The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-10


hsVe, y eomoilaon or o,he,we proven d aaa seies
"a, ae 70 prevent ana d.iea,, the exeenuon
Iss lalied or refused TO compel 'pe execution
VI shy laws NC no ciiinnsh'y
ntsoi out, on NE contrary, an inves,eston or nqnTy
sohe e poINte, me question may be asked WIN InneB
ise ara en- lsss What bas NE house 10 90 WITH lno
law OF inptaehmsu'f The resolutions do not contem.
,a ara therefore there can De no ior maj
pee, meptv made would tho House be bound TO sub
nsI o aei " any par ueeiIr eonmiuee and allow The
ss.s.a Aal @nSn, as me President seems TO
suli'sSer ~ 10 esns Inc constitution prtscrioes no
s ,o' ~. ny u, MA oI' s i perfectly Tree to adopt
s ~ n.y ..an wy ensiees 10 s'anoing commit
VEG VI se'o., Ut u may proceed without The
neivsn"eh Oh eaher. y may allow ctoss-examinaton
~ 10y ~, "' ~ e n pay seem most Pfoper al
e ume, ine ea 10 .e case OF Judge Peck
~D.o fis ~ M ~, ~ , vnhos 'a.e away toe io
stet sbnp,ar o~ tSs s, no, make me law
care care sash hSuse VI S WIN u.lermne Tor
mfe Us no9s "iH sha sSegesa0as IRON
go cruhae" ana rely upon me hRhtst law as It's
cbeer Ihere is no uose pesoibs over tne representa-
ves OF the sovereign people OF me sovereign States 10
permit The President to do so, then will there be
law superior 10 the CONSTITUTION anu discreuon locked
in chains.
The resolution OF the Senate Of the 2sh of March, 1884,
uIon which the President seemingly had his eye IN the
prernah.n OF hr protest presents case very different
Iom ME present one. That body resolved as foiows
That The Preside nt In TIE late executive proceedir
iion pubic revenue upon himself anthor
Meeros'"en OF oo'n.
The complaints made by President jackson TO this pro
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one Of the highest crimes which that oicer can commit
improbable from lis nature. That the Senate,
bis constitutional ueges in such case not only accused
Dnt orDd Dim guilty. OF The CHARGE without any opporfn
my on his part TO defend himself And Mr. Buchanan
January 49, 1881 Speaking on the subject declared that
the senate had transcribed its constitutional power be-
cause The resolution charged an Improbable offence
against the President That criminal intent was involved
,m,rsi 81, ss ""' 10 piesumeo' "o" 81 nesai Or
o ;I n !" 'ne moSs9 On sne Gonsy, d1 no.
n,cross ~ ,; a ICES Ra,S @ h i,teg
~ NY meeer =, s"ey sssnst my o.ner emoer o'
IA ~ !. uss h e,so' nes'y y, ,
anu nas ever oeen conceived before tnat sucn prvi
~ ~ y, .nq S NOV PcIAn W every aumsn
nrns, n ,h, ~ sUH ,. n I"y ~ no
Sesr Smtn ~ e ~ro onno % 10
Hs PRELIMINARY 10 accusation trial and Judgment 60
n neue canho1 DC MADE IN ooJecnon 10 Inc
found aintipg the official character Of any many
smosi i,, OF government; II snal De ionnd, Ia
ne e hs a ne
u.n, 70 w ~ u'so. Snanse VI Ugh vimes vi msoe
VIII Gas prove .ne WISDOM OF tne prooeedng
aea shs sn nv Nm Nv Ve hn pn
hra ns yes no 70 ,ne law ., e czen;
~ ;s nop y, ,r ,hi tdUi e sS VI e nnnn
Inc mG,es, OF ds3ana. was no. presented 20 the
met iii alter forma, a,c ,;on u, HIN ,h, ,S
President ramopsrsea Here hs n,snosnn 'I 10
. M ,,.s 'oio no n'o Poeiuoh oo"es W
~ p.as,aan, s. "a . . ;o,,;,. ~ A. .,.,,
=, .,, me s ~. vos'ion VI uie pImcipes
80, shrid ,a 49, s v @ =, IL .Ss VIZ ILL.,, aesoa
s na'e men sppoin'ea one VI tpe con.ee pro
o1e s; ' Sy h zen ysars " service as coponen.
OF ns ooey OF wncn ne REMINDS u.s. not 10 speak OF his
PIousced csfeef ought 20 nave enabled MN 70
mi. W ~ ~ ,ns W Sopei.re ~ eueu 0ases
does n terms Of ssvsrs rnpyoac IN
uoes, 10 y, severe acuce IN eRlsauon
WIN our Iatona exetence Certaniy II nas
pssn .ne practee 70 mover o. special inquiry
Insn MN u me eommttee ,aheu. MT Cusning III DIS
Law ana Practice says On the occasion Of the appoint
nept to prepare articles of Impeachment agaps,
Lord Melville. which had been ordered on the
motion of Mr.. whibresd that gentleman was
fret appointed The committee raised reason
this course is doubless to be found in the
eve important, and s, that account the best quail
hed to con iuct the proceeding.
y Of The and ssnpc Of the rr,omon His
wo ~ asae inS IS me ssn
as before urged ' that there general right to p
qure conaucs OF private oitzens and public OH
then The renari Sinks TO csv Tnder such ciron
stances i is not necessary 2 sppras The individual upon
%nGm ne inquiry pears o. either the subject or object
in he legal Which Q end D Guis ac
auttal or condemnation. What would be thought
onor TO Se,o ba Sbaras sma even h prose
SroYt preliminary poosssss., opportunity . inform
scarcely be regarded defensive prudence And in the
case Of an oicer controlling millions Of patronage and
influence penetrating every city, town and hamlet of
Witnesses would volunteer against him, especially ia
worries and nenehciaes would be the most likely to pcs
truth For Congress reach the conclusion which the
1tsdent would lead them would be to practically sett
forever mat were obsoete and that execu
tive ecers bad the immunity Of perfect responsibility
lDdshnctness and uncertainty must necessarily pre-
cede Iefearch j 1t were otherwise all investigation
would DC rendered useless Az far bounds be
or investigation the resolution In question will compare
avoiaD,y Wild mat introduced into the Senate by Mr.
M0op moer o. 1862 bearing upon the invasion Of
harpefs Ferry IDS VIII De readily admitted from
comparison OF the two The following s the resolution
last feleired TO- paed by the Senate December H. 1852
tnder wnlch the mover was appointed chairman of the
cGmmiee contemplated by 1t, and testimony Is now being
1Ken-
Resolved That committee be appointed to INQUIRE into the
facts The late invasion and Of the armory and
o. me Uphed STATES o. Hap pers Ferry, In Virginia. by
Wfeher sueh inv,,k and seizure va. mazda nnder ,o- n,
ary or anzation IN snb e he NJ srv
of The States of The Union what "A he and een
o sucb and wheher snv c7ers ~ the Ented
States net preren were imnlicaed hsysn or sces.orv
hereto by conrbutIons Of mnnev AIMS mmnns ar ohe!
wise 49, " ~
Whsber ibe ssme attended ~ armed resstsnce 70 the