Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-16

""' boi iS-IRESiDENr TYLER.
Tho speech delivered by Mr. Boris in the
House OF Representatives on Monday last i, pub
l'shed in yesterdays National Intelligence I, is
accompanied by note stating that "lho following
nrc the charges which Mr.. Bolts proposes to prefer
against the Presiden', and which were intended 10
be read for information in connection with his 70.
marks, Of which n copy has been furnished TO the
Reporter for publication"
Is, charge JOHN Tyler with a .ros, u.prn,,;o,
oil power aud voation of law ia ,ticn,ntin, n, ,V
ercse controlling inl renee over ia. acr,,n,; &c
hecri oil The itea iury Department. by ordetine ia.
payment oil accounts that had Loen by then, re-
Jocied, and throa,cnin, then, with crryl.;a r.,
Office unless his orders were obsyed
81. charge him with being guilty Of =, b;sL
mAuemennor IN retaining men in Office for months
after 'hey have been rejected 10y the Senate as nm
worthy, incompetent, and unlaitbful IN ,bo g,
delrimen, Of tho public interests and 81 ,o'
To the public Treasury, the Government, Ln,in, ,o
security Tor tic faithful application of ,h.
innds passing through their hands, and no tbcr,hv
"eieauns that provision Of the Constitution which
requires the advice and consent OF the senate u, il
nominations made 10y the President.
| III. | change him with gtoss official p,s.o,J., =;
attempting IN sput oil revenge, for consti,u,ion,
exercise OF power 10y the Senate, in tho reiorton III
one oil hs nominees 10 oihcc, TO remove roe nun.
Der ot taIhiui and meTitorious sub,Yln,,n :, a: -.
4 from the Custom-house Of philadelnIi, II -
no fault was found save tllt OF n supnos.J ro,;,
cat preference Tor another, and who had dial nrre
their duties with entire satisfaction 10 Tho
oil customs and Tor attempting TO suJst,tu,e in M, +
| stead men having no o'her recommendation ,L, =
that OF supposed arquiescsnce in M, v,e,.s '''
18th. Charge him " tn the IA elm. arI n,;,,.
mennor OF endeavoting To excite dsor,nnizjno nnL
evolutionary spirit IN the c0un nv. by invtn, !
di.reeard oil, and diobedence to, law of Consrc.s
which law he has himself sworn 10 SEC Ci,hc,lI,
executed. W. ''''"'"'S
9Th charge him with the high crime and mi,
demeanor IN Office oil Withholding his assent 10 IA %
indispensable 10 the operations OF Goy.rnmen, 10.
volvlrg no constitutional difficulty on his pnr,,o
"eP'N"E 'ne "oVernment OF all legal sources 81
revenne--oi assuming 10 himself the whole nors,
OF taxation and VI collecting duties from, o,,r ;i
zens without the authority or sanction Of law
o'h. charge him with the high crime and n,;s
demeanor OF open prostitution and profieacv in \
winsnessto barter nway the Offices Of soys,n,,
and the principles he protested To obts;o ,ho .'
port {" one OF the parties la Congress TO which l.,
has heretofore been opposed. 'N' "'
.th. charge hun with groes official miseonduc,
IN having been guilty ofa shameless duplici,v. g.
quIN %, ana iaIsehood, with his late Cabine
and Congress; such as hns brought him into die
grace and contempt with the whole American Pc
p'e, Shch has disqualified him from adminis,cr;ne
"'s 'oseth'nent with advantage, horror. or virtue
ohnsn 81 ,ho IN MN with an arbitrary and despotic
political resentment, with such evident n,n~L ]' :"
inconsistency and duplicity rs leave no roo, y
DOUBT hs total disregard Of the interests Of the n,o
pie and OF his duty 10 the country. FNO
9lh. charge him with the hieh rniSdeme,ro =
ntfayns himself IN open hostility to the Legislative.
department oil TIE Government, by the publication
OF slanderous and libelious letters under his ow,
signature, with view OF creating a false nnJ nm
merIted sympathy for himself, and bringing Con
gress into disrepute and odium with the people b,
which means that harmony between the Execu,iy
and Legislative departments so essential TO GOO
government and the welfare of the people has bet
utterly destroyed. ~' W.
ION. charge him with an abandonment, Of n
acknowledged constitutional duty in refusing Z
iehder such aid 10 the constituted authorities {
Rhode Stand, when called on, as he had himse
! previously promised in his letter to Gov KIM n
a sacred constitutional obligation resting upon hin
lith. charge him with pursuing such a cours
oil vaeillatlon, weakness, and folly, as mus, If he
permitted to remain longer a, the head Of The &c
vernmen, bring the country into dishonor and dis
grace abroad, and force the people into a state
affect misery and distress at home.
l2lh. charge him with being utterly unyyor,b
and unht to have the deslinics Of this nation in n
hanus as Chief Magistrate, and with having brousl
upon me Representatives of the People The inner
Gus necessity OF exercising their constitutional pro
rosa'lvc OF impeachment, or of surrenderino Nh
Government TO him TO be used as q playthins an
toy, Tor his sport on the one hand and his malis
| nitv on The other ~ ''N-''is