Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-30

the accusation against him, in order to enable hin,
70 prepare FOR bis defence. There are other min.
eiples, which might enumerate, not less sacred
presenting an impenetrable shield to protect 40
cry citizen falsely charged with criminal of es'
these have been violated in the prosecution in.
sttuted by the House of Representatives ao.,n.t
t tne Executive branch Of the Government Shall
the President alone be deprived Of the prot.ct;on
OF these great principles which prevail in svS,x
land where ray Of liberty penetrates the oloom
OF desPotism Shall the Executive alone he AZ.
Puveo OF rights which al his fellow-citzens en-
10Y The whole proceeding against him inst f,es
the Iears OF those wise and great men who hsfore
the Constitution adopted by the States .n.o'
AZ that the tendency Of the Government was
ments. ''"i DePar'-
again declare, emphatically, that I mals this
,ro.ess Tor no reason personal to myself; and do
~ win perfect respect for the House of eprr.ent
allVes, In which had the honor Of servfnw =" !,
member for five successive terms have i;wsS
long IN this goodly land, and have enjoyed ali the
offices and honors which nv county, cor1H Wv tne
SLOW Amid all the political storms tbronoh
winch have passed. the present is the Nr.t s..
tempt which has ever been made, to INV know.
sa ,t TO assaii my personal or official integrity
ahu tnls as the time Is approaching when
snail voluntarily retire from the service n
my country. feel proudly conscious that
mere is no public act of my life which will
hot pear the strictest scrutiny DEFY ali invest
CATION Nothing but the basest perjury cam
my good name. do not fear even This hec.msss
cnerlsh an humble confidence that the $500.
Being VINO has hitherto defended and n,otootJ
n"t ans . .ne shafts OF falsehood and malice will
not oeseft me now, when | have become uoid
ana ey-headed." l can declare be fore God md
my country that no human being with an o~oon
'ioh scarcely worthy of noticed has at anv no,;dd
Va my lie dared to approach me with corrnnt or
uiSnohofaoie proposition; and, until recent do
VeioPments, it had never entered into INV imao;.
aspe1aed iay person. in the storm Of
IN the most remote degree with hayinT made
suen proposition to any human being. may
noW however, exclaim, IN the language of com.
PAM employed by my first and greatest prede-
S 'ha' nave been abused sin such exagpe-
.a.eu ana indecent terms could scarcely be
| aPPned to Nero, to a notorious defauItef. or
| even 70 common pickpocket,, -
no, therefore, for the reasons stated and I'm the
nalie OF the people of the several States solemDlv
P,UesI aSainst these proceedings Of the House of
the n. hts Of the coordinate Executive branch of
| tne government and subversiye of its constitu
| iondi independence; because tiey are calculated
| W los'ei oand OF Interested parasites and in
| FORMERS, ever ready. for their own advantage. 10
| swear before tE Forfs committees to pretended
| rllsa't conversations between the President aud
themselves, incapable. from their nature of BEING
4isproVed; thus furnishing material for harrassip9
| niui degrading him in the eyes Of the countrv
| ana eventually, should he he a weak or tjmid
man, rendering him subServent to Improper in
nuehces, III order to avoid such prosecutions and
anhoyances; because they tend to destroy that
harmonious action for the common good which
ought to be maint,ined aud which sincerely dc,
sire 10 cherish, between cO-ord nate branches of
tneUoVernment; and finally, because If unresised
they would establish a precedent dangerous and
embarrassing to all my Successors TO whatever
political party they might be attached
49, JAMES BUCHANAN
WASHING TON 18th March lltn