Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-18


the cesstry. Bot The charter Of the Dank Of III
United Statss-what did not that e6scts Tia
was no empty declaration Of opinion. IL was sob
Ista1tial act. And to what . loog black catalogu(
lof natieaal calameaes did it let il yoav oPinios
lead! lfany thisg - 70 be expaaged. Why not ex
\ PunGe that 1t seems not to have entered The -
lagioaeies Of gsaelsmsn - Tie Other eide 70 draw
their lines rossA that resolution. Yet he Aooor
able Senator ffoa Virginia believes asst siacesely
that Tie act vas sscoastitstieeal. He holds thai
1t led e consequences greatly Aetsioeetol t. tn
serves the everlasteE gratitude Of he eosntry os
havisg abolished aod destroyed he baak. Well,
SIR II IL 10 not ft il that cass, bow AID Why 10 IL Il
u this1 Because this vislstes The rights q the
VS. ths etAsr. IL this deregstery - The fssli.g.
laaA Wishes Of the prssideass So VS. that. IL tAs
Senate beuea 10 dsty to express its ssa!pcobaties
ef this Get! Why sst Of the eehsrs Dat 10 e really
leo great n e1eaco to differ fro0 tAs prssdest "a
eosstitutosal question, insomucA that Ill traces
Of such thisg must be eblibssatsd from eur re-
leerasa that IL @ust be eGaced-exPusged-purg
%? Why, sir, Tie Prssidsst diAsrs ftoa - Geo.
this sesass differ widely frsa prssidsst washisg-
tee . coosttuti0nal poins, via: the ooostitu-
|tisaality Of the Bank Of the Uaitea States. Why
2 net TIE opinioa Of Washisgtos to Be sxpaegsas
Why net 70 back, and hold him up sacrifice?
Il has, Indeed, in seme sort, been already dsse-
len have not broken iato The sepulchre Of Mount
vsrnss. anA dag Up his bosss. and bsr1t then.
like Wiekli4es. bst yoa have to@oIassa h,s n.os.
n
Iaad transferred TO oaoeher. Why not make your
|sacrikce eeoplste. II the PriaciPls On which you
act y Jealousy tie heser AID power Of the LIZ
|ecutive Why not wheo former Presidents have se0t
|ws mossages coataiaing uscoustitutiesal noti0ss,
espsege their message from your archives! The
feeside0t sent . message 10 the panic session
Of 1884. How would gsntlewen have taken it,
bod those who constituted the majority At that day
proposed to sxPungs il from the records!
Both Houses II Congress have differed from other
Presidents. Does asy gentlemas here dream Of =
leading member in either House under the Jefsr-
son admioistrstion proposing to expunge any Pres
idental opinion which did not correspond with his
own! Or would any supporter Of the wise, the &C.
date, the grave, the forbearing Nadison, ever con-
eGacisg the public records. Did he ever require
his frieads 10 depart from their public duties. me-
glect the exigencies of the public business and ad
dress themselves to this most extraordinary meth
There was great struggle in 80. and after long
course Of most bitter and acrimonious party war
fare, the republican party eventually triumphed.
aod came into power, but IN the very heat OF con-
quest; and still covered, it was, with the sweat
and the dust Of BATTLE did il enter into their
heads to expuuge from their public journals the
acts Of their predecessors! Or could 1t now occur
to the minds Of Intelligent and honorable men that
they are called upon vindicate the ashes Of the
illustrious dead by removing from the national ar
chieves all traces of difference Of opinion on the
part Of either House Congress- from the departed
Bavi0urs of our country! Dare the honorable SEN
ltor from Peansylvan rise in his place, and with
\ reverend regard to youder image Of W Washington,
introduce resolution to expunge whatever on our
Journal intimates difference Of opinion from that
great mani Will he venture to Look into that ven
cradle and venerated countenapce, and make
such motion in this chamber! No sir. His own
heart tells him that image would ffowa upon him
fron his frame, and, could it speak, would cry,
Forbear; destroy not your coastitutio0. Dishonor1
pot your own archieves. Draw No black lioes up-
On your Journal on my account. Write 10 histoFyl
for me. My history 10 written il . natien's eyes
desire yow TO play of no mouatsbank farce for ny
glory; it 10 safe in the keeping Of my countrymen.
e. sir such would be the language Of Washing
ton; and well know that the hOnorable Senator
from Pennsylvanis has its resPopss in bic heart
And, sir il not called to do this for the
|ustrious great and good who have departed. shall
de- il for The livlsg became - 10 powerful! Be-
cause b = The disPeossr Of o1ise, Who i 20 propo
pate his own system Of policy thresgA asoehel'l
generation, AID to trassfass his own vital spirit
rice was to b offered - The lsstrioos dGad ,whoa
history has already fixed in the nichss Of imPsssA-
lble hoser, ve might endure IL with greater pa
hence: Bot to I:v'cg mae. - na: vso eas
~ il Tie lace. protest . yes that ny is0sst
,eart i bowed dewa 1t shs thesght With sesrew /
md shane.
Whether ths People ef he Usited States hsve
pokea night bsar . qaestioa. Certainly 0soyi
states have uttered their voice, whose right o.
peak I sAoslA - he Base - question. That
! dsabt Ths oct 10 fs.sgAe With ~ 9sst dagger
~ eoasequesess. IL is1icss desp wsssds - tie
igaisy a. ths pessosy # shss bsay; fer - in
= ceantsoasees ef oasy hosesabls gsstls@enI
they csuld. avoid Tie dssd. I DO bslisss.
hat, il The very oeoset If is6icting the bios,
heir hearts viii b hasated By The sane e0stioosl
,hich al ana eppseo ~ o~D. -Asa While, un6ss,
~ ga prspar.a, lille etSsr sxseseisasr, frssj
~ por6oo q de victim Az, cir, bolieve thasl