Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-02
% | Congress -2l Session.
IN SEN NE. FEpauARY l3.

W. Bentno offered the iowin.. result ion
Resolp,d, That the resoi,on aJo;,t'd hy tho
scn,,e On, the % j Of March, in the yc-r la3 t.
ia Tic lnllo4ns words Rcs,'rei, IAat .Mr
Ptadcnt IN III. t,te Erecntirc p 0recJlngs in
within t,ttc pnAtc rc0cnae, h5sassumcd np ~
Afanif 1Mto,ug AMI p,ioet nu coaferreh by Ia.
Cn5,t'siioa mt 10, b,,t ~ der qgptt,u NJ bol4
be, and the sane hcre,y IS. or cred 20 b. ox,,an
SEA from the j'nro,l, II HE nate ecc.use tn
sal res ','.o" IS Illegal and n is', Of csl tx -.
rlN, indefinite AMI vtgu', ex,ress NJ n re1tntuai
charge WI hout spec fl tnn : and was ircsaarls
and unconsutotioaaly a1optiJ hy the Sena e, H.
n5vers'on Of the nshs OF offence which b Ion.
loan accused an Improbable iii er on a
hm' and 'nIct cifcun ,talccs 20 tng6ivc pecular
! injury 10 the political righ.s md p.cuna,y later
ess tho people of,hc Uanc1 States"
Nj. Ponlextcr objected 10 the reception Of tn
resolulon, % tlc ounI tn it ou of order.
The Con 'uuon made ,ha dity OF the two tiou-
SIS % Keep jo"nd Of their proee drn.s. Each
House, thcr fore, refusing corpora It's pro
reailng, ~ the j,urnal, wpul1 be- guilty of
cons itato"ai act The Sen ,t- migit be nccupal d
~ a" Unconstitutional action, mtg hi pass
constitution n l,w.-Bpt 1t DID nor folox that. be
taise tho actlon of the body was in conformity
the Constilu' that III m alter of the plo cns
should not be placed On the i,urnals. Il woad be
sVola'lon of the con>tiI,l,opal regIisto,, If
| Their House were not to spread heir proc cdhg
m their journal although they might r,li 10 MAJ.
';rs which the body might forwards regret. I'm,
resolution retired m rely TO a cord of ptcerd
'ngs. The rcco j involved no principl,. Tn nrt
'scIf Which WIS recorded, involved The peinrille.
/ md II IN ght he done way by rrpaa How cnulo
Inc Seolc IA il its consiln iona o5llg ,iions IT,
Ter had done act # WHICH felt disposed 10
repent, ii should expnnse the recor from It, jour
naIs SO that the country would have no evldtnce
ofthe fat, that an 81, h d been done by the body
which postcrItv could never know lie UNDER
sooi according 10 tho rules OF the Senate that
notion 10 amend the j,irnals mus be made on the
morning Oh winch the journal OF the preceding
DAY wa, real Would II lie in oder 10 move 10
tSpnnse from The parn'ls the record of acts done
under he presidency Of Jonn Adams 7 II II were,
h'fe werc Tany things there which he would br
| glad to have cxpunged. Wonli it be in order tn
move 10 expingc the records of any of the pro-
csedngs under tn rdministraion of fhom JET
'rson III that void not b. in order, eqiH
EouI OF order would II be 10 am nd the Johfnhl
Of the last session. by expungins the re ORD
olany of The proceedings. The motion TO AMEN
| The journal mus be made on the day which it
| Bread
Ia this view he reg,r,d The pres n, resolution
cevcd by the senate and he would put It 10 the
Char whether any n,otio1 coul be IN order, 10 a
mend the record of matter Of fac. involving no
principle, which haI been done by the Senate, an 1
IN pursuance OF the constitutional obi .'tit plh-
ted upon the Journal. Being on the journal was
II not due To the several sovereign Staies which
me Sen ,tos represented upon this hoor, that they
should see the record 7 Il The Senator from Ms
son was of opinion that the Senate had committed
N error N the adoption of the resolutions OF the las
't'sn let HIM Offer counervailing resolutions. 1t he
~, IN convince til. Senate that wrong CO rse
nal been taken, tho error might be corrected by
making up new fact which mi h, b put on The
journal to countcrvai the other. The present no
"on was to do that which would destroy IN" re-
cora OF tact. The nc, having been done, 1t would
ce unconstitutional, TO withhold knowedSe OF "
from the people Without offsrng an opinion up'
w Inc character Of the resolution, he would merely
axe The ground that it was the duty OF the Senate
veserve us journal as record OF matter Of fac's
'nu no moion 10 correct this record was il order
.A'eP' on The day when it was read. To admit
VIC principle claimed in this resolution would b'
"oPen the jou nails 10 correction from the con"
'''c'cemen' of the Government. With these views
w was opposed TO the reception of the resou ION
as on of order
WI brewn rose, and said that 1t Appeared &c
.'' WIN great deieren.c to the Senator from MIS-
I'Pp', mat the remarks which had fallen non
"' anu Inc course which he had ,adicaed, wa
vince novel aud ,nlefcn ,hc. Whenever pro
rO''''oh stated any thing which WIS dcro:aiory I.
j.. 'a'"'ter OF he Sc.are, was indccoro"' u
'"soegc II might he arrested IN lis !"
s"' safe. But It was not We'e"ded ina
dsr. soo'eh Contained any thing wh'eh W."
..e '..y to The Senate, or INDIGENOUS u
fin "ra' then was ,hs objection urged a ANS
e.. 'eecplion of. III" vesoluiion3 The Sen 10
1'" mississippi said tina, i, was unconsIinto on
..s', a"ef The journal. This WINS anticipating
., e''s'en which could only be reached throug
'sa'lcn lsnu., be decided, after on ~