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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

eToWdy lHfuencs OF McAully and Bring
son, 1t psssed'e vote OF censure on Joh
Quincy Adams, for his defence Of IN
right OF petition. 'Bylaglon has lon
since been ldd sside by his own party
and McNulty ts now awaiting his tria
on serious criminal charge. But lh
~maligned and doenSUrsd ex PresdeDr ha
y'since passed honorahIy through one srs
'NSiTn Of ConSress and been rrnmphanliy
qFe.elecle5 hV his Intelligent constituency
II has heen said hUg very much 5uub
ted, that 'rrurh 10 omurpo'elrt, and pub
,iic iusuce certain" Lu MIR Adams cas-
the saying s. em. desllued to be proved
true, lle has ouIIIVrd many dead y
enemy, and Ihwarted many a cruel Of
fort TO prostraIe his reputation, and de
base his honor in the dust The Ialt
General Assembly promptly rpsciudec
the unjust vote Of CensuIe Of 342, Bnd
jus'i'd Mr. Adams pubIccareer. ~ so
far as his deieuce Of the precious rrghr
OF peutionis concerned A cupyo the
TesGinding resolutions was forwarded TO
Mr.. Adams, by r + Paine, Esq, the
mover oI them. The last "Obio SraT''
contains long communicating rom Mr..
Adams. acknowledging EIs keen sense
OF the justice done him His letter en-
aers al large into The controversy on The
right OF opinion outoi which the leg.
islative vote Of ceusUre grew HAvlpg
referred TO- 2urlcu lar c fort to imprach
and proVFsle him ia Congress, he says.
by @hSl secret 6lsmPnus thai d,sap-
polntmenrwas connected with the move
menl IN the Legislature of the Slale Of
~ Ohio, which resulted 10 q Join, resolution
Of ceDsure upon me for presenting he
HaverhIIl petition, never knew That
there was a chord Of sympa'hy between
Washington and Columbus. vibrating 10
q touch Of persona hostility TO me be-
lIsVed then, and have 40 doubt now
but that The people Of Ohio would cons
cur with the majority Of their LegjsIa-
lure il censuriOg me FOR h6zardlng nll
that was deertp me upon earth, IN de-
fence Of the right Of pelllIon-- no! 10! |
never believed it for d GlnpIe'momenl.
"The constitution Of the United States
expfessl y au;horzeS each OF the Two
houses OF Congress 10 puniah its own
. members tor disordeFy behavior, and
with rhe concurrence Of two.lhirds TO
n ku. -. A
arbitrary puwer, liable under tho nGI-
ence oi parry splrlt 10 great nhuae, as is
sufficiently indicated by tho limitation OF
the exercise OF The latter power TO ma"
jorIry Of two.thirds The peope OF the
State OF Ohio, ~ conIerrng upol both
houses OF their own Legislature the
same powers, cnrbed tho power Of ua-
2ulson with another limIta;ion by pro-
VIdng that il should not be exercised a
second llme for the same cause. A vote
OF censnre, however. 10 punishment,
which may he inflicted BY a bpro mpjor-
ity OF votes, but drsordery behavior is
the only offence for which il can law
fully bo iDalcled. Neither the people
Of Ohio, nor The people Of Massacbu-
Sells, nor the people OF the UGiled States
had conferred upon the Legislature Of .
Ohio The power to punish dIsorderly be-
hsVor or tor any Other offence, a mem
Der Of Congress, the Representative ot
the people Of another State The Lee
gISIsturo Of Ohio had no Legitimate cen
'soraI power over The behavior in Con-
.gress, even Of the members Of lhAt bo-
dy representing The people Of theIr own
State; ET less, over thalOi Representa-
lives Of the people o sister 6late.-
Who Grt thou that judgest Ouorher mana
ssTVenli Aan edm0uIlIon quite az ap-
SpllcshIe To- Legislators possessing only
delegated powers, esto individuals ho-
dug all Their rlgh'son the coOdllioa Of
respecting the rghls Of Others. The
wore OF censure upon mo by the Iorllelh
Legislature Of Ohio, wns al encroech- .
men upun tho rghls OF tho people of
Ohio themselves by the usurpnuo1 OF
power which they bad not delegated, as
II was upon my tight us u cl'l2 u and n
nSn ii wsS punishment where lhoro
was no oli'nce-- punishment wlhoOr q
hesring Of The psrNv incul palcd-'proNg
unRtngal,d, regardless nj Justice and .
.Eduny no lpss than OF constitutional law
snc oI'all ths principles conscrva'iVs Of
human riQhS. Coud | for moment
belisve that the people Of Onlo would
sanction by their appreciation This law
isss proceeding Of their Leglslolure2-
= ,neVer drd-nnd II had, should have
'Saao 'thym iiltle short Hl thnt which
their leg gsa,nrs had done 70 me, Not
long after this oct OF the Leg,slaDuro, at :
1the tnynar,on Of n learned society in
TOae.bnhu ! vsied, tor the first time,
and lrsVeys5d the S,slo Of Onro saw
her psopietl their f resides NOd was ev-
'erywhtre 'Wcicumod God greeted asa
friend and q brother Nor wNs it among
.fScaeSsl grateful iesiirgs 'hcu In5cllJly
imrrksAAd Nv thRir rktndne,s ubOn ms