The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-04-08

furnishes. would he false and iresche-
rnus guide il IL recorded only the good
deeds 81 men. They knew IL Was Of
equal Importance iIshoDld enregisler their
errnrs and their vices. and they intended.
Iherefare. that the record which they
made provision fnr should be q beacon
10 warn As well IS light 10 allure. What
useful knowledge. sir. could any man
acquire by the peruszl of ancient story.
, II "a presented To him aa examples but
those which we're exhiblled by the virtues
of anllquny--If IL did rot show tn him
the errors and vices ard factions BY which
nations lusi their freedom. as well a. the
simplicity and patriotism by which they
established IL! None. SIR. none. Nor
here would our journals be Of any value.
. il they did not preserve the evidence Of
our faults and our ioIlies as faithfully as
they do that Of our wisdom and our
virtues. There 10 nothing therefore in
the spirit of our Constitution, any more
| Than there u IN ils letter. which can be
tortured into The slightest support Of the
alarming and dangerous proposition which
the Senalor proposes Tor our adoption.
| might. therefore. SIR. well spare myself
the task Of following the honorable Sena
Tor from Missouri through the labnred
examination which ne has made of the
VOTE Of the Senate IN the year 1884, in
relation 10 the removal OF the deposiies
BY the President. or Of noticing the heat
ed aud exaggerated picture he has drawn
Of The motives "f those by whom II was
gwen. Such discussion can have no
profitable effect on the naked question as
10 the power ol the Senate 10 alter and
deface the public record. II may, il Is
true, increase party spirit. and flush II 10
the preparation oi an act which, in my
conscience, and on my honor. ! believe
will hereafter when reason resumes ~
sSay) be = source Of deep modification
In oil who nov participate IN u; but u can
do nolhIng more. HoSever. sir. some
at the assertions and ressonings Of the
honorable Senator in this part 81 his
speech 10 the Senate ought not 10 pass
entirely unnoiced. and may, perhaps,
speak little 10 q few Of them before
80 down. My present purpose. however,
- with the merits Of the question. aud
leaving to the honorable Senator. for
time. the hanks. anu the panic, and the
panic makers. and President Jackson.
and his glory. and The old federslIsis-
Who. BY the way, il they have joined
the present Administration. are all trans.
nuled into pure democrats Of The old
SCHOOL, shall proceed To discuss the
subject upon these considerations, and
Ihrs" alone, by which, IN INV view Of
the matter. correct conclusion can be
obtained.
| And proceeding to do, sir, l find il
written IN the fifth section Of the first ar
ticle Vt the Constitution. that each
house saoH Keep a Journal Of its proceed.
ings. aud. from time 10 time. publish
,hs same. excepting such parts as may,
in their judgment. require secrecy"
Now sir, the first question which suggests
itself IN The inquiry is, what - mean, by
the words keep a Journal Of us proceed.
ings? To tha, question | know of but
one answer that can be gwen; aud 1t is
that which Instantly suggests iise'' 10
every one, learned and unlearned. who
reads them. namely. that each house
shall record lis proceedings, and pre-
serve the record 80 made. II this he not
the true meaning, know not what an.
swer can be given. No other will satisfy
the object contemplated by the ConsIitu.
ton. For without recording there tcould
be no journal, and without preserving The
journal pouid NOT Be kept. The honOra
. bic Senator has not furnished US with his
, rsudiag Of this clause. He has, TO be
. sure, talked. and talked correctly, Of q
variety III meanings which belong TO the
, word keep, bu, viewed in any other lighI
. than Is handsome exercise oi ingenui'
! lay. could not see what practical result
was h be attained from The disquisi,ion;
, Tor slIer all, be failed To Tell Us wha
! meaning he precisely attached to the ex
. pressions keep journal. In this, SIT
! Ne did wisely. They have one; and one
. only meaning, in the common sense o
! sli mankind. They have never had any
. other in England, or iniScotland. or il
! Ireland, nor in any of the twenty -ioul
; suvereignIies which compose this union
/. The understanding OF them has been
. uniform, whether applied TO courts q
: justice or legislative bodies. The Hous'
! shall keep a journal. the Clerk shall keei
{ a record. IN all times, and in all coun
E tries where the language prevails, hav,
e been understood 10 write down what j.
y done, aud to preserve what is written
o The expression, il is true, is idioma.ic
! but for that very reason is the sense IN
It embarrassed and perfect. II never wa.
d questioned nor denied until the honora
Il BILE Senator, in this rash attempt, fount
v it necessary to perplex and inystify wha
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