Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24


y enter his prosesahon which he had said, than
Jeffrey Palmer Of great reputation and much esteemed
When WI mmsdia.ey ,ors,her
many afterwards without distinction and in some disorder
cried ont, 'they did otest that there afterwards
quiet and regular debate. Bur the House by
grees beng qoieted they all consented in
morning. adjourn till two O'Clock the afternoon. And
as they went the House, the Lord Falkland asked Oliver
Cromwell in aIuon TO his cromwel'sl opinion in The morn
ing that there would be little or no debate, whether
there had been debate which he answered that he would
take his word another time and whispered him in the
with some asseyeraon that il the renonstrace had been
rejected he would have sold all that hs had the next day. and
have seen England more and he knew there were
many other honest men OF the resolution
Upon which declaration Of CROMWELL Lord Clarendon
m ,kes this remark ~ 5i5A
"So near this poor Kingdom at that time TO lis dev-
erGnce." 4 stnIAa 4eG
Meaning, that if Cromwell and his friends had quit the
kingdom would hare been delivered from the kings enc
mics and saved and that this deveance only prevented
by the nine votes with carried the remonstrance.
Lord Clarendon, himsef the Mr.. Hyde who gave
rise to all The comoon which ensued the attempt to enter
| q protest, goss on to ay: ta ab4s6A ssiA
sAnd S b6d three O'Clock, when the House met, Mr..
}Pym {he disorder Of the night before, which, he
Sid mi1 have engaged the House 10 blood and
never before been offered that House, and ransgre
sion that ought be severely examined that mischie hera
might not result from that preceden and therefore pro-
posed the House would the next morning, enter upon
| that examination
The historian continues
The nea morning they first enlarged upon the offence it
inevitably produce the liberty of in
roduced; that the first time had been offered in
House and that care ought to be taken that it should be
last by the Judgment OF the House, upon those
sonswho hsi began the presumption" "f
4 Then he continues:
Whenit drew towards night, after many hours debate
Mr. HYDE declaring that the House further troube
he night answer and withdraw ; which he did, it
der that he should be committed the Tower from whence
he in few days enlarged and returned again to the
i Houe."
Mr., President have made these quotations from most
nteesng period Of British history, only show that
the House Of Commons, representative body
notony permitted protests against their to be
enred on their journals but also to show that they cons
deed the attempt insult to the House and not only
in but dangerous to its peace to leading TO blood
she'd from the heats and violence which proesaon reflect
4 ing upon the House, and holding it up to odum, would pro-
d,e The House Of Commons represents the peoples when
they have acted the people have acted and it was not for
lew members get up and spread accusation upon the
against that act The Lords did it because they
presented themselves but the act of the representatives.
PEOPLE could not be thus mpeached While in progress the
liberty of debate great and the measure might be sg
natized without restraint but after passed. was the
Of the House, that is say Of the people, and must be
and therefore the member who proposed 10 protest
against was considered committing an otence and sent
4 to the Tower prisoner.
consider ii then as thing foreign representative gov
erlnent, thing forbidden to by nstituonsor-
bden for great reasons and for very distinct reasons
for the people themselves protest. and not their representa-
v produce also for the purpose showing how much
the practice has degsnened and how imminent was Of
danger when attempted in the British House Of Commons,
the danger Of boodshed However temperate in the
beginning, must degeneratemust become an attack upon
the Of the House-must beget questions of truth and
racy Of fairness and unanessand lead to violent
The House of Lords has had expnnge protea
disagreeabe process know by experenceand ndca
tive of its great abuse. Awaiting ourselves Of ish expe-
nce avoided the dangerous practice and substituted
process for which is adequate the object and
ought not to depart from it. and have not DEPARTED for
sixty years. ought not adopt course which has been
| Taught with much mischief in Great Britain.
These the views which have taken OF this right Of
protest. it be one its abstract form, without regard what
the subject the matter. rejoice that coming in
late yesterday morning. did not hear one word OF this pro-
test, and knew single sgner to it though supposed,
from what had occurred that the Senator from South Caro-
lima (M BuTLER) was one Of them; and it was therefore,
without reference any who signed that paper TO any
thing that in II that upon the instant, delivered my
sentiments against dangerous innovation Since that
time have looked over the protest. as printed in the morn
ing papers, and am certain that this first attempt to intro
duce the practice protesting into the Senate OF the United
States begins precisely where became abuse in the Brit
sh Parliament. begins with condensation Of the debate
side the question: the argument on side
and makes operte arraignmen OF the other did
not hear this protest read yesterday It had been read and
the debate made progress before came in but have looked
it. printed in the morning papers, and find far more
Objectionable than any could have conceived 1t aagns
and condemns not only the Senate for passing the California
BILL but both houses Of Congress for system of to
which attributes the evil consequences and, not con-
tent with that also arraigns the Executive department
The attacks upon the legislative department have been no
ced by other gentlemen and say nothing on that point
Other parts Of apply the action Of the Executive depart
ment to which wish call the attention Of the Senate In
speaking Of the Executive department. il Of course applies to
the late President Of the United States and those who
suted his official council As having that reference will
4 read passage ffomit
It will admit too that Congress- having refused to pro-
vide except upon the condition OF excluding
slavery by law the Erece branch Of this Government may
at its own discretion invite such inhabitants to meet In
and to form constitutions affecting not only their rights
but those also Of States of the conederacy including
territory with the purpose of excluding those States from its
endowment and without regard the natural fitness of boun
dary any the considerations which should properly de-
termine the limits OF State "
oIt will also admit that the convention, thus called into
sence bu Erecuv may be paid by him out of the funds
the United States without the sanction Congress- violation
not only Of the provisions Of constitutions but Of those
principles Of obvious propriety which would forbid act
calculated make that convention dependant apon It, And
last but least in the series of which this Govern
men adopt and sanction passing this b the re-
lease Of the authority of the United States BY the Executive
alone to Government thus formed, and presenting
sufficient evidence Of its having the of majority of the
people for whom It was designed"
All this applies the late President Gen Tayor-to him,
and to nobody elseand charges him with doing what he sol
emny in messages the houses and then charges
the Senate with admitting, by the passage of the California
BILL all this accumulation Of misconduct, and all the diren
consequences to result from such of enormies.
make comment all upon the justice of what is here
urged and only be urged, against President Taylor 1t
has been question for inquiry in the House; resolutions
have been submitted calling for information the subject
question Of right wrongue falsewihou at all 60
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