The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-02-19

lcsr oftheir svn GovsgRmsnt and equally 4
Q Whesher innocent Or guilylaG.a ia4 Il
Inc true slalemant Of the question: then, p
:, that the sovereign people have not willed ID
hat their Governor should thus Be dra eyed lie
rom als official station into the courts a
md prisons, until legislative impeach
nens had adiudged him 20 longer worthy oil &
nis stallion and their confidence, or until ]
als olhee had expired. .ns lie
Does not The section Itself justify this CEN (
structionI Who, does il say shall be .'lia- Il
bic and subject TO indictment trial, and 1
imprisonment" according to law, as Ia oihs
er casesl Not the Governor accused Of !
crlme' but the party convicted. Then, If il
8 the party convicted" who is 10 Be courts
i is party who has frat been convicted
on impeachment.
But were this argument conceded, It might
yet be said that these provisions weuld not
apply 10 q charge Of violating the law Of the
United States. Letus examine the force
oGthis objection. l s
The constitution Of the United States pro-
vides for Impeachment in Art. L.
1.-The Senate shall have the sole power
to try all impeachments. When sitting for
that purpose they shall be on oath or alEirma>
ton.
when the President Of the United
States is tried, the Chief Justice shall pres
side; and no person shall be convicted wilh>
out the concurrence Of tWo-lhirds Of the
Members present. o
Judgment in cases Of impeachment shall
not extend further than to removal from OF,
fee, and disqualification 10 hold and enjoy
any office ofhonor, trust or profit under the
! United States; butlhe party convicted shall,
nevertheless, be liable and subject to indict-
ment, trial. judgment, and punishment, ac>.
cOrling 10 law" 81
Now, except that the Constitution of the
Uniled States does not specify, like that Of
/ Mississippi, the general causes Of impeach-
ment, both are identica, to language, that
''lhe party convicted, nevertheless. be liable
and subject TO indictment, according 20 law"
i We ask, then, if the President of the Uni.
ted States, on charge Of crime, may be
taken from his Office by proceeding in
in court, and if the offence chargeabIe be
not bailable, be putkin prisonl From the
abundance OF supposed democracy, which
The article Of the Picayune intimates is invOl
} we'd in the inquiry we conclude the answer
would be, that the President might be SC
/ tried and imprisoned, before convicted on
E impeachment.
4 Now, let US see what the operation o
r such a rule would lead TO. The Presiden
i is commander Of the Army and Navy, ant
{ has the right to give Congress '.his views
s on all subjects Of legislation Aud, let ]
: be observed, that his conviction in the courts
or his imprisonment by them, does not talll
: away his Office. This can only be done Of
3 conviction by impeachment. The Tesul
would be, then, that eur President, though
convict criminal, and issuing his Ordsss fFOr
!, prison. would yet be President, But sli
/. moro absurd would be such a cSnstructiO
o of the constitution in this. The second art
d Gle provides that the President shall hav
a power to grant ''reprieves and pardons f.
offences against the United States; except
lie cases of Impeachment"
to II, them the proceeding be by iudictmen
before impeachment the President can il
III sue his pardon, and cancel the whole pr
c. ceeding, as a law proceeding. Nay, NOR
es he may pardon, as has been frequently dor
NJ by our State Executives, before he is trie
&c and so defy the courts. But if he is fir
.e. impeached, such degradation to his offic
a. and such contradictions in the exercise
M his powers, do not result.
81 Now, substantially the same powers
zee pardon, and liability to imdeachment, exii
,al with the Governors Of States, as with d
q. President Of the United States, and in. be
az alike is it declared, that ''the party conyi
be ed,' first convicted on impeachment, sh
,re then answer 10 the courts.
as But will II be said that a State Exec
lite tive shall not stand in the same relation
lch the sovereign people Of the Stale, az d
per the President 70 the sovereign people Of /
rop United Statesl Or, shall il be said, that
slit a State Executive offends the laws 81
United States, be may then be taken from
pre- Executive Office and tried IN the coul
;oni eitheFby impeachment or otherwiael M
hat fin the latter case the rule Is changed,
sed ds suPPose the offence charged against g
The prnOt Quithan was for Violating the Ia
Ire, Of Louisiana. and suppose the Indictment
pre- be- found ia the State courts Of Louisiana,
Is and d lrequisilion. sent 10 Mississippi Tor
nal ATTEST and removal 10 this Slate for tFi
lol9 Who in Mississippi must give that orr
nal and lf necessary, execute It even By. ara
ials FORGET OfiCsulse. Governor Qnitman il
ere commander-in.ch oft be military power
/ is the State Of Mississippi, bat il be does
oss choose 70 order lis own dfFesi, We fesps
asu fully inqqire hewitt could b snfoFcedl
enl, Now, LEI he 'repsat agains and Tepud
of- forever The state and deceptive slang,
asd the assertion Of this immunity to State
wei eculiVesso46 Be dragged out If bis Office
a batriad ID anotheE State, under lederai
art, risdietion, isffom "a affected eousequo
, iflof regal dignity ClolhinR bis peFpoRsys
IBsn immunity from crime. No such thing,
- be the immunity Of the oeereien people