The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE,

THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 3m.—Afternoon, 6h. 29m.
To-3ronnow.-Morning, 6h. 57m.—Afternoon, 7h. 29m.

THE POST-OFFICE AND
NEWSPAPERS.

Scarcely a day elapses that we do not
receive complaints of newspapers missing,
being too late, or arriving several posts be-
hind time. This is an intolerable nuisance
to our subscribers, and is, besides, highly
prejudicial to ourselves. Where rests the
evil ? It is idle to complain, for polite
answers and promises avail nothing.
Surely Sir Rowland Hill wilt have some
merciful consideration, and endeavour to
redress the grievance. It is a double griev-
ance, for we are made to pay for not send-
ing the paper, which is often kept back till
next morning, which loses a day to our
subscribers, who truly say that old news is
no news, causing anger rather than benefit.
.11 the General Post-office be not large
enough, then extend it, or -build another
capacious enough for every purpose, be the
cost what it may. It will serve for all
time. 11 e make this suggestion in a spirit
of good-will, and hope that good may come
of it.
Sun Office, April 4, 1860.

The American PRESIDENT is in hot water. It
will be seen, in another column, that the House of
Representatives has, as he thinks exceeded their
powers, and initiated a proceeding against him
substantially unjust also. We have at present only
the PRESIDENT'S view of the question, and from his
es parte protest, we should think he has some
strong ground on the score of the unfairness of the
proceeding.
The PRESIDENT and his executive are plainly
suspected of having, by money, patronage, and
other improper means, influenced the passage of
laws; aid his officers of having, by combination
or otherwise, prevented or defeated, or made the
attempt to do so, the execution of existing
laws ; and that the PRESIDENT has failed
or refused to compel the execution of
these laws. The House of representatives ap-
pointed a committee to investigate on these matters,
and the person whom Mr. BUCHANAN considers as
his accuser is a member of this committee. Mr.
BUCHANAN fully admits the right of the two
Houses to inquire into abuses alleged to exist in
the navy yards, post-office, &c., as necessary to their
duties as guardians of the public purse. What he
denies is the right of the House of Representatives
to try him on these accusatory charges in the
manner proposed by them.
The House has, he says, the right to impeach.
For this the Constitution makes due provision. It
assigns the Chief Justice as the President of the
Senate for the occasion, and the accuser and the
accused meet before the appointed tribunal on equal
terms. In the present case the accuser is one of
the judges, and has the power to examine
witnesses as a judge to prove his own
case. Besides, the law and common justice require
that in the regular proceeding to which he points,
the accuser shall furnish the accused with definite
charges, and give him thus a fair opportunity to
prepare his defence. The charges are certainly
as vague as any can be;and it is only by presuming
that Mr. DucuaNAN has a guilty conscience, in re-
gard to certain facts, that he could be expected to
would have to
know to what particular charges he
rebut.

The PRESIDENT asserts that he makes his pro-
test from no motives personal to himself, but from
a determination to hand down to his successors the
rights of hie office unimpaired. He is a co-ordinate
part of the Legislature--the equal of each of the
other parts—he is elected by the whole people—he
alone represents in his person directly the people
of each ,al4l all he States—the House of Represon-

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THE SUN.
LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1860.