Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-30


to dismiss Gales and Seaton in 1887, he would have
raised his voice against such wanton violation of the
faith of the Senate, and Of solemn contract They
(Mr. King and his rends) then as much opposed
politically to those individuals Gales and Seaton) as
the honorable Senators opposite could be to the Ind
yidual now under his trial Yes his character on
trial. for that was the point which the whole matter
was made turn. He mir. Blar) trial, with.
out the possibility ofdefending himself An American
citizen possessing equal rights with his accusers and
judges put trial, his character branded deep
Senators the other side could fix il, aud lie il o.
MED the privilege, which belongs to every fsep-
this land Of bery, TO ho heard in his .sisr IN in
this what they had tight to expect ire &c. Was
of the United States Was tbs - III the Senate
Was this the high, the liberal &c promised reform;
was to actuate the Whp mo manly spirit which
heard much through party? They had recently
be permitted to ~, the whole country Should he
ton FOR on mil il rant and fustian) about proscrp
gent" mons sake and this is the hrs. act o. .n0sp
men who are exer,iDg their utmost energies IN
r,,,;on to their own professions Yes, but lew Gays
bsd passed since they had heard speech aiter sPeee"
denouncng proscIPton ..; ,-o.sa,re of
the doctrines then laid down. He was PANIED 10 sec a
American Senator enter into this matter IN 'h's Sl'.
He had been here long, and his associations w1,e %
intimate character with many who en'er'se I'D mn
political opinions from himself. lie couo say' an Nv
man could pansay il, that potcsl differences ao,
had never induced him to cut of Social ih's
those he deemed TO be gentlemen ne a'lea WI"
Ms gentlemen who honestly differed WIN mn
b;s oninion and was willing they should hsa lhe.s
Ia himself meyer gave vote for any measure when
h;s INDICTMENT did not approve bu. he did not reproacn
others who differed with him. THIS body (saa hir' n
has been called tie highest tribunal IN Inc woria
Should the Senate them get clear OF Politicl oppo
nsnt fr,,er away this high character, Should IT IN
duce this people 10 doubt that the Senate OF the " .
Is The protector of right the frownef down OF every
thing that is wrong; He hoped not lie hoped 'or
Tho credit of the respective States, whose sovereignty
IN
would NOT furthcr deain the Senate II had not been
his design 10 hsve SAID any thing, but he could not re-
press the feelings OF his BOSOM
M, CI AY of Kentucky said lie rose tosay lew
,ords IN a collateral point. He was perfectly aware
of lie relation in which he stood to the Senate and 10
this country. He aware that he was now, as
heretofore be the object OF attack, OF concerted at
,,ck He stood now, he had stood heretofore, firm,
and erect and ready repel assaults, when worthy OF
his notice, from whatever quarter they came.
He had said in the course c! his remarks yesterday,
that he believed the Globe TO be an infamous paper,
and IFS chief editor infamous He said nothing
of gentlemen on the other side who chose to vote for
this editor Printer TO the Senate. But by matter OF
unlawful inference and illogical deduction, two or
three had risen and undertaken to consider that they
partook of the nfamy Of Blair d Rives if they be IN
famous If any of them had appealed to HIM TO
saw whether he regarded them infamous because he
regarded this principal editor infamous, ne should
promptly have said that he had no such views. But
no such appeal was made to him. and yet the Senator
cut aud who must excuse him if he (Mr. Clay con-
adhered him unworthy of his notice, had gone on IN
of general remarks, which were evidently IN
tended for him, (Mr. c. He, however, should have
said nothing to him. Mr.. s. but Senator, who he
supposed considered himself responsible, had gone
step further and had chosen to class him (Mr Clay
with Blair and to consider Blair as equal to hun IN
every point Of view-in reputation and every thing
else Now, this altogether an supplementary
proceeding They had the right 10 comment, and in
the freest manner on the character and standing OF
persons nominated for Office who had come before
them as these men had done During his long servi
ces in the Senate he did know that he had spoken
of an editor or of his newspaper, unless The matter
came up before the Senate and when he spoke OF the
infamy of this man, he spoke OF him IN connection
with his daily lbes. He scarcely ever looked at pa
per, edited BY this man, in which his (Nlr Clay s.
name appeared which not filled with untruths and
INTERPRETATIONS. Not long ago. this same editor
called the honorable Senator from South Carolina,
John Catiline Calhoun, and it was charged by this
very editor that il impossible for hun Mr. Gal
houn to speak the truth And, in return, II had been
said Of that editor that he looked like galvanized
corpse. Now, if they to take the character OF
this editor from what his present friends had SAID oil
him. they would find il to be infinitely worse than any
thing he had said, bad as it might be. But he (Mr
Clay should be unwilling to take the character of his
(Nlr Bairs) present friends from what he had said OF
those friends, for he considered him common lIbeler
and the Globe libel and for the Senator from Aaba
ma MIR. Kngl to undertake to put him on an equality
with Bla constrained him to say that 1t was false, un
true, and cowardly.
Mr.. KING rose and said Mr.. President have nc
reply TO make-none whatever.
Mr.. SMITH rose for the purpose of saying but one
word in answer 10 the Senator from Kentucky. II
seemed that he (Mr. Smh) not worthy of that Sc
nators notice.
MIR. SMITH. But the Senator from Kentucky wa:
worthy of his notice. He did not, however, design tc
take view of those characteristics of the honorable
Senator on which he (alr. SMITH presumed that Sc
Cd Int a In 6u,Ifi
the character of that honorable Senator to be form
ed from the acts Of his public and private life he die
possess character far more notorious, in some res
poets, than his and character with which he (Nlr
Smith) did not desire that his should be compared
That Senator pretended TO despise him. What was il
for? He had undertaken TO say that he (Nlr. 81 hae
thrown out remarks to him. But why should that no
norable Senator take any thing he (Mr s. had said
to himself? Was it because he (Nr Smith) had re-
PEELED as vile ISLANDERS ever came from vile heart
Humble as he (Mr. Smith) might be, he would not de
scend the prominent points of the character of thai
honorable Senator, which gave him SO much fame
all the world. He (Mr. SMITH did not belong
to those walks. If, however, the Senator though
those prominent characteristics of his reputation gave
him distinction of such elevation as to place HIN
(Mr. Smth) beneath his notice, he would not, in re
turn call him "the Senator who sits in the corner,
bnt he would leave him to the people; who four years
hence, will show the Senator, they have shown hin
heretofore, that they understand his reputation ane
know how to appreciate it,
Mr.. PRESTON regretted that any thing should hav,
occurred that should have driven honorable Sena
tors to do any thing inconsistent with parllamenar.
decorum and then proceeded at length to speak tn
resolution.
MIR. WRIGHT then obtained the floor, but gave wa,
for motion to adjourn.
LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK.
Is SENATE Saturday, March 90, 1o41.
VIRGINIA CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Paige laid on the table the following preamb,
Whereas, the Governor of the State has refused f
deliver up upon the demand Of the Executive authority