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

wv w 'hc suoJect would he ouersd BY The SENATE.
ana no should ind great pleasure IN voting With
nc honorable Senator from Missouri, for ! xens.
raj expression Of i's opinion in regard TO those mat
ters And no trusted, AZ . precedent Ind hen
'ound, n similar resolution having already l,nen .r,
Cd on, that this would share the same ia,e--be pas.
sod unanimously.
MI BEN TON expressed the deepest regret ths,
such was tho extreme poverty Of his snsesh. .ueh
the poorness OF his IDEAS render him incpcntre
hens'bc 10 those VINO sat near him; and, il bis
language was so obscure, rs not 10 bc couprsLend-
cd by those near him. !, might will be supposed an
TO those IN d'stan, part 9th chamber Nov. ~
"'i he had said Yesterday, and to-day, thcre ,s..
no 'n"manon u an intention 10 rctaate, nor one
wordof intimidation. When, he saw, o. thouphf
he saw, mn aicmp, made to bring the esna.e Il n.
acton II had been brought to on former occasion
land having a tho las, session given notice OF h;s
intention 10 move tina, certain resolutions be expu,-
gated from the lournap he saw, or though, thai he
saw, a n occasion to renew that notice. Although
mo resolutions oi last session, 1, which he now r.
lerred were adopted in the dark there was ihcn M
darknoss ON his mental vision. He plninv saw a,
!he time that two hooks were thrown ont ia ord. 70
hang those OF his party who did not agree with TIA
majority Of the Senate. live voted, said Mr.. han.
ION. one way, ihsy wcse to have " on ono hook.
ana II we voted another way, VIC were 10 be caueh,
on tho other hook. Such, il seemed, was TO he n.
case now hook il thrown out, described on ,ha,
'''or 10 be black and deep as Hell (nnd which Z
certain party, with whom he acted, could not hello
applying 10 themsclves) by which the Senator from
south Catolina thought he could apply y test. 10
ind out those who would dare 10 defend the jecp
and black d"mnnlion Of that Post Ofhcs. The Sc
nn'or had no right TO presume, after hearing the re
porl OF the minority, tina, there were any on TINT
'oor who could be detected a. tho defenders Of ,hs
| rht px.t.a hm An.l
vo'e undcr his obligations a. Z Senator. without
permitting himself to DO considered in any suoh
light
lie voted at the last session on a resolution which
he Then held 10 90 unconstitutional but he voted
under bs obligations AZ u Senator, and should con.
tinue 90 10 vote, though no might protest sssjnss
the unconsiitnlionany Of his being required 10 DO
80, unless excused by the Senate. There we,e ten
or twelve resolutions presented on which ne should
nave voted, some aye and soma i" no." and hi
order 10 quality himself TO do 90, (hough IL nigh,
seen extraordinary to tho Scnate) no iad gone ovsr
document Of four or five hundred pages, between
their adjournment in the evening and their meeting
next morning. lle was ready, ut the last session.
70 nave voted on these ten or twelve resolutions
but Il was because he did not intend 10 bs hung on
the hooks again, that he had given his notice Of YES
efdny. Ills notice, he rcpcstcd, WINS no. given for
the purpose Of retaliation, nor Tor tho purpose Of
'h'mida'lng him who could not be ntmdatcd !.
but tor Tho purpose Of preventing any thing like m
d'c'al proceedings in tina, body without tbs formai-
" OF an Impeachment by tho House Of Reprcscn.
'""ve' Such was his sole intention, and he again
expressed his regret ai that poverty Of IDEAS and
obseurity Of language, which prevented him from,
being so understood by those who sui near him.
lilo had only intended, IN what he had said yescr-
day, TO give notice, tha', before any judicial pro-
cecd'ngs wcro had in that body, wnhou, tho pre-
vWns sinc'ion Of tho House Of Representatives
there should bo heard a, least ono a. gunen, on thor
cons'iuiionnli'y.
On one more point he wished 10 DO understood
before he sat down lie was no, 10 be surpo,ed A,
sanconng my thing. lie did mi sanction ! lie
would moi be understood by implication, or by tho
new aspect given 10 the case, by the Senator from
South Ca'olinn, es soneonipg any thing Of which,
II was well known, he disappro, Cd No Lot tho
resolutions, called for fom the COMMITTEES on tho
Post Office, and the proposition he would submit to
exPunge tho resolutions OF the last session, cons
properly bcfop the Senate, and no would give hiu
votes on them according TO the best dictates of hs
own judgment. Again, no would be understood
on one other point, and lhnt was tina, in all the al
ualons IN which no nigh, be placed, and under all
circumstances, he had but one standard by which to
measure both the Post Office and the Bank of Tia
| United Stnies.
Mr. CALHOUN moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table, 10 give ihs Senator from Ala
bama Nr KING an opportunity 10 prepare a reso.
luton TO accomplish tho mcditstel purpose ~
| resembling the former resolutions Of The Scnat,
! confess, Sir, observed Mr.. C) / feel some
curiosity 10 see how tho Senator from Ala.
bann Will reconcile such = proceeding with the
Tree and independent existence Of Senate. |
'cc', SIR, great curiosity 10 hear how that genc.
man proposes that the journals are to be kept, il
such procedure is allowed to take effect shonld
like 10 know how he proposes TO repeal a journal
by what strange process no would destroy facts
and nnnih'lale events and things which uJo nov
the 5cposIiories Of hisory7 When he sbail have
satisfied my curiosity on this particular then there
is nno'he, thing, am anxious 10 DO informed uron.
and that is. what form, what strange and nav plan
OF proceeding will he suggest for tho adoption OF the
Senate will tell him l v III show him tie on
ly resource thu, is left Tho point to which he neces
sar'ly comes, and that 10 this no will DO obliged TO
declare, IN his resolution, that the principle up,
which the Senate acted was not correct that il was
false and erroneous principle. And let me ak
villa, was the principle, which now il seems 10 to
he destroyed The principle on which the Senate
need, the principle which that gentleman Engages
tooverthfow, IL this, roe havc right % erpress
on opinion" He will Lc compelled to deny that
or perhaps he mny take refuge from such aprsJies-
n'eni by qualifying his subvcrsion Of this & :, prin-
cplc Of legislative freedom. And how will he DUAL.
ify tho denial OF this principle that t. how win he
deny il, and yet apparently maintain iii Flo has
only one resource lcf and that TO- 10 pretend thai
VIC have right TO express oSr opinions, but not
etMe President This 10 the end and aim yes.
this is the inevitable Consequence and result Of such
an extraordinary, such monstrous procedure.