Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-18

brought ur 10 a-iif, unconstitutional proceedings,
and lat does this prove, II any inine by,
said Mr.. Leigh. tic veil known fact thai II u pop
nlar administration, that most dangerous To
liberty, ii no, we'll guarded and restrained lie
then lu>.aucrd the Ease oi the aiiesl oi srarf-
rant. holman, and iie1cnd.r, is being aeerssarN
to the Eur conspiracy IN 1907. TIE Two .hrs
were doubtless implicated in that plot whatever i
was, vet there was no shadow oil rfl"i NAL IN
dEd1! was aud set he Wis restrained oi III hei =
" t., Jrftr,on, although tere was no pfetsn'' Ia
Justify il. Mr.. l.. lien remarked thai an"ng the
paurr, Of J6Ht SON iu,i published by his grandson.
ere MAS = letter IN wlli,ll lie Lad said that the
nroprietv of,iolaiiup tic rigih ui hobeas corpus
trnci,Hrd On circumstances +" And here II Il
,urc,drutl Shall admit II is binding Oh me !!
If all the greatest thai ever lived. the liamp-
drns the Jcflcrspns the llenrss, tie " a,hnrtons,
-sl bad signed thai letter, would still denonnoc
the morsruus doctrine il contains. No one shoud
thu, i-itcr m, from the maintenance 81 NY i1Lhls
i, an American citizen, bs the mere fofee oil " ldN-
ccd,m." la hi, whole Passage In Was very
earnest and eloquent. lie wom on 10 examine
the u,cs iidt had II Ell mode III tie precedent lie
had quoted. and i sianced the suspension oil the
wit Of RdJeas corpus hy Gtn. JACKSON and the
arrest t' the Judge that issued il, being, Enough
perhaps a matter OF seemingly imperious neecssl-
w. complete carving out oithc principle III
VOWED in ihat precedent He also showed that
it va, rcp.atcd 1T Pensacola by tie same olcef
He then asked If he election OF Gentrm Jackson
TO the Presidency established these cases AS pre-
ccdcnt>, hereafter ever To he followed lie did
not believe IT,
Al iii, dctsi l,c went INTO To slow lhe danger of
~, c,dcIls," and he alluded 10 the Case oil Pin,
who once attestcd similar ,ipln, u, prime minis
. ter and the eloquent robukc oil Jonns lheteupon.
lie neat quoted a remark oi Strait, who had
SAID that there was no other way 10 preserve the iio-
crtivs .nd institutions q State, but never 10 make
h >inllc breach through which millions oi abuses
NAV Afterwards come III, rs ii Hood, 10 lis desiiuc-
tiou.-Ths, he said, Was The language oi wisdom.
| 1t came from the lir. OF Tory, lu' one from
whom ever, Whig might derive knowledge, from
d nonarci,t, To whom Republicans night not
scoIn tolook Ion insttuoton,--i,om sage, whose
lessons even Democrats nigh, improve from. lie
considered that the establishment vi such pieoe-
dents va, opening such bIcaehcs.--ard of onc,
lac would never consent 10 them. Whcn he tooh
The hjgI ollicc Of Senator oftlie United Sae,, hc
had not rchnquslcd the high character oil an Amer
lean ritizcn, aud lie wa. vet aud hoped he never
should forget that lr VI. one of the 3" American
! People," 30 often alluded TO by certain mem
Ter, OF that body, if they themselves we're not.
I lie believed in his conscience that th, govern
mcnt w?s making rapid strides 10 n simple mon
archy. lie accused no one of willully designing
this, bu, OF putting political causes into action, from
| the contemplation Of the fleets OF which, II the,
could only rc.lIzr ,hcn', ,Ee, "euld shrink with
horror.
! Mr.. Leigh said that lie understood Mr.. Benton
TO ground lis aIpun cm upon the assumption that
the Senate lad not ia. competency 10 pass The
original resolution of 1884, and ihst II they had
such right, then tlct. would be- no prelence Of the
power" to c,pungc.' And the desliluion OF that
/ right attempted 10 be proved by the position
that ,hc Senate Was judicial tribunal 10, the trial
| of mpcn ct mtut> aud having made criminal
charge against The President, and, without I'M
parchment, (Which should come from another
quarter, having passed judgment on the President,
obey had acted extra ludicnl, and uncon,,itniion-
ally and upon tins ground the resolution nov
oGcr is based.
The whole of tins shallow >oph,,trs ~as COM
pl,i,y rciu,ed by Mr. Lcieh Ill the most able and
conclusive mann,r. LIE showed that tie rcsolu-
,lon Of March 1884 involved no such charge, aud
that such legislative action was, under ,lreumstan-
cc> prcoIscl, similar, abundant, justified ly pre-
ocdcut and usage. THIS was very interesting
part OF the speech OF Mr.. Leigh, aboundcd with
anccdOtc, illustration, argument and authority,
and " Ill be found 10 have fully established the po-
,lion assumed hy that Senator III relation To III,
resolution patscd hN the Seuatr IN March 1874.
lie then went on 10 show that the doctrine now
cnnteudrd for, that the Senate have right 10 de-
clare an act of the Executive wrong, hN resolution
gave TO the President an anthori, perfectly nbsU-
Lutte. L. places lln ~ state Of perfect tlespons-
hluy; Tor. the process, oi impeachment hs two.
thirds Of the House, aud CONVICTION by -ihld
, OF the Senate, could bardl, b. Viewed rs >nih
cIcnt chrcl upon the usurpatlon> Of power by Nj
Executive disposed 10 practice them. lie though
these very dangerous doctrines sanction by pr.
ccd"nl, and hand dumn 10 posterit,.
t lie concluded viii sour illusions 10 the ponl
Il whct!c, the original resolution were true in por
of law and in point OF Tact, Whether il q
. not ii WAS legislative and not MI executive nct,
i and it done, and a record made OF il as III
, sense oitht Senate, 4 the record must stand. Tn
= whole Of tins part If tic speech WAS cAtrcmc, ALL
% and convincing. cannot rive Nou more per
! feet idea Of it, pressed io time and space no,
am. The whole Will soon be published. Tn
closing remarks we're yer, fine. They had allu
SION to those ridiculou>ls homha.lie expressions u
Mr.. Benton, to handing dow the word trpuuc
TO p"slcrt, and the mother, giving il 10 he
manly child, TO be pcrpetuncd and the infant
. " sucking IN tho a,cnging word eirnnee with i,
II mothers milk" e. g..
:. Mr.. Leigh painted the effects OF hequea thin
= such splrii 10 poseritv.-lo the influence
would have upon Ihc character Of the people,
awcSs as il was in itself. how likely was To pro
I duCc that effect upon those 10 whom ii thu
I handed down As 10 the infant, he said, who sha
r imblhc this ""reneine" sentiment from its mother
VA pax 4 owe, hat la, ,,,ll,