The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-03

10 public notice during severe canvas IN ms
.,,,n {, - nur,na the year 1884. II had no con-
ne,;on whatever With the removal OF the dePos
,,.s Th.t q. the contrary. was, he beloved, the
~, Accommodation measure which he had felt
I, liz duty 10 oppose not on grounds OF eonstitu.
rional law. however, sut on those OF exPcdieney
alone. Mr. W then went into defence OF the
nm cuntending that ii would have an eficct the
very reverse of that which had been predicted on
the price OF land in the hands of Spectators
Mr.. Calhoun would merely observe that. iG be
had been led into error in supPosing that the funds
derived from banks had been used for purposes
of speculation in the public lands, he hae been
led into ii BY the President himself, who had SAID
SO IN his message. "a
Mr. Clay rose, and said that he had waited IN
der the expectation that the Senator from Mlssis-
sippi, mir. Walker,) who had just resumed his
seat OF some other friend OF the Administration
wcnld make some motion founded upon the letter
which had been laid before the Senate by the Sen.
ator from South Carolina. And Il now added
Mr. Clay, pauslng, and looking around the SEN
ate any friend OF the Administration has 1t IN
contemplation TO submit any such motion, VIII
with pleasure, give way that II may be made.
That most extraordinary letter continued Mr..
Clay,l has filed me with the deepest regret and
E
At The head of the Government should have allow.
cd himself TO address such letter in such SPIRIT
! and In such language, 10 Que OF the representa-
lives of a sovereign State OF this Union; morthca-
lion that the Senate OF the United States should
be reduced 10 the State OF degradation IN which
we all feel and know il now 10 be That this let
ter is a palpabe breach Of the privileges aPPer.
tanning 10 this body by the Constitution, Is be-
yopd all controversy 1t has not been denied,
and cannot be denied. II is such a letter as no
constitutional monarch would dare address 10 any
member OF the Legislative body and II he could
50 far forget himself as to do Il, 1t would make
the throne shake on which he sits.
We. Nh President, VINO belong to the oPPost-
lion, have no power to protect Tie privileges vi
his bod nor our individual privileges. The ma
iori,y aloue is now invested wth authority 10 ac-
compIish those objects. On that majority rests
exclusively the responsibility OF manlalulng the
dignity and privileges OF the Senate. And have
seen, with great surprise, not one OF that majority
has rsen or appears disposed 10 rise, TO 'indirae
the privileges which belong to the Senate Al Oh
them, Oh the contrary, ~ BY III silence, as II ihey
were ready to acqulesce Ia this new INVASION o.
the rights OF the Senate by the President OF The
United states, u coordinate branch OF the Govern
ment
heard with satisfaction, from the Senator from
Sonth Carolina, that he intended himself To max,
: no motion founded upon the Presidents letter, bu
slould leave II to the Senate 10 protect It's oWf
rights. How can any member oi the minority
offer any motion, with that yle@, after the doc
lfInes winch were brought forward BY the iriend'
OF the Administration during the Debate which
rose on the temoya, Of the ccPosites. and WLiet
have been more recently maintained during taa
on the expungiug resolution. and supported b,
the vote CT tle SsuaIe Such Is thu llmcnlabi'
condition TO which the Senate Is nov reduced
how can the majority itself bring up any sHei
motion According TO those doctrines, the Sen
ate, being the tribunal TO Try the President IN In
event o. an impeachment, hns no power OF fieh
TO express any opuloa whatever on Inc constiiu
iionahty OF any act whlch he may perform. III
: may insult the body or It's members; he may en-
ter tins Chamber with an armed force +i-?ers
The members and imprlson Them but We mus
submit without nuruer or complaint, and patient
ly wall u,.sIl the majority o The House Of Repre-
sentaiiyes, composed OF his irleBds, SHAH vote al
impeachment agalnst hun which, II II we're POS
sible for them ~ do, there stanGs here majority
composed also OF lis irlenos, ready 10 acqar bun
Let those who have contributed to produce tn
present unhappy state OF things, who have strip
The other branches q tiit SOsSfhneht " Aue4
powers, one By one, and pled them on the Execu
i've, until il has become practically the supreme
power, answer for what they have done. Unde
all the responsibility which they stand TO our Go'
and our country, lei them respond for this tagrsG
violation OF tie constitutional privileges OF III
. Senate. Is for US. The pnor privilege only re
mains Of announcing TO The People and 10 th
; States that the Senate, once great balwark q
, the public liberty, by succession OF encroach
menis, IS now placed at the mercy The Executive
exposed 10 every insult and outrage which the o.
. brldlcd passions Of any President may pfoa,l
nun to offer.
} The Seuaie then proceeded to debate the Ian
, Bill.
A strange story Is related IN the Londo
f. Court Journal under the appropriate tItl