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

go r,d v;sin" being Supposed, from 'iei nI.u'e Her
ter acquainted with the ,hc ",eotDa Of the Con-
IN tat he First uagstrac shouM DC responsible
ses.a hs su,isc Drv4raeHt: 81" i"eore' as acc 40
, nuke The cgfccrs, "ho are - a'l n. ~ t'e -
n0e "a rrsvoasiGie to kim, lie is not responsible
"a It cr,,ufra '-'rhe Constitution (says MI M2aise)
,;r,ns that the Executive power shall be Trsird ia 'e
resident. A:s I!rc exceptions: Yes, there are. I
Constitution says that the Senate shall be associated VIA
the President, N appointing 10 Office, rness ~ case: y
;af.r:Ur n;c,rS. DC ~. Can rH:end ibis zee P'.
believe mo-. Tie Gae$h"n :~!: ft*Gitc" US 90.
tAis isMe pocer dtSp'"ctng, al Executive p'", rx
coucrve That, i: any power wli-tt' yer Is !" N ard
rcut!yr i, is tic puwc OF appointing, n
c,u.,ui;.;- thos. who execute lhe Laws. NV, " i
Officer WIEN oicc arpon:cd, Is 'ot 10 esr NV wi s.,.
President tur his ofc,a existence: c'i.'' 49, f,i.L
how The President cAu taAr care INA. d IN sustaining
l,.;,v r,ryue,;' -'iir discussion: Fcsuieu .'' ~rn
,h ,nv,nr If removal b. vote Of neatly l" %
Tins ueci$:on which occurred III LIE I H. rowrI
Tie formation cf !i= Constitution: cS'ao , rr.r
,, ,.i, r, roulCyc lie hca;.i ni crPai'i!ieH1' I
I,,s hrru sanctioned ~ the practice u INC w.
! ,crn,neut nm 10 the present lil.e-ahu pe'"S %
brl:cye on brought into question ','u' Wv hi
OF MISGUIDED party feelings co'IS,a'i :, .i i3;iu,
r. o. - ,r,rr,rr cannot be SAID, thul Tue iftsi"e"'
,oI ,L I,,. urti lac Constitution. II being Se"'
,,. r resolution OF tie Senate. CONTAINS i:sc ca'
| consider that powerful! 1cas"n WI! l. S''ou'I W
punsed.-But sir ii the resolution ~ ,e;n
liz prrs;dcnt uurht have Oecil lulPeaCheu "'.'"
49,, tt fin, Spa,e hive rig hl lo adopt resolution:
choruinr On the President an hpsachaO'e "ieEC', 't'e
by prsiudginy case which tey might De caiieu vi" u
try end thus morally dsquaiy!ns rs t'H ia.
c,rmny du,y winch the Constitution IuS ceFu'Feu Oh
,t.u-ine sor power OF trying lmpeac!linents being
giyen by the Constitution 10 the senate In anopng
T.s alton of this caracte they invade The right oil M
House OF Representatives, TO whom the powrr u ogt
na;inr and conducting imprach!ens belongs. ih'
CONSTITUTION did not 10 t iioaSe Ct REPRESENTATIVES,
nominal, nusauTy POWERFUL "he that "us 10 oe
carried into execution before tie Senate Now, SIT,
ask Of what value the people OF these United States
-, hv t,p
REPRESENTATIVES prosecute the President by lmpcach-
:uent before the Sruule, if that body disqualified se
morally from sitting the Judges: In trial by jury
if Juror has preiudgcd the case, lie is disqualified; and
III. rw provides that another may be substituted in bis
place that the accused may have tar trial. out IN the
cuse uupeachuent there 30 provision for substituting
other judges in place of Senators, who have preJudged
a cnse aud tie consequence IS, that the accused
must either be condemned without possibility OF escape
or il the Senators disposed 10 act lEparta honest
Judges h. mus, escape, even though he might be ever
81 guilty; for ether tribunal could try Tie npeach
me Mt aud they have disqualified themselves do not
hesitate TO saw that Us honest men, they could not try
an npeachmrnt when they had not only tolned but cX
pr, ssed opinion think SIT, it's shewn, that in the
adoption Of such resolution as liis containing lnpeach
able matter il true, tue Scnae not only nrade The tights
oil the o:e Of but assume power mot
conferred the Constitution but in entire destruction
of one OF important Objects !hen sir, this Trsalu-
ton cnot 10 be expungcd, because 1t contains caum
NJ ayunst the Chief agsae, and for the purpose OF
rebuSing this assumption OF power. will not occupy
The time Of the Senate by attempting TO expose the evil
consequences of one branch ct our Government
croachiny on the other; but will only remark that the
wise trainers If Constitution must have considered
it most dangerous indeed in wh':h all will agrae or
such extraordinary would not have been uscd in
defining rec"liur sphere otcach. Let Us enquire
what probability existed Of an impeachment growing
on; Of the Executive proceedings III relation 10 tie
moval Of the dcposi,vs? hazard nothing by saying,
that if but small amount Of Inc cJ which il WAS PIE.
Lcled would be produced By tie removal Of the drpo-
h,,,; .ppn
Bank aud lis a!es laborCd most ncsirousy TO produce,
the impeachment Of the President would have followed
rs irresistible consequence Will here take The IL
ury oi reading the Senate one OF the very many pro-
u:l.ces which were uttered during tie lung-tobere
n,rtlLercd panic which prevailed Tor short II
is pretty lar sample OF hundreds o others 1t is from
one of the distinguished Senators from Virginia (Air
Leirh on the presentation Of the Petersburg memorial
Speakng Of the President having caused the deposes
IL be !r.uyed he Not far the wealth OF Worries
not for all The qualifications which the most successful
au bition could brstuw-n"t for that evergreen fame
which survives The patriot, and the marble record Ut
his deedstal Immortal glory, for which men s!:0re 4"
the heroic agesshouid such responsibility res: on
my soul! No, sir, H"t far "eSc, o. any or al q 1sse
Should be soiuing hear The cr',s e Tie thidrta q
koncst srtut hurd eorkisg men, stinted # Wtad-ifc
sgas Of angush crung from die htuS u i4cr Faro"tS ~
ne sDectuc.e Of misery MGir GrCingS, tie g'oaHS
Hopeless bankruptcy, DC &c, aAa$'e"a'"S ~ one "n;ted
neal 10 Heauen resounding ny aame! lhank God,
Mr. Speaker that did not hear either the cries ct The
chiL.rn-l!c sgIIs of auyush o.: HE groans Of Eopr
less Bankruptcy except such as ;e Bank sei! prcduecd
But sir Imagine ter one moment III i tins prophecy had
| been verified There wru:d lave been united
voice from one end OF this Union 10 tc other demanding
tie impeachment Of !hr President; and your s':nalr
! must have stood by with folded arms, having ds!oucd
themselves OF the power 10 SIT III Judgment on hl,
less they had exercised that right, tai disregard o!
the principles which all Trials snail! liz c"nducIed
Sir, if the prtdc!ionS Of Senator's and indeed, may
venture 10 add il t!i:'r kOysS had been realized, Tie
President would not only, not have escaped all nPcac!-
lent but he would have saved his head It's" sub.
ec of sincere graduation and thank:alness, that the
virtue Of the people, aidcd BY kind Frcvidrncc was
suhcn, 10 stand Tic siock they sustained at that Tine
In whatever consider this subject, it scGIs 10
he proper ,xpGn.e this resolution Iron" tie journal Of
The Senate.
Bat i: is con!cnded that about to violate TIC
Crns;ituiicn-To determine that question, we must re-
f.: 10 the Constitution ITSELF and enquire, what is the
plain and obvious meaning of The words used. and tie
rUJaur object of The trainers OF that instrument! On
The subject VI journal, the WORDS Of the Constitution
Each House shall! keep journal of lis proceed
nss and from time 10 time publish The same, excepting
such parts may, in their Judgment, require secrecy;
and ;he yeas and o. The members of either House,
on any question shall, as the dcsiI" of one-: Of these
present, be entered tie journal The plain meaning
Of The words, keep journal is that they shall not do
any thing without rtcUrdlrg IL and the requirement that
they shall from tine 10 time publish the same with the
yeas and nays wter called for 'by onc-Eth Of those
present. maniicstiy shows that The trainers OF the Con-
st;,uion were providing the mode by which the people
should have the means o! knowing ha their RcpreSrn
nig Int do and (as To be The opinion of
gentlemen The other siir 10 preserve and hand down
the journal TO poscrily SIR, ii is the present genera
,on iht living constituent body, that lave the greatest
interest in keeping the Journal that they may approve CT
condemn the ac!s Vi their representatives. Mr.. Speaker,
Affirm that every rrGHrcmrnt Of tie (urs:;ti0n has
been completely complied with, when the acts Of tc
Legislature have been recorded and published that The
people may see what has been tonc.-That has bet n
done, the people have sern-t!ey have condemnrd-and
now they demand, that the rlaH"t condemnation shall be
placed on This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES libelpus resolutions
net by uteratrrg, hut by driving black lines around
it, aud writing across il, Ezpuns ID ts order IF Mc
Senate, that future Senates may take waning rot
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