Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-24
TWENTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Impeachment of the President.
Washington, Jan. 10, 1913.

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terday, could not be received and entertain.
ed as a privileged question.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative
Mr.. Bolts then said that he came pIepar
ed TO acquit himself Of the pledge which
he was under, to prefer charges against
the acting President Of the United States.
Here Mr.. Everett arose and inquired if
he was to understand the Chair as decid-
ing that the proceeding on the part of .he
gentleman from Virginia was i, order al
that time.
The Speaker replied that he had SO de-
cided. The gentleman from Virginia, Mr..
Boris, in bringing forward articles OF i'm
parchment, presented to the House high
constitutional question, and one which was
privileged.
Mr.. Everett said, as he desired to take
the sense Of the House upon this point. he
would appeal from the decision Of the Chair
Mr.. Gushing asked for the yeas and nays
on the appeal
Mr.. Wise. stated the question before the
House. s1
Mr.. Bot, inquired whether he was to
understand the gentlemen Mcssrs. VICE
and CUSHING as Directing to the considera-
ton Of the motion he has made2
Several voices; "No."
The hustle prevailing throughout the ball
about this time having subsidized,
Mr. Bolts resumed the remarks he had
begun. He said that he proposed to intro
duce charges Of corruption, Of mal-con-
duct of office, Of high crimes and INSIDE
tbA rp
dent of the United States-charges which
he stood prepared to prove, by testimony
the most conclusive. He asked that the
House might appointa committee to lnves-
tgate the charges, and to report what
course it was proper to pursue. lie was
himself prepared to prove every charge
which he should bring against the fresI-
dent He not only asked, but he DEMAN-
BED an opportunity Of making these char
gcs good. Were he to come here as the
humblest citizen Of The Republic, and de-
clare his readiness to prove them, he would
claim the privilege Of doing so as such;
more so, then, did he claim, and insist up
on it.as the Representative Of fifty thousand
people, Ii was his highest constitutional
privilege. One hundred members OF this
House had declared, and placed IT on re-
cord, that John Tyler had committed inn
peachable offences. He Mr.. b. had so
declared: and he considered it due to his
own personal honor and reputation that he
should be permitted 10 prove the truth OF
what he asserted. He was not one OF
rhoso who dealt in vague and general char
-. ges, bit would not come up and put their
assertions in a tangible form. He made
no charges which he was not prepared 10
.v,tain with the most conclusive proof
Since his first agitation Of this object at the
last session, he had been deeply rejecting
and de!ibcralng upon It; and the more ne
reflected, the more imperative appeared MS
duty To make those charges. In dongso,
he must declare that, so far from being ac-
,ua,ed by desiret to render himself conspl-
cuous before the country,and place himself
ahead Of those on that floor whose lead he
generally followed, and whom he would be
proud 10 follow on this as on other subjects,
he must be permitted to declared that he
was actuated alone by the obligations which
rested upon him. He knew not how long
he should be a member Of the House Of
Representatives. If the ability of the Leg
islaturc Of his State was equal 10 their
rood-,riU towards him, he should not sit
here long; daughters; but he could not re-
tire TO private life, unless he had first dis
charged thi. sacred duty. Should he live
to see the ovcrgrown power Of the Execu-
tive hereafter tramping under foot all OPP
positon-the independence Of the Leglsla-
ture sacrihced-the energies Of the people
relaxed into hstlessness at Executive en-
croachment aid obedience to his will
should he witness such n state of things in
this country, he would have the satisiac-
ton, with proud heart and erect bearing,
that he, for one, at least, had endeav ored to
arrest it.
Here Mr.. Everett rose to a question OF
order. He said he had taken an appeal
from the decision Of the Chair, by which
the gentleman Mr.. Bolts was allowed to
proceed.
Mr.. Bolts asked if the gentleman was
not too late with his objections?
The Speaker said no. The gentleman
had right 10 insist on his appeal
Mr.. Bolts said he was recognised by the
Chair, and inquired whether the resolution
could not be entertained AZ a privileged
question.
The Speaker replied in tho affirmative
Mr. Bolts was proceeding with his re-
marks before the gentleman Mr.. EVER.
Eft made his objection, and he submitted
whether the gentleman was not too late r
taking an appeal.
Mr.. Everett insisted upon his POSITION
He was anxious 10 have the bill to repea
the bankrupt law taken up and disposed Of
Mr.. Bolts said that if the gentleman ap.
pretended that his resolution would take
too much time Of the House. he was pre-.
pared to submit il in such form as woulc
render il not liable to the least objection
The whole subject might then be disposed
of in fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Everett observed that he did not, a
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