Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-04-05

and the Senats must try it. But TO inres
| tgate where and By whst suthe1ty or pup
ishment, for the Constitution provides 70
that. If your Comniktee shosld ascertain
that the President has been guilty Of Vi
otalion of duty, yosr Commitiss woult
simply report The 81 TO the House, ana
unless the Houss proceed TO impeach, therl
/ Is an end of ID. There IS no penalty -
sSlting. In tho last Congress theY rsiseS
1 aeemmiltee to inquire into the conduct q
the members Of the preceding Congress
1 Suppose it were aseeflained thst tmei6bezl
Of the preceding Congress bad been guilty
Of NAL alpractices. yeucan do nothing. they
are beyond your reach. So with the Ex.
cadve officers of this government. You
investigate the faetss and report to the
IHouse, and you eeome-to asstop unless
proceed, as the constitution prescribes The
penalty This House exercises the same
right in regard to executive officers as to
members of the House, and in seeking to
inquire what corrupt means hare been ex-
ercised, either By metnper of Congress, ex.
ecutive officers or citizens Of the United
States, The Presidents stands no higher than
any one else. Every man is liable to the
same investigation. Is the gentlemen from
Pennsylsania willing to vote for inyestiga-
ting the conduct of the President without
specific charge made BY member upon
this floor? That is the question.
Mr.. FIorence( Dem, Pa. This is what
the President objects 10. daughter on
the Republican side He complains that
the same courtesy was not extended TO. a
common pick-pocket. (Laughter.) That
is the objection. Gentleman seem to lose
sight ofthe first objection the President
makes. -. ~ 49, - i - -
Mr.. Covode caused his resolution to be
read, and said--Mr. Speaker, you will dis
cover that there has been charge made a.
gainst the President. The President him
self hadmads a-ebarge, and my wish was
to investigate tie matter and a certain who
was guilty. Now Mr. Speaker, in regard
to this matter, we had testimony on a pre-
vious occasion that Induced us, 10 believe
that the President himself was priry to the
use Of money in Penn ;yIvania. We have
testimony now and can bring it forward
on the floor, that the President handed
over a letterfor such purposes. Now, Mr..
Speaker, and gentleman, hadn't l ground
to ask for an investigation, to see in what
district the money was used! The Presi-
dent having made the charge, were not we
the party to investigate and see who was
gully? TIE Committee has agreed to
send 10 the president copy of the printed
testimony, as taken before it, in order to
give him an opportunity to reply and bring
forward rebutting testimony in reply, if he
has it. Laughter. We have already in
evidence, Mr.. Speaker-but I do not know
as it is proper to bring it out here. Voices
from the Democratic-side, "Yes,""Yes,'
''out with it, -
Mr. sCovode-Oh, / withdraw that and
will say instead, that I have the best rea-
son in the world to believe that the Presi-
deut himself was consulted in regard to the
use of money in Pennsylvania; and imme-
diately after the consultation bis ernissaries
went forth to Pennsylvania loaded with
money 10 be used against us in that cleo
ton.
Members of the House, of the Thirty
fourth Congress were expelled, on just as
generous resolutions. Here Mr.. Govode
read the resolution authorizing the tariff
investigation of the Thirty-fourth Con-
gress Ihave felt an''interest in invcstiga-
ting this matter, for felt the fact as well
as the President, that Pennsylvania had
become ;he battle ground of our people,
and our people were being corrupted by
the use Of money. l wanted to fol-
low it up, and detect the guilty party, and,
if it falls upon my party, let it fall. The
President in his charge, of course inlimates
that our party is guilty. II so, let it be
known, and ifthe President can make it
appear that be is clear, he will stand in
better position before the country than he
does now; and he will be indebted to me
for the opportunity to set himself right.
Laughter. .......- ..sz2 -
New England. a7s
Senator Wigfall, of Texas, in his speech
the oher day, against the Homestead
Bill drew his picture of New England, as
follows:
If we could only teach these Republicans
anything-if they could read and under
stand and comprehend anything, or if we
could make them understand anything,
there would be no difficulty. The OK know
etn his owner, the ass knoweth his mas
ter's crib. But the people will not under
stand. New England will not consider.
Laughter. New England has always