Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-04

ional Debates, page 2l1S)
Here them resolution which the Senate had the CON
stitutona right pass was ten years afterwards En-
plunged from the Journals by the same body as disgrace
iui to the character Of the State, and demanded no
doubt, by the people, Of Justice 10 her patriot,
ism and love of country Why shall the same thing
be asked by the People of the IT, States of her Senators
IN Congress, as TO this impeachment by
the SENATE, OF the President of the u. States?
FRANKLIN.
MR.. MALLORY AND HIS SCRUPIES.
viii not charge tho gentleman with seeking pre.
text Tor detection frem his party and for throwing him
sell INTO the arms Of their enemies kindly extended to
embrace him, because l hive no proofs against his
integrity; but the great weakness of tho causes as
signed for his scrupcs, legitimate subject for com
men'; Mr.. M will not vote for orpunging, but he will
vote Tor resembling He will adopt The former mea.
sure, because 1T destroys the journal Of the Senate and
therefore violates the Constitution By what process
docs MIR M arrive OF these conclusions lie !. told n
hcangusge of the resolutions aud in the apguaqe of
every supporter of them that they will not destroy or
oDieratc particle of the ourna-that the only action
IN reference 10 the Journal will be- fix upon il brand
by which lis unjust its scanaous and usurpatory char
acer viii be held up beacon through all future time
nals moreover referred to numerous presidents in the
Parliamentary history TO prove, that in tho body from
which our teI Parli0menf0ria is entirely derived in
stances OF e1pungng have often occurred and that in
not one oil those instances has the power the body
over its Journal been disputed Yet hIr MalDory
may lind that by the Judicial tribunals in England the
journal oi the Parliament is called its record-and the
legislative body is denominatcd Tie Hgh Court of Parl-
mem ne mode oil exercising this pO,oer, then well
as the existence and assertion Of The o,or sr must de-
i'm
growing out OF the peculiar constitution and habits of he
body an oaieh us found and governed at all bv Inc
opinions ana practices of tribunals wholly different in
CHARACTER IN authority and in the ends of their creation
Inns acccPation establishes the truth ba an expunqino
by order OF the Parliament implies neither the dstreon
Of The fegf Of Journal Of teierx Inscribed upon but
Is the aihxng OF peculiar mark stigma denutinu the
acgree oil apprehension in which the objectionable pro-
ceeding is held r.
Mr Mallory will. however accen, Of noro o,hor ,,.
ahternl Interpretation Of the word eIpungs and as this
by has transation means destruction of The to which
~ Is 10 DS applied he cannot consent to expunee, though
ne is "iing 10 TesenG Concedc TO this gentleman his
own rule OF literal interpretation and in what prrdcn
ment Is he found: The term erpungs Of we must go to
synoiogyD from or and pungo TO mark or corey
'o dots or Puncurey; il you please 10 mt on rim
dOts or points. The word Tesc;nd from the Latin verb
ftSemdere, signifies to cat oG Now which horn Of
ne uienna VIII the gentleman prefer to be thrown
VIII ne dot pnncye the Journal or will he cut IL oS
One or The other Is the alternative and The only one
scented by his literal rule, and either is equally far from
satisfying his scruplcs This presents another srk
ing exemplificaton of the folly of attempting to act with
communities or public bodies, whilst at the same time,
lneir established opinions and conclusions are laid aside
Tor eccentric attempts at innovation and superior wisdom
or purity such efforts generally be productive of
nischefby disappointing the public will and thcv in
Vahoy expose Their authors to the imputaon either of
lnbecillty or want of sincerity
Mr. Mallory can be justified in the view of common
sense only by voting for the resolutions TO expungc as
exPolned by their own language-by the language of
heir advocates and by precedent, must oppose all
interference with the usurpation by the Senate, often
sVe ms ne admits TO be both 10 himself and his con-
sttuents; for between ezpungng and reseindiog in The
literal GceeptGtion he find no cure no palsive for
s scruples. Let him decide With resnect IN the in
suing chorge of violated oaths often thrown out by
the wing orators it might well be rcortrd y the
oil hltlc setexaminatioD their part-Ihey niipbt
wc DE invited, whilst ASSUMING the conduct of others tn
enquire how far they exempt from the sin orsacr
hcing every obligation at the shrine of partv-bo.,
hucn oil thcir zeal Is To be ascrbed their wish to
sustain n iacton by whom a false and scandaIous
libel has been foiscd into the Senst,s iournaI ILe
cxpufgation OF which, they we'll know would I've the
sentence Of the nation (becanse coccrd bv The fla, f tic
and alaahoo al,
dign and pubIc overthrow of the entire iun,o rbe
scnrecrcw OF manglcd Constitution was carried over
the county and used at every corner until il was
Thought That Qkc painted wizard used 10 Criohien
children) custom had made an object rather of dsus
ana contempt than OF terror. We all rcne,nber that the
removal oil The dcpositcs kened the atrocities of
Nero or Caiigua and il poDpous y proclaimed nv
ono OF the Virginia Senators Tint Monarcls and their
Ministers Ind lost their heads fSr much inf@or act, az
oppression But, what have the people of the Union and
oil VTginin sad TO this Of the Pfvsdenty They
warmly approved IT, They have oil those agents who
cehsuTeu the measure, and replaced them by those who
sustained IT, The predecessor of MIR Mallory was il s
believed, rejected, and the latter gcntemsn chosen by
INC people OF Brunswick upon the very ISSUE made and
eeciueo oy inc people as already mentioned Surely he
10 not TO be frightened from the position in which fe
people have placed him, by the same notifications which
were raised about the Dcpostesi Duttbcre NJ ,nohcr
ana solemn decision to be made by The delegate from
brunswick decision involving the very soul and being
atSepuohcan government; the principle of faithful nd
PsJee representation Mr. Mallory is reported 10 have
SAID; That he thought il PrO6aLie majority of the
party with which he acted and which supported him
dhcIeu with him, but when they understood tie qucs.
" ton fully, would be Of different opinion
Nh Mallory s perhaps better Judge Of his own Con
siitucnis than can be--but | warn him not To make
" his wishes the Jathers 10 tint MonghL How does he
KNOW how many Of the Republican party have zone
with blm--that counting tie Wings thoeo Is
a minority Of the Republicans large enough r. con
sutute majority Of the people OF BronswckS--I am
disposed TO doub the fact from large majority which
Mr. NJ got in the sprng-snd from what / hear of his
people now-And unless he is csrian on this point lot
hun recolect how he stands in regard 10 the rights and
the soUeregnty Of the people
The duty OF perfect and faithful representation i'm
poses not merely an obedience positive Instructions
but the inclination and eBdeovor to enforce whatever is
eetertd or even inspected be the wishes Of the con-
suent body Aud requires great sagacity to per
ceVey That representative is TO oct with his consttu
onts only when instructed, he may bcroy them ninety
nnc limos in one hundred for they may not find il
practicable or convenient 10 instruct him. Hc il ia
iact no representative, unless, with the truth Of
mirror, he reflects their image, whenever IL can be
caught Mr. Mallory beiieUes himself possessed Of
the feelings end opinions Of his constituents Is lie
10 contrayene them, and afterwards TO convince his
constituents that they wrong and he is right p,
Can he be aware Of tho horesoa involved in
such an assumption' If not, lot tell him that these
ere some Of The principles IL airms, that upon geno-
raj fundamental questions mot local matters st al
but On general Fundamental politics the people NAV be
Prssumss 70 be ignorant and incompetent u Judge and
must trust their judgments and conclusions to their ser.