Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-30
the Yseag INVESTIGATION.
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J noak WARREN WIXEIOW,

CONCLUDED.
New, when it is borne in mind that
his exulting anticipation OF MazePPa
Ike revenue was publicly proclaimed by
Forney at the II. oment that this organ.
cation Ct the House WAS completed
that the reso utions for the appointment
Of this extracrdinaty committee wss one
Of the eadiest acts Of the House, Of
which he is one Of the chief officers
that he disposition Of the patronage ca
gerly sought by M. fsrney from the
President dowa until the moment Of his
open declaration Of hostility against TIE
President and his Administration has
been the subject that has principally &C
cupied the attention of the committee !;
that Mr.. Forncy is the only witness who
has ventured TO imputc any dishonors-
bic act to the President; when these
things come to be dIspassionately con-
>idered, and the whole proceedings OF
this committee shall be examined and
undcrstood-as sooner or later they will
be-public justice cannot fail to regret
that the power and authority Of this
House have been devoted to the malig-
nant purposes so plainly Swallowed forth
10 Mr.. Forney's speech. And no matter
what resolution, prompted by party in
terest, and stimulated by disappointed
ambition and revenge, may be now pro-
nounced, public justice will not fail to
vindicate Chief Magistrate who, ven
crable in years, after honorable service
for whole life in the capital Of the Ia.
ton, has been reviled by q mob, cslum.
mated by enemies, and for a whole sess
ion hunted by an inquisitorial committee
consisting chiefly Of his political foes.
And when the records Of this committee
shall become known-the systematic
violation Of all the rules Of evidence and
the plainest principles OF common JUS
tice-the leading questions that have
persisten,ly been propounded against
remonstrance-the eager suggestion OF
whatever might degrade or criminate
the Presilent-the encouragement ofin-
formers-the refusal to call exculpating
witnesses-in short, swhen the proceed
ings OF this committee shall come before
the people of the United States, it is be-
lieved by the undersigned that they will
be condemned with a rcprobation SO
strong and earnest as to prevent any
repetition of such an outrage against the
Chief Magistrate of this nation ; that the
:lsurpation Of constitutional authority by
the House over the Executive will be
denounced by American citizens of ali
parties; that some future Congress will
be required by their constituents to ex-
pungc all trace OF this ineuity from their
record and that, as this has been the
first, SO it will be the last effort by one
department Of the government to de-
grade and traduce another, aud to estab-
lsh political ;nquisition in the Ameri-
can government. Public justice is sure
speedily to repair the wrongs committed
by personal aud party mallguity, and to
the enlightened justice of his fellow-citi
zens, the undersigned looks With conf
dence to accord with him in declaring
that, in respect to the public printing
and to the distribution OF the patronage
which the law vested in the Executive
the President and every member of the
Administration is free from blame or re-
proach.
THIRD-ZHe Lecompton Constitution.
Another charge preferred was the i'm.
proper interference of the Executive in
the affairs OF Kansas, and attempts on
his part to influence the views and shape
the action of the convention of it's pco-
pie assembled to frame a constitution
and form of government.
If the charge were tue in its whole
extent and largest scope, the undersign-
ed submits that by fair minded man
there could be no culpabiIity imputed to
the President and his advisers. Consid.
er for . moment the condition of things
in Kansas. There was then open re-
bellion against the constituted authori-
ties Of the Republic. Civil war existed.
For the first time in the history of these
States the blood of their people had
been shed upon mere political differen-
ces. The throcs OF the political earth
quake, the centre Of whose movements
was in Kansas, vibrated throughout the
whole th'rty-three sovcreignties which
form the Contederacy. Involving del
icate question, which had for years con-
vulsed the country, and which unfortun-
ately still convulses it, the integrity of
the Union vas itself tn eatened. In
this state of things it was the right OF
the President to interfere by reason and
argument twas his solemn duty so to
do. Nay, he would have been justified
in bringing to the security of this end
all the powers Of government entrusted
to him, that he might effect peaceable
result and quiet the agitation. Had be
done so, he would have but followed the
footsteps of one Of his predecessors.
General Taylor, in circumstances not
near SO threatening, deputcd distin-
gul he'd citizen Of Georgia to repair to
California with view to Influence the
action Of the people of that section in
framing an organic law. A convention
called by a military governor settled that
controversy. Every power Of the gov
eminent was brought to bear in aid Of
that object, and the interference of the
Executive was successful.
The undersigned expresses no opinion
upon that movement. He recurs to il
for the purpose of showing that, for such
interference, no blame was ever imputed
to the Administration by those individ
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