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HAVING pur , . u-z i-resK'K ana nxiurcs oi mo -a UnvLK -....I .tiu b - " dtlt UlK-tO J" 11 . L "Us Threshing SSacIiIues, uof any kind that may be needed in " te -Uention to the business of the con 'f ; -"l":s to merit, and trusts he will receive a! I'-'trona-efrom thoocin want of articlca -' f-sdone at the Foundry. EDWARD GLAf-'S. - o.-tf. HLI'HIA Wood MOULDING MILL trect, al-M)vc Twelfth. li.jith bide. : t . 1 "i.e& win tat oin ica lor lariro '"hi ll 1 1 . 4 7 . -11 1 - . f. . Ives. SILAS E. WEIR. uaty 17. lSOH.tf hi t y - I jyr:SlrM'V0-yS EXECU X-ILE A2' THIS OFFICE ,,;,;.: fr Carpenters, Builders, Cab rav Makir?. always on hand. Any v1,:rKeif""n a ''tiwift. Agents wanCxi '"',sTuWis in his portion of the State, The Soutli Carolina Belle: OK Wno WON THE WAGEK. My Uncha Ned had set his heart upon mar rjing me to my cousin Rosalie, but the thing savored of compulsion to me and I made up my mind to be ju'.t aa obstinate as the nature of the case might demand. . Uncle Ned was a jolly old fellow, and laughed in lay face when I told him that I could not think of such a thing as permitting Lim t& select a wife for mel looked ' difrni- ed and .felt -JigniScJ; and was not a little. mortiaod when the old fellow haw hawed right in my face. 'But ny Loy, she's as rich as mud, with an income of eight thousand a year. Think of that.' My dear Uncle, I beg you will deem me above mercenary motives iu so important a matter aa this.' I replied with a seriousness in keeping with the . solemnity of the topic discussed. Perhaps you don't mean to take a wife die an oil bachelor eh?' continued he, punching mo under the ribs, as he poured forth another of Lis abominable cuffaws. No; 50; on the contrary, I mean to take a wne just as soon a-s 1 can fitid ono exactlv suited to my mind.' w j 'And yoa don't mean to raarry a girl that has got any uioney? 'That is perfectly immaterial, sir, aa you are aware that my fortune is amply suGiciect witLout the addition of a wife's dowry.' 'But the money wouldn't do any harm, would itV No, I should cot object to a lady who pos sessed the reouh-ite iualiGcatioi:a because pfao happened to have a lurtuce at her disposal, though ia my cstiiuatioa it would add tothiDg to my wife.' 'Indeed? drawled Uncle Ned, locking at mc with such a fuaoy expression that I could not tell whether he was going to laugh crget mad. I didn't care much, for I doomed it beneath his dignity to attempt any interfe re n so ia euch a delicate matter. 'But Bob, Rom is the most beautiful girl ia South Carolina. There, are thousands cf young gentlemen cf the firtt families ic the Statu who would gladly jump tt the chance to ttep into Iter shoes.' 'They can do 0, sir; I tell you plainly b'dc can never bo my wifj if she were a pearl aud had all of South Carolina for her do wry, said I with a di-juiliod earnestness. WLewI' 'Your sneers, r.ir, will be as useless as your persuasion-; they thail not iuovo uic. 'But Bob, you know that your father ear nestly desired you should bo married before he died,' added uucle more seriously. 'It mattcri? uct, sir: I must bo entirely un embarrassed in the choice of a wife. Lot me tell you plainly, that even if I had no other objection, the marc fact that "you have at tempted to draw me into this uiarriac were a sufficient reason for me to decline it.' 'Eh! you 3'oung puppy, what do you mean by that?' 'Just exactly what I say, namely, that I will neither be led or driven into marriage with Rosalie. I think wc have eaid enough about it.' 1 began to talk more coolly. lie was in my opinion, treading upon the prerogative of a free born citizen. What did the old fogy mean? Did ho think I hadn't sense enough to choose my own wife? Rosalia was entirely out of the question I could not on principle, be driven into a mat rimonial connection, even though tho other party was an angel and had a dowry of eight thousand a year. 'Mr. Bob, listen to reason. Rosalie is handsome and graceful, and all that tcrt of thing; sings charmingly, liko a nightingale; plsys on a piano and harp, and can talk French like a l'arisienac.' 'It matters not, sir; I object to tho princi ple of ti c thing, and I repeat, cannot nor will not aiarry her.' 'Bob, you're a fool Am Ji' 'lon my word you are; you don't know on which side your bread is buttered.' Enough birl But Bob, you will pay us that vLiit won't you?' 'Certainly, but do not flatter 'yourself, on year impudent interference in my concerns. 'Saucy puppy I' and my undo again laughed. We were, on the most familiar tcnns. 'You are a meddler; you make me eaucy. I iru. tl shall always bo prompt iu resenting aa iuvaMon of my natural rights.' llopo you will, my boy; but I will bet you a thousand dollars you marry Rosalie. 'Done;' But ou one condition.' What?' That you come to my estate iu South Car olina uith a susceptible heart that you uco not engaged to auother.' 'I accept the condition,' said I, gracing his baud, 'uucle, you've lost the bet.' Not yet, Bob, wait a bit.' It was rather foolish ia tho old fellow to make fcuch a bet; that I wa3 bo sure I could resist tho attractions of my cousin, even tho' she should prove to be a Venus, that I con sidered the money already mine, and what was far better to :ue, that I had won the victory over Li.u. That night uncle' Ned starled for Lb plan tation in South Carolina. My father died three years before this con versation, leaving me an ample fortune. His two br ethers had been iu South Carolina for thirty years, w here the father of Rosalie died, leaiug my uncle Ned her guardian. I La 1 been cfteu told that Rosalie was very pretty but the Lai been to the north only once, and then I was traveling in Europe and Lad uevr ,o.u her I had wriiUu to UueL N.d, vioLg t and then I was traveling iu Europe. spend a month with him in the autumn. Bcsi nesa had called him to Boston, where our in terview occurred. . LTe had moro than onco expressed a desire that his brother's property should remain ia the family, and pressed me to unite my fate to that of his beautiful niece. This was out of the question, 'A made up match was my abomination. Certainly I had other reasons for my prejudices against the marriage I considered it a sacred, obli gation to fall in love before I took a wifeand the idea of falling in love with Rosalie lefdre I had seen her myself, was ao absurd that I had no patience to think of it. ... ; , . Ani then I had a principle for guidance in sffairs of the heart, which absolutely forbade me to think of eucIi a thinrraaa 'marriage for convenience.' The autumn came, and I pail my proposed visit to my Uncle Ned's plantation ia South Carolina. I was disappointed in my cousin Rosalie. She was a tolerable good looking damscJL but in my opinion very far from the beautiful creature she had been pictured to me. Isn't ehe handsome, Fob?' said my uncle. 'Did you ever ece such lips, such a graceful form? Isn t she handsoma, ch, you dog? And the eld fellow punched no ia tho rib3 and reared with laughter until he ucarly ?rht his eides. I couMa' for the life of ma ecc what ho wii Iaughieg at. 'Isn't eLc beautiful, you rogue?' Lc c ou- Passable,' I replied, very coolly. 'Passable! You puppj! What, do you mean to;-ay that Rose is nt handsome?' ' 'Tolerably,' I answered, twisting off the leaf of a palmetto which grew by the silo of a bank on which we were seated, jusl to show how indifferent I was. 'Bb,' taid he, locking more eeberly ct inc. 'I had an idea you were a man of trude, but I , soo you arc a.s like to fall in lovo with one of my black wenches as tho prettiest girl in isoutli Carolina.' Who's that. Undo Ned?' This remark wa3 called forth by the gud dcnv appearance oa the grayc! walk of the lovliest creature I Lai ever heboid, and that, considering I Lave flirted with the bcilea of Paris, Naples and Rome i? paying a great deal. I was dumbfounded by the sudden apparition, and Epringing to my feet as if an electric thock Lad roused tho slumbering blood ia my veins I Etood upright before her. EhaJo of Venu! did any one ever eco such loveliness! such a graceful movement! 6uch a divine expression! Kioto, fo completely was I par&lyzcJ Lf tlic glorious beauty of tho nymph. I didn t know there was any ono hero,' stammered ehe, such a delectable blush on her check that I nearly went mad with enthusiasm. Before I could recover my scattered sen ses, tho enchauting beauty bounded away as light as a awn. 'What the devil ails you, Bob? What are you starting at?' sail Uncle Ned. Who is she?' asked I, cla.-piug my hands in tho rapturous escttcmcnt of the moment. That? Why, that's little Sylphie Howard, and one of Rosalie's friends, who is spending a few weeks with her,' he replied, with in difference. Beautiful,' said I. She! passable! Tolerable good looking,' ho continued, 'but nothing to be compared with my Rosalie.' I was about to pay something Baucy, but thought since uncle Ned really believed what he was saying I would not hurt his feelings by denyiug it At dinner I met both young ladies, and was formally provoked with my uncle when he assigned me a scat next to Rosalie. I could hardly be civil to her with such a pair of beautiful eyes beforo mo, and I hardly ceased to gaze upon Sylphie during the eeeni ing short hour wc were at the table. After dinner wc went out to ride horse back. Uncle Ned annoyed rne again by pro vokirgly contriving it eo that I should help Rosalie to mount her horse and ride by her side, and he, confounded old fool, did these offices of gallantry for Miss Sylphio. No use old chap, you'll lose your bet,' thought I, and I tried to be civil to my cousin. I don't think I succeeded very well. "Sly eyes rested all the time upon the fair -and graceful horsewoman who rodo before mo And thus it was for a week, undo Ned managed to keep me by tho side of Rosnlic nearly all the time. If we played wLit ho was my partner; if we rode in the carriage she Eat by my side; if we walked he monopo lized Sylphie aud left Rosalie to me -and moro than once the fallow left us alono to gether as though well. In fpite of my uncle's vigilance, bowevcr, I found opportunities to flirt a little with Syl phie, and one day lure 1 her into a grove of palmettos at the rear of the mansion house. Time was precious. I was the hero of a novel. Cruel uncles in bob-tail wigs sought to crush the afTeetion of ray heart. In thort I threw myself at her feet, and with all the eloquence that Harvard College bad crowded into my composition, I declared my love. I used my cla.saio term.s. I quoted Milton, By- ron anu iaaespeare, ana caiiei on an tue gods in the caieuiir cf Greece and Rome. Did she accept me? Of course she did; she couldn't belp accepting me; I aia not an ill looking man, nd let me say ia cstonuatioa of her weakness, that I hal popped tho ques tion in a decidedly original manner. To be sure ?hc accepted mo. I printed twentv-f ur ki.scs on each of her pretty cheeks, au I sho blusucJ till I thought lier eyelashes would take fire aad cheat me of my prize. We kept our counsel for two or three weeks and one morning when we were tiding out, wc jret away from Unci Nod and Rosalie, and I clipped it away about clergymau who wa so obliiin as with a marriie cei liCcatc. ten miles to a j aj to furuish We rode back tacre lcisartly a -.?as ia my element. An elopement was just the kind of excitcmcni for me. We got back to uncle Ned's about dinner time. Whcro have you been so long?' asked un cle Ned. ' . Over to the Rey. Mr. M's. Allow me to present my wife said I, witli perfect neu-chalence. 'The deviir Just ?o; and uncle Ned you have lost the wager- -One thousand, if you please, said I, holding vtt my hand.' ' 'No you don't, you puppy. Is it, Rosalie?' said uncle' Ned, turning to my wife-. .. 'No Faia she, .-with a blush. .., lIa."rLaf bijroarcJ uaclc Nod. I did uoi-kv.ow whit to aike cf the cSair at alL You havo lost the bet. Bob,' cried the jol ly old fellow, an sooa aa he could spak No.' Fact, Bob,' eaid he, pointing to her hith- crto known a3 my cousin, rr ,i 'this is Sylphie 'I have cheated you into the handmo -U -;t wife and bigfjert forlua; iu South Carolina. The fact is, Boh, yoa were much prejudiced against Ro&alb. You c?.rnc revived f uacivi ii to be.-. I Jeter:::! to give- : .cro tLe i:ur ehaTicc, tlxi: U 5 had , i0 iao coti!pl:nrec. ot ''-i:e, a: ti.ii is not a lcr-al marriage. i.oa;:r vroi ua::cu to Lie uca .r fictitious iinr.ie.' I dca't care for tknt Ycu irrriol the wc Tady youLeM by iko LaLa. B will have it over again. Do you if, Ji.'O, rr.v to?" vjx course I UiJ not say no. 1 wouH rt wouH have lost my divinity for all tio trea .:-c i South Carolina. I jaid over my muaey aul uncb Ned gave it to the free school cf th? State. - A few" weeks alter I returned to the North with cue of the mo:t beautiful and loving wives that ever lighted tho destiny of a worth less follow like rjycelf. Tlie i'rcsl Jent'f feeconil t'rctcHtJlcs ere a.nlsiS tlso Cqvc&z Ccr;i:i!!- tee. President Buehaaau scat on Moaday the 25la the following protest message to tha House. On motion of Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, it was referred to a special committee of five to examine iuto the eoaLituticail nicstious involved, aud to rcpeti at the ncit Cciioa: To tlie House of licprcscnlaiivcs: In my message to the House of Represen tatives of the 2ita of March last, I solemnly prtJtc-rtod agiiiAfct Ihc crcaticn of a'Gocjiritttcc at the head cf wLicb was placed my accusjr, for the purpose c-f iavcstigatiog whether the President had "by roney, patrona e. or oth er improper mean?, sought to ieCueiiee the action of Congress, or any Committee thereof, for or agaiust the pipage of any lav apper taining to the rights of any State or Terri tory." I protested against this because it was destitute cf any spcc-ilivration, because It referred to no particular act to enable the President to prtparo for Li? dofencs, because it deprived him of the constitutional guards which, ia common with every citizen of tae United States, he possesses for his protection and because it assailed his constitutional in dependence as a co-ordinate branch of the Government. There is an enlightened justice as well as a beautiful symmetry iu every part of the Constitution. This is conspicuously manifest ed in regard to impeachments. The House of Representatives possesses "the solo power of impeachment;",- and the impeachable offen ces are "treason, bribery, or other high crimes cr misdemeanors." The practice of the House from the earliest times had been in ao cordance with its own dignity, the rights of the accused, and the demands of justice. At the commencement of each judicial inves tigation which might lead to an impeachment specfio charges were always preferred, tho ac cused had an opportunity of cross-examining the witnesses, and ho was placed in full possession of the precise nature of the offence which he had to meet. An impartial and el evated standing committee was charged with this investigation, upon which no member in spired with tho ancient sense of honor aud justice would have served, naa ne ever cx- ... wr pressed an opinion against ine aceuseu. u n til the preseut occasion it was never deemed rropcr to transform the acous&r into thcjulge, and to confer upon him the selection of Lis own committee. The charges made against me, ia vagao and general terms, were of each a false aad atro cious character that I did not cntertaia a mo ment's apprehensioa for the result. They were abhorrent to every principle instilled into me from my youth, and every practice of my life; and Ldil not believe it possible that tho man existed who would so bx-ely perjure himself as to swear to the truth of any such accusations. In this conviction, I aai inferraed, I Lavo not been mi taken. In mv former protest, therefore, I truly and emphatically declared thctit was mid.j for no re-asoa personal to luysclt; but because the proceedings ot trie House were ia viola tion of the rights of the co-ordinate cxecuure branch of the Government, subversive of its constitutional independence, and, if unresist ed, would establish aprecedent dangerous and embarrassing to all my successors. Notwith standing all this, if the committee had not transcended the authority coafcrrel upon it by the rcscl-iti ou of the House of Representa tives, broad and general as this was, I should have remained silent upon this subject. What I now charge is, that they have . acted as thousrh they possessed ualiaiited power, aad witLout any warrant whatever ia the resolu tion under which they were appointed, havo pursued a course net sierely at war with the constitutional rights of the executive, but ten din-' to degrade tho JPresideatial oflivje itself n.L"Treo a- to render it unworthy of tho 1 aocentaaeu of aay man of Louwr or priuci- pie. The resolution of the 1 louse, so far as it is accusatory of the President, is confined to aa inquiry whether he had used corrupt or im proper means to influence the action of Con gress, or any of its committee?, ou legislative measures pending before them. Nothing more, nothing less. I Lave not learned tLro tho ncwparcrs, or in any other mode, that the. committee Lave touched the other accusa tory branch of the resolution, charging the President with a violation cf duty ia failing to execute some law or laws. This branch of the resolution is, therefore, out of the qucs tion. By what authority, then. Lave the committee undertaken to investigate the course cf the IVnidci ia-regard to the ('ouVLtIoi which fn.uiod the Lecii '...a Crtieutioc? By vhat authority Lave they undertaken to pry into our foreign re'atioas for the purpose of assailing him on acecmnt of the instructions given by the Secretary of State to our Minis ter ia Mexico relative to the Tebuantepcc route? By what authority Lave tbey enquir ed into the causes of removal from'cCice, and this from tho r-artics themselves removed. with a view to prejudice hi j character, not- vrilhstr.n ilvs this iwwcr of removal belon C3 ;vj!v to tac Pr under the Cou I Fti:ut; V.'3 !. - , : - ' 'iC.'l -! t, d I i-e-V 7 th c firft Cox grc?s fceoor'liarjy ev:r e is ia ibij resj- j '"a tho yzar 17 ( :-i:iy.j '-..a CSer- ' tua to prevent c-fv CI u : for the- cjinrr.u- j I J.." 1.4 ir.T-.-c!Tr"-fi. ft-. if e l ; me prrutirg Post O'JI .e L;::n!:s; nor u to befujpos- ca taet the Moure, it r..;..il, rranted finch tntLoritv. beca; 1.4 . r weald :,c; this lion nzi icon prev:ou commit! e-d to two elhr-r c-iniini:!., cae other in the li ou-e. id tlK ati. a o I vr u :i s i ; . ?! J i ii ubsoiute viui of p:a r, the eoaiiuittce rushed into this iavciigatioa ia advaace of all other The e-firiiiiiftce proceeded fer months, from t!2i cf March, 1 bGO, to examine tx ji;!t,. and without any notice to nyself, into every subject which could rostibly aiTect my char acter. Interested cad vindictive witnesses t.e-io suiuuioued and examined before them; and the rit and only infoaiaalioa of iLJr testimony which, in almost every instance, I received, was obtained froi the puMicatioa of Fueh p -rtionsof it as could injuriously af fect myself, ir; the New York journals. It mattered not that these statements were, eo far as I have learned, disproved by the most respectable witnesses who happcued to be on tho spot. The telegraph was siknt respect ing these contradictions. It was a eccrct committee in regard to all the testimony in my defence which could by possibility reflect ca my ehanrtr-. nc pr'?a was left to r-ro duee its effect upon the public mind, whilst the autiJole was carefaliy withheld. Iu their examinations the comniitteo viola tod tho most sacred and honorable conaden ces cxinting among men. Private correspon dence, which a truly honorable man would ucrvcr even entertain a distant thought of di- vulgmg, ras dragged to ught. Different oGcial aul conaJcntial relations with myse-.f. nd with whom it was supposed I might Lave LclJ conversations, the revela tions of which would do rue injury, wero ex amined. Even members of the Senate and mer-bcrs of my own Cbiaet, both my con stitutional adtisers. were called upon to testi fy, for th i purpose cf discovering something if possible, t? my discredit. TLe distribution cf tho patronage of the Government is by far tho most disagrecablo duty of the President. Applicants arc so nu merous, and their applications arc pressed with such eagerness by their friends both in and out cf Congress, that the selection of one for any desirable office gives offence to many. Disappointed applicants, removed ofacer, and those who for any cause, real or imagin ary, had become hostile to tLc Administration presented themselves, or were invited by a summons to appear before tbe Committee. These are the most dangerous witnesses. Even with the best intentions, they are so in fluenced by prejudice and disappointment that they almost inevitably discolor truth. Tbcy swear to their own version of private conver sations with tho President without the possi bility of contradiction. His lips are scaled, aud he is left to their mercy. He cannot, as a co-ordinato branch of the Government, ap pear beforo a Committee of Investigation to contradict the oaths of such witaesscs. Every coward knows that he can employ insulting Language against the President with impunity aad every false or prejuliecd witness can at tempt to swear away Lis character before such a committee without the fear cf centradictioa. Thus for mouths, whilst doing my bct at one end of the avenue to perform my high and responsible duties to the country, has there beca a Committee to the House of Represen tatives ia session at the other end of the ave nue spreading a drag-net, without the shadow of authority from the House, over the wholo Unien, to catch any disappointed man willing to malign my character and all this ia se cret conclave. The Lion's mouth at Venice, into which secret denunciations were dropped, is an apt illustration of the Covodc Committee. The Star Chamber, tyrannical aad odious as it wa, rever proceeded ia Eueh a manner. For centuries there Las been nothing like i iu anr civiMzcd country, except the revolu- tuiiary tribunal ;rre. cf Franco ia the cays of j.1 JW, I undertake to ftito cad to prove, that should the pre ecedings of the committee Lc tanctioacu oy tuo ileu.-e. ana neconie a precedent f jr future times, the lalancj cf tLe Constitution will be entirely cpset, and there will no longer remaia the three co-ordinate and independent branches of the Government Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Thi vorst fcar3 of the patriots and statesmen who framed the Constitution, ia regard to the usurpations of the Legislative cu tho Execu tive and Judicial branches, will thcu be real ised. Ia tho language of Mr. Madison, Fnejkinr on this very salscct, in tho 4Sih -i o ' uuiubor of the 1 tile nil is t: "Ia a licprescn lativo Republic, whcr; tuo Executive magis- irai'y is carefully limited both iu lLe cx.teut and duratie-u cf its jowcr, and where the Lcgitliiive owtrLi exercised by au assembly which is inspired by a supposed iuCucBce over the people, nith au intrepid confidence in its own strength, which is fuCcienUy numerous t-j feel all the passions which actuate a multi tude, yet Lot so numerous aa to l-e incapable of pursuing the objects of its potions by means which reason prescribes; k is againt-t the enterprising ambition of this department that the people ought to indulge all their jeal ousy and exhaust all their precautions.? And iu the expressive uid pointed language of Mr Jefferson, Lcn speaking of the tendency of tho legislative branch of Gocin:ueut to uuri. j "gLts cf the weaker Li aucueK-.-TL concenlratin; lhcA; iu inc iamc nanus is pre cisely t!ie dcuuitioa cf demotic gocrnuicrt. It will be no alleviation that these powers w ill be exercised by a plurality of Lands, aud not by a tingle vue. One hundred and seventy threo dc.-pots would surely be as opprcsMc as on. Let thoiio who doubt ii turu tbeir ej ea ca the republic of Venice. As litllo vill it avail us that they arc chosen by cursclvcs. Aa elective despotism was not the govern ment we fought for, but cue ubich bhouldoot only bj founded oa free principles, but iu uLie'L the powtTs of govcruaivnt iLvul.l lc nt divided unl balanced among :cv.ral bodus f magi-tiaey aj th-t no one could transit nd thur Iuzal iluiits vlihout leiDg effectually cuCtixi a md controlled by the others." ;:Iiua!d tl roeeexungs e-l lue L-ovoue Luui a T rccedeut, both the letter and mitttc Le spirit of t One of a . e Coi:r titntloa will be) K-IaUd. the three mctcrivo columns ou which ho ttLvic i.uvrstructare rets will Lo eieVit:. Instead cf the Executive Lo- co-ordinal , it will be a subordinate branch of the Government. ti-1 oaice will be drnirircd ia The Prcsidon tho dust. TLe I lease of Representatives will then Lave ren dered tho Executive almost necessarily sub servient to its T.:slic.i instead of being inde pendent. Ifow is it possible that two powers ia tae Slate can be co-ordiLatc aad independ ent of each olh.r, if the cae claims and exer cises the j.-owcr to rcprovo and censure all the official acts, and all the private conversations of the other, and this upon t-c jmj.Ic testimony before a secret iaquL-itorial committee; in thort, to assume a general censorship over tLc other? TLe i lea is as absurd xa public as it would be ia private life. Should the Fres dent attempt to assert and maintain Lb own independence, future Covodc Committees may drag Lim into submission by collecting the hosts of disappointed o2Ice -banters, removed cfSccrs, and thu who desire to live upon the pal lie trcisury, which mt follow in tlie wake of every administration, and tLey in se cret conclave will swear away Lis reputation. Under such circumstances Le must be a very bold inau should he not surrender at dis crciien, and consent to exercise Lis authority according to the will of those invested with this teniae power. The sovereign peoplo of tho several States have elected Lim to tho Lighest and laott Lonc-raLlc office in the world. lltt is their only direct representative ia tLo Government. By their Constitution they Lave male Lim commander-in-cLicf of tLcir army and navy. He represents them in tLcir intercourse with forcien nations. Clothed wilh their dignity and autbority Le occupies a proud position before all cations, civilized and savage. WitL the consent of the Senate Lo appoints all tho important officers of tho Government. He exercises the veto power, and to that extent controls the legislation of Congress. For the performance of tLese high duties Lo is responsible to tLc people of tho several States, and not in any degree, to tLc House of Representatives. Shall Lc surrender these Ligh powers con ferred upon him aa the represcutativs cf the Americau people fur their benefit to the House to be exercised under tbeir overshadow ing in fluence and control? Shall he alone of all the citizens of the United States, be denied a fair trial? Shall ho alone not be "informed of tho nature and cause of the accusation against him? Shall he alono not "be oou fronted with the witnesses against bim? Shall the IIouso of Representatives, usurping the powers of the Senate, proceed to try tho President, through the agency of a secret committee of the body where it is impossible Lc can make any defence, and then, without affording Lim aa opportunity of being heard, pronounce a judgment of censure against Lim? TLe very same rule migLt bo applied for the very Eaxno reason to every Judge of every Court ef tLo United States From what part of tho Con stitution is this terrible secret inquisitorial power derived? No such express power ex ists. From which of the enumerated powers can it be inferred? It is true, the House can cot pronounce the formal judgment against him of "removal from ofSce," bat they can, by their judgment of censure, aipcrse Lis rep utation, and thus, to the extent of their in fluence, render the face contemptible. An example is at Lac 1 of the reckless manner ia which this power of censure can to employed ia Ligh party times. The House, on a reccut occasion. Lave attempted to degrade tLe Pros ilentby adapting the resolution of Mr. Jcba Sherman, dcclarinjr that he, in conjuuetioa with the Secretary of the Navy, "by receiving aid coaside: icg the party relations of bidden for contracts, and the effect cf awarding cou traets cpoa pending elections. Lavs set an tr ample dangerous to the public safety, and de serving the reproof of this House." It will be scarcely credited that the sota pretext for this vote cf censure was the sim ple fact that ia disposing of the numerous let ter of every imaginable character which I dai ly receive, I Lad, ia the usul course of busi ness, referred a letter from Col. Pattersea. of PLiladclihia.ia relation to a contract, to the attention cf the Secretary of tho Navy, tho head of the Department, without expressing cr intimating any opinion whatever oo tha subject; aad to make the matter, if possible, still plainer, tho Secretary Lvl informed the eomini'tee thit "the Frtst.lt t tlt'.l u.4 ii aay ir n c o c
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