Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-12
POLITICAL.
DEBATE ON TIE PREsIDENT's PROTEST.
!" Senate, "Wednesday, May :. 1884.
MR. nrNToN's SPEECH Is REILLY TO MIR WEBSTER.
concluded

A"Niafy 10 ths defence OF the Senate but subordinate,
IT. ana 'n-"hcen, ia it-cli. ai,o,ber point Air
nj se'eIsi speakers had pressed into the service
- nupe'esS cause. hut which had hecn INNS. iIly
brought OF" aud chiefly relied upon v ,Ir i,s, sea,y
VINO hah spoken (AIr Webster aud who was understood
W "ith closing the defence on the part of The
S'h"e II WAS this: That the resolution ,rc, Ier;sIo
, &C., ua came Uitn the Legislative competency of
I err me,tiOre tcas siot Judicial or chi.
"'nn P0eseai"g Mr.. H. would rapidly examine aud
go'ekiy explode, this orion auxilisry OF ruined c,nsa
was not legislative act, nor Intended 10 nroIce
'eg.iAuen was proved by every test 20 which Z, 10
subjected ami ny every Tact with which il could ha CO..
'e.e" L. he nature Of the resolulion; wLiei, com
pansd That The President had violated the Consi,o,;
aI =; mr. Duane, and appointing Mr. Tsney
anu III exefci-ng ungfaned power over The IT,
9, ""r' u true could not he died by legislation.
WI M Dn"he could not lac put back inio the T,ea
s"ry department, nor Mr. Taney nut out of IL p,r ill.,,
exercise OF nngrAnted be punished hy law O, Con-
g'esS. z The resolution ayerred the presiJer,'s NJ, =,
he dangerous TO the iheres of the Pconc. which ,
'ef punishment, and for legislation 2 Tic D.
I SG.S, wh'ever They were. ioue, aud mus,
oe "eh ny existing laws, aud by he ~ ems. Tor 90
posi- J"cfo laws cannot he passed A. The resoln,;oa
"se, not joint; and therefore capable of taxing tho
'o,m % law "A II could no, 60 the House of R,prc
teb'aiYrs o. The whole legislative consideration If m :.
Iusoh hah been sent TO ssiitive committee beCnre
was brought ~; and, therefore, il wholly
uuheonnec'ed with legislative object g. II wasncver
e'e's 10 committee, legislative resolutions ay,v.
are no legislative nc, has been pre,ica ed upon
:" 'oush passed long since g No legi,Iava act ca no
ptca'ed upon it, Tor the subject tn ter of il 10 not J
h4ue 10 sdniii OF legislation 1t COMPLAINS of breach
OF The Constitutions and laws cannot heal those hroachcs
' 10 having iuIy encountered, and, he trusted and
believed, entirely ovrrthTown the whole defiance 60, 49,,
ny hs senate, would extend his view to some suxi.
nary considerations and examine he pronrietv anil dec
rum oil the SenAtes conduct in adopting n reso,,;o, r
us Character agaiGs; the President.
The Senate is compos,d of indiviiuals said MIR. n
o. wnom aspire TO !''e occupation Of the place which
Ns'ueh' JACKSON now holds, Others OF whom have CON
tended It'll him Tor that place and have been leC nv Tho
rtoPie- fo"g0 'ed p'orimus inferpao-at long inter.
'a osidi aud others, again. no having real or ncjeJ
grievances TO complain Of appear before The pblc 81;
lhpitc BE enemies and incon,incnt revers Fr,m ali
80 me laws oil honor, sense Of decorum, re.
P.e ~ Puohc opinion, aud due regard tie sancy Of
pubic justice, would require rigorous partiatv in Tho
"',charge oI an acknow lodged duiy aud ,ef
."SsSe W anypToceedng hc invov he assutnp
non OF gfaluous pow eQu the al hace TINT
aous otnces Ii The usal of many
Senators siiin Judgment although regular
h"u oeen Drought ia" might have attracted tie admin alien
a'u commanded te applause, of all honorable men Ths i'm
p'r"dy-thIs abs ineDce.ts refusal III in judgment
nah not been Witnessed this occasions: on t, co.rv
mere had been witnessed eagefue.s and promotu, in
volunteering for attack; violence aud rersonahty N car
rJmg OIL; grossnrss aud iuhnl, nce OF inyec,iyc.
Ieaprs' 10 draw in"fences without warrant, and TO i'm
pu,e charges without evidence, which wa never before
sAn v IN any American sSsen'nly,-which has 10
'eI'el W Eglan' since The tine that Jelres rode The
western circuits in France excep, in the dave nj The
existence of the Revolutionary Tribunal which csnno,
oe In any country where cvilz zion has
lar enough TO require competitors Tor high ofcc in he
coming adverssries TO main gentlemen; aud which nm
this cccason has prvsen ed he America am S,na, -,
III reference TO e American President sitng for The
peiue which Gen. Hamilton, in the Federali>t las drawn
o hea'ed anu iacuous assembly borne away bv envy
aNg
h FU so"n"iess "cc"sa1ons in Which passion furnished
chaf Sts'-"imosiiy supplied proof the cnnuuq found
me "rc'sion was regulated, not by the guilt or
innocence oil The accused person, but by tie strene and
nunheis OF the accusing party. ~
Conf nning lis remarks upon the ndelicacy and rdsco
rum OF ihe Scnaes conduct towards the President Mr.
ID Ssiu 'tat Senators tie constitutional iulaes of
HE President, selected by tia, instrumen to sin upnn him
and therefore could not be- challenged or set aside for m
ros, TO DC set aside prOpIer nfecfun pyoDfsr n. Hr,
and therefore, should be ile more d,lct,e and st
.u ~ SUSTAINING io'n ali pte-o occupation aud udgnen
dgus nm IL called TO SIT upon lie trial Of uer.on to
whom they ininical, The question was in ,iir o
oe's's TO sit or retire Withdrawal was certainly the
CONNIE ndEbie cousc; and the Senate had vinsssoJ go
instance, at least Of the conduct and that yitLi, e.
years p"s; bat he example did not seem to threaten u
present, TO become contagious.
he refusal, or omission Of the House of Represen,a
lives TO imPeach the President the failure of anu n,h
o. he House TO move against him, was ext relied non
ny Hir - az an aEGraYson Of the Senac's cond,ci 10
u'urPing The junction the House; slIboneb hv ~ ~
I''us'eh Peivefsy OF logic, that omsson ri the Hon
was expressly relied upon by one OF the Senators "a
reason Tor the Senate 10 their Office No member
o. we ohSe Ct Representatives, fresh from the rank, of
~ re Pho "enhcr OF That hody, constituting the
Grand Inquest of tic Nation and exclusively ,I,rgeI
WI ne oi'g"duen ~ iinPeacbmens---no such member
NC Inau'e" OF stimulated 10 follow the lead OF the
Bank p5es', and 10 prefer cha gcs against presIen, 81
s9n ior violations OF the law Constitution i'm dnissng
MI DUANE, because he would uo give tie order for
moving ihe public depo ies; appointing MIR Tanev o
e'e ue order aud IN assuming The exerce Of unerIn-
ed power The Treasnfy Of HE UuiteJ sat- 81
was alleged to be the Bank Of lie United States No
member OF The House could be lound 10 make such mo
ION; and was is i0r the Senate by an extr. inic
d" eN pare lnp'achnrhi, 10 usuIp Office Which ,e
appropriate organ would hoi exercise; and thus 10 agra
n"e: ny contrast proceeding wholly unconstitutional in
sei a. suGicienly od.ous in all lis attendant crciu
stances. "
The variations which The resolution had urdercono =,
tie hands OF il author, since il had been FIRST introduced
was the next sgrfaraion vi icl Mr. H. pointed on, =
when bfs nlroigce ed II covered tie very ports - MIR
hr btN press bad indicated, aud uebrd In ia, go,
worus ltch ID. bad used n denandng the in,pe,rL
meh d Tie PRECEDENT, and, ~ addition 10 that contained
ihe precise criminal vttntn which "a usually found In
imrrae hnehis Tor public offences, aud hch was scusy
cou1ned IN he bfs article Of he Impeachment ao,os
Judge thast: -"d1Hgsrous 10 Tie HbcIfnsnC The pm
pG nc bfsi term contained three specifications Of
violated law ahd Constitution 10 wii, isussing Mr. Do
tnr rpFonng Mr. Fancy AID exercising ungranted now
e. over U'e Treasury Of Tie T. States wi an aveftteu
la all his was dangerous 10 Tie liberties the Penrle
lbe neat shape IL Assumed ief out e sp q &c aon on t
subject o. aisis-ine Mr d. appointing Mr. Tanev t
retained the clause about efciDg nnptaoted power over
tie Treasury, and nc d0ngn 10 The Hbfyfjfs6 Of he Dso
ph| The lufd neaHotphosis ri this most lille and ol
sW tesou ioD, eit on all tc specifications. and even e
cu1lng avtrmcUi Of dangerous Ia the HbeTtes IF e
FtoPie| and assumed fsspc ~ can be called
Whcb s'pe has nOnr, Of such vaguencss and generay
such studied ambiguity and dupciiy Of surl
NE iJenthraDn Of b With The Bank dcnuncsou became
mp0s-iOir; The most dscofdau confcdcracs could unite m
us suppor Or befe nothing specified REQUIRE teir
as'fn sBd e responsibility 10 public opinion ,,a apps
eny eVsded nthc omission 10 specify the acts under lie
general thaces Tor which lLe President va, eotenncd
aud 10 TIC justification Of which the accusing Senators
could bs bclj down.
10 expose The true nature Of these resolutions and TO
exhibit I've vaiieions which their flexible forms had IN
dcfgour. Mr. ID. ia