Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-04-19
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'ti siil.c.erd 81 ,hc Senate II "a, unique
Il ,haeid sss, esen seca 10 te enjoyed. Yet whs,
~.r fs-i.. correspondent q soof, Ar Editor,
car Co. sAsa Be chc.dniy dane ~ ssy ot in'or'n.
ihr ,sar iosder. o. che .iiftns scene Thea
;tus q Asrper,d.
Y.u n.v,t lnoW ths, NJ Benton hss been for
,is lsst t~o fnouhs preparing nightly fof tbs
aceanen. lie csne TO Congtogs this session dies
ss3 something ike decon,y and discarded that
broad brumcj cl5 hat. sud rusty cloak which dis
G.urcd 90 auo, personal grsccfulpess, sud obnc5i-
lated much sterling worth and dignity dut'ng
'hc issi sinte,. lie evidently feit rs # gfca,
weigh; &C fcsoonstii'y Vas ettache! 10 h,m as The
Champion q "Thc Espunee." -aud his look his
gesture, ls rcd his gait has voice bis smile, aud
bic mode Of twulng his eve glaze. all bcioken
hat hc ~, % ifihe nations weight was upon him.
He looked Ailsn,ean. Oue Eel, something, on
ohsersinc his approach, his aecos,, hs address,
which # 40, ,cncration, was something a great
Zeal more natural aud much more stroug.
A few days ago be introduced his proposition 10
cxpuuec from the Journal of the Senate, rosoin.
ton adcp'od two years ago by that body, on mo-
lion Of Nr Clay, reprobatory # certain unauthor
izcd &C, %; Prcsiden, Jackson II laid on the table
us due ire, and was TO day called up, by the mo-
ycr frr confederation.
Mr Benton began by making some reply to the
Argument that has been used against his doctrine
OF cxpurgation upon the constitutional ground that
the Senate must "kop journal" lie said he
would not Propose TO do augllt which could 4, all
compromise the constitutional duty of the Senate.
Accordingly he commenced a dialogue with the
, Clerk at the Sccretary's table.
Il. "Mr Clerk. please to tell me how many
journals kept By the Secretary Of the SEN
ate ,"
c. zone manuscript, and two printed copies"
Il. VERY well and how many are distributed,
and to whom ~
c. zone thousand and ten copies, by o.der of
the Senate. aud by law" Here he read the per-
sons to whom they were distributed.
| b. well, Mr. President, in law these printed
copies the same the original The printed
ones are the only copies used by members of the
Senate. Every Senator therefore Keeps the Jour
! nal i, originally" Was not this pregnan,ly
ilusiratedl
The next matter was to show the appropriate
ness OF the word "Expunge" to the case in hand.
b. remarked with great deal Of pomposIiy -"Sir,
We rererse a decision, dhnui Judgment, repeal q
, law. rescind an order, and ExPuNGE a resolution. -
! The remedy is to be suited, sir, TO the evil, sir
! yes sir. to the evil, cir, Here we have no ndg
ment to dnnui-ihe Senate hu- ,--~sd a. i.dss
ment no order to rescind.-for here has been nc
aiiaiaers against the blood, oopids against the
person, no ercenhon against the property OF tn,
President, sir the Senate wished TO cast stig
ma TO imprint brand sir, upon the President =;
and II is not for the orrestdtion of anything now
going on bu, for the erterpation Ct something al
ready done, that this resolution is introduced
would have the Secretary of the Senate, sir. bring
in the manuscript, journal Of this body and sir il
the presence &c the assembled Senate, and in The
presence of the surrounding multitude, sir woul,
have him draw round that resolution lines III
own inquity, and write upon its face the word
which the justice of the country, and the voice %
the people demand words which viii remove thu
stigma and the brand from the name of a man WHIT
has done more, civil ard military, for his country
than all The politicians rho Hred in it. from IL
foundation =" That was something Of burst
, was i How the President must have disap
pointed tho notable predictions OF the orator. as tt
, the danger Of such bloody monsters ruin!
, this country Bot "temPora muiaafr" &c.
> Mr. Benton then expressed the hope that no op
peo's would be made, by gentleman opposed 10 Tia
resolution, to the comfy or dignity Of the Senate
. against cXpunging the journal. He said he shout
indulge in no rhetorical or declsmotory fights, =
2 bat should appeal to the justice and UNDERSTANDING
OF the Senate. He deprecated those "posthumou
appeals" to 'rhe comfy aud dignity" of the Senai
.
. and where was dignity, when those galleries wen
daily filled with the hirelings Of the bank employ
ed To HES or applaud what took place on thai, foo
during the discussion Of that resolution now sougll
TO be expunged from the journal l''-and mucl
more 10 the same effect. VIVA, Munchauscn!
YES, sir" resumed he, "expuhge is the word
would have It handed down from one generation
TO another. The babe should suck it in from il
: mothers bosom And she should hand it down I,
her pos'onty," SC. No flights Of rLetoric,. heyi
About this time Mr u. looked quite godlike an,
, omnipoient exclaimed to his lieyes in waiting,
= Give me the Manuscript Journal of 1886 -
SWIM a. an arrow, II was brought to his desk By
Nandcrpoel Of Undertook
Mr. Benton opsaed Il, and disclosed the fact that
! several leaves mad beau cot from it. Turning once
ne read the record Of Of the Senate Ordering
,his 10 be done, In so many words.
b. "Tbss's all, Mr. President, that | find upor
the subject in this book. But v hen begin 20 hunt
do not stop until have found what am after
Accompanied by friend (ponting towards th'
ceil'ng ! assembled to the upper part Of the Capitol
aud there discovered the original minutes, kept b,
The Secretary, from which the journal Is made up
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