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

inc T., ,S, g''emen IN all their speeches and accord
MN great heinons, and daring offence and
n';s,s, was i"peaciaby charged not with 49,,
"'1s1emeanof, but with high crime ~" petty
how was he charged The record opsva a.,
was enarged FIRST, with assuming the exercise & INA. ne
him h h ,sSsu,y OF The United States not granteJ .,
H. - nr constitution aud laws and d,ngsrs,, ~, W
Der'es OF The people because he disniss NJ 70 .ne
"S reds@Ty Depafmeat, and appointed NJ 5;"'
over lne treasury OF the Uniied States NO, ~ power
, py 'i'e constitution and laws and 20
resgousil;, Of because nc took upon himself tho
he II ~ reniofsmg The deposies from tLe Bonk 81
% - - andMrdty, with ossumipg upon hi,nsae an t q
but in J moi eoyerrea by the Constitution and Tvs
OF ooth; because of tie Late Esysr,;r,
P,oeeeo'"gs an relation nc rerenc rh
again and ao; much soeyer the specifications were
eharge itself remained the same and ,van yer me
I on lis lace that of assuring power and ,hg
amu ef0aNg the laws and Consi,tution OF
~ ms Is he pam meaning of the charge in s.e iau.
Us sreeoid repetition, and was understood and
terms OF usurper aud violator of the i,ss PPhed me
non, una runinaged history find in the u, I
violence snI;cynn acts OF usurPation oflawless
$3.50 20. sru'nSiehty infamous wicked and danaero,,s
% e4eemphy The conduct which thew CHARGED No.,
'he violation, and that twice over r., ~ uiy charge
hot conferred by the Laws and Consti,n,;o, power
ton of bo,h % cons,ilnton; TO do act in deroga-
III III - 4o. 10 IN the Presidents, violation of both
me legislative power may dcrcgate from la On, ;;
moi -, 'PsS ana take away part of il: hui il can
nor oerogaie from the Constitution: tha, i; -, ~
pea'' OF take away part of it, and The nlien,n, -, =,
- 70 Voiate H. The President can nc;,bar i ~
rom lhe coInmon law, from statute law No., 80
the constitution He has no renpol;nr - o on
", 10y, oy consequence 10 derogate from them is to yo
Mr.: b. well recolleclcd that some of ,bo ,ou,,,.
opposition called The Presidents conduct Gross oIas
y a foeer be 1t So The smallest abuse of power is
'hisOehavlor IN office, and msdetneonor e. nt;I
the ohcer may be impeached gross nbnse 81 -, m,o
cbars , ,i "r winch impeachment also lies The
cJ uch sun continues impeachabe whether onaIi
violation oil law H'' - S""'seo as n direct
,acI,.r
rs oD'lous sense and put into the words procaimed
every speaker, is charge of usurpalion pr ry
auorty' and OF violation of the Laws and Cans,;,,; Gnu
49,, maze d separate head OF the usnrpation ho..
charged because il is merely subsiduyv i, t nele
Sha explanatory in its import, of the main char 10,
a'stncty expressed. To usurp power ana a,,s;, oie
upon power and authority without rigbt or a..
70 Vioiate the laws and Constitution is to do H. "
hn, 81 % t @t 'le charges substantially end in one
at o' violating the laws and the Consiitui;on L. ,i,
Pety offence or great crime II il snf;o, ' s
my agumeDt that II should be petty offence. I'm, ,r
a'lu jusuce WIZ qualify IL great crime In corn
ny oil law, the violation Of law is always n crime IN I
mere ctzen 1t Is criminal; in the colnmon r,eoa,ra,
cions .d ~ nc cnieI officer of republic, il is afro
~ 9Ls nu P"lfciea'' ln President OF the u S. bound
oy ms oath, not only preserve project and einJ ~
ohSliion but to cause aifothrs faithfully to execne
@ avs, lie Volaion OF the laws Constitution In
voiFins us IL doe3 perjury his conscience tre.c
's'rust, danger to the country and vii examne n,
becomes an offence of the greatest mayn;t,,la ;c,
y IN 'urp'Hde ali mischief TO high treason itself In
rePuocS The greatest jealous felt at assumn,ion Of
power beyond law and Tho NOR oist ~ P''ohs Oh
Irtc, Inc more eminent the csei-who commits H.
oncnce, no matter how strong the necessitv or hn
s Tue consequence the voice of offended Justice ia
Rome Not Tor putting TenrSl"s DoJ Oan.sned from
ae"-ior these perricides deserved 10 die fba"saaS
Iea'ns out Decause, in ordering Roman cit,zen' -,
De sTangied, the Cnnsul had assumed Tho oi 70
po"er not granted TO him by the Constitution and ,b
contest - h@t was the cause of that immortal
sts - @'ttneIs-ibnt contest for lhe crown NOT &C
royalty but OF honor and patrios;9 No, ,b", io Oh
hd uu nol deserve TO wear it, but that CtespIon
au uanscenGed the law in causing it to he consrrrd
/ or al VIC
"' yrt 'hel commission agatcd the great rennbIcs
% abuquy, and their memory at the end If ,,yd ,I
yr"rS, ana IN new hemisphere is fresh in Inc 20
cSliecuon Of every reader But WHY ouo,o era'ri.
ry 90 70 ioeign conniries' Why quit our own soil =
'h's ciianDer-and this very case-to ,rove tba, -
violation OF law, is the commission OF qrea, c; ne
'' ~" every gentleman in arguing this very lr,
u US crime OF the greilest enorniity? Did fbey t
a;i,, u'e ifesident conduct not merely ns a
vocation OF The laws and the Constitution bnt an -.
ritHlo" OIL all Government? the establish
- ~ .e ",-N WI III place of all law and oo-
Vernmen; as being in itself a revolutions No an g.,
F''P"aht WIN every calamity, filing the connie,
WIN distress and alarm, running the currency sinLnr
the price OF property, parayzng industry stonnns
factories, banknpting merchants and traders dcsiroy
ing all confidence between man mud man "a ,.;I.
s'le "hoe country down from state Of uoparaIleIed
prosperity TO state OF unparalleled rniserv3 Did 49,
every speaker against the President assert all this md
iHnhI'ey more, and worse? And did not oue bnndr5
anu twenty thousand petitioners back their assertions
eate Their Recommendation, send it here for onr nor,
ton, and call upon to undo what the President Iad
Us inc ony means OF saving the country from utter
rum! ana were not these petitions received viii an
iV'' anu sneH contents made every speaker own bv
. nanher IN winch he adopted and CONNIE nled unny
tnem Certainly all these things were so; and duro d.
SIX months That they going on the act of Pressent
JACKSON IN removing the deposites was treated
asa crime OF the dest import and of the most
consequences Having personally witnessed all tIese
things, and too well TeInemberin1 them II - ;nco,
icnSlO'eIo me- ana my mind will femain o.
he appaTition until shall behold it, that any one or ,b
supporters ol the proceedings against President Jack
WIZ now iaRc position in tine of President sjnno
eecy ana est he success OF their defence now uon fl,
e @ o. nSl, a,iack then say upon his nnocency
ltgahon OF his Innocence; and very atteu, 40 go r.
charge against MN below the degree Of high
an ADMISSION oil the injustice OF those who then ,lo
honnced and condemned hIm for nothing can evcrs,
snew TOT 'he course they then pursued and for Tie
alarm ana agiiaiiOn IN which they involved the coun
bnt ne reality OF tbeir belief IN the hoh ermes s;S
lIey then imputed 10 the President Here theu i;es :
uishma' 10 justify themselves for their condnct
lhehs gentlemen must stick TO the chnroo os
Then made, and maintain lbe President to hove sben
TIE censufe OF having violated The Constitution ,h
vered justice, and set dreadful example il Il ne
cessary Tor then TO maintain, that he compif,cd 80,
crime at ulj not even the petty offence and veniai
misconduct winch VIII constitute misdemeanor in
ONCE III this dilemma, ii for me IN ant,c,n.e
what course gentlemen will take; whether thev viii ~
liace Their steps, advance further Its not C,r 49,, g.
utcde whether u ~ case IN which the actors e.
stepped ~ blood may think it safer 10 90 through ia, 80
Turn back; but solely occupied with 10y own course
PVeeu To establish my position, that The President was
anludged guity OF an impeaehabo offence and that The
Sennie was nnjusuiablo for proceeding against bio
Il without INC iorms Of an Impeachment.
nc sentence against him is for violating the Iao ,d
he CONSTITUTION. have said that this Offences was ,.
in private citizen, still greater in common oaeis,,,
and greatest gf al 10 the Chief Magistrate OF tie
Try Our own Chief Magistrate is laid under the ,,s,
sacfcd and solemn responsibilities TO God md his c,,