Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10

to prove tina, about 10 vIatc c Constitution
are told ON very high authority, (iudge White han.
s.i) tha although we cannot cxPunge nay rscind.
We are told that Tie dictionary meaning oil tApun.e
Is to destroy Now IL We are referred to johnson and
walker to settle this question, (Which must say less
eninS il'e dignity OF this sublect) their meaning.
rescihd ", "to cut oil, implies dcstrnct,un, rs
en,liaticaily any definition OF the word .sexpunee
but, said il was parliamentary word aud
WIZ icier TO enc or two words, whose parliament
afy sign'hcation il not The that which is
euaShed to them IN common use. Suppose, after this
Restitution has been discussed, Until some gentleman
tecis t0 be his duty To attempt To stop the uniust
haeic waste Of time motion is made 10 have the
''fTtr0 question putwiut would man unactraint.
ca win parliamentary language understand lie oud
think that question had been put precious to the
question the adoption of this resolution And yet
sr we understand the call for the sprt rous question
To mean call for the present question TO be put to the
vote and TO stop the debate. Again case Of anne
mehis p"ndng between The two branches, the Senate
may t"StSt, or 1T may "adhere' TO its ndmcnt.-
Row, plain would say, there was little or no off,
ference IN tue two Words and If any, to insist would be
tue sviiesi mode OF proceedings and yet by paIianena-
ry usage TO adhere is much the harshest modc that
1t must not be resortcd until YOU have made an I'M.
successful effort to teSist and yet told that if
determine 10 e1puRge, will contradict ourselves un.
less we totally obhlerate aud destroy the resolution
we do mean to destroy the moral effect of the resolution
aho leave II still egble-we TO dsarm il of power
20 lnjne The reputation of Chief Magistrate ereaf
yer; we mean to extract the sting and the ser.
pent harmless In looking over the debates of the
celebrated Virginia Legislature in 1898, | find the
WORD efPGHge was used, exactly in the sense, and
70 cypress me same operation which we propose to
perform that part of the journal containing this re.
solution When MIR. Aladisons resolutions were offer
ca motion was made 10 expune the resolutions
The motion was negatived. But, sir, suppose it had
preVa,iedr what would The Speaker have dune O sig
my that IT was eNpunged? Would he not simply have
drawn his pen around it, or have made some
ns OF mote on The nnrgn' appeal 10 you, sirlo
every practical man in the world TO say Whether he
would have poured out the ink from the bottle to signify
mat was expunged; would he ruther HAYS lett
II perfectly legible, but with mark of rejection?
he a n.o
sceung IN relation to law and resolutions should not
be different from the nature of the two law c,naol
~ imposes some practical obligations il imposes active
duties on all the officers of the law in CARRYING il into
execution If the law unwise or unjust and ,he Ie
gsiature determine that it shall longer xistno lonr
er be executed, the officers of the law VIII, had me-
vously been acting under it, carrying il into cxecu
uo ought TO have the repeating idto their hands as
authority for ceasng execute the oririnal law No,
so IN relation 10 snch resolution this which calls for
no acuon imposes no obligations on any individual.
Having only moral operation il is sufficient is ro.
per mat lis rescsion or It's condemnation should appear
on its face. Ff
But, Mr. Speaker, while most extraordinary lbcrti
are taken with the Constitution on other subjects al
hongh is made mere nose of other occasions
twisted and nrned, and construed 10 snit any n,rn,y
He opposition nave such scrupulous reverence for The
requirement TO preserve the journal untouched (which
they profess TO think is contained i'm the word ouo,d
above, but which deny atogetherD that the cam,
conceive ofany thing which, once placed ON III ourai
shoulu nave even The mark OF a pen made on H. Now
would ask, suppose these resolutions mass ,,d on
senators should choose 10 resign and the senate under
MI
adopt resolution that any who would accent the
appointment under the circumstances was unworthy of
holdlhg seat and should be expelled Suppose in fur.
etahce OF the views OF the trainers of the Constitution
which our opponents understand to make The senate
PeraGnent d0dy, they should resolve to hold their seals
Tor HE Suppose you 10 have minority IN tI,
Senate, who would adopt resolution reaec1g an ,Ie
memory OF Washing ton-and that the nonu, n, ,b;cL
grateful People are about L. erect! TO h1nour hi; $50
should not, desgued be reared within line Disr;
OF Columbia What would gentlemen saw to soch res
luions as ihese: Would they honour them by reso,.,
ui 'Tepe'i, or would they rather stamp on their
very lace the marks OF unqualified reprobation?-
Mr. Speaker if the of gentlemen ior The q -
stut"h Is OF that convenient, manageable character
iat lhey can indulge IT at moment and press !, NJ
onotnc.- they do not regard the violation of t o.
sttuGon, committed by the Senate in adopno thjs 80
lucal ask viii they steel their hearts Ia tI, cIa;
Juslcewi they refuse to wipe of the stain from lie
reputation of an injured man? (or in consentiny 10 re-
re they concede the poin,) ask, sir f Justice c,u
Docs this country nothing to Andrew Jacksoni tina,
his enemies, naddened by the fury of political and nrT
so"oi hared-goadcd on by stnga OF disaupoia,ed
Ambitions should be permitted TO WELD their usarped un
constitutional power PROSTATE his reputation Wba,
VIII Poserly say to this resoulion alsfed contra.
diced by thousand brilliant deeds in the cabinet as
wen as the held: MI Speaker, know full well that
there are some ever ready suspect the motive which
prompts the praises OF Andrew Jackson vet sir
dare 10 do hi justice. lie will soon be po,ySress ~
reward any, if such there be base as 10 and him FINN
interested motives pay tribute TO justice, not 10 The
man Bat, before aiindc (and it Will simply be an
ailnsion to his civil renown-whclI will here rc,nar
compared win ms military fame, brig as that NAV he
VII cali
Tic EenliVn of the Senate Tor moment L, one of t
most sublime, most imposing moral specaces which the
world ever witnessed-I mean the trial of a Iocksor-
Tor mprisonins Judge under martial law M Ney n,
leans lmasine sir, the victorious General clobed in
the habllimenis OF war, hunlby and patiently submng
TO the sentence OF the law, Tor which possib1
saved The liberties 81 ms country! There stood the so
Vour OF New Orleans surrounded ny thousands of hus
bands fathers, aud brothers, with hearts swelny and
pursuing with gratitude to the whom they looked
on as the inslument in the hands of Providence o do
iverence from all the horrors of brutal s,diervThe
sat the Judge, trembling in his place. dreadino TO
pronounce the sentence of the law fearinp the ven
geance of the multitude before hn-In q unomen, Le
dispelled the alarm Of the judge, and said /! Do
not hesitate TO do your duty The same arm iboI
was ncrved in defence Of its country ever ready To
be raised Tor the protection of its countrys laws
he hm"un oil The hne instantly rendered by those
whose property and whose lives had lately been saved
from destruction, but he chose to draw from his own
purse the Offering t. the majesty of the civil law And
YET, TINS IS the man of whom his enemies saw " he
knows no law but his will ~ Intended Ia mako
some aiusion to his service in the Cabinet; bnt bnve
already uesPassed loo long the patience the Senate
bun be fore take my seat, must say as most conso
enousy believe, tina, The battle Of New Orleans proud
~ conspicuous as that will stand among his deeds of
cory, IS nothing, compared wish the battles he has
iouSh ana won at WaslOglon lis nothing to the vic
torres nc has gained over egons of political enemies
headed by designing skilfu leaders stimulated he ho
nope o having their ayafce their ambition qai6ed
aud sustained in all their warfare by the ready millions
Of corrupt corporation
n LARET--Tbis splendid imported horse will cover
~ mares Tie present season, now oommenced and
VIZ expire on lst Jay, 1896, at the stable of the sub
sererf Granville county, ~ Caroline miles north Of