The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-12

have advanced IN prosperity during the opera
ton Of the gradual decrease of tax under the
Compromise, they have not grumbled or com
planned, and the advocates of free trade have
been passive Let there be revenue bill in
fact, and no one could complain
The debate was continued by Mr. BORIS,
who, IN the course of his remarks, touched on
the question of Impeachment aud declared the
project to be mSown exclusively, though il was
one which he would carry out in the usual man
ner. The impeachment he conceived neces-
sary to uphold the dignity Of Congress.
The debate was further continued through a
succession OF counted hours, by Messrs. e. J.
lngersoll, Warren and Hun er.
In the Senate, the President pro tenn stated that be
had been requested present a of resolution
passed at meeting of Democ All; Wings held in be
city OF Neg York, the 5th instant, in which Il ls
stated that various newspapers, calling themselves
wing, but under the patronage of the President OF
the United States and his Cabinet, are endeavorng
to create the belief that Congress have been derec
la duty and was ed their me in ess debates aud
eVinced actlous opposition to all proposio cacu
lated TO relieve the county but, far from this be
ing tue FACT, the majority Of Congress enlted t.
the confidence of their constituents and il becomes
them to persevers 10 the passage Of laws the most
wholesome and necessary for the public good--to e-
g'saIe with view to uniform currency and ample
revenue for The protection of mestic manu- features
and to to the States distribution of their right
tu propery-the proceeds Of the sales of the public
lands and the resolutions, in CONCLUSION, declare
that to the President and his advisers be attrbut
ed the continuance OF the public suffering the debase.
men of the national character, and the jeopardng
the great and leading interests Of tie county.
Mr. KING remarked that these resolutions made
statements who no doubt could be coutrover ed, If
it were necessary. He thought that it would have
been better not 10 have laid them before the Senate
they did not appear in the shape of memorials ask
ing some action To give relief but merely party
reso utions, expressing hostility towards the Presi
dent and his friends, and intended to have sauary
effect he deliberations of the two houses Of Coz
gress.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN said that he had never heard
Of the uons before, but he presumed that they
mad been presented by request.
Mr.. KING observed mat he had noticed no such
request IN the resolutions themselves.
The SEC RETARY, at the instance of the CHAR
then read letter from Messrs. w. 5 Johnson and
d. U man, acting n committee Of the Democratic
Wing meetng requesting the President pro ten. lay
the resolutions before the Senate.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN hoped that the resolutions
would be printed. There was nothing in these ex-
pressions of public opinion that ould cause excep.
ton to be taken in thu, body and the doors of Con
gress open to receive them. But it is OBJ
jected by the Senator that the resolutions ask for
nothing. The contrary, however, appears upon their
face-they ask for perseverance IN beneficial legsla
ton by Congress. For himself he was pleased tc
| suc audiences If nuhlic
would thus see by whom they have been most un
Justly ASA led from one end of the country to the
other, and by whom they have en- charged with neg
| ligence and the exhibition of a factious temper.
| MIR. KING trusted that the resolutions would no
be printed--he did not think they worth print
ing If great injustice had been done to Congress.
through the medium of newspapers, he could only say
that due to the position which they held here
not to receive the resolutions Whatever might be the
political principles of Senators, it right anC
proper that they should pay proper respect to the
President of the United States, and ether officers
| the Government They should no speak of them il
disrcspectfu terms In this body this, however, had
| in more cases than one, been departed from. Blu
| why print these resolutions by order of the Senate
when they had already been printed in the newsp
pers The resolutions of Legislatures ordered
to be printed because, in many instances, they
pressed the opinions sovereign States but where
set f individuals, calling themselves Democratic
Wings thought proper to bring forth resolutions JUS
tllyfDn Inc aClS OF repelllnH CnaTget
mad against them by newspapers, and going into the
reasons why the country relieved from it,
difficulties, and making use of unbecoming language
towards the President OF the United States, they
owed it themselves not 10 countenance any pro-
ceedings of the kind He did not object to the pre-
nation of the resolutions but to their being printed
Was any legislation asked carry the views which
they expressed Was any hing contained in them to
regulate the conduct of the Senate : No hui they
asked the Democratic Wing party to perseuere. Sup
pose they printed them. W hat good won d it effect
w oud t influence the deliberations of Senators, oil
rengihen the hands Of the Democratic Wing party
He hyld that the language of the resolutions was I'M
proper be used by gentlemen on this floor, and
therefore it would be improper for Senator'S 10 give 1t
circulation by ordering 1t 10 be printed.
Mr.. BARROW confessed that be surprised
10y the remarks of the Senator from Alabama. He
recoocted very wei. that, DUNG the extra session,
and during this session, nuIons were pre-
scented by honorable S majors the other SIDE cx-
pressing thu views of various meetings held by those
who called themselves Democrats. But did any one
on this Che WbIg) side object to the recep-
ton of the resolutions, or nse up and condemn
hem in consequence OF the language In which
they exli, ssed Did the Wings comp lam
when some of these resolutions spoke of the
dist ibuton of the proceeds OF the sales OF TIE
public lands act OF plumber and volati.e of HE
Constitution Dbl he Wings object to the recc pon
and the reading Of theul The people had right to
speak of the proceedings of the majority and The MI
nority of Congress-they had right To speak OF the
conduct of the Executive, and TO express their oplu-
ions as to the mouves which inhuente ed hIm. This
denied at one period OF our history. Under the
elder Adams, individuals were prescribed for bold
and independent expression OF opinIOn-ihe alien
and sediuon laws then in force. And had
they come to this, that citizens could not meet to-
gcther and express their opinions of The Chief Ma
gIstrate of the nation, and speak these opinions
through the Senate, and have them PULLS ied to the
word2 lie did not think that the spirt of liberty
was dead in this country. As the Sena or
from Kentucky said, the resolutions did mean some
thing; they spoke the voice of portion of the
people of this country and he hoped that
this good example would be followed up, and
tina, uubhc opinion would thus be made known.
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