Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-30

- ~ Noienoer next: ana i
porter informs US that so great @ !. u
cltement ihrougout the whole 90 u
1t IS expected there will be at I'm o,aaa'
largest assemblage OF people &c M
IN this country. For ourselves :. HkN
say MAY God defend the right W b.
WING. -ES
The United States of Ams,i,,
Martin Van Buren, and Others,
vs., Indictment for forcible ei,.,,,
The People of the United s,a,.,
We, Martin Van Buren,, grand -
sell selected and sworn in ma i nj
United States of America, dlicsasF 10,
qulre into, and cue presentmeS, !! d
&c, upon our corporal oaths pre,ss. "
the people of the said United S,,,. \
moved and instigated by Whigoe,r
utter abhorrence and detestatIop !, ~ y,
said Martin, and not having n.
the Devil, nor of US before thei, =,
divers "humiliating details" 10 Il.
divers indecent exhibitions Of II.
cider barrels, live coons, and ,bs 4 w
divers coons that had sdeparted ~ ~
and by divers drunken and blasoS'
reyelries and "disgasting debauehey;.a.'
obscene singing of Tippecanoe sons,
playing the same on 'tinsling instrrn.
by females falsely calling themselvs.
dies, did, ("reason being dethron.,
on the first Monday in November
Domini, 1910, riotously, routouslv
mently and enthusiastically, and |.
great discomfort, loss and morti6,,,
the said Martin, and his whole tra,J
faulting subtreasurers, and Of dive,
sundry other persons greatly desriar 1.
come subtreasurcrs and to enjoy "t6s !,
Of victory" with force and arms, eist 4
the said Martin, from the Office Of d
dent of the said United States, whsr.b,
and his said friends ,ost the spo;ls dost
and the high prerogative OF public pu |
which they had freely. voraciously and.
tinually exercised to their great ppE
delight, and TO the credit of the n.
States, and the elevations Oh our char.
''in the estimation Of mankind, and Is
by also the divers other friends Of II, N
Martin, utterly and entirely lost 4
hopes and anticipat;ons OF part;,ias
with him in the said prerogative, BEN /
and enioyments OF rlunder and "spa5,
victory" by reason whereof Their N
zeal in his behalf was greatly cOos N
weakened. So the grand inqusiton,r
said, up Their oaths aforesaid sg.
the said people of the United Stats
ajccting him, the said Martin Ina
said office by the unprecedented marf
me hundred and forty tfre tt0usaas
'louered our character in the estinaa
and @struch at tee rery ful
lion upon which our political edifeeahI
rs well as at the foundation on whii
said Martin ana his said legtreasmma
expectants based their hopes of pul
and "spoils," and IL, as present aper
ces indicate, after the lapse Of ynr
The fullest opportunity Of rsfsetin'
sober second thought" the said Yer
should, by an increased majori:y, refs
fe44, TO restore the said Martin 10 The
office, and his said hungry hansern
their said sub.treasures and spells, n
thereby "estabEsh tie impression dit II
American people are liable tode oltcays
imposed upon, byappliaacss froa The W.
,rhich erery friend to free Gorernmaiu
'1trn rith modification and disgust
said grand inquisitors say it would cons
pass that "he respect OF mankind MF
could be still more diminished" and "A
yiyen to the wo.ld "that the p'puhra
cas not dndey the guidance Of reasi
,irtue," and that the moral printYa
he people to ,chom these degrading aF
cere madc, might be corrupted By ~
,ractices." An which said acting
longs OF the said people are coniafI
he peace and dignity Of him, u.
Martin ard his said legtrcasurersanlh
rs-on, as well as to the peace sHi
ort of one Thomas Ii. Benton his proc
d successor and heir presurnpiFe
gainst the statutes and policy Of thegS
Jnited, and Untcrrified Democnts Y
n such case made and specially P''a
b + Butler, }PresfF
Amos KENDALL. { AlidNs
And the said people Ok the U. wv
lving and reserving to t!leulseia
lanner o. benefit Of exception 70 in'
y great inaccuracies, falsehootsr Iasl
rents and base insinuationsfin salda'
tent contained, by Henry Clay insf
come and defend the force ah
Try, when, &c, and for plea in W
alf say, that true it is, as is 10 sn
{ indictment charged, they did %
lid FIRST Monday Of November, i'4h
lsly, willingly and heartily, him m
Iartin Van. Buren,, eject from W.
lice of President of the U. States'"
ad good, legal and constitution y
} do, without being Accountants
id Martin or to his said subtreasurp
aiving all objections and exception
ight legally take 10 the jurlsdlcap
lthority OF the said Martin hersi
ow the following several grounas
ication of their said act SO by tnsa|
limited: that is TO say ~
LIST. For this, that he, the said y.
lille holding the Office Of PfesldsD
oresaid, stated and declared shos
eople expected too much from ias ~
ent," and from him the said MATTE
at the Government had enough
Ike care of ITSELF and the sala
frying out the assertion so by NM
terly failed, refused and negsss
kc ere of the interests OF the -.
e, and gave no attention thersI0
J, being wholly occupied and emp p',.,ss
voring, nourishing, defending p ..,,c
ID conniving at his said 49,
ID in pacifying his said ir'sa0'
become sub-treasurers. .,,n A.
End. He the said Martin did VT
astefully, extravagantly, and , M
end. give away and lay out ID IN ne
wful manners, the moneys Q,
ople; and did permit his SAID ls
RS to steal, fitch, and feloni0urrn asa
ID carry away the said moneys. I'd
@ said treasurers to be wlcksu trofN
NEST persons, and a'so wen .ai
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