The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-23

has become trader 10 books and claims - privilege legal
monopoly In slAnderr @r. #. Wy ~
And Lord Denman and his associates had the rmnsss
and independence dispense the law not the law Of Par
lament that engine Of tyranny but the benign doctrine
Of the common law In the face OF the power oil the Com
House of Parliament
The from Massachusetts, had delivered speech IN
bis place under shelter OF bis privilege lexpress no opn
ion OF myself was characterized by venerable states
man. the distinguished honored and beloved senator rom
Michigan mr. CAss as the most unpauiotc and anti
American speech delivered in the senate OF the United
States IL has been condemned by all the moderate men oil
parties in the Senate in this House and coun-
try The moderate and conservative portions OF the press
of the North either condemn IL refuse TO applaud IL
dealt in Wholesale vituperaon OF senator's States ana sec
lions According TO the just Judgment Of the patriohc
of the Union its delivery was uncaed Tor ana ndeen
sble II prepared with and deliberately dev-
cred 1t was printed before delivery, and published alter
wards This printing and publication threw the senator
of the protection of bis privilege the structures on
the speech be just the printing and publication were Grim
na acts and provoked the assault. II does no. lie 10 DIS
Of privilege which Ia claimed the individual who commit
ted the second offence which he by his rst criminal ac'
provoked Is il right2 Ii it just2
According to the doctrine in the Massachusetts case
these being personal privileges not belonging collectively
to body but the individuals not 10 be subtracsd
from or added by resolutions OF the House. there has
been no breach of the privileges of the Senate and only
breach of the privileges Of the senator to whom the courts
Of the country lie OPEN where he and YOU and and all
of u.s. can resort justice That the question
down then the simple fact of the time and place where
the act was committed grant that If the act had been
done in open session of the Senate il would have been
breach of privilege but it done in that chamber after
the Senate had adjourned when strangers members OF this
House. officers of this body and others were there How
long the odo Of sanctty remain about the chamber
Can any tell me? Is it thirty or thiry-hve or forty
minutes Who is 10 be the judge2 But granting all that
the the other ground that take-anu tnar
think stand uponthat this House ought not ana
has not the right punish Tor technical legal contempt
where the Of the country give full and ample
/ redress. :,
Sir this is subject which hardly be discussed with
in the limits OF hour In attempting to discuss 1t e-
gally one hardly do himself justice ! shall not at
tempt elaborate it further since have left but mo-
ment more.
have few words say in regard to the resolu-
ons of the Senate in reference to this matter and as the
Senate the prosecutor here shall be guilty OF no In
frineement Of the parliamentary law in commenting
their conduct in respect this matter Sir, when speech
had been made in the Senate rejecting upon the character
of an entire people, and entire Saten speech which
called down the denunciatons of gentlemen from every
section of the countrywhen provoked member OF this
House commit act which perhaps In strict morals he
ought not have committed, do think that when the
Senate here and asked to punish that member
might with propriey have said to the House in their
resolution I'VE do approve OF the conduct our SEN
ator While think privileges have been invaded,
we do desire the American House OF Representatives
r one minute suppose that American Senate Ca
pabe OF sanctonng such breach OF good breeding pro-
priey and decorum that of which the senator from
| Massachusetts, has been guilty.