New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-26
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w. Ss In Cousss and on The sumR pr IA toe s'slas
Generation wts taught by word and Ae woId ssa1yhy n
jackson had hanged Calhoun ls2 iu tstrg
ssd occasion which was embryo tes'Sa t@s ' have been
Sssrd Win oil their fearful aod deadly % S,,or. aud
had been nreac he'd and d9a e rom ove
81 is2 or advocating scc,soA on s S,5e. now, desd
81 iSs or starved In p.on lad s'p alive 1aa ssppy s anu
petceiu solution of tbe euetlon o Sss, The tm of
w'ysoe,, , ms, M Changed ind that King or
"Dets,or ~sS 'ee is against nee government
t9s.l N - an insult the intelligence and virtue OF me
I not 10 have contained Ieunlty against child
Ining bis parent oceuse by nttIg IIolslon asainS ~
,se 1, pe express enscmet in Constitution and laws 70
,s Govemcnt ana the army and navy Of the people
1sbo AuAy their LIBERTIES and make hmet eth ng OF DC
~ de people 70 ter nstitons therefore less and al
Phe e7eHfer when 10 emanRrs from nigh oilelA pos
, ss., The .,g. S "'i S1 any cer Of the Govern
civil or military that he could become e !la OIL w
Ste Coistgton has provided s.e and CONSERVATIVE fen
AgsiB our name Of Government divides lis powers among
seteal departments carefully Soostg w Cs i'i, ,pe n
neither Tsup any t6t belongs 10 be oner Wuou lhv m
seen y oT patriot fathers and Washington makes II me SUB
!eet ofs solemn wsrnSg in ms fntWeN Hqqeff t; &; a
Gtesour should inspire caution 10 those ntrusted with us
fOu 20 confne Themselves within Their respective
lstuOual spheres avoiding On tho exercise Of tue powers
eJepsrtment 70 encIoech upon aroiLer Inc s o en-
YOscLment consolidate he powers Of al the depart
IDen thus create whatever the form 81 Govern
ssent real desPoiism. ,..,.. ,.-....u, .,t. g.,
e rstspce may he The instrument Of good II is ne customary
weapon ly which free Gorenueuts sc DESTROYED
Our patriot heroes founding government oiItei porn .. .
Revelation spgugiug IRON lie oglsessionl Of klns ana al
it9one Ministry aytng ttnse'es Of every ar ,{,sc
egaercy Chief and che legislative
though Annually elected ecntved 70 nup power uhl
tbsy becsme DICTATOR conemnIE ne mo- erTlcUcc
iat princes and ministers Of State wee Iot ahge OF Siu
ssreGly provided for u,urpstoB Of power ana al ms
u
hUe -ltaedg 81 iDgeodMsf end remGta@ up
pause That this remed! Was iiEclaN GiieGe.eu
sgins oes nisbehaio ard rot tgsti TIE Iertona crimes
~ removal on and disqualification for
snoe They sit ne appointment and removal OF oil ohi
,cetisn - Tie President such oage he might deem
saeont tlty e bis removal % Tie discretion OF me
sSoaS S dse sufficient With he consent Of ne
ssee Judges Gns He g PTt5 eS nd Senate either
with or lou cause hoe has been occasion 10 impeaeh
ss.1ey rare SSeed there have been but onr
saoseesia sad two gcces aclintnts ne mr., was
she leWei form, Of ofense pi hig5 msaeme9Ro,
5om ihe ofes potuoI Of ile tcose0 ~ eCl(e i,
st did rot get drunk a. JGCfe blt ~ MAJ Aaete ut &
Senate deded that when the Intoxicated the Judge
Voc dYnk and Lin nom ohse laughter ana applause
Dir being but salt Of TIE head aud not o. ne neat t
seDsse did rot give Judgment 70 sqeehiy Ism Ton hoang
was npescled Tor arbitrary aud Illegal conduct the bench
and foI making nfemms'oTy Ioi.et Lsangue win m
good people Of Mssn against their state government ana
<Onstituon conduct hghy eenaFae ~ any Dut leV C
t1S Tnsd ssfes" Upon examining nc evidence It ap-
PeeS 70 ne ifsId jury aes1st ne white suffrage
iAw Of Maryland Cort6ndrg Ldt ~ was ,not e5AIg5
dent 20 et men vote Who ga not owl property lhe Judge
observations tngGry temPeitie as compared win ne
speeches have been lately acc lsGmed 70 Rear nom hgn
6sna0rsD found him guilty while 10 Senators FedeTalss
voted NOT rty Ih, was slger voc agains 1in thsn was
given upon tleT Of le other seven articles Of M
lac then establishes ne rule ttet IN tie Judgment Of me
SsSy men ,EI 1eipei tame tie CorriiuiOn, political
hasr ne Nv grts officer might be Of impeachment aud
81 or Jadct Chase They only Insisted that bis speech
not obnoxious but r t ttey were oyeroled by msJorty Of
Not august Court IN le3l Judge Peek Of Missouri was i'm
peaottd Tor ale alrGfy end Illegal Enlightenment Of one Law
ssvye but ne gesehmeo. iea 5 want o., 81 S STcs
uncye vashat Of Judg HumIhseys Of Tennessee upon
sIs cfsers one Of he cSarees against Humphreys Which
e war unsBiToesy foard ey G nc sfHae Ess mat at. a.
Is he DID lsn and here S' wss ,f to
IGN o. we tSae , & W 10 6e SoVeTnmeat of the
United States the Constitution aud lave thereof Among The
- Judge ssf iRe secession q tennessee be had
ecIeod he copfscson OF the property Of Andrew johnson
;stbuee 1deiernires dat speech may be an imRSsSo
ssts ,yna.nSedyo,ed that political Teech by United
estes officer in public meeting before tie war sdIocauns
ck lad been advocated he South fc 30 years by Calhoun
SoUfy Il The fret utteIe Of had been mpeoeaed Whats
liberty and law should he promptly punished however
@igh he offender may BE- applause Let justice pc zone
oEsob complainant hs case so that be s concluded
tyito deny I, That an uoltr public speech Of high
t,ef which eleven States excluded not Constitu
fon House with the power OF Impeachment and that Sen
unconstitutional Couyt try and determine impeachment
s S fd and e5nTcted n his absence So that
ZndeW johnson The complainant aid every Democratic
sso ai senators a ~ Of lie peseSt senate are
concluded BY their votes and ees under iher solemn oahs
smpttoEmeht Of The redsS, Of The United States save one
Which win directly dsenss Let ~ iepeat the President
Hose ara senate have socnny eGinNeo 70 g
kt6ie excluded is Constitutional House for the purpose
"A rpsase Second That nc senate from which the members
States excluded and some OF them expelled ~ legal
soueb K NAV be certain that the excluded members wee
present the offender would he acquitted because hob9y
telsres that Benjamin sdel and Davis would have odnd
tieif brother Sscessons Humphreys guilty they had been
aresert ard the - votes o. the revolving senators more than
io Lh officer OF tie United States Of unlawful proposition
81 political speech - sufficient ground Of impeachment
Therefore that mere words are sufficient without any overt act
Fourth That the accused neglecs refuses 70 appear before
she Senate when summoned DC NAV be tried convicted and
t6 not settled by this precedent b. whether the Senate when
sitting as High Court Of Impeachment bring the
.stee daring the Trial Wien tho Constitution vos
sAued TIE Legal terms used in il wee wholly taken nom
iuona bholy Of The mother country When therefore Our
lei 70 The Eaghsh common law 70 Gene what jury was ana
how the % should be conducted SO when the Constitution
nr Of proceed ~ 20 Tire English laws SO when felony
mentioned so 10 this law 10 assertion what felony Is
80 vlen ile sole power Of Impeachment Is given IN The
House Of Representative look 70 tbe and law OF
rIea Il nav be 1eTced So when the CCrsaion gave 10
she Senate "hesco power 20 fry ell Epe9ohment'" we ae
low power As be exercised il win also be observed
Wat wte3sser me 9 Ss Hd,se We o senate IN mnsa
ness W for e1srpe when the Senate IS sitting as
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