The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-10-13
3. F. Butler Develops the Radical Plan
How the Work ia to be Done.-Forcn 10 DC
Resorted to by sahe Radicals If nlr. John
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Rump Congress.
| CINCINNATI. October 7.-General BUTLER ad-
dressed an immense audience tAenia, Dayton and
Springfield on Friday, and at Hamilton and Gin
cinnati yesterday. General BuTLER advocated
the impeachment Of the President, because ne
sought to bring Congress into public hatred rldl-
cule and contempt; because be had corruptly
used the power OF removal and appointments; be.
caueo lie had neglected to execute those laws Of
Congress which were passed over his veto and
other laws; because he had defed the constitu-
tional right of the Senate to confirm appoint
ments By placing in power officers whom it had
rejected; because he had corruptly used The par
doning power and unlawfully restored property
belonging by right Of capture to the United states
and because he usurped the power of Congress
by terminating the. war by proclamations instead
of by treaty by the advice OF the Senate or q law
Of Congress. Each of these offences are high
crimes and misdemeanors in the meaning Of the
Constitution.
The speech concluded as fellows G''iissss sf:aiiss
We have been asked the question, How can the
President be itnpeached? He is oommander-in.
Chief of the army and navy, and the Constitution
Of the United States says nothing. whatever about
who shall hold the Office while he is being im-
peached. Therefore, il you begin the .lmpeach-
ment he will order the army and navy toidisperse
Congress, and he will seize the reins OF Govern
ment. Where ia the remedy Here it is: The
House of Representatives, under the Constitution,
Is the grand inquest Of the nation-perhaps |
nation. t Il prepares the bill Of impeachment
against the President if it secs cause, and it
presents the bill of impeachment to the 'benate
of the United States, which then becomes high
court OF impeachment, ard the CHIEF Justice
of the United States sits in that court as Its
presiding officer. It is thus no longer, for that
purpose, the Senate OF the United States but It is
the court of impeachment of the United States.
What shall they do? When the impeachment is
ready the Senate sends out its messenger or SER
geant-at.arms to bring in the criminal, be he high
read the bill to him. II he plead guilty, then they
proceed to sentence him, which sentence is a de-
position and deprivation OF office. When he is
brought before the bar the Senate of the United
States may order him to BE imprisoned, or to find
bail, or any other propef order thats court may
ton provided this mode Of trial, did trainers
moan that man who is before the Court OF In.
peaohment as a criminal shall be at the same time
chief gSvernment By no no
to exercise the duties 0f that office vhtil hcis ac-
~ of the prs eidcrt ofthe Uted staAs to exercise
the office of President, so the Wce-President must
take the Office, and there being no ViceP President,
it must devolve on the President Of the SEN
ate for the time being: GApplause.) II in
any Of these steps, so taken, according to
the Constitution, the President does not obey
as good citizen the behests OF the High
Court Of Impeachment, then that court, liks
any other court in the land can call upon tho
whole body of the people to aid it in enforcing its
rightful authority. (Applause,) And now serve
notice on Andy Johnson that when rightful
court of the Senate of the United States calls for
aid in their behalf, and the people Of the United
States, sthe boys in blue" will answer, We are
told that il Congress shall proceed to exercise
their rightful authority, then therew be tried
the strength of the government, thai the Presi-
dent will call upon the army and navy, and the
army and navy will obey him. Let there be'no
fear about that because the army and the navy
of the United States are not those few men that
are in the regular service. (Applause.l have
mo desire to disparage either the patriotism or
the integrity of the army Of the United States,
but il the army, as such, or IL any portion OF it,
or OF any officer of it, shall 80 far forget the du-
ties he owes to his flag and TO his profession as 8
soldier as to answer any but the legal call of his
country, that small body of men shall be swept
from the face Of the earth as cabinet is swept
away before the rising OF the morning sun. PRO.
longed cheers.)