Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-02

OSWs ANDNEW JACkSOK WE Wue SO UNJuSVly ims
posed upon him ny Judge Hall than the one we
have e e.ted. Justice, JasticeN Justicell has
been the cry Of every true American from Maine
10 Georgia and from New Orleans to st. Peters,
for years past, yet until now that justice has
been withheld from the wsr-wom veteran.
On he 18th az, the amendmsat providing
that ~ rsfasdiag - the kss should not be con
silsrsd Is censuring Judge Hall was rejected BY
the U. 8. Senate, by vote Of is to 70; and on
the lAth, the bill - sent from the House Of Rep
ressntativss, was passed BY avote Of 80 10 lG!
We taksths following account orthe proceed.
ings on the 18th, from the letter Of the cores
pondent Of the Ohio Statesman, which contains
asynopsis Of Mr. Fosters speech.
SENATE, Feb. iS-Mr Allen, this morning,
AFTER some unimportant preliminary business,
moved suspension Of all other morning orders,
and that House bill No. !, for refnnding the fine
pending his defence of that city against the Brit
ish invasion Of 1878, be taken up,
Mr., Huntingdon asked ifthis bill should Il be
t.ksN up, would cut or the regular order of the
day, the tariff question,
Mr., Allen said, that al the expiration Of the
merning hour, he, himself would move that the
regular order be resumed,
Mr., Huntingdon then aequieseed Ia Mr. Al
lens motion, and the hAAfor rchading Gen
laeksen's foe was accordingly takenap,
MIR, HEBREWS REAsoNs FOR THE
pRovlSO,
Mr. Rer1en stated the grounds efthe amend.
meNt at the Judiciary Commttee> The terms
OF the hill NAG,vreA Ia cntntaittaa All
that the tine had heea wrenghly imposed,
wseassa'Y taken, ana wfeNaMlly Withheld Nom
NfayMeNk The amendment was Designed 10
protect nom such NNlNst Nnpptatsen, the memo.
" eta man, who, teS aaght that appears Ia the
sentFery, discharged hts NNeial duties With Gael,
NY to his eeaN,tv, his was due, NNm TIE obs
leetlea Which the saNetrs owes 10 the character
WMl sn e'tseNs, IN shlel1seg them NNm N.iaSt
iMpslN'eM NE amendment provides, ansF
swasdsNA tAe SiNlN with interest, that NethtNg in
MS Ntl SHAFT DO 10 construed az " Convey ~
lMhN's ANY eeesaes Npea the etsetal eeasust vt
INvse ttell, Ia the Imposition Ut the hae> ,
Mn Walker de@eNed to the argNaeNt OF MI,
kettieN> The MAleNtv the SeNste, al tie last
s~sSsses, lad passed the bill ~ Introduced the
lsvseNt session NAM The Neaxe. without tAls
sAv1ax rsevSee, Ne could NJ, lmegiNe how a
taefts 1easate tse paying certain sNsa nt mcas
ey oM et The Treasury, could Mvetvs an aN,
lfVwNWWNW w we CNatNStef ~ any ntAN NW
ell did net reflect. in the slightest aeseve, NpeN
the reputation ct hNsge thN> Nv, ". e0eA the
eseeeasntS Ut the retNnaiNg Of nee anr,Sed III.
der the alIsa and scaaiea lawss and eta tue i'm,
rcsed upon DR. Cooper rf South CaeellNa. both
OF which wrc nStes~d In the STAPLE Aaa 0Neea>
dlueaal terms OF tAis bill,
Mr. Alien said he had not intended 70 say any
thing t. renew The discusstoo urenthis bstl.2he
wcaM now sav but word, IN calling The auca,
nea Of the Senate 10 a remarkable hct in this
case So far from the eNlimrlying any eenSare.
Judge Hall. the bill did not even altitude 10 the
Judge, or the court under the authority OF which
the tne was inflicted. The bill does not reecc-
nise the existence Of Judge Hall, or Of the Dis
tnct Coarts and did not inform as whether the
fne Were imposed BY Supreme Judge. or jus.
tee Of the Peace. Mr.. Allen read the bill.
which simply provides, that the fine Imposed
upon Gen. jackson, at New Orleans, March
Slst. 1918. be refunded from any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise Appropriated, with int.
rest thereon at s per cent. The question, said
Mr.. Allen, Of the integrity of purpose Of Judge
Hall, in this proceeding, would be left to the ar
bitament Of history, and no action Of Congress
could change The opinion of mankind The
amendment was irrelevant and homogeneous
he said Il would have been ss consistent to atf;x
70 the bill proviso constituted Of paragraph
IRON the Declaration of Independence.
A TENNESSEE WHO'S CONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Foster expressed HIS deliberate purpose Of
voting against the proviso OF the Judiciary Com,
mttee He would BE- influenced in this by no
particular partialty toward Gen. Jackson-an,l
= vas least Of all influenced by popular fears He
had no such apprehension had not had for
ye:rs lie had not pursued that fieeting popu-
iari'y which Is oft times gained without Virtue
or 1851 without crime. He claimed to occupy
2 ground perfectly honorable. He had read the
House bill, now before the Senate, more than
once with microscope eye, but had discovered
no issue in it, terms between Gen. jackson and
Judge Hall. Mr.. F. referred to the fine upon
oas matthew Lyon. restored in the very terms of !,
this bill. Gen. Jackson had settled the question
Of the proprlety OF the course of the Judge, and
ot the imposition Of the Court, in paving down !
The money-in refusing its settlement by the cit ]
l1ens, IN approprating their hasty collection of
me sum to the relief Of the widows and orphans.
md IN speech to the citizens assembled to take ,
vengeance upon the Judge; in which address he I
use ',ded the people, BY cxhorting them to bow,
IS he had done to the sentence Of the law Gen.
IAcKsoN's CONDUCT WAS DICTATED FROM \ /
LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY; AND HIS SUBMISSION !
70 THE LAW EvINCED HIS RESPECT ron rHE
'uPREMACY OF THE GIVE AUTHORITY. The
,ooner said Mr.. Foster, this que .tion is settled.
ne better-the better for the country. and. he
vas about to say for the pockets Of the people
-for We had already exhau ted twenty times The
mount OF this fine in windy and vaporou. de-
.ate He saw gentlemen on the other side Of
ne House (Col. Benton, Woodbury., and other.1
milling ct this confession, and he admitted they
lad something to laugh at He exhorted the
senate to pass the bill, settle the question. and
e-afhrmed his determination to vote against the
amendment of Mr. Berrien.
The yeas and nays were called upon the ..
nendment, and it was rejected BY the vote OF Is
Z6-decislve Of the passage Of the bill a re-
'orted nom the House, as follows:
. fEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bayard, Berrien.
,hcaie, Clayton, Dayton, Evshs, Huger, Is. C.3
huntingdon, Merrick, Miller, Morehead. pearce,
helps, Porter, Of Mich, Simmons, Upham and
Noodbridge--lS. rA' ""N
/. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Atchison, 'Barby.
5arrow, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Colo1iit,
,alrhe'd, Foster, Fraacis, Fulton, Hannesan.
haywood, Henderson, Jarnagan, King, Mae,
Sm, R'res, Sewer, Sturgeon, 7allmadSs, Tan
AN, walker, Woodbury. and Wright-c6
ahe wings who voted with the Democrats
ga'nst the amendment reported from the Judi
lsry COMMITTEES are designated BY Italics.
MIR. Miller, then arose to the instructions orthe
legislative Council and General Assembly of
nc state OF New Jersey, requiring him to vote
Or the passage OF the bill restoring the fine: and
ave his reasons at length why he should DISC.
ey tnese instructions; and why he believed
1cn Instructions repagnant to the spirit Of the
constitution and the independence of the Senate,
Inc morning hour having nearly expired, Mr..
.uen SAID II there was to be any further discus
.on' ne should move to lay aside the bill for the
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