Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-10-13
lmpeathmchi-B. f. Butler D,,,,o,.
the Radical P,uu. r.

me RADICAL Pinn.
General Butler addressed an imm.r.s
ence 81 Aenia, Dayton aud Spr.nslisla 80 tI'
on FRIDAY, and al Hamilton aud CIrc,r.o,''
Saturday General Butler advocated ~. VI
peachment OF The President, bvcau,. h., >,, III
10 bring Congress inIo public LaIret r,o"'
and contempt; because re had cor,uuli, ~
tie power u removal and appointment h,., IA
he had neglected 10 exvcHt. these law, .tI'''
gress which were passed over hi. veto a,d '
er laws because he had deied the Corsr',,,+''''
al right OF the Senate to confirm aou,,.,,n--.'
by pacing In power officers whom j, lad ,';
! ted; because he had corruptiv used the n,
/ ing power aud unlawful! restored plo.,,l, r.,
longing by right Of capture 10 Tie UNI
States, and because he usurped Tie nonn
Congress by terminating he war by prcrl,n.,'
iohs instead OF by treaty by the advice ,f 20
Senate or a law Cf Congress Each of,tn, 'A'
fences are high crimes and misGeua,,o.> ~
/ the meaning of the Constitution. %
! The speech concluded as follows.
awe have been asked tue Qge.,jo, ~,
/ the President be impeached: He Is Cao,'
der-in-Chlef OF the army ana navy, and ,t~Ii'
stilution ofthe United States saw no,hir, '"'
ever about who shall hold the Office whIet.
/ being lmpeached; therefore, If YOU begin -,
/ Impeachment he will order the army anL n,,,
10 dis erse Congress, and he Will seize the r,n.
Of Government. Where is the remedy Her.
| II is: The House of Representatives unie,
the Constitution, ia the grand inquest OF u.
neutrality-suspicious. might say for ILLUSTRATION
he Grand Jury Of The nation. II prepares H.,
bill OF impeachment against the Prs dent II Il
sees cause, aud Il presents the bill e imprsca
meut 10 the Senate OF he United States. shrch
her becomes high court a. Impeachment, sr!
tie Chief Justice &c the United States sits IN
that cour; a. {. presiding v..cc!. !. l. $500 70
longer, fur that purpose, Tie Senate OF tie Ua.
ted States. out Ii Is the court Of Impeachment,
Of tie United States What shall they lol
- h,t. the impeachment i, ready the Seus,s
sends out It's messenger or Sergeant al Arm, 70
orIng IN the criminal, be lie sh or low. AZ.
pIause They .ct HIM at the bar and readu,
bill 20 aim. If he plead guilty, then they Pre-.
coed to sentence h:m, which sentence Is Ce.
position and deprivation Of Clhce. When lie 8
brought before The bar The Senate Of tie Uni.
ted States nay order him TO DC imprisoned. or
20 Gnd bail, or any other proper order ihata
court may adopt III a criminal case, and nhon
the Constitution provided this mode Of trial, DID
it. trainers mean that a man who IS before the
Court Of lmpe chn.ent as a criminal shall be ct
the same time chief executive officer OF tie
Government? BY no means. From that mo.
me7t he ceases 20 DC able 10 exercise The duties
OF that Office until hs IS acquitted. And then
comes tie case of inability oil Inc President OF
the United States TO exercise lhs Otce Oi Pres.
dent. so the EIse- President must take tie Office
and there beng no Wee President, It must de.
yolre on the President OF the Senate for ihs
time being. Applause J Ii in any Of these
steps, so taken, according 10 the Constitution,
- n L.. 4 800.
The behests Of tie High Court Of Impeachment,
then that court. like any other court in tho
land, can call upon the whole BODY Of the peo-
pie to aid it in enforcing its rgh,(ul authority.
Applause. And now servea notice on An.
d. Johnson that when righfuI court OF Ii,
Senate Of the United States calls for AID in tbet
behalf. and the people the United States, 'lhs
boys IL blue viii answer We are told that X
Congress shall proceed to exercise their right
full authority, then there viii be tried tie
strength Of The Government, that The President
will call upon the army and navy, and Tho
army AID navy will obey hlm. Let there be 10
fear bout that, because The army and the ma.
W Of the United States are not those few men
that are IN the regular service. Applause. |
have no desire TO disParage either the patriot.
ism or The integrity Of the array OF the United
Stalrs Uut # the army, as such, or any pof!oa
of il, or # any officer Of IT, shall so far forge!
the duties he owes 10 HE flag and 10 his profess
sion al o soldier, az 10 answer any but tie Irgsl
call Of his country, thai small body Of men shall
he swept from the face Of the earth as o mist "
swept AWAY before the rising Of the morning
sur " prolonged cheers
AtHamIlton, Butler IN reply 10 q charge that
he was responsible for stopping the exchange Of
prisoners, gave lis history Of The transaction.
and stalea HAT he stopped the exchange under
the express written order Of the Lleu,eraut
General.