Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-12

-. - RICSTA RDxON, Editor.
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=. annette nna Impeachment.
TIA Gasstte has sufficiently recovered
r-o,o IN. shock made by the vote on In
in Congress, TO tell its readers
!, ~ ,,o., is the outrage perpctFated by
he majority of that BODY in refusing 70
b,,l Andrew Johnson from tae Pfesiden-
~ 10 ,ho station OF private citizen. ~
,-.,,a bavs spoken socaer, but in the nag
,.,,m;,v of, forbearancc.i it has patiently
.,,.a for such developments A. would JUS
,;fv in somc good degree the action Il cen
- Herein has Congress shown itself
soubly r.cresnt for after deliberately tof
:, the Gazette says With Indecent haste -
,.f.,;ng to charge the President With the
rommis.iOn Of high crimes and misdsmsao'
or. q required by the Gazette, that august
and patriotic body has actually treated the
Ga.ss,e with indifference and neglect IN not
considering the patience With which u has
waited for the several days past, ana IN
no, making "such developments" - would
have excused or justified their main dcre-
ur,;on. n other words, after Congress
h,. had tho benefit Of the wise cOunse's Ct
the 1ssdts for a.yesr past, during which
tine they have been daily lectured and
,,.,,uc,sd in their duty - to
;mseachmcn., and told in positive
and unmistakab!e language that
tho presiden, ras . traitor that hs ras
guilty Of high crimes and misdsmcanors.
,hs same Congress came together, and IN
the most summary manner and indecent
haste say, by decided vote. that the P'es'-
den, ia net . traitor, and 10 not guilty Of
high crimes aud m,sdernesnors and then
Indirectly saw to the Gazsste that Il has oil
this time beel suffering from an stesck o.
nighs-nare, or some sort Of delusion on this
subject Il impeachment. It Is Sad indeed.
10 have the services Of faithful sentinel on
the watch tower Of loyalty and patriotism
thus reqaited by the very men Who were
elected and sent TO Congress through the
efficient and necessary support Of the sen
tine; aforesaid. When ali this il rstpem.
bsred our readers viii agree with US that
our ncighbor is perfectly justified fo'
breaking forth in the following hsart-rend
ing cry Of disappointment and anguish
"The House of Representatives has mis-
crAbly disappointed the just expectation
OF iss constituents, and this not only in tn
fact of refusing to impcach tho President
but also in the manner Of refusal
Verify il would seem that the perfdy o
this Congress 10 the matter Of impcseh
ment leaves but little ground TO expect IN
tegrity in man In the aggregate. But VI
beg our neighbor, whom he is about to de
spair, to take consolation in the fact tina
Congress DID pass the reconstruetion acts
and did undertake by d:sgraccfu' legisla
tion 20 humiliate the Executive Of tho ia
ton by stripping him of all his constitu
sional powers and reducing him to the pc
siiion of spy and informer before tn
naacns Of tn, earth that Congress, com
posed almost wholly Of representatives o
the Republican party, whose boast is ,hA
in, aparty of moral reform aud insell
gencc. iil hy military power take from tn
intelligent people Of the South all politica
power, and confer II upon the ignorant, Dc
graded negro population, and empowe
them 10 make State constitutions for III
Southern leoplc to live under for years L
come, and sen, there the most degraded On,
nhandonc man Of their party in the Mort
as einissaries to fcrment riots and blood
shed between tho whites and blacks. an
=, far As possible demonize and brutaliz
tao blacks 10y inccndiary appeals to III
worst passions. in order that constitution
may be fastened npon the people. securin
the ascendancy Of the Republican party +,
all tiu,c. il possible and called their DEVILS
work demonstrating FREQ government
anil guaranteeing these States republica
forms OF government. II these reflection
afford our neighbor no comfort, We ask tbs
he rail no longer against Congress bu
against the people who voted ct the 10,
elections. aud told Congress, which hs
shown willingness 80 do any amount. 4,
gree or kind Of part,zAn legislation, tbs
they would no longer submit to such icg
lssion, and il the members Of that bod
would retain their seals in II. they must Z
trace their steps and respect the Limitation
imposed upon their powers by the Constit'
ton. Besides il seems to rs the Gaset
Il premature in going into grief over Il
frs, failure Of lie party 20 do mean. par,
ran. illegal, unconstitutional act when =
opportunity has offered Iii will wait p
ticn,ly, il will have the satisfaction Of r
ccriing many acts perpetrsted BY ID
Congress for parsizAn purposes p obatl
not SO many as p,or Congresses. for Il
reason that this Congress is .cgisla;ing vi
der = threatened notice to quit, and vi
probably read election returns under, an
insly.