Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-04
IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESI-
DENT,


Below will be found the articlesof i'm
,eachment preferred against President Ty-
er, by the Hon. John M. Bolts. Mr..
Bolts brought the subject before the House
Of Representatives, on the 10th ult., and
,ffered resolution that committee Of
line be appointed, to examine the matter
ind report thereon. The resolution was
eiected,-s3 yeas, 1877 nays. '.U'a %.
do impeach John Tyler, Vice President, acting as
resident of the United States of the following high
,rimes and misdemeanors; .
lst charge him with gross usurpaton OF power
md violation of law in attempting to exercise con-
rolling influence the accounting officers OF the
Treasury Department, by oreeilng the payment Oh
accounts of long standing that had been by them re-
ected for want of legal authority to pay, and threat
ming them with expulsion from office unless his orders
we're obcyed; by virtue IF which threat thousands
drawn from the public Trasury without the au-
horiity of law. ..... ...
I'd. charge him with wicked and corrupt abuse
the power OF appointment and removal from Of
zee First, in dsplacing those who were competent
nd faithful in the discharge of their publ &c duties,
nly because thew were supposed entertain polit-
cal preference for another; and, secondly, in be
slowing them on creatures of his will, alike re-
Iardless Of the public welfare and his duty to the
country. ..
| Sd charge him with the high crime and nisde-
meanor of aiding to excite designating and revo-
utonary spirit in the country. by placing on the rec
| rds Of the State Department his objections to law
| IS carving no constitutional obligation with 1t;
where by the several States of this Union were nv
ed to disregard and disobey aw OF Congress which
he himself had sanctioned and sworn to see faithfully
executed; from which nothing but disorder, confu-
sion and anarchy can follow.
4th. | charge him with being guilty of a high
misdemeanor in retaining men IN office tor months
after they have been rejected BY the Senate as un
worthy incompetent, and unfaithfu, with an utte
defiance of the public will, and total indifference tc
| he public interests.
5th. | charge MIN with the high crime and misde
meaner of Withholding his assent to laws ndispensa-
HE to the just operations Of Government, which IN
volved no constitutional difficulty on his part, of de
prving The Government OF all legal means OF revenue
and of assuming to himself the whole power OF taxa
ton, and of collecting duties of the people withon
the authority or sanction of law.
9Th. charge him with an arbitrary, desDotic, ant
corrupt abuse of the veto power, to crafty his perso
nal and political resentmen against the Senate OF tn
United States FOR a constitutional exercise OF thei
prerogative in the rejection ohis nominees to office
with sucl evident marks OF inconsistency and du
picity as leave room TO doubt his disregard U
the interests of the people and his duty to the coun
TRY.
9TH. charge him with gross official misconduct, il
having been guilty Of shameless duptcity, equivo
catlon and talsehood with hs late Oaolnet ana ION
gress, which led to idle legislation and useless pub
lie expense, and by which he has brought such dis
honor on himself as to disqualify him from admins
tering the Government with advantage honor, or viz
tue, and for which alone he would deserve TO b.
removed from office.
9th. | charge him with an illegal and unconstitu
tonal exercise of power in instituring commission
to investigate past transactions under former ad
minstration of the custom-house in New York, un
der the pretence OF seeing the laws faithfully execu
led with having arrested the investigation at mo
nent when the inquiry was to be made as to tn
manner in which those laws were executed under hi
own Administration; with having directed or SAINT
toned the appropriation of large sums OF the publ
revenue 10 the compensation of officers OF his ow
creation, without the authority of law; which,
sanctioned, would place the entire revenues of tn
country at his disposal
9Th. charge him with the high misdemeanor
Having withheld from the Representatives, of the pee
pie information called for and declared TO he
sary the investigation of stupendous frauds and
buses ale ged TO have been committed by agents o
the Government, both upon individuals aud the Gov
eminent itself, whereby he himself becomes acces
sary 10 tn ese frauds"