Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-18
CONVERSATIONAL.
Correspondence Of the baltimore Patriot.
WAsHiNoruN, April /, 1880.

resolutions, during the hrst hour tins morning, IN
the House The rest OF the da, "as occupied by
Leonard JARVIS of Maine, talking for Bnnkum
about the Naval Appropriation Bill, to "a beg
r'lly account Of empty boxos.' All the world,
and all the House amongst them, thronging
10 thu Senate Chamber 10 hear Mr. Leigh upon
E,punsinc." Great expectations had been rails
ed IN regard 10 this speech aud tho rest be like
that which has already been delivered, public o.
pinlon will not bs disappointed For myself,
must canddy confess that never heard clo
ser piece ~ logical inducton, from premises
based upon the very foundations OF Truth, and
urged IN manner more Impressive and sincere,
since the commencement OF my acquaintance
viii, legislative proceedings. lfihis farce is play
cd cut, MS the reckless authors Of II moan IL shall
be, II they can bring ii nbout, II ednnot b. said
tlmt " these things were done in Il corner The
perpetrators ot such an outrage upon the Law and
Constitution, ~ well NJ upon common deerncv
aud common sense, will have sinnod against the
eleafcsi hrht. tn. yer, act will hr,md ihcn,
each, with inlclble inlany Tor all time for
cNcntnato ~ II may, there viii be "A waking from
this madness and fully aud things will he called hv
Their s'ph, nanes, and acts looked upon in their
rght light The page oi history, nov h.ing writ
ten, will be read hereafter hN those who will not
Tel the urgent pressure of part, his upon their
nptnohS and their conselenccs. 4 - Aud III lhis
connection, would hint 10 that honorable adn,n-
lstratoh senator, who, upon Saturday night, cor
tcssod that the .I,arty' Went too u in the passage
# the Michigan Bin, and that it went against his
conscience To vote for il, 10 pause ere he make
another sacrifice To the dictates ol party. Ills
conscience ls the better guide. Let. him follow
that, III the vote he shall give upon Bonton's cN-
Punrlng resolution for verify 81, uuto him. that
til. TIME will come when the finger of aud
lsljrobalion, will be pointed 1T tho names that
shall be recorded IN the affirmative upon the vote
10 be taken ON that resolution. Even Senators
themselves may, and probably will, live To the
day, when the, shah moorn in sackeloh and ashes,
Tor having gwen ,ucla vote
lear shall not bs ah" to give Your readers u
very clear Itca of the depth Of research, the rlr
gance of manner and matter, the fidelity of detail,
and the beauty OF Illustration, which characterized
this speech OF MIR. Leigh. NV notes are very full.
but 10 write them out would ettrnd TIN. l.tici
TO length that would b. hardly ctcrsahr 10 mn
pose upon the reader. must insist upon the
most Indulgence therefore, the ia>k Of compress
Nlon is the most difficult ofany which awri,er can
impoSt upon himself.
Mr. Leigh looked npon tho question ra,cd by
the resolution OF Mr.. Benton, a, the constitu-
tionanv ot espunrng tn. journals OF Congress,
"as proved by the very pains taken IL fortify
the position assumed by the mover, by arguments
~ Far fetched and forced, as those adduccd
by its supporters. II WAS doubtful question,
aud by no means clear 10 the apprehension OF it's
friends.
ESpunge' is the word, ard thu only on~,
marked Mr. Leigh, which can fix stigma upon
- the iaetious Senate" and rebound to the rlor,
Of the greatest man that ever lived IN the tide Of
times and rs such it had been chosen. lie re-
marked further that if the President really viii
cd 10 see the Senate humblcd before hin, that
were proof enough that he docs not dc.rrv. such
an ACT OF devotion to him. In ansion to the high
WI bupht culoeium passed by Mr.. Benton upon The
President, Nh. l.. observed with great force that
neither Mr.. Benton nor himself were competent
10 say what would hc the character which tie lu-
tnre Plu,arch or Tacitus would award 70 Andrew
Jackson. He had read the page of history, and
had found hr, wrought culogiums there upon the
character OF Henry the Slh--and there also had
ptrusrd drnunciations and coudc,nnaiions al ficr
10 oi Rome. The page Of hiVor, upon nhlrh the
character of the President Of tn, 'nltcd States Is,
10 be inscribed may be equally and may be- mare
lnaccuate tlhn these.
Mr. Leigh anmadycrtcd with much point ami
>pi,il upon the charge OF Mr.. Rivs, that the sen
ate had presumed upon their irrcsponSblitY IN
the passage oi The resolution now sought to be oX-
plunged. lie had thought that the mere slang of
the party press, and did not look To it nroduc
cd upon the floor of the Senate by u statesnan.
He exposed the mistake of Mr.. kHpS in calling
thu Senate lhe most irresponsible branch ol the
government, aud showed that the Executive, with
all his power and patronage, when disposed to
weld them Tor party purposes, WAS fdI NOR. So
Next to the President, the Judiciar, werctl. most
irresponsible branch of the govcrnm"nt-and tlat
department would probably be attacked SO soon AZ
the Senate shall have been ovorthrown. Indeed,
sad Mr. Leigh, the wal against that department
has already been commenced.
He then came to the consideration " the con-
stutiona propositions involved in the question
before the Senate. These lac said lie within a
small space.
Mr. Rives had said tina the Injunction 10 keep
journal was of no great importance it simply
meant to record--and this was matter Of course,
each body having "A po"er perfectly directory
over lis own. MIR. l.. remarked that he had never,
IN the annals of lopic, seen so paipable ar in
stance of begging the question" lie asked Gas
To the directory power il the Senate had right
to send their Journal entire to tho President to be
burned, or TO be otherwise destroyed, hy thu com
mon hangman I The utter absurdity Of this posi-
ton was shown as with sunbeam.
Mr. Leigh then went on 10 say that the pr"po-
slon before the Senate is to eNpnnge ms word
is used in but two senses TO blot out, to rub out,
(Which is the literal, and to eaaoe, to erase,
(Which is the metaphorical sense) Dean swift,
one of the most, il not the most classical of the
English writer's abiding 10 the writings OF difer-
ent authors, uses the term literally and accurately,
Il.