The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-12-04
VIEWS OF. .MEssRs. NJ RsHAlL AND Ell.
EfAi1 a DRIDGE li4l ISL l.s l..ts..5

The Ilntlersignrd. agreeing WIN our as.
soeiatesot the s,hinotity OF the committee
~ thrir.siews Of The law. and il, The con
clusi"ns that the evidence before the c,,in
mrtre presents no. case for the impeach.
inent OF tue President. might, ii lhry had
stopped there, been c"nteht simply 10 have
Joined IN the report which thes have sub.
mitird bui, "a they. AS well as the major.
~. have ieh il their duty To 20 ihrther and
expires. their censure and cendemn4 4lirn II
the President, we, feel that il IS due to our.
selves, aud 10 The position We occups. II
presen,. as brietiyas possible. a Few addi
unnal remarks lur the constellation, oi THE
hpuse and Of the country. Hasins dtier!
snine'l thai.the evidence does MOI allow iha,
the Prrsiient has been guilty II any sct or
srInie Zoe which. under oar eonsfitutiod
aud laws. he can. Or ought 10 be-. imprach.
Ell. this conclusion. ss II seems 10 Us. is
the drirfmlnstion ri the whole question
submitted bv the House 10 The committee.
II Is the roninl ssinn bv The President of
an Improbable offence only thar can sub
jeci hiH 60 uur official Jurisdiction. ur jus
ltiY ~ - a c1nmlllee Di tHr House al Rep.
rrseniat,es. or. even lie House itself, as
such. 70 challenging hls .iiicIal acts A.
the rrp'Ts Of The majority does no, charse
ihe Prrsilsm With ans act rreosnized bs
any stature nr law 81 me lani i. Crime nr
nils'lciaraaor. We can but regard he charg~>
Pfeie rtia palitleal ~ partisan demon
stra.inn, tented and intend. i IL bring him
into od,aiD aud esniempt among he people.
as an unjustifianle attempt 10 rxcIir ihrsf
suspicious. . Spargsrs rocts ia rulgnn an
oigun" Neeui,rdy Lruy The rghi III the
coalailter. or aay mrmbrr ihrfeaf, a. sheh.
TO do hs A. citizens. A. politicians. We
crlileiss. hhd iault wuh. an,i candrma the
entire administration oi the President: bot
A. committee Of ihi. ilunsr, CONSIDERING
ihc charge retrurd lpn--as members 81
Congress aelirs nllic,slls I've have nosaeh
riga,, pps =. cr Jurisdiction
Ih- Executive y our o. the eonr,inate
departments ~ this 6nve nmcni. invested
Min certain dehned constitutional paNers
aud Iretaaait,es, over winch the iegisla-
iise A,s n,control. and with the consii,u!
uoaa exercise al which the lcglslatiss de.
pArtnrut Aas n0 rlgAi "a inirrlere. Thr
orsiaal -nurcc oi ali Executive aud legi.-
latne P""rr = lhe same e--,he people ne
warrant sn'l measure 81 lbrse possrs The
same The Constitution. In his con.i,tu,
,ioiai aEi J glsiliisc sphere ii the exer.
cl,e sol cun,iuct ol hisdcpsrlment, the Pre-.
sldsnt i 4. Tree 10 act and - independent
a. The Congress, While acting within the
bounds prescribed lnr il bY the cnn.tiiu.
,ion. lie y ~ tnUre seconniable or re-.
plnslblc TO Cung,es. Than Congress j. TO-
him. Cungrss has no more aulharlts II.
censsrr aud candemn ham than he has 10
c-aaare amt condemn Congress. Ills dis
ciellan exercised within the bounds 81 the
Constitution u ~ moro snbIcc I, the
snimadyersion or reprnnl nf Congress than
arc The constitutional aud discretionary
.ct. u Congress 10 his. Neither Congress
az The President has any posers or aulhuri-
" mt derived frnm and lound ~ the Con.
,utution. Thc only question With reie-
renee 70 which the committee were aulhu.
riLth ~ inquire was whether the charges
against the President were true. and CON.
siitutcd an ullrnce cr offences suhieciing
him 10 impeachment. Certainly. 10 this j.
not the only question referred 70 the cnm.
mtlcr. Il i the only one which the com.
mlttre rs sueh has Investigated. The poll.
teal propricty nf the acts ul the President
has not Iur one moment engaged the al,en.
lion ~ The comlnltiee.
We most certainly. having no other mo.
i've ~ interest than to serve our country
and 40 our duty 10 the matter referred %
us. have never once. IN the taking Of testi.
mony or the examination Of witnesses. sup
posed that any question ether than the IN.
parchment was properly before ns The
Impeachment of The President. the chief %.
heer Of ,hisgrest Repabllc. ,he bare inqoi.
~. with d view 10 ascertain whether he
had committed any offence Tor which he