Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-20

,nol'!uual before INN, and PUNISH nm rs Tor con-
N"l" VIZ suppose person summoned as WIT
"-SS' should m the courtyard, get INTO quarrel
~ I" niEi' could thc man with whom he qnarrcicd
80 '','Vh'u Tor c"mtcmp! The doctrine OF con-
"t'" "'t "Sth cINH"riivly examined III lhc case "t
'"'N '''N' I, Was ltu" the Ju"%' h'u hc"n acquit-
'u E ma oriiE 81 one vote, bu: lac believed t..:t
" N''S " mater wH!l understood ut the unic, 'h0'
""'! OF IiN 'ii-t"' although th'y VOC" Tor ms ac-
H"'''! Were nevertheless OF "?ul"n N'"t hc had
'N'"N"rU hiN authority; hW as ne h2N hn' cone lhis
'.ut,E' nui "itl 'Hr"H" "', 't." 81 Judgement
'h 'I'"' t'''iH ia i.i.'Sis,'d num- put 'ohSfcsS
hri immediately thereon passed law, (Which
VIZ F"!k "''' "'a''' "criif~'"'E o. MM't '"c law
o. cuh""i.@ Was, gfoNiai"E '""t u" "i'rhcH SHOULD
' pin''i'. q "s contempt ~ amy court OF the e.
Si'"S, unless II were committed IN tn" presence OF
II" court "r'" rcar (" II" presence M"i,S' III sos
ZOE, 'N 80 "' .i"" rs P'"'''"i|N' II '"'h '"%io
N"S any .h 10y b''N'H '.r t'O''""'%S OF
our "N' i'r' 'i t''' i''S'' &c sumo rnic W""iu
@F,f L.. ''' ''|''' ''''' Wv" 90 ''i''i ''N'
'h' .h'''@! Vas WY Sl'-'I "'''' d" "Pi'l"h
81 "n%'r"' 'I&" ore" ''''"c'i'''E" on t"e
"''' on mes "''' '''' %
| "r%"mrn' ""ich i'u F""'V" ROOD 90 h"h' ON an
va" "''",SS-G It, ''' W ~ t'''o'Pc "
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W., y" ''','f"i'!h- rs >,
VIZ MOT" ON ia, u. '" nv '"''''P"' as r''"
III '' brush i"'''''i,.''' ''. "o'y F"'''S"'" as
r''. o,''''S' - '' W 81 P|MVt ~
i".'i was Ct'"r'" ~ "' ul"c'iii'd ana uhIHhit'u
I-mdivH'aaS 'i"I ''"h FmhS'cu ~ transrorta'!on'
""'! "ii' az" '' ~ '>o''''''' ~, I''" til''ohiiS
" ,"'s'',' ~ '~'' ''o ''''"''.H ''"T,
Mr. T. would psL whether !, ,yas mo, couolIv con
icu,r of ,hc House for citizen 70 rhoIInm. ono
"c":I'' va T'' '".o ' 10y" 40 n.'"ivnSo oic
VI It's '"I'''' - q" ''"'t"' 'oih,e'! was that net
~ ',"'n ",E''" vi II" privilege as inc present
call = ,nr:oacr o.! that Housc i,,t tl,c G,d to NOR
tai combat would no, tho; 10, as ,n,ch = co,,,cu,t
also rs his, And has NOT tlnt Lccr dorc ,,,d hnd
passed nv without notice. Or if tie head of am f,y
cculiyr Department sbnuld do ,hc .,,,c ,I,;n,r
would not the breach Of r.iy;!r.c be MS orcnt3
And was not that done 4 f, ~ wears omop N'hcrc
WIS the limit To such Il p~wcr If Won take corn;
z1nc" -! such case #s lhi,! How was it TO be de-
fined restrained, Mr.. i. could not Perceive and
nc therefore ConS:d rcd il as totally incous;-,cr,
with the Shirt oil our Institutions lie would mn.
another case or two, " which 60 tc., tc rovcr of
The House. II the, U1usc no.scss t, ,,o,,rrto ~,
nish I. citizen tor an assault committed upon ono of
its members i'm the strc,,s of ,h;. c;,. i.,,n : :;
net i'm session. r,.sc.s,. .I,., . - .,!! ; -
citizen fer an = saul, uron q ,,nibcr ~, H.
rom his Residence to take his seat IL this bcdv j,
citI;,r Ir tl,r,. ,ro r,l ,,,,,'.,,,-, -
OF the House. Tho assault in aac! case. is upon :?
member of In, Hons Nni,Lcr i cn,,,,;.,iI =; =
the presence of the IInns, or turnr lis 49,
so as 10 disturb lis proceedings 4 cnec Ct the la.
ter kind had actually occnrred tut before til, NICE.
ing Of the last session OF Congress- 4 Menu o.
whom on his way 10 this city, had been Engaged in
tight with one of his own constituents the effects
Of which had detained him FOR some time from his
seal. The House did not send for that cnnstitu: nj
and punish him for Il contempt Suppose 4 Mem
Der ON lis way here, should puarrcl with ? stq,rc
driver, and be knocked down hy him, wonH the
House issue It's carios bring the offender to the bay
OF the House, and punish him fora CONTEMPT? o.
would IA" DE l"!t 90 tire laws OF tie land and the
courts OF iuStiaol what ought tn be done in the
case! i'Hi first / him ask another question sun
pose Member ctthe iio..sc should lie the a,,..rcss
or and "ntil the facts in each case ere examined
We cal'n't tel! bat he may be- and should lcat,
nI''se ana 'n"i.r"a' private c.tizan-woulI this