The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-12
The Trist Letter Impeachlng the President

WEsTcHEsTER PENNSYLVANIA, August Z, 1885
To the Speaker Of the House of Representatives. u S.:
SlE-The accompany papers are transmitted to you
as the organ of the House of Repre- natives, with
the request that they be laid before that body.
They are not what have wished and intended to
present, but the day fixed for the adjournment Of
Congress forbids any further delay my part, and
until my intention can be executed they must
suffice They will answer the purpose of dispeing in
some degree at least. the utter modification with
which the mind of our country has been clouded up
in regard to the treaty of peace, and all matters
touched spon in them. 81 '-...'--e n ~ .-..s
During great portion Of my absence in Mexico, l
have been entirely cut off from all means of wing
what was going on at home and during the entire
period my attention has been urgently pressed upon
and constantly engrossed by subjects Of the greatest
moment to our country 1t was consequently out Of
my power to make of such means presented
themselves, when the channes for conveying them
ceased to be closed On my arrival home the state of
things among us was unknown to me, except from the
mere slimpses afforded by occasional and hasty
soon became aware of the mystifcation above
referred to. As the only way in which it could be
thoroughly dispeled, ! determined to lay before the
representatives OF the people connected and detail
ed narrative of every thing that has occurred
having the slightest bearing upon matters which the
public interests demand that the country should know
the exact truth Of This exact and full knowledge
and thorough understanding, 1t is Of the very highest
importance to her that she should possess is SO for
numberiess that most deeply her. and
concern her in the most perma nent manner concern
her now and her in the boundless hereafter
The generations which are to follow u.s. long
nation shall exist and after it shall have ceased to
exist are deeey interested in this matter Should the
American people obtain this knowledge the
evil conseQue noes to that people, and In all flu
ture time, and through them TO mankind, cannot fail
to DO such as no human mind can calculate. We are
the vanguard In the movement Of this age aid up
on NJ Chiefly depends the direction which that move
ment 10 to pursue $4,000 ~, I'm.
Deeply impressed with this truth this plain and OBJ
vious hct, formed the determn alton above stated
1t remains, however yet unfulfed. The attention
demanded by my private affairs the necessity of pro-
have Contributed to prevent its fuidlmsnf This how
ever will take place IL live month or two longer.
The example recently set BY Taleyrand viii not be
followed by me. shall not write anything which is
to be read only century hence. The highest inte-
rests OF our country and of through her. de-
mand that she shall know the truth; that she shall
know II now. She shall have it; she shall have it
now. 80 n - -. - !
Had Congress continued to sit a month or two
longer should not at this moment have broken ST.
lenceJl should have bded until could lay before the
country through her representatives. the narrative
single gap In IT, detailed far Is necessary to estab
lish clesr connection Thsis the onlyway in which
truth can be presented in shape to leave doubt
to it, being what is Isolated prominent facts win
not do: However true the may be, they can always
be denied, and more or less plausbly controverted
The whole truth is the thing-this the people shall
have. 1T win then be seen Who among those who
seek their confidence, will be SO bold as to pretend
that he does not believe 1t. 49,.
. Representative Of the American People, undor
date MEXICO February IL, 1s4s,'D my belief is ex-
oeived BY the individual holding the trust Of Presi
dent of the United States and that the object for
which ehat deception had been practised the nde
finite pfotr1cton Of the war-this proraction of the
having Its end the conquest Of Mexico and her
absorption into our Unien This was my belief then
it is my belief now In that same letter and particu
lsriy in the notes recently appended it, my belief is
expressed that corrupt use has been made Of the
power and the influence alta ched to the trust Of
resident Of the United States" even to the extent
Upon both these points my belief is positive and
4 and clear Equally firm and clear in
the belief Of Congress and Of the country nothing is
neeessssy but that the Representatives Of the people
them ashe grand inquest Of the nation-as the body
- exclusively entrusted by the constitution with
p" the power and consequently with the duty 9 Of
TITS Ht yesterday that che welkin was made 20 r;nr
throughout country with the acciam atoms that
Gle exhibited by the people Of France. And most
II vas Congratulations and felici
tstions poured out from us towards that people,
hearts were drunk with noble joy; we and our public
servants We'd with another giving uterance TO
the enthusiasm which filled our bosoms. =, 20. .
The cauee Of that enthusiasm consisted in the fact
that the French PEG pie had liberia ed themselves
bad gPYernment They had risen in the majesty Of
men ard had upturned that government. upturned
they had done 1t had been at the cost Of civil strife
Of brethe.s blood spilled by brothers. hand. 1t had
suit apa no could tell how long It might last or
shat 1t yss to involve while 1t lasted, or in what it
vas 10 sHa, And yet We Isjocsd. The object, in
whatever else II might cost Even in the
20 ibeipg secured 1t enough that this should
make u aisrssmd as dust in the balance, whstsvep
AZ "a head, or very near the head n speak from
tndistnst receectionD Of the reasons which had i'm
PEELED e french people 90 to act which has created
the necessity tor their puDging into that Of
, mage 49,. seO,s no human eye could ascsrn
stands nssnerdea T.e corrupt use Of executive In
II B. time, high time, that we should look at home.
Q Corrupt uff OF executive cord