Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-14
Leighs manner is peculiar to himself hls matter

LeighS manner Is peculiar 10 himself his matter
peculiar to a logical and learned reasoner. here
was not Senator present hut Who paid The utmost
attention to his remarks. Calhouo sat near Inn.
aud Nan Buren,, irac gallant thai LIE i, and pa.t.
gentleman in manner and ieelins. ~ sincerely
behave him to be. politics apart, sat IN 81 lie
Senator'S Chairs, and pecped al tho iew ladies" ho
bad Nenturcd iirougl, the rain Ia heai tie g'sat
disobeditnt of the Old Dominion.
He resumes Oh Tuesday.
TrrSnAy, April ).
Ga Yesterday Nj. Leigh concluded Ii sfeeeh
upon tho" Process IN answer 10 lis parent,
Thomas H. Benton. lis argument commenced
with the Is poal oapuneiGg tolding thai, aef al,
il was bat type Of what VAS u i,hed 10 be done-a
feeble exercise Of Will IA wish, without the pow
or to perform. The .Apunging was hot 10 TIE
place at All.
He cNpatiatcd With gte.i power upon the pre-
ccdent of 1906, proving tha; those expnneine
prcccdcnts were bat craSnfes from the minutes,
not from The ioutnal--said thai lie agreed with Mr.
Calhoun IA his ~, ing thai precedents were never
remembered for GOOD, but always to Justify adcpaf
tufc from the touSlllution--reiofr 10 Tire dan
cor of prcccdoIits, aud low nj variance they were
(whcn they were cAtraneous 10 the CONSTITUTIONS -
they always arf) with the sprlt Of institutions land
down and defined ht simple Constitution. In
proof al the facility oil quoting such examples. he
went back To tllc suspension oi The viii o habeas
corpus BY General jackson al NV Orleans, and
lis proclamation OF martial law, aud ms Sub>e-
qucnt suspension of that great aud hol, rleh ri the
citizen at Pensacola in ISL And here lac mipl /
have urged how necessary II was Ia Pun Il SPEEDY
check to the ImperInus course OF such man..
Whenever M ms opinion the circumstances would
Justify him, he would without further reflection IN
fringe the Constitution. \ man IS mol always wise
L. Cal,
ccs. And who can answer for il, that this same
man who las twice (uo morc y inlrnped tie holt
est spirit of the Constitution will mol IN a state Of
passion do 1t again
1t would be- impossible for man WHO does mol
take nolos--aud such am Ito follow ont This
most logical and learned reasoner. Every ihinp
told aud as ! have mctaplorloay stated above,
ttc caste TcntoH tumbled about tie ears Of lis
architect, and scarce IA seslpe was left Of his
twenty octave volumes Of sound argument.
The Senate chamber wa, crowded. Ladies
were there; marons too, who hooled u, the idea
of teaching their children the lessons III revenge
Nj. Leigh sand " that the Dung mother who could
iench her child to moi IN (Ecnton's elegant and
dclcIcaIe Iinpo) The orengne word cspunpc,
Should have no more offspring" curse should tall
upon her bead for teaching her infant til. fendish
docuiuc of revenge.
Mr. Van Buren, seemed very much lie Med al
Bcnton's notions of female education, aud laughed
outright. Not 50 with Sir Thoma. himself Inc as
sumcd tin crims.
have exhausted my usual column, | SUPPOSE
aud viii have to stop. did want to say so,nc-
Thing oi the manner in which Mr.. " ise offered
his rcsolurlon upon the Banks (Depo>tc) and r.
NJ. Nhita'N, on to day. He expressed certain
purpose which will make the majority fuller moi a
hul,. will give il in To mofrow's sketch.