Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-17
No z

Or cress at that time. men, imagine who understood
he rights of this House, and the powers of this
we'll perhaps as any one rno ha sn,b Of
y Carolina, Fndley of Pennsylvania Albert tsAa =,
Giles. of Virginia. Robert Goodoe Harger, OF Nd.
. Andrew Moore who then represented my own III
trict gentleman of talent character, and experl
S ence Francis Pres ton, OF Virginia sam omin,
Maryland end various other gentlemen OF equal dis
tnction and character experience ana % IN II
: was decided taat Robt. Randall had been gahty ol
. the contempt charged by vote OF seyenty-eignt 70
!, seventeen, and all whose names have enumela'co'
0 voted il the Affirmative.
, The second precedent IS ihs asc OF John
Andsrson, who had made proposition TO notor-
able Lotus Williams, oi North Carolina, ior tns
purpose Of procuring his aid aud vices 10 the
8 passage as certain claims in which Anderson
as Interested, and which were before the Com
miltee oil Claims, Of which Mr., Williams was
the chairman He proposed 10 pay Williams
$500 for his services Williams reported the
+, facts 10 the House, mud upon those facts being
+, reported, a resolution, which have taken a.
model for the ore which have presented 10 tho
House, was adopted. Il was this
n "Resolved unanimously, That Mir. Speaker
do ISSUE his warrant, directed to the Sergeant
at Arms attending this House, commanding
hin 10 take into custody, wherever TO be found
The body ol John Anderson, and the same il.
his custody TO keep, subject 10 the further order
and direction ot this House"
/ The House will SEQ, that excepting the name,
( tho resolution and the one luow present are
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iolo, those @ho nsuisa neie q. 's s'"..;. -
! snis ooay -hiahy y, sne" ..i1 'uo'. %
ca ishl' Oh the laho' e'ha' haoo go w w"
'alsht' cha ac'e', ans sounu pm. :.
~ VIC eoaciusioh tia .no I9 no. ~
ei ana .he fiSti' ~ P'esees hssn asa 800. 80 -
Temps 10 inlaehce us eelsi4tios, 'as "a"
10 Siea oililca'iy III ''e l''ese's AAoe's so''''s
~ me same wise eohe"Dio'. .ih.h.
h''ei Johh ANDERSON was a,ies'eo a'. o'yoe1'
in'o INC louse' oesa,ae "a IN .us'se, ~ ~; ~"
o,ose o' TUG SESSION u eohe'os', ~ S nv" w
c.iarse' ne oonsn' sun ssa'ns. VI. =.
a. ~, D", ""g nav -, IF ,l Sna.l
.'o cry VI - ISL ~ ~, ~ @ ,.h.sanan,I.
"aiiah' ns. sun ,'s;,.i = 1870
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WI D"''i. - a.'ei = e a'as 10. -, 60.
pes', - ln9 'uP'onie eo'p' =. ',is .a;.a; 80
a"u hnai -. aee's'oH .eu'e,eoi @AN' N's W.
Juus'ne'' Oh ''io cou'' pe'o".
The case Is reported In tho eondensed ne,
ports oil the Supreme Court oil The onited
States, voi.yp 6o. read the note oil TIE
case. and ask ior II the attention OF the Houss.
! 10 an acton oil iresPass against ine off,
aeaut-at- Aims OF the House Of representatives
oi lhe United States. Tor an assault aud battery
and iaise imprisonment, Ills legal lustihca,
ton bar TO plead That Conciess WAS heid ana
sitting during the period oil the trespasses COM
planea OF, and thas the House OIL represent
siFe' haa issoi'ea VA .1e f'tiiaa'l nep oe %
suaty VI '. ea.h " ss .Ao .aoso'
el''' - d nisn eo,a.sn'ps VI .he a.a
s,i', VI .Ho ssle, aAa laa e us. ".
'P."nei s'io'lia issue us "4.ia..' - W. 'o,s
a., . i'iis commanding h1 70 .ass 'as p'sa..
,n'o c,lsloa!' %nesessi 70 os iouHa sna " n..e
"'.'i 1elo.o NC s"a .ouaos " -, ~ s.o
SUI ena' anu 'a'' 'io op1saei a'o aee9'ui"s
| y issue s9eh d "ai'ahs, 'et1'ihs ans sssa sese
'u'ion e"u o'ao', 'si eou'is ~ .''e 9e
~ i'is 10 'ahe iiie Plain'iii INV ous'o'y' ~,
ana nsIFe!ei 1ao saiu WARRANT ~ 'nS ussae-
ant; by yflue O. when WARRANT sh5 aeisacaas
sHesled lAe Hainstl, ana conveyed nun 70 we
oar oil me mouse, where he was heala ~ us
ac'shcs 'oaehihs Tue haaef 0, ths saio ehaisei
a"a tae examination psihe aaloufhea ''oia aay
70 cay, a3d Tue iouse having odefeo the Iia'n'
- =? u1'1'iea ~ eus'oo5' tic ~" e..o'asy
o1.ai"eA " 'i'e ueisnaa"' u"''' ne we nao,y
aeJuu5ea 10 pe sa'i'., aia esas'oseo " .ns
e"AlSe a'o'esald anu o'aeiea ~ ps '1i'a- wiz
S'ous"' " l'e oai anu ,,'' s ~ wv
oPsase', auu 'no'i oischaiso" 'iou' oos.ooy
l m a'lel usine 'hps iePtinanaeq' WAs ae.ushy
o's,nsfseo itsin 'he afies' AM custody A'o'S-
said H.,
NAT Is ths statement, Tue he'e VI sne ssss
Lev mo now read one OF Two Paseases IRON 'ne
decision ol the Supreme Court, when seems
TO have been unanimous The opinion WAS
dehVefsa py Judge Johnson.
"That the safety Of ihs people il supreme
| law, &c; not only COMFORTS with, bul ID indis-
psnsibIe 10, the exercise Of those powers in the
public fuuclionarles without which that safely
cannot BE- guarded. On this principle II Is that
courts I'll Justice afs universally acknowledged
70 be yesie by their very creation, with pow.
er 10 impose silence, respect, and decorrn IN
their presence, and submission 10 their lawful
mandates, and As coroilary to this proposition,
J % preserve themselves and their officegs from
he approach and insults oi painiion'
"lt Is true thai the courts OF lasiioe oil tee
tui'rd States are ves.ed, by express statute
provision, with power 10 tns aud i,nPrissn tor
contemp's but II does not follow, from THE
circumstance, that they would not have exeT-
csed that power without the aid OF The statue,
or not, in cases, |! saeE should oceu,, 10 which
such statute provision may not extent; on The
contrary il is legislative ASSERTION OF this
right, as Incidental TO grant oil judicial power,
and can only be considered either as an Instances
OF abundant eau'ion, or legislative declaration
thai lhrr oa er Of furnishing for contempt shall
nol cAead beNoLd is huown and arknoWl7
ed led limits Of fine aad Imprisonment"