Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-12

uo""'eu Inc right oil a Legislature TO instruct their
senators IN Congress- he should consider himself
eu'P"oe II he did not carry their wishes into effect
wnsn properly expressed. And he hoped there
would have been no expression of the Senate al
'"S Tune, as he was not disposed 10 enter into dis
e"ssion then, for particular reasons, which il was
not necessary he should state.
AS to the prorriey Of acting on the saosc, then
'na' would depend upon the opinions Of gentlemen
az 10 the Importance the great Importance OF having
'he journal OF the Senate freed from VIVA, many
supposed to be an unconstitutional net of the Senate
although the majority OF it thought otherwise He
would now say,that if no one should bring for ward
proposition to get the resolution expunged, he,
feeling himself bound 10 obey the opinions OF the
Legislature, should DO 10, and would vote for il, If
no prccedcn was to be found for such on act
OF the Senate, he should most unhcsansly vote
for expungng the resolution from the ournn. of the
senate, IN such manner as should be justified by
precedent
Mr. CLAY snd, the honorable member from
Alabama had risen in his place. and presented 10
the Senate two resolutions, adopted by the Iceis-
lature Oh his State, insructng him, and his col.
league 10 use their untlrng cxcrtions to cause to
be cxpunSed, from the journals Of the Senate GER
tain resolutions passed during the last session of
Congress, on the subject Of the removal of the De.
posltcs from the Bank Of the United States The
resolutions of Albama had been presented they
were accompanied by no motion TO carry the inten.
tons OF that State into effect nor were ,ney nc.
compancd by my intima,ion from the honorable
senator, who presented them, Of his intention TO
make any proposition, in relation to them, to the
Senate. Under these circumstances the eno,,irv
was made by him Mr. CO Of the Senator from Al.
soamo, winch he thought the occasion called for
Inc enquiry was avery natural one and he had
learned with unfeigned prise that the Senator did
| not expect It, He would now say to the Senator
| from Alabama, that of him, and of him alone, were
| these inquiries made and with regard to the re.
ply made by another Senator, (Mr Benton he
| would further say, that his relations to him were
not such as TO enable him to know wha, were tina,
Senator'S intentions, at any time, * on any subject,
nor was II necessary he should know them.
| lie had nothing further to say, than to express
| the hope that the Senator from Alabama would, for
| the present, withdraw the resolutions he had pre-
sented and il, nfter he had consulted presidents
| and a careful examination OF the Constitution of the
U. s. he finds that he can, consistently with them.
make any propositions for the action of the Senate
he (Mr. CD would be willing to receive the rcso
| iu'lons, ard pay to them all that attention and
respect, which the proceedings of one Of the States
OF this Union meri,cd 1.-THE gentleman did not pur.
| sue that course. he should feel himself bound, by
| every consideration, by all the obligations which
bound public man to discharge his duty to his
God, his country, and his honor to resis. such
an unconstitutional procedure, as the reception of
! these resolutions, without tho expressed wish of
| the Legislature of Alabama, md without NJ,
ny intimaon from the Senators, of any pro-
position TO be made on them, a, the very
threshold. He did hope, that for the present
| the gentleman would withdraw these resolu-
lions, and at proper time present them with
some substantive proposition for the consider lion
oil the Senate. II no did not, the debate mus, 20
| on to the exclusion of the important one common
ced yesterday, and which every gentleman ex-
pectcd to be continued to-day as he should in such
| case feel II necessary to submit a motion for the
Senate TO decide whether under present clrcum.
| stances, the resolution could be received
Mr.. KING of Alabama, had felt an unwilling
ness, from the first, to enter into this discussion
for reasons which would be understood by every
gentleman. 1t was HIS wish, and was SO under
stood 10y one or TWO friends whom he had consult
ed, that the resolutions should lie on the table for
the present, until the debate on another subject
was disposed OF. In reply TO the Senator from
Kentucky, he must say tina, he could not situated
as he was, oceedc TO his proposition His object
certainly Tas to carry into effect the fishes of the
Legislature Of his State and he, as well as his
colleague, felt bound to obey the will of The sovc
reign State of Alabama whenever made known to
them. tic certainly should at a proper time pie
sent distinct proposition IN relation to these re-
solutions, for the consideration Of the Senate
and the Senator from Kentucky could then
have an opportunity of dlscharging I" his duty TO
his God, to his country, and his own HONOR in
manner most consistent with his own sense of pro.
prley.
Mr.. PREo TON said, he did not propose to oc-
cupy much OF the time ofthc Senate, and would not
probably have done at all, but for the conncxlon
which had been made of the debate of Yesterday
with this subject one of reference not calling for
any anlmadverson OF the honorable Senator from
Missouri. He would now take leave to offer a
word or two by way of xpanation. The honoro-
BILE gentleman had stated, in the course of his re-
marks, that, on account OF the suggestions OF the
Senator from South Carolina, yesterday he had,
IN some sort, come to conclusion, earlier than
he had previously calculated upon, to make
the motion Of which he had given notice at the la st
session.
# was no. for him (Nlr Prcston) to determine
what views the honorable Senator would take bu,
as to his own course this suhjcc', he felt bound
to say that he should not investigate the motives by
which the gentleman was now, or should 10 ut q
subsequent time octuatcd. Still no could not avoid
expressing his surprise that the Senator should
have been able 10 make the slightest conncxon be-
tween the course which he Mr.. P) had AIKEN yes
terday, and any resolution which he might think !
proper TO offer now, or on any other occasion. !
What was the course takcn yesterday
Upon the reading OF the Minority Report, made |,
by the Senator from Tennessee, (Mr. Grundy, |
who entertained personal friendship FOR the |
Postmaster General and whose party connexions,
they all knew full well, would lead him strongly 10
take (and naturally, unquesonably.) the most ia
vorable view Of the subjcct.maer entrusted TO his