New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-24
NEW.JERSEY.


evening in the Wigwam at Paterson, ~ j. About 400
present the opening Of the meeting
go Of the Boys Bnc carrying lighted torches and preceded
by drum corps escorted the speaker from the house OF Mr.
Carr Of the members Of the Union Executive Committee
10 the wgwan Mayor Williams presided Judge Sandord
reviewed the present condition of affairs very ably and said the
people fully alive TO the importance Of the issues to be de
cided in the coming election.
Gen wabridge delivered eloquent address OF which
the following are the main points:
GIN wALpRlDoEs ADDRESS.
After discussing the condition Of the country at the close
of the rebellion and the duty Of the President to have I'M
should be IN reference the Rebel States aud after
commenting upon the indiscrminae use OF ne perdomng
power by tie President Of the United States he said Where IL
there any power Constitution in the legislation Of
Congress which gave the President the hight OF exercising this
power before the eupris had been brought 10 trial What
would you think Of that Judge who before criminal
rngned without examining witnesses or taking testimony
would call him an unjust aud criminal Judge. Such
Is the charge We bring against the President q the
United States for his udsninaie exercise Of what he de
dominates his paTdonng power The American people are
10 those Rebel states that they should not DC readmtte u
they recognized the Emancipation act OF President Lneo anu
the President said these measures were purely provisional ana
that Congress itself had the right 20 determine what should be
their practical relations with the Federal Government UP
his annual Message Of December ls6 the President gave
the country TO understand he was trying IN exPer-
mcnt which II IL should eyentuate In giving
tranquility to the country With the appreciation o. Congress
assembling Congress that became evident there 20 be
divergence between and the President The Republican
eectons u e. IL however soon became manifest
dent had determined separate IRON that party which bad
AInbr,se Spencer once said 20 Mr. Webster Sir" said
You got Presidential in head and will
your bIuins Unfortunately the 2d OF February
lt6 when the people OF the City VI Washington called upon
the President 10 pay him their respects they were startled
that ,eaon forgetting Biz own dgnity and that be was
he M % s,. Of PoP SSsss,ns G1 iS
which human ambition could aspire, with malignant
zeal he charged that certain lenders OF the
RnuuhI uxuffa
aBd Garrison desired his assassination This unexpected
assault the true and tried men Of the organization that had
elevated him TO power gave ample Of his xcd deter
bc bsTmony which existed between The President and Tie
eence Vas to lead possible poo. ise IrsNI "a.
immediate Dn admission Of he Southern states Into the feder
compact should thereby be enabled TO build an organization
which b. holed would lin position equal that for
mey occupied BY Jackson and jefferson Congress WITH great
recognized this divergence between themselves and
avoided They remembered President had said
the In the gloomy Winter q 81 when Rebel SEN
President the United would give these fair
trial Tor th, attempt 20 break Up The Coz eminent bat II found
guilty by the Eternal God they should be hung Ibis sentiment
warmed the heart Of the American people to Andrew johnson
elected Vice President ON The ticket Win Abraham Inc9n
Had retained Hamn the ticket with ncoln Instead Of
discardhg him WHO will say that great aud as,loas man
TO the American people TO guide and direct them 20 re erno
fully conducted them them through The pi o. The Rebellion
say this for the purpose Of charging President johnson with
IlIcon Reercnnt porhdious and ueacherous be has
been / viii not charge upon him a direct participation
In that infamous crime But oil know that no sooner
had he entered upon the discharge Of his duties President ~
the United States hn through the entire length brendh and
Of the South the people the Iebchoqs States eog
nle they had iend IN the person Of the Rcutyc Of The
United States the sequel has proved that my right
IN The ne Rebel states is the fead Of Andrew johnson
The stronger his hostility TO the Government and The eons'iin
his devotion 10 Andrew johnson. make these de.
carntons notwithstanding the honeyei accents Of me
Of August a Philadelphia whereby In attempting TO
bolster the Presidents policy they passed resolutions
from the Of dence their ruo opinions and hot
from their uernees and when traitors cndea'or'o indca'co
ons Of duty public affairs nom those who at period OF
the Rebellion stood firm constant steadisst end united IN favor
NJ Without calling Congress
together early April s the Presidentsent ncssago To
that State should admitted the Federal Union Subse
qucny he addressed similar letters TO the other States In
which evident he intended to refer whatever they
should do the ultimate action OF Congress When this Gov
eminent formed II wss divided INTO three Department.
g was assigned The control Of the army and navy St
the yadng power to give efficiency TO ms brunch Of the
since determine whn. should constitute the army and
navy and since to 1t conded the Of granting the
necessary supplies Of the public defense The
Executive Department simply carry into execution the
action Of Conrcshe Interpretation Of whose legislation
condded the judiciary II the Executive failed TO
the will remained the power impeachment
delegated Congress n the Judiciary mis to discharge It's
But ere can be no Impeachment Congress United
States except by the Indignant verdict o. the people they
fail execute the popular Will This indispuiabe sovereignty
in Congress is the 'itang power OF our political sysiom II
President Chief Magistrate may submit his views
this duty Congress that body is decide the usefulness
and praeeaby o. the suggestions made IL IN Their opinion
But In their Judgment the Executive has failed TO present
what best for the nation they are at liberty 10 dis,
ked only by four instances q Impeachment three OF which
were nauguraed by Democratic leaders and prosecuted by
Democratic administrations The hst was that Of senator
William Blunt from Tennessee who IN 1893 expelled fom
adequate and the Senate sitting body Of impeachment dis
missed the The second instance was In 1904 when Judge
Pickering Of New Hampshire npeached for drunkenness
and profanity the Bench by vote Of ~ yeas to
Tho third when Judge Chase OF Maryland associate
by OFFS to 80 He had signed thcDccaraonof ndpend
and of vast erudton and great legal attain
But twothirds OF the Senators the constitutional number
required failed sustain tho articles OF Impeachment Judge
C CS Sa' of Judge Peck Of The United SaSs
District Court Of Missouri who in the Winter OF s3l i'm
10 Still after tedious trial weeks acquitted
y single vote 2 in favor Of his punishment and % against
i dernier resort; limited instances in which
i. has been employed illustrates the iudspositon
this Constitutional power They viii only resort to
.s sl is bubble SAIiS ere Yd necessary PRO
maintain the dignity Of the Government in the future
as in the past they will b apply this constitutional
remedy trust for the exercise OF It will arise IN
political disorders Bat the President fails 10 recognize
length and breadth and hight and depth the loyalty
the American people when he nsucd them by declaring That
by the Freedmens Bureau Bill with his satraps and depend
ens he could declare himself Dictator Unless "A miracle
wrought by Omnipo0nce should ntcposc, The American
people viii never suffer nny 20 live ad issue DEGREES
dictator. Thank God we yet nee and neither ling
Dictator shall usrp the place OF elective Constitutional
Chief Magistrate Tho Congress United States as tho
repository Of political power has the Right 10 determine what
shall be the conditions upon which these Rebel States shall be
restored IN their practical relations the Federal Govern
ment Now what these conditions The fatal hercsy Of
State Rights inauguraied terrible mternecnc war When
Lee appealed for the purpose OF taking charge OF The
armies Of iRs Republic, ls sala LH lIsi duty uw "