The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-23
TIE DEE TIE ON THE VETO.
THE "11;FIANT" MESSAGE.
SENATE.


MIR: Jc',nsen tAld.) called for tho reading of the
NJ .DnIald.
At Tho conclusion OF tho reading, Mr.. Trnubul
tiO,,s assumed in TINT message, ind, MS | think
indefensiblc positions, might wcll Gull for reply
l think most of tho pos tions nssuned-indeo1
all ol them, 30 fnr 90 wo kiiow-donying tho atI.
thority OF Congfcss to pass this BILL nro fnefensi-
PIC Int ti,sro s a.,indisposit6n In tho Senate to
it be tho pleasure Of tho Senate to vote upon il at
once, shall forcgo any remarks that, under other
circumstances, Should feel inclined to mnko II
y he tho pleasure OF tho sonnto, will not detani
Cries Of Question" from eovoral Senators.
Ihe Chair Then put tho question: ..Shau tho bill
Tho result was rs follows democrats italic; John
crSEis ESS; c4Hsns eG2aa
sun, Grimes, Harlan, Henderson, Howard. b1or-
roy roy, Ransey, loss, sherman Sumner, ,,Tl,ayer,
m,pt9Yn, aap Ts%bu Van Wipklo wado. Wiley, vii
NaYs-Hayara, Backaicio, Daois, Hendricks,
johnson, PA1TEIssoN (TcnnD--G. {, lei
Gorbitl ;DIx9S, DooIlrrlE, Drake, Forry, GUth,ie,
Howe, Morrill, tyt.l Morton, NoRros, ,Sawsbuy,
SrTfHSaGS Gsr seMa6t %as sass liz biz having boon
passed. over Tho veto by yoto of tyyothirls Of
each House, waB law. E.' I'r
Tho reading of tho yoto mcssnro having beop
concluded, tho Speaker stated THAI tho objections
Of tho President would DO entered at length on tho
Air. Stevens lKep., Pal roeo and said that hc
wns disposed to hnIo the vote on tho question nt
ONCE. Lie WAS not aware thnt thoro Was any diHpo-
sttion to discuss il, md presumed tho House was
prepared to vote Oh tho arguments of tho Prcsi-
dent. II ,hero was any such desire, no did not
know but 10y momonts might bo worry woll spont
cd OH tho Republican sido for tho voto TO DO taken
et opoe.l Mr.. Stevens said ho preferred that tho
previous question should be callcd-lA voice,
Take tho vote, land that tho bill bo sent to tho
SO oiato, and passed, 80 that mombcrs could 20
homo, md leave tho Judiciary Committee behind
TO to pSriofm per- rs dn'Y diligently FOR tho impeachment
ironically, and caused some laughter.
; Nh. Boutwell, tlscp., Mass.) asked hIr. Stevens
GS M 1qI 10 sdrSs5sa @ ~ Tho stHESas cOps
this message is 80 extraordinary in somo of its
declnrations that i ought not TO go to the country
and the world without some declaration Of tho cf-
fcct which IL hus on at least ono mind here IL
Gomyincos mo, indeed, Of that Of which Ind but
little doubt before that there is no rolief for this
OF that man, lns rested on IL 0SO
GOO OF people, and which has boon only temporarily
removed ny the measures against which he,. in his
hat great power Which resides in this House, anlis
nowhere else, and for tho neglectto exercise which
tho people Of this country will hold us to account,
md postoritS, which willnot bo intimdnted ly the
fears that scent to control us, If hcstatot to ar
:ay this man for the crimes Of which he Is accuscd
hei5ro lhe country, aud, in my Judgment, guilty;
Constitution which gives tho power OF impcaol-
to this House is aud forever to bo doad pro-,
VISION This Pres don't Of tho United Sta tcs in this
authority Of the UnIed States, while tho obliga-
ton rests me to sec that all tho laws are faith
fully exccntcd;d oIn mover willingly surrender that
that sentence lc speaks of tho law which ho now
opposes, anu tho law of March 23d last, which
consrcss passed over his veto, and ,nado the su-
never willingly surrender tho 'au hority OF tho
Chief Executive of tho country it resting on him
TO- SEQ that oil the laws arc faithfully executed,
The supreme law, binding on him, aud that he will
SET at defiance those nets OF tho Congress Of tho
United Statos, nnd got ht deiinnce this bill which
Two Houses to mako il tho law or tho land. Tho
GSnst%d9n M aH RsaO drty e SS thqt tho
rogdtivc, declares to bc law, is n law t. him, aa
we'll as to tbs, humblest citizen OF the Republic,
otherwise. lie has taken an oath to support tho.
Constitution OF the United States, tho loading
provision 81 winch iss thht tho tPreaidont shall
see that tho laws nre faithfully executed, If
there be my meaning in tho document just read,
1t s that ho will not execute this law, although wo
pass i! by TINT Constitutional two:thirs maturity
and with which il is as much a Law as though ho
had willingly und freely given it. his assent Now,
then, say, oico for nil; that ~ man whp, by tho
exercise OF Unconstitutional authority for twelve
tunnths inaiguratcl war, and rapuo, md blood
shod throughout ten TOR eleven states of tho Con-
fcderacy-a man;who has dorlaIcd: on tho public
declares that man sliali ,be appointed to Office
until ho takes THO oath prescribed by tho statute!
of 1s62.who has deliberately, on forothought, in
to aee sn exes a a hss9 Sr s
services, who did not tako that oath, but who, ss
he vol knew, when he appointed them, could
%S erin ero S thas then rested on thRef hRifay Souls
cannot bo freely ihtr1,stcd with power I do
not go over tho arguments containcd in tho
toWsrs Of Freedom '1 No % SEQ tho principle % o Sf'H of b
crly nssailcd throughout the land. yninly ho ap-
pSals to the people TO assist him p tho struggle.
ties Of tho country. but whether we stand or
al in this contest it il duty to resist tho nsur-
pations OF tho, Executive. TO bo suro wo could
ger, possibly. @.fho Rnssiish people might hsvo
lived under James Ii.-tho American colonies
might, have longer rested under George Ill, but
for themselves and their posterity thoy demanded
rights they secured. Wo 500 hero on executive
usurpation through n period Of twonty: four
neis ii uatas sis = a aaSS soaste sS T 1aa aS1
tho country, aud oil with impunity, and wo aot
hero questioning whether We will devote few
months tnC to Tho examination Of tho grave
against libarty and law, and Justice, and the Com
sitution, and the Union, While wo debate hero
popular is 5SGrS,sed while co9hidsr
which men not worse than this man will find au-
thority for invading popular rights In otlor years
ind other nges. Our duty as wo represent his
tory and ancestry .ouF duty, as we contemplate
tho demands which postority will mako on ,is, in
my judgment, is here to investigate fairly, fully,
fat fully, md without delay, tho charges that arc
made against tho Executive OF tho country, and II
thcy be in the judgment. 'ot. the House,; well
founded, 10 nrraign him deliberately, but prompt
Gpropses y @ but gay e
tional torn DO shortened by tho Judgment OF tho
Senate, liberty will be preserved, and tho country
through coming ages, and mankind though con-
turics, will bless that people and tho representa-
tiyos Of that peopio who had tho courage, as theY
merged from a grent wnr, TO doniand justine, 10
preserve tho Constitution, 70 protect liberty, and
Mr.. Handall iDem., Pa.) would like tho chance
to moot tho ir,poaohers before tho people. lie
should like to meet them face TO fae0 right in the
cncny's camp. Ho asserted that thoy did no.
mean TO impeach tho President; they did not dare
to do it. What had tho President done tnaL hc
should b, imhoaohod2 Had ho not boon honest,
faithful diligent and correct in evofy particular
Lot them, thon, II they daro, attempt TO impea,f
the President.
hIr. Butlor tRep., Mass.)-I would not ask the
our primary duty, il tho message ,wiuch wo hnYt
just heard did not scom TO mo % roqairo single
| remark or tyo first. upon It's tono, and second az
| TO sonio assertions of fact. do not propose Il
ueal with tho arguments in tho message, but dC
protest, in tho namo OF tho people, and in tht
namo Of tho House OF Representatives., agains
tho Executive slanderng tho Congress O
| tho United Statos by declaring TO Il,
in an official paper that wo havn put upor
12 900 Oo1 OF tho noople Of tho country despotsn
han 0ro hpr,,a f,a In