Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-24

.uton o. his country Having shown the resolution 10 be
igai, mr. Is would pronounce il TO be unjust for he
ahrmed the resolution TO be untrue he naIn,a;,ad iha,
@ resident had violated law no part ofthe Consti.
1891, IN alsmssing MIR. Duane from the Treasury APP
Pohung MT fancy, causing the Denosites TO he re-
Tor these were the specifications contained in the
original resolution, also in the second modification OF the
esoiuiion and intended in the third modification when
stripped OF specifications and reduced TO vaoue and
general charge 1t in this shape of general cbarce
@ uie resolution passed No new specifications Were
e'h suggested IN debate The alterations were made
voluntarily, by the friends of the resolution Mt the last
cht OF the debate, and just when the vote was to be
u,Kch And why were the specifications then dropped2
because no majority could be found to agree i'm them
r because was thought prudent drop hc name of the
Bank OF the u s.: Or Tor both these oTnar, Re-
mat us 1t may, said Mr. b. the condemnation of The pro-
ue, and the support of the Bank were connected in
s resolution and win be indssoluby connected in the
pubic mind; and the President was unisty condemned
III the same resolution that berended and sustained tho
cause OF the Bank. He held the condemnation 10 he
IN point OF fact, and therefore unjust; for he
1,., tnat there was no breach of the laws and
constitution IN any thing that President Jackson did
j., ; my DIT Duane, or in appointing Mr. fancy or
- causing ne depositcs to be removed There was no
violation OF law, or Constitutions in any part of these
po1ceangs; ON the contrary, the whole country and
',s "oVerhnent itself, redeemed from the dominion
VI great and daring moneyed corporation bv The vie
do on ana 1 energy of these very proceedings
c;e aague ana indefinite; criminal charge without
sPes'hcauon Such was the resolution Mr. II said
when passed the Senate; hut such it was not when 6;
nor even when first altered in its first and
@ ior'iS IL contained specifications. and these spe-
chcations Identified the condemnation of the Presdp,
WIN inc defence of the Bank i'm its third form thse
r A ana inc resolution stood disconnected on the
record buc as much connected in fact as ever THE re-
was reduced to its vague and indefinite form on
rPose ana IN that circumstance acquired new cha
tacter OF injustice TO President Jackson His acc,sars
should have specified the law and the clause in the Cor
sttntlon which violated they shonld have ooo;eL
the acts which constituted tile violation Th;s NJ IL =.
tne accused that he might know on what points IN fJ
was due to the public, that they might know on
TO make them accountable for an unjust accue,tion' r.
sustain this position, Mr. b. had recourse TO history and
example, and produced the ofMr CHESS accnsntoo
oil Gen Hamilton, tlen Secretary of the Trcosnry j., H.
year l'y3 Mr. Giles, he snid, proceeded in a mani,
VsPPhsi1e manner He specified the law and the al,
egeu violations OF the law that the friends of Con
Hamilton could what to defend and so ns 10 make
himself accountable for the accusation He specified The
Jaw, which he believed he violated by lis date and
its uie; and he specified the instances i'm which no
ned that law to have been infripged MIR B. then read
AIR Gales s resolution follows:
. Rosoircd, That the Secretary of the r,eosnry bo
violated the law passed the 4th of August 100 MAKING
appropriation of certain moneys authorized to be borrow
ca ny te same law, in the following particulars TO wit
" 1. Ky applying certain portion of the prncin,i
borrowed TO the payment of interest faling due mon
other law. y i - my
by drawing part of the same moneys into the n.
MllhoGt the instructions of the President of the
Mr. H. said he had double object in ouotnc ,I,; ~,
soiuuon OF Mr. Giles, which was intended 10 low tho
o @ ,o[ .n Impeachment against General Ham-
@ - was 10 snow, hrs the speciality with which these
eliminating resolutions should be drawn next IN sbou,
absence oil any allegation of corrupt or wicked in
teauon. The mere violation of law was CHARGED ne the
offence as it was in three of the articles Of The
ment against Judge Chase; and thus the absence of nm
iega0n OF corrupt intention in the resolution adonted
as' reslofSA J2ckson was argument against its
impeachment character especially as exhibited In its fire.,
ana second form with the criminal avermcnt dancer.
o"S TO the liberties Of the pcoplo"
ro me purpose OF exposing the studied yagueness oS
the resolution passed detecting its connexion , ,b
paS OF The United States, demonstrating its criminal
enaiuc'cr IN Twice retaining the criminal avcrment
dangerous 10 The hJcrtieS Of the PeopIe and sbo,y;n
the progressive changes had undergo before il conld
c9hciaie majority Of the votes Mr. B. would EXHIBIT
an thrSe or She resolutions, and read them side hv
sac OF each other, they appeared before the So;
mu'S IN the hrs second and third forms which they were
neuc 70 wear. Ihey appeared first in their embryo or
PLhofGial form; then they assumed their aurela or
enrysas state IN the third stage they reached the u
innate perfection of their mperfect natJlre