The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-07
Suspension of the President.

IIOHt UtC UOflU
;. we will thank some one who holds the oppo.
site view TO show wherein and how Mr. Madison
erred IN supposing that the House in decidlno
10 lmpeach President, can suspend him il sus.
pected. And so OF the Vice. e.President II an
impeached President still retains all the powers
incident to his station, how came MIR. Madison
just fresh from framing the Federal Constitu-
tOn-to blunder as above ?"-Iribune
The very morning on which this challenge
appeared in the Tribune, the WorJd contained
luminous coherent, and exhaustive exposition
OF the views of Mr.. Madison on the point in
question, from the pen of one of the 1ipestsand
most constitutional lawyers in the country, au-
elticated by his well-known initials. Mr.
Curtis exposition was buttressed by massive
documentary evidence, so pertinent, so solid, so
well applied, so conclusive, as to set at rest not
only the question of Mr., Madison,s individual
opinion, bat the intention of the trainers of the
Constitution. We had right to expect that
the Tribune, after such challenge as that
quoted above, would let its readers see the
eyloence 1t had called for. IT that journal is
eulted with an honest desire to put It's
readers in possession of the truth WHY
IS IT so habitually shy OF opposing arguments
IL Is true that a fair summary of Mr. Curtis
communication would make the presump-
Cuous air OF confidence with which the
1r!Cune plants itself ON untenable positions
seem cheap and ridiculous: for before assum-
ing tnat the quotation from Elliot indubitably
expressed Mr. Madlsons views, und mounting
upon II to brandish shlllalah the Tribune
OWeu IL 10 the reputation OF its editor as his.
ioIIah 70 investigate the subject. Ii he can
puuu WIN such a confident aIr or defiance on a
nssuhdeIstood s fragment broken from the edges
ru @ @heIs OF subject, what trust can his
Iea9eIs nave that he ever investigates ANYTHING
WIN care! And when, after the truth which
nth nG negIeets 10 find is pointed out to him by
Sa oynont e IGNORES ana conceals it, how can
tbinlt APTSo. P1T any ctedlt for candor Or does he
H sH'nH tnat assuming the character of histO-
that Yirtue2 -S'i0" W Pi"0'i7o
a. IN me present case the subject is important,
9 we evidence striking and solid, and the writer
OF such standiug that IT would he nrano- tarons
i 10 any edltor OF newspaper 10 affect 10 treat
Nm nm WIN dlsdain, II his argument was lone
commentary proofs were OF such moderate
rod TOnl pass Ihat their reproduction would have
required little space No evcusa consistent
M MIN ialr dealing can be imagined for their sue.
That the Constitution does not antborize the
tIlal, Is evident on the mere readin9 oS he nro-
6ot 9ltiae a Lela,.lhg 10 impeachment That prece-
proceedUa ss Me as authority is wanting for such
lmpeachments that have ever 49,, u az dor Se
l' rne government; for though there has been a
hhulhoer OF lmpeachments, no imneon%ed ofIicer
anthoritv To- 10 suspended during his trial That
Su..IhoIlSy 10 suspend is not onfv not Contained
III the Constitution, but was d,iI uo1 it
GST SIt oi d IT, kept out Of it on iu consSeration
authentic record that sucb proved Dy the
offered was debated, and was yoteS o9osOn d on hy was
large majority No evidence of which 61 snbiset sn
more Completely convino UaG could possibly be
Wbelmingly unansweraole and w more oEglo W
following Quotation from Madison,s oSR ronoTt
superfuous;- Oil other proofs
Mr.. Gouverneur Morris moved.- Hutledge anu
That persons tmpeached be ra,,
MIR. Madison--rhe President Ss acquitted
dependent already on the Legisiatura h9, tSe no
power OF one branch to try him in conSoD Dy @ Wy
OF an Impeachment by the other TIL iuouSo H
mediate suspension will put him In the 6r ~ LEI
OF one branch only. They can at any 'r,S power