Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-01-19

suV oSuVoi Vi poituCiduS, VINO paw more
Difference TO scrap of mus,y letter of Thomas
Jefferson than they do to the Constitutions His
speech is very singular one, and being stopped
IN The midst at by the expiration OF his hour.
he said he would conclude it, on the first occa
sion, no matter what the subject under consider
siion nigh, DO. The House adjourned, after or
derng the usual number Of Inc reports to be
printed.
TUESDAY, Jan. l0.-In the SENATE, Mr.. Rerr;.
en-, from the Judiciary committee. presented re-
port accompanied by bill to refund the line inn
posed upon Gen. Jackson at New Orleans. The
report d'sc!shns any csnsure of Judge Hall, or
justihcatl"n o! the conduct OF Gen. Jackson. Mr..
W oodbury offered AN anendmen. q, ,he ,c,or,
placing The act simply the ground of gratitude
MIR. Walker of Mi, offered counter report. nI.-
Ing II on the ground of justice. These reports
were ordered to be printed, and the sahcc, passed
over. The Oregon bill was again TAKEN IN, and
ai'ef some remarks postponed iiil next day.
In the House, Mr.. Bolts brought forward his
articles of impeachment against the President If
the United States, which he said he was prenar-
ed TO prove by testimony the most conclusive and
irresistible, and asked the House to appon, COM
mt'tee to Investigate them. The House, howe
yer, refused 10 en,er,ain the proposition. bv =
vote OF l27 to S3-various reasons, NO deub,. o.
perating on the minds of the majority. and III.
least prevalent, Of which was doubt as 10 the uuiI,
oil the accused. The following are the CHARGES
submitted by Mr.. Bolts:
81 do impeach JoHN TYLER, Vice p,esidon,
acting as President of The United States. of III,
ioilowng high crimes and msdemeanors:
lsi. charge him with gross usurpa,ion of
power and violation of law in attempting to exer.
else controlling influence over the arccuntuy
ofRcerS OF the Treasury Department, by or,,ern1
The payment Of accounts Of lony STANDING liza,
had been by them rejected Tor want oil leral an
'hor'ty 10 pay, and threatening them with expul-
sion IRON oiice unless his orders were obev.d.
ny virtue oil which threat thousands were drawn
,ro"' the pubic treasury without the authority of
law. "
I'd. charge him with wicked and corrnp, -
ouse OF the power of appointment TO and removal
from ouice' flrsi. In diSpiacIng those who were
cohpethi ana faithful In the Discharge OF their
rubiic duties, only because they were Supposed
10 entertain political preference for another: and
secondly, In bes,owing them on creatures of his
own VIII, alike regardless of The public wnlr'ro
and his duty 10 the country.
3D. charge him with the high crime and mis-
"emeahor oil aiding TO excite "a dis1raanizinU and
revolutionary spirit III the country, BY PLACING on
the records OF tie Stale Department his obi.clions
10 law as carrying no constitutional obiiuation
witl II; whereby the several States If Ills H.
mon were invited To disregard and disobev law
OF congress which he hip,ser had sanctioned
aid sworn 10 see faithfully executed; from which
nothing but disorder, confusion ard anarchy can
follow. Va"
Ath charge him with being guilty of a hioh
i.Suehsanor IN retaining men in office for months
alter theV nave been rejected by the Senate as
unworthy, Incompetent, and uniaithful. with an
utter defiance OF the public will, and total indiC
ierance 10 the public interests
ON. charge him with the HIGH crime and
m'sdemeanor OF Withholding his assent to laws
indispensable 70 the just operations of Govern
"ent which involved no constitutional dificultv
on his part oi deprving the Government of ii;
itSai means oi revenue, and assuming to himself
lne whoie power OF taxation, and COLLECTING d,,-
Ties OF the people without the authosity or Sane.
ton of law.
on. charge HIM with an arbitrary, despotic.
ana corrupt abuse OF The veto power to graliy his
personal and political reseniments against IN.
senate oil HE Unied States for a constitutional
exercise OF their prerogative in the rejection of
ms nominees 10 Office, with such evident marks
ol inconsistency and dupIcty as leave no room TO
doubt his disregard of tie interests of the people
and his duty 10 the country.
9Th charge him with gross official miscon.
duct, in having been guilty OF a shameless dupi-
CITY, equivocat'on, and falSehoOd with his late
cabinet and Congress, which led to idle lpoisa
ZION and useless public expense, and by which he
has brought such dshonor on himself as 10 dis
qualify hun from administering the Government
win advantage, honor, or virtue, and for which
alone lac would deserve to be removed from of.
flee.
18Th. charge him with an illegal and uncon.
sutuliondi exercise OF power in inslitutnr COM
nhssion 10 investigate past transactions under a
former administration Of the custom-house i'm n
ork,un the preleDce of seeing the laws faith.
in''y executed with having arrested Inc invesli-
B"lloh al moment when the inquiry was to be
maze as To The manner i'll which those laws were
executed under his own Administrative, win
having directed or sanctioned the appropriation OF
large sums of the public revenue to the compen-
salon oil officers OF his own creation, wiihou; the
authority OF law; which, if sanctioned, would
place The entire Of the country al his dis
posa.
10th. charge him with the high misdemean
or OF having withheld from the Representatives OF
The People information call, for and declared 10
be necessary TO the investigation OF stupendous
frauds and abuses alleged To have been committed
by gents OF the Government, both upon individ-
uaIS and the Government itself, whereby he him
sell becomes accessory 10 these Frauds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. II-In the Senate. Mes
Gag" wac ro"eived from the President, in answer
10 Mr.. Benton's call for nisfmation in regard to
the Cunuple Treaty, &c. The President, saws
the United States was not asked 10 be a party TO
the Treaty. and that it was no. Communicated to
our Government, exceptby its own agents abroad.
The other inquiries being hypoil,ec aied, in
great measure, upon the first, it is UNNECESSARY 10