Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-29

my present opinions of the conduct NJ The s.,.- -
ored two years ago. and fully expressed then and are
creation OF subsequent events and
ana secondly, that the specifications then made were
ad mold OF, and expressly objected to- as showing The
impeachment character of the resolution; SO that the
proof Is clear that they Withdrawn to avoid obiec
uons winch could not be answered. and on which votes
could not be taken thus show that the opinions ex
pressed In THIS nth proposition old as the corr
neneement OF the Senatcs proceeding against The pro
soenP ana what is, perhaps, more material 4 b,v
',, from lhe resolutions proposed in the Kentucky
Legislature, IN the case Of Judge nns that they were
expressed by others long before had any occasion 10
iotm opinions upon such subjects will place nv pro-
position ny The side of that resolution and leave Il TO
any one to show difference except in the
tnat makes the conduct of the Senate many ten thou
Kentucky General Assembly
~ was thus, Mr. President, that CHALLENGED the I'M
consuutionaity of the Senate procecdinp on the mo-
neht oil the hrs introduction of this fatal resolution
u'u SO from thorough conviction of i,s total nfrnoe
meit OF Tie Constitution. 1 knew then and / tn6,,
""al was que 10 the Senate, and what was impli.
cd'eu oi myself IN the expression of such an onnon
knew that spoke under Just and mighty responsi.
ohy 10 That enlightened discernment and high moral
sense oil the community which man may be 5ermted
ana which Is so prompt to perceive, and so
aoe 70 avenge the outrage of Unjust accusation knew
.nat the charge must be made good or recoi upon its
'o', ana went on at that time TO justify the clal-
ienge which had made win the Senate indulge me
IA t,s rsadag OF lew words of what then SAID and
winch VIII stand for part Of my speech now? This il
The part which beg leave to repeat
Mr B then read from the same debate:
did boc s U 1 e%n to eon;s. well what they
US ouied upon them 10 consider IIousa
whose privilege invaded and who had
sn anu winch had right, send message the Senate
u Tue proceeding ana demanding its
nc consider what due President no was Tim,
d. W." ~ n,s I9tente o mos, enormous crimshut due
es e IN lhuI combining the incompatible characters OF
S uuses anu which would itself be judged by Europe
hmeIica lie dwet particularly which
would make ~ going with the OF this reolution Ia
Accuseu hs PRESIDENT OF violating
twenty violations the Consttuion making the
% accused HIM Oh violating single law
al inc laws OF erimin. justice in prosecuting
the neonIo.
aud immediately tramped upo rights of nil citizens in H.,
assumption to protect them from ilusory danger
MT d. would close this head. Ii was a painful one
was pointed and severe condemnation of The Sena,e
conduct but not more than had been pronounced n,
hen'ucky III a case many thousand degrees below the
culpabilly of the present one. Mr. B wonId conf.n,
MS proposition with the concluding resolve in the Ken
lucky case, andaPpcal to all candid men TO saw n the
more applicable 10 the Senate, who are the constitution
al trers of President JACKSON, than 10 the Kentucky
Gensral Assembly, who were not the triers of Judge
Innis. ~S~