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

surely no man is prieoie in rer.rence To public
concerns. The di.tncti"u bet " cen private right
ana pubic responsibility is rs clear as between
black and white. II a Member Of Congress. for
example. under cover of his privilege. examines
vonr private dealings and pecuniary transact
IONS, ne inan"siiy violates your right IL n pri-
waite citizen Il tut il he comment upon,or exam
me your conduct touching a contract with the
fubiic, he may perhaps do you injustice ia the
premises, but he certainly violates no right
which you possess ms private CITIZEN. There
IS another Ingredient in this supposed SANDER by
hem"ers OF Congress, VIZ: that, in utterns il,
they violate the rules of the House." lu mi,
part Of tho imputed language OF the President
the right Is assumed for II " private citizen" To
consi Ter departures from the rules Of order, by
members Of Congress, as grounds for his own
action towards them personally; n doctrine Mt
teriy 'niini.sibe as well as directly adverse to
tho conSu' uusnal provision that Each House
may shall determine the Il ule <of procccdiIr
and punish its Members for disorieriy teha
otoW III there eau he any Que thing utterly
heyond tho control or authority cf any private
c''izen, otherwise than through the ballot box
" Us the Question whether any thing sad or do ne
IN either House be or Ire not 4 departure from it's
Nules. When, however, ih conncXion with the
sentence we have annlyZed, the President is IN de
iurther to say that ''ihe sanlerer was worse than
the murderer" wo are lost in as,onishmen t not
mat such an inti'natiou should be hastily aud la
considerably uttered. lfor every man is nj some
mes off is suar,l,) but that II should he DELHI
cratcy set down and promulgcd in the govern.
nent paper, as IL is were an drtom in morals ,
we iorhcar To render it in other language, or
give 1t the Interpretation of which IL is sscppti-
bic. We cannot, however mentally apply il TO
the case which was t!.c subject Of consideration,
without heiug shocked aud grIcvrd at the con-
Struc'i"u which il hcars
ENcepuonahle we hold this passage. there
are several IN the cunversa ian imputed 10 tho
President by The Globe which are more so. We
viii pariicul rye only one, where the President
Is made To speak as fnlows: GA the sus.cs
toh that the course taken "a remarkable phrase
towards MIR. Stanbcry would lead to a see ne
of violence "a. Washington City, he observed
the mischief would cure itsclf-hat when
members OF Congress became sensible, by a
'jctr such cases." &c. This expression alone
We are sorry TO see it and to say it. admits all
mat has been imputed generally to tho Prcsi
"cht' VIZ that he usesl in conversation language
calculated to encourage a sau!ts on members O:
Congress Tor words spoken in debate
Against tins opinion, wei! as against IN.
doctrine concerning the powers OF each House
ot Congress, already referred TO, we do most ear
hes'iy and absolutely protest, and especially as
e'h'na'ihs rom the Chief Magistrate Of the coun-
"y' anu concerning the rights, privileges, and
personal safety Of the members of the Iersla-
turc. o
we know that the Globe affects to consider
the conversations held 10y the President AZ nri.
Vate and familiar, &c. and would separate the
person from HE office of the Presid-ut Blu,
can that he done When the President s,,s
that the laws ought to he oheyed, doe, he s,e3l
as President, and when he saws that "tbe nil
chlet VIII cure ITSELF" does he speak as General
jackson, the private man? No one would
more carefully guard than we the private rcI,-
tonS OF the President from invasion but ran i,
DC an INVASION OF his right to cxamne The opin-
10 nrn H.
mixed company, and which carry with Them ~.
to society NIL the influence which the examnIs
ana Opinions vi the President are hkely 10 ex
srci-e 10y ~ ="
Whatever the President may have said in con-
'crsa"on IN INC natural warmth Of his feelings, ="
30 ms uiooc very Wen expresses it, and now
frankly avows, ""ith all the open-hearred sim
cerity which marks his character" we will M,
inpute to hun the general tone of aspcrson and
''"ience, winch belongs TO the article which we
hre considering, and is more rcpreheusbIe thu:
'"e most eXreptionahle of the language imputed
10 the President. We refer TO the ,.o,te,nr,,,
cast upon proposition submitted recently fnnd
again submitted yesterday 10y one Of the oliest.
host respectful anu most respected mombers off
tiie ilouse oil Representatives !; TO the iutroduc
'ion OF the name of Mr.. Clay, wantonly and un-
called Tor the dragging before tie public the
nahes oil MIR. Mercer ami Mr.. Doddridge in n !
most invhiious manner; to the imputa:ion To
members of Congress, gcnerally Of afoul ,uan
does, black insiuuations,' sc. f.; a nd to the con
GUIDING animation that the members " no voted
TO consider MIR. Condicts resolutions g ,,u.,
stand responsible for this attempt aud he forever
branded with public Reproductions"
we are not accustomed TO speak with harsh
ness OF the Administi alton, or even of it's orpun
we shall now refrain from saying broadly nj,
mat we think of the aspect of public affairs
much less shall we copy the laagunge of the
state paper of South Carolna, and call this Adj
ministration 'the Bully Cabinet :" We have too
much personal respect for the Members of the
Cabinet TO do so but we do say, without reserve
or beSfaiIon, that no Administration is entitled
10 the support Of the Friends of Law and Order |
which holds doctrines To which we have thus
briefly invited he attention of our readers.
I II may be mentioned in passing, that by such in
luisltIon, moreover, the member of Congress- would
violate right which the Constitution EXPRESSLY So
provision The right of the People to be secure in
their persons, houses papers, and eettS against nm
reasonable searches and seizures shall not be viola
. ted"
From, The Ns,c York Euen;ne Journal
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
In examining the memorable report Of Mr.
Senator Benton, made to the Senate, in the SO
,ond year of the Administration Of John O
Adams, we have Sbewn up The causes Of COM
'lalut on tho part Of the Hon Senator, and
:alleh the readers attention TO- the remarkable
idnptioD of the whole document as though
ictatrd by a spirit Of prophecy, and wiiten by
an inspired penmau. to- the career Of The party
low III power. We now proceed to make sun
Try extracts from The concluding poriicn of that
m "a tori AMI ho,x