Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-29
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APPl5R,ri0N5 5lEiSS'Ts BILL.
hif. pickens commenced by saying that
hs had ual had the slightest intention u
addressing inc ilouse uniil be had heard
the semasksof The gentlemen from MaSsa.
rhusstts lsIr. Aianls) and Maryland lMr,
w. q. johnson he submitted Whetnel
the censure indirectly east On the Senate
WAS such as came with proprieiy from The
distinguished gentleman from Maryland
The Senate aud Representatives were IN,
dependent branches Of this Government
naer The Constituted, aud il struck hin
That the Senate had just as much right un.
der inc Constitution TO act on the bill now
before them as on any other measure thai
could bc sen, to them. lfihe House were
20 sc, themselves up as peculiar guardian:
Of their own authority. and TO limit the
powers ofih Senate. they would run into
rho very error which they deprecated
6 Hc went ,or tho rights and powcrs oi
this House as defined under the Conslitu.
tion-for making /, an independent aud CO.
ordinate branch of this Government, and
for making it the great guardian Of the
rights Of The People; and considered thai,
In maintaining This position. there might be
legitimate and sound differences ofoplnion.
Both the gentlemen had supposed that
a large uumber would secure the powers
OF this House. and is ascendency under
tho Constitution. Mr. p believed, if they
carried out The doctrine of the gentleman
from Massachusetts. that TIE true theory
of democracy was that all the people
should have voice in legislation, the re-
sult would be. as il had always been found
90 be in other countries that all power
would be concentrated in the hands of q
few, who would then become the dicIators
OF The Republic. To guard asaius, this
very evil il was that our representative
Government, was organized. and he sub
United thar the mau who went truly for
the rights aud standing of the People IN
this Iouae, was The man who weui 10
make i, deliberative efficient body
Carry on, the principle Of the gentleman.
aud increase tito 5o0or l,0O0 men, and
the result worid be that. from It's very con-
e,i,utioa. II would be thrown into confusion
and he iulherile for all purposes Of debate
and consideration. He would make this
body as efiicien, as possible and thus carry
out the principles OF the Constitution and
make i, the great guardian Unpopular rights
in this Confederacy. Wha,had been the
rcsultfor the las, Eve or six years OF a House
so rumerous? Alldiscussion and all legis-
la,ion had been transferred from this House
20 The Senate because ,his House had ne-
come confused body.
Mr. P. would uake this House smaller.
or nj least no larger than il now was. be-
eacse Il would tend TO restore the ascenden-
cy of this House as contemplated in the
Gonsli;uIioa. They had the power TO
declare war, to originate all the tax bills,
and power which. in the future history of
the country, WAS TO he more important still
than eiiher--to elect our Presidents
These srest branches OF power would al
WAYS make this House an important branch
OF this Government, if they did not by ad
din: 10 IFS numbers make it imbecile. aud
practically reduce it TO no eficienryio the
Goveramcut.
II is strange spectacle to sec the gen.
sletnan from Massachusetts tMr. Adarnsl
assuming 10 be the peculiar guardian OF
democratic principles. His remarks "
blaze all over with democracy, and, under
epeclcus aud aimsy disguises. ministers TO
popular slaug by denOuncing The Senate
as an arisfocrqtic body. MIR. P. said he
had heard euch language used by other
gentlemen, and Le expected nothing else.
Bur 10 see gentleman, venerable for his
wears and long services in The Republic.
ininisieriag 10 the lowest appetite by such
Language, was humiliaiing spectacle
Some inen nigh, use such language with
ou, any effect; but 10 see such gentleman
as the gentleman from Massachusetts
TEACHING the youth Of this country, the
Young men Of this House as well as else
where, (alseady tending too much towards
ul,raism, lio utter language OF denuncia-
lion agaicstihe Senate as an Grsssocrntie
body, was spectacle at once humilia'ins
and dangerous. There are those who live
merely for nolorie,y, and become the slaves
Of every popular Impulse; and there are
o,hers who live for fame, for glorious Jdnas
THAI is, TO rise after The grave shall have
closed over their earthly career, aud which
is 10 be awarded at the Judgment bar OF
pos,eri,y. in Mr. P's opinion. he who
went for fame ID this cuun!ry, for the last
Ing character Of statesman, vert for the
Constitution as i, was, with all its compro-
mises--for the legitimate powers of each
branch OF Government as defined in that
noble instrument. The construction ofihe
Senate is vital part of tha, Constitution,
and i, i'll becomes auy man whc has the
hear, Of a patriot 10 use towards il the Ian.
cuuge of bitter dcnuncialion as an aristo.
cratic body. l,s creation was The resul, oi
grea, compromise, and makes this Gov.
crnment ontsdcraeg. Break il down and
you break down tho consecrared barrier.
iha, separate State from State, and reduce
This Republic TO wild confusion and arar.
civ. We would then end, rs ali Repub.
lies have heretofore ended, in dictator
and finally despolism. where betrayed
people would take refuge from despair and
anarchy.
The gentleman from Massachusetts pro.
posed 10 bring the ratio back TO 10000,
aud sill rs,nin tho representation of frac.