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

Shle Executive, and been charged with the solemn 10
spohsbi'y under winch those powers to be exccis
ed II Is 10 them hold myself answerabe AZ moral
agent ior hee aud conscientious discharge OF the du
ICES which they have imposed upon mo- II IL net as nm
individual merely that am now called upon 10 resist
The encroachncnt Unconstitutional powar represent
The Executive authority Of the people OF the United
States; aud II Is In their name Whose agent and
servant am and whose will. declared in their iunda-
mental law. dare not even We're inclined. 10 dsobcy y
that protest against every attempt break down the
nhdonbed constitutional power OF this department. with.
out soe,un amendment of that fundamental law.
am determined 10 uphold the Constitution in this
as IN other respects To the utmost oimy ability. and
defiance oi all porsonal consequences What may hap
pen In an individual is of little mporance but the Com
sillniion o the country any oi lis great aud clear
principles and PROVISIONS s sacred be surrendered
under any circumstances whatever. Ivy those who are
charged with its protection md defence Least of all
should he be held gultoss, who placed ,he head of
one al the great departments Of tho Government. should
shrink from the exercise OF lis unnesonabe authority
IN the most important occasons and should consent with
out struggle 10 oiiaco all the barriers carefully
ted by the people 10 control and elteunserho The pow
eonded 10 their various agents II may be desirable MS
the majority Of the House OF Representatives has docnr
ed II Is that no such checks upon the will of the Icgs
laute should he suffered 10 continue. This is matter
ior the people and the States 10 decide; but, until they
shall have decided IT, shall feel my sell hound execute.
without fear or FAVOR. tho law. As IL has been written b.
our predecessors
! protest against this whole proceeding of the House
oil representatives, as er pnie and trha itti,eid
protest against II, as suhvcrsvc OF the right of
all citizens Ia he condemned only upon air aud mpa
tlal trial. according To law aud evidence, before tho
couh'y protest against it. destructive of all the
county OF intercourse between the Departments OF as
Government, and destined, sooner later. to lead to
conflicts fatal 10 the peace Of the country andtho ntcg
/, Of the Constitution protest against II in the
Of that Constitution, which is not only my own shield of
protection and defence, but that Of every American c
zen. protest against II III the name oi the people, by
whose will stand where do, and by whose authority
exercised the power which am charged with having
nsnrped. and To whom am responsible for firm aud
faithful discharge, according 10 my convictions of
duty, OF the high stewardship conilod to me by them
protest against It, IN the name OF all regulated liberty
and all limited Government, ms proceeding tending To
the utter destruction Of the checks and balances Of the
Constitution and the accommodating in the hands Of tho
House OF Representatives, bare majority of Congress
for the time being. uncontrolled aud despite power
Aud respectfully ask that this. my protest. may be en-
tered upon The Journal the House OF Representatives
solemn and formal declaration, Ion all Time come. o
Tie injustice aud unconstitutonaty o such proceeding
JOHN TYLER.
WAsuiScroN. Aug. 80. 1912.
The reading of the message having been concluded,
M. BorIS obtained the floor, but yielded il at the
request of
Mr.. ADAMS. whoaskcdit but for minute or two II,
sald there seemed be expectation on the part Of som,
measure suitable To be adopted on the OCCASION Mr.. A
knew Of no reasons for such expectation but the Cc
that he had been the Of the resolution lr the np
pontnrnt OF the committee which had made the report
referred TO IN the message had been appointed by ,
Speaker chairman pf the Committee aud tint The re.
port AGAINST which the President Of the ntcd States had
sei iothe House such multltudeo protests written
by him. So aras it had spbccn written Mr. A. held him.
sell responsible 10 the House. the country 10 the world
and 10 pnsory aud far ~ he was the author Of Tie rp
he ,l
President should hear from him elsewhere dian here on
that subject Some laughter and cries Of Hear that
will he fight him p
Mr. \. went ON 10 say that ii was because the report
had been adopted by the House. and because il had
written by him. that the President had sent suc, bun.
die Of protests, aud therefore Mr. A. felt M necessity
upon himself TO propose what measures tho House ought
10 adopt for tho yndlcation oft own dignity and honor
and perhaps, from considerations oi deicacy he was in
deed the very last in the House who should propope
any measure under the circumstances
Mr.. BoT'TS now resumed tho floor Bat Cor Me
remarks winch had just fallen from the gentleman from
Massachusetts, he should hold that he owed mn apology
10 The House and to the country ar being tnr first TO
move on this occasion. As the oldest member of the
II nsf, the most experienced and the wSos apart from
the other circumstances Of the case the venerable gen
ll,nan from Massachusetts, certainly the most iii
member 10 point out the which it became the
House To pursue, in ord, To viucalc It's honor thus rs
sailed; and Mr. b. wished 10 state that under this i'm
the proprieiy Of such movement his part but he had
declined 10 act from motives Of delicacy, 10 which he
had himself Just alluded.
As member Of Tho SOLICIT committee which bad mad,
the report member uflhe House. and the Repre-
sentative ola portion oftho free People of this country
he felt called upon Ia vlndicale the honor aud mdcpcn
neneo which belonged to the Representatives Of the A.
merIcan People.
il he understood the message which had been read n
the clerks table, II declared that the action Of the House
IN adopting the report Of the select committee with
ont precedent IN our parliamentary history. Now ii
seemed that this occasion. the Presidents memory
must have been in degree trcaclerous Another
and very memorable OF the like kind had occurred
and IN which the Prcaitcbt had himself taken i'm
porlan part; and Mr. D. proposed 10 him
the very which he had melted out to the
then President Of the United States.
resolution had been adopted according 10 which Con
rress To adjourn NJ two o'cock morrow afternoon
and there was hcrcorc time left for proiriced
debate this natter there any need Of il: he
he meant by permission of the Chair to introduce
authority the right oihal House to adopt the res
oluiions of the report which the President in al his
insolonce to the Peoples Representatives, DARE moi
question.
In 1884 the Senate had adopted certain resolutions
condcmnng the Of President Jackson in the re-
moyal Of the dcposites from the Bank Of the United
States to the State banks. IN consequence of this
the part Of the Senate President Jackson sent
that body protest against the right of the Senate
10 express any opinion ccnsurng his public COURSE and
what made the then stronger than the present
was. that ilio Senate constituted the jury by whom he
was to be tried should any impeachment be brought
gainst him. The Senate, after long, elaborate discus