The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-15

consider II necessary 10 reply.
This Is not the fl ST time that we have seen
assumed dignity creep out OF trouble, nor will
it be the last. Neither are we TO be thrown
from our exposition commenced yesterday,
though this acknowledgment of the g dignlfed"
editors was evidently intended only to drive US
from course where they see nothing but de-
struction before them.
Does The Intelligencer intend to answer our
other questions of Wednesday mornng2
IMPEACHMENT OF CONGRESS.
MR. EDITOR AS mpeachnents are the or
der of the day, have thought that the follow
ing charges brought against the present usurp-
ing and faithess Congress by the sovereign
People may be referred to with some advantage,
shortly TO come on at the ballot boxes. 1t Is re-
markable that the charges preferred against the
Presto ent by John Nj. Bolts should be so like
these entertained by the People 1t can only be
accounted for on the supposition that Mr.. Bolts
has received copy of the Peoples impeach-
ment from his indignant constituency, and that
he has used il as the base of his charges against
the President; but, be that as it may here is the
document in question. Lest the Intelligencer
may deny that the People do not intend TO i'm
peach their Representatives will here add that
its editors have had copies sent TO them from all
parts of the Union.
PEOPLES CHARGES.
/. We charge the majority of the present Congress
Of the Unit States, 10y name and person, with a
gross usurpaton of power and violation OF the Con-
sttuton attempting from day to day. since the 3lst
of May lS4l to exercise controlling power over The
Executive Department of the Government by APP
pointing committees to perform functions which per-
tain to the Office of the Chief Magistrate, by demand
ing OF the President his reasons for his most ordinary
acts and by various other acts VIGOROUSLY beyond the
power of the Legislature
2 We charge the majority in the Senate, by name
and person, with being gu lty of high misdemeanor
in refusing confirm men appointed to office by the
President in the pla of officers who had been
moved by the Executive as unworthy, incom, etent
and unaithiul to the great deriment OF the public
interests and hazard OF loss to the public Treasury
j. Wecnarg Tue maJ,ny OF the pleseot Con-
press by name and person, with gross official miscon
duct, IN directing, through spirit II revenge again
President tor constr utional exerc sc OF the pow
OF his Office, their Legislation SO as 10 PROSTATE The
P,esiden, heir feet and seize themselves upon Ext
culIve powers, and with The sole view OF attaining
this Object IN subjecung the business OF the Country
to the control of mlJuIght caucuses
d. We charge the majority OF the present Con
gress, 10y name and person, With lie high rhine and
ml-deneanor OF endeavonDg TO excite a disorgauiz-
ing and revolutionary spirit IN the country, by invi-
ing disregard oil and Jisoped'ence to, the revenue
law of 1888 which The President is sworn to see
faithfully executed.
5. We charge the majority OF the present Con-
oress by name md person with the high crime and
msdemeanor of refusing to pass laws indispensable
to the operations of Government, during session Of
seven months of declaring that the Government can
collect no revenue, and then refusing To make laws to
enable il to collect Ievenue-of assuming 10 them
selves the Executive powers of Government and the
right to pass laws without the authority sanction
OF the President.
G. We charge the majority of the present Con-
rress bv name and person, wuh the high crime aud
m,demeanor of open prostitution and profigacy, in
basely surrendeng the trusts reposed In them by a
| contiding constituency, to the keeping OF Henry
Clay that he may WELD their power he sees fit, to
enable him reach the Presidency.
7. We charge the majority OF The present Con-
gress BY name and person, with gross official miscon
duct in having been guilty OF a shameless duphclty
equivocaon, intimidation and talsehood, IN their at
tempts to the President of the nIted States 10
sim bill to incorporate National Bank, and repeal
ing the Distribution act of September, lS4, such as
has brou yht them into disgrace and contempt with the
whole American People, forever dlsqualltymg them
| for administering the trusts confded to them with
| advantage, honor or virtue.
g. We charge the majority of the present Con-
gress by name and person. with arbitrary and des-
poc abuse Of the Legislative power, to crafty their
personal and political resentment against the Presi
dent of the United States with such evident marks
of inconsistency and dupcity, as leave no room to
doubt their total disregard OF the interests of the peo
pie and their duty to the country.
g. We charge the majority of the present Congress,
by name and person, with the high misdemeanor OF
arraying themselves in open hostility to the Executive
Department of the Government, by the utterance in
debate and the publication in the form of letters, of
slanderous libelous, and indecent language against
the Chief Magistrate Of this Union with view OF
creating false and unmerited sympathy for them
selves and of bringing the Executive into GisrePute
and odium with the people.
| TO- We charge the majority OF the present Con-
| gress by name and person, with an abandonment OF
| an acknowledged constitutional duy, in refusing to
provide ways and means to carry on the Govern
m Mt in refusing provide safe efficient, and uni
form currency; in refusing to place the country in
state of defence, pending negotiations OF the most de-
cate character, and in emitting to do many other
acts called for by the exigencies of the country.
IL. We charge the ma orty of the present Con-
gress by and person. with high treason against
the people of the United States, in avowng their
principles to be -" Perish credit perish commerce,
nersh manufactures, perish Government, perish eve
nv thing. unless the Distribution law Of September be
repealed, and the Executive power be placed uncon-
dilonally in their hands, in order to make Henry
Clay President of this Union"
~ We charge the majority of the present Con-
| cress by name and person. with having brought the
cauniry into disgrace and dishonor, at hOme and
| abroad and as being utterly unworthy and unfit to
have the Legislative power OF this nation entrusted
any lone er To their hands and with having forced up
on u.s. The Peep e, the impsrous necessity oi exercis
ing our power the baIlo-boxes, and rescuing 'h'
National Legislature from the degradation and uttel
| o,,t., has been