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

Therefore, to ezpunge Resolution adopted by the Sc.
nate, is Papably Unconstitutional" AZ understand
them, this is the and substance Of their argument
Now for the facts Our Senators trcinsiucted TO ex.
punge Mir. Clnys Resolution, drasiag Hack line
around 1t: and writing "erpunged by order Of the Senate
it. Suppose the instruction oheyed TO the yery
line aud letter. still there would stand The Resolution
still part Of The journalistic showing most conspicu.
ously the proceedings of the Panic Senate He thu,
may read srm But the grca, sin-,his epaIrahle
violation Of the Consltunn"-ths ''perjurg consists
ne" i'll destruction of the Journal-nvl N Il,dtng ou,
the proceedings of the Senate but in executing the will
OF TIE people IN doing IN act Of s'npr justice the
PRESIDENT, IN placing laslng blasting warning mark
around and up"n Resolution, which served fur fur
long months as text for panic speeches aud alarming
predictions, which the people have condemned, and VI
whch, The Speakers and prophets themselves now
| sick and ashamed.
We fatty deny, that commit violation Of the Con-
sttuton by expungng an unconstitutional proceeding
IN the manner proposed. GO Then you lie," say the
Wings you say you expunge, when you do no. ex-
punge, for you still leave the Resolution upon the
journal Then they give themselves the lie in chars
ing US with perjury, unless they make appear, that
is papaby unconstitutional to word in any other
than Its literal sense, although we fully and explicitly
| tell them what mean by il.
A mere typical iuuravc expuncon," saith his Al.
tcrnave Lordship! Perfectly ''nugatury!' And yet
according 10 his Iordshp, the most high.handed mea-
sure ever ProPrsed, to high minded Senator!
People of Virginia! Although it cannot be denied that
the people have sanctioned the Of the President
and condemned the course of the Senac-although i,
cannot be honestly ma!nlaned that the act which our
Senators are directed 10 pert;ru would be uaconsu.
tonal provided the Resolution be left lcghle-yct, there
is AL honest difference Of opinion, about the proprety OF
using the word :expunge." But, in my humble opinion
the answer Of our Senator'S and the heat and violence
OF their friends, afford conclusive proof that czpu"ge
is the proper wQrd" 1t dSglaces dsgraceful proceed
ing, more strongly and rmphalically, than any other
word. ltsqn Na account that it is strongly object.
ed to by panic Senators, land it is that account
that ught lobc adhered To- by all who desire to restore
and prrpcnate The former high character of the Senate
of the u 5. n few such factions as have ruled
that once august body Tor the last few years. would sap
the foundations of Institutions trampl the ConSl
tuition under foot, and mock the rights of the States
and Of the People. Then let the startling black line I've
drawn arouudle The blasting word ''coFupgc he writ.
ten upon the Iac.iOus proceeding, that it may stand
warning 20 all iactionsts in future. And let those ar
rogant public servants who lave ar.ogated 10 th"ni
selves Gall the scnse all the deccncy, and all the
science cxtantwho have drcd the will of the People
ard taken the sovereignty of the States into their own
! special Keeping be reLukcd in voice Of thunder.
ANTlPANlC.