Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-28
From the Baltimore Chronicle, January, IL
THE EXPUNC;ING RESOLUTIONS
P.ASSED!.


THE EXPUNGING RESOLUTIONS
pASSEDM!
Our report on Mondays proceedings in the
Senate was closed before the votes upon the
Expungng resolutions was taken, Indeed
the debate was p-otracted until mid
might. 1t was at this hour that this deed
acknowledgement beyond the powers of
words to express, was done. We cannot
trust ourselves TO speak our feelings upcn this
question. We consider it, as we think 1t
must ever be considered, the most fatal blow
ever aimed at the liberties Of the country
IA blow tina: prostrates the independence and
the honor Of the Senate at the foot of the ex-
ccutive. 1t viii be our duty to refer again
To this subject. 4, present we have but
time and room TO extract from the u. ). Tel
egrapt the annexed account of the las! OF
the drama.-After Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Bayard. and
Mr.. Hendricks had spoken.
Mr.. STRANGE spoke at some length upon
various topics connected with the subject:
and believing that the original resolutions Of
1884 were constitutional, moved to amend
the preamble the expunge, so far as it des
ignated these resolutions illegal and unconsti-
tutiona.
Mr.. EwINe, Of Ohio, next spoke in oppo
sit.on to the expungc, reviewed the argu-
ments of It's ;dvocates and exposed their dam
gcrous tendency. His speech was worthy OF
his we'll esteemed fame.
| The question being on the adoption Of the
amendment of Mr.. Strange.
| Mr.. Calhoun said that one Of the amend
inents proposed was to insert IN the place OF
Unconstitutional the words s.not wa,''an'ca by
he coastitufion.' He supposed that the lat
ter words meant no more or less than the for
mer. Mr.. Strange attempted some explana-
ton. which we could not hnde rstand.
Al. <t,< Il
ments, and they were carried in the afiirma-
| tive.
! Mr.. Webster then rose and spoke of the
proceeding now pending, in the most power
/ i,il and impressive manner. and Iii the name
of his colleague and himself, entered his most
solemn protest against it. He would enter
! it on the journals. if the constitution gave
/ him the power. He then read paper in the
nature of n protest against the erpungiay pro-
cess.
! The final vote was then taken on the reso-
luton to c.rpungc sc. and carried in the affir-
native. Yeas %, nays 19--as follows:
+ lEAS-Messrs. Benton, Brown. Buchan-
an, Dana. Ewing, Of Illinois, Fulton, Grundy,
Hubbard, King. of Alabama, Linn, Nicholas.
Niles, Page, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles
Sewer, Strange, Tallmadgc, Upton. Walker,
Wall, Wright.
! NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Black, Calhoun.
Clay, Crit.enden. Davis. Ewing. of Ohio,
Hendricks, Kent, Knight, Moore, Prentice.
Preston, Robbins. Southland, Swift, Tomin-
son. Webster, White.
Mr.. Benton then moved that the Secreta-
~ proceed forthwith to the performance o!
the business of drawing the black-iines. Car
ried.
The Clerk then did the execution accor-
dinghy, and in the act, many persons IN the
gallery set up Simultaneous hiss.
Mr.. Benton rose in great wrath, and NOV
ed that the Sergant-at-Arms bring ''ahe bank
ruGiaas7' to the Bar of the Senate. He foam
ed in his speech, and employed terms that
our seIf-respect will not allow US to report.
The motion was carried. The Sergant-at
arms maze his report that he had arrested an
Individual pointed out by Mr.. Benton. Mr.
Benton moved ne be brought to the bar-car-
ried by a vote of Is to 4. The Sergant ac-
cordingly brought forward the individual. 4
question was made whether there was ma
jority, only 25vosing. After some further
debate whether the gentleman before them
should be heard in his defence, the Senate.
after several motions to adjourn, finally or
dered the Sergeant to discharge the person in
custody. by a ,ote OF . TO the opposi-
ton Disguised with the proceedings. having
all left the Chamber. The party then ad-
jouraed it beiag nearly 10 o'clock p. II.
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