Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-14
From the National JnteIiigencer.
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From the National IntrLigencer.
EXPUNGlNG.
The proposition and mulilale The records OF
the Senate Uflhc United States 10 fairly under debate
i" lha, body, NV" leading speeches having been made
upon it, one by the mover, aud the other by M. Por.
ter, the able and respected Senator from Louisiana.
The speech Of Mr.. Benton has been reported nj
large, and published in the Globe, with a promp,i-
ude which is accounted for by the near approach Of
the Virginia Ele c,ons. We have no doubt j, will DO
mduslronsIy spread far and vi de. l, shall he our
faul, IL the reply TO il is much behind the opening
speech.
Believing, as we do most conscie nlously, that the
independence Of the Senatorial body is stake in this
question: and with it the vital spark Of the CoDslu-
lion, shall not hesitate 10 give preference. over
other matter the vndication o the rights Of that DO.
dy, attempted to be broken down.
Ii will he some days, however, before Mr.. Porer's
speech can he prepared for the press We shall not
wait hong put readers in possession Of one Of
the passages in thai Speech which told with irre
sistbIe effect. IL WIS that in which. referring 10 the
inrnduc Of pung ing preceen,s from British his
tory, the Louisiana Senator uaced them dowA 10 IhsT
true origin, us Gllows:-
Fir. Porter, after arguing for time, with grave
| " and severity. against the position assumed by Mr..
Benton, aud Offering var"us why British pre-
cedenis were not Of fore" here Oh question Of this
kind, said
urged that these matters to he regulated by Eng.
lush parliamentary practice The introduction Of ~
ny rules the sulec, into the Constitution excludes
with those prevailing in England, forbid any such
cluslOH.
"Lei us. however, sir, (sad Mr.. P.) foll"w this
ter little further. H. as the honorable gentleman
says, We are I" be governed 10y the English practice
this sub ect Ot expnngiDg, presume that we must
take that practice entire we are moi at liberty to 'o'
ir"dacr one part ni II, and reject another Ihere 70
certainly no rule IN our body winch prescrlDes how
Is to be doAri we must. therefore, ''ae me pafA-
me"'"'y prrcedr"'s throughout: N"~, tS''d Hr: ~
u understand me pfece"e"'s f'en "fy es'""shI ms
principle that, whenever the pat Gamemtary pr"cted-
ings infringe the rights, real or supposed, OF tie
Executive N"'e' M"s's'"'e' ne rs"'" ~ '"r ' "'s'
VI .o"r: -" :"e .i"se, w" ,S ,'Ns' - s,
'm"''ef VII" US o"" n"no' W"e"' %" t"s -
'"e r""e o. Wv ""'y o" 'ess''.e ""'.s.s wv %
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.e'E ~e''sr:.' '' ''"s'e 10 49, WV, y. ; 'I.
"e , S"'" "FrE'''" W. ' VIC '"V p'"
""" 70 ~ g",t'" vs. ne. e' "s "eI ~ ~ -
1'N. ~" 'es""" '"ert,', p.or"seu ny '"e 81,
"o', ~ s'a'"""' we ""s 80" ~. "Sa.' ""'r
s''c'y SPr""mg' "nS"' '" "r """T' '"""' w! ''""
%" our l,"r'. fhs Fres"r"' ",mSri, according I" me
efcete"t thies % rar""me"' wn'cn '"e ge"'em'n re-
comme""s 10 our aGop'I'"' mas 'ne fsn' y" te"" ,"r
our j"c""r ana MAKE s"rn corrections w mem ~ Nc
'""Ns n'' n"' SENATORS IN " see am no. m's'"Nr"
on M. neg leave 10 qI"e 70 .sm '"e n'ow-
'"g mIsi''o"s p:eer01n '" , ~ 49, -.
"o""ea ana sop'eM Mug james I've F"s'' % ''esss3
memory' >, .,
a. I"e Honse o' commons '" E"g'"""' W. t"'"s
mr. ~ ,ne 'ame "nfn .n~'r k"''" - nr",r
,"e People was about ~ Commence P"sse" '"e 'o''
'oM' ~" re s p..r.
We N"m"""s no" "sSf""'e" =" "'"""e"'' -
ing justly occasi""sd 'here"no, concerning s""dry
liberties, franchises and privileges "f Parliament
mOnSs Others here mentioned, do make this 'rOieslH.
lion following: that the hberiiea franchises, aud JU~
risdicOna Of PnrliaMe the ancieD and nNd""h~
ed birhrishl and ine riauce of the sub" Of Eng
Land and ,ha, the urgent and arlnOus affairs unccr-
ming m. king state aud defence Of the realm and oE
hs "chmrrh ~ rn.snd. and The maintenance aud ma.
t; Ti,,.s nnd r.d,nsa NJ mischiefs and grcvamcea
,;h ,;, .", ,r,I; nj, raa aim are ,rOper sub.
: 10y "'pIeIr i , dsh,,e !, Parliament.
JetS n -: ''e W n:"". &c.; ...na.i;nr &c ,hn.e hu
; ""' u" ."e """hs ' ~ ~. u".. If Pnriinnen,
s"1 1' e,.! "'e' -, , 5000, n sreerh IN
"'"' ""u W ''s" o"s"' w., 49, ~ r"nclns;nn ,he
p'"p""nu. "e".' .e"S % """ :" ~ ~; p,iame", have
same ", "''" wa" ."e C , ~ ,h..s m,,,ers IN
I'M , ""i ~. sI".n %.u seem f;,,e.,: L.
s, "a. a' 'hs sa;h House hath like Tree.
I" ". S" Ill ;"s.%m ~. ;mrs""m.", ami moes.
.,;"n I"her han NV ,ne rsn.ure Of tho House seC)
FIR ar concrrn;.p nHv sneakne reasoainp or de oar.
Ing Of any mater or matters touching the Parliament
or P.riamen, business And that L any OF The said
members he complained Of and question: ned for Wnv
thing done ar said in Parliament, 1he same is to 10
shown to III. King, by the advice and consent Of all
the Commons assembled in Parliament, heiore the
King give creIeuce 90 any priya,e information"
1.-THE sovereign ius, alluded to- SIR (sn,d Mr.. P.l
on learning this auiacious avowa Of RICH, on the part
If the Commnns, was extremely ind gnant; he dis
solved the body and calling far the Journals, struck
on, the resolution ,Uith his o,cn hand
Nov, sir, (sai M. ~ propose ,ha, shall, in
all things conform To the right royal precedent Let
there be no halfway work. lie, Us carry the elo>