The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-07-26
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The President has added to his veto lisl
two more-,oue upon the Reconstruction
Bill, and the other ntvn the Appropriation
Bill for carrying ont tho provisions Of the
former. Both measures were promptly
passed over the veto.--the Reconstruction
Bill by vote ct 100 to % in the House
and 30 to 6 iu the Sonate. In his veto upon
Reconstruction, the President charges Con-
gress wi,h establishing a tyranny. In re-.
ferrpy to the condition Of affairs in the
Southern States, he makes tho grave charge
in these words: n is impossible to con-
cctcc any state Of society moro ihtoierdble
than his, dRdyei 10 is to his condition that
i,oeice millions IF american cHiseaS are re
duced by the Congress Of the United States
The document was most bitterly denounced
in both Houses, and strong speeches we're
male, fayoring the immediate impeachment
Of the President. Mr.. BoUrwMLs speech
was one Of the strongest and most effective
yet made regarding impeachment In con.
clndiug lie said
| II there be any meaning In tho document just
read, II Is that he will not execute this law al.
though we pass IL by that constitutional two
thirds majority, whicMis the substitute for Exeou-
tive signature, and with which Il is MS mut h n
! law as though he Ind willingly aud freely given
u his assent Now then, | say, once for all, that
n man, who, by tho exercise Of unconstitutional au-
thnrity for twelve months inauguratcd war, rapine
and boodshcd throughout ten or eleven States of
| the Confederacy; man who has declared the
public record that ho will set al naught your laws,
| which declare that no man shall be appointed to
office until be takes the oath prescribed by the
| 0,,ln 81 tslp haa al 10
| thought set aside that law, and appointed men to
| office and given them compensation for their SER
vices, who did not take tho oath, but who, as he
well knew when he appointed them could not take
that oath without adding perjury to the crime that
then rested on their SOULS cannot he freely
trusted with power. do not 90 over the argu-
ments contained In the message. We here
sentinels on the watoh-tower Of freedom. We SEQ
| the principle of liberty assaed throughout the
land. Vainly he appeals to the people to assist
| him In the struggle. The people will stand by
| the constituted aithortios Of the country. But
whether we stand or fall In this contest, It Is our
duty to resist the usurpatiOn OF the Executive To
| be sure, VIC could carry tho country through
| eighteen months longer, possibly. The English
| people might have lived under james the II. The
! American Colonies might have longer rested under
George Ill, but for themselves and posterity they
| demanded the Constitutional rights Of freemen,
| and those rights they secured. We see here an
| Executive usurpatiOn threngh period of twenty.
| four months setting at defiance the laws, and do
| ing acts IL violation OF the constituted authorities
| OF the country, and with all impunty, aud we sit
| here questioning whether we will devote few
| months time to the examination of the grave
charges that have boen made against this offender
against liberty, law and justice and the Constitu-
! ton aud Union While we debate horc popular
! power Is arrested. While we consider. and delay,
precodents are establ shed by which men, not
worse than this man, will find authority for
invading popular rights in other years and other
ages. Our duty, ns We represent history and an
mi Iain In NA
which posterity will make on us, in my Judgment
! Is hore to investigate, fairly fully, faithfully ard
without delay, the charges TINT are made against
The Executive Of the country, and if they be, in the
Judgment of the House, well founded to Arraign
him deliberately but promptly, prosecute the trial
according to tho form Of proceedings, and il, but
by day his Constitutional term is shortened by
tho Judgment OF the Senate, liberty will be pre-
served aud the country saved. Coming ages, and
N ,nknd through centuries will bless that people
aud tho representatives of the people who had cour
age, as they merged from great war, to demand
Justice, to preserve tho Constitution, to protect
liberty, aud to transmit popular rights to other
nations.
Mr. BurLER protested in the name of the
House, against the Executive sandering
the Congress Of the United States, by dc
elaring in au official paper, that a dospotism
had been established by that Congress over
twelve millions of people, moro iutoerable
than could be conceived. lie said
Either that is trne or false. II true, we are un-
worthy our places here. If false, the man who
makes the charges ought not to hold his place a
single hour longer, ! admit that the gentlemen
from Pennsylvania tRaudall) uttered one truth IL
his remarks, and that is that we dare not do our
duty here in that respect with shame and contus
ion of face, for one bow to the truth of that re
mark. The question is, How soon will we be
, ready to do our duty ? How soon will we mee
this man 2 When shall we say to him in the Ian
guage Of the orator of Rome, quousque tdndep
dbWtSre nos'rd pdiien,ia 0ItilinN How long shal
we remain here 10 be charged with enucting lawi
which work despotism on the countryH
Mr.. WILLIAMS of the Judiciary 0ommitte,
i said
There was time when forbearaucc ceased L
: be virtue, and thought that time had come wher
+ it had been widely disseminated through tn
D country that the charges against the Executive
were merely frivolous, that the opinions had toun
utterance on both sides of the House, but thes
who held contrary, opinions were prepared to show
}, when they were allowed, TO the House and the ma
! tion that there was case against the President
l. IL was not for him 10 say what it was. He cOul'
o not do so without q violation OF confidence MS
o member of the Judiciary Committee, but by way 9
protest against tho declarations and insinuation
OF members on his own side OF the House, h
y would say there WAS ease in which all that wa
q, to be found ct tyranny In the annals of the I,
IA dprS ana StuartS had been rehearSed ana reltei
y ated by the Chief Magistrate. There was no cas-
lie in the Parliamentary history Of England whic
Of aggregated as many euormities as we're to
Of found here, and he, for one was prepared to mak
A. the assertion good whenever the House would a
in ford him an opportunity.
=, Mr.. SoHESoK, of Ohio. said the Presder
D. stood as an obstacle to the policy Of Coz
10 gress, The only true remedy was to r.
lit move the obStace and put out of the wa
the President who now stood defying Ii
attempts of Congress to bring about II
peace aud restoration which it was ondea
oring to obtain.
!. Mr.. STEVENS affirmed that impeaohmol
was impossible, because Of recent and po'
erful iuauouoes to prevent it.
re A RESOLUTION was put through the uou'
" before it's Adjournment, on Saturday, dire'
* ing the Judiciary Committee to repo
tN forthwith, the evidence taken on mpoaC