Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-23

never gave; and because / execu,s y, winch
lieve TO be the law, with usurpine no na' be
conferred by law: and above all. wiz NJ
the powers conferred upon the pres;Ia. use,
the constitution, from corrupt motives s
unwarrantable ends. And these cbara aa' 10
made without any particle Of evidence - ss
tain them, and, as ! most solemnly ~ ss
without any foundation in truth. ''''a
WHY is proceeding Of this sor, aao.,.
this time! Is the occasion for il found w.,
fact. that having been elected Ia tho GU % LII
office underline Constitution by the f,s ss'S't
voluntary suffrages Of the people. have 'ai
ceeded to the first, according 10 the av,s @
provisions Of The fundamental law Of ,ha I i
people! Ii is true that the succe, sjo, - S' a
Vice President - the Chief Magis,racv n. 'a'
occurred before, and ,ha, all prudent and ~, y
rioiic minds have looked on this few r.. r.
the wisdom and stability Of our io>n@.
with a somewhat anxious conceiG. lrs
been made 10 feel TOO sensibly The difral%a'S
Of my unprecedented position, not 10 know ~ y
that is intended to be conveyed in lie gen,.,
cas-, upon President without p,tv ps9
found myself placed in this most resboos;e
station ny no usurpation or conlrigance If ~
own. ! was called to il, under PROVIDE.
by the supreme law Of The land, and The d.@
erately-declared will Of the people. ''''
II is by these, the people, .ha, have h..
clothed with the high powers which ,hey a.,
seen fit to con6de 10 their Chief Esecair y,
and been charged with the solemn resporsaa;
ty under which those powers are 10 be evs,
cised. tits to them hold myseIf answered.,
as moral agent for a free aud conscien,,,a'
discharge Of the duties which they have INN,
sed upon me. 1t is not as an individual mo-.
ly that am now called upon to resist The ..
croachment Of unconstitutional power. | 70,
resent the executive authority OF the ppcn.t
the United States; and i, is in tIeir nam.
whose mere agent and servant am. and vbna
will, declared in their Fundamental law. / d..
not even were | inclined 10 di>oheY, Tia, |
pto.est against every attempt to break dou,
the undonbted constitutional power Of this h,
partment without solemn amend men, Of lhq
fundamental law.
! am determined to uphold The Consliiuira
In this, as in other respects, 10 the ulmosl d
my ability, and in defiance pt all personal con
sequences. What may happen TO an udigi
ual is Of little i;nporta:ce; bat the Consrig
tinn Of The country, or any otis great and cs
principles and provisions, is too sacred TO
surrendered, under any circumstances what
ever. by those who are charged with its pro
lection and defence. Least Of all should /.
be held guitless, who, placed at the head d
one OF the great departments of the Govern
ment, should shrink from the exercise Of il
uaques,ionable authority on the most ;apU
tant occasions, and should consent, wiltsu,a
struggle 10 el1dce all the barriers so Carefully
created by the people to control and cfcGi
scribe the powers confded to their various a
gents. 1t may be desirable, as the majoIi;
Of The House Of Representatives has DECLARED
it is, that no such checks upon the will Of ts
This is matter for the people and States ia
decide but until they shall have decided il,
shall feel myself bound to execute. whni
fear or favor Of the law, as it has been silla
by our predecessors.
pro,es, against this wi'o1e proceeding 4
the House Of Representatives. as er porir and
extra Judicial. protest against it as sudvrI
sive of the common right OF all citizens 10 b.
condemned only upon,a fair aud impartial hia
according to law and evidence before the c,na
try. protest against il as destructive Of all
the comfy Of intercourse between the Depar
ments oil the Government, and destined, sooner
or later. to lead to conflict fatal to the peace
the country. and the integrity Of the Conslla
ton. protest against ii in The name Of that
Constitution which is no, only my own s'iell
of protection and defence, but that of every A.
merican citizen. protest against it in Tia
name OF the People, by whose will stand
where | do, and by whose authority exereIs
ed the power which am charged with having
usnrped, and to whom | am responsible fora
firm and faithful discharge to my own eoHgl
lion OF duty. of the high stewardship conf.
ded 10 me by them. protest against il 10
The name of all regulated liberty, and oil
limited government as proceeding tending
to the utter destruction Of the checks and baF
ances Of the Constitution, and the accemlf
ting in the hands Of the House Of Represeaf
lives, on bare majority Of Congress for the
time being, an uncontrolled and dispotlc pow
er. And respectfully ask, that this my 70
test, may be entered upon the journal Of no
House of Representatives, as soinma sa'
formal declaration, for all lime to come, o. Inc |
Injustice and unconstituiionaliiy of such aPs
ceeding. JOHN TYLER
The disoraceful tyranny Of the ChareS'
in Rhode Island has brought down upon them
snch flood Of ignomy, that the leaders aN
beginning to back ont. John Whippe', Esq,
one of the Charter leaders, and member
the Legislature from Providence, publishes,
card in the Providence Journal. in when Nv
declines serving any longer in that capa',4,s
He says he was ''urged into the front lam ANN.
of the Chafterists . aganst his own Iuss
ment," aud has heen ,reachelons'y eN ~
shirk for himself" and bear the whole IesP''
sibility CT the affair.
A man in this vicinity once sent paw, nh,
cranberries to a friend in foreign paris w. .s
had never seen any fruit Of the k'"o - i hi
few months he received letter. In W0'ea a, y"
friend expressed great reere, that 90 aes, .rr
of the length Of the voyage, the fruit "e' "..I,
when they arrived, and he was coas e ros,.
4 / otfpU