Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-12
POLITICAL.
kEoULU lIvNo.


We publish these famous resolutions, they
passed by the Legislature of Virginia II viii DC seen
that they require Senators in Congress introduce
and vote Tor resolution in the United States Senate
To Expunge Of the resolutions passed by that bod
in he memorable and disastrous days OF the Bank panic
informally and unconsitutionally well unjusiiy
peaching the President of the u. States We have
regarded this proceedings of the most DISC graceful
and outrageous deeds OF the regning faction in that DO
day--as prostitution of the duties and authority of
Senator's to the fouest purpose OF party spirit the
mere and tccuteHec of corrupt aud exasperated
biton chafed and enaged at the prosation Of unbri
died aspirations after Office.
This stigma upon character, and abuse of dele
gated power has been siFnaly and dsseIvediy repr
done, virtually aud promptly revoked An insulted,
misrepesented and sandered people, attempted speak
by instr uctions; these dsregarded aud unlced-
ed That right, based upon the principle of Re
publican Government deied and disOwned--
rhey then rallied TO the polls vindcated the right
of instruction, and reproduced the msdeeds and npOs
tons of the most enhered extensive aud powerful OPP
position, that combped in resistance to the opera
ton of any Government. In that issue, made up and
tried at the elections in Virginia. subject stood
prominent than the intended Instructions TO our ena
tors in Congress The undoubted object was reverse
by suitable means, the disgraceiul and unjust
the actous and desperate indictments OF body
sustain, by their sanciion the President in the pr.nci
pies, upon which he attempted to administer The Co
vernmcn and TO rebuke and recall every unfaithiul
preventative, the most elevated and SECURE who
was found in the combinalion resisting the Government
IN the excess of personal hatred TO the Chief Magistrate
THIS done, not in spirit of Worship false
y charged but in admiration of his conduct pre-
ference of his principles.
Such unquestionably the wsl-such the inen.
ton of the people. Call the act, by which il was TO be
effected, Expunging Resembling Revolving; the name
not SO important the object required TO be eff
ected
We have thought it proper to expunge any
part OF the record of tine Journals of the Senate =.
Expunging, in its literal sense, we believe would
at least be opposed TO the letter of the Constilu-
ton; while Resembling would have served the pur-
pose intended, without this difficulty. Although the
parliamentary meaning OF the former, in which sense
we understand It, is to be used is less liable TO the
stltutional difficulty we should have preferred the latter
The same object might have been attained, without
seeming difficulty, in the prescribed mode of Expung-
ing Yet while the record is left lrgibe we believe the
Constitution is not violated, and That The Expunging
Resolutions of Virginia will be ratified by the people.
We hope they will be read alentively los, with due
Differences TO the Wing attribute of prophecy predc;
this is to be another eeti0neerfng panic oGbg
[DdnoWe OGScrccr.
Gen. Peasants, Commander-n Chief Of the WING
party has issued his orders for the Spring campaigne
they have been repeated by his aids and adjatants
throughout Virginia. ExPunging Abolition, &c are to
be The topics Tor panic speeches and gossip Glamour
We invite all the strength and they can call into
action for then they will be beaten than ceer
by the Republicans, who in better spirits for
the contested