The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-09-08
The Presldent to be Impeached.

truth Is that the President Is on an election
eering tour through the North to elect Cop
perhead members of Congress, which is All
next meeting of Congress-" as
For what Andrew johnson is to be i'm
peached does not appear. His whole offence
seems to be that be refused to be dictated 10
by the New England class of politicians, and
declined to run the Government for the ex-
elusive benefit one section of the country
the same influence, but always succumbed
alter little show of indepen fence. Johnson
IS different man. He is unmanagable. The
Radicals have tried him as they did Lincoln,
but have miserably failed to rule him, OF the
SDuntry through him. Therefore his threat
ened impeachment. During the war, 1t was
claimed that all power was vested in the
PreSident-that be was supreme even to the
Constitution; that the claim of necessity"
cur The odium of treason and Copperheadsm
Now when that President cannot be used TO
-ratity the passions, and pander to the parli-
Fan interests of one section of the country
all power is claimed to rest in the legislative
department OF the Government CongteSs
is at once supreme; the President is no
longer 1.-THE flesh and blood of the Govern
ment," but merely the tool of Congress, to
De used if weak or mercenary or TO be i'm
peached and driven in disgrace from the
chair, if bold enough to admin
lister the functions of his Office according to
what he considers his obligation of Office.
The theory upon which Congress now
claims to act was very clearly and forcibly
set forth by Gen. Logan, Republican candi-
date for Congress in Illinois. In late
speech he SAID
mo, sir the work of restoration in this coun>
try belongs to loyal men. and not to traitors and /
while loyal men are engaged III performing this
work and restoring this country, they Gust say to
those traitors Gentlemen. we intend TO confer
hese rights upon You whenever we are minded 10.
[t is not for you 20 say tue time when it shall be
lone hut it is for a. To say. It is in our hands in
privileges in this country Good. good. That's
~ | Tue only acts that they can perform are
UGH acts as we recognize as being lawful by our
ecognition. The acts that We say to them they
hall not perform, they cannot perform until VIC
ay they shall.'
That il the doctrine. "WE have the right,
nd YoU have no privileges in this country" I
MI rights, all privileges are i" in our hands,
n our power" "The acts that we say to
hem they SHALL NOT PERFORM, they CANNOT t
erform UNTIL we say they shall"
This does not sound very much like Re-
ublic, whose Governments is supposed to be
ased :'rpon the consent of the governed. /
sounds more like the Barcelona Parliament Ia
{ CromwelPs tiEHe than an American Con- a
ress. If that claim is made good, thento 4
all this a Republic hereafter will be TO bur- t
esque free institutions. If Congress can C
surp powers never granted by the people of
le Uniled States-all power, as claimed by /
sogan-then we have no use for any other g
ranch of Government, Executive, judicial, [
tate or Municipal. It tafs is true, then v
CONGRESS- IN KING-not such a King as is t.
orn to Great Britain, whose powers are linn i.
ed by the most ancient and sacred of char {
srs-but a Mon KfNG, who knows no supe- e
or; whose reply to the protests of freemen C
}, SIT is in our hands, in our power"
1t is this Giant Usurpation which has I
lrottled with American liberty. 1t is this p
unparalleled Treason which is now Juggling
the throat of Andrew johnson, and which
lus Kisses its eomiRg vengeance.
In the opinion of many of the ablest iurists u
the country, the acts of the late Congsess r
ere void. The members never constituted :,
legal, Constitutional Congress, but only a E,
sorderly assemblage of the representatives in
portion of the States, having no more 81
lthority to call themselves Congress thanh
e members elect from the South had to
yle themselves "a Congress. The Radical \
aders fear this. TEey fear that the PresI- In
.nt If sustained by the people, will no lon il
,r recognize them as a legitimate Congress II
1T at the next meeting will send his message
the body Composed of duly elected mem
,rs from all the States, North and South.
The radicals are evidently preparing for a - -
w revolution. The note of alarm is sound n,
through all the North, and every nerve II
i'll be strained to carry these Fall elections Al