Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-02-10
VOL. XAVI.-.NO. Is
country. a. he understood them In regard to WIN
did hc use thai memorable language 10 his message
both lnnse. on January 10. 1887

he power eon6Jed By the c, Institution If the Federal
Government HE constitution nust be CONSIDERED a. in.
Incompetent 10 is Defence the supremacy VI tho
laws al end and the rights aud berns of Tho cit.
longer .eivc protection ir in the tsoyern-
meul of the Union"
He ifusied that he language # the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Rur1T) Mich Mr. g. had read to
the house uld stand nnobiicfa 80 the last syIls
bic Of recorded lime prmf that thu old hero VI New
Orleans and The constitution If Glorious Union uml
tho lmmIful solutions Of '9s, had all managed, by
seine meBus. IL survive the dread inspiring lcnas e
the genie nan inm South Carolina. That gentleman
had been recently INFLATED into the secrets Of thu
! Cabinet io learn his lesson and yet he %
talk 10 memhets of that House about the powers and pre-
rgaycs Of The President, and bases his entire speech
The doctrine that The Executive had right withhold
from Tie People and the Peoples Representatives all
knowledge iho ends and purposes for which he had be-
gun ~ vas still Prosecuting iho existing war This
was The gco.leman The privileged gentleman uhe with
other member Of thai louise, had been allowed 10
nepce' public 'lieal papers which were withheld from
e less favored eyes OF oher Representatives. II must
no apparent that, though he Y nenan had not y't found
ls way 10 the W hue H. uspa nd might not pve arpfo
Rchrd The presohee TT loloa ehiei who had given his
VOTE oI The odo's Ia GO h he had cot ms Tar at least
as The Safe Department, and had leen allowed To es
nmiIe records lo Which de lonse had called IN vain.
HE gentleman had said So help HIM God IT he beey
ed ihe lesd,ai guilty OF violation III the constitution,
no would vote ~ imleach hun io'mnrow' Could not
The gese'nan see, even IT, IA his e~n case, thai man
might attempt The gto>sesl violation OF The constitution
o country, and yoi moi he srresred7 Why had
he not IMP, athed General Jaeksonl There had been
Democratic maJ Ut the time IN the House. yet they
never voted an Impeachment,
At the last srssun ba gani ea,an had voted with thu
Wings aanu. the insertion or The preamble into the bill
ai supplies h,h declared that this wal existed by thu
act at Mexico, Yes; lhs gentleman ho fead
rclnrs To tho Wings IN support oi Tho acoa II thu
President IN rraiiun 10 this war, when it the will
oi the House insert that declaralion in The prom biz Of
he supply bill, had voted against u. in company with
The Nhns and with some If Mr. G. = call, ayt,x fiou
Virginia On lhs l., did not courIaie. lie " ,shtd Ia
have 10 controversy With las colleagues ub1 tlr yo,
hoy had ihco ON IN but nh,n lL, ernle nm f,,,p
y oth Carolina u,t M here and ca,a,d e ~ b,s viii
pr.lonnnp hs var aud yet had refused Ia SAY The vu,
WAS lryun by Nlr,iro what u,ts ma ,n.,snc.s II, n.
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