Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-03-28

tccalled To memory, commented upon, and day
by day will the verdict Of condemnation be pro-
nouncod against YOU. The very children be-
gotten by the miserable instruments who have
executed your capricious and unconstitutional
cdicts. will condemn you. But alas, what nave
I donel have reproached you as though YOU
Yourself had drawn the BLACK lines and writ
ten the word 'expunged' upon the Sona'e,s
journal. That you did not perform the mani
puIations OF tho process none can he isno-
rant, That IL was even done III cou'puahce
with your suggestions, | must confess, upon
reflection, there is reason 10 doubt. IL Is moi
even certain that it met your approoa'iCn' NO,
che often renewed and protrncted debates upon
The expunsinc resolution the long black marks
unon Tho Senpte's Journals; the constructive
humiliation OF n resolution Of the Senate by
writ 10 few sylablos across the lines thereof,
was perbaps, after all, none of your suggest
INC. such tardy lormoilies looked not like
YOUR contrivonce. That same spirit which
once mpeed you TO violate n neutral Terrllo'
ry contrary 10 the express commands OF yoW
superior officer (which instigGtcd You 10 At
tempt to shoot down fellow citizen, who
tpanel.like turned and licked your hand =
which, but n few days since, urged you on 10
violate the privileges Of the Senate Of The Uni
ted States, by calling n Senator 10 M account
for words spoken in debate that same spir-
it. but for the iHt rventon OF numerous Il pow
erful obstacles, would, it is to be feared, have
led YOU 10 prefer the summary mode OF march
ing IN person to the Senate chamber, tearing
from The Senate's Journal the obnoxious Leaf,
and casting il in the flames. If ! err IN sup
posing you partial to some such characteristic
mode Of procedure, rejoice at it, for then n
drew Jackson must be an altered man II sur
you were apprehensve that the nation would
not have sustained You in such an act, your
apprchensions were III founded. There can be
scarcely doubt bot that, that portion Of the
people, which had heretofore applauded with
out discrimination every act Of your admins
tration, every principle recorded by your pen,
and all the hard sayings your lips had ever ut
tered, 10 wit, the 'hurrah hoys,' would have
looked upon 20 courageous and patriotic az ex'
ploit as little interior in merit and glory 10
the victory Of New Orleans itself. 1t would
perhaps have sunk you notch lower in the
estimation of a few; but the constitution vi
your country would have suffered less from
some such violent and mad assault, than from
The deliberate and insidious attack OF that OBJ
sequeous courtier, Sir Thomas Benton and his
right ttusty squircs. The former would have
given but momcntary shock it would have
lef> no lasting injury-would never have beer
pleaded as a precedent. The latter has in
flicted fearful wound, which, if ever cicatri
zed, must be the slow work Of time unless
the pressure Of party discipline, be at some
carly day SO far removed, as TO permit the spir.
it Of patriotism and public virtue TO resume its
wonted DIMENSIONS and act with its accuston,-
ed energy md ndepcnd cncc--lhen we may
behold the Closing Of this sore under the heal.
ing influence ef the regular and constitutional
application OF the seal of everlasting rcproba-
ton. THRASYBULUS.