The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-09

.;on ,no, tho further proceedings to remove
sha pres;dent. and in anticipation OF It's act
;ou ,,nder the operation of the previous
H. a.,;on without debate, in violation OF an
q.r 49,. rule. new, special, and most extraor-
Eaarv rules for The conduct of this proceee
No Hanging without previous moaon tse'
s,a nd;np rulsa 0f the House, were aoopte1
% fnrsl1er limit debate, and more completely
- Mace the minority in the power and at sAe
mercy Of the majority. ~
Thus whilst the majority OF Congress -
warning upon the other coordinate depart
ments. the executive and the Judicial, en-
deavoring to subjugate and bring them both
under the will and control of Congress, the
minority of the House of Representatives
are steadily and surely being stripped OF all
power, and their constituents deprived OF aA
proper representative voice IN the councils
of the Republic. - sS-&S& ia @Aa q
We DO THEREFORE MOST soiEANLY PRO
rEsr gagsinst the indecorons and nndiRnihed
haste with which the majority of the House
inaugurated, presented, and rushed through
by a strict party vote, in plain and palpa
bic violation of one of the standing rules of
the House, resolution demanding the i'm
parchment of the Chief Magistrate of the
people for alleged high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in office. when the gravity OF the
charge, character of the high ofhce against
which the attack was directed, and the I'M
forseen and tremendous consequences which
might result therefrom to the peace and
nrosneritv of the people, called for the ex-
arc;so OF the calmest and wisest judgement,
the most unprejudiced and impartial deliber-
.t;on ON the part of those who had such pro-
ceedings in charge.
We DO ALSO MOST soLEMNLY PROTEST
against this thrice-repeated attempt to, de-
grade and break down one of the great CO.
ordinate branches the Government, through
the spirit of party hatred and vengeance
against the person who, by the Constitution,
is in the rightful and CONSCIENTIOUS discharge
of its functions; thus consuming the prec-
ious time which ought to be faithfully devot-
ed to an earnest effort TO relieve the press
ing wants of the people, restoration of a
torn and distracted country to Union and
good order, and to tighten the burden of q
taxation which is pressing down the ener-
gies OF trade and commerce to the point Of
universal bankruptcy and ruin.
We DO AGAIN MOST soEMSLy PROTEST
against and profoundly deprecate and de-
piore any and all attempts to array in hos
Tile antagonism to each other any of the de
partments of the Government upon the mere
question of the eonstitutionality or construc'
ton of a law of Congress, the proper Juris-
dietion and final adjudication of which be-
long exclusively to the judicial tribunals
and we hereby warn the people of the Uni
ted States that the public liberty and the ex-
istence of free institutions are involved, and
that they are in imminent peril of utter over
throw in this suicidal struggle.
We DO FURTHER MOST soLEMNLY PROTEST
against that wild and radical spirit of inno-
walton upon the early well settled practice o;
the Government practice established by
the men who framed the Constitution, and
| who best understood its spirit and meaning
which puts the Chief Magistrate of the Re
public, the representative Of the power and
dignity of the people, at the mercy Of one o.
his own subordinates, assuming to be Score
tary of War in violation of his own pronoun
ced conviction of the law, who has the un
blushing effrontery TO place himself IN the
unwarrantable position of communicating
directly with Congress, in utter contempt o.
! the authority of his superior, and with the
| deliberate purpose of resisting his authority
The undersigned, therefore, in their char
aeter of representatives of the people, being
| deprived by the despotic power of the mex
orable majority of the high privilege of de
bate, that great instrument in the discovery
of truth, and the most cherished heritage o
a free people, do hereby solemnly and ear
| nestly protest against these infractions o
the rights of the people, and respectfully ssl
| that this, their protest, may be spread upoI
| the Journals of the House. s-.s.