Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05

Gle line or letter Of the J0urnai " i'll the whole be
egble before Let any try this form Of cx
ngng, and he will find the TACT To turn after the
experiment Some waggsh Editors have, we know, pub
scd formula, to show that the writing must
obrrate the record but il is all trick and suphlsln
For the printing will necessarily show the eraslnns in
consequence Of the solid types which in drectpn
taking the place OF tuse IS hc in the Ulicr-bul
SO, where the pen carefully passes surface aIrea
dy written on-and such as would be exhibited, if the
newspaper Editors would get good cusrarer to show
the appearance Of the lattice work on plate There
would br no sac! crossing OF the few letters, to rem
der the writing legb!c-Lrt Mr. Tyler try it, when he
WILL let the Clerk Of the Senate altentpt il, and We
will answer for it that part u the Resolution will ue
destroyed, but the whole will still be- preScrreA. he
likes the expression better, krpf-and may BE- Hereafter
published, with The expungng lines around or It,
whatever MIR. T. may say to lie contrary notwhsland.
lng.
Mr.. Tyler WAS willing to rcSciud, rcpcai, Nc, &c,
but not ~ expunge-but the fact is, the purpose diff
rIent, and therefore the mode is also different. We
sand or rcpcnt what It yinay have appeared To-
be eLvedleRt, ana involves no breach O the Constitution
but when gross usurpatiuus attempted; when the
whole entry was wrong aud void from the beginning,
eypunge ,y the lines written around and across-hlr l..
goes loo far III conlendug that no cases can occur winch
deserve the stigma Of expuugat;on. Suppose resolu
tnn entered the Journal, declaring that the Sc.
nate would appoint Dictator Suppose that another
fa-O0 traHd was palmcd upon the Pe0ple-D"es Mr..
T. hold, that these could only be rtpeulcd rcscindtd;
ana fot ipHHyrH:
And why al this 20 do about Oatls and violated Con-
stituton, Nr. Nc, relative ~ the Juurnas-and vet
overlook such the Scnat- rcsvutluu-an act
which directly violated the rights Of two Coordinate
branches of the Government and the principles Of the
Constitution itself:
'lr. I. talks also about British Plecedents Why
shall they not be properly regarded proper uccasons
Why did Mr. Leigh and Mr. Tyler rely on them, in their
Resolutions and Report of lS2 in favor of the Right Of
Instruction. and deny tie force of them no.c All the
referred tn, including the tobr orgotten in
stance OF }. Wilkes and the English Liberty Of Sufragc
are many prccedents in favor OF the Rights OF The Peo
pie ANA OF Free Cover nen against gross acts OF tyran
NJ and oppression. All the which have been tx
plunged ot that character, and the practice at Par
i:a,ent has been in favor Of popular rights II this may
Gr dome in Monarchies, why not in Rcpuhlics-in the
form presented 10y the General Assembly: For, MIR
Tyler has no right far lie concerned, to lrave
out Of the record.
Mr.. T. refers to twn Virginia cascs.-Now, is it won
derlul that such Efforts should have been made by the
ROYAL Governors But the Of Beverly is directly
against him. Lord Culprper ordered Beverly TO brns
up The Journal the House Of Bnrgesscs in order 10
punge proceeding derogatory 10 tie King Bever
il molly refused 10 comply upon the ground. Mr. Ty
Ter says, "Tut III. House Of Emyesses alone had tie rsh
to erpunge and righliuy, too But is not this al ad
mission Of the right, in lis fullest sense, expunge b,
the Senate: Who contends that the right to espung'