The North Carolina Standard

EXPUNGING RESOLUTION.

The Whig Press is raising a clamor about the expunging resolution of Mr. Benton, as if the passage of it were not to be expected from an intelligent Senate, expressing the will of the people of the Union. They talk of a violation of the Constitution.

The whigs of the U. States Senate have shown how much they respected the Constitution, when they arrogated to themselves power in a case expressly provided for in that instrument. If the President had violated the Constitution and laws, and committed acts in derogation of both, he certainly was liable to impeachment, and removal from office. But a few revengeful and envious partizans took upon themselves the task of arraigning & condemning, without trial, and of recording their iniquitous sentence on the journals of the Senate; denying the accused either "a speedy and public trial," to which he was entitled as a citizen; or as President, before the Senate, who have the sole power to try all impeachments, the chief justice presiding, and before which no person can be convicted "without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present." How could it have been expected that the malicious and false charges, unconstitutionally exhibited and unlawfully recorded, would have been permitted to disgrace the record? They disgrace it no longer; the wise and patriotic Benton has redeemed his promise, and the national honor is restored.