, 1866-11-09

TIL: I11pEAC1MENTQ QUESTION.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ., 1868.
TIL: IMPEACHMENT QUESTION.
The elections are over, and IL any external
proposition may be said TO have received the
popular approval, it is that the Impeachment
Of Andrew johnson has hccn authorized by |
the American people. Nevertheless, Andrew
johnson, like any other person charged with
crime. must be tried according 10 tue forms
Of law, and if dcposcd must be aeposcd for
cause sufficient tu warrant such proceeding.
We know of no man who ever held the Office
ii President who was ever in SO humiliatinsa
condition as he is at present. Elected to his
u:Gce !,y tic people Of the North against the
Vehement protcstation OF every rebel and
rr.cl syullathizcr. he has been cast OF By
the same people, and has neither friend nor
supporter in all the broad land, save the
lner wh,.n he has pardonc1, and the mca
who have heretofore denounced him as per.
sonal and political reprohate. Impeachment
t. man scnsible 10 the feelings Of shame
and modification, would be unnecessary.
Sneh a man would resign upon being de- !
elared ls the popular voice, aud particular |
lv the voice Of those who elected him. to be |!
tudc to tile country which had Aono7cd him |
beyond lis deserts.
The result of the elections exhibits far the
first time in the history OF the country, the
return Of . House oc Representative, nearly
unanimous in its orositiou to the President,
a.!l such changes in the United State Senate
Us to MAXI that budy even more decidedly
oppUscG to Lin. Euih branches Of Con-
crts> nrc in the proportion uf three to one
a.uins: lin. tui,:1ess las as absolute con-
troll of thu legislation uf the country, rs If
there MAS no President known to the Consti-
tu:ion. rruc,ically therefore, the President
has Lecl dernsrti by ;ha people and Us VIC
have already said, no ts'.ina' impeachment,
with s"nlcncc Of perpetual exclusion from
s,iiiee. would adj anything to tic
isnelEiniuus sentence passed upon him
hy lis country 'Lec has been
,r.-danea; ,1c!!. Dlv:s is lesScd M from ,h=
,ulilic nazc; Breckenridge is in exile, but
johnson has bcca convicted with
tu1 alr Of these advantages. lie cannot,
like Breckenridge, hide himself in som.
foreign land: nor like Lee, exhibit his par
don: nor like Jclf. Davis escape the sight OF
lis fyllow-mca. Tic is virtually j State pyis-
,uer 1t Washington, ulaa whose 1naaaclel
limbs and degraded couutv:aace the people
iaay look free Of expense lie is living
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;aricty that have contracted the patdonln:
corrupt and dishonest. and tie guilty Exec
atlvc Liable 10 impeachment aad indictment
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9: c"nl:-c2tcd property u The rebels hiT
been, IN vast majority Of c.-es. purchase
directly or Indirectly for eo'rapt eonsldcrt
ton III one iorin or aaother
1hc President Is the sole Executive OF t.
laws Of the land. lie III, No. discretion I