Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-04
Fer tie Enquirer
THE SUMNER OUTRAGE,
ALIAS
THE ri occINE or SKINNER RY BROOKS

merely, u the lhT26 CunSlllucilg w. q N,utb
nv a member, The rights of 100, 700 people OF ~
Carolina are involved in it, and the juncture a.
il arises most importaut aud critical. J,,s q
II is also the highest power which the "arsfniiv
""SU .0 ''S",ni md ought to be care.uiis
cnns;dsrsd mud cautiously exercised. e.ii :,
Will ,hs Convention conferred the Pomei ,ha ln
ruarded il by requiring that two lnnu. ~ ~ .na ,ra;nr;.
hers should concur ia it, fhouSnn nnn;sh
~ tba mower TO iuflict any 3ther ."hp.,on. ps J
mani. That il was not ih'euuvcE aa;o,Sly ,r;ibont very
be exercised nrbisrnr'9 " nmd Tho ou.s,;ou i,
,raye cause will not o1 u. :"
far what cause may II W eAe''r'1"' ,os u,,d
Judge Story says, IL VOL Vi oomn'' Z. -, a;on;,r
rs a member In'Sh' oe e' vs. ;" 81 i, th. ,rossnc,s
and duty as l" "lS2..es -, ~, J.rII.rations If the
of his conduct, or interrupt ~ CIV LIZ .Io nowsrt In
House ny PcrP1'u"' ~ a.I,.I !, ns3 jvdis
rrpl jr rcry agg'ardfra m'Sc'Hd"ch TNS ",1 .J"
ptnSdlE', H0s as a coMm'"' one IN q" "," anil =,
orM'Sr"co""ec % W S"c"" -, =, ~, "t tr D,oDI,
me same Hme 20 S"yr'tS"r y r| -. rc,c ,,y+p5S,s Of
- "Hs Jorc>ceR M'g"I o' tI'C'Nt" a ,.,r,yu,
taet1oH or parry 10 rfm'''n PI""", ra,r5.d In
m'"S"f'; az" " mas rtF9", %'' .,ncu,,,r,rc. nj tr0.
tt TSStf.c1to"' 'am Nc,e ?"Lt q" -, crnuI>;0u,"
th'ras o. nc msM'Ts 20 y"HeIy aann,d ,rs-IIas the
The questions men, "iscui nr,ran,a n,w,rl-
case arisen tor the exercise ol 10 anv oE.rre NJ.
Can It be used as a punishment W rv,sss il he nm
curing out OF .nc vie" Vi e"e .nn, ,h;s inst question
infamous crlinor San'lot u d.c;d.d. although
has ever been directly made ~ :, onJ I sLsII
there is very persuasive authority up'" H. ,ma tor,ns
treat il, therefore, as q new QUESTION, dn;s-n'ine ,be
OF the Constitution, "each house may ~" t. S ;mo
| rule oil lS proceedings, VEH"" ~ - ,,o
d"riy behartOr, and, with the coheS'f'W W.. ~ W.
thirds expel a member Art l oe.:o. ~
init that this clause OF Inc . ,n.mhsr nv ernni.
thorlse either fiouse 10 pa.'sH f,r rh;ch Il ~ an.
sion tor any "Gisnrderiy oenaT'o' ,.sroa rr,n ,h.
thorized ito punish It's member, &c CO.. aaoo =" a .I
plainest ana oest set'itI lr'"o'rn. ExnnisEan; :,
indeed, to tie most Ordinary P',.tfL""" e.. :, ra,a
not embraced by tho W"fu Pa"."' a. nr, ~
then the concluding pas.EI"fn nn,m sr and tan.
eypci would have been not omy thn, tIs newt n
~tulusous, bu, nonstnslcal. ASSUMING 'lnt Wv '". ~
pulish euloracfs 'Hc P'"Nt nur ,t. rl.usa
extent the terms are synonymous ahG t' oau''
would read thus: "Eacn House may ,'e.", ~
rules Of its po,ccedinsS, punish It's melnoers q us
orderly behavior a'fi' WIG, ~" .'nI| rn nn 49,,
thirds, punish Il member. VI " aim. n ,p,i,r;,v
sense stulti!ylng the convention. - q . :;L"i,iy,
| may punish tor dl'ord"riy Dcha''ori wv
only have the power to expel . ine'"ue,, "a !, ,h he ,n ~:
clear, therefore, that ne pui'Smu's"' ""I" 49, .m m
iorlsy may intiict lsa dtirre", '" lag, cha oTinr, f,.
ana It IL equally reHl' t"eixr II must h. q different
| thing from tho "disnrder!y behavior W INK . " n "a
iurity may ''punish HIM. LEI us inquire .n1" "m".
il the "l;surl.rly behavior Tor which u me.,'o'' '"l
! be punished suppose thar every one VIII cp"ceu'
i,.ton,,v that il il not simply bad manIier', rudeii"ss
or indecorun by u member IN soc ely TOWARDS n S'"i"o
citizen. Ii is miste!Iavinr III oiiice- IN MS o'!tc" ~
member of Congress like the mlSoehh'i"i ~ "nHn
a Judro or other pubic oiiiceE may oe ."Pr"'"'"
and punished. by the very language VI u H""'''
tuition, il musc be- "disorderiy behavior winch Is be.
huvior against the order OF tho House: 1 'ho""' say
Dpainst anne one or more u tH' '|v''"" iu''S W -
ders of the House; because the Convention did not
intend 10 give the House despoiic power over its mem.
hers. On the contrary. i. Intended to define, and did
define, its mower very clearly for II first gave the
mower 10 establish is own rules. and then the power
:, nnn;sb f,r djsord,rly behavior, cIcurly meaning be-
b,rior y;o,ativc az tho rules which, under the first
vrnnt. had been established; and il, therefore, the
SSion.o had n.v.r eyercissi the power to establish
. - hm, nrocssd.d n business without any rul, 3, or
.un, ~ :. cp,Id NV, nruisb for disorder, for disorder is
80. go, orSar and thor. mis-, first be an order before
,oSs can act se.;n,t il.
IT,, !, ,.a La - al ,ba. ,ba Conyentiou intended |
nu. r. NO y 80 ,ha f,n,;u- of aoci.,v AT LARGE.
y ~ ~ ;'nSroo,io, nj ioust gave tn. mower ia punish
"a ~ in, ,"h;;"h ,ni,it ;s c,,silcrcJ npsins; the
ord.r Of society, or couIra bonos mUrs." This doc
800 800" nili not :nsrer h,weyrr. and must Ls utterly
~ a'ai =. hu, n !, yr.ra ,dmit,.,i. w,u,d moi helm
, - go l., tha first mace. n Grant of power canno; ;
s' 70 Il" Sonaross has rn,a Inn, expressly grant
o VI nnna.s md con ;,,nIv only the means 10 carry III.
su poH; 49, e., ~
q NV ,i.,o ;t ,h;, oora-ol nou,or n runish
~ :, u us ; -. pI"I al, i worid m, baln the case: he.
co ~ !; i xnnid s,iI confer only the mower TO Danish, ms
in ,,eneraI s"cietv the Inv Furnishes, viz offences
~ in v;sw nf society. a. no nc. is Oil offence
AGAINST good order, or, contra 6onos morcs, which is
committee in private and out Of rho view of society.
The House, therefore, even under this Interpretation
Of its powers, could punish only those acts which
were committed within its view, Tor none other would
be "disorderly."
For wha. offence, then, l repeat, may it e1pel a
member 7 Clearly, If tho head of ''disorderiS" be
r..aOrtpQ 10, the EXPULSION cuN De only lOr ul OllSNGe
which is disord.rly-which, as J have shown, can be
committed only in the fuce Of the House.
Indeed, the House of Representatives has settled
the question by deciding, i'll Mr.. Herbtrts case, who
killed a man, lin self deience,l that it had no %jurisGic-
ton over the case, even to inquire into It. why had
i, not jurisdiction! Only because the act was not
done by him in his character OF a member VI Con
gress, in the presence OF the House; ana because tue
person killed had not the GOOD tor ny fortune 10 De
member of Congress ne dta n1 oa'MR 10 as prfrl,
legged cfdss to That class OF persons VINO a!ohe ate
privileged in this country, according 10 ne oahine'
doctrine, to deia'ne every man acIoruins W .ne eli ~
Lightly, and are privileged from whipping ahu VI o'h.
er punishment iUr Ia doclrii'" Mnc"' '"Ae iea'o
{" say, is new aud DANGEROUS IN .ms GounIy u
which, 1t Congress alnrihs, cue ie"pie ~
will disaihrm. tor what onehee' th,il', II wiz oe nsA
ed, not committed IN tHe lace " u iousS na "
member oe e4pehed ict:!, W. s.." n".J &" ".
III III. once as Shail renue. "mn "Hn a :" = = r%iaI' y. :.
a legislator ana LOT "A ~ ,h &c :, hn - hi,
convicted "n''e .e 20 :" " III, ,,,', ,b;s I'LL 1,;va
term of Office. ANY o'ner Fuio NON ai's W." go
to Congress me power u "h Mo =, =" -, ~,
bers-"oaia SUBJECT ~ peopi7' mG n 80. y" rnJ
coh'79i oi Sousses'' n :, i, rIa,sn-. ~ add .
""u" eIto.e Coz" -, ,r;baJ hv ,ba cnns,i,u.
new quanhca'ioh " " htn Is Ito ,,rorn,
ton Tor lneinoers OF tii"Ss ii"use'' u Nv .o
IS departed iroip' llat eacn itousc nu -. 49," h NJ
10 cases occurring UNI ITO - L.. am
nscertninea oy luulc'"' eonv,'.on, n"' ~ = ="
~sutJects OF lnilctlneh'' !n,h IL oHee to r""'o '''"'
code becomes me law OF Congress ne w. 20 .t ~
resort TO II; the D"chioGde t"kcs thc Plure Vi .ue
Constitution, and Phar'sces anu TRAITORS "i' 'e''apJ
the seats desiynet Tor honest qua pn'riotc leplesen."
iives; one li9use mlsh, 'n,nS, o bmS osm"a ha had
member IRON Ian snou' Snd . i ", ,bu Tnlvrs,nists
more 'hHn 1ne we, "mu ,h n n;yht ssy fhat no
ever oo,aiI ~ u, II mv,ass n. h had more than one wifs.-
I'M nm T Tno !. Ta ,ni,h, nrnsi m. brandy drinkers. or
me Leetot"lieaa NIL IT, Ivhinn i. nm. most nroba.
,ne ,a''9 u, t" Ces stUi n,i,ht axnsl tho Ijnitsri,ns.
oae;', q rar ~ TbanIors Parker would .xuel
am ~ :? eIoI' I'D Lnoyss-ond Iet tbe pr.sent ,na
all but 'nhueis ana knaves-am. !, ~ .nn1 - hs
lority LOOK 10 IT,. '"ey urea te'I"'"ly o. m"; ~,
III u hopeless iHlnor'ty a > .mey 81, - = ,nsi :" ,i !" .%iff| ever
ana the chSi,ce may u t urn Nc.,h , amd S Sp = shoIi