Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-04-06
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Tue Presidents Recent Message
The smelling committees issue with the
President seems to promise but small
amount Of capital to the Republcau party.
So digniaed and unanswerable aro the po
sitions taken BY Mr.. Buchanan in his mes
sage, few papers Of any rsspeotability, will
haaard their reputation by taking passage in
the same boat with the Honorable Mr.
Covode. His oraft lie too palpably miserable
and rotten to 60. many to risk their fortunes
In Il.
II the Republican majority in the House
of Representatives are sincere in their char
ges or insinuations against the President,
why don't they aot like MEN, and institute
proceedings to impedch him as they have
right TO do, under the constitution of the
United States Why this sneaking, one
sided, underhanded, oowARpLY method Of
ASSAULT If ho has been guilty Of a violation
oG bis official duty 10 anv respect, he is inn
peachable, and they know IT, But his guilt
must in that case be pronounced by fit, a
constit utional and an impartial tribunal
Mr. sherman talks about an issue with
tyrannyi Why 1t was one Of the very
achievements Of liberty against tyranny
that secured to eusry accused person fair
and impartial trial by his peers. This right
is as old as the munments Of English liber-
ty--it was declared by the four thousand
armed knights, who with their retaineIs on
the banks Of the Thames in 1915 wrested
the GREAr CHARTER from the tyrant King
John, and was reluctantly Acknowledged by
that monarch; from that time to this, now
Five HUNDRED AND FoRTY-gIvE YEARS, it has
been transmitted from generation to gene
ration, from age to age, as one Of the most
precious guarantees in the heritage Of En-,
glish liberty. 1t was Incorporated by our
fathers in the constitution Of the United
State constitution in the confedoraoyi il is
n familiar and admitted principle in the
humblest court that exercises criminal ju-
risdiction and pronounces its judgments in
the English language any where throughout
the world On the other hand the conjoin-
ed capacity Of aecuser and Judge is of the
very essence and body and substance Of
tyranny. 1t has slaughtered millions OF
victims on the seaifoId and at the stake. Ii
perpetrated all the atrocities Of the French
revolution--it was the rule by which the
countless strokes Of the guillotine were in
aicted In those dark and bloody times
Al.
wHY2 Because the accusers were the
Judges Yet it was in the name Of LiBERTY
that these things were done. Well might
the gifted and beautiful Madame Roland
exclaim whilst passing statue Of that god
dess, when on her way to the scahold, "Oh
Liberty how many crimes are committed
in thy name"
Yet il is not enough for vindictive parti-
zans to insult the country, their own coun'
try, by attem pting gross violation OF one
of the commonest principles that appertains
to the administration Of justice, but they
must attempt to cover up their own inlamy
by charging "tyranny" upon the peoples 3
President whom they have already accused
VI oOIIupbiou hhN Pp'JuiJ hhN WY
Because like true man aud faithful
Chief Magistrate, be refuses to be party to
the violation Of the principles OF the con-
stitution he has sworn to support and mann
tain, and because he denies the right of his
acousers to be his judges
IL would have been an amusing inciden:
for congressional smelling committee to
have accused Andrew jackson of what Mr.
COvJde has accused MIR Buchanan, und
then to have summoned that old patriot be-
fore it to be put under cross examination
by some smart lawyer Mr. Buchanan =
conduct although not quite 80 positive and
violent perhaps as what old Hickory s
would have been under similar ciroumstan-
ces, has been eminen ly digniaed, firm and
wise.
lie is entitled TO the thanks Of the whole
country The Democracy of the United
States without dissenting voice will sus-
tain him-And if the Republican party un-
der Mr. Sherman's adership DARE make
the issue be threatens, with US, he and
those who ac with him will be abandoned
t1 signal and miserable discontinue by
the respectable and patriotic portion of hil
own orga nization.
We hope, sincerely hope, that this issue
will be pressed iur there is no lesson tina
mousing politicians need more, than tha
the American People will rebuke MERE PAR
TIzAN MALIosITY AND uNVAIRSRss by whom
soever it is displayed.