Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-28

to our commercial transactions.
Mr.. Turney observed that he would
vote for the resolution of Mr. Fillmore,
and for the amendment of Mr. Atherton.
If the House should vote down the latter,
it would show that the majority preferred
to let the money remain as it now was.
under the law of '9S. and in the pockets of
John Tyler, to having it regulated accord
ing to law.
Mr.. Thomas L. Marshall said, with refer
ence to the Exchequer. that he would take
the law of 80 or the Sub Treasury, rather
than a machine of this description. In
review of the Administration, he remem-
bered that he had heard il stated out of
doors that the Administration was pa
renthesis: and any body, by examining the
grammar books, would perceive that a
parenthesis was something that could be
left out without injuring the sentence.
Mr.. NJ went generally into the history
of political parties; attempting to show that
gentlemen of the "strict construction school
put more reliance in word or scrap Of
JefIerson's writing, than they did in the
| Constitution of the United States.
Mr. Profit obtained the floor; and the
House adjourned, after ordering the usual
number of the reports to be printed.
4 mr. Marshall's speech above alluded to,
was more personal than applicable to the
subject under consideration as far as ]
heard it. The speech was, SUI ,generis,
anti.every thing and anti-every body,--a
hit at the Wings for their extreme folly--a
worse hit at the Democrats for their ex-
IRENE laxity and foy-a hit at Daniel
Webster now, for what reason was hardly
f known--and a Reputation of Mr.. Tyler
also.]
JANUARY 10.
Impeachment.
: Mr.. Bolts rose to privileged question,
and to acquit himself of the promise
which he had made yesterday, to bring in
charges on which To- found an impeachment
against John Tyler, the Vice President.
and now acting President Of the United
States.
The Chair decided that the gentleman
, was in order, as he proposed high con-
stitutional question.
Mr.. Everett appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
Mr.. Gushing asked for the yeas and nays
Mr.. Bolts said that he proposed to in
troduce to the House charges of corruD-
ton, of misconduct, of high crimes and
m;sdemeanors committed by the acting
President of the United States; and he
stood prepared to prove. by testimony. the
most conclusive and irresistible, the truth
If those charges; and asked the House t.
inquire into them. After some further
remarks,
Mr.. Everett said that he had made an
appeal from the decision Of the Chair.
| Mr.. Bolts insisted that. as ne (Mr. Botts)
had been suffered to proceed, ii was to-"
late 20 axe an appeal.
Mr.. Everett maintained contrary opin-
ION.
/ Some conversation took place with ref
eren e TO what was the question Def re the
House; and the charges Of Mr.. Bots we're
then read. They are, in brief as fellows:
| Mr.. Bolts charges the acting President.
! I. With having allowed old claims which
heretofore had been rejected by the
counting officers; ,. Wicked and corrupt
appointments and removals from "fiiue;
8. High crime of aiding the revolutionary
spirit in the country, by signing the APP
portionment act and filing his reasons in
the Department against it; 4. Of keeping
persons in office after having been rejected
by the Senate; 5. OF having withheld his
assent to laws for the just operations of the
Government; 6. OF corrupt use of the
veto power; 7. OF shameless duplicity and
falsehood in his Cabinet; s. Of nsituting
commissions to inquire into Custom House
frauds, and paying those conducting the
inquiry without authority of law; and, g.
II Of having Withheld information called for
Il by the House in relation to the frauds,
thereby become an accessory 10 the same.
Mr.. Bolts sent a resolution to the Chair
which, after being modified, read as fol-
: lows:
Resolved, That committee of nine mem.
bers be appointed, with instructions dill
gently to inquire into the truth of the
charges preferred against John Tyler, and
to report to the House the testimony taken
to establish such charges; together with
their opinion whether the said John Tyler
has so acted in his official capacity as to
require the nterposition Of the constitu-
tional power of the House.
Some confusion prevailed, and various
remarks were made as to the precedent
in former cases of impeachment Finally
Mr.. Cave Johnson moved TO lay the
whole subject on the table.