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

st.nt will not date upon this plain p'int. bat viii
produce example from our own history l" sh'" WIN!
what precise allegation of time, place, and act. vIiI'
lions OF law charged upon Executive officers III The
earlier age OF our Republic.
read from the journals of the House of Represent
at YES in l7!: They the resolutions submitted ny
Mr.. Giles of Virginia, for tue purpose Of mpcuching
the Secretary of the Treasury, General Hamilton, and
are in thc.e words:
"csolred That the Secretary Treasury violated tho
passed the 4h August $780, muki"s appropriation Of certain
moneys authorised To be borrowed by the same law III the FOLLOWED"
&c" BY applying portion Of the principal borrowed tho
nyara of interest falling uc The principal which WAS ""
80 BY drawing part Of the moneys into the u States
Without the Of the President ri The United States
Hcre:al is open, manIy and intriglbe. MIR. Giles
tells H:aCic means, and commits himself upon this 49,
General llmilton knows what lie is charged with;
the tDuS, knows what to proceed upon: and Tie public
knows fur what hold The accused 10 his dr!rncr. the
his rnus the House lis JUSTICE and all the
p.rS TO their official accountability Ia their constituents
Compare this resolve against President jackson, with tie
resolve Of Mr. Giles and how different in the
t;al particulars of criminal accusation. The general
charge is the in both cases, that OF violating law,
and acting without authority yet the resolves are totally
dirrnl; one, all precision the other, all ambiguity In
one ~ word declaration OIL fact Or law on which
precise ISSUES glt be TAKEN il the Other every word
problem, and susceptible Of many meanings there
were tongues debate it, Like tho oracuur responses
Of tie pyhian Apoliu they seemed 10 be selected for
their ampilouy, and because ANY meaning and every
meaning which might be required or forbid: might be
import Late Executive proceedings. Here are three
words and three antiquities. |. Late. How late:
year. two years, five or ten years aGn: z EAecu'
live" What part OF the Executive: The hici Magis
tratc, or Of the Heads Of Departments: 3. 81 The
public revenue" What part OF IL That in the Bank
of the United States, in the Dcpostc Banks or i'll
state of collection in South Carolina: defy any man
to allix any definite idea TO either OF these terms,
10 take any issue upon them. All is uncertain,
biguous, pfobIcmalcaI nothing is clear but the aban
dOnuIrnl of all that related to MIR. Duane Mr. t.
new the removal Of the drposltrS, the responsible
y Of renewing them, the danger TO the liberties Of
the people, and the complete cutting loose from all
connrxium with the Bank oi The United States: whose
wIUgs had solely occupied the Two previous forms OF
the resolution, and had figured so nconlineny IN the
speeches Of all lis friends. All this is abandoned all
mention OF the Bank Is dropped Instead Vi l., the
yarur cha re. substituted, which las often point
cd On. 10 the notice Of the Senate; under this gene
raj d nunc.a; general verdict was procured by
new SPECIES g" individual CONT .buton something like
subScrp ion last, pomcy purse OF accusation, III which
each pat according TO has Will anu Ills means
Nc B. said he had adduccd this instance of criminal
accusaun this charge against General Hamilton, Tor
purpose Of showing, that precise allegations were IN.
disprnsaOc such but 1t also available and
eunruty apnlcabie for another purpose; Tor the pur
pn>, of showing that corrupt, wicked improper
lives were not necessary to be alleged III proceeding
agals, riliccr for ilpcaca!c offence. The de-
sIrn of NJ; Giles, to lpcach General Hamilton;
and for that purpose, he charges n with naked vo
proper motive and without tie smallest allegation OF IN
Jury Tie public. 1t is in point; and added 10
The Casts lc Judges Chase and Pickcring Is concIu-
siye TO show HAT where regular aud formal I'M
parchment is intended avcrment, under our Consti-
luton, OF criminal motives, public de,rnent need be
alleged.
Nj President. the public, and errn The Senate, have
hrad much Of late years, CT Rain doctrine in pol-
tics called conI!tta an i; has generally been pre-
scI:cd III very unenrable and undesirable point Of
view. Some have even gone far as to say, that they
scorncd the character OF an uncomnttcd man; and 4
certain gentleman that you and wot OF, has been con-
spcuuusY pa -adrd in speeches and gazctleS, as the
fundr of the nonconmtta school, and tn" original ut
the portrait which has been drawn OF an uncomul;!ed
man. OF the JUSTICE tie rrUpTlety, the truth, and The
drccncy, OF what has been said and published OF that
rrnllrina that point, it is not my purpose, IN tins
place, r:ahc question, nor would 1t, presume, he
your pleasure decide prctemIt that labor and pro-
crcdInp upon the assumption oil his opponents that The
aforesaid gentleman actually the founder Of the aior-
SAID school have remark, that it seems TO me, that
ike other great inventors, lie is danger OF being rob-
bed Of the glory of his discovery by tie improvements
which made by others upon his Invention So tar as
understand the institutes of the original school, the
right Of -cuInnlta extended no further than to prob
lens politics. ii did not embrace Gases oil law and mo-
ratv Eu1 Nlcnd 10 the conduct Of Judges and orna.
lus But who stop the march OF Improvement =
Who can limit tic genius Of TIE scholar: Who can baf-
He llr art The cunning imitatur: Already the durtrine
ufnon.conllal has made its way 10 the judgment scat-
to tN.s chaLcr-and to this very The Senate
they have condemned President j. fol! They not only
refuse to cul; themselves for The grounds OF their judy
mrut hut they revoke the coInnllta which they had
parity made. They withdraw every thing upon which
ihcy culd br held TO their accountability. They haul
in back ul cut loose and run away, from their own
arl.lp specify the guilt c President Jackson; and
then condemn hIm in general verdict made up by
compumsc and unable 10 bear the test OF any specI
ca,lun whatever. Yes, sir! made up BY compromise !
for who If us that were then in this chamber that does
not remember the extraordinary circumstances OF the
closing scene; the perlpatctic movements which TOOK
lace among members? the crossing TO and iro on this
finer, tile consultations and the whlspclngs! the fixing
and allcr:G, the writing and rubbing out, the offering
and withdrawing, the tearing and beginning anew,
wc! this chamber, TO the delay OF the call
for the Yeas and nays, until set OF phrases were COL
lectcd y contribution from different parts Of this floor,
sufficiently connitla TO embrace all who were vii.
linz condemn the President without being able 10 tell
! for what; speak us an eye witness, when describe
The closing these terms; and appeal to ioIty
Senators lhrn and now present, TO alm my statement
And what say the laws Of the land to The vcr!Ics OBJ
laimcd by compromise Utterly rrprobated; tic jury
repr..nauoct who gives the -; their verdict sci aslIr
and trial ordered.
Sir, said Mr.. b., examine this sentence of condcnna-
ton az i, stands Examine word by word, and II
il is located to any place. limited to any time, or con-
fined 10 any one act Will it not cover the late EX-
eculyr proceedings relative To the revenue IN South "a
rohru as we'll as the iaic' Executive proceedings
relative 10 the dc;usItcs in Philadelphia; VIII 1t not
cover The orders to Cuu;nodorc Elliott 10 proceed Ia
Ciarcs.nr Just us well il will cover The order 10
! Mr.. Duane 10 quit the cabinet: Would II mol cover
the removal CT troops the South TO ensure the c"ec-
ton p the revenue, just well as it would cover the
rcnu, al ii lY drpos,,es frc the Bank to prevent The
m:sciirls OF lAril remaining there: We're not the
two MEASURES equally cop planned Of at Charleston and
in pn,IaLcIhlu and is il not notorious, that when dis
liugulsllrd SUBS of Sonlh Carolina, Immediately alter
tie condemnation of the President, denounced the law
less tyranny vi his conduct in public speeches in Ph!la
delpa meaning ali the while his conduct in relation to
the revenue IN south Carolina that the friends Of the
Bank VIM had previously applaudcd the President for
that conduct capped and shouted and flung their caps