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/ ayes hSthe Speakstl
e shs Hsass IL Rtpfsssatsssrs,
II ~ sas censilinliha cfihe Uaitea Ssaies II
efas every eill whish shall hgpe tfas
81 shs F4usep III R@pFss5ntailve s MI Tin $3.50
shall, bftafe Il beebsns tsw. s. rrrsssss u, iii
ttslalrht Vi the uuHlef States: II NJ %er,..s
sAai. sign i hat II ilsi he SHAH fatnfa 81 ssII
ais qslsfheasR g shas House ii whieh isl.hb,
IL nave ofRnateki, who Snail eater ne gsieci .y.s
siatr ith p'ssssf = fsSoa
siffst cntnplianre Nigh. ihe positive obliya
aoF hns imposed npanF ~ hy 1s g,;. sfss,,,;'ss
act haxns been abe tbfi5g mysesT H, !, ,,arsss
bin Which oftgtuat4a III iHx House 81 aasess,
Il atiyes, enlnlsd 'EAssxaci 70 provide Teysnn
efqn imp asss. and ldnaanse and.mc3iis IS isi5n.
sa~s imposing duties nH Imports, ana far ONE
1 purpesek,p tfsurhea The same III III naas.
Yith IA III bseelainsa TO- TO-
/ dhlfctnes. ~htth kaaEsnrifcy satistisd nv oixt
ipl1d II ME grxat itapelcY, il na,ghe uneuas,ita
ltoua isyA e thH mgasufe, ware p4sseatssf i'll liz
n9oSt respectful Nd even defeIeii.ihT ,ertiik =
! would rpt haze been 50 far f6Isetffis Il VIA
was due lfrom Gas department d lhes Govern.
inent toH4noEher, IS lb have inienaiafaatI.l em.
hFldyed in my official Intercourse with ys3e House
8anylaEeshee thatfsepld BE-. ia s,hessRa4ies, ID.
Sgfee ofsnsiFe tolhase to whom ii Id ~ 1gessed
slf,in asslRning mF objectnns ID fkF bin. Ihad
~ faf feFepueti what was doe 10 he House 81
RepfesfnAtiges as 10 thIpuen lis motiS III ii psss
ahg ne bill lfHenfa eve, MI only Is kat House.
ahat = .thss leHunIy, my =uloss PfofoanA apology
Snch deslFf tore tren pfoptle;y iss heaeyer. apt
feainP aa4li otanany ploteedihs Nhieei ;he lfoAse
ShaS fdenEfd lthas. ion The csHffaIv. hesn' tx
Snt2Fkly made s4hJeet os renatk, ami alnFSf
s1 tPmpFint, hat HE language Is which III dls
Esent wasIeo1ehed Was stndlously guarded snd
5cautious j.
/. s44eh being The character of the otscfal cc,n-
IN naicai itAn nqnRS don, confess ,sas wholly
Buhpfepared feE lhsIednrse WHICH has .htei pt,fl-
Sue ID gsgaIddo tlIn tie exercise If the po4,-
eE 70 tesAaiaie lis own proceedings. tie lIouse
apr ,he fist TING, MS believed in the vstpfyef
Ashe Goysinmehi, fhaugh proper 10 fefet he
zMessageto Select confmiiteesf I'LL own beay
EIorlhe Purpose as ny TespecsfoE The HeuSs
8Hw~enld have ePnipelIef me - s4ussrJ of.d.libes
rately Weighing lhe obiecteHs urged against ILL.,
.z'at hy tlf Exefalfte, with view io liz owo
aauds menRnPoh ghe question dt The EnatsdgpljpS
pr relectlAn of The moisture. -
n 0t.the lsm biz and feelings in relatIsn Il Nit
Sell IF seIpe rtshe netnbers selected forItbe psr
1ermaaceof ihis duly,I have notbins ii shy ~
:sEl'nnt way nattefenllFelY vtiihinahe fiserefRn
MT lhe House ntIksptesen latiVes BUT shat Com
FnIttfe iFkfus different rietx of lis fiuty from
hhai @hieh shppfa have supposed hal led "a It's
TIN La ef elnnning itself % lha ahiFr
afpn urged against the bill awaited itself 6f he
precision formally 10 arraignlhs motives If the
aHPrs4tdentfor sahers ofhis atts since hfs induc.
tlan mo tfiiea4 ln Ma absence ofalIproof, and
aas am bound 70 declare, against ali law or pre-,
$cedeni ~ parliamentary proceedings, and al the
Same time, ~ manner which il Would be u, IF.
Scnltto reconcile with the Comfy, hitherto "a.
ctedy observed in the intefcpurSesb stu zen ibde.
Fpandenr and subordinate department Ill the 90.
vernnent. i Has assailed MY whole official con
5dnft withpuS shadow of 1 preiexi ut such a..
HISS - 1ff4 istn ar4 eAlass ~ ii Ill
BchaTeed NE, heYertheless, with offences declsrPd
#fn deserve ipipfaehne Had ths extraorainh-
Ty po:iIwhi@hAhe ,Gonmitsee thus made tathe
sEfdlSe ofsn nScmIt.ed 10 rrmaih wlliont lie
sanction ~ tiiT letter Iishona not have u.tefed
II regret eFf c6rnpla4nt lupoR Tie subject Bdt
H. aecemrpnied asfir + By any particle If test
Amnny % support lha charges II contains, without
"a deiFbefats EXAMINATION, almost wiihout an
{ ISru;Ffef ,ths House ofRepresenta.ives has been
pleaseE ~ adaPtn a. its own, and, thefeby5 b
become my acc0ser before Thu couslfy, and be
Tore 3he @afld The high character Of snch al
accufer tbe etavitY Iof7ihe charges which hayS
been made, and the judgment pronounced aasFrst
me. by tie adoption 5pf the Report uuon diss|
ehnei sne sepaFalevofe 81 the House, isayes NE
no Alietnatlse PVT ~ enter MY solemn protest
agalnst NE proceedings as unjust Is myself assa
fpati, as an inyesleH dfmy Unconstitutional pow
\ = Al Ehief Magistrate of the America People.
and AZ yfslatlon, 10 NY person, OF rights S.
enrsdEo every citizen w thelaws.and the Con-
saltullon- Tnst ephstildlionI has entrusted s.
ne Hense q Representatives, the dole powsr ofl
pn peachnenl. Such fH,pesdhmeni il reoaired
ftbe lued Itefdrelhe mosl auga tribunal known-
81 our uslitutens i,
h The Senate 81 tbs United States corn posed II
NE Representatives qf lhe sovereignty Of Ire
States. 10 cQQYsred Into ball of iaslce. apdfin
6f;lef tp insure The slfieie.t ohsersaHne Of iba8
fn1es ne evidence aadEIof legal procedure. .tke
ahies Jaslice ef ibid United States. liz hisbe.t
laidlciai fpnciionafy nf Vie land, Is feanifed Ia
prFsde eyer Is .dsberatien. In ,he presence
IN each jadicatotY, HE voice Of fAcisqn Is pie
IA med 60 he sieht, and the sentence ii euit 81
iFnecenceis' PRONOUNCED nndsr the mos sot6rn8
sanction NJ religion, offhonor, and + Law To4
spch Al tribunal does Tie Constitution authorize
lhe House Of Representatives. to eafty sp its ac-i
raai atoms seaEst ans chief offhe Exscbilpe Del
m smens whom II nav believe To heanil,y 81
hbgh crimes tnd fnbsdeneaneFss Before. hat
Fbunai NE seealsedEis confronted wilh his aeeu-
sffs, andlInay demand Inc prvilege, Which he
ias1ce~ III lihs common Law secures Il Ire hum
0espciitzsn, df afuI. patient and an pArtis4 in
qniry into the facts, upon the testimony of3 vii.
nesses, fleidlgexsmlned, and deposma Id the face
u day fsuch preceeding had been sloptea
towards me, unjust Is should ceriainfy have
REGARDED il, shonsd, trust, have rsetwith be-
coping eonstancy trial as painf,ilas III would
have been snneserved + | would have manifest
en- BY prtfaund Submissions to NE laws of M
country, ny perfect faIlhsfn her justice, and re-
lsing On the purity df fnF motives. and Ire rectf
tpde Of my conduct. shbpfdshaye locked forward
With confidence 10 q triumphant refoafion,in iheJ
resencs ~ lhatcouRtfs, and ~ ,hesolemnjudg- |
rnent Of sfch d tFihhnai. no, only Of whatever
charges might haKe Been formally preferred
aP ainsi me- bat ofIsiI Tie calamniex of which / I
have hilhaFic been the INTERESTING victim As8
it@is. have been accused without EVIDENCE, ami
ebndemasd without hearing Al ar aS such
proceedings can accomplish i, an deprived Of /
Hlblic confidence ri The administration ef tie 60
yffnrlentJ and denied even The boast OF good
lhme-e name Transmitted TO me from i pauiDti
father, priced ss mr. pgcrdest irhsritanle, and I
carefully preserved forfhnse who are Ill come
aJler me, ~ The mort precious of all earfhlv pos
sessions I am motor kubieosed soimpniatfous
Affecting my character As al individual. but am
charged Fith Violating pledges which II never
save2andl because execute what behave 10 81
hs lsw. with asnrpine powers not conferred, 81
laN d afd1sbsNs all, with using the powets con
fsfrsd apdn the PresidN. BY ne constitution.
ffom cnFrhp motives and unwafraniabse ends
And theseeharees are made without Il Y rsrticIs
d eyidends 10 sustain them. and. Al se}smnly
affirm, wihoas any foundation "a .trn,b,9 80
\ why Is 4 proceeding 81 I'll sort adop,es al
this tiue5F rs the occasion for II fcanx d the
fact, that hsyiug bsen elected 10 tie spe6Ed oil
dee Under iht Consultation ~ the free and vo-
lhnttry sHatsgst ofihe People, have suceeeied
tp the frsE, according ID The express provisions
of Tie Fundamental lawAnf TIE same Peepls@s Ill
i true that Inc succession of The Vice Hesideni
III III = fsk3af Al aetsf%..a ~. avaa a1s.srsa ~.