Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-24


&c apnbfsa NE constitationalitg of ann Dari,.a;o
b Fo'eef feadereatAat a doubtf1l po,cer.n and N
power ought not therefore to be exercised by 20
-isss. FOR example, he desired particularly
Nio" what was the opinion of the President on II
.ceai OF the 10Th section of the Judiciary act tn
ne hoped TO get fom The gentleman from Tenne
see Mr.. PoLX) who was said To be very intima,
al the White House. He wished farther to kn,,
now Tar State nigh, actin regard to its own i,
tesnai police. lie wished 10 gel at these Exec,
i've opihions, as they were to be gathered fior
Iuso'ara.iohs pubhc or private, and among othe
things from tho Procama,ions of the Execu,iye
tie Thought that II this could be ascertained the
loainn instead osbeing dissolved might be prcse,y
ed, If the Housc would only decla,e how far
Mate might CO. His wish was to save this Unior
ifom cisil war, md from foreign war Also which
was not unlikely to be excited by the cou;sc tn,
| president was pushing. He would have desire
% nuke iteport upon this subject upon the sub
jeet oi internal Improvements also. He wished il
| settled exactiy hos tar the House might 90, so
| mat YEfoa5 should cease. The fioisc must not
| run epnaterto The Presidents opinions on Cons.i-
tu,ioh. law. provided II could discover what those
opinions were. That what Mi. ID. had thought IL
b pe,iactl, constitutional, ha row foaud to be
doubtful he wanted 10 ini oat ju,t how fu
congress All Shi 20. Ihc Presden, had declared
n MS Message that no power ought tob txercis
"a il one olti PAT of l'a states believed it II b
Unconstitutional I'LL such were Jos4t'ul pos
VS., alJ should by ~ N .ans be cxc.cisck Me
y. said tja: IN This Ao fly accorded wt, the
Praldell. Al sach qlespa.s o. III 10 pe referred
70 lie tto,ie Ii was The exer ,seo OF tese,doubt-
Jul powers which hajosessioncl 50 much excite
moni II some Of The Slatcs. Ii was the People WHO
we're TIA proper m0nIbeis d The Culssuiou they.
Nefe rs aahois. and they co.iJ modify II At pleas
ufa NJ. D. was auxioas ~ obfuGa Il Report which
snpnll slew how far the oXetc,ss Of doubtful pow
rs la! produced thu public d,sconlcnls. The
reoii ne'td nsver % allala uf having these
questions Submitted 10 then especially questions
With were in danger OF. DIS tolv,hs the Un.on.
Nj. D. however, said thai hc WAS much oppos
e.. a. The exercise ofdotb,ial powers by The Exec
ut'se, rs By Congress. he ihu'l.ht the question
o, III, IL be reitrf'i 10 the People hen large
20 lion Of the coihtty was dissatisfied with the ex
L isc OF even Constitutional powers These
his motives 70. oi'srng TIE Resolution he had oil'.r
cd This was not sporting ilh iha Presidents M.s
sage. lie believed il was n most important subject
for relaraee the powers Of the States ought 10 be
tayestgiatc'l.
M. 70 5Ti:R, Of Gcorai,, soil that he believed
the gentleman from Kentucky (Alr. DsHst) had
b4sn more candid in his expose than he had intend
ii ie be- The rcsola,i,m, Il seemed was intend
ed as "A eat at The prcsii NJ Now, Mr. t. cons,i-
cred i, as looking just IA other way. 10 hun II
appeared us continuing serese reelection ON the
enuduct Of both Houses Of Congress IN the exercise
oi doubtful powers. Ii The gentleman wished 10
ytminc WIN, we've the opinions OF the President i
the House o. Representatives was to be occupied
IA the very becoming AMI dignl6ed employment of
sending about in all quarters to pick up declarations
% the Executive opinions, he though, the most suit
able course would be to apioit, comnnaec, mol OF
the Members of,he House, but o! tie cditors OF
nswsphp Is, that class of persons were usually
very busy il a similar way. This was no part orthc
fxeea;:ve message. los would such resolution
lo5'sl Orh,w would the report appear which the
gcnlem,n wished 10 produce by il, COMMITTEES
ggayely rcpoting to the House that they hid dis
covered tbs; at such ccfia'n time the Presidents
hfl expressed o-, u,l,ioa all al another time that
BE- hal expressed sNt and sach other opinions
DID the ecmi.mnn s. r~ji 10 give the committee
pc yer 10 se,,i ioi persons and pnpets Or did he
propose en,roy corps OF spies, OF o! those letter
wli.ers who were swarniing in this city? Tins
would bc li,nird indeed The gentleman had
toll the House that it he should be so fortunate rs
10 gel ueon the Select Committee, this would be
What b. should d.: Ii this Was 10 bc Inc business
't..e Committee MI f, (ihough no. apprehen-
siyr Of bcins selcc,ed) begged in advance,
Ia 5t exensaI from ,ervnI upon IT, lie hoped the
,lneel III view wouI be stated little more definite
y.
\ to he bihcr par, of the genieman's design,
u, plaol heartily in it. He should wish to see
,if acre the powers possessed by different
hrailc IS oft,,is Government lie wished - see
t.r,q which s1loa!, pom, out those doubtful pow
! e. taeexercisn of winch was bearing on this Gov
arna1snt With ACCELERATED Velocity TO rum powers
! lie exercise Of which the States would not much
| ,p4grr brook. There were far too many doubtful!
/ aoq.rs cxefc,cd by Congress. lie hoped the
| io,sa n al =, y, IN which was The uo"i!'
! ga, c1arsc t. ldin
-. TEN ART, Of Pennsylvania, said, that
vita i view d pclliog az end I" THIS discussion
which In considered as premature, TIC would move
~ st,.se ont 50 luch OF tAs resolution as related To
the suhiee, 10, Internal Improvements, Which had
already bscn referred 10 the committee charged win
he suboet, ;.
The CHAIR replied that this would not be N
order as the House had adopted ore part oil thc res
ouion.
Mr.. STEWART said there was no need Oh re
f.,tins any par, Of the message to a seiec. CON
m,;tee, witn y,ow Of selting at TIA opinions .
tho President as - doubtful 20" - Whoe.e
tend the Proclamation recently put form ny inc IA
ecutiye could have no doubt as to what were th
Prcsea's opinions on the CONSTITUTIONS po"s 81
oe, bis Govcrnent that document left no room 10
.,,, man to doubt The viows there gwen wer'
,ay,set,v sound and orthodox. He considered IN
..,,.o, noner as one of the most able, lucid, SCUM
arguments he had ever seem On those pr'nsre
, - ,.,,,ld this Government ever be preserve
Ths Gentleman from Georgia had told the Hoas
. ,ha, the exercise Of doubtful powers hao osous.
E nj, Government to the brink OF rum WI
o III gh, Oil the contrary, tina, II was inc oos' ,.
d held by that gentleman h'msel' anu oy .v =
;, 'r,sd with him, and which were triumpha",'y !,
80 ~ The Proclamation, which had brought u