Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-25
TERMS OF WEEKLY.

publican party-dgdtHSt the Impeachment /
of the president, as not only uEwise but
unwarrsnted.
The Albany EUeniag Journal a
strongly radical paper, observing the
dangerous, headlong tendency of Mr..
STEVENS in his leadership in the ma
tionaI legislature, says, with considerable
force
&" But in recognizing the existing pre- |
rogative of congress, the people did not |
intend to confer power upon 1t to re-
model the government, reconstruct al
the states Of the union, or revOlUuOnlZe |
fine system upon which it has thus far |
been maintained. If Thad. Stevens and |
his followers thus interpret the decision
of the late elections, it will not take them |
long to discover that they have made |
supreme mistake"
The Providence (R. l. Journal, edited |
bv radical United States senator, Mr.. |
AHrHoNY, in an able editorial, says:
Very few of our exchanges express
anything but disapproval OF the I'M
peachment movement. Many pronounce
il wholly uncalled for, and all, or uearly
all. condemn il as ineXpedient. Il Is
worthy Of notice, however, that the dis
cussion OF the subject by the press, as
well as the initiatOry proceedings in the
house Of representatives, appears 10 take
! for granted the idea that the great pro
visions Of Impeachment in cur lnstltu-
| tions is, after all, little else than mere
/ Dolitical instrument-a cOntTivanCe for
getting rid Of an officer, especially pres
! ident, with whom congress may have
/ become dissatisfied. The hORg, OF repre-
! sentatives, according TO this theory, II II
! chances not TO like the occupant OF Inc
presidential chair, may at any time ap-
point q committee, and put ii on the
scent Of the administration, or OF the
/ personal doings Of the president, till il
/ finds something that looks like msltea-
/ sance or misdemeauOr, and then, II the
/ senate is willing 10 cooperate, proceed
to remove him from office and put an
other man in.
p" How lttle is there in all this that
! corresponds to the solemnity which
| should invest the proceedings OF the
grand inquest of the nation, as the house
! of REPRESENTATIVES becomes when II ac-
cuses a public officer Of high crimes ana
! misdemeanoTs. It seems 10 be matter
dependent on views of party eXpedieney,
to he urged forward by party leaders aud
TO be determined in eaucuses, like other
matters Of party tactics.
Such a prerogstive is most likely to
| be prostituted and perverted when en-
ployed by a triumphant party IN power,
/ flushed with recent victory in popular
election. and bent on the overthrow of
an opponent whom it despises and hates
| Should another example OF this sort be
presented, or even approached IN the
| proceeding which has been tegun, II H.
not Mr. johnson alone who viii be dis
graced, but the presidential office and
the government OF the United states ana
the whole American people.
The Chicago Post, radical, a bitter op-
ponent Of the president, says:
1--WE are not among the number who
have deemed it the part of wisdom TO
undertake an impeachment Of President
johnson at the present Juneture.
ain fine, then, if Andrew johnson Is
to be impeached in accordance with the
forms Of law in order to vindicate great
principle, and in order that the might
and majesty Of the popular will may be
ever after respected by the servants OF
the people, the discipline cannot be ad-
ministered too soon. But let the day be
far removed when the republican party
shall undertake so dirty work as TO
depose a president who Will not confer
upon them his patronage, simply to put
in his place another man who Will The
recent elections have demonstrated that
il is not offices the people are alter, but
principles"
The Troy N. " Times (radical) de-
nounces impeachment in the following
business-like way:
d" Nearly every republican newspaper
{ md fnffman
Guiding the radical Trib,me-earnestly
opposes the Ashley movement for the
impeachment of the president. In the
first place il il ill-timed. Sufficient evil
dence of criminality has not been devel-
oped to satisfy the public mind thst the
president should be impeached. In the
second place, its agitation is damaging
70 the country. Business affairs are 10
an unsettled condition, and,Our finances
are peculiarly sensitive to changes. In
the third place, the extreme measure
should not be entered upon IN spirit OF
q partisanship. Intentional crime should
be SO apparent that honest citizens OF all
parties would approve the proceeding.
. In the fourth place, it should not be un-
dertaken except under the pressure OF
extreme national danger from executive
crimes and usurpations.
y "The exieencies do not EXIT to war.
rant the Impeachment measure. The
peOple do not approve il. We trust there
i the GOOD republican Judgment in con
gress 10 defeat this hot headed and III
Z advised attempt. There Is other and i'm
\ portant business demanding the prompt
attention Of our national legislature, and
that should now occupy its time ant
hest efforts"
The Newburgh New York. Times, 4
' flendish radical paper, utters eight ol
nine Infamous falsehoods upon which Il
base the following dissent TO the actor
, Of congress:
"The dominant party in congress have
undoubtedly the authority and power L
huFl him from his position on any one q
all of these charges. But the country j
,e not in favor Of an Impeachment. TIT
p people do not believe that the game j
u worth the powder. They DO not care t.
make a political martyr OF Mr.. johnson
2 ! They ere averse to further turmoil ans
excitement when they can accomplish
their aims through peaceable delay. Al
impeachment trial would doubtless dra}
J, along for months, and keep the cOuntr!
- in an unhealthy commotion. The i'm
'- peachment Of president is most grav
.s matter, and should be resOrted to onl,
in the most extreme cases. No prece
y dent of the kind should be established s.
long as there is any other way open
Re Such, undoubtedly, are the views OF n
great mass Of the people
The Oswego IL. y AdUertjser an
Times, after making an undignified an
- untrathful general charge upon III
president about his public acts, conclude
thHs:
Is whatever way else this measure,
Is persisted in, would result, We think can
didly it would make a sure and shor
ID path for the republican E'rty to walk in
IRON a large and suppOk ng majority, a
d. they now have, TO a weak and helples
minority. The reference Mr.. Ashley
r. resolutions have had is right, and, IN
deed, the resolutions OF inquiry into Nj
Johnson's public acts can do no harm
er but having once examined into them
and if necessary exposed their basene
30 to the people, there let them rest.p
or The jackson Mich Citisen, q rabi
l.. republican paper, says on Impeachment
awe are not among those who w0ul
advise a resort to such strong measur
N, 10 right the evils under which the coUu
try now labOrs. II would b
ID a sad commentary on the country tha
10 Inc republic found it necessary TO in
Deaeh its chief magistrate, and woul
oive our government an unstable name
We trust congress will not resort to sue
q severe measure
The New York TINES, whose editor