Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-12-28

From tha AhH-slaFery StahaaTu
There can be no doubt, j"dg ing from the
record, ,tha, a majority Of the loyal psoplsof
these s,.,es, a majority Of the republican
party, and a majority Of the house Of rsrrs.
sen,alives, consider Andrew Johnsn guilt,
e high crimss and misde meanors and T.
sesves u be impeacted. Tho tone Of The
press fer = year past, the action Of congress
itself, and its Two extraordinary sess:oas,
ca" he explained on no other hypc.he'i,.-
A loyal c. ngress has been engaged in a two
.nde.vored to strip him Of on, power afer
another. Is whole legislation il ~ .vo~ed
etf,r, 10 cripple an enemy. Law after Law
has been passed for hi. purro.. over hi.
veto. Congress has sh wed By lie whole &C
ton tina, it |, Ok, d on the presiden. - 20
nuch Of an antagonist thAt he could not b,
trusted with the nsus powers nf his flee.
All ihe,e attempts to cripple him. ta.
pr-sIdr.t has con,cin p:uo.sly trodden under
foot 50 lar as his acton j. concerned Que
naif Of the mos, important legislation " tho
seth and 4Oth eoner's~ss has been. waste
taper Of no more practiou! importance than
he resolutions Of aay other debating lclub.
To crown the whole, ia the message ~hi h
opens The preset! session, tho pr-sidrn. he's
and threatened f.,eiole rssis!a.ce il darvu
to proceed.
For two y.ars congress has been leeis'a-
ting with al unan'mi'y ne'e r before equsled,
on The mos. vital subjects; -nac,ing i,s laws
over the executive veto. A these laws Il Q
president d,sobeys, sni gives contsmp 'usu.
notice that he shall continue to disobey.
Now, either there worthy gentlemen. who
! har haA
in ch,ld's pay, or the presidsn, has comm,
ted grave crimes. The record is made up.
No fine spun theories or brave wnrds in =
IN nori.y repor, can alter it. No more dis
the. lines OF hostile array ever divided the
eamrs OF Grant and Lee than th"se which
have, avowedly, run brtwten congress aud
The whi,e house. 1t is TOO late IN The day
for members to ignore she:s, ard try thu. to
ccrc.a. t.eit t>les.. Ths, armed tor Ln,.is.
en- cred the lets, summoned the nation &c
| watch them, and now skulk out Of the 6.l.
| Sir" snid tho 6erces, Of Munohauseus, en-
t.rlns III editors osiic. II see your jcurrs Al
| OF this morning dsnounces me as a thief and
| liar" Il. does, sir ba, have you to say?'
was the reply. Il have to cay, sir, that
wish you good morning" That nan mus,
have written tho minority report
No congress was ever more distinctly
! elected 10 mould u tariff or settle u foreig,
complication than the 40.h cnngres- WAS
elected TO impesch johnson. Tho Ssh aud
33,h congresses were no more chosen with
the understanding lha, the war was to be
carried 90. than this one WAS to inpcach
Andrew Johnson. |, ha, betrayed is rus,
|. has sold out in the hopes 10 buy an empty
triumph for ,he republican name. Congress
has surrendered to the PRECEDENT. p1oel'im
IN. shat i, is afraid 10 en!,r tho Ee;> with
him. Convinced tina, hs is guilty and de-
| serves i'm pexchmen, il refuses TO impesch,
on the ground ;hA, job, son is 100 strong for
the republican party. The Indian dreams
'hn. the strength ard courage Of his sic,im
pass !n., HE own heart and blood. On The
same principle q conteup:ih,s conQueror
makes hts dupss -ante u p,sbls. "Nhere q
monkey is the COD, VIA, must DO III"
p7ies.s?" If the lacky who blooaed on.
Into o democrat Only after long and frui:es.
Efforts to make tho s.ave-dr,vers admit blu.
into their socie,y-if the drunkard OF h. 4;h
of March .he ,idculou, sw'nger round the
circle tho bloody mobocras Of New Os.esnr
the foul u.oa!t ed demagogue Feb. ~
-,bs shameless pardon broker--the a'p
Van Wrinkle Who xskes up in 1867 10 palm
oil npoa us. for - message. some OF the un.
used ia,nu.cr, ri 0. Pierce or Buchanan
If the coxcomh whose whole in,el,et .ua
force consists OF a pre- udice which the blood
Of n hundred hghts has washed out Of every
honorable soul--if the second hand rebe
who undertakes TO swsgRer Ia Davis east
off clo.hes-if this is the eonqueror, how
shall We i.ly describe tho ,hres-score repab.
!icsn Master Shsllows aud Andrew Aguc.
cheeks who disgrace the shameless consis-
sepcy Of their democratic brothers in The
rebel leo Of the late vots7 Mr. Senate,
Wilson is fond Of asserting thai ceugrsss il
far aheaa OF the people. We have here,o.
fore regarded this asssr.:on A. one q! tbs
pleasant tales wtsrewish that gentleman il
w"nt to amuse tho psopi. ill battle IL los'
and then inform saen that lie vas aware
all tn. while of the complete def at, bu'
kno~ing Of ne heart except his own s.ou,
enough 10 bear tho i'll nsws, kindly rbore
to prophecy the evil day. But n"w We alop
Mr. Wilson's view heartily. Congress il
indeed far ahead Of tie people in it's read
ness TO surreld~r..
| "Wha. drugs what charms.
What oh;uratiois, anu what mighty me- Sic
wro.sh t Ills astounding readiness, only lime
will reveal. Oar old Professor Of logic used
10 teach US never to ssak for any extraordi
nary cause If al ordinary one would suffice
to explain . result One need not, there
fore. suspect brihes, executive patronage
,.r tho rtrignes Of presidential candidates
which are, Of conrse, extraordinary aud un
usual apr ,ri,ions in congress halls. It il
sufficient 10 remsuber that TO expec: high
constitutional, courage Of the republican part,
would DO a. ahsura.as to try to ':move dish
Of skinned milk with an honorable action.
WENDELL PHILLips.