The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-12-10


incapacity must be tried at the pallot.b box,
not in the high court of Impeachment
A contrary rule might leave to Coneres.
but little timsfor other rsbusine ess than the
trial of impeachments. But We are moi
now dealing with political offenses.=
Crimes and misdemeanors are now de.
manding our attention. Do these within
the meaning of the Constitution appeari
Rest the case upon political -offsnses and
We are prepared to pronounce against the
Bresidsnt forIsnoh offences are numer.
Gus and grave. If Mexican experience
is desired We need have no difficulty, fol
there almost every election is productive
of a revolution. Ifatbe people of this
republic desire such result we have moi
yet been able to discern it, nor would we
favor it if its presence were manifest
while We condemn and censufe the politi.
cal conduct ofsthe President and Judge
him unwiseiin the use oe his liseretioni
afy powers aud appeal to the people oi
the Republic to sustain us, we still affirm
that the conclusion atwhich we have ar
rived is correct We, therefore, declare
that the case before US presented by the
testimony, and measured by the law, doe:
notsdeclare sach high crimes and misde.
meanors within the meaning of the Con.
stftution IS require athe interposition OIL
the Constitutional powers Of the House, !
and recommend the adoption Of the fol
lowing resolution: 81 e esa4o
eResotued, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be discharged from the further
consideration Of the proposed impeach-
rient Of the President of the United
States, sand that the subject be laid upeI
the table. lIslsa Ct 5Feba es5 1
sqsi-a JAMES r. WILSON, AJAX sds ]
Eeea FREDERICK E. WOODBRIDGE. g
VIEWS oP MEssRs. MARSHALL AND Ell.
eaaabi.e io DRIDGE. q 9rsgs sia5
The undersigned agreeing with our as
soeiates Of the minority Of the Commit
tee In their views Of the law. and in the
CONCLUSION that the evidence before the
Committee presents no case for the i'm
peaehment Of the President, might, il
they had stopped there been oontent SIM
plysto have Joined in the report which
they have submitted; but as they, as we'll
as the majority, have felt it their duty to
60 further, and express their censure and
condemnation of The President, We feel
thatit sdue to ourselves and to the POI
sition We occupy, to present as briefly as
possible a few additional remarks fornthe
consideration Of the House and of the
country, having determined that the eyi-
denee does not show that the President
hasSbeeu guilty Of any act or crime fol
which, under or Constitution and laws
he canlor.ought to be impeached. Thi:
conclusion,as it seems to US. is the deter.
mination Of the whole question submit
ted by the House to the Committee. Il
IS the commission by the President of an
io,DeaS5able offense only that can subject
him to our oGGicial Jurisdiction, or justify
as as Committee &C. the House of Rep
resentatives, OF. even the iIIouse itself, as
such, challenging his official acts AS the
report Of the majority does not charge the
President with any act recognized by any
slAtnte or law Of the land as crime or
misdemeanor, We can but regard the char
ges preferred as a political or party de-
him into odinm and con.e,nn - ~ - on,, tbe
nsonIe - an rn;,,s,;f;shlo .f,amnt to AZ
cite fhsir snsn,;c;ons .s,S,,orosrs ,oce. ~ j,
yuvl5y1, o,,bl,duos n We rtterlv aarv ,bs
ripbt of the Comm;ttes or any msgobe,
thereof AZ suebet6 ID This As .cif;zens
az nolit;eiapsl ve NAV cr;t;e;se fnd fsult
with and condemn the ant;ra administra.
tio1 Of the president Int ss : Commit,ee
Of tba House considering The charge re-.
fsrre1I "a i ~ Members Of CONGRESS : ac.
tipo ofSc;allv We have NO sueb r;ebt.
mower or jurisdiction The Executive is
one q of the oonsiderate. 9epartments Of this
uovernri,Ie ii ,,yessted win certain defined
2 eeoSsf;tnt;o5sle n6Tsss and nrsroe,tiI,ylesl!
MAR ssb;eb ~ + Sg;s,ators tds II Sor,t,o,,
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"a lnsasnls .. y tnose nose powers Inc same-l
Ionssi.u'lon .s,s - ms coIsatuslonal anu
isglslaslse spnsle' ~ sne eAepcise s,, ana
con. conugcs VI MS ueparsmenHs, me IIesiusnt
y az lleeS . ae. ana lnoepenoens as tne
Oonslsss y nue. acIlng wl.nln we pouues
Plsfcispeu ioI Y. ~ tue oons'l'uliop,ne =
20 no more scco1ntaple 011 or fespo,nsiDie 70 70
congress snan congress y 70 NM Oon.
grsss nas qo, more, more e ap,norlsy 70 eenspre
apS cgnsenn 81 S,m .nan Nc mas = censure