The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-25
Congressional Expulsion.

lie laUOTeu eIIOTU Oh Une GOla1u COM
mittee to justify their recommendation
in favor of the expulsion of Mcssrs.
Ames and Brooks turns attention to the
instances in which that severe penal
ty has heretofor been inflicted by Con-
gress. The first. and for long time
the only, case on record was that OF
William Blount, Il Senator from Ten.
nessee, who was elected in 1916. Soon
after he took his seat, President Wash
ington transmitted to the Senate copy
of a letter addressed by Blouut to an In
dian agent appointed through his in
fluence, which showed that he was en-
gagged in instigatng the Creeks and
Cherokees to assist the British in con-
quering New Orleans and the contiguo-
us Spanish district ON our borders. An
explanation demanded of the British
minister elected the fact that Blount,
desperately involved in land specula-
tons, wished to relieve himself by get
ing up an English conn any for the
purchase of his lands, and dreaded the
consequences of a re-transfer of the
Mississippi valley to the French, a mil
itary and not u commercial nation, as
was threatened. The House voted to
impeach him but before the trial could
come offthc Senate expelled him, when
]
ment process was decided to he inap-
plicable. Thus, land grabbing led to
the first case of expulsion.
In 1861 and 1862, several Senators
were expelled for participation in the
rebellion, or giving aid and comfort to
the public enemies. These were Mes
srs. Breckenridge of Missouri, snd
Bright of Indiana. In all these cases
| it will he observed that the offence
unlike that charged in the case of Mes
srs. Ames and Brooks, arose during
the term for which the members were
holding their seats. The preamble of
| the resolution relating to Mr. Breck-
enridge, declared that he "has joined
the enemies of his country and is now
in arms against the Government he has
sworn to support Mr.. Johnson of
Missouri never appeared in his seat
after the rebellion broke out the same
feature was coupled with continued
dislOyal utterances of Senator Polk
while Mr.. Bright subsequent to his
election to the Senate, had written a
letter recommending dealer in fire.
arms to jeff. Davis. The force of these
instances will not escape the attention
of the country.
We have also, in recently comment
ing upon the case Ex-senator Caldwell
of Kansas, pointed out the context in
which the provision for expulsion stan
ds in the Constitution. The language
is: Each House may determine the
rules of its proceedings, punish its
members for dsorderly behavior, and,
with the concurrence of two-thirds, eX-
pei member" No one, on the read
ing Of this clause. would apprehend
that the penalty of expulsion was to be
applied to any other than some such
ofience-like "Gisorderly behavior"-
as may have arisen during the term fol
which the offending member and his
aggrieved colleagues were elected. And
we think that great many will retain
this conclusion, even after reading the
labored and technical argument OF tina
Poland Committee Boston Journal.
SYMPTOMS OF LIVER COMPLAINT, AMI
OF SOME OF THE DISEASES PRoDUcED BY IT.
"A sallow or yellow color of skin, OF
yellowish brown spots on face and other
parts of body; dulness and drowsiness
with frequent headache; dizziness, bitter
or bad taste in mouth, dryness of throat
and internal heat palpitation in many
cases dry, teasing cough, with sore
throat; unsteady appetite, rising of food
choking sensation in throat; distress,
heaviDess. bloated or full feeling about
stomach and sides, pain in sides, back or
breast, and about shoulders +; collie, pain
and soreness through bowels, with heat
constipation alternating with frequent at
tacks Of diarrhea piles, Aatulcnce nef
vousncss, GOODNESS of extremities rush
Of blood to head, with symptoms of alp.
oplexy, numbness Of limbs, especially lat
night; cold chills alternating with bot
flashes, kidney and urinary difficulties
female weakness, dulness, low spirits, an.
sociabilty and gloomy foreboding, OILY
few Of above symptoms likely to be pres.
ent at one time. All who use DR.. Piefc.
e's Alt. Ext. or Medical Discovery for
Liver Complaint and its complications
are loud in its praise Sold by all frs
class Druggists.
WILLIsToN.-The wife Of Rev. II. q.
Potter is seriously i'll ; she has a cancer,
and can live but short time, IIet
physician says great sympathy is felt fol-
the two small children and husband ia
their ailliction-The religious interest
seems very encouraging in town in all
the societies. Several have EXPRESSED an