Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-03

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lafion from very small source. The Senator
had amused them by aludlng TO some districts,
the names of which were most singular5 but ne
(Mr F.) need not repeat them Now, ne should
like to know what district had the nonor OF 81
wing birth to the Senator from kentucky
The gentleman had appealed to certain Sen
ators FIR the purpose of inducing them to use
their influence with the President to prevail on
him to retrace his steps, and to restore the Con-
stitution and laws of the country. what can
me do said Mr. F., who are in minority! Inc
honorable gentleman, and those who acted with
him. had the power; why, then, did then not 40
something to restore the Constitution ana laws!
AT the commencement Of the session, II hao
been said that action was unnecessary as eve
nv thing was going to ruin; and now gentlemen
asked for a measure of relief. How many
months had they been sitting there, and what
had been proposed, but the bill of the honora-
BILE Senator from Massachusetts, which now
Law dead asleep on their table. He would re-
peat, what consistency was there IN making
those appeals which they had so frequently neafu
from some honorable members? Why did not
gentlemen exercise the power which they knew
they possessed here2 Let them produce their
measure Of relief; let Senators do their duty;
and let the consequences, if the measure proved
failure fall upon the heads of those who were
responsible for it. He hoped honorable Sena-
tors would spare their appeals, and content
themselves with the exercise of that power
which the Constitution gave them, for it was
amply sufficient. The gentleman from Ken
lucky had complained that the President did not
retrace his steps, and, as he Mr. } had before
observed, had appealed to individuals here to
use their influence to induce the President to do
that which every man knew would not be done
to retrace his steps. Every one knew it was
impossible for mortal man to prevail on him 10
undo that which he believed it was his duty to
do hxyf hnn q
would tell gentlemen, it was for the purpose of
causing public excitement against that Presi-
dent, who had indisputably the power to do
what he had done.
Mr. CLAY said, the venerable Senator from
Georgia (Mr. Forsyth inquiries in which ofthe
sections of Hanover described by me | was
born | apply to him that epthet, because
he recently told us, that he had witnessed the
salutations and the shaking of hands between
General Washington and his fellow citizens, on
his Southern tour, during the first term OF his
Presidency. If | am not mistaken, that was
about forty-two years ago; and as the Senator
appears to recolect, with great particularly,
even shake of the hand, he must have enjoy
ed at that time, faculties very nearly matured. |
was very young at that period, and must sup
pose the Senator my senior. AS to the exact
spot Of my nativity, it has been good while
ago, and it will be readily conceived that was
very young at my birth. The place where that
event happened, which enables me to stand be-
fore you, was between Black Toms Slash and
Hanover Court House, or, to fix the spot more
precisely, between the Merry Oaks and the
Courthouse, about half way between them, and
not very far from ST. Paul's Church, at the Yes
try House Of which | went to school several
years.
The honorable Senator thinks it not proper
or decorous to refer to the official and public
conduct ofthe Governor ofPennsylvania, whose
course, he says, was sustained by the majority
of the Legislature; and that it is not treating the
State of Pennsylvania with due respect. AS to
what is decorous towards the Governor, can
not consent to be governed by the sense of the
honorable Senator or by any other than my
own. The Governor is public man, whose
official acts have exerted an important inf1u-
ence at highly critical moment upon the de-
alterations Of Congress. They were probably
put forth to produce effect, and they produced
great effect. The Senator himself acknowledg-
ed that they operated as dampcr Have not
right to examine them, and compare the Gov
ernor with himself2 Have not the privilege,
as a public man, of scrutinizing the conduct Of
another public man, and showing that it ought
not to have the weight which has been unfortu-
nately attached to it2 Have | not as much
right to comment upon the course ofthe Cover
nor as the Senator has to crticise the violation
of the Sabbath by citizens of Baltimore, and to
upDTdld tnen IOf disregard OF the duties or a
religion which he admits he does not profess?
No one respects more highly the great, power
full, and patriotic State of Pennsylvania than
do. But neither the Governor nor the majority
of the late Legislature are the State Monarchs.
The late Emperor of France, a former French
King, may claim to be the State-the President
may imagine that he is the Gouernment--but |
am not prepared to subscribe to these doctrines.
If the People of Pennsylvania shall sanction the
course oftheir Governor, and ofthe majority of
their Legislature, no one will be more ready
than shall be to bow with all Difference to the
decision of the Peoples but that remains to be
pronounced. The Senator asks why don't the
majority of the Senate do something to rein
state the laws and restore public prosperity
We have been before tainted in the same man
ner. What can the majority Of the Senate,
without cooperation, do? If it expresses its
opinion, in the form of resolution, instead of
conciiating cooperation, it provokes Protest
Why will not the Executive, instead of trans
hitting to us an unauthorized Protest, send us
constitutional recommendation adapted to the
exigency of the times? The gentleman says
every man knows that the President will not re-
fron Sfo EJo Will