The New York herald., 1867-07-19

RIDAY, JULY l9, 1851.
nothing, Il would not be surprising II hoy
attempted to extract out Of this Barnum busi-
ness the enviab.e notoriety which they have
vainly sought to extract out OF the impeach-
mont Of the President Considering as well
that the other Barnum Is q gentlemsn and
rather Indifferent to Congressional honors, an1
taking into account the skill, cunning and
strange experience of the author and proprie-
tor Of thu woolly horss. the Fejee mermaid,
Joyce Heth, &C., &C., p. T. may ye', whelh
the cute inhabitants Of the Nutmeg Safe will
or will no., graos the halls OF tho national
Legisla,u ure as one Of their representatives.
Its, afer all, question-this new dodge OF
the showman-in which the honor OF Connecti-
cut is deeply at stake. By rejecting the
Snowman Barnum and all bis associates Con-
necticut not only did herself lasting honor,
but proved to America and TO tho world ct
large that In one, ct least, Of the New England
States lingering remnant Of virtue was to be
found. Unless this last lingering remnant be
gone we sail expect to find Connecticut In
hands Of the rejected Snowman. II Con rress
open It's doors to P. T. It will have the honor
OF doing what no Congress ever did before, and
what no Congress is ever likely to do again.
A Braoe Of PusEent Resoluttons-What do
They 3ieans
A terrible charge was made against Presi-
dent johnson In the resolution adopted by the
House OF Represen atives on Wednesday last,
declaring that "the doctrine avcwed by the
Pres dent of the Unied Safes in his Message
to Congras ass Of the 18th instant, that the abro-
CATION of the rebel Saes binds the nation to
pay their debts incurred before the rebellion,
is at war with the principles Of International
law, q desperate stab al tho nations credit,
abhorrent to every sentiment Of loyalty, and
well pleasing only to the vanquished traitors,
allies and sympathizers by whose agency
alone the governm 3nts of said S atas were
over brown and disoh ,rgel." To admit this
proposition the rules were suspended, and the
resolution was adopted-yeas 100, nays 18-a
strict party vote.
By this decisive vote of the popular branch
Of Congress, which is especially invested with
primary authority over the financial affairs of
the nation, President johnson, in his official
capacity, is proclaimed to tho world as despe-
rately attempting the over brow Of the national
credit in proposition which is "abhorrent to
every sentiment Of loyal y" and gratifying
only to traitors and their political coniederatcs.
If this does not come within the category Of
those "high crimes and mislemeanors" for
which the President ought to be impeachei
| and removed from Office, we should like to
know what does. But the House did no. stop
here. Mr.. Covode, following in the wake of
the foregoing resolu ion, proposed the follow
ing in the course of the sams days proceel-
ings =" Whereas 1t Is reported that Andrew
Johnson, President of the United s ates, did,
on the 4th of July, 1867, at the request of the
counsel Of John II. Surratt, cause to be issued
to Stephen F. Cameron, OF the rebel army, and
one Of the most notorious violltors Of the laws
OF war, full pardon for all his crimes, in
order that his credbility might be increased rs
witness to aid in the exculpation of said
Surratt from participation in the murder Of
Mr.. Lincoln, thus showing sympathy with the
men who murdered the President, therefore be
1t resolved, that the Judiciary Committee be
instructed to examine into the foregoing charge
and report the evidence to the House the first
week of the next session, together with the evil
dence taken in the impeachment case;" which
preamble and resolution were adopted, after
some debate, without division.
Here is another accusation of the gravest
character against Mr.. johnson, that Of showing
sympathy for the murderers Of President Lin
coin to such an extent a. to issue, in behalf Of
John II. Surratt, under trial az one Of those
murderers, full pardon TO soldier of the rebel
army and "one Of the most notorious violator
Of the laws Of war;" Mr.. Covode said, too,
that be had put this resolution In the mildest
form, and that he could have made 1t much
stronger. Again, being asked how he knew
that Surratt was guilty of the murder Of Mr..
Lincoln, he answered that the testimony had
settled that Mr.. Covode had no right thus to
assume the authority Of the judge and jury in
this case or to anticipate or suggest the ver-
dict-but we are dealing with this resolution as
blow aimed at President Johnson. The two
resolutions have evidently the same object in
view, the strengthening Of the backbone OF the
judiciary Committee, 30 as to draw from it such
q report during the first week Of the next ses-
sion as will leave the House no alternative but
an indictment to the Senate against Andrew
johnson for certain "high crimes aud misde-
meanors" calling tor his removal from Office.
What will be the issue is another question;
but, meantime. Mr.. johnson, substantially ac-
cused by the House Of Representatives as
showing himself 10 an official message to Con-
gress and in an of1cial act Of pardon to be a
traitor and . sympathizer with traitors and
murderers, Is placed in very unenviable
position. How Is he to vindicate himselfi Per-