Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-07-27
From the Madisonian of Saturday.
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT

We have been prevailed on to withhold, for a
short time, few vitality connected with the
revolutionary movement about to be made to sus-
pend the President of the United States, and sub
stitue wild, furious anarchy, in the place of our
revered Republican form of Government.
Before we proceed to divulge the plan of opera
tons laid down by the conspirators, which has for
tunately fallen into our hands] would dwell for
moment the events OF the past which first reused
suspicious that fatal blow medtated
against our glorious institutions.
We come at once to the Madisonian's
"particulars:"
AS soon as the Tariff Distribution bill passes the
House, perhaps on Saturday next, JOHN MINOR
BORIS, (if he be not in the mean time frightened
form his purpose by the Madisonian,) will rise in
his place and prefer articles of impeachment against
the Chief Magistrate of our country. Immediately
a resolution will be adopted by the Clay Wing eau
majority, declaring the Presidents legal ina
bility to discharge the duties and powers of his Of
fee wbe his trial shall be pending in the Senate
1t Will not be a Joint resouton--tor that, by the
Constitution, (Which they would not nppeer to over
throw at the onsct,) would have to be approved by
the President. But they will regard it as law
They will consider the President suspended. The
redistribution bill will then be rshed through
the Senate and signed by Mangum. Mangum must
retire to his boarding house, if the White House is
surrendered to him, and as President of the
Federalists, and obeyed accordingly.
In the mean time, the CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT
(always conforming to the provisions of that sacred
instrument) will retain his seat, although not
cognized as the Chief Ma gistrate by the Federal
Clay Wing majority.
Mangum may require the office holders to obey
him, and inasmuch as most of the important offices
filled by the mnons and sycophants of Clay, it
is probable they will yield obedience. Those who
do not, can be easily renOred.
The session will be prolonged. The sweets of
supreme command will not be relinquished by the
powers that be, until the last moment. The trial
will be purposely continued for months.
In the mean time duplicate Cabinet may be ap-
pointed, should the old one prove refractory. There
may be struggle for the possession of the archives.
Some of the Cabinet Ministers have their marble
tenements pretty well garrisoned, and will doubt
less be found to have hearts bold enough to defend
them.
Thus the reign of terror commences. we will
be among the first of Its victims And we pray
Heaven that we may not live to witness the utter,
hopeless, complete prostratlon of Liberty!
1t is said that most of the Army and Navy Off
GERS the partisans and dictator--but, thank
God! we have reason to believe that the rank and
file not. If any of the officers should be found
willing to obey the mandates of the Royal Deputy,
have full confidence in the sterling patriotism of
the bone and sinew of the land.
May that Almighty God who watched over us,
and protected in the gloom of the Revolution,
not forsake US in the present crisis! He who now
occupies the Presidential chair was called thither
by the voice of our Heavenly Father. We place
trust in HIM. He will not forsake He will
still guard glorious Constitutional President
agrnst the wicked assaults Of all political blacklegs
and inebriatc traitors.
Our country cannot be doomed to fall thus igno-
bly,. The Republic cannot be thus sacrificed to ap-
pease the ambition of few reckless, unprinciped
demagognes who could never obtain the power
they seek by means ofthe ballot boxes.
We fear not the result We know that the Pres
dent is spotess Washington, in his official ca
pacity. What "treason, high crime, or misde-
meanor" has he committed! None and his