The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-24

IA iu,s resumed his seat. ar some CHEF |
furna e he Adnaheas'ian. anu'd AJAX.
80. m.ss.,a f.aEdrd rp.a ~ lesie-
wh;~h hsd hsea laid belars lie Sraais hy
~ seaa.nr from Ssnalh caroiIns. Asd
i nau. lsdded Mr. t'lay. passing. anI
Iookins sraund ahe Srasls. any Trend Il
.he Administrators has q N coaismplA
.inn 70 submit any such motion. S.ii.
uith pleasure. give Ssy that a may De
made. -
TIA. NOS, extraordinary isIier lsnn-
.iuued Mr.. cIayi has iilled me with ihe
derpssl regret and n"rsl6ealion. Regre'
lhas the sIlusirieas riIizen n The hesd ~
he Gosernmenl should have allowed
himself 10 address snrh , letter. IN sarh
a spirit. and IN such laneHage. % ane o.
shr representatives nj q sovereign State 81
dis Unlan: al,Euiraiian thai The Senate
| ri the UnIIed Sssl-s shnBld hs reduced 10
tl,e s,Sia af iegradaii0n. IN ahIra &c all
feel and know u naw ia be. That this
Ie,t.r Is a palpahle breach 81 The privileges
apper.aining o. This h1dy by she Constr
tuition. is heyond III ennlTosrrsy. IL has
NO. been denied. aud cannol he denied.
A i. such q letter n no constitutional
monarrh aauId dare address 10 any menl-
hrr nf the Legislative hody; and Il he entid
| sa far lurgeI hlmsrlf as 60 do q. u ~nnld
make the lhrnne shake an which he SITS.
We. Mr. President, wha belong 10 IhT
0pposluan. have M power IN pruleci the
privileges Of this h"dv. mr. our indIyiiu
y Al prisIltgss. The majority alone -
now invrshd wnh auih"E,'y TO oecom"
pl,sh Ihose nhieeIs. On that msloFi,y
rests exclusively the responsibility 81
maintaining the dignily and privileges nj
the SENATE. And hsse s-en. with grrsI
surprise. that nut "ne uf than msjnrlIy hss
risen. or appears d,sPas~d ." rise. :" T'n'
d,eale the privileges which hslong |" the
Senate All af them. on the contrary. 81
by in slleace. o. il they were rad. I" ar
Quiesce in this neH INVASION ut the rights
Of the Senate by the President nj the
Unrled States. a co ordinate bisn'h 1t tie
Government.
heard with sausfacu1n from the Ne
nasnr from Suuih Carolina. that he intend
ed himself Ia make na molIon founded
upon lhr pgrs,dsaI's letter. but shoult
leave u Ia he SENATE t' pr0Ieei rs osi
nghs. How can sny msmbtr oi th'
MINORITY nffsr any molten. With tina
VIEW, after the dncuihrs which wer'
brought lnru ard by Ihe friends "f the Ad
minislraIInn during ihr debate whlrh arns'
."n The removal 81 the deposiIes. AM
which have been mare recently malntaIn
ed during thai an The expunglng fesolu
ton. and suppared By The vote of ih,
SENATE, Such - the lamenlahle condi
tim to which the Senate 10 now reduced
how can tire msjorliy itself bring up an,
such mOuonl According 10 those doc
trines, the Seaste. being the tribunal u
try The President IN the event Of an im
peachmeni. has M power or right % ~
press sny opinion whatever On the c"n
! slnuiionslny Of any act which he ina
perform. lie may insult the body or u
members; he may enter this Chsmhe
with an armed fore, dispersed the mem
hers. aud imprisnn ihem; hui We mus
submit without murmur or complaint. an
patiently wait until the malorlly 81 rh
House Of Representatives. composed "
-. his friends. shall v"Ie an impesclImeR
against him: which, VI il were possIbl
for then to do. there stands here malO
riiy. composed also uf his friends. read,
20 acquII HIM!
Let lhose who have contributed 10 pro
duce the present unhappy sis.e III things
. Who have s,ripI the other branches II IN
Government OF their powers. me by one
and piled them on the Executive. until i
has become practically the suprem
power. answer for what they have done
Under all the responsibility with whIcI
they stand tn our God and our country
let them respond for this fragrant viola
uon Of the constitutional privileges Of tn
. Senate. As for Us, thu poor prlvileg
! only remains nf announcing to the PEG
pie and TO the States that the Senate
. once a great buI"a ark Of the public liner
, ~, BY a succession of encroachments,
. now placed at lhr mercy of the Execu
, live. exposed tn every insult and ouirsg
! which the unbridled passions Of any Pre-
, siden. may prompi HIM wofier.
In Monday, February 10.
RNnDy MIR