Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26
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SPEECH OF MR. BENTON, OF ilI>Sor%I:
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! ENPING.4TION or TIE ~! EE.IL.
SPEECH OF MR.. BENTON. OF ilIssor"i:
fCo%rIsrED
After this p-clinIary view Of The rights and power Of
the Senate Journal ard in "ncaIlOH OF lis aL-
tli0ry expaEr bv total obrrltiDn, ANA consequent
~ TO exrunsr y order instead OF crasIr'. Nj H.
10 the merits Of the question: and said the v!rT
which he proposed to take OF the proceedings against
President Jackson required Him opr"c"r - Ia" luE!ain
head AM original source u. this extraordinary process
il did not iIIar in the Senate Of the United States"
bot in the Banko. the United States and all that he
Senate has done has been to copy the proceedings q"
whic! that institution was the author statement Sd
!atc.,! IL this continued Mr.. b.. and which IOcs 10
rxh,i: :lc Senate rthc l.. States following the lead
III lti ark Of the L. States in the CONDEMNATION ot tic
President: cannot be made without evidence At hand 10
supper: i. No assertion OF such thing sn"u!G be
n.nic cAccp, Is an Introduction 10 the proof Fully
aware Of ti;s. il is my intention to ecohoIIze words
10 d<rr.sc with asscrllC-and H. proceed directly
10 tn! evidence. With this object and without advert
inr al present u secondary evidence IN the
Bank maZctts rt the autumn Of lc have recourse 81
once 10 Il publication issuing directly from the Eank-a
PAMPHLET o! ~! pages issued br the Board n Directors
Tuesday the Sd day Of Dec 1883. This was the
dav which t.c President Of the l. States delivered
his annual message 20 Congress, and The day which il
wa: known every where that h.. would deliver H. On
that day the President Of Tie Bank OF The |. States sat
at the lead Of his Board OF Directors; and taking c":en
:aucr of the imputed irnGuni!crS u f:cS:!rnt jack
sor lhrr proccrdrd To tEy and cCncrnn Il Ill Tor v"la
ton Of lie laws and Constitution Of his csumyto de-
nuui,c i.!!n for rspo tvraut and usUr[rr-lO assIu
late iii corniereItcrSto load him wi:hcvcry Odio~s
and every infamous cplieio IndcIe his impeachment
to Congress- argue al great !ath prove him guilty
to order copies o.! the argument and Proceedings
20 he printed and a copy 10 be furnished 10 each
Der oil the Senate and House o! Rcprcsc natives. As
member Of He Senate. had the non receive
Of these panphrls the only favor received frcm
that institution. and for which hope to Show myself
n.!lui bv the which make Of IL il Is from that
pain,et that now quote; and shall first read Tie or
d.. n, lis adoption and publication. 10 show tlrt
,lrticy d lis origin, the g!avity o. rs character, md
the! .,,r4lItv With which The Board o: Directors, sitting
as ieh Court Of Justice, took c"gmiZ4nce Of the IT,
pncd offences of the PRESIDENT pronounced him guilty,
and pT"nul .a,"d their sentence TO the world.
-. G.>. ice E:ITEp Sr,TE', Tuesday Dec ,, l-%'.
!: all a.y.:rG urccag tho Board vi D"lo:. ArlI ,h;.
sycrs -o!l. !!tIie President, Nrs.:,. u !. E.rc
Iaraie.cr Lewis. Holmes. ti'rn, Sullivan, Wa.er
W. C!auncr. oI III" special c""t aro'n" on the 9Th
WA~"a.. if Caaacc! ;ro:.. IT, following e.o".'oa:
:re r.. a"! To;, wiki ic 's,oiu-
rroa the yeas anil called for, ~hcni'"a'
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III ...ncry. H"h's Lewis !io"es, aaL Ei4dc-2
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p.irr. i,r -: % IT, 'o'".a!e's OF a. Ea"s'
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pot ,h,. .a"rtci by the Board:
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JOHN r. S"i.m Peter ;:acrr aud Hugh Mr;Icy, i'''as
date ly; Il August, !. with instructions TO co,lie the s&c,
tie! oal hcthe! a"y AMI via: st:. 4! he n::e:
tie rpPo:: Leave tbs. they have carefully
Examined '"'.- "is;s, ana , T 10" 0t'S' 10 INC
OF The 'a"r :s "I Of Tie ini,:iIrAi VINO mas :'snt %
such "cu".r' y such .o"'rc should he dg''t;", %;to"i
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