The national Republican., 1866-11-20

by such means ss The civilised, world ,ap-
proves-by arrniss, 1Avisa I'D BY military
and naval appOk ktnhts. President LINCOLN,
just as PresidVt JoHNsox has since done,
followed the iaSs Of nations in this respect,
where he had no other guide. So that when
the accusation shall be made, (lf II be made, J
that THE PRESIDENT has exercised extra con.
stitutional authority in the respects referred
to, some lawyer will arise in Congress, with
VArrEL or WHEATON in his hand, and show
that If 1t were extra constitutional in any de-
gree II was nevertheless perfectly lawful.
I'd. In the next place the specifications
will not be like those against CArALrSH and
HASTINGS, charging him with conspiracy
against the rights Of the people; but for act
ing in the interests Of civil liberty against
usurpation and solidarity. When STEVENS
submits his articles, all the arguments offered
against CArALNE and WARREN HASTINGS
willbe Damascus blades against Congress-
The PREsrpESr's refusals to accept power
will shine out at this point and put his ac-
cusers to confusion. We think the House Of
Representatives will consider long before il
embarks upon such legal as well as politi-
cal voyage. ...'> H Lra F.
3D.. In the third place, II Tnr President is
to be under disability during his trial, as one
leading radical pretends, we have no idea
that this Congress can agree as to the person
to administer the office meanwhile. Senator
FosrKR will be President Of the Senate Until
the 4th of March next, IL he lives but he is
not wanted by the radicals as Regent As
the matter stood at the adjournment, Sena-
tor WADE was the man indicated to be the
Regent during the trial. When the caucus
shall be held to make the programme for so
great drama, we are Of opinion that the
pluck Of the concern will 20 down, like the
vegetable barometers in use nowadays, until
the pointer finally hits the pin. In other
words, we believe the caucus will never be
able to reach any point Of agreement in this
respect which will be satisfactory to itself.
Hence we think it will never get to any point
at all. a .
4th. And il Chief Justice CHASE, Who is
understood to be q candidate for the success
sion, is to preside at the trial, we conclude
that he will postpone that duty until after
he tries JEFF. DAVIS. II he does he will not
be likely to find time to attend to it until
after the next Presidential election. To be
entirely serious we have no idea that Chief
Justice CHASE will favor any proceeding like
this, which would put him into Coventry for
the balance Of his days His sound judgment
must be against it. ... ....
5th. The committee, if one were appointed
to prosecute an impeachment, would find
after proceeding little way, that they have
"no cause Of action" whatever-tha the
whole matter was conceived in malice and
brought forth in iniquity-and, finally, that
the public conscience will not sustain the
movement. Lawyers have frequently found
themselves in the same predicament in COM
mon cases at the bar. ....
9Th. Ne,o questions piA arise at the nert
session Of such importance as to overshado,o
and overcloud all the Differences ,chich haue
arisen bet,ueen Congress and the President
British America, with our right to the mouth
Of the St. Lawrence and the fisheries, on the
one side,-and Mexico with whst is to- be
done with iD on the other, will come to the
Congressional surface as the prominent mat
tiers of the session. Exasperated Congress
men will have, like the prodigal son, come
to their senses, and concluded that their
threats to impeach THE PRESIDENT for dis
relished ideas is all nonsense.
This, very briefly, is our idea respecting
the impeachment question. nr -ar 9.