New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-20

secretary of the Treasury, speech delivered
Congress the lawmakers OF the country as q set OF
thinkers He (Schenck had sometimes been inclined to
moi "a doubt of it, nterposed MI ROSS Diem I'D
Mr.. ECHENCK proceeded without needing the remark
Congress passed law after another IN its effort to
carry out system OF the Rebel States and
those laws had been rendered nugatory had been IN
effect. stricken down and made imperative ny the host
iy TO them Congress- and 10 the p0cy OF Congress on
the part OF the Executive The President stood now as
an obstacle in the pathway he tScneneh{ iau hsId DC
fore and repeated that all attempts by acts Oh egls
laton were almost as nothing while Ihat 9pstaee re-
manned and that though gentlemen nsft oi IN 10 ng
little canals around, 10 burrow under H. OF 10 cmD
IT, IL was al unavaing The only true remedy was
70 remove the obstacle To PuI o pida,t ~ the
degrade from his Office the ffeslueut VI tne
try and the world defying the attempts
OF Congress TO bring about that peace anu mn St
He did not know what proofs may have been produced
before the Judiciary Committee p ne uu hu1m Ina ina
there spread on the public journals OF the county
IN the shape OF documents TO when Tue a ,t VI NM
President ATTACHED enough Of history 10 satsy nm
that the President had assumed position Oh hos 10
coordinate branch of the Government, anu 10 tne
proper of the country which amounted 70 great
political crime for which he nught properly be DouYh
10 trial and if Congress was true to its duty ueglaueu
Mr.. STEVENS CRep., Pa said: i agree precisely with
the eloquent speech my amabe colleague across the
way (Randa ny that cannot impeach the President OF
the United states But say 70 our friends this side
The result of my motion the other day clearly dis
closed that and without attempting 10 make disclosures
undertake to say that there are agencies at work
: there are Invisible powers at work in this country
which VIII prevent the impeachment OF the President
have taken pains 10 understand the composition OF
the House and the composition OF the senate ana am
quite certain that there are enough OF persons IN the
House hrsstO prevent the presentation OF articles Ol I'M
peachme ana secondly that there are enough persons
IN the Senate, if articles or Impeachment were voted, to
prevent the conviction OF the president 30 that Ieped
any attempt mpeach the President will be vain ana
futile. II is impossible to pierce the party which sur
rounds the White House The PresldGnt starts Dy assert
ing IN his message what, If true would support al the
rest OF his argument lie says the Constitution OF inc
United states theoretically operative IN the conquered
provinces OF the South If that was true then all we nave
done here is rank usuration deny mat tue COnsutu-
ton Is either theoretically actually IN operation IN any
OF these states am sorry to say that not all our states
profound as they are and that not al oIour Judges
learned Is they are nor even ihe nshst aihons tni
seem to have looked sufficiently 10 the bottom OF the law
OF ,nations to understand the true condition OF a
conquered people And YET shght exa a t
Of page OF GTotus OF hall page or hall lecture OF
Rutherford page Vatte and less than that
OF the last, and best ana tersst OF
Wldman-w convince every man that the true position
Of the late Confederate staes Is that OF conquered tef
tury of the United States That being admitted an the
resi- reconstruction IS easy 40 any OF the problems Of
Euclid Many OF our people nave relied on blackstone
and Wheaton and other ancient and modern publclsts
and have become familiar with them, while the occupant
ness Du one much calculated 20 instruct and adOrn
that rld 81 the human frame Therefore sir, make
Gentleman. / move the previous question. -
Mcssrs. WILSON Rep. Iowa. aud PRUlN Dem n
Mr. SiEVENs consented to do So and yielded first to
Mr PHI w. who said agree with the gentleman IRON
Pcnu-y vaua to those first principles winch lie ~ the
foundation the national law TO which he has referred
and that the authors ne has named are authorities which
cannot be- dsregaTded here, hut whose opinions
aud views are conclusive on the question before before
that law 10 the before 20. The gentleman rom
prnu.tauis Inn the Thirty eighth Congress announced
what considered 10 be, aud what the country eonsid
rrror1tiou of hockade 80 called the war had become
aiwar between nations and bencefOrth was struggle
between two great parties and that the conqerng party
had right 10 do with the conquered what ~ pie9set
That Was the face Of the solemn proclamation OF both
niC, d rcced n. Pf siter he hist battle Of BUN
pun FfIG a
ackpovlo,irug All the rights OF the States and de-
riaflug that soon m the struggle terminated;
terminate might these states were to be restored
to ther relations o the Union. The facts Of the
heretofore do not bear inference which the gentle
man from Pcun-J Ianu endeaVOrs 10 give, tht very
s0ind l a. vhch ne has referred but on the contrary
places co., m position IN which We have said 10 the world
that those principles of law do not amply, ana an moi
apply 10 tue struggle IN which the North was engaged
with the south A. the gentleman nom Massachusetts
who htst spoke tAlr Boutwell, We an know thhl ms
suhiect 81 Impeachment has become so thoroughly
Embedded hi mind that Oh NO occasion does ne Ia4
fn present 10 10 the House. We are here
under the Constitution. and declare whether notwitl
standing the which the President ha' assigned
against the passage Of the bil " snail become aN' IN
stead discussing that question. the gentleman rom
Massachusetts M, honOrcd rs with the reason why thc
he attempted 10 draw rom The Language o. the mess ss
dent tell after lac has declared That TINS s !, au ou
rage on the Constitution, ana violation oil me sisai
principle, of English liberty What does he tel Eou
Who're dos he appcaf he SAYS ne app a' 10 ' Da,lo
boa j, the gentleman from Mis,ich usetts aliad OF
that lie well may be, as II WI soon ttn StoIa an1
Drrsvc laughter the Republican side OF the House
Part of the speech Of the gentleman would be very wei
pa political eIectionetIlnE Ioo, ~" ,, ~ on,i,,
have b. "a very well IN the year of the iFech eEouuo
ANYTHING OF constitutional liberty Jeff that gentleman
occupying the position he does and under such efcnm
stances. prOmulgatc aud urge such Vlews- . -,
ME iiu Of the Speakers hammer here Indicated the
close ~ the five minutes allowed TO MI PruyI ,...
NJ WILSON fof Iowa. said-i did not intend Ia occupy
ON, moment of the time Of the House on TINS question:
until 8, seemed 10 be rendered nstt-.ay ~ te
~ the Judiciary Committee u5uii't ana MlhinSJ anu n
some OF the which have fallen from the Dps OF the
gentleman from Pcnusy vana Stevens VIII mol pre-
tend 10 be rOguLant with an tc lave dnd All TIE history
of England and it may bc that do not understand me
rtiDl "a FULLY a, nv learned colleague Williams lie
has asserted that hc knows all and when man knows
fit be knows All that he can know. lie has given us
h. opinion IN this do not intend TO enter upon
the discussion OF the ease at All. II - no,
the proper time nor II DE properly entered
upon until presented 60 the House in due form Nheh
the House OF Representatives CHARGED uie Jual54l5
Committee with the investigation or TINS case du hot
understand that majority the House sent the case 10
the Committee for that committee 10 ACT upon Whoi9
as parti,aus understood that SO lar as IL mpo'St an
Ietion upon me il was TO fcnrcs,y aud faithfully in
yrsiIgatc that Casc not rs kepuphcAl pul ~
~ the law committee Of the House oil OF
the United states; ana let me say thai nave pushed
the invest cation In that hght, ana ali ne., lo'l
aside from the conscientious discharge OF my duy'
. find the case controlled by the laws ana me iaeta
Applause ON the Democratic sue OF lle ilot'gl 10
o stmDalv with the course or poutcal cohuct OI uo
President off the United states but s, he II tntteu 10
nave the charges made aealnsl nm NV ~ ~ u,s
me 10 law and To have the case returned 10 the ouse
a-t he
from pennsylvania MIR stevens has said therc arc secret
Influences nj work. 10 Is easy for any man 10 c''V SUE
nou upou an other men, when II 10 necessary 10 carry
by force party organization nnythng Wnuh ne LAY
desire 10 pTOyc successful. 40 not KNOW 10 Ml'' 4't
n.e fine gentleman refers not only controlling rs he
- the action of the members OF the House which
,y{u nreyent articles Of impeachment hclng pre-
scnted To the Senate, but controllng also
n,ruhers OF the Senate who are to slt
a.. hah court OF impcac ment. under the s0emnity OF
fhrr oth sir is every 10 DC run down because ne
cannot look upon questions just rs some other men view
,ir, h. eyery man To be bounded down ia tins country
hecanse he will not surrender the right OF pVaeJudS
nruf Have we come TO that
Tcre tho fan the Speakers hammer indicated Inc
termination OF the gentlemans 1--WE minutes.
he Hnnse then nroceeded 70 vote upon he passage OF