The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-18

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was ever insrodaeed thar die first time had
oesn offered "a hat House aud that ought be taken
House upon those persons who had begun The presump
tion"
Then he continues
When il drew towards night after many hours, debate
Mr. Hyde, declaring that the Eonse nrther
he might and withdraw" which he did ID was
ordered that he should be committed the Tower from
whence he in few days enlarged and again
10 the house
Mr. President, have made these quotations from
most interesting period of British history. only 10
show that the House OF Commons, a representative
body are, only permitted protests agans,
their be entered their journals, bat also 10
show that they considered the attempt insult 10 the
House. and only insult but dangerous 70 It's peace
leading boodshed from the heats and violence
which prolesation rejecting upon the House. and hold
ing up TO admire, would produce The House Of Com
represents the people when they have acted the
people have acted; and it was not for few members to
get up and spread accusation upon the journal against
that act The lords did it, because they represented them
selves but the act OF the representatives OF the people
could mol be thus impeached. While in progress, the
liberty OF debate great and the measure might be
stigmazed without measure but after il was passed
1t the act OF the House--tbat is to say, OF the
peopleand must be respecedi and therefore the mem
Der who proposed 10 protest against 1t considered
committing offence and sent to the Tower prisoner
consider il. them thing foreign to representative
government-as thing forbidden to US by our instilu
tonsfOrbdden for great reasons and Tor very distinct
reasons II for the people themselves TO protest. and
not their representatives produce IT, ALSO for the pur-
pose of showing how much the practice has degeneated
and how imminent it was OF danger when attempted in
the British House OF Commons-eyen to the danger of
b'oodshed However temperate in the beginning, il must
degenerate-must become attack upon the act OF the
House-mus uege questions of truth and veracy-of
fairness and untairness-and so lead to violent
The House Of Lords has had expunge protests-a dis
agreeable process know by experience, and ind-
caiive OF It's great abuse.
Awaiting ourselves Of British experience, have
avoided the dangerous practice and substituted process
for il which IS adequate to answer the object and
ought not to DEPART and have not departed for sixty years
We ought not to adopt course which has been ffaught
with so much mischief in Great Britain.
These the views which | have taken of this right
of protes- il be onen its abstract form without
gard whatever to the subject or the matter. lreoice that,
coming in late yesterday morning, did not hear one
word Of this protest. and knew single signer 10 it.
though supposed, from what had occurred, that the
alor from South Carolina Mr. BUrLERl was one OF ihem
and it was therefore, without reference to any who
signed that paper or to anything that was in it that
upon the instant, | delivered my sentiments against
ira dangerous innovation. Since that time have
looked over the protest. as printed in the morning
papers, and am certain that this first attempt to Introduce
the principle OF protesting INTO the Senate Of the United
States begins precisely where it became abuse in the
British Parliament. 1t begins with condensation of the
debate side of the queston-sams up the argument
side and makes il operate arraignment Of
the other did not hear this protest read Yesterdays
had been read, and the debate made progress before
came in; but | have looked over it, printed in the
morning papers, and find it far objectionable than
any could have conceived 1t arraigns ami condemns
not only che Senate for passing the California BILL but
both houses Of Congress for system OF measures TO
which attributes the most evil consequences and, not
CohtcHt WIN tnt, dso diiubHo 'hc cAcouurC ucpit'
ment.
The attacks upon the legislative department have been
noticed by other gentlemen and say nothing on that
point Other parts OF IT apply 10 the action OF the ex
ecutve department. TO which wish TO call the attention
of the Senate nspeakng of the executive department.
of course applies to the late President of the United
States and TO those who constituted his official council
As having that reference will read passage from il
Il wii admit, that Congress having refused pro-
Ss the upon b e Of @ 2,
may, at us own discretion, invite such inhabitants 10
m sy aDd 10 orm eonaiioa Affecting not oy
their rights, but tn also, OF fifteen States OF the
ding those States from Its and regard 10
the natural fitness OF boundary, or any OF the consldera
IL will also admit that the convention thus called into
istence By the Ersuttps be paid by HIM OF the
gess in violation only Of the plain provisions Of the
constitution but OF those principles Of obvious PropHey
dependent upon and last bur not least in the series
OF measures which this government must adopt and
this BILL is the release of the OF the
United by the Ereeiiios alone thus
formed aud not presenting even sgtcent evidence OF Us
la wing the of majority of the people for whom II
was designed.
All this applies TO the late President Gen Taylor-to
him, and to NOBODY elseand charges him with doing what
he solemny dened IN messages to The two houses, and
then charges the Senate with admitting, by the passage
OF the California BILL all this accumulation OF misconduct,
and all the deful consequences TO result from such
mass of enornilties
| make no comment at all upon the justice OF what is
here urged, and only be urged, against President
Taylor III DeeH question OIL III the HOUSE
resolutions have been submitted calling for information
on the subject, and he has answered them. And without
at all going into the question OF right wrong, true or
false-wIihout At all going into the question as TO
whether be Justly charged By the paragraphs which
have read-leaving that point where his answer
placed it'll protest against the Senate OF the United
States impeachng him, or placing articles OF lmpeach
meni the journals against him after he Is dead III
should object il the ARTICLES here from the other
House after his death but does not 10 that form
Il is offered in the shape OF a protest. 60 upon our
journal. where his answer - no-and this alter be is
dead--a thing 10 which can never assent
shall not extend my remarks upon this branch OF
the subject, but ii is mpos- Die shu, our eyes the
fact that the bill which thus protested against is
bill which has left the Senate and is still 10 The House
OF Representatives, II il bill before the House OF
Representatives. The bill account OF which this
sure is passed the late President, and thus charac
test may operate mode OF house interfering
with the deliberations OF the other. IL may prejudice
the bin there There other parts OF the paper which
apply 20 the action OF the leg slave deparimen-o the
action OF the Senate, and OF the House alsoupon this
subject II applies to the past legislation OF Congress,
with respect to California alone, but 10 system OF
of which the passing that bill part only
II is arrangement OF Congress-, and must have the
effect to excite the people against it, But shall not
comment upon what II contains in relation to the legs
ave branch OF the government several senator's have
made remarks upon IT, mean 10 90 to other parts
OF the paper and IN making these remarks upon them
we show at what this thing OF entering protest
is We cannot amend 1t alter word OF it. II
must remain II from the protesfers, they cal
themselves, bat professionals they may be called Ipnt
the the first syllable, the genius OF the English
upon the anepenuma,e syllable as il has in the case
With the name of that largp divsion Of Christians