Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-26
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In Nerafe, FFidgyt Jan. ISs

stated that he had lOdS tried to scnooa una ~Ihdue the heart down to the submlsslon now reotlred, 50 that when the last sad moment nhi1Illd arrive he might be able 10 exnlDN eilant resi0nafion. He had remarked grow, inc popularity in favor of this rcsolutlon' ana had watched the arts and industry wnlch nan Seen employed in making 1t so. He saw that it would be made party question: aug nag heen stricken with sorrow when he found stote aftcr state sending their instructions through the Legislatures, to make these sac rifces at the altar of power, and even Virgil nia lowing herself among those who desired to nrostrate this branch of the Legislature sn5 io;n;ng this funeral procession of the Con. ntitItion, He was proud to remember her ancient character, the great mother of men who had always joined to check Executive ,,snrr,ation. lie could have wished the Sena- for who represents that State had found req. sons In his own bosom to have followed in the same track. instead of aiding to cast the Con- st;tn,ion crumbling at the feet of Executive i,ower. lie reloiced that his own State had keut out of this procession, and that he nao little to say for har, except to enter ner so SOL chm protest against these proceedings. The execntioncrs are here, the axe IS m theAE hands and where is it to faN-not on us. would to God it were! He would rather lt should fall on him, for one, who voted TOT the resolution, than on the constitution. IL was not in the power of black lines to touch the reputation of those who defended the resolu, tion, these marks would only strengtneh allu make durable their fame. Wrong they may have been in their judgment-all men arg ..e s.. able to err-but bold they were alL.IHs Ts.c" ",o timid, who dared to stand up against ,i.;,,,Ses tive encroachment when sucn m. m W;1I
 were carried down with the cuFIs". I,. o.ds
 the gentlemen do execution on tne recolu
 1S # war against the paper? Who IS to De broken down! The Senate-thls oooy-tnis corporate body-a branch of the Govern- ment. Proceed then, Senators, and deoese the body of which you arc part. ae woalo he present at the scene, would witness the Senate lowing itself at the foot of ExecMIve power, but he would keep aloof--no one should say he did it. When this doing, of deed-this physical act shall be done, may if not be precedent of fearful import. The Secretary is to be required to do execution on a bit of common paper-to perform the duty of corumon hangman. lie will do this act of violence and execution with pen --a soldier would do it with bayonet. ln- stead of making black lines to obliterate, ne would suggest to gentlemen to resort to nre as the purifier and to burn the hateful re- cord. Might we not hereafter improve on this precedent, and call in other agents to perform part! After expunging the record 1t may be thought proper to expunge those who voted for the resolution. It had been said this was merely strong mode of ex- pressing an opinion. Had those who oppos- ed the march of Executive power ever at- tempted to mark upon the record the evidence of their spite! He denied that this was any
 0f puage. struck in all its tones, cannot produce such as will satisfy, and an act of vengeance
 must be done. The record must be put in mourning for the offence, and the President will be invoked to grant smile of satisfac. cious obtation.
 He referred to English history and asked
 where was to be found an instance of this Expunging process being used for tho estab- lishment of Executive power. Now, we see this immense power wrested from the Wings of England and brought here to be wielded by the Executive against the legislative pow. er-to muzzle the body that they may never speak but in Palinodes to the glory of the ten- ant of the White House. The President may hereafter seize the Treasury, repeal the de- crees of the Supreme Court, and if any one shall here have the boldness to rise and men. tion it, he will be put down with "hush, hush, remember the expunging resolution 2"
 He asked gentlemen why they did not ob- literate from the records the attacks on the opinions of General Washington which were offensive to them. In the midst of the heat and fury of all the party conflicts which had taken place in our country, it had never till now entered into any head to expunge any of the proceeds from the records. If the hon. orable Senator from Pennsylvania was to rise in his scat and propose to expunge sen. tence refecting on the illustrioUs Washing. ton, and were to cast his eyes on the portrait before him, would it not appear to frown up- on him from its frame, and to say, Pause, let not your black lines mark any history for me. My history is written in nations pros perity, and is cherished in Q nations breast
 He hoped the executioners in this tragedy
 would, like other executioners, before they
 strike the blow, have the grace to ask pardon
 of their victim. When the Secretary shall
 have reluctantly performed his office. will
 there be any one to hold up the mangled rel.
 ic and to cry, "Thus perish all traitora ,"
 He would not himself sink under the pros
 tration which would result from this act. bu
 as soon as he should recover from it, he woult
 rise and rejoice that he was here in 1884, ant
 voted for the resolution that was expunged
 Mir. Rives rose in great excitement. an,
 contended that the Senator from South Caro
 tna had not produced single argument Q
 gainst the expunging of the resolution, bu
 that he had resorted as last hope, to denun citation. He wished that gentleman to SCI
 that there are some on this side not to be in
 tlmldated by denunciation. He repelled tn,
 insinuatiOnS which the Senator had throwl
 out against Virginia, of which that Senato
 was a native, and had thought, therefore, tha
 he might assault his mother, with what pro
 priety and decorum let others judge. The
 great offence of Virginia was. nos the sendinr
 ot instructions, but because she would no
 give to Mr. Madis0n,a resolution nf l40H :.