The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
The Approaching Session OF ConEress--In
parchment Of the President.


The Approaching Session OF C0nRress-Im.
parchment Of the President.
The Thirty-nnth Congress Second SESSION.
will reasonable in the national Capitol on the
first Monday in December next, and its consttu-
tional term of existence will end on the fourth
of March ensuing. 1t will be what is generally
known as the short session, during which very
little business can be expected beyond che APP
preparation bills and some tinkering of the
tariff, the national bank and currency systems
and Internal Revenue laws. 1t is morally
certain, however, that soon after, If not before,
the reception Of the Presidents annual message
the extreme radicals in the House will make .
movement for the impeachment of President
johnson. The upshot Of this experiment,
therefore, becomes a very important question.
Notices Of impeachment proceedings have
been proclaimed from the stump by General
Banks, General Ben Butler, Hon. Mr.. Bing-
ham, and Hon. Mr.. Shellabarger, Of Ohio, and
by the Hon. Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, and
other radical leaders. In one Of his late cleo
tioneering speeches Mr.. Bingham said, $50
help me God, will neither give sleep to my
eyes nor slumber to my eyelids until shall
have drawn bills Of impeachment against
Andrew Johnson" General Butler, however,
in one Of his late stump orations out West, has
gone so far as to frame his indictment and his
charges against the offending President, and
they are as follows
An attempt to bring Congress into public hatred,
.. wronGfully using the power Of appointment, and
dsrcgardng the prerogaves OF the United States Senate
In the appointment Of men whom that body. in pur-
suance Of constitutional authority had tried and
jected.
3: For declaring peace the insurreciionary States
without the consent OF Congress
T. For corrupty using the pardonng power.
g. For failing 10 enforce the Civil Rights bill
O. For completely in the New Orleans not
General Butler next answers the question
" How can the President be impeached ~
substantially as follows THAT the House OF
Representatives, acting, according TO the con-
stitution, as the grand inquest or grand jury of
the nation, prepares and presents the bin OF
impeachment to the Senate OF the United States,
which then, with the Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court as its presiding Judge, becomes
high court Of impeachment, and so sends out
its sergeantat-arms 10 bring in the criminal.
be he high or low. This done, the Senate may
send him to prison for safe keeping during the
intervals between the sittings Of the court, or
they may order him TO find bail and in
either case the functions Of his high Office
must be discharged during the trial by some
other person-that is, by the President OF the
Senate, Mr.. Foster, Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Wade, or
any one else holding the position at the time,
through nm election by the Senate, as its pre-
siding officer. The modas operondi then, Of
this threatened Impeachment. is simple enough,
and as there Is republican majority Of two.
thirds in each house, the deposition by Con-
gress Of President Johnson il q good case could
be made out against him, would be very apt to
follow without much loss Of time
The power Of the two houses in the premises
is clear. The President and any other civil
of'cer Of the United States may be removed by
the process indicated, "on impeachment for
| and conviction OF treason. bribery or other