Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-01

From the Madsonian.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
THE GLOBE.
1t is misfortune to those who oppose
that which is doing, to give poor reason.
Better let it go on. The Globe, of Monday,
has discovered, that General Harrison's
call of an Extra Session of Congress is
without warrant. 1t is true the Constitu-
ton says, "He (the Presidency may. on &C.
troOrdinary occasions, convene both Houses
(of Congress) or either Of them" But
the Globe does not think it worth while to
encounter this license; yet one could not
easily see how it could be altogether set
aside in taking up such position. Here,
however, is the warrant, and that is enough,
unless it can be proved, that the occasion"
is not extraordinary" Even then, the
warrant is sufficient, if the President thinks
it is so, as it is a question for him alone to
determine, or for him and his Cabinet. If
they have not judged right, they must take
the responsibility. We are strongly in
clined to think, it will generally be admit
ted, that the state of the country is some
,ohat extraordinary" at least that the state
of "the revenue and finances" is so.
Has there not been an "extraordinary"
change in the country! Mr.. Benton, of
the Senate, thought so, and put the whole
body and the Spectators (Mr. Benton's
"blackguardsO into laugh, by the confess
sion, that it was not only extraordinary,
but that he could not account for it! And
when he saw them laughing, he said it over
and over, till they laughed at his insisting
upon it so strongly Well then, it may be
presumed there were some extraordinary
reasons, as in truth we think there were.
1t is enough for our purpose, that the nation
has thought so, of which we have the
strongest evidence. We are glad to have
Mr. Benton's support on this point. He
was absolutely puzzled into confusion
That, surely, was very extraordinary"
for him to blush! More so, being philos-
opher, that he could not account for it!
The nation understands it very well. The
people have not done this extraordinary"
thing in the dark.
An extraordinary" man, General Jack
son, had the extraordinary" presumption
to assume an extraordinary" responsibility,
and thereby to bring about an '.extraord-
nary" state of things. Another "extraor-
binary" individual, Martin Van Buren,, was
extraordinarily" compliant with the man.
dates of his extraordinary and illustrious
predecessor" and between the two, the cri-
sis to which they brought the country was
extremely extraordinary"
Finally, an extraordinary" political rev.
oluton, which Mr.. Benton could not un-
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President of the United States. All these
extraordinary events, if our immaculate
neighbor, the Globe, needs information on
that point, brought about the "extraordi-
nary occasion" of calling an extra session
for the 3lst of May, ls4l.
! But the unfortunate obtuseness of the
Globes perceptions cannot discover how
in point of law and fact, the 4th of March
should have been very extraordinary" in
comparison of the Sd of the same month
or the day preceding. Clearly, we would
suggest, if not extraordinary" it was al
least very pleasant to think of the change
But "the occasions" for calling a specia
/, session of Congress had been of such Ions
r standing, they could not be said technical,
4 speaking, to be extraordinary" Well, i
1 the Globe chooses to put it on the grounC
of technicalities, we would respectfully
r suggest, that technically speaking" Gener
n al Harrison was not President of the Uni
n ted States till the 4th of March, ls4l, and
s. technically speaking" the rule of the Con
+ stitution, requiring "an extraordinary occa
t. sion" for called session, could not 90 int
l. effect, till the 4th Of March had arrived
o considering the temper of the old dynasty
e, Technically speaking, therefore, the sc,
= traordinary occasion" had existed for year
rs but could not be used for this, till an "extrs
h, ordinary" political revolution had brougf
" it within the rule of the Constitution.
10 is to be hoped, therefore, since the natio
ID has waited SO patiently and suffered s
III long, under these extraordinary" circun
d. stances, that the Globe will graciously b
t. pleased, extraordinary" though it may b.
ID to let the nation have its own way. TT
to people are probably satisfied on the poir
It. that the occasion" is extraordinary
/ Any how, the President and his Cabin
III have judged it to be so, and that is all Il
at Constitution requires. Who are to be Il
1t, iudgesl 1t is certainly very "extraord
en- nary" that the Globe should have entire
Id overlooked this point, which was the on
lie, one to be considered, in determining t
or constitutionality of the call,
lid "Whew!" saith the plain man, when ov,
ny taken with establishment at some stran