Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-05-02
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sustain his oSn aecusations against ms AMI
. perhaps '''ls poor bVon uiay 10 denied ls P.csl.
! dent,
and what Is tho nature Of tho iuys,tissti,, a,
T Nh''h hlr RESOLUTION proposes 10 instltutst A,
4. shs vague ANA general as Tho English ,rruag.
"u''Ia words 'o make 6, The oommittrt is 4,
enquire, hnt into any specific charge an rlarss,
bat whether the President has. by any IAN ,1sv
aHo"asr, "r Uther improper means, s0url, a.
+ ,nl",".'' h"s tho action of any individual
m"hhrr or members of Congress, but III. ~,
ton OF tho cntira badly ''of Congress is.lg
''ur any 'on mitt,c thereof" The fr.s,ds't
mlShI have had some glhnm-ring Of the LtEuIa
."I the ulrnce 10 he investigated had h. accuscF
pointed tn the act 0r ACTS of Congress- vlisL ,a
sought u pass or to defeat by the employnsnt of
~ u o. patronage, or other improper means."
bn' tbo 1ceusa'ion is boundrd by no su th limits.
extends S'!. to @ 'Es 70 whole circle Of lsgsl a
IgppTiaining Ia the rights of any s;ar or Toi
fltory' Aud what law does not appor.gin "
| tire rights of soma Sat" or rerritUry Aut
What law or laws has tho President f.igI . , OK
ccntc' These might easily have boen g.iagSi
nui had any such rxisieI.
Had Mr. LaweSs asked an irqi to b. made
by tie House whether Judga Peck, in gsosrs
trrmS, had mt violated lis Judicial duti,5, With
out the specification Of any particular aes J dl
not believe there would have htcu u sing,g vote "a
tlat body in favor of the inquiry.
Since tiie time of the S5ar Chamber aud OF gen
c'hl wurr"u,s, there has bcea .o such pyycgo lin.
| u Ightnh.
| ihu ll,uSo of Representatives., tho high lu'.
pravi!ug power VI the country, without vuusaag.h
| luS ~ hear II word of explanation, huye endorsed
his accusation against iuu President, lul made
II IA r own act They even refuse g. permit .
member 10 inquire of the President aecu,er
wInI we're the specific c!iarg. against NlI. Thu.
IN ihis Ir i'm M y .tcu.a ion Of E. h-A criusN
nj iEi'drmeanprs Hs ,iHst IL coordinate branch
lot thtgy ram ut, umirr the impeac ing power,
the l.UUse refused 10 hear a single suggestion
even IN T. gard to the ct mode Of r., aetig,
hut, withou, i m)ments delay, passed thr ,cen-
SAiory resolusiO"S Under tbs yro.are u tho pa
'lDIs question.
In tac in'ntuli1n OF u prosSiuton :or any VI. p
'ric' against tbs mo,t humble ci,iaan Aua u.Sim
TOR mlSa,t %" greater rights than hc ouoys--tha
constitution o. the Uuitei States and ID sus sav-
o'hi States r.Qurc that hs shall bo lu.lru!sa iu
;ha vey beginning, ri tho nature and cause Ut the
accusation against him, il order to enable uhn t.
p ep"rn for his defence. TGern are otter prlug..
pies, which might lmrraic, not "a sacred.
presenting Hm IInVencuablc SHIELD 20 protect eYe-
Try citizen tvs il charged with Il Grim u5 nee
tncar nave hecn yIuidt / tue prOscruJ ion iust-
tugyL Iy tha House Of R,prnscntvcs against Jhs
hS cufiya bJGuch Of tn, q Niyrrnnont. shan th'
fre,iueat alone ~ i-prlr d OF the protection "t
''''' S'''' 'l''I'e' VIC" Pfe'"' ~ oFJ'! ''',-
""''o u '"t - "I'F'y P'h''F"'es t"' G""'u o.
i"spItam Shtii the hNucTliy. alone be deafIy-
ed ui rights which all MS fellow citizens enjoy
| '"e "N"l2 proe'."i"E "S""St hih JisIAs' 'a'
.G''" % tnoae Wise "nn great A,n Mno, 5ely.e
'''' T'., ', ~" ""' "'"F''" ~ ~ ~. -
ne"1o' t""' 'he tendency "i INC ""'r'u mem Wt'
80 ,i,I %''''"" VI .s "'' .. ,''
mrHt.
| again dacaro cmDhltia.r, that max. this
prptes, for no reason personal to myself and
10 it with perfect rcspIrJ for the II s., q Rep