Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-27

Tho wa.bingt on correspondent Of the Chi
o.oo T,nss snnounces that there is a move
nsnt on foot IN New York, looking toward the
;,Doaobmant Of Lincoln at the opening Of the
nexts session of Congress, in the manner 9royl-
5a5 bv the Constitution, and that the movement
originated with the most eminent constitutional
lawyers of the country, including W from the
west. and is in the hands Of the men whose
character for decision and frmness, as well as
for courage, is a sufficient guarantee that they
will earryis through The writer sdas;
Every intelligent man is aware mat the
crimes committed by the Executive, ana ms
utter Inability % conduct the snslfs OF thS ma
SON even in 3 time of pesce, have furnishes am
Me grounds for his impeachment and every
true pstriot will rejoice to learn thst be 10 p be
hpuTbt 10 punishment The first draft OF the
srticiss IF impeachment IS already drawn up.
Il embraces charges which, If proved against
Queen Victoria, would bring her 20 the IN
timely end Of Charles l The English pee
pie would not have endured the outfages
an their rights to which the American people
have patiently submitted No English kIng
would have dared to violate the English Con
sdtution as our President has violated the Con
s~titntion of the United States. On this point
the decisions Of the supreme court, delivered
here last week, viii open the eyes OF the peo-
nla vbo have been deluded into the belief that
the subsequent action Of a corrupt Congress
:, could legalize unconstitutional acts OF the fIssl'
dent. Chief Justice fancy, and Justice Clif,
ford, Justice Catron, aud Justice Nelson sac
IN their opinion ga war cannot De lawfully
commenced without an act OF Congress Inc
right of making war belongs TO the supreme
oT sovereign W. of a nation. BY our Con
stitution this powsr is lodged in Congress. Nc
mower short Of this can change The relation iron
1eaee to war" And, in speaking of various IN
constitutional acts Of the President, these sans
learned Judges said: "rhese sets are constitu
tionally void. No subsequent rauhesnoh %
Congress can make them valid"
T5is decision is a sumner to the President
He cannot understand how the supreme cour
couid have rendered such an opinion. But b
win be still more bewildeTed when subsequen
decisions of the same court come to be SellV
ersd No question has yet come before the eour
iuvolving the consttutionality Of various othe
acts of this corrupt Congress, among others tn
, CONSUMPTION bill and the bill abollshlng Tn
habess corpus. But such questions viii sool
arise. and. when they do, the court viii deeld'
2 tbsm botb to he unconstitutional. Indeed, th
hin authorizing the President to arrest WHOM
he pleases. and abolishing the habess corpus
was never regularly passed by Congress q
all. II was declared passed by Dir. PomeIo.
1vrbo temporarily occupied the chair) at nv
> o'clock in the morning, AFTER q session tina
, had continued all through the night. Bu'
atthe time Mr.. Pomeroy made that dsciaIanor
. . esnstor who was speaking against the Dill bs
Q the floor. And, although he was deprived OF tn
door By the Abolition party, and compelled
take his seat, in violation of all p~srllsmentsr
. rules. stiII. he had the floor By right, and he va
: only deprived of it by wrong. These facts vi
! be proved, and, when they are established, II
Supreme Court viii decide the ACT uneonssLl
tio1al and void. Whenever, therefore, II
President arrests any man under this act, or Il
fuses to sny man the habess corpus under It,
Q does so at his peril -,
To reeur for a moment to the matter OF Il
q impeachment. It IS no secret among legal CT
cles in New York, as is proved by this statemel
9 il the Herald; If President Lincoln sha
fail to e~xtineuish the rebellion before next VII
Ter, Congress may be compelled to impes'
him