The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-01

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through the Secretary of State. The or.
der which | issued to that effect for the
whole sum of money was not known to the
Secretary Of Stale a, the time made II,
any more than il was 10 YOU an hour ago.
The Secretary Of State was not at tho seat
OF government at the time | directed the
negotiation. Tie was not here for months
afterwards. do no, know that he knows
10 this day for what that money was ex.
pended. The law itself gives TO the Pres.
ldent alone the power OF expending II and
II IS no more necessary that II should pass
through the hands of the Secretary OF State
than that il should pass through this House
That is one of my reasons for Directing 10
the adoption of the resolution. Ii cannot
bring the information IL calls for and fl
is to produce any effect at all, II must be
addressed TO Mr.. John Tyler, and not TO
! the Secretary Of State, or 10 the present
President for probably the present Pres.
ident knows no more than you or /, for
What purpose the money was expended. II
does not, | repeat, go through the Secre'
tary Of State. do not know but whit the
President may authorize the Secretary OF
State 10 eXpend The money. That may
! have been the fact in the present case. Bot
for it The President himself is responsible;
and II The gentleman intends 10 mpeach
any body for the expenditure Of that mo.
ney, ii must Le John Tyler, not Daniel
Webster.
Mr.. c. J. INGERSOII. | Hm anN.
ious to say that in all this business so tar
as know, Mr.. Tyier's conduct has been
irreproachabe, aud that my object is 10 gel
at guilty Secretary who abused that
power.
Mr.. ADAMS. Whether The Secretary
abused that power or not, will not under.
take at present to say but | DO say, that
/ If he had the power 10 abuse II, II MAS by
/ the order of his superior, the President ol
he United States, who alone had the au.
.horlly 10 e1penu The money.
And here | take occasion 10 say that
differ with the gentleman from Virginia,
+ Mr.. Bayly,l and, | believe, other gentle.
men who huye stated that the day VI I'M
parchment has passed, by The constitution,
+ from the moment the public othce expires.
| hold no such doctrine. hold myself,
SO long as | have the breath Of life IN my
body, amenable TO impeachment By this
House for everything did during the time
| held any pubic office.
Mr.. BAiLl. Is not the judgment, in
case OF impeachment, removal from office !
Mr.. ADAMS. And disqualification to
hold any office Of honor, trust, or profit
under the United States for ever utter
wards-a punishment much greater IN my
opinion than removal from office. 1t chngs
to man as long as he lives and if any
public officer ever put himself in position
to be tried by impeachment, lie would have
very little OF my good opinion, If he did not
think disqualification from holding Office
for lie more severe punishment than
mere removal from office.
Mr.. \. said that il onelenth Of the char.
ges are true, impeachment is the proper
course the accused should have notice,
that he may defend himself, and hot he
reached By slde.Lows by what may be
dragged up out OF the State Department.
Il was his full belief that the inquiry will
operate far more 10 justify him, than to
sustain any charges against him. The
gentleman (sald Mr. A. dlsclllms all per
soma! resentment or amnesty.
! Mr.. lNGERSOLL was understood to
say, have made 10 such disclaimer.
! MIR. ADAMS. Well, | understood he
gentleman TO do so. If no now withdraw )
It, that ground is gone and | suppose the
House will give little less confidence to
his patriotic denunciatious Of a senator IN
the other end Of the Capitol, if It is salts
hed that they arise as much from personal
anmosity and resentment, as from desire
to promote The good Of the country.
Mr.. Speaker, | believe have given to
the House my most material objections TO
the adoption Of this resolution as II now
stands. 1t must be very much pared down
to call for documents from the Depatt.
ment Of State, which must, as matter Of
course, DO there, before | can vote for II
= not that oppose II on account OF The gen
: teman who s, IN substance, lmpeacheL
before this House for, Gas my honorable
colleague, Mr.. Winthrop, says he Is per.
tectIy able to justify himself, and shenev'
er an attack upon him is made, | would
rather be anywhere than IN the place Of
hm who makes a..
Mr.. YANCEY, Of Ain, next spoke
denouncIng Mr. ", bster as possessing nel
Their " dignity nor morality" as not hay
ing an American heart, as Pensoned b,
3 the Massachusetts manufacturers, &c. III
, referred with scorn to Mr.. Hi.lard's re
e marks about the reputation Of Mr. Web
= stcr abroad.
!, Mr.. billiard who was for severn
q years [, :. Minister a, Belgum,) replied
= that among the most eminent persons
d Europe no American name, next 10 tn
. name Of Washington, was held in hghe
n respect than that Of Daniel Webster.
l. Here some hlsses were heard.
Il | repeat, SAID Mr. H., no effort TO pu
h down such an expression viii succeed.
Il defy any one to point to a single living A
d mercan who stonds higher in Europe tina
: Mr.. Webster. do not give my own opu
. ion only, but | state the fact that in all tn
n ILL., IL.