Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
SPEECH OF Mn. RlNES, Tor VIRGINIA, J
On Wr. Bsnton's Erpmgng Resolutions.

IN the Other States In the Senate OF Massachu-
sets, as ~ well known, few years after the close
OF the late war with Great Britain, resolution
WAS triumphantly carried for errunging from lis
Journal the anti American sentiment which the
balciul spirit OF party had recorded there in the
very midst of the contlict--hat it was unbcc oming
a moral and religious People TO rejoice in tho
ccsscs of our arms. Alta more recent period, some
seven or eight years ago, the Scnatr of another
highly respectable State, (Tcnnosscc,) as learn
from undouhtcd authority, directed n formal and
important entry ON its Journal to b. stricken ouf
which was done in the very manner proposed by
the resolution on your table, by drawing black
line around the condemned entry. But while dwell
ling ihc>e instances, lrt. us descend 10 cases
which come more immediately home to ourselves.
Tho case which OCCURRED IN tins body in $500, aud
which has been already noticed by tho Senator
from Missouri, las been in VAN tempted to b.
parted or c,adrd.' In that cast, formal cnllA,
made on the journal IN pursuance oil the standlnp
rules of tho Senate, aud in strict conformity Ia the
truth of facts rs hrs TRANSFERRED, was ordered To
be crpnngrd, and actually crYmged The entry
rrcrcd the substance of Two memorials presented
b, a member of the Senate, continuing grave aud
criminal lsinuation> aenn,, the Executive aud
stated also the proceeding of the Senate, Which
took place on their presentation. Til, entry, rs
have already remarked wa, IN >tfct pursuance
of the standing rules Of tho Senate the b2d article
Of which expressly requires tia, "a hric1 state
mcnt oi each petition, memorial, OF papr, present
ed to the Senate, shall he inserted ON the journal :"
and, in GENERAL that a true a I'd accurate account
of the proceedings of the Senate shall be entered
on the journal" Now sir, how is the forge of tins
precedent in the annals Of our own body attempted.
to be parricd WHY, 81, hv the circumstance
that the order for crpups,p, the ohnoyionS entry
a. Il hG, Last. A.,
slon) that the entry itself made, il being con-
tended that the journal is NOT complete ill il il
read over in the Senate aS it usually is tho follow
inc morning for the purpose of correcting any mis-
takes which may have been made in il and that
I'LL that ceremony bad been gone through, il is I'M
der the perfect control Of tho Senate aud fully u
pen to Vision and correction. This is the areu-
mcnt of the honorable Senator from Louisiana,
| (Mr PonrEn) II is obvious 10 remark upon il,
in the first place that II conlounds two things
trcy distinct in their nature, and wholly different
| IN the principles on Which they rr>t--tho eorrec-
! ton of mistakes in a Iourna and ill.,, ,rpHpgiug
olmatcr lherclrun1, IN which III II has been no
| mistake, but which Is otherwise and mlrnsically
objectionable Tie purpose for which the oal-
nal is ordinarily read over in the morning, al q il
! is made mp by the Secretary Is simply 10 CORRECT
any mistakes Which may have been made IN the
entries upon H. This Is explicitly declated by tbc
standing rules of the Senate, III, first of whi,h
provides than the PIesldcn' having taken tn
chair, and quorum being present, tie Journal OF
mn mistake shall be- forreef1d that shaHbf made
IN m, ,nt,i,.
Noy. sir. IN ,hc precedent of 1906 there was no
,o;,tote !, linz cn,,, which wns ord,,rJ IA he ~,
nooora II re,it,d fyuyV and in dominance with
nos,,,ye Injunction of the rules of the Senate. the
substance of of the Immortal, presented, anil the
p,orccdiuc of the Senate ON lhcir presentation.
There was and could b. no alteration Of any er,or
in ,he>e respects. The cnuy was ordered to BE-
c,nunred. no, bcca,,se Of any mistake in it, bnl
berause the matter Of it va, unjust and wrong
because i, wen, to eriminae the Executive admin.
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