Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

of these phrasesThc right Of Congress
TO orragn the public officer who may have violated the
Constitution; -'the Of and public money in
pursuing subjects not within the sphere OF their duty;
1.-THE injustice OF Prejudging an inpeachabe officers;
the Stigma upon an innocent man, II unlustly condemn
ed; thc impeachment TO justice II the guilty should be
sbsolved "he fragrant enormity of pronouncng OPT
mon upon mpeacha5e charges without the forms of ri
al judicial procccding; "the total improperly OF
even indicating opinion upon the truth iaseood Of
the accusaton; "he constitutional and legal security of
each citizen to have fair and impartial trial. both by
impeachment, and at common law; "the subversion of
the fundamental principles OF justice, and the dan
gcrous example OF legislative body before the com
mencemcnt of any prosecution, expressing OPT
Mon upon the guilt innocence OF implicated ind
yidual All these expressions apply directly, and with
infinitely force to the of President Jackson
than TO that of Judge lnns The Bank of the United
States through all its organs, had appeared the
OF President Jackson II had sat in judgment upon him
for violation of the laws and the Constitution, in dis
missing Mr. Duane and appointing MIR Taney for taking
upon himself the responsibility OF removing the deposi,es
ana Tor ms proceedings relation To the 1t
had demanded his impeachment foreold it, and named
the member of the House of Representatives whom il
presumed say would bring il forward. The public
press in the service the Bank had been for many months
preparing the public mind for the event; and just
at the commencement OF the session. the Bank ITSELF in
IFS own person, and in the imposing FORM slept
from behind the curtain and appeared upon the stage
The responsible 1t caused manifesto Of some
nifty pages Tn be drawn up by committee of its directors
adopted by vote OF the Board, ordered 200 copies
be printed, copy to be laid upon the table of every
member OF Congress- and the rest distributed all
Tie Union IL was that famous manifesto from which
have read some passages which the President the
U b was compared TO counerieers and the first place
in the comparison assigned TO him. The Senate and the
country would remember that manifesto II was the au.
thentc act of the bank and contained identical charge
against the President which Immediately afterwards
brought into the Senate, and what is more contained
every argument which used in the Senate in support
ofhc condemnatory resolution The President, then was
an Implicated and accused individual, commence
nient OF the session of 1894. lie accused by
the Bank aud being thus accused the Senate took coz.
nlzance OF the charge without the Intervention of the
House Of Representatives debated il for an hundred
days. and adopted il. The resolution brought into the
General Assembly of Kentucky, in the case of Mr. In
MIS- strong they are are vet described by the bsto
ran, from whom have read them being temperate
and Just, end respectful TO The sacred rights of euery pri-
rate ei-ea to enjoy impartial ial otout Tie denim
cation ~ influential in office" concur in this
sentiment MIR. President, and so did the General AS.
senbly of Kentucky with the mover of the rcso
luton which have read; for although that resolution
was not adopted yet it had the effect of changing the
resolutions of MIR. Marshall, and TO deprive them en-
trely of their eliminating character.
Such were the sentiments entertained in Kentucky
such the jealous and sensitive dccacy of the feeling
against The preJudication of an Improbable officer and
all this generous feeling watchful jealousy, and
Jung rebuke, was called forth in of remote
and contingent mischief where the preudgers were not
the triers, and where the prejudicalion could have
but most indirect operation upon the minds of the
actual Judges Just there and then, how much
so now and here! When the Senate of the United
states, upon charges put forth by the Bank of the
United States sits judgment upon the President the
United States condemns him unheard fixes a siigma on
his name rouses 10000 people petition against
him--more than appeared at the bar of the ma
tiona convention against Louis the XVI-gves an au.
dacious institution triumph him. subjects his
lie to Imminent deadly peril Yes sir puts life itselfn
uangerj Tor, II Is Inconesble that the denunciatons of
the Senate had the effect of putting the pistol i'm the
hands OF the assassin. Yes, sir, these demonstrations
for while RATIONAL intelligent, and informed people saw
te injustice oil the charge against the President tho
folly OF believing that the removal of the deposites had
made the distress, yet with the ignorant the uniform
cd and the insane, 1t quite different. They believ-
edt alt and acted according To their belief The ieno-
rant went to the polls, TO put end by their votes to
the administration of the tyrant that was destrovn0
wen IN fion H.
Capitol to put an end with his pistol the life of the
same fWant But thanks to God and to the People
Has Prordeace held back the bullets their confidence sus
tanned him at the polls, and their justice will find the
means OF expunging from journals that unustabe
sentence which should never have been put upon il
Sooner or later, expunged it will be- AT this session.
n the voice OF the people obeyed after the next gene
raj electon,j il Il is not done There no room
or ms;ake Two years past history and the issue of
the elections, had developed the will of the people Far
from believing in the truth and justice of the sentence
pronounced by the Senate and returning House of re-
presenaiives TO impeach the President in form they
have gone increasing in their confidence and afec
ton returning larger and larger majores in his favor;
ana m PRIMARY meetings, legislative resolves, and thou
SAND uleIent modes have testified their will that this un
Just sentence should be expunged from the Journal The
viii of the great majority Of the people these States is
known; II Is IN favor OF eXpurgaon The famous Mr..
Fox voted in favor of expunging the record of Wilkes
expulsion from the journals of the House of Commons
against nus own opinion, and against his previous votes
AID IN protested obedience to the will OF the people -
HIS example is worthy of imitation and trust, said
MIR. ID that the expressed will of the people will be
oheyed in this For or aganst the cxpunoing /
trust il viii be obeyed; and that the voices of the Slate
Legislatures will be equally respected work which way
they may
Mr. b. concluded what he had to say upon this part
OF the case with expressing his deep regret the Ge
neral Assembly of Kentucky, in 1884, should have so
sadly and amentably forgotten their own example of
loOI In lSOI, as has been shown they deprived the
resolutions OF MIR Marshall of their eliminating charac-
ter before they would adopt tem in 1884, and in tho
month OF February of that year, while the proceeding
against President Jackson in full blast adopted
resolutions against him of the violent character
upon the very points in discussion and ordered them TO
be transmitted TO their whole delegation in Congress
The following is the copy of these resolutions:
ReSord That the President tho by
DC Withdrawn the public from tho place deposito
where u ad been made by law and placing
and into whose affairs their tight
has violated tile laws and Constitution
has " dSsReda rePoasfy which tend,
10 'he concentration Of all tho hands agis-
ute Of The United states. o
Reoed oquont exercise of the veto oo,yer and
that still airay aud dangerous withholding bills pas
ssd ny both onscs Congress thereby preventing
Of reconsideration by that body
s9on tho President has crippled paayzed
iha legislative department Government
sas tho exercise by Congress Of their essential
Re5oioe That tho Clors House transmit to each Of on,
-90'"s
Mann Butler, Esq.
Tuesday, Jfarch 22d, 1886.
IN SENATE.
Petitions and Memorials were presented by Messrs
Ewing, of Ohio King of Georgia White and Davis
Mr. f.x,. <. IL. 4 =.