Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-16

measure, q the Land bill It's eon.,,,
cohladlcls the truth OF the assertion "0h. y
on MI 1aihoun 10 retract the char,e ~ ,Hu al,
ate; Incase OF hi refusal TO do so H., =" p Tue Sen.
threatens 10 publish his letter before resident
city. ieaVIDs III.
Inc letter was accompanied by n cor,;e
pteseh' III The gallery during the da, 9'
., I'VE sptecn, ana oil Mr. Drake "a repot,e ,f'-
s.s.'I' u'"' 'he report IN the Globe -. .T
correctly what was said By Mr.. Calhoun Saici
hlr.C. said 1t was not his in,en,fa,un'
ON The extraordinary contents of M I.-o,lnheh,
excited IN his bosom no emotions I'm, ,i,.t 1t
author, contempt Tor lis menace. and 'W IL
| ton That the Chief Magistrate of rho T. "g5mlIa
'hou pace himself IN such an atti,rda a,ei
was his intention TO ask protection 49, Ao'
the representative of a SOVEREIGN s,nfn
was competent to the defence of his own a,e' III
tion, md 50 Tar from being intimdated br epui',
communication from the discharge Of H. s1caa
lis only effect was 10 embolden him tho ~ uul'
oehoenc'ng corruption, whether in high or N 81. IL
p'acrs, rs 10 the privileges OF that bodr 'g'
should leave II 10 that body 10 defend ~ J. he
rights. Much less was it his inten,,na !" own
ply with the demand Of the President no,s Yum,
was term which belongs TO equals In Io o" a'1
lie relation he sustained as member orh puo
ate ielt himself at least equal 10 the pro 9ea
OF the I. States. As Senator, said NJ, u cnl
may Judge him, but he cannot Judge mo y
rise to relterate here in my place. and ,oa
fullest extent all before said and to ao,a ,ae
the friends of the Administration an onnn,,e.
~ 10 correct the error, If there was one: in VIII,
case, 1 am ready at once, and on the spot. 10 "a
tract the error. Mr.. Z. then went into recan,,
ulaton al large of the substance of thai M, "
his speech 10 which the Presidents letter had ;.
ference N IL
Mr.. GECNDY, Mr.. WALKER. and N,
Ola \ sncc.sslyely occupied the Hoorin snesrh..
which we shall present as soon as they can l..
written out from the notes Of our reporter.
Thus DeSpotism marches on, step BY s,en,ob.
consumma,ion Of its purposes. The eypun,.,,
assertihat the Senate has no right to condemn l..
gslatiyey the Presidents acts. The prc,ids,,
in his late letter 10 Mr.. Wise, asserts tina, II.
House OF Representatives has no right 10 enos;,.
into the condition Of the executive depar,m.n,.
without making specific charges asains, the head,
OF them. And now, in the teeth of the cons,j,p.
uonal provision, which guarantees the freedom n
speech, by declaring that members shall not +.
questioned for words spok II in debate, the Pee.
dent has the arrogance to denounce Senator's,
the exercise OF this constitutional privilege! And
men calling themselves free, Justify and defend
these rapid strides to unlimited despotism! Il
these things be consistent with a free REM,
sentative government, why do we brand the sh
Henry and the Stnarts as tyrants} |, is ,ps
Gen. Jack son has not, like Henry. sent for one Of
themembers of Congress, spit in his face, pulled
his beard and threatened him with the loss Of
his head, TOR refusing TO support some executr.
measure-but are we not coming TO this? Str
has he initiated Charles the ID in his punishment
of Sir John Coventry, BY having his nose sp.
with knife, because, hearing il argued. in til,
House oil Commons, that the players were the
Kings servapts, be asked whether the King,
pleasures Ia7 amongst the men or the women
players But If he goes Oh as he has commepc.
ed-if he has the night first to silence any e1nss-
sion OF opinion with regard to his Official ART
and next to prevent inquiries into the official cor.
| duct oil his officers by rudely shutting the doom
IN the tacc OF a committee Of the representatives
OF the pcope-and next TO take Senator to tast
for daring to speak Of his private transactions, AZ
connected with question OF great public lniers
how long viii II be before, as in the case Of
! Charles the 2l even "the pleasures Of RoyaIna
will be REGARDED "as too sacred 10 be tres,l
with iTreverencc hy the representative Of The
people and the despo.ic dogmas Of uon-rp,,
ience 10 the Lord anolntcd, & passive submission
TO the tyranny Of those who reign by right dlyn.
will flourish within sight Of the grare Of Washin.
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