Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-27
MIR. CLAWS REMARKS.

faro the Senate seated It's lhiaihy ny passing the
r,,,,,iag Resolutions. The whole speech i,
x,or,by of his best days:
uNr President, what patriotic purpose is 10
/. accomplished by thi. expunging resolution ?
Ill new honor or fresh laurels will it win for
,,r common country Is the power Of the Sen
~, an ga i that it ought TO be circu bed, and
,ha, of the President so restrcted that 1t ought to
."sv,ended} What power has the Senate? None
'on,rately. Ii can only act jointly with the other
i1inso ar Jointly with the Executive. Although
a.. theory of the constitution Supposes, that when
.onsnlted by him, it may freely give affirmative
,nc,,iiyc re sponse. as II B1r exists il has lost
no f,euliy Of pfonounclnr the negative nonosgl-
,,hl. " hen ihe Senalc expresses It's deliberate
,,irment. in the form Of re solution, that re.
Ji,,;o, Ina, no compul, sorry force but appeals
mi, IN the di,plssionate Intelligence, the calm
w, .on and the sober 1gmcnt OF the community
Th. Senlte has no army, no navy, no patronage,
,nlnera,iye cllices, 10 gllt"ring honors to be-
,oy Around Us there Is 10 swarm OF greedy
.,n,cran,, rendering us homage. anticipating our
wi.hes, and ready to execute our commands.
Howl, il with the Pre- .ideai? Is he powere,S?
HI, fell from ona extremity 10 the other of this
vac, Rennhc 81 means Of primo pies which
H., ba, Introduced, and Innovations which he has
male in our in siiut:ons alas, but too much ruun-
,puanced BY Congress and contdine People, he
exercises uncontrolled the power of the State
nout hand he mold the purse, ard in The other
bran fishes The sword OF Che country. Mvriads Of
depcnd and plrtisad,. scattered over the land.
arr W. ready 70 sin. hos mas to him, s to laud
1, the skt, waatever hr does. lie has swept
oyer tn. Govern nent during ia last eight years.
Ike topical tornado. l;grry department ex-
hibit; ,rics, OF the tavares OF the Storm
Take, a on cAlnple, the Bank OF The Omitted
State. NJ Institution could haze been IN 1fa
popular with il,e penplc with Congress. & with
Stat. legislatures. NoA. ever better fulfilled the
cfca, pu,po. cS al it, c>tabiish ncnt. Bni il I'M
fortunately incurred thr displeaSure Of the Presi-
dent; h. spoke, "a In hi1.; lbs PROSTATE. And
those wlo were 'au'lrst in " praise are now lou
d,st ia il, ron lc,nnatiul. Wat object % his am
hua i, un.ati>.iedl When disabled from age
any longer to had 'ac tire o: power, he de-
sgnarcs his successor. aad transmits il 10 hi, "a
,arlr! What aare does he waW9 Must we
blot, d'tr.e and murilate the records Of the roun.
tfv npnH,t III. prr,uantuou ,nesS OF express
i,1 an opinio1 rnn,rary to his own?
What patriotic ppr,o ." i, to b, ace omp'ishcd
by this cypun-i9g re>o'uiing2 Can YOU make
that not 10 be which hl> boon Can YOU cradi
cate from memoir, aud from history The fact iha,
March, 1891, a N 'r.ty Of the Senalc of the
Unilel States naS~rf the resolution which eX.
cites your camty ? Is il your vain AMI wicked
object 10 AFRO rdte To ven selves thai pow"r Of an
nhh1l;ng the past which ha, ca denied 10 On-
np1eaceitsef? ID yoa intend To tiHu / yoar
hlnIs iuto oar hearts; an1 To plntt out thr lrca-
ly-roacd con7ictpn' which are thatrl OF is II
your i,sigu n RE- t, stj natjl us' l-OU ran-
not III .,na,iz. US.
Me- Sc; dill 5a .e ii honor h,ar ou- mines.
Sialdinr securely up1l Our reaSrisu: recti-
tude, and beara! Io', tie .bipId Of fl,e Con>ti.
tnton OF oar colatry, Y1uf pjpr e.lort are impo-
'.nt, anl Wa ie;y all yonr roH.-r. Pa lae ua=
lriiy uf 53i iNoae scale. an ihf n " ,iti the
rxpn itia, ra,oluunl Is 70 h. ciiriel in the aher
sntie trotj and Justice, in Heaven above, aud
or E,r,, h.lpir, and liberty AMI patriotism, de-
eide the preponIesante.
WHAT p,t-ioiic purpose i 70 be accomplished
BY Ills expuo2ns resolution? Is it 10 appaase
the wrath, Vi 10 heal the wounded pride Of the
Chief Magistrate? II he he really the hero that
his friends represent hjn', he rlu,t despise all
mem coldeeen >ii,., all eroytlling sycopAancy
AMI self deIriiatlon and seli-aba<emenu lie
would relHrt with seorn and CONTEMPT, as mn
worthy Of hi fame, yoar black scratches and
YOUR baby lines in the tar records OF his country.
Black lints, Black line! Sir hone ia. SeCre-
tary Of the Sen1,e will preserve The pen with
which he may insclibe ilen, and resent it to
That Senator Of the majority whom he may Sc
Ice, as proud trephso be 'raG -niliied 10 his de-
scrnilnis And hereafter, when shall Ne 10 e the
i1rm' Of ourtfre institutions, all that nov remain
tous, some future American monarch. in graft
tde TO those by whose means he has b zen enabled.
upon the ruins Of civil liberty. to erect throl e.
and 10 commemorate especially this expunain2
resolution, may institute Il new order of
kai,hthoo], aad coafr on ii the appropriate
hane Of the KING is e the Black Lines.
But why should dctain The Senate, or NEED
l-,sly waste my breath in iruiiless cxcrton,?-
The deere" ha, gone forth 1t is one ofurgen
ry, too. The deel is 10 be done. thai foul deed
which like the looi-staina i hands Of The guilty
Marbcth.all Oceans waters will never wash out
Proceed then, to the noble work which lies before
you, and like other skillu executiouers, do il
quickly. Aud when YOU have perpe trqled it, go
home tothe People, ami tell them what glorious
onors you have achieved for our common coun-
| Try. Tell them that you have extincuishel one
o. the brightest and purcst lights that ever burnt
Htlhe altar of civil liberty. Tell them that YOU
lave sienced one of the nohle.t batteries that
ever Numbered in defence Of the constitutional and
"aSeIy spiked the cannon. Tell diem that.
henceiorwaId, no matter what daring or outra.
seous act any President may perform, you have
forever Theoretically sealed the mouth of the
S''ate Tell then that he may fearessiy assume
"na' powers he pleases, snatch from its lawful
y1us'oay the public purse, command military
uetichment to enter the Halls OF the Capitol
",e'awe Congress, trample down the Consti
| pp'on' and raZe every hulwark of freedom; but
'a' .ne senate must stand mute, in silent sub
Tlss,on and not dare to raise its opposing voice
,;a" ' must wait until House of Representa-
;.es,hu'nb!ed and subdued like itself, aud ma
iLa o' II composed of the partisans. OF
me resident, shall prefer articles of impeach-
%eat. Tell them finally. tina, Won have restored
no,. sol'ous doctrine of passive obedience and
On, " ,tince And, if the People do not pour
ys,, n Indignation and imprecations, have
:" learn the character of American ftreelnen.n
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