Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-05-22

Clamatory asperSlon. lie ulsCei uh'eH'
of our constituents will readily detect
any latent motive of hatred and malice.
The Justice of the legislature upholds
an ample shield against the spirit OF per-
secuhon; and the conscious rectitude
Of my own mind will yield lasting con
ISOLATION, amidst all the viclssltudes OF
popular favor and applause" "Ihat !
may have erred in judgement; that
may have been mistaken in my general
views Of public policy, and that may
have been deceived by the objects OF ex'
ecutive confidence, OF benevolence, |
am not so vain, nor so credulous, as to
deny; though, in the present instance, !
am still without the proof and without
the belief:-but the firm and fearless Po-
sition which take, invites the strlctest
scrutiny, upona fair exposition of our con-
stitution & laws, into the sincerity q truth
of thegeneral answer given to my accus-
ers, that no act efmy public life was ever
done from corrupt motive'nor wIthouta
f deliberate opinion that the act was law
full and proper in ITSELF Mr.. M'kehn
then proceeds, in circumstantial and
irrefutable manner, separately to rePel
r the charges of The committee; and tri-
nmphantly to vindicate his character, i'll
every particular, from the aspersions
with which it had been assailed. This
: replication comprchends a very learned
: and mastery disquisition upon many OF
the constitutional powers aud duties OF
the executive, and upon repeated refer
= ence TO 1t, il has been found to bear the
= cautious scrutiny ofunimpassioned judg-
ment, and 10 furnish safe, a clear and II
: : useful guide in the calculation Of cases
j, involving points similar to those which
he processes TO discuss"
Is the case before US to be distinguish
ed from that Of gov. Mexican on the
ground that his reply was TO articles pre-
pared by committee, instead Of its
having been reply to resolution OIL
the house itself? If any authority fol
q this discrimination can be found, will
a give up the precedent. Have we moi
i received protests from the legislature:
!. Of South Carolina and Georgia, char
r. ging upon US violations Of the constitu'
ton in passing tariff laws, and have we
not entered the protests upon our jour
e mails? Before we get round the force
n of the precedent, we must resort to the
r authority Of Fortesque, and declare thai
n TO be no law, which we have declared
+ to be law. Let us, Mr.. president give
=, up this idle and disgusting claim o
'tprlvllege, and enter this protest upol
o the journal, and answer it dspassionate
l. ~, IKE rational men, if we can, and lie
our fellow citizens, whose heads are no
1t yet turned by an exhibition of the Clio
=" RES OF the privileges Of an English house
{ OF lords, decide the matter between th,
president and the senate.
| cannot conclude sir, without remark
s ing upon the unkind criticisms of gen
: tlemen upon the illusions which tho
& president makes, in justification Of BIZ
If patriotic motives, to the enduring memo
ilals OF that contest in which American
l. liberty WAS purchased, which he now
=, bears upon his bosom. This too, i
If charged TO have been done with tn,
h low design Of enhsling the feelings o
c the people on his side in this controver
y "S' W S"ilCu. anu some UOuDt;
II nave been expressed as to lis truth
5, E''anaefdt 0ulnera males. Let the soldier
: count his wounds without reproach. |
It ms DC crime, and a breach Of privilege
! TOO, Is there revolutionary officer OF
i soldier living, who is not equally guilty
+ search your records aud ransack the
e pigeon holes Of your sccretary's Office
: llhd the name Of every one who has pre-
f sented petition to you, and then send
your oergeant-atarms to bring them in.
+ to your chamber. Arraign, try, con.
j demn, punish, and incarceratc them;
iheh put tongue into every wound you
? see, and teach if to sing hosannahs 10
] the ali-pervading, allabsol bling, tran
t scehoent, omnlcieni, omnipotent privile-
ses OF the senate. 1t is the duty of our
!, patriotism TO ask the remnant of our
revolutionary veterans, TO leave us all
the evidences of the hardships and dan
fIgers OF the struggle through which they
passed. Never did Desdemona listen
with more greedy ear to the tales Of
Othellos DISASTROUS chances, than we
IN our childhood to the recitals of the
battles, sieges, and fortunes of our revo
iutIonary heroes, as their wounds, thew
smacked Of honor both, $50 we'll their
words become them" When they have