Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

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Legitimate ohactS which call o the attc.m Of the Legislature
are themselves sufficiently impoan 10 require Tie OF all
their Isun and engaging pursuit CuIs,
by CONSUMING the rua;c ad the oi tc representa-
tsc5 Of the people, investigating subjects strictly within the
sphere their duty AMI innnucl expression Of opinion
,! the Grmea Assembly tho gul innocence OF Harry IuH
ESD N Feao4 10 ccHi" charges made against him, would be
prrJura,"a Vi hts ea>rit way would "lclhln
sa uro" the Character oi the judge without tine lrms OF trial.
9th
yea" Tree and iuI investigation those charges: ,hgrel"
Resordhg tic Gr"rr.t frnby That improper
p"scti;" 20 C"a-Tr to b: taken thai body aoa
10 ' sad char or 10 indicate opinion upon their Hua
R's0rd That the Constitution ani Law Of the land
ing 10 earh cI'H Mi""i IN ~" "n' Of office FAR and IMPARTIAL
t!Inll wChcE
Legislative body before n! any
pressing an u.or upon the cu or Innocence OF an inpc. M
tNiua would tend 10 Snrft the fundamental principle. u JUS
| the"
Mr. President seize with confidence and appropriate
without abatement 10 the present occasion, every word
that Is contained IN this resolution, with the remark, that
the severe rr:obation which it expresses May
thousand times applicable to the Senate Vi tie
United States, for lis conduct towards President Jack
son. than to the kentucky Legislature for lis proposed
conduct towards Judge ln;is. IN that the Ken
tuvny general Assembly not the tribunal for the
tria! of the Federal Jud ge in The Of his u,-
pcachmcu and their pre- udica!;on OF lls Gid not
affect the bosom Of his constitutional lrers in preSidn,
Jacksons his pre- udgcrs his constitutional
Judges aud judges who would have legal righ 10 sit
i'll Judgment upon him, Notwithstanding their moral
disqualification for that duty by their pre- Indication Of
his cast. ia Judge !na!sS lhrrc great
national connected ith his fate change in the
ascendancy oil political parties to he eircnd Il" roca!
prophecies u he accomplished ny me prophets lI"m-
Selves great monicd power 10 N gialiicd barrier
10 be struck down from between the people and their
eternal foe obstacle to be removed from before the
onward march OF political and mnneycd conrdrracy,
winch WAS advancing to the conquest Of the Cavern
m"n', aAd only stopped in its course by the invincihe
GoUt2Se and lncorTup,ihe integrity Of man. Judge
lh'''S case different from all this II Affected no
ohe bat himself. 1t individual and personal; his
pr'luo&erS We're not his lriers; and whatever wrong
iSh! be done INN, his country at least was safe and
ief 't'e institutions might survive and flourish yet,
even III is CASE oi miatcd wro:r aad contingent in
justice, no" Keen was The scent that snui.d the al.
pF"aca OF danger III ;l'r tainted breeze. liow sharp
was the eye that detected the lurkinr ,rsci:r in the.
remote contingency Of bare possibility iuw ,,in;.
ed, how cutting, how strong and how j.:; the rcbuke
that lavislcd uPou Legislative bo,v 10. srtinr
the example Of pronouncIng opinion :po The ruiii
innocence of an officer, snhjcc, imsacu,tni De.
, fore the Senate of the United States Every word
of it is twoedged sword, cutting into the vi,als of
the Senate ana leaving that deadly wound, for which
there is healing in :!e art Of surgery. To
upon such npossibe to anpliy, is 10 weaken
IL to repeat, is Destroy yet at how many points
the minds OF Senators instincvey halt, catch up The
cutting phrase, appy it 10 their case, while the
SMALL still voice csn<ce,ce whispers-scn thousand
times more applicable 10 US than to them Mark few