Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-20

the question before IL, but was not disposed 10 dr
it today. He had come here this morning, ey
pecting to hear the honorable Senator from Mi
sissiopi He would suggest that. if no add,,oO
al amendments were to be offered, the bill sbould
be passed to third reading, and discussed on il,
passage.
Mr. Calhoun. The third reading Of a bill .,
the Senator knows, is the most trying Question
Having a solemn conviction of The importance Of
the question, he wished it to be taken in full S..
nate. Among the absentees was the colleague Of
the Senator from Georgia, whose high charsc,s,
in the United States, aud great influence in hi,
own State, rendered it desirable that his yot.
should be given on the question.
NJ. Smith said it was true that the prinrins
of bill was tested on the third readin: If M
further amendments were to be offered, then on
the third reading the principle Of the bill comes
up.
Mr.. FORSYTH said, the absence Of his colleague
did not render necessary any delay IN the acton
of the Senate. He would be here as soon as he
was notified that the question is to be takpn.-
He wished to delay his remarks on the bill until
it was a,certaIned whether it-@a. TO pass the Sc.
nate He wished to speak Of it as law which
was to 90 to the people
Mr.. Calhoun had no other Oh ect, he said, than
to procure full discussion of the measure, and
he regretted the inability Of the Senator from
Mississippi to proceed at present. II any zen.
tIeman wished 10 offer an amendment. or TO ad
dress the Senate, he would Withdraw bis motion
to postpone.
The morton having been withdrawn.
Mr. Forsyth moved to amend the bill, BY add
ing certain words to the last section Of the bill,
and striking out the words "lst and 5th sec.
tions'' therefrom. The object and effect of tbs
amendment was to limit the existence Of the en-.
tire act to the end of the next Session Of Con.
gress. instead of limiting the existence of the III
and 5th sections only. lie regarded the mca.
sure merely as one intended to meet a certain el.
igency which he hoped would soon pms, away.--
H. asked for the Ayes and Noes which were Or.
dered
Mr.. Kane suggested modification of the
amendment so as To extend it to the Limitation Of
all suits arising under the act which shall b:
pending at its expiration.
Mr.. Forsyth accepted The modification. H.
did not look at the propriety or improprleNc!
other provisions Of the bill, as permanent AID
general measure. He viewed them only as a..
plicable to particular state Of things. Tie dld
not like the judicial provisions. They we're mole
Objectionable than the military provisions IN 5r
opinion.
Mr.. Webster briefly noticed the effects Of hi,
amendment. Tie provisions of the bill whchf
was now proposed to limit, were the judicial pro-
cesses intended to counterfeit those OF the State
of South Carolina. The provisions Of that State
were permanent IN their character; and Il lie
IS H., hill IN ha Limited alter
the expiration of that limit there would be no re-
medy in existence against the measures OF NC
State. lie was quite willing that the sections
placing in the hands Of the Executive The militia
nv force, should be limited to the Termination Of
the next session; but the proceedings Of NE
Courts intended to countervail those OF the Courts
of South Carolina ought not 10 be limited, as u:
provisions of South Carolina were unlimited
10 limit these provisions to a single year, "O''
be to defeat the object altogether, as there aH
certain proceedings to which they refer WINK,
cannot arise within the year The bill "cul
always be within the reach of Congress to amshl
or repeal wheneverIt might be deemed proper "
to do. If any limitation were to De liked,
would prefer to make it for longer period =
lie desired to see these judicial provisions e',aF
lished as a part Of our permanent system; anu D.
believed that had such been the case before W.
contingency would never have occurred TX
hoped the amendment would not prevail
Mr.. Calhoun asked If he had under stood 'S
Senator from Georgia as stating that bis toea:'.
had acquiesced IN the judicial provisions OF w.
bilIi lie said that he should vote "T %,
amendment; but lie believed that every part
the bill was violation OF the CONSTITUTIONS i
that it was all throughout liable &c The s''o'''
objections.
MIR Forsyth said, that what he unGsr''''
was, that the Senator from South Caro.ir' y
principally objected to the provisions of the .
which were most directly "arlike IN their O..
acter; and had regarded the provisions PIo'""'
for countervailing civil process as less od'I'
He regarded the objections Of the Senator ~,
Massa chusetts az applicable as well to uey.G
provisions Of the bill as those now under coz,
Grafton. For himself, he did not wish 10 "
the bill, in any of ITS provisions, as perm
measure. lie had no desire to blend u ID" NJ
permanent judicial system of the county ..,
should ever be the desire Of Congress 50 10 W. ~,
it, he wished that it might be done al w..
when no such topics should present th'm'er a,,
were now so prominent in every Senator ,, %
and then the subject could be calmly and oE''''