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

ne most rtoent assault they lad erer and
hs hst OF tiesc three accompanied lay another re-
sciye which pursued the civil branch OF the subject
winch the Bank had reserved itself; namely to s6o,v
sat inc reasons assigned for the removal of the depo.
sues were " ansaiifaetory and insufficient or as the
nahk pamphlet expresses il, urjoundsd as the oG-
Jert nseJ IS aeget' Thus the proceedings the Sc
""e anu in the Bnnk were identical; and, what is too
OBVIOUS and striking TO escape observations the very
.orn' OF commencing the work agains, the President
ana the precise material upon which The work was
o",nnHnceo, was the same in both bodies. The Bank
ITS process and took for the foundation Otis
Pocseoing, "a certain piper, signed Andrew Jackson
ana Pn'Porttns 10 have been rerd 10 what called
eaDinet on the 18th day of September i'm the wear 1893
90 OF Tue proceeding in the Senate. Ii takes for its
commencement, aud for lis foundation the me identical
paper ana IN every essential phrase describes and calls
or II IN The same words Our journal of that period a,
page 80, and for Wednesday the lllh OF December
iS33lust nne days after the PRONUNCIATION of the Bank
proeeedlngs--e xhibs cntry in these words.
o"a Of the United s' S s S S
shed and 10 @ e@s's copy OF the paper which has been pub
sat.se Dspat%en,s dated the leih day September last
Ba9s the cics "e p0''' money from the
This call was adopted by the Senate The President
was requested 10 furnish the paper escrbed and mon
MS declining to do so the Senate the United States
proceeded as the Bank of the United States had previ
columns of the Globe -
Upon the contents of this pape distinct resolutions
were submitted by Senator from. s>-,acly (Ar Claw
one criminal, the other civil The crimn.i resolution
has been read 1t the head of the three resolves
9uosu ~ tne preamble to the resolution which have of
eieu ana cilows not only the charges and the speci
cations which the Bank had preferred against The Pres
deht but uses the very words which Ind
USED nc civil resolution offered the same time is
not inserted in the preamble, because the expungng pro.
cess Is not proposed TO reach it, but necessary TO read
IL, by way of identifying the PROCEEDINGS of Tho nnk
ana OF The Senate and to show how faithfully the Senate
look up the cause of the Bank. This is it:
Treasure o The @. The reasons assigned by the
to Co"Ses ON b s onS states aud is Sanehss
sis"i '' " Gay OIL D''s@S' 1885, arc unsatisfactory a@a
Ihe reasons assigned for the removal were voted by
inc Bank to be uniounded; by the Scnute they were
Votea 10 be unsatisfactory and insufficient showing The
exact division OF the subject in the Senate 10 whit
was IN The Bank, and expressed in the same phrases
ne Bank refers the paper which was read TO who,
was called Cabinet, of lis committees to roport
w hat steps necessary TO be taken ON the nart of The
Doatu hey report two steps; first, vindicate the
constitution and laws from the violent they
ad ever encountered which being interpreted signied
TO lpeac him; and such the language of the Bank
gazetes ana member actually named who was TO
move the impeachment; secondly, 10 assert It's own
r,ghtto redress for the injury of removing the deposcs
DOM ulese steps were pursued in the Senate only for
want OF regular impeachment preferred by the Housc
of Representatives the Senate tooL IL M, ;,r.oI..i
| indicated by the Bank. ~ -
do not delan the Senate, Mr.. President 10 make
any remark upon the unparalleled and almost incredible
audaciiy OF THIS moneyed uiion which erecting H.
sell into ordinate branch of the Fed,.rnI Coy.rn
menl, and assuming political judicial and moral sn
premacy over The President Of the United States takes
coGnizance of his imputed Offences refers his c3ndnct
10 one OF ITS committees, grand Jury; receives
report arragning him for public crime as wen as Tor
private INJURY, adopts ii in both aspects and ndjycs
MN gnty OF The crIme while IT demands redress Tor Ibe
injury, WIN the unccemonous indiiie nee and perfcl
| rfCf.o
eslaonshcd constitutional tribunal Nor do | comment
| upon the significant intinsaiion for AN -,
winch their high nghtuesses the serene directors Of
is mont yeu coIpoIahcn so distinctly hold 10 Con.
gress Nor shall dwell upon the coincidence thnl lie
dunk proceeding against the President should have
"aue us appearance IN Philadelphia mDoraneousv
win The assembling of Congress in this city An these
circumstances and many Others will naturally attract
the attention. and excite the reflections of Tic neo,l.
MY purpose at present Is quite different Ii il 10 show
that the Bank oil the United States is the ori0nn on,bn
Oh All the proceedings against the President and thai
in nfg c,a.
copy OF what had first been done at the board Of dec
torsin the city of Philadelphia. The extracts which
have read are sufficient for the present and shall ony
ieer at this 'me IN confirmation OF them, To the co.
lunns OF the Bank gazettes that periodthe ueetns
got up by the Bank TO condemn tie PIesident-tiie
committees and memorials sent here-ihc purchase by
The Bank of 100000 copies of speeches made agons
Tie fresdent efforts distress and alarm the com
Try and the palpabe line which is still drawn i'm ,bc o.
gislatuTcs of ali the States between the friends Of G
Bank ana the friends Of the President wherever expug
ing resolutions brought forward RS
These are sufficient prove that the Bank from frs,
10 as look charge OF this proceeding against the Presi
dent that she ongnaedii followed il here nursed and
cherished IT. adopted all that done and now OPPOSES
se Puhshg resolutions m The different States with
such bdelly that the list of votes exec ut i'm rennee
anu soiie individual exceptions in the other States shows
the quesuoh "i cxPuhging to be- mere Bank question
To De lost or carried as tie Bank party predominant or
not in the Legislature -
Mr. H. then took up his expurga;ory resolution and
said that he had dgested his motion for tho snke az
more convenient aud ineligible presentation Of his sun
lect, into series of distinct propositions coverir ill.,,
distinct consideration, and distinct vote may be taken
on each distinct point
j. The first proposition which submit assumes tho
Gar9Ihai Positicn that the proceeding sgansi President
Jackson was Tor impeachabe offence; and tInt being
conducted without the ms Of an II vas
10y consequence Irregular Illegal unconstitutional md
suDyeFs'e OF the fundamental principles of law and
Justice. w
The stress Of this proposition lies in the position that
NE offence charged upon the President was mpeacha
bic; ana TO maintains this position, shall show FIRST
what IL Is that constitutes mpcachable offence undey
our Constitution; and nest what Tic offence is tat the
President was charged with
ny section 4, anele 2 of the Constitution tic Pre-.
sideni may be Impeached
L. For treason;
! 2 For bribery;
| 3 For other high crimes;
| a. For misGemeanofs
Here are four classes of offences for which nuo,cb
ment lies; two Of them well defined by common and con
sututona law; and two Of them resting not upon strc
legal definitions, but rather upon the nsnera cccnfafio
Oi terms aud the moral of tie conniunty Trca
son and bribery have their precise definitions; other p
crimes and asdcmcanors have their i,oort tuf e o. ~,
been legally defined to include all cases Which may
iah Under their heads They evidently adoped Lv
ire trainers OF be Constitution, purpose 10 iuciude al
the unknown and all the possible cases of intolerance
ONCE, which should amount either a high offence or
20 Peiy offence and for which the officer might deserve
actua- punishment at common law, or mere removal
from That particular Office, general decentralization
10 hold any Oihce Whatever. A crime is a great Of
ience misdemeanor Is petty offence A bi9h crime
rs always Understood 10 be great offence aoagst
tic State OF the public; misdeneanor is some pefy
ohence 80 ohce, consisting Of aDy kind OF msbc lagiouT
or III behaviour So cay The books IA would be sul
Gent Tor ny argument, to show that offence CHARGED
upon ffesoont Jackson by the Senate of lSg-.4 ess
one oi those petty Offences growing out Of voar
or VI behaviour n Office, which constitutes fnisdemca.
nor Tor even chat would be inpcociabc and would sus
tiin giy position Chat the Pfesdanf Ca. d,d lt