Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-26
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lHIbSuflslI anu DdSc SflNliliN ~ bIi .NItHdltu-
President, over the constitution of the county,
Tie triumph of ial>ehool over truth--was con.
eummaed. in the Senate Of the United State.
BY deliberate mutla,ion Of the public record,
whic! the constitution >olomnly requires to be
" kept unalrcrcd as Will a. unae>uoyed and
by writing upon the face Of the Journal word
which give. the lie 10 all who aided in placing
it there.
Mr.. CLAY. on Saturday before, delivered one Of
hi, powerful speeches in defence Of the rc>olu.
ton proposed 10 be expnngcd, and in opposition
10 the mode suggested O. anuihiidtng it, force
ou Monday he was followed by M. Ewing, on
the same ,idc--aitrr which, lAe question bcin.
about Ec taken. Mr., Webster arose and. ON
behalf Of hitn>c and his collca-uc. in the name
Of the STATE they represented, Submitted Fra.
lat aaaiast hi, act OF foul dissertation this dc
lihcrate violation of the con>,uiion--this out
rage upon The independence cf esislation-,hi,
counicr-lihc scryili;y to the President, which
would have di-Iraccd the parasites Ollie Stuart>
in the ralinics, days of heir power. and in the
cloomie>t period OF British dcspo,isin. We re.
5r"l that we complied to postpone Mr.. Web
>tcl's luminou, argument, rs briei rs il i, if.
rc>is,ible until our nexi. IN he mean time, We
be-, peak for it the deliberate peru,al Of men Of
all parties.
We >nljon the yea, and n1ys on the passage
OF the Ezqnnging Resolution
Yrss-Mc>sr>. Benton, Brown. Y'rchnnan.
Dana. Ewing. OF illinois. Fulton. Grundr, llub-
bard, X n@ Of Aahan1l Linn, Morris, Nirhoas.
Niles. Paa", RiyeS. Robin,on Rnasr-. Sewer.
Strange. faIlmAdse. Tiptou, alher, " right.
Wall-2i
NAys-Mcssr> Bsyarl, E}ack. Calhoun,
, Clay. Crittrndeu. Davis. Ewing. oil OHIO. Hen
drirks, kect. Knight. Moore. rrentss. Preston.
Robbins, S,nrhard, swift, Tomlin,ou, Vel
stcr, White II.
Mi kin@ Of & .. left the Senate before the
vote va, kcn Mr. Bnchaaln Of Pcnn.. Mr..
absent ;and there existed one vacancy from I.o,
b i,ians. and one fiona Delaware.
Nj BENTON thco moved that the black line"
be immediately drawn around the ohnosiou, re
solution " hich, bring agreed 10, Mcssr,. Web
:. ster. Clay, C.lhoun, aad AL thc Wing Senators.
Il Iqti the chainhrI in disgust, being unwilling 10
: witness the DEGRADING spectacle. The CORES
: pondentoi tie Baltimore Patio, says;
= Mr. DlckEHs rhen commence ed hl, rask-tooh
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f, prescribed black lines around The >hliect OF the
J vihGictirrne>s Of the Senate. lie was bu,ils
cu@aced IN the work ot degra3aton-ihe Scna-
tor, sat quietly looking on heg watched the
c proco eding, some with eXult,ton. 40 doubt
r but most with contempt and indignation. Al
{ last the cnraccd feelings OF the people t0>e up
against the drsccrailnn- they hccame uncontro
/ lakeland >uccr>site round, OF hf>,ing burst
= upon the ear Of the Serylle actor, Ia this farce.
ln~tantly the Pres ldent aud cTlcd, Clear
r the galleries ~ Nj BentOn >piung up. appJ-
= rcntlv almost bursting with rage, and actually
Aawlel into silence the ether Senators, who bad
. risen. Is H. cXclaIWej. Let the dl>ordtIl&
persons be taken into custody! ! hope the ruth
an viii be instantly seized and brung ut before
the Senate the BA>N RurfA>, sln-rnu UNl-
rEo STATE BANK ErrrlAN II hope the Senate
will not permit themselves To be insuitrd By
RvrilANs or THE iANN ,-luilnS, sir, vho da-
rim" tie panic. used TO sit in these galleries ;.r-
med with ditk, and pistols 10 oyeraHc our de-
llbrratous and with hi, explosion doNn sal
Thomas II Denton.
The President directed the Sergeant al runs
to take the d>ordtrly person, iuio custody. That
officer repaired to the galleries G0d soon returned
with person uUdcr his charge, whom MIR BEN
ton bad pointed out a. one who had committed
the disorder \ motion was made &c discharge
th, individual-but Benton having applied TO him
some oftho>c brutal terms " hch constitute his
d
suggested that II WAS but fair the person char.-
ed with the contempt should be heard in his own
defence. But this suggestion was clanorcd
down. Again II WAS lntmatcd that the pcrson
in custody was ready 10 answer questions and
wished TO be hrard-but this privilege aud birth
right Of every American was denied him. Th,
was perfectly IN kcepln" with the lawr,< and
outrageous character OF the nights proceedings.
What Justice or dcceney could be expected from
men who had not >cruplcd TO invade and violate
, the sacred charter which they We're elected
, hy the people TO protect and defend ? After
some confused proceedings the Senate condo
seconded TO order hln To be discharged and in
stantly motion was made 10 adjourn aud car
RED. The person who had been brought IN
then asked the Char if he might be perm tied 10
saw word IN hi, own behalf to which the Pre-
>ident promptly replied " Take him ont of the
house. What right had this band of Desiuc-
ives and l'>organlzrr, to treat an American
tcltizen IN th, way2 To drag from the gallery.
where he was surrounded by dense crowd.
and arraign him before their tribunal without
shadow OF evidence, to allow bullying, swag-
@ering member Of their own servle faction To-
indulge IN lnsolent language toward, him--and
then, without allowing him 10 be heard, 10 dis
mss INN Wuh contumelv and coniempt?
After TINS great achlcv mrnt the twenty
and dispersed"
And thus ended this solemn farce-and with
IT, we hesitate not to say, the sanctity Of the
constitution and the responsibility of the Chief
Magistrate to the representatives of the peoplc
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