis to his tones, aud eloquent vehrncncc TO
ms language Tor passion i'll temper. On the con.
rary, The mind az every listener catches the natural
warmth "i his feelings, and IL is only when some
tpiu, political hi
ana Svns gaihcd cAr, ssions t. party maliynity To
work upon, that they enabled torture his con
Vcrsa'onS to m an something violent and improper
In The repetition of what has b. EN- uttered the easy
courtesy with which he pasScs from subjects which
rous" the enthusiasm ot his character To those of
hsht aud cheerful cast is lus,-nsu expressions
ae gwen, aud d'scOlorcd by added circumstances
ana JcsIistcal differences then emp we'd draw
alarming threats from the expression OF opinions sun
porting the legal rights of the citizen against usurp-
cd authority.
ine'c men commit a new outrage, by invading the
iaiiiir and private conversations in which the Pre-.
sident nho>oms himself 10 those whom he supuoscs
70 oe ms friends tor the purpose Of dra geing him into
Tue srie which they originate in the House. We
nave "ftct hyOrmGliOn assuring that Mrssrs. Mer-
Ger ana D"ddridgr solicited betrayal of what fell
from Tue PRESIDENT in the ungnarded hous of socinI
intercourse, ms the bass oil the srcssiona pro-
cecd'ng we have noticed. We ask what right ha.
Congress to institute nm inqnistion into The private
thoughts oil the Chief Magistrate They have none
the movers in this affair knew they had none: nor
d'd they intend enquiry. They sought in il only
su"'eriugc, TO give the OF congressional pro.
cccding To the false aud foul inurn,locs which they
nave embodied III the shape of resolutions. The u, r
SONS, therefore,, 60 whom we have referred, must
stand responsible for this attempt, and will be forever
branded by public rrprohaiion, unless theyadduce
some evidence To sustain the black insuai,oms with
House.
1.-THE haiics &c of the above are not Ours, but
copied as we find thcm.-Nai hh1