Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-18

q. a coari Z ine 4 ommon laa requires that thcN
be kep,. Snow such aproeedeni as 'iin, and 1t
nass h=,e i.fse.z .teIe is Ia. ohe sa,h instance,
ana iai Nlil IL commented upon hereafter; u
Vas universally condemned aud iepfooaied al uie
t,.ne and la, Ie,n .rei Siaee ; ai,d such condem-
nat,,n and r..nraballou Is reserved Tor The frpnn-
etrs. h.rs, ulIenc,er the, s!ai. see III Violate,
m the SAME way. the supreme law, the Constitution
at ,h..lr county. /, vii sufe come, after the
f.rx.r Ar. 4ladar>s Of party shall pass a"nN
Nj Leigh then remarked that some prcceden's
had been draw! i.om Eugllsh isstor., as aPpl'ca-
IL. 10 Tins cgSc In the course OF a long and la
borious attention to his l.i ocssion c lad had &C.
cason 10 devote no little time and labour 10 the
study oil English history, and he would say that
he was really very mdci, surprised al thc Us.
mad, bs his eoiieasas, kilscs,l oi the ceiebfa'eo
case o" Sup money III tie time oi oH""' "'
l,t He then ran ever tine incidents oi ii1i case
the le,ssig OF ship money b, taaio; me re'is'
lance oil fidmp9,a the comp liant oi harfe' to the
Star Chamber and is enqalring a. 10 the lvs"li'!
nj the levy: their decision thai the levy Is dTtui,
witbou, adding fer the hiRg 10 lay It; In dis
content the argument 81 the case before TIE
Judges the opinion OF thu InaJorh, that II Vas
lawful ior the king TO levy the ship-monct, by
,igtu, Of hs prtr gatise their ceitilica'ion OF tins
in rolls 10 the eA,he9aer; judgment Ironoun-
ccd on Hampton; the msstne oi tie " Long Far
lament - their discussion OF TIN, subject OF the
leyies Of ship money htr decision mat II Tds
contrary 10 tae idies II The land: their confer
.nce with the Lords the agreement oi the Lords
10 their decision: ,he simultan.ou, Impeachment
vf one oil the Judges (Berhe,) who had given III
opinion IN Hanpdeh's ,a.e tor-;Afra JuI,o,oi and
traitoroHs t5oettamea, The Simultaneous decision
vi the Lofds lHdt ihese pfoeeedInt, acre all CON
trarv To the law OF the land: the tiELIns vi The
records IN the case OF Hdmpden INTO the patlia
nent, the entr, oil the rGtdtnr - 10 the record,
and of the the oano, iutnr IS 10 the rolls and the
subsequent passage oi statute lA Parliament sub
Stimulating these proceeding, on lis part, as tho
law ot the lald. is l.. oall, an GSsUmp-
tion ~ parliament Of an original jurisdiction 10
,erie,c Il judgment, rhioh ras eIhd Jud'ctaI'
and said tia, II would he perfectly eoarc,cn, for
our ;suprcml Court 10 proceed III Il manner pre-
.is.ly sailsI ~ 10 the record oil an demonstrations
III Judgment. In his description OF Ills, case, (ci-
ted Viii 50 nlueh coniId.Ac BY lis ool,usue J
Mr.. Leigh showed that III. lanptGyc was very
,runE, expressing tie oneonsI1lntIohalit, the
opposition 10 the Law oi the llnd,--he treason III
deed, oi the proceedings cancelled aud vacated,
md the perfect ploprleit, loo, OF tins proceeding
on the pan OF the Parliament. He the glanced,
again. al the dissinilaIit oiiht constitutional pro-
VISIONS IN this regard III the Two countries, a. nd So lar
us Inc "Shlp monrA - sasc Lad ieeH adduccd u, u
IUSNcdtht justly IL liit JUNCTION nov spur
lac CONF ieteiy oseftlifea and-dso Omitted it,
e. He, however, used II Tor another purpose
And that was TO show Ihal there wss no iounda-
lion ior the pretenee that had bcen sci up b., Ben
ton, ihat the Senate had reht'to pass the re.o-
LUTON ot March 1881, because there was Il posi-
bllaS thai the President. whose ,ondnc i, dnap-
proved oi, might, Tor thai conduct, be impcacied
LcioIe tic SENATE Judicial tribunal.
.'Als d no>t lmpafiant case. 1t fixed the
constitutional law o England and OF America 1t
,ontaue4 ,sud, al o,sIi lb.r, WHICH ever since
have Leea ae4 aat.ns vigorous strength AnJ expand
ing i41ucHee.
Nj. Lee. proceeded 10 expos, in like manner
tint irteir>ahes 81 other precedent, adj ucrd BY
Mr. Hives, IL sindirale" tie rApunec." ! viii
not follow Inn through all oi them. Ihr abs,e
sketch vii eite The iesu.er idea of the man
,er IN " lli,iI lie treated ,ben. IL tho course o
the remainder ot the tn, dan : remarks, lie show
I'D tina, The word ,Npunge," when used in col.
neotion viii Brush parliamentary history ha,
tic meaning given it by Swift, when he used i,
above ouotrd, in relation 10 the crasurrI o
auti.ors before printing. The Journals were no
printed mi Long alter, aud they subject /,
ths. clericai alterations by ,hc respective house
ri which jhet VT. tic records, t.iorc publcs
Iiun.
TODAY Nh. Leigh resumed tho subject. II, T,
marked iiiai liz proposition before the SrnStc wa
10 pui III. etH 10 .fpmss, Ion III. desi Of cIpup1.
ing,-and notin DO the decd lsell and lac urge,
that II II wee not competent for the Senate to d.
HE act ITSELF II wa, oeftanl, wrong iol them l.
express their will 10 do H. having no rnhl. Am
he sand that ha>lng plo,ed that II Was not With
The competency oil the SeAute actual, 10 c1punrc
II WAS certainly nnneeesSar, Tor HIM Ia prov. IT,.
II was improper ior the Senate 10 hpIra the vi
do so.
Ia oider to show thu shsmdliN oil ihis idea NJ
Leigh supposed thai The Senate vi 1873 Shout
wish 10 cAPuuer The eNpunction ol hat of 1885 t
lind that, that ol lS39-iO should wsl, 10 "a
punee the eslnnolion oi that eApunc,ion and ash
cd ha" II should be accomplished. The pap,
would not admit If II. 1t could not be done, ci
Tier by " dra" ing black lines writing wards O
Yer II. This part oil die exposition W.T., admiraOl,
and amounted 10 what logiciaus cali pr,i,c, "rs
dAetio al "tsugdum"
" EstrN man is under moral oblic aton, 10
marked Mr.. Leigh, 10 speak the ruth. E>cr, mar
especially WHEN under an oath 10 do so, should IT,
the huh the Whole TRUTH and nothing hu, Il,
truth. h doing what Is proposed h, the rcsolt
tons no" before the Senate. should he puil,,
10 say tlic leas, OF eqnivooation. We say tia
,ct trpanec, and grouse ousrire, for doing eha
zoe hdr. no right 10 do bv saving that ,rs do nc
trpunSe. lie then quoted from Pascal III
Father OF the Jesuiis," and showed that TO be Il,
very doctrine laid down in one of his letters
II it be competent, argued Mr. L.. TO anuihila,c
legally speaking, this act OF the Senate. in Marc
1884, il was equally so to expnnge any lerisativ,