Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-21
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'.asa' ~ vp'aaons arg IN opposition 70
on :" s . message y me gentleman had
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- 'pcre was any nhh OF communication be-
,Ween .ne o'u anu we message, other than
lnA' wnscn was appafensFN re denied that
ACCORDING 70 mrs nouon' the ni' was 10 aecor-
aance Win Inc message ~ tho pfestdentt de-
slrcu mat any such power should 10 given to
him ~ tnis piii gives. ne would md no cx.
precision Of Thai desire 10 the message. lie
cou'n not imagine mai any president would
nave the daring eurontery 70 ask OF congress-
70 give him such powers. Therefore, he
Wouiu take Tor granted that q was matter
Of inference merely. Tho bill responds 10
the message N 80 far no It affords aid 10 ci-
". process; but N SO Ter as, by its first and
nth actions II ehniides to hcchicf magis-
srate an inordinato discretionary power, it
was not, in his mind, a fair inference that
the bill was response to the message, and
that the president sought to be clothed with
the powers With which the bill invested him.
Torrents oiinvectiveand feproach had some
times been turned against those who dared
10 raise their voices or give their votes in
opposition TO measures Of the administration.
For his own part, he had nothing TO hope
nor 10 expect from the administration. He
sought nothing from Il, Therefore. whether
ne withheld or gave the powers asked by It,
was question between him and his constit-
uents; and, in great struggle for civil libcr-
", he considered himself An atom
Mr. WEBSTER said, I was unnecessary
ior the gentleman from keniucky TO throw
49, ''s.Rs'e"s 800 ~ ss.ssS ssau phGii Sabt.
re had ,ald nothing about subscrsicncy to
The executive. 10 regard 70 The intefrogato-
ry oi the genfiemaf--w Which ne WAS not Ger
tam INA. nc unuerssood-no would briefly
reply, shat Inc message having, in usual
course been referred 70 standing Commits
tee, OF tins BODY. the COMMITTEES sal DOWN
ana ore" Di'i, 10 conformity with the pro-
VISIONS recommended 70 The message. as far
hs they could lie would tell tho gentleman
'hai there was nothing - the ist and 9th
sections q the bilis winch y the message =
not recommended, and q tho gentleman
would fecur 10 the message, be would find
the suggestion OF those provisions. Further
he would tell the gentleman, that the prcsi.
dcnt has had the daring effronteryn 10 ask
for these powers, no matter how high may
be the offence,
Mr. BAows remarked that, as some zen :
tlemen bad risen to make confessien of
their sins, in reply to tho accusations from
the senator from Massachusetts, be hoped
ne also might be allowed TO say word az
to his own course. He bad never looked 10
any quarter for instructions in regard to his
vote on this bill-neithcr to the president
nor the Judiciary committee, The gentle.
man assure Us that "the bill is fragrant with
no flowers which do not also perfume tho
presidents message But he had considered
that The gentleman himself had The chief
hand ingiying 10 the bill those fragrant how-
ers With the sweets Of which il was redolent.
Like prudent commander, the gentleman,