Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-31
oath CONGRESS-Ist Session
From tit National Iatliiscnccr, Naroh 20.
tNpUNGING.


me proposition ID liaf AM natiiata the records
81 the Senate Of the tnfed States Il larry under
debate IN that oodS, I" leadihe speeches having
esrh MADE upon II, one ~ the mover OF II, aud
me other oy Mr.. oRrtH, The able and respected
senator from Louisiana
Inc speech oil Mr.. bGsroN has been rrPort' d
'afge' ana published IN io' s'ioD'' wilma promp'
iiiude which Is accounted i"i b, the near approach
81 the Virginia Elections We have no doubt II
will be 'ndo>flon'l, sfn.,l iaf and VIDE. 1t shall
mol DC our iault II the repit TO II Is much behind
'he opening speech.
oehe'ihs' AZ Nc do most cohNt''ntlouNls, that
n't independence oil The ee9dtofhd body is at
s'hAe ~ iiis question, anu with II the ,ttal spirit
81 the Constitution, We shall not hesitate Il give
preference, over other MATTER 10 thu s,ndcarlon Of
the rights oi lat body no" attempted to be broken
Down.
1t viii be some days, however, before NJ. PoE.
1fh speech can be prepared for the press Nr
shall mol wait 81 long TO pa, our readers IN pos
session OF one Of the pas,aees IN lhat Speech, which
told with an irresistible elrct. II was that in
which, referring 10 the Introduction OF r,punelng
Precedents from BRUSH history the Louisiana Sc
Hator traced them down to her orieis IS fol-
lows:
MI. PORTER, alter altulae ier somo time, uiih
gravity md severt1 against the position assumed
by MI. BLsroN and Offering variou, reasons nv
britnh prceelents ~.te not ui toloc here ON a
question o. his Alnd, ss,i---
Win "aat ,embIanoe OF jn,.iee, then, can it
he urged that THESE matters are 10 DO rrpnatcd
BY English parliamentary practice The miro
ductoa OF any rule on the subject into the Con>i-
tuition excludes such an idea aud the rules Them
selves, Inconsistent with ihn>r prevailing IN Iur-
land, forbid any such conclusion
- . ~ hoUpyer f.,4,l N, II \ = 4. A.
matter a huIc further. L. a. the honorable Sena.
Tor saws. we are 10 be governed bv n, I',L;1
practice ON this subject of espunging | presume
We mas TAKE that practice entire VT are not a,
liberty TO introduce part Of il, and reject a.
mother. There is certainly no rule III our body
which prescribes how it's 10 be done W. must
therefore, initiate the parliamentary pfcccdcnt>
throughout. Now, (,aid Mr. p fl understand
the precrienis night they establish the principlr
that, whenever the parliamentary proee, ding. in
fringe on the rights, real or ,nppa>ed. of The ~
scutive Chief Magistrate, he send, for the ,our,,al,
comes 10 the House, and strikes out IA, o,lcn-
sive matter with his own baud Wi.n ON th, con.
trary, the powers OF the body on legislative mat
tiers are impugncd by thu roic order OF rf,niuhou
or are improperly exercised the crasnre j, made
by an officer, under the order of tue House Such
appears To be the practice there and if If +, fl
govern us here let II, have il in il, ppriIy TIN
resolution, therefore, proposed hy the Senator is
entirely gralutous lilo thing can b. done. and
strictly speaking ought to he dom. vilhout Am,
action on our part. The President himself. ac.
eordng to the ero.iicnt ,ulrs of Parliament which
the gentleman recommends 10 our alop,on. has III,
right TO send for oar Journals, and m, ke such cor
recton in them as he thinks H.. That S.n,,,,.
NAV see that am mol mistaken on lin, subject.
beg leave to quote 10 them the following iiLt,tY
on, preccicDt derived from, tI,a az, AZ H. ,..,,
cd and spirited King JAMES rut Fmsr, ofblcss
.d memorp. >
:" The Iionso of C,m,o,. :, p.,.i,.,l =; I.;.
Mr.P.) at the time when III. r,a,,,sns .,,.', '
tween the prerogaliye> of ,b,. cra,. &
If the Peonle vas ab,n, a,.n.,,.,ns'
G,l,ov;no resolution. ''''' Wv
:" The Common, ,.,, .s,o,,.,a., =. p,.,...
.bepo iustIv occ,,;.nna ,bar,,,' '''.'''' ~