The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-04-04
The Presidents Protest 20 the
HOttSe.

The Presidents protest against the action o'
he lower House of Congress in adopting GER
ain resolutions, in the impeaching aspect of
hem, with proceeding in the way sanctioned
by justice and pointed out by the Constitution,
IN to-day's Sentinel, is an able, dig gnifed and
conclusive document, which must ana ~ at
tract the serious attention Of the country, how
ever little consideration it may have from the
majority in the House of Representatives.
To those who know John Covcde, says the
Salesman, or who have to any extent watched
his operations since in public life, the idea that
he has any desire to promote official integrity
or maintain the purity of our institutions, is
simply ridiculous. lie is politician OF loose
principle, man Of little integrity, and has no
other object or aim but to make the most for
himself out of the position he occupies. and
hence he is willing to damage the character, in
fuence, or fame OF any or all persons who may
be supposed to stand in his way. In Mr.. Bu-
chanan's Inaugural Address, he said that which
was sufficient it is believed, to bring down up
on him from thence forward, the wrath and ma =
lignant hate of this d magogue. Mr.. Buchan-
an called the attention of the people in his In
auguraI to the wasteful manner in which the
public domain-the Inheritance for their chill
dren-was being squandered in grants OF land to
railroad corporations, and said that during his
Administration he would resist this great abuse
and wrong We would like to ask if this man
Coyode was not then interested in a combina-
ton which looked to the possession, through
the legislation of Congress, of large land grants
within the territories, to be obtained OF course
by the aid of his vote as member of Congress!
We incline to believe, though not absolutely
Railroad company which organized at Omaha
City, Nebraska territory, in tn spring OF 1855
(of which our present Governor Of Ohio was
elected one Of the Directors) with nominal
capital of eighty millions of dollars, not one
cent of which was paid in, nor was it designed
that any money should be paid in, it being the
object and intention of tie company to obtain
immense grants Of land for leading road from
the Missouri river to the South Pass, with a
half dozen branches, wich, if successful, would
have absorbed every foot of good land in Ne
braska territory. That scheme has thus fal
been follel by the decided stand taken by the
President against voting away the Public Lands
to Railroad corporations, and it was not there
fore matter of surprise that such men as Co.
vode should have deep hatred toward him,
The reading of the protest of the President
was followed by some denunciations of it by
John Sherman and Covode, who were replied
to by Mr.. Craige and Mr.. Bocock. Sherman
is as malignant at the President as Covode is
The loss the SpeakerShip seems to have dis
turbed the equanimity Of this old crony Of Mat
teson very much, and hence he is ready at any
moment to pour out his slang on the President
or any other Democrat. 1t is pity on, Sher
mans account that Matteson was not still a
member of Congress. They Ought not to be
separated.