Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-17


check upon the other. The Senate elected for long
term six years: that they might, during that time:
be out Of the reach OF pnwcr-tat they might be out Of
tie reac and Influence Of popular conooa, we'd y
power, and unmovrd by popular prnzy. But, SIR hrre
is ncw mode invented, By which The tenure of the
Scna,nrial rilce is 10 he reduced 10 year You
the dominant party this ycar-you instruct your Sc
natoIs ont OF "!c' next year you are III the minority
and v"ur Senators instructed out Ivy the majority
again you may have the asccndancy, and you instruct
according 10 your wishes. But sir, how far the Sc
majors bound To obey your instructions upon constltu
tinnal qlcstiUns resign hold, that the Senator is
alone t" Judge how lar lie obey his instructions
sstently with tie Constitution. If he believes tina, lie
is instructed to vinlae The Constitution, lie will not
obey and know of no constitutional obligation upon
him to i"rcc him to resign | would resign, but lie
mg act differently and moi violate the Constitution.
We have been tn!d that the Senate is acous body
and deserves TO be unrd by the Legislature; and ar
guincns lave been used to induce believe they are
prosecuting the President. tie has been held up to US
officer uwly and meek bleeding every pore and
sinking brncalh Senatorial prosecution! How false is
the picture! Andrew Jackson prosecuted man. whose
brow is green with wreath OF never fading laurel and
who has erected for himself n monument OF military
fame which never perish Does Andrew jackson
need your humble p!auds to rescue him from Senate
rial prosecutions; lie fought the battle Of New Or.
lcans-lie has grown grey in The service of his country
with boundrsS pnpulartyBut, sir, is the regal max
i'm 10 obtain here, that thc King DO wrong: Is
the President 10 he deemed nialhlc: Are we all to
fall his feet the iuo,snu Of power and co him re.
vcrcncr: Where is the man who loves Cusa. better
than Rome: If there be such one, must it not be- he
who would rather bood-bought Constitution VIC.
laed dcsccratcd and destroyed, than TO have the pcs
dent ccnsurcd:
We are told Ey the gentleman, that the Senate is "a
malignant, iactious body !, is easy to hard cpl
tlsts Il" the most iIluslrious, the dgnifcd body IN
the world The Senate oflhc u. S is 10 be pronounced
Malignant iac'ions body because they dared pass
upon the idol Of gentlemen! They should be
cautious in using epthe,s-rrajor,es are uncertain
The tide ofpubc opinion may be with them to-day but
may roll back Tomorrow Nothing is steady but unerrnr
principle. Principle is TO be forgotten, and swallowed ~,
in the gentleman great whirlpool Of public good You
attempt to cast odIum upon the Senate to-day. by
calling il malignant ard factious.' The time
may when your power may be humb,d yoa
may be fund in the minority, and you may hear
coming Legislature, Influenced by your example, pro
this body ''nalignant, factious" body Nlajo
rites are unstable and uncertain You may eceiye The
reclamation Of the people today, and their in
dignant excavations. Gentlemen say, that the Senate
have prosecuted that old patriot Andrew Jackson, BY
calling him .'usurper, despot, devil" Can they find in
their journal where those epthes have been applied to
the PRESIDENT Where is their authority for this calum.
ny upon the Seuae' The truth is, we all 10 bow a!