Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-09-16

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pose he we're lo declare war against a
IoreIgn Power, and put the army and The
fleet 10 action are we still 10 be silent?
Suppose We should STE him borrowing
money on thr credit Of the United States;
are we yet to walt for impe4chmeni2-
Indeed, sir, 10 regard to this borrowmg
money on The credit Of the United Slales,
! Wish 10 call the attention OF The Senate
not only to what might happen but to
what bss actually happened. We are
informed lbal The Post Office Department.
d department over which the President
cIsims The same control as over the
rest hasa iuatly borrowed near half a
million Of money on the credit Of the
United States"
The protest, as ! have already said,
contends that neither the Senate nor the
House OF Representatives. can express
Iis opinions on the conduct Of The Presi-
dent, except 10 some form connected
with impeachment; so that il the power
OF Impeachment did not exist, these two
Houses, though they be representative
bodies, though one Of them I've illed by
the Immediate Representatives Of the PEG
Pile, though thy be constituted ike other
popular and Representative bodies, could
mol utter a 81 liable. although they saw
the Executive Ell her tramplIng on their
" rights aud privileges. or grasping
at absolute authority and dominion over
the liberties Of the country! Sir, | hardly
know how to speak Of such claims oil i'm
Punlty for Executive encrOachment, |
an amazed that any American citizen
should draw up paper conta ming such
lofty pretensiOOs; D]retensIons which
would have been mel with scorn, in
England, at any time since The r%evolu-
tim VI 1913. 4 Mau who Shout stand
up, in eithe- House of The British Par
lament, to maintain that the House
could not, by vote or resolution, main
tain its " rights and privileges, would
make even the Tory benches hang lheir
heads for very shame. There was, in
deed, a time when such proceedings
we're not aIIoWed. Some Of the kings of
the Stuart race would not tolerate them
A signal instance Of royal dIspleasure
with h. proceedings Of Parliament oc-
C rreG 10 the reign Of James The First
The House 81 Commons spoke On some oc
"%ssIon, of its W undoubled rights; and
prlveleges.' The King lhereupon sent
them a letter, declaring that be would
not allow that they had any undoubted
rights; but that what they enjoyed they
might still hold by his own ROYAL grace
and permission. Sir Edward Coke and
Mr.. Granville were not satisfied with this
title 10 their privileges: and, under their
lead, the House entered on its journals a
resolution asserting its privileges, as its
own undoubled right, and maniresling A
determination TO maintain them as such,
This, saws the historian, so enraged his
majesty that he sent Tor the Journal, had
It brought INTO the council and there, in
the presence Of Inc great officers of state
tore out The Offensive resolution with hi:
own royal hand. He then dissolved Par
lament, and sent its most relraclor,
members TO the Tower, have no fear
certainly, sir, that this English exampl,
will be lollowrd Of This OCCASION, 10 il
full extent; nor would | insinuate tina
any thing outrageous has been though
OF, or intended, except outrageous prelen
sIons; but such preIensions | must In
pure 10 the author Of Ibis protest, whoev
er that author be.
"Whe1 this and The other House shall
lose the freedom of speech and debate
uhen they shall surrender the rights o
publicly and freely canvassing all he i'm
FOrtaHt measures Of the Erecuijre; whe,
they shall not be GlIoued to main!di
their otOn authority and their ohn pripi
IegeS, by uote, declaration or resolution
!. they wju be no longer free Representa-
tees Of a free psople, but Slapes them
%Seires, and fl instruments to make Stare
c@ others"
,, "'Tne protest, Mr.. President, concede
what 1t doubtless regards as a litera
= right of discussion TO the People then
, selves. Butts language, even IN &C
. knowledging this right of the People Il
= discuss The conduct Of their servants, i
qualified and peculiar. The free peopl
Of the United States, it declares. have a
undoubted right to discuss the Official cor
: duct of the President, in such languag
D and form as they may think propeI
= '%suhIecl only 10 the restraints of truth an
; JUSTICE But, then, who is to lie II
: Judge of this truth and juslicef Are III
= People to Judge Tor themselves, or ar
others 10 Judge lor them? The protest
here speaking Of political rights. an
7 not more rights, and lfrestraints are i'm
posed on political rights, it must follow
5 of course, that others are to decide, when
ever the case arises, whe her these re
D s%lraints have been violated. 1t is slrang
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