Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-08
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ExPURcArIoN or THE SENATE JouRNAL-I IL will
be recolleced that Col Benton, at the time that the ESQ.
luton was adopted in the Senate voting the President gull
~ OF violating the laws and constitution Of the country
pledged himself to move the expugson OF the journal
from that resolution, aud referred great ease of the
Westminster election In England where similar motion
was annually made Tor fourteen years before il
Mr. Is. pledged himself TO commence similar series OF
motions IN the Senate with respect to the resolution con-
demning the President; aud expressed his confident belief
that others would be found to follow up the notion after
e was gene, until IL crowned with success In pur-
suance OF that pledge Col b., the last day of the ses
luton:
"Resored That the resolution of The Senate aJo,,ed q,
Friday The 2Sih day Of March last deciaiing Ihot The
PTe'aen inhe late Executive proceedings in relation
20 me Pnohc reuenue, has assumed upon himself autho-
ruy ana porer not conferred by The Consultations and
Ldtcs, tw IN derogaton Of BOTH is resolu ION impu.
ung improbable matter to the President aud ought not
10 nave been passed upon by the Senate except the
regular forms oil constitutional mpear hmcnt and that
the said resolution onght be from the Journal
from accordingly"
This resolution twice read and gave rise to some
remarks, in which Messrs Clay and Msngum took excep
uon 10 tue late period at which the resolution
being then in the afternoon Of the last day Of the
Sion Colonel b. replied these remarks by saving that
ne nap brought IN the resolution, purpose, the last
day oil the session, when could be debated or decd
eu,-tha there was use in further debating, or further
vong upon that subject this session; that his sole
OBJECT was 10 give notice OF what he TO do at the
nextsesson BY the rules oil the Senate the would
lie on The table day before il was considered; copse
queny could not be considered this session Being on
e 'abe now and no decision made upon operated
houce Tor the next session, when he claim the
attention OF the Senate, the consideration of some
reasons Tor adopting it, At present he had nothing 10
his whole object being lay the resolution on the table
OF The Senate, aud let it lie there among the unfinished
business OF the session.
The resolution ,cds laid upon The table
The following resolutions, first adopted by an over.
wheming majority, by the Legislature of New Hamp-
sire, go TO show that the resolution which Col b. has Of
Tered will hnd support from the democracy OF the United
States
lind be further resoired That the late Protest of the
PRESIDENT oil the United States against the
ana unprecedented resolution oil the Senate
nm guilty oil most hagrant offence, without either he
ing or a was measure justified by his personal rio
10 sndcae his own character from unmerted reproach
and by his imperative official duty defend the Execu-
i've branch OF the Government while i'm his charge from
ainemperae assaults unconstitutional
an that the Senate in passing such resolution violated
the hrs principles oil ordinary Justice and deliberately
hited themselves for The proper discharge of those judicial
duies which, by the Constitution W the charges in their
resolution were irue) they bound 10 believe the
House OF Representatives would invoke them TO per-
form.
Ind De IL further resOived, That our Sc majors in
congress be- aud they hereby instructed 10 vote thai
The resolution passed by the Senate on the 2sh dsy of
March last, "thai the President, in the late Executive
proceeding In relation TO the public revenue has
upon himself authority and power not conferred Inv the
constitution anu laws, but in deogation oil boih be ex
plunged from The journal of the Senate
W Let lie well known, and carefully remembered
oy the democracy OF the United States that the Iegsa
tive resolves OF the State OF New Hampshire from which
The Journal OF tue Senate, and even prinedl Such
rs The manner in which Republican STATE is treated
IN body which is the peculiar representative of the
STATES ID. " NV