Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-24

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OF INC pardoning power, they ntcrnt the punishment
M''ch Their Judgment implies They are cont n let
sne ou,p[t rum un"h pit of justice, b., bearing his
'"s NV sS!.a 'Iey iar" pu, upon him. and delivering
9" 10 Poser''y he inenoTy which they have attaned
lhS Is what the Senate proposes and + !. ,b.ud md
husa''ry II Is irrelevant, !Eap., and supcreroga,orT
OF what IS not Impending. no, sir! our trun ron,rdy
lies IN the kniIr with which VIC are to orr o,,i.
IN The ilTc, with which arg 70 burn out: in t,,r
potential can!c!v with which we are 10 crIirnaIo Wv,
BRAND which has hcen stamped upon the 6rst pa,r;n,
oil the age, Ter lie most glorious action of his liz
-tEPunge - the word, ard EXpunge is the reme-
dy onc OF your revfss2ls repeats, lsscisions annul-
lngs: or Yaca,ngs; but let Secretary brnr the man
uscrpt journal 10 his siesi open in the presence NJ
an assembled Senate and Of attending mutitudos and
enccng thc odIous sentence with lines as black as its
Bile decree: "ENPUNGED BY ORDER OF THE
SGNAlE Yes, sir; expunge is the word II is
the only that belts the occasion Il is the onIr
| one ,hat can render adequate justice to that man
who has done for the human race than any other
mortal who has ever lived in the tide Of times it is
true The word bcaFs hard upon the Senate; it implies
great MISCONDUCT them; it amounts 10 rcproach-
bu' i"t us hear nothing Of that Let have post
hhichs appeals 10 the comfy and dignity Of the Senate
County and dignity! Where were they during that rro.
lHngrd remuneration Of hundred days. when this fell
sentence OF condemnation like pc son in the sick hung
suspended over the pale face of the country and over the
devoted head Of the P-esiGent when history was IAN
sacked and language was tortured, to fad examples and
eflhrts infamous enough aud odious enough to pant
ms crimes "!eh eVeEy furious passion bursting from
It's long ccn'i!eine ut III The bosom, ringing through
thus hail. crying vengeance upon the wicked DESTROYER
OF ms country and shame upoG every coiared slave that
LOOK ms part " i"rc comfy and dignity then
lFanplco under foot in Tx hot pursuit after The devoted
v!ct!Ei! Halsh"a from this floor: and not from this
foo only, but from those galleries. where the satellites
ui Tic Bank assembled every day 10 applaud the assa
ants ard to hiss the defenders O! the President and
triumph III the IMMUNITY which tie henevoience Of the
majority accorded - their inso!ence. Expungc is Sc
we're remedy, Ju 1t Is us /, reflects rcproaclI
but Tive fault IS rot ours bat Of those who compel US 10
use It, Let 60 on, then, and ne,:cr compromise for
diiueu!t:cs d"s pair for failures If We fail now let
Us Try again ii We Continue 10 fail, aud have re-
TIRE before the good wor: Accomplished let US trans
mt ard tpqicai tc Lie democracy OF America. Let
Us give 10 Tie aged sire, that he may hand down
his eF--to The aLTCn, that she may deliver it krs
manly soa-to the young Imcrr, that she may tcaa.r
her infant buhs u suc III the ng word EXPtNGE
with The e-sustanlng milk Which it draws from her
bosom.
! Mir b. sa;d that he had chosen 20 make cut his case
upon reason and argument with as little reference
Possible 10 precedent and authority. | am, said he ir
favor oil Tie arguments which coAviGce the understand
ng, Ill coiadsllnctionto te authorities and pecedent
Which subGue tie sill. ws!! always TO receive rc.-
myse and therefore feel bound TO render them
Addressing an enlightened Srnae, and Intelligent
community, look to their undo standings, and feel safe
while lsyea 10 their iLdginrnt Lhavc therefore, post
poned TO the la=Ian authority drawn from own his
ty-an authority drawn from. the hsnry OF the 4iGe-
!ic"a S"na:e-cU"rrlny lie whole ground Of the pre-
scnt Case, and going l2 beyond la! now propose ,
do. Il - precedent Of thirty years standing occur
ring the good days of Jetterso when the Democracy
III The ascendant in both lu:ses OF Congress- and
when live fathers OF the reP%uct.le trainers OF the
ConsItuoD-wcrc in lu he and tuil power To pro-
tect their work, aud 10 tina! nothing done to
pair the Constitution which they had established.
MIR. y. then scad
$780, JOo"sA, 1nay, aDrH ~ ,soG"on tia,
ting ,ne Journal relative :hc 'snotiaI. Of = e. Ogden
rcss: Mss.fs. ..a, Gont nan ktcIlcl Logan Mitch
c@ "rs, Nay, Msssrs. Adams DaI!.yin ll.Ihousr r,cL
! ci"s, r!u'"'rt HAh vi u, rfucy, AID White"
Mr. Po:trroi i,""isiana to inquire Of the Scna-
tor ;f9 Missouri at %Eat time il tia; tis order for
cxpungng had been made By the Ssmatr AMI especially
whether 1t III tnp sane Session,
! Mr. Il. replied that lie tor well pTac.iscG in these
contests /" s4iirr his c ~ BE drawn until he ready
to deliver it. LIZ would the Senator from Louis.
lama, but not um:ii lie had arrived the point winch
the aas"craGd The reasons for showing the imnacrai
y OF tr ~ tins case, c"Hid DE- together In the
mean n..Ee would caut!.n Lac gentleman against TAX
ill.,; position upon sta! point--ipon distinction
without :r:rscr; aad 10 him, ii he did, that ne
mn hl ind ;iu!srf suddenly blo:Sn up.
This. said al1.b,, is ertty wi:1 find upon
printed JOURNAL: and scarrhng the journal
what these Er:m"raS and what had been the
proc cdngs ol c SeEas,' upon he and wherefore they
ordered 70 Jc cXpur Grd nothing, not anything,
trace c Irsr proceedings could any where be found.
Recourse waE !+u had =! tie manuscript Journal OF that
year; a! P..r il carefully over, spcck ot the
rSpungcd proceedings ccud b. found, the place
L, which the c%purgat"n had been made. And hcse
statement. Unwilling 10 he Uiled ia th" search, with
the aid Of clerk o. his friends had assembled 10 the
garnet OF the Clpi:o ana there. IL the top Of the
building they had got - tl4 bottom OF this affair,
found the original minutes The session of lSC6 drc"
them out from then thirty year Sleep and rcconducei
them into TIE Senate Chamber. (licrc Mr. Il. exhibited
Il arge unbound volume Of manuscript sheets, bearing
strong mark; Of are. They the minutes OF lIG;;,
from which the far copy fthc bound Dntral had bees:
maGrD Tin cs. original minutes every l!i;nr appeared;
the presentation Of The marloaitic OF their
conIenls-tic Senators leave To withdraw ihem--and
finally, hc ord"r To- cxpungc every thing MIR. B. then
! read the following extracts from these minutes:
"Mr. Adams communicated Two nemo'in!a, fon Samuel
o. !"r aa the from William = smith, s;-as that ,-y
prosecution Tor certain proceedings no which they
b ccu'iaace that 'cr purpose was fully known
they have been ca.ed by the Judge Of tho
Dis,ri: Cost ct L"ed States New York lut:a g. NJ
mag" Esq., such 'n1nncr that the srard jury which uhd
The bills against then" n'Ie e'"me"l against The Judge him
s s S' C., oYa Na y eSnsiGe"s coa
srss the only relieve ta submit
Of M ccw"y, and thu wisdom Un goodness OF Con-
afford ''e" All the memorials were rad add
0,c"eG v ,h.i, no
morai< rss peet,yey-"
Mr. B. said tnut these entries showed part Of via,
was wanted bnt The whole they deficient il,
slo.ymg the upon which the Senate acted in
drrin he cxpurgaIiuy, although these might be
well ce2;aI Il. lfOn ie statement or the contents CT
the petition C;!ier searches then instituted into
the cspapcrs of cine hay aad the journal of the House
Of Rcpese natives. He told tor liz! had not ookcd
HIMSELF tina! the copy Of tie National Intcligercer in
| the Library Of Congress either silent the point.
minus pag-, that part; Bat the journal Of the
ilouac supplied tic defect and showed that tlr same
c-moIias presented in that body the same day,
amd that they iat et, ordered 10 be returned to the pc
liiione.s, for forth in resolve oi The House
These proceedings Of the House, he would then feao
JorGSAt oUsE RrrrEsgarAT' LSa""1ay. p'I ~ lS'
"Ar QuIacr Tho icnse To setef rtfhioi: Of
Samuel g. Oscm Vi William = smith, o. 'ho ct! q We"
vak, Ia" read srser8 .'a';as tat ihy
acEIn2 ~ tn" Circuit Count
I,rc oil New OK or an alleged o.
r lin, l. Lnie! stated IL which, guilty. they
Us sar the Executive