Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-09-24

tribunal does The Coos,;,.'.aw. To nA
~ a' House Of Repr.seala''ii,'.,.'s a 's'hoI,,'
Us accusations against -" 70 cunyps
Executive department, s My chief !, Of ID
,Ievo to be gully Of high cri n ! nay b,
@ ouSed - confronted with biz acea.. W.
''ce Of the common law w s ssSn,. tie rs
humolest citizen, Of a lu,l SECURES cur, TO hs
' ssImonv inquiry ~ into the ,e r.'S na, %,
aI proceeding had been adopted ,o.l !! nh
unjust as ! should certainly p't Saa 'oSa'dne,
IT, should, | trust. have n "s'S s i's'd't
coming Consistency, rial as n. S;IoaS'
would have been uude.ervejr' ''I'u ash
nav nave ), manifested, by proioupd : w. Would
SION ; to the laws ofmy country u" -, 'uSaS
, n".,, IN her justice; and reIvinss perfect pe
purify OF my motives, aud ,ba ' w % lhe
my my, conduct, should have Io 10 k,s5I, e
', WIN confidence to Triumphant ant, ,. FORWARD
IN, IN Inc preseace of that counIry '', ,,i
IN, solemn judgment of such = ~, @T
not only OF whatever charges n a%anaI-
D Oeen n formerly preferred ssunsI ' Y. nave
OF all the calumnies of which S, as' 0a
Gr,o been the unresis;ing victim ''' s, n,l
nave been accused wllhou, eyids,'. w
ct without hearing. '' A,f.'s
SUCH proceedings can acconpIi,t n !, I.1
deprived Of public confidence II =, lao
mlnls'ra'lon Of the Government an, ,' ~ J.
0led even the boast of good I n '1a y
name Transmitted to me from n,,," :,
'her, priced as my proudest ioEs,,',, "
and carefully preserved for those rSa,'
10 come alter me, as the mos, precir, !
all earthly possessions. an no, y.
Suspected to i'npulations afectia,
character as an Individual, bu,am,1,ng
with offences against the country Sr'
and so heinous as to deserve npbl '
grace and diSfranchisement. ar%,
geo with violating pledges which rp
gave; and because execute wbo, s
Ileve to be the law, with usurpmg Down
not conferred by law; and above al rS
using the powers conferred upon The Ps
Ident by the Constitution, from co,ng
motives and for unwarraniable ends laI
these charges are made without any D,s
t'cle OF evidence 10 sustain them, and AZ
! solemn)y affirm, without any foundation
in truth.
Why is proceeding ofthiss1rlalopd
at this time? Is the occasion for il toond
IN the Tact, that, having been elected 10
The second Office under tho Constitution
by the free and voluntary suhiages Of the
people, | have succeeded 10 he first, ac,
cordlng 10 The express provisions Of the
fundamental law Of the same people! K
is true that The succession d he Vice
President 10 the Chief NlasStracy has
never occurred hefore, and that prudeat
and patriotic minds have Looked on this
new trial of the wisdom and stability oil
our institutions VITA a somewhat anSlOns
have been nlde to feel to
The difficulties Of my uOpIece'
lepled position, not to know all thai IS
attended to be conveyed 10 The repTOaca
:nst upon a president without party
But found myself placed IN Ins m's'
station, By 70 u'urpalIon OF
OF my own. Twas called %
under Providence, By the supreme law
f the land, & deliberately declared S''a
he people. 1t IS by these, The people,
nat | have been clothed win Tue n.9h
overs which they have seen n 10 connl'
, their Chief Executive, and been coas'
4 with the solemn responsibility ul'a
hich those powers are TO be EXERCISE
is to them | hold myselfrespoasbI'H
Ioral agent, for a Tree and cOn'cFn@N
scharge of the duties which they W
imposed upon me. 1t is not o. s gm
dual merely that am now 'l~T ,'
resist Tie encroacbmeat OF 'F.'a
onal power. | represent 'i,a s,,,,,.
lthority of the people of the u SaS' a,
I'd it is in their name (whose 'ae' !, a.' Wv
ID seryar, am, and whose WILL p''" ~,
in their Fundamental law, dare u, a'i
on we're | inclined to d'OOeYj w., ,.
otest against every attempt % s r'
wn the undoubted constitutions r !.
this department, without '0,''
,ndment of that Fundamental Jaw, .,,t Y
! am determined 10 uphold The ov', !, ii
ion il this, as in other respects, " Es
most of my ability, and 10 , n,llaa' ,n,v I,
personal consequences. ,, wn' ;m >" I
ppen to an individual u Of Il.''' ."r \
ice; but the Constitution Of loss U,ss y
any Of its great and clear pflnc'pa' s'ss "
visions, TOO sacred 10 be sufI9au' II
der any circumstances Wu' s.o,erlon VaI
se who are charged with lsP' Pr - I,
] defence. Least of all SHOULD % y. " 4
d guililess; who placed al 'ie ~ s' Gm
Of the grea, departments Ct, q N, ar, ed
ment, should shrink from 'lo , ,hsms