The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-03-13
Protest OF the Democratic Representa-.
tives.

1ne following able protest, sigred BY e.
ery Democr'tc member Of the Hous
sgsiLst The worse thsn t,essonsble .sheu
Of Impeachment. and the rascaliy mann.
~ which II wss forced through the Huus
vas P'sse"'ed by Mr. Elridge, and wss r,
fused a hesring by The majority OF ,rsi,o
Gus. hell.bosn in grsns there ssembIed:
Inc undersigned, IN -mbers OF The Fo
''eth Congress Of the U"iied Stsies, rec,,
'enting directly. or in principal, more tho
one hell Z" the whole peooe ia :bs U.i ,e
States, do hereby in the nsms OF law an
justice, and 10 behalf Of these they reore
cent. most 60 IemnIy protest sgsins, the ~,
amy and injustice prsclicrd By me mai ,,i,
of the House 10 violating The sacred r,pb,
of flee debate and unrestrained deliberate,
upon the grsstest question ever BROUGHT be-
tore on American Congress. The rules o
'he House made Tor the protection OF The mi
nori'y, end by . strict sdherence 10 whic,
ne wesker party can only ba protectes
rom those irregularities and sbuses, whict
the ~sntonness OF power 10 but too often
apt 10 soeges, to large and successfnl ma
js'''ie'' hsvs been during this entire Con.
greI, III violation Of their true spirit and in.
seot. wontcnIy and precedentedlv su,.
pended and se. ssids no, upon psr,icuIs,
s"d pressing msnsr. but upon oil pending
~ Jee's Of iegsls'ion. 90 ,hs, BY this reck.
less and sfbIt"ry suspension Of rules aud
'he wsn'on abuse Of The previous question,
the rights of shs minority have been utterly
d'sregsrded. The House OF Repr.sents
lives hsve ceased TO be q deli bers,,vr BODY.
and The minority have been compelled 10
vote upo" the most impurtsnt questions, !,
without sny proper OF reasonable time for
debate or consIdeI elton. To such an ex,e |,
nss This dangerous aud oppressive practice
obtained. that measures affecting the vits,i,v
oi The whole country, sud. the deores, int. ..
este OF our constituencies. ending, as W.
belle We, ~ the subvsrsion of our republic q
'o'm of government, 10 then very nature de-
nsnd'ng OF the people aud ,hem Represents.
vre the most careful ex ,minatiun and scrn
iny, have been hurried lntruvh io,m. oil
eg'sisiion without being printed, without
me word of.dsbsie or one moment = co,sld.
'ration, without, inde.d, The oppor,unj,y a.,
ne uno'rsigned to protest. except 10 viola.
ionof the then tx's' ing order, ,en lvs ceJ bv The
majority ss the order oil The House. These
farming abuses ot power nlgn, not seem to
emsDd This formsi protest; il we we're ro,
orcsd ~ the belief that q determined in,en |,
10" exists with The msjori,y TO revolution
ze this Government BY destroying the other
Q 'orci"sle branches. aud YES ing all pow.
's Of The Government iD Congress. in ,he /
'ePs taken TO depose the President OF the
|nlted States. w. are sdmonished thu,
'ere 10 10 end to these Oppressive mess.
rec to cripple The poser aud alsace IN.
ocs oi the minority. TIE resolution w.. {
'shed through sbs House under The opera b
on " the P:sv'Ous question. referring The
alter 10 the ComWluee on Recvrs,fuc la
On, the com mite. in h., haste siiting whe o u
70 HGUss was Ia session, N violation of :
~ Ut ito exprese sUles, cooslser~d, aud ny
'tnct party vote adopted ard presented u 10
9 House Tor . scsion, nd their vac ey q
one0 Vne VI the me-, 'xtsorJ,Rsry spec. p
eIes ever witnessed ia n De iiDers,ive psr. al
men'sry body. Mrmhers were allowed n
me thirty mioo'ee, sOme twenty, sUms 's
D. come three and some one minu:e oDlv ,,
discuss the most mome.,ous Question ever pl
rsen'ed. Many cou!d no, ", even on, 81
mute under the arbitrary rule Of the ana n
'iy end more ihss hsIt The parry vo,ins N
enforce the previous question, Who DE-. n
ed 10 be hessd. we're psrmi,'ed only 10 g.
nj their speeces IN The GLuBs, sies tie @
es'ion spon the reaolstioa wss decided. g.
3 which were never denvesed io the >
'ose. No comment Can demoas.rs,s more ~ ~
npletely than the facts ,hemselves the =
iousoess end iIIegsl,y Of ssch proceed. W
o. BU, ihis wsH'On and xc~ss,ve nee Of A
ses bv the m-jOri'y does NOT stop hese.
While The committee were in session %. Z
the proceedings to remove The Precedent. +
10 srliciPstics Of ts sss,oo under con. "a
'rs'ios Of the previous sops.ioe, wi,hos, - -
'ste and ~ vioisnen of The rxl sess role. r.
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