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| The message which President Buehanru
addressed to the House OF Representative
en- Thursday last, protesting against the in
Vestigauon that is now going before .
Committee of that body, bears an air Of in
jursd innocence that would be qrits impres,
sive were il not for develop smebts alre .dJ
made that give TO It the formal character OF
plea Of "not guilty" which Is generally the
copseauspee OF an indictment fLe Pr, 81.
dent, in bis letter to q committee tf eit,Ests
II Pntsturg seine months since, went cut Of
his way to dsptecate the use Of money 10
carrying 81, ctiopI, clearly intimAIiUg his 10
lief that money had been used in P,nn.yl.
vapia for securing the election Of mcmbsrs
Of Congress This charge, thu. pabl ely
II adc, demanded al the hands of the u sm bers
elect 50 investigation, ., the only means Of
eleariug z their own skirts Of the i'm pieatiou
eSstupon tb,m
II gave aud serious charges Of improper
eouduc. - msIf,asnuee in office are made
ssaitIt a Fullc offrer, whether it be the
President of tic Uui;ed SHes or Que Of the
officers Of the House, 10 becomes the bouud>
sn duty Of Cougtb 10 Investigate it-snd
the party accused, II innocent, should de.
msnd that il be - free ADD full as the nature
Of the case will admit There ,hould be no
attempt on ODs side 10 shrink fTsm an in-
euubent duty, or on the other TO eater .
spee:al plea Of exemption, rs means Of pre-
venting the investigation The develop.
ments that have teen N ade in relAt on 10 tie
giving Of eoutrAe.s in Philadelpbia, with tue
direct sanction Of The President, as a means
Of swelling the strength Of political friend.
and thus 10 secure bis election from The South
wark district, have already been spread before
the country, without any attempt TO contra.
diet or r6fuls ID, m The sworn testimony
. bch We Published few days since, she's
ing that the Executive patronage had been
freely giyen-uitb the sau eIiSn aud approval
! ofIhs Presidspt-to the sustsnanee Of Dem
I oetatie papers that could cot exist uitbout
such sspport, equally requires Of the House
the iaysstigation Of other charges Of political
| corrupt Os that have been a. freely made
The printing bvesiisaiion Alo clearly
proved that portion Of the Immense PROF 8
hsd been used in securing ;hs election Of
Democratic members OF Congress, with th.
knowltdge, IL not the positive sanction, sf
tbh Presidebt.
The Prssidcnts main objection 20 iSs "a.
vssiigaIiep that is DOW progressing uBdsr
the resolutions Of Mr. COvods. rests on 6 G
plea that the IN eRbers Of the Com mittec Arr
kis political ersmies aud his Accussis and
that the snomsly 10 PIE ented Of his sccuser
being 10 the position of bis judge. 20 cx-
elude from al investigating committee the e
Who are know to be fsmiliAr uilh tie sub,
jset 40 be Investigated, would ~ its result
tall invt,tigsIion. The Commit tErs
in fsct DOT bis jHjges. but nicely stand 10
the hEtt of gfsud jury Who sIIniso the
=, Testimony aud rsporL the facts proved to the
body from which they twsbated They
frame the Indictment, bat take 10 scuon
upou IT, There are also Gu the Con mitiss
roliteai frieuds of { PrcsideDt who have
The right to produce testimony 90 his behalf
aud 10 Drsssn' Rlboriiy report refutn 2
add exposing sny impTopsr prooesdiu-s OF
eouduet On the part q the majotity TIE
Prsssdspt, Therefore dAbds before ,bo Con- ..
mite 10 tLe sEms ligh, that any other oii GER
of the Government Would stand uiih sbsfsss
pCHdisg sgainsi be eondS Ct, aud hss o right
20 elsin sny 'IsaiI tiou that ibc bUBblss
fkeer of the government gould not be ca.
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