The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-21
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Resolutions of Impeachment Against
President Tyler,

Resolutions of impeachment Against
President Tyler,
A Washington correspondent, under date of
January 10, lS49 writes as iollows:-
The only thing worth mentioning to-day is Hon.
John M. Botts' celebrated impeachment affair,
which came up to-day in the House. 1t was not
debated hat being out of order, and therefore Ii
only necessary 10 give you the bare facts nthe case
IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Er. Bolts, being allowed, rose and said that he
proposes to introduce for the consideration Of the
House charges of corruption, of malConduct OF high
crImt acknowledgements, committed by the Acting
President of the United States which lie stood pre-
pared to prove; by testimony the most conclusive
ana irresistible; and he would ask the House 60
appoint committee to inquire into the truth of
the charges, and to report the testimony to the
House, with their opinion as to what action should
he had upon it, lie declared that, IN making
the motion far from being actuated by any desire
TO render himself conspicuous before the country,
or to throw himself in advance of the party whose
lead he was proud to fOllOw-so lar from this beng
the case, he declared to the House, the contrary
and before his God that il was the most painful act
he had ever undertaken TO perform, anu ne must
reluctantly yield to what his sense OF constitutional
He was loudly called on to read his charge, and
i do impeach JOHN Tyler, Vice-President acting
as President cf the United States, of the following
high crimes and misdemeanOrs:-
l. / charge him with gross usurpation of power
and violations OF law in attempting to exercise
controlling influence on the accounting officers Of
the Treasury Department, by ordering the payment
of accounts Of long standing that had been by them
rejected for want OF legal authority to pay, and
his orders were obeyed, by virtue OF which threat
thousands were drawn from the public treasury
without the authority OF law.
q / charge him with q wicked and corrupt abuse
of the peWer of appoin ment to and removal from
Oflce-frst, in displaclng those who were competent
and faithful in the discharge OF their uDhc duues
only because they were supposed 10 entertain q
political preference for another; ana secondly, IN
bestOWing them upon creatures OF MS own Will
alike regardless Of the public welfare and his duty
to the country. ,,--
g. / charge him with high crime and misdemeanor
/ excite q QlSOrnanlZQg SpllJ IN t0e
county by placing ON the records of the State De-
partment his objections to law as carrying no
! Constitutional obligations with IT, whereby the
several States of this Union were invited 70 0lsre-
gard and disobey law OF Congress WhicR ne El M M
! self had sanctioned and sworn to see faithfully
executed, from which nothing but disOfuer, cOnIu'
! sion, and anarchy can follow. ,,
! 4. charge hlm with being guilty OF hlgh MS
demeanor in retaining men in office tof months
alter they have been rejected by the SENATE as uh'
worthy, incompetent, and uniaithtul with an utter
defiance OF the public will and total indifference 10
! the public interests.
meanor OF Withholding his assent to laws indls-
| pensable TO the Just operations OF GoYernment,
| which involved no constitutional difficulty on ms
| sources OF revenue, and of assuming 10 himself
| the whole power Of taxation, and of collecting
duties OF the people without the authority and
sanction of law
g. charge him with an arbitrary, despotic, and
corrupt abuse OF he veto power, TO crafty his per
sOnal and political resentmehts against the Senate
of the United States Tor constitutional exercise Of
their pIeIOgative in the rejection of his nominees
TO office, with such evident marks of inconsstency
and dupclty leave no room to doubt ms disre
gard OF the Interests of the people and his duty
his country.
| having been guilty of shameless duplicty e0uyO
| cation and iaIsehoOd with his late Cabinet and Con
gTess, which led to idle legislation and useless pub