Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-08

John Tyls acting President of Tho United Stass,
and OF Daniel Webster, now his prime minister.
The third resolution read rs f,lows:
-. Re,oired, 1ha, the P,esdent ofMe United States
has no right 10 senda protect 70 he Senate agansi any
Of its proceedings"
And in sanction of this resolution also the record
showed the na'nss oil Tie same John Tyler and Daniel
Webster
Mr. D. went on 10 say that it was not often that he
was driven Ia the necessity Of adopting the sennen,s
OF others instead NJ giving xprcssion his own he was
N Tie habt o thinking Of speaking and Of acting for
hlnsll but, oh this occhsion, lac shoHld adopt h eA
tracts ol the speech Of gentleman whom whatever o.
pnhh he might hold concerning certain parts of his pub
he course. he had never hositaod To admit 10 be the a.
besl OF nrsts and the soundes Unconstitutional lawyers
Never were words applicable the very case nos
before the House. THIS mastery speech (of Mr. WEn
srrH) would to found in the 10Th volu nc Of Gales and
Scatus congro sonal Debates, page 670
Mr.. President, know not who wrote this protest,
bat coniess am asonshed. truly astonished as we'll
n, the want knowledge which il displays Of constitu
tonal law. IA nj the high and dangerous pretcnsi,ns
which II puts ofiii Neither branch Of the Legislature
can express censre upon the Presidents conduct Sup.
pose. sin that should him cnlisiing troops and
raising nm army say nothing aud do notinu?--
suppose he 10 declare against foreign Power
and pn the army and the fleet in action, are we still 10
be siloni} Suppose should see him boir,wina mo-
ncy on the credit OF the United States; ara we yet 10
wait tr impeachment Indeed sir in regard 10 this bcr
rowing money the credit Of the United States wish
TO call the attention Of the Senate not only to wba, pight
happen, but 10 what has actually happened. We are
informed that The Post O,e Department. department
over which the President claims the same cont mi rs over
the rest has actually borrow ed mfa million Of m,,-
ney on the credit OF the United States"
Nor do hnow. said Mr.. Borrs who wrote this
am very sare John Tyler never did, a voice, Those
words are not there, are ihy2 they your own.")
Yes the words just as have read thcm--A laob /
"1he protest as have already said contends Thai
neither the Senate The House Of Representatives can
express lis opinions The conduct of the President tx.
cepl III SOME ofm connected with Impeachment; 50 that
it the power Of impeachment did not exist these two
Houses though they be representative bodica though
one OF them be filled by the immediate Representatives
of the People though they be constituted like other pop
uar and representatives. bodics could utter SYLLABLE
although they the Executive either trampjipu on
their own rights and privileges, gmspng absolute
authority and dominion the liberties e country!
Sir hardly know how speak of such claims Of i,n,-
nifty for Executive cncroachment. | am amazed that
any American citizen should draw up paper c1naininr
such lofty preiensioisi pretersons which would have
been met with seern IN England Mt any time since tho
| revolution Of 1858 A man who should stand np in Ell
thc House Of the British Parliament to maintain that
the House could not y vote resolution maintain its
own rights aud privileges, would make even the tory
benches hang their heads for very shame There was
indeed. ,mr when such proceedings were not allowed
Some OF the kings Of thu Stuart would not tolerate
them. signal instance of royal dispeasure with The
dings OF Parliament urcd 10 the latter part If
the reign Of James the First The House Of Commons
had spoken. OCCASION. 'of its own nndonbled
riphs and privileges The King tlereupon sent them
letter declaring that he would not allow that they bad
any unduub'ed rights; but that what they enjoyed they
might al hold by his own royal grace and permission
Sir Edward Coke and Mr. Granville were not satisfied
with is title To their privileges; and under their lead,
the House entered onils journals resolution asserting
its privileges, as lis own undoubtod right. aud nanis-
ting determination 10 maintain them SUCH This
the hstaran enfaged his majesty that he sent for
the journal, bad brought into the council and there.
in the presence oi his lords and great officers Of state
tore ont the offensive resolution with his royal hand-
lie then dissolved Parliament, and sent its refine
tory members 10 the Tower have no fear certainly
sir. that tins English example will be followed ON this
occasion to ts full EXTENT would nsnuate that nuy
thing outrageous has been thought Of or intended cx-
ccpt outrageous prsensions, but such pretonsions
must impute to the author Of this protest, whoever that
author bc
~ hen This and The other House siaH lose The freedom,
Of speech and debate. hen then shall surrender The yipht
@pmHciy and freely contrasting all important nra.-
qfNc Eneenre; mhen they shall not Lc aio,rcd 10
nainiam their orn authority and their o,en privileges,
hy roc. declaration, or resolution they mHtken be no
longer fire. Representatives ETA free Peopc bit slares
Themselves and III Instruments 10 make shares NJ others
The Protest, Mr.. President. comedies what il doubt
less regards liberal righ OF discussion the People
themselves. But lis language, in acknowledging
this right If the People 10 discuss the conduct Of
their servants. is qualified aud peculiar. The free
people of the United States. it declares have an un-
doubted right disc the official conduct of the Pres
dent in such language and firm they may think lry
or, subject only 10 the restraints Of truth and isce-
Bat, then, no To be the Judge of this truth and ls-
cc. Are the People to Judge for themselves, or are
others to Judge for them2 The protest here is speaking
Of political rights and not moral rights and if restraints
are imposed ON political rights it must follow Of course
that others 10 decide whenever the case arises
whether these resanshave been violated II is strange
that the writer Of the protest did not perceive that by u
sing this language, he pushing he Pesiden. into
direct ayowa Of the doctrines Of l7eS The text of the
protest and the text of The obSuus of that year are
nearly identical.
But sir, if the People have right to dcuss the oil
caI conduct Of the Exec utve, have their Represe-
tativcs. We have been taught TO regard Representa-
i've of thc People sentinel the watch lower of
liberty. Is he 10 he blind, though visible danger APP
proachcs! he 10 be deaf, though sounds peril Gil
the air2 Is he to be dumb, while thousand duties inn
pei him to raise the cry of alarm! Is he not rlher 10
catch the lowest whisper which brcathes intention or
purpose Of encroacbmont on tho public liberties, and
give his voice breath and ucTance the first appear
ancc ofdanger Is not his eye to traverse the whole
horizon. with the keen and eager vision of an unhaodel
hawk. detecting. through all disgusts every enemy
advancing, in any fern. towards the citadel which he
guards? SIT. this watchlalaess for public liberty. this
duty OF iroseclng danger and procaimng it, this promp
iludo and holiness IN resisting attacks the Cnsttu
lion from any quarter, this defence Of established land
marks this fearless resistance ofwhaevcs would trans
cond them, ahelong the representative char
acter, interviewer wiihs very nature. aud OF which
cannot be deprived without converting scve intel
tigont, faithful agent OF the People into unics sing
and passive lnlrumont of power. A represen.ascbay