Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-09

!contained In the first and second OF
1.-The resolve having been objected to
in debate, and shown to be insufficient
: to sustain the charges they were IN
duced TO support, and IT being wen
ibeiieved that no majority could DC OBJ
tanned to vote for the said specifica-
tons, and the same being actually
withdrawn by the mover. IN the face
lof the whole Senate, in consequence
Iof sucl. objection and belief; and be-
fore any vote was taken tiereupon,
/ the said specifications could not al
forwards be admitted by any rule OF
parliamentary practice. or by any
principle OF legal implication. secret
I.ntcndment, or mental reservation.
ITO remain and continue a part OF the
write, and public resolvetrom winch
they were withdrawn; and ii they
icou!d be so admitted. they would not
he sufficient to sustain the charges
contained:
/ And whereas, the Senate being
the constitutional tribunal for the tri-
al Of the President when charged BY
the House of Representatives with
,ofIences against the laws and const.-
tuition, the adoption OF the SAID re-
solve. before any impeachment pre-
fcrred by the House. was q breach OF
the privileges of the Eouse, VIOLA
tion Of the Constitution, subvers'"n
Of Justice. a preiudication Of a cues
ton which might legally come before
the Senate. and disqualification OF
. that body to perform its constitution
.al duty with fairness and Importantly
,Iif the President should thereafter be
. regularly impeached by the House o.
Representatives for the same offence
And whereas, the temperate res
pectf,l, and argunentatlvc defence
and protest Of the President against
the aforesaid proceedings by the Sen
: ate was rejected and repulsed b;
/, that body, and was voted t" be
i breach Of its privileges, and was no
permitted to be entered on ITS Journa
or printed among its documents
i ,while a!imcmorials, petitions, resolve:
= land circumstances against the fres;
i dent. however violent or unfounded
land calculated to in!larne the Peopi'
;, lacainst him. were duly and -honora
bly, received, encomiast.ca.ly com
IS mented upon in speeches read at tn
= table, ordered to be printed with tn
!. long list of names attached, reterre
j to tie Finance Committee for con
!. Isideration, filed away among the put
y lie archives, and now constitute
:. part of the public documents OF tn
,d|Senatc. to be handed down TO the IL
N test posterity:
:, And whereas, the said resolv
Is was introduced, debated. and adol
% ted at a time and under circumstar
,,Ices which had the effect OF cooper;
l. ting with the Bank of the Unite
y. States,i in the parricidel attempt wh'c
- that institution was then making
70 produce panic and pressure IN tn
country, to destroy the confidence
IN the Peoplc in President Jackson.
- pa,alyze his administration, to go
ofIern the elections, to bankrupt stat
:. banks, ruin their currency, fill tn
:, whole Union witt, terror and distres
=, and thereby 20 extort from the su
i. ierings and the alarms Of the Peopi
=. the restoration of the deposltles, ar
IN the renewal of its charter:
in And whereas, the said resolve IS
" levil example and dangerous prec
~ dent. and should never have been /
no ceived. debated, or adopted by Il
oh Senate, or admitted to entry upon /
m journal: wherefore,
MS Resolred, That the said resolve
IN Iexpungcd from the journal; and, +
he that purpose, the Secretary otthe Sc
-, ate at such time as the Senate shall 4
he point. shall bring the manuscr'
ms journal of the session of 1854 IN
the Senate, and. in the presence OF t!
as Senate, draw black lines round Il
M said resolve, and write across the fax
Sc thereof, in strong letters, the tollo'
on ing words: ..Expunged, by order
nd the Senate, this-day of-,in Il
~. year of our Lord 1885,
a.. This resolution lies over for Of
,e. day.
no TnsRspAY, March "a.
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