The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-03-15

J, ar,y,aud navy. They have dcs.royo,
the Strength und efficiency OF tho Execu
tive Department, by making subordina,
officers iuIepeuden., Of and able to def,
their chief. They have ATTEMPTED to pluc,
Il the President uuder.lhe power of told
4 defiant aud trcathcrousg Cabinet officer
: They nave robbed the Executive Of III.
prcrogatiyc of pardon, rendered null an,
void ac,s s Of cles,ency granted to thous
ands of persons under tic provisions o
tho Constitution, Land committed eros
usurpation by legislative attempts 10 OK
ercise ur is this power in favor Of parry adhc
rents. They have conspired 10 chang,
the system, Of our Government by pre
. ferrins charges against tile 3P resident il
the form Of articles Of impeachment, an,
contemplating, before hearing or trial
that lie should 10 placed in arrest. hel,
4 in durancc, and, When it became ,hri,
pleasure 10 pronounce his sentence. drive,
! from plncu aud power in disgrace. The,
have, il, time of peace. /, ipcreu sed the uu
tional deb, by a reckless expenditure ,o
the public moneys, and thus added to III,
burdens which already weigh uIt upon nj thc
proplc. They have permitted i,hc nation
! to suf!er.thc evils Of derangcd currency
to the enhancement in price OF all the nc.
cessariies i: Of lite. They have maintained !,
large sta.,din. army for tl,c enforcement ,Iu
Of their measures If opprc,sion They
ltliavo engaged in class rIIcgislulion,i and
built up and encouraged, enopolicsa that
tic, few might be enriched a, tho cxpeuse
| Of tic many. nj They have failed 10 net
utpoti important treaties, thereby cndlun.
eer;py our prescut pcacelul relations With
foreign poworss.. 'feo 1igdi t,njI-,ii5
y, Their course of.usurpa,ion has no. been
| limited 10 iu,o,ds upuu rho Exccn,iyc
Department. T H''' ''''' "
Fr4iby Unconstitutional and nrr onnrcssive 81,
cnact,neuts, tho people Of ten States Of
4 the Union have been reduced 10 a coudi.
ton MGR. fia.o!crublc, i,tl,an that from
which the g patriots ,t,'i Of tic icyolu,ion r..
bellcd. Millions of American c;t.z.us
cnn now say of their oppresso,s, with
more ,rulht!,un our fathers dill Of i;r;tish
tyrauts, that they have .forbi,,d IN the
governors 10 pass laws Of immcdiat, and
pressing in,po.t nee, ,nlcss suspend, d
3umtilyhcir assen. slito5uli bc obtained ("
\ tia. they have "re!us, d 10 pass 6,ltr
| laws for thc accommodat;on Of large ais.
! ,ric.s Of people. unless those pcorl. would
l,rclinauish tic ,ri.ht of represeniation n
The ,lcgislatu urc-a right ines.iuuLl0iio
them, and formidable, 10 ,yrants orily:;'
that they have .'mado. judges dependent
upon their will alo,,o for The tcuufc Of
tlcir Offices. and tie amount and rav,,,ent
ol.heir. salaries n that they have erected
IN multitude OIL new Offices, and sen.
hi,hcrl lswarms Of officers to larass our
people and cat out our substance ., that
they l,avo affected to render The military
jiu.lcpcnden. Of and superior to the civil
power, "s.'combincd Will, others 10 sub.
ject US to a jurisdiction foreign 10 our
Constit uion, an,: unacknowlclptd bv our
l,ws x "qaar.ered large bodies Of armed
troops anon: u.s." "protec,ed tl,e,i. by u
mock trial from punis!,ncn, for auy m,r.
ders whic!irthsyi Should commit on tho
,iulabi,sn,s Of these Sta,es," imposed
",ax(s upon us i, ,hout our CONSENT"
't!epriScd is il many ease, Of tic benefit
Of tfial BY iuty. taken az away our ,ctIar.
.tvrs, excited domestic insur,cc,idn among
w. abolished our,tnost valuable laws, al
tered fundanlcntllly lilo forms Of cur
Government, suspended our osn lcrisla.
turcs, and declared themselves invested
with power to logi.latc for US i IN III Gases
whatsoever" i5ST7'3'h 5ita li1rgilFt,
This catalogue Of crimes, long as tits.
is mot yet complete. The Constitution
vests III. ;ulic:a powcr cf ,le j)ui,cl
State, .in onnc sud-. mo Court" wLose
tiuris,l,ctioi, 's,,all extend 10 ali eases
arising, under This. Constilulion ".1nnd
+lhc laws Of lie United s,a.tsi \, IN.
outraged by Ills promise Of a refuse
from tyranny, a citizen of the United
States wl,o, ~ Tic order .f n military
co,n,ua,,drr. siycp under ile sanci;onGf,,
cruel and deliberate ediet Of Cnrr,.s.
LlaI .Lccn d, MED Tho Constitutional ,ricb,:
Of liberty of conscience. freedo,l of ihc
prcasss and Of speech. PERSONAL ftepdon
i,.om military urrc.t. of Main, Lci,i ~ ~,