, 1866-10-21
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1865.
IMPEACHMENT.

nanoe VI Tue people, to be BY them used fol
tue protection Of the country against CORRUPT
and usurpins onelals. and against those who
holding oi11ccs Of trust may prostitute thost
ohccs TO personal ends against the in
terests Of the country In ali these uev6.
paper articles there has been remarkable
omission Of MI reference to the only casc
having any bearing upon the questions now
before the public
The latest. and, from its character. the
governing case Of impeachment, Is TINT OF
West II, Humphreys, Judge Of the District
Court fthe United States for the eastern.
middle mud western districts OF the State of
Tennessee. The House Of Representatives,
at the session commencing December. 1861.
adopted series Of articled impeaching Judge
Humphreys, and On the cd OF May, 1862, the
Senate commenced the trial of the said
charges. The articles Of Impeachment were
seven in number. The first Of these WIS In
the clrct,
That regardless Of bis duties II citizen Of ihe
EElted sta'cs, md unm!ud4ul Of thc dutiea Of his
on q is oeai os,a, shs s ia SIeS W.. Wee.'i &
Hnmpht:se on .he :Mh day Of peeember, A. , D.1ss9.
mnpheys sy sea ~ e,sn s,e A
stAics, AID OWN. alIeglancc thereto, md then
and shese being IadSe. &C., At a. public meeiing
,
city ofNashsilc, and In tbs hearing Of drcrs per
1oJae ga,ut snd a'n reSest y Enblc sp:ech
sgainsf he Conrutusion md Goyc,ument of H.
s.sed sf2tes and dtd then and there publicly d.
Sta;e ST n, oTdtusnce az ~ ."e reopis q ss.o
themselves f!cm ali allegiance TO the Government
laws lhtseof." A 1 LIE
It will be remembered that this man WIS a
Judge Of = United 6tntes Court, In a State
mnsleo' Aaolew 1ontson WAS Then Governor.
ns Mes impeachea through the instrumen-
1anIs oi andrew johnson and other citizens
Q, tennessee. ne was impeached BY House
OF Representatives from which ten States
were excluded; he was impes ched br House
" 'Aefteaeut3Il'ts ~ WHICH nc nao no Rep-
1eScntatlve, and In which only small por-
tion Of the people Of Tennessee could be
heard. He was impcaehed BY a "Rump Con-
Rress, by body hanging On the verge Of
The Government" and "calling itself the
congress OF the United 6tates." He was
ts7ed By Senate In which eleven States had
no members. He was tried By Senate from
which eleven States, entitled to twenty-five
votes, were excluded. He was tried by q
senate which, had these twenty-five votes
been present, would not have convicted him.
nc WIS impcachcd by House, and tried BIZ
Senate into either of which no member
rom ten States could have been admitted.
Bnt what makes this case a stronger
precedent at the present time IL
that the first article Of the im-
peachnent Is for speech, the sentiments
Of which were In contrarentIon Of his official
duty. Upon this article, the vote wns mani.
Inoasly guilty" Upon most OF the charrea
there were come votes OF not eu;]tv. md
upon one or more he was acquitted. hnt nnon
this charge Of having made TINT sneech he
Was convicted by an unanimous vote. The
Constitution provides that
The fresident, Vice President, and Ill civil
fSnm ones foT .nd sanx,nsi" is.s, sssM - Es%oved
OF other high crimes and misdenaeanors,"
The House Of Representatives are Invested
BY the Constitution With the exclusive duty
and power Of impeachlnS q public officer.
The Senate is Invested With the exclusive
duty and power Of trying him. The HOUSE
prepares the charges the Senate, sitting az
court, decides upon the suflcicucy Of the
accusation. and whether 1t, If proved. con.
stitutes streason, bribery, or other hich
crime or nisdcmeauor. Thcy hear the All.
dcncr. Their ;rdrmer+ /. ;r.1 - ~
Constitution saTs that a conviction hy two.
thirds of TIC senato1s present, shal1 be
su1telent.
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af1sa ts,oans AZ ssas.s.a '.'. Anu removed nom
1ahnso. A ~ So. sue as'ne sssnes OK Andrew
incitInr ,eoo,s ~ .S-,,. .e4eee tns' spesca
thc Const},n1;on sna coraS.aaN. y A'nst
ofI,ccr swo,n ~ ea",,.n saa' .e na.s " an
c1ent ofTcnc. :, ..s..; 'alA-
therefor Th,s ,,a,,sso,, -. . pAsaucns
nnanyr,on. ~a+o ~ 49, 60. ~ ~, "
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49, -. 49, sue na4's u congress, and shoot
ha.os4 ~. y. p1spetHe tnem oy the
mcnt :, 49, uues n'I 1aoie 10 lmpeach-
~. ~ ooeS ~. require thAt he shall actu-
~, 80 o'eel' soloaotne toc execution of
80 ~ ~ - snnc'ent mat ne, As President
iteu Sutess sworn 10 preserve and
t"c Nonsutuuon aud sec that the
"e "4e eAeculca' shall. In some public
- oe.4ale n's purpose thus to act, and
- ~ 4nsi1e Lac people 70 MD and assist
49, ~ .nee VI au3 otnet act Tor the destFuc~
-. tAs o''etaiaen' Ut Ans OF lts DEPART
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II ~ T., nt .ss1e :, a'eu was no1 adopted hastl-
,In1nson Tr,sssn ~ w suggestion OF Andrew
I'm 1.v nv ~, .a"pnsess vas amenable to
III otha- e,r, Ss ~ ntca Inc PRESIDENT and
r.o,.,1t,,,,a. ase ainehaole. The sanc
5rrw 1o,.nsat p'o.Ts'ea 1 h'eo that covers An
ne,,,, n. ~ a'. ~ aouse that WIS com- |
peach thc Pres,dau. -" - a. competent to I'm:
The scn,tc th.t E VI Aut o1nef oncer.