Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-01-14

"N t9HtNs SANu itu3st Ut &ubaftss 20
keep q Journal uf iss proceedings. The
intention Of the trainers OF our Federal
Constitution, Ia requiring each House OF
Congress 70 keep a journal Of its proceed.
ings, must have been. to preserve a com.
psese record at the acts and doings az that
body. Now il we iRsrrc, our Senators
10 espnnge, etiace, oiliteFase or otherwise
destroy, any part of ;hai journal. are we
moi comtn andiag them not TO keep i lopF.
nal and IL they obey Us. are taes not
paipabiy neglectlng TO keep = Journal Of
their proceedings according 10 inc provis-
Ion 81 The consutniion, which they have
sworn to suplsorta The Constitution ia
the halwaik Of our liberty. and foundation
Of cisli tights; hence il has bren the.
policy OF our government 20 bring every
officer thereof under the most solemn and
powerful motives. 10 support II and con
form TO lis provisions.
But aside from this objection, let usex.
anime The policy of such a measure. If
the Senate Of 1895, should cSpangc any
part OF The j~ournsi Of the proceedings OF
1854, why may not the Senate Of 1886 or
any subsequent year, expunge any part Of
the journal Of the previous session? All
that weald be necessary 90 p~rotuee that
result, would be Far the offended patty 10
prcdcuinatu, and as parties ~predoinina.ed
they might eypunge 10 Succession until the
journals, (the only true aad faithful Wit.
ness OF the acts and doings Of the Senatel
would become as ridiculous, as lalse.-
Again, II the Senate should pass the ex-
punging resolution. have tho order 10 ex-
punge executed, aud oh!iterata the often
sive resolution, viii not the %expungtng
resolution speak Language and bear a ties
tinonY thar can not he susiainedp The
expuaging resolution will charge that 10
1854. the Senate passed a resolution char
ging The President with crimes, SC. The
Journals would show that no such thing
was Ione-hsea8se II the Senate had done
SO, il must OF necessity, he found on tile
journals oftbeir proceedings. Would not
posieflty reason about IL, the Senators
were all sworn TO support the Constitution.
the Constitution required the senate 10
Keep d journal Of tier proceedings F; no
sech proceedings appear on tl3e lunrnals,
consequently no such proceedings we're
had. BIT there is another reason why |
tdhHlt vic W. tAal lGsblAAbtL Its 0N+
neral Assembly knew At The time that
lhey elected judge Waiie, HAT he would
not voie TO expunge ans ihing tom The
journals Of tie Senate. that be consias4eJ
IL to besa violation OF The IunstH ntiua.-
With a knowledge of all these iarts I'VE
elected hun unanimously TO he eiiice Of
seaatar; and are Immediately called on
20 instruct hif8ts 80 IN act, Which sYe isAs2
al the tsapn that we voted Tor hsnl. be
would MT do, Would mol such conduct
ne sporting ~iib his feelings and charac
acierP Gould 4 man thus act. tnat bad
any reglfd for consistency Of conduct p
bnt it's said thst in order 10 rescue the
ehsfacier, aud the administration Of Gene
tai Jachson, Mr.. Glay's resolution mus,he
expnBged. ! feel salisfrd 10 my own
aiiad, that 10 repeal or fesciHd lhat feso
lasion, wouid better rescue the character
OF the administration than 10 exppnge -
But il 10 said that il we do upt expuneo
The offensive resolution. that we ans oppo
sed to Gen JaeGsoa's administration and
tlsat we are Ia favor OF 4 Bauk, Sc | hope
HAT J shall not now be itqqHei hY lie
e~itizens of iiardeman county 10 aiiord ev
tieBce Of my Jacksanisu have gown
~ with thai cauaty aad every one Ii il
Who knows my political course, knows
that ! have uniformly been an humble, but
Jealous supporter Of Gen. Jackson, and Of
bis adnlgistraiton, Lam still 40.
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