Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10

ter acquainted with the Character of The cnd. ,In
an individual II IS eUidendy Oc intention Of the Con-
sttst0 ut the First uagiStratc Souid be responsible
fCr he E1eeatee DePasiat Soar, tEoi eoIe as nee 90
no' make the officers, hO are 10 AID ki he d.ts of
nat P9rme responsible 10 him. he is not responsible
"a zee country -" The Constitution (srys Ait Aiadson)
ahrnS bai the Executive power sbSi be vested in the
frcsideai. Are there eSeepliuns Yes there are The
Constitution says hatte Senate shall be associated h
The PrrSden appointing to Office un!ess IA cases of
Jer'er eye'FS, Sc.Sc. Can extend dis xcc pii,.
osiieve not - Iae question reSoifc Itself into
WfS' - he P0cercf diSpfdcthg, Exvcutiyc power;
c'neeise tt any power whatever is its nature TX
ccu'Ne IL Is The power Of appointing, overseeing and
cSn'i oiing those who execute the laws = Now Il the
lancer, wn'n once appointed, is not TO depend the
iSs'oehl ur ms Ollie existence, confess do not see
nov ue iresldent can take that the laws be faith
'u'y executed The DISCUSSION resulted in sustaining
the power OF removal, by of neatly t.y 10 one
ins decision, which occurred in the second year after
the formation OF the Constitution established the power
olthe frcslden 10 remove the heads of Om
oihce-has been sanctioned by the practice OF the Go.
verninent up to the present linc-and being as now
beiicve, only brought into question under tie nnuenc,
Ci misguided party eengs consider remains in lul.
hce; and IL therefore be said that the President
violated The Law and the Constitution. 1t being
ihHt me resolution Vi hc Senate, contains false charge
consider that powerful why it should be ex.
pungrd.-But sir, If the resolution had affirmed fact,
the PRESIDENT ought to have been iinpeached main.
tam mat the Senate have right adopt resolution
charging on the President inpeacabe offence there
ny Pr'ludgidg case which they might be called on TO
Try, and aus morally disqualtyng ensclves from dis
charging DUTY which the Constitution has devolved on
thehi--the sole power OF trying inpeachments beny
gwen by The Constitution TO the senate La adopting
,Is"uon oi ts character, they invade the right of The
House OF Representatives, whom the pawcr Of orgi
na'lng ana conducting iDpeachucnts belongs Tie
Sosutou did not give TO ,he House Of
mere noniina nugaiory power-bul one tina, was to be
carried into execution before the Senate. Now sir /
a {" what value to the people OF these United States
he power given by the Constitution TO the iiouse Of
representatives, To prosecute the President by ueacb.
men before the Senate If that body disqualified itself
mora'y from sitting as the Judges! In trial by Jury
juror has preJudged the case, he is disquaed and
me law provides that another may be substituted i'm his
place, that the accused may have fair trial: but in te
case oi Impeacbment there for subs,i,u
ouier Judges IN place of Senator's who have preiudgd
case aud the consequence is, that The accused
must ehher be condemned without possibility Of escape
nr IL TIE Senators are disposed TO as impartial honest
Judges he must escape, though me nirh he ever
- guilty; Tor, other tribunal could try The
men', ana they have disqualified themselves do not
hesitate to say, that, honest they could moi Nv
an impeachment, when they had only formed but
pr ssed an opinion think, Sit, shewn that in the
adoption OF such resolution this containing nneocb
able matter, If true, the Senate only in Inc
OF the House ot Representatives, but assume mower
conferred y the Constitution but in entire de.,rnc,i
otUne OF us important Objects Then sir this resoI,
uon ought To be eXpurged because contains colum
ny against the Chief Magistrate and for Tho nnrno 81
!tsouHhS inns assumption OF power. Will not occupV
the tiihe OF tue Senate by attempting expose the evil
consequences of one branch Of our Government, on
croachi"g on the other but will only remark that the
wise irainers OF our Constitution must Ina We conslarrd
most dangerous indeed, (n which all will oyrec M
snch extraordinary would not have been ,sad i,
Il, Ginning the pcc..ar sphere ofeach Let n, nCO, 80;
WHAT PROBABILITY existed OF an Impeachment yrov;r,
out oil The Executive proceedings in relation 10 The re-
moval OF the deposites' hazard nothing bv soc;r
That but small amount of the evils which il was nr
dcied would be produced by the of the demo
SITES, had been realized, and which the United STAT,
ah ana us ailes laborcd most indusousy 10 produce
e impeachment OF the President would have followed
as an irresistible consequence will here take tIs II;
bcrty Ct reading to the Senate of the very nanv mo
Phccies which uttered during the lone 10 h.
mcIioered panic which prevailed for a short season II
IS pretty 0ir sample OF hundreds of Diners II il fo
one I Tue dlsunsuished Senators from Virginia (Alr
Speaking OF The President having caused the deposos
10 be removed he says Not for the wealth of ,drIi
not Tor ali the qualifications which the most successful
ahpuoh conid beslow--nOt for that evergreen fame
which survives the patriot, and the marble record ~,
ms deeds-that immortal glory, for which men strov -,
the heroic ages-should such respousib,y ,,., 80
my soul No, Sr nat TAR these, ann ar all of tbcse
should be 1oiuny hear tho 81 tic .L;i,f ~
hene'f gs9ui hd'dieoTking men, stinfed cf Jrsadie
SghS9 0"g"sS orung from tic heartS of Isiy areyS I
the Peetaeic II misery ia Their daceligs Lbe oon ~
hopeiess 6aniTuptcy &c. &c, aHascenaIag az Sne mild
peat TO Hea1en anu reSOundng my naino!T thank cod
Mr. Speaker that did not hear either the cries of the
clIldren-tie signs of anguish the 0roans of bona
rss oankruptcy except such the Bank Itself produced
bul, SIR inag'ne Tor one moment that this prophecy had
been verified! There would have been one uni,ed
voice from end of this Union to the other dcmanJn
the impeachment of the President; and yonr S.na,ss
must have stood 10y with folded arms havinr d,srnld
themselves Of the power in Judgment on him nm
less they had exercised that right IN total csreyad Of
The principles on which all trials shnil be condueted :
Sr, 1t the Pytdicit0Bs of Senators, aud indeed unv
venture To add, IL their hopes had been reel5rd ,I
icsdeht Woud not only not have escaped an mpcach-
eh out ne would not have saved his head IL sub.
Ject OF sincere graduation and hankulncss that The
virtue OF the people, aided by kind Providence WINS
Sufficient to siund The shock they sustained at that tie
In Whatever view consider this subject il srrs IN
be proper to cxPupge this resolution lson the Journal of
;hv Senate.
But j. is commended, that we are about to yoloe tbo
u nslltuiIon1o determine that question we INNS, re-
ieF To The Constitution itself and enquire what s tbe
plain ahd obvious meaning Of the words used and ibo
pr"beOc object OF the trainers Of that instrument On
The SUBJECT Ol journal, the words OF the Cousn,ou
ings, and from time TO time publish the SANG exneIin
suc paris as may IN their Judgment require secrecy
ahd he yeas and nays OF the members Of either tous
O" any question SHALL at tie desire Of onc-GitL OF those
present. be entered on tc journal The plain ,neaujn
OF the words, keep Journal is that they shall not DO
any hng without recording it, and the thai
"ey sua IRON Time 10 time publish the same with the
yeas and nays when called for 'by one filth of those
present. manestIy shows, that The trainers Of the Con-
stulon were providing the mode by which the rrn,,l,
should have the means Of knowing what their Repr.sn
tatlyts might do; and not (as seems TO be the oninu m
gentlemen on The other sid) preserve and hand down
tie journal TO poslery. SIR it 10 the present. genera
uon, the living constituent BODY that hI ve tI rc,
conoeBn the acts Of their representatives, Mr. Soeal,
amrin mat every requirement Of Le COnstiutl has
been completely complied with, when tho acts Of lie
Legislature nave been recorded aud published 20 fha The
people may see what has been dOnc.-That has Asrp
done, the people have seen they have condemned-aud
now they De mand that tic mark of condo nlnaon shall m
placed on Ties EHcOHsiifiHiOHGt-- brous r. sof
not by cblitcrntng, ut by drawing black lines aronrd
~ ana Wntng across II, EgP0ngfd by muir II Hc
Sc0Gfc, that iuturc Seuates may take warning ro.
TO assume unconstitutional authority for the pgrnosc
OF promoting party uipOses. But. sir. egfn M1yeb
zee &hc"id instruct Senator'S to otLferafe (which
SIC do noi) Tic Journalthat could not be said o be "A
violation IL the COnstitution--ior maintain that ne ia
u mn hmm st,.