Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-04-18

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a sOwm 81 &c nSass d Aeprsssnla-
liz -. Pred aans BaaaAN has aamln-
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baks II sha kwIea pa y gross IN
sula 10 che people o. ahe United States
ii sAs psraon af their Chlef Aagsssrsss.
me rssslasions AZ tie House, passed On
Ghs Sth nit., for . eommitase 10 lnqaiFs
into esrtain vague allegations % COR,
papsien against TIA RxssHsissy wisbses'
one singis spsoiRsasasn 50 she basis o.
an accusation, and without even pratan-
ding 10 asa in thsir ossuaatoEy capacity
fag Unprecedented, asa wiAhsaas - pMralss
lsl i shs aanais ~ Congress saesps Il
10 ID ahs 6eaaas Rasalulisns a sansags
axais.as Con. Jaakaaa, esndemning him
sshssrd, esr rssaeslng tie 2epositsl
srem shs unslsd 6sAsss nanks anai RbiaA
we're Afterwards AxpWagad a. = disgrace
- lha nation. But FOR : perfect parei-
lsi 30 shis Extraordinary proceeding Of
tbs House, We would have to 80 baek 70
the inauisiGsns OF the British Star
Chamber fovin the sass % Gen. Jsokson,
however unconstssutiona tie apslon Of
The SeaAts, - charge Raa spseiao and
shs action de6nife.
Not 50, however, in the present case
Not the President alone-npl the indi-
vidual CALLED By shs voiss Of The people
to the responsible duties Of that ofhee,
bus the integrity Of the goycrnmept hAs
bean assailsd, aad that by thoss wAe
should be sho'defsndsss Of its honors &nd
as ca-srdiaaEs branch, tbs eonssrva-
tors Gifts Constitutional prsEagstiEss,
In the headlong madness of party strife
bold attempt has bean made By aoss
aaa Tuthlsss politicians so b
he Constitutional BATH - Il {.
rive asgrsssiaa-ss Destroy th.l al,
adjusted aasaSe,s Of powers between Ia
0o-osaina'a branches Of gassramens
~n's 'soar only safeguard against dan
gssoas aggreEsions on the pars Of either;
AID lhus the rights and prsr ogatiTss Of
thS American people have been invaded
IN sne person Of one upon whon thew
hare conferred the most honorable. re.
sponsibis and dignIasd oiica "a the
world. =
hobly has the Preaidsat maintained
his trust in defense of ahass rights and
PrssogAtlTos, TO transmit them iuxiOlate
and "untarnished BY such a dangerous
precedent 10 his successors, For this
ne ts sHaAed TO, and viii doubtless re.
eeIEe, the heartfelt thank, Of an en-.
hghseRed people.
This attempt to fig g -stiv7na vnen the
name and fame Of our venerable Chief
Magistrate in the deei lining years Of bis
life-1his fragrant or TRACE upov dssepov,
hoHor and manhoO d, a. well as upon TIE
'AlE tams Of our sOuntry-w Il surely re.
eoA upon the b. ads Of bis enemies. i and
ehaeaF h'rN Hbs more to a people b sbon
ne 10 loved a. ad rsvsred for tao exalted
purity d A0 character, fer The unsullied
nonas sAa restitads Of his life, for hi,
1lSeFe ~ 4 devoted patti OF syn, aad his
9 is'l4gV lshed ability % = statesman,
'hFolaE a lOag and sventful career II
me Il" srvioe ef his country, from which
no ' ill retire full of honogs, With tht
pr Jud ooBsas business of having faithfully
d seharged HE daty as an upright, fsu
an d fe arless Executive of tho Nation
hS'nP after The memory Of bis tEaduceEs
the Halfsritss OF she present Congress
Sd ali have persisted, or lingsr only as 4
teach IN the n9strils of tho people, tx
GILL forth excavations upon the vanaltI
Al I'd eoFTapt.on Of their brief career, the
ni me Of JANIS BUCHANAN will shine upor
sh q pages Of his eounsry's history, ans
hi memory be eRshFined in the Ameri,
- q heart, with the names and the mem.
Dr. = Of those illustrious patriots who
navs preceded HIN IN the executive
eh air If neither Jefferson nor Jackson
WIRE exempt from sae like maliguity
and abuse, IL is scarcely to DO expected.
in shis day Of political deEcneraey ami
lie sntiousnssF, thai President wha szs-
u@asss their high example in defending
tie Constitution Of his country should
escape the cafumny Of meEcenary sec.
Il nnal foes.
II there is good ground for charges oil
corruption against the Exc eutive, the
honor and welfare Of the country require
thaf be should be mfsaehsd, tried in tbs
manner prescribed by the Consultations,
and If found guilty, removed from Of
fce. Why are not the charges made spe-
ei6O BY the House, acting in lis aesusa-
tory capacity for impeachment? Thia
is what the President invites, and he
challenges the most rigid scrutIuy Of bis
conduct. Why, instead Of this, we're
such vague and indefinite iainaatioHs
made in the resolutions, vita such au
unwarrautabIe Ioossness and latitude OF
inquiry given TO the Prssid ent's aecaSsr,
wba ia also TO be his judge Thsse arc
questions which those infamous polisi-
cal jugglers viii havs to answer to the
American people.
Two or ahrea BI&ak Rspn hlieaa- Ba~=s-
bers--thoss psrHdious rsneKades, Adj
rian, Haskin and Hiekman-have init
mated in speeches, thai soEEups proPo-
sitions wsEs MAIDS to them by be PEssi-
dent, to induce them to vote for the
Leconps0n measure. They have been
challenged 10 make Eheir charges good;
wAy we're not those charges specified in
the resolutions 81 ths Housc2 Does the
reader w1sA 50 knOwl We eau tell BIN
the feAsoo. The real cause Of complaint
on the part Of Adrian, HAskia, Hickman
and sehwaraz was, thai they wers NOT
brfbsd bv che preBidSut-- that be would