Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-05-15
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CONGRESSIONAL.
in sENA i'E-ArnrL II, 1884.
THE PROTEST.

THE PROTEST
Mir. folNDExTER said he did not rise II
aisenss this time the several ,opic
touched upon in this extraordinary PAPER
nor to express the feelings of indignation
which The paper had excited, and OUGHT /
excite IN his bosom, and in that of ever,
honorable member ofthe senate. and which
1t must excite in that of every patrioit
citizen. lie would leave that for another
and more suitable occasion His, presen,
object was to protest against the reception
OF this paper, and he now moved tina. the
paper be nqtreceived. He would 90 as fan
as any man IN paving due respect to an ex-
ecu'lve communication, coming within the
constitutional range of the executive au-
'horlty; but when the chief magistrate de-
parts from that constitutional range. and
makes the senate the medium through
winch to make popular appeals, and fall
inmate charges againstihe character ofthe
senate itself, he for one, would resist such
course of practice. The paper, in its al
luslons to the resolutions of the gentleman
from Kentucky, was most novel and an
precedented in lis character; and if -.
what appellation could be found suitable
tor this most singular paper. Was such a
paper ever d. canned of before? Was there
an instance on the journals of congress,
from the origin of the government up to
the present time, like ii? 1t was not an
executive message. but paper which the
president had no authority to send here-it
was mere paper signed Andrew Jackson,
nothing else; and il we refused to receive
it, would not be the first instance of a pa
per signed Andrew jackson being refused
hearing here. On former occasion.
another paper, which his best friends were
ashamed OF, was presented here, and sent
back to him--the offensive parts in it were
struck out, and then ii was received. Mr..
+. regarded this as an attempt to bring
this branch of the government, standing
between the liberties of the people and the
vast strides OF arbitrary power, into utter
disrespect and contempt. Was there any
power which the executive did not claim?
tie commended there was not one, except
that which belonged To the court of Kings
bench in England, going upon the bench of
the Supreme Court and presiding there
We have here to be sure a qualified Veto
by which we can override him by two-
thirds. but with The natronaoa of ,ba Rlua
Book. what measure was ibera ,b,t bo
could not be sunported inn RI, What uss
had he made of his power of the veto?
Wby that he would exercise !, in cons;d.
ering any law which he could not approve
in his capacity asa member of con.brass
And what then became of the legislative
mower? We were mere drudnas-wa MIN,
prenare hills discuss amend and ms
them. and when nassed we NAV 90 70 The
;mnerial head and he will ,slI ne wbe,her
thew sboll he laws or mot Tie n,;obt nc
well 90 to the n,dpes of The suprene court
and direct,hem what INDICTMENT thew sbonld
rive REPRESENTATIVES of tho states vera
held in mere mockerv-,he wh NE leg;sla-
tive power of the government was placed
in The hands Of one man--hs CLAIMS III.
power of removal fran Office. and being the
Commander in chief of the army and navy.
and having unlimited control over The
treasury. was there anv other power re.
main,ny' thu, he did not nossessq Per-
hans he has the mower Of renewal and ner.
hans he ouoht 10 have Il. and mon ,h,s bo.
sis he claims the r;oht to exercise a leu;,-
mate power for iIeoi,ima,e nurposes. s.,
that there was no power on The cons'i,.
ton which might no. be perverted 10 ,be