Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-08
POLITICAL.
DEBATE ON THE PREsiDENT'S PROTEST.
IN Senate, Wednesday, Nay T. 1884

Senate does stand in bicacl! breach oC ,hsi ns
bg ana they stand there nah and defenceess without
shelter, cover, refuge The Senate broke bro, OH ,I
Sonsi'niion-they made wide breach in the WALL OF Ia,
sacred ius,iuiien-o leap upon the President and mo-
nonnce sentence OF condenna ION upon him Th.v
broke though all law, ali Constitution ali forms Of is,c
all Obligations OF propriey, and all sense OF d,ceurv IN
ponnce upon The President, and crush him. as il vas
oe'iefed with Senatorial conviction for a hieh crime
anu nisdemeAnor; and now, when they are nut unon
Their own defence Tor that actwhen they are called upon
by an osonished community Justify thems, lyes "a
Judges, Tor giving Judgment without rrial-ihey exhibit
themselves naked aud deicpceess be fore The pulc m
out justification, and ysinIv en,,vor 10 49, -
from The Reproduction which they lave ,ncriird ami 10
eude The scrutiny which they have provokcd bv setting
up an Affected alarm Tor the gallery u their place. ois.
Tag concerted cry tor tie immunity OF their rrvi.
ieges and issuing ie piteous appeal Of the "fol0rn
hope sanding in the breach Of tie Constitution
line attack uron the President said Mr. so Indecent
~ anu Illegally commenced at the beginning OF the ses
slon now draws TO close, aud approaches its ernna ion
me pS'rscied discussion expires under its length
all Tue defenders OF the Senate have IN heard he $50
is ready TO go before the People, and lie handed dow IN
poserity, and 10 receive from the Innate srher of Inn,
man sctions-an impartial pub!ic-he final sentence nj
condemnation, or approval, 10 which it entitled And
how does the stand on the pat Of the Senate, How
does The Senate aPrear Naked. detenceless uniusied
anu unJusuhable! SIipaed 10 the shirt, like the Roman
ConsuIs in The Coudne Forks! aud without denial or i
aiion Tor the most grAnt breach OF he Consiiuton nd
The most scandapus disregard Of ecency which The his
oy oi Hcoh anu 'he annals OF cabal has exhibited
10 an outraged community in any age or in any country
what Is 1t, said Mr. b. that The has done? what
acl oil theirs has had The novel sct to Mace ills Lyh
body II the bar Of the puhlicto throw IL into d. en- and
deadly bre@cand to make cry succ our and for
safety? What has the Senate done Ia p,odco ~.
strange vicssiinde in ITS fortunes, work tkis wonder f
met"morphosis On its dignity aud staon What has
II done TO effect all hs Let facts and an iiupa .l co,n
Try respond TO the inquiry! All America knows iba,
when the depo'ites removed last fan The ,vLon
newipaper interest connected with the JTu.a ST..
bank, immediately proclaimed violation of the Cous,,
uon shd OF Tie laws aud demanded the impeachment Of
the President. The impeachment was not only demand
cd but loTcold and asserted The House of Representa-
yves was appealed TO; their duty prefer the mpeach
meh was necessarily urged; their int non 10 do So vg,s
openly ahifned; aud Tar was the proccss c.rrieI
OF preparing tie public mind for the event ,ba, ~
names OF the members who were 10 move il and or
the witnesses who were TO attend he trial were xuI,
ngly and osenaousiy patade in The presses Of the Bnk
All tine took place IN the months OF October aud November
ana o5K place TOO recently, aud TOO no'o inusy brook
contradiction or require corrohcraon on this floor And
mus Tor Two months ieiOre Congress sssembled: and IN
e In extent ihat Bank ineiiie ence and Bank pnbica
hons could go, tie public mind warned and pared
10 witness an attempt TO get up crmh Impeachment
against PRESIDENT Jackson, Congress met Tire
dismissal OF Mr.. Duane, because he would NOT civ, Inc
ofdef Tor the removal OF the deposites; the apuon mon, f
Mr.. raney give that ORDER and the conrtnurn, eva
else OF illegal aud unconstitutional power over Tie Treasury
OF The u States, which held he The Bank of tc II
81 were the notorious and proclaimed grounds for demand
ing me contemplated impeachment. Congress meets ON
Tie ihrd day OF Dectmbei day after day and week af or
week, passes away, and member is found IN ,ise in
ms pace 10 move e impeachment which The Bank presses
had so openly demanded aud so confidently foretoII
NO member OF the House rises in his place to commence
That proceeding which, under the Constitution of the
country could only commence in the House Of
t"uves The immediate organ OF the Peoples
wen as OF the Peoples rights and sppfopriacIv s,,sI
The Grand Inquest IF The .6raffo,i No n,,nhS ~
Mat body rises ia his place obey the mpuson of The
Bank, TO avenge its cause, verify its proclamation and
TO move the impeachment Of the President In hodv of
Two hundred aud ior;y-eight members many OF them
young, many warm, npetuous, daring. could be
IouHd 10 minister 10 the vengeance OF the Bank and in re-
deeh We pledge Tor which that institution stood conni.
- :" nc i'No " ,"e country The
impeachment could not be commenced in Tie House If
representatives,! What next? 1t Is actually commen.
ced in the Senate! On The 26h day of Deccmbet-ins,
three weeks after Congress lad met and wen be ,iole
subject oil the finances The Treasury and the Rant IA
been referred The Finance Committee to 49,
Legislature which the case rrisbt rconi,e 20
solution laid upon the sable of 'he Senate bv member
oil that body TO condemn the President for the identical
ed lsis impe hme;.t.
The resolution is lid upon the table, itlou, an, regis
iGf'Oe OBJECT; ior the Legislature enquiry had slready
gone 10 TIE appropriate committee. IL j. Ibid upon the Ia
bic hy member If the Seuae; speech in he vJe and
temper OF the most relentless criminal posccuiio
as tile civilization OF the not admit asinst ,
greatest oiienders prolonged for three DAYS ,,non il
debate OF the character RACES oF three months Inc
resolution Is then three times altered by the mover i'm he
lace OF the senate, and is taken upon H. de6urd nv
an exact party line, finding the President guilty of vio
laon ct the laws and Constitution, actually condemn
ing him, without tis for the commission Of an impeach
able offence aud that toy The very body which could rei
ther begin impeacm,n decline the trial or enc
when regularly brought before them. Tie Of he Sc
pate beaS fni he'd aud communicating scn,cnre
OF condemnation being pronounccd-the P,es,lenf for
the first time breaks silence, aud lifts bis voice IN
proceeding extraordinary in lis nature and so m
just III IFS consequences bimscll. lie sends in hi.
Protest smand diguird reuonsTance an i,ptc sve
and temperate appeal against the Injustice HAT has be,
dO9e hm Ia This Protest he his taken hi, stand mon
clear constitutional 3'vupon The fret PRINCIPLES OF cti
nsl justice, uai the Scne, beg his judges had rp II,
PREJUDICE his case and TO pronounce hin, ruilfv hou
tia or nearing lhs IS lhc & Onnd taken by he Prcs
dent; aud what the answer, the defence tic ins ca
lion IL the Senate Not rcsponct tIe arcussiin ot
arepiy 10 The chage not defence for usurpinp r.lr.
ton, csercfsng eX-uau power, aud conducpo an
ex-pafie proceeding, but clouds OF charges vol.
leys Il new Cpihets, aad torrents OF new inveci,e r..
"A ru If q ftI "a
breach; u public aten ion could be draw of iron, The
point 10 dspGteioi the ex aninail of he Sen,c,s
couducby mere dat Of camor, by reckless acruuiI,
ton OF fresh accusation by disor ion ard pervescn Of
every word III The Protest. snd by pursuing he Pfesien
like cors'ables posse, will upfosr AZ
IL engaged ia Tie hue and cry pursuit Of fueivc from
justice. No, sir, said Mr ibis not the busiuess
now ~ hand The ptesen question j., examine mo le
oo0sliuHonsiiy Of the Seuate's proceeding sean., fo
President, aud ny he President over ayn ,,pon tlc
old accusation, 10 exc out stale charges with nc ar
grayacus. The Senate has judged The PRECEDENT aud he
country viii now Judge The Senate. Our present ocrt.
patton IT, e deicHce OF the Senate; end what is tbat de-
ience stripped 81 Oh additions and gOsses, and reduced
its point ard essence Whist s hsi defence now that
all tie defenders have been heard when he last sd.
vocaie has spoken, and Tie l. ready for submits
sion 10 lie judgment Of the People? What is tLis de-
jcncef SIR u nothing less sn refuge under
s10iefiugea nigm fom every iug like defence aud
ppabe cOniessisu that defence be made; for te
whole Of he Senate rests upon solitary sssuup.
ton which every speaker has made and which assumption
Is neither ue ia TACT. material IL rests upon Tie
assumption that The UlOUf3 Of the President were not i'm
pugued. tb8t wicked corrupt and criminal intentions were
not imputed 10 hin This is The total Of The defence
The resolution - silent as 10 the motive" says one (AIr
Clsy) IN catdWiig obsains Jrom me imPUiofion At
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