Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-06
THE 1MrEaOHMrKr cuFsy,olNs,;;:' III

vote Of 5 TO 4 re.olyed that it d,l not sppenr
that the presidsnt had been guilty Of sunl,
ligh e'imes and misdem. anors rs called for the
exercise Of tho imreacling power of the
lIouss. yet on the Il t ult. the action Of the
Committee was reversed, and by vote Of s
10 ,hoy declared in favcr of recommending
the inn. ca aclIment. This result was brought
about by the conversion of Mr. Chu, chill. Of
New York, to. the views Of the radical wing
ef tho Committee. a e"nyers:9n, as is str"ng,y
i"lima.ed, which was brought about ly some
Thing more poteut Than dry ons.itu'i"nai ar
gumsuts. Tho msiority report is partisan
document. as weuk in argument rs II is pre-.
,entious in tone, replete with unwarrantslle
assumptions and false s,atemepts, equally un-
supported by tho law Of the case, anl the t"sv
tiu,ony WHICH is adjuced in 10 its support.
1t lars great strrss upon alleged Nsurr4tiaRs Of
the Pariouing and veto powers Of The P,eai.
dent, unauthorized removals aud, appoint.
,n.nts by him. aud alleged fagraut vioa.io ms
If his Constitutional powers in organizing
governments ut the South without consulting
Congress. and further, By various official dec
la,ions obstructing the laws Of Congress for
the pacii:at Of the South. This report is
rigne'l by Mcsers. Boutwell,, Williams. Church
i'll. Thomas and Lawreace.
or the four remRiuiag members Of the Com
m'ttce, the chairman, Mr.. James F. Wilson,
one of the abl.st mcrnbers uf the nouse. aud
Mr. Woodbridge, present minority report in
which, whil.t they condenu tho political
riews of the President, sla,e that they can
fiud nothing IN the testimony 10 justly the
cunelusipns Of the majority.
Me:srp. Wilson aud Woodbridge then pro
eocdel to discuss the constitutional qnes, ion
with regard to impeachment. etc, showing,
hy reference to the legnl authorities, that an
impe eachment cannot be supported Nv any not
whie!, falls short of an inl;clut;e crime or
,nisiemeanor English rr-cedeula nre referred
to ut length, and corious extracts nre made
from the los: imony of the cpmspi'tre, in order
to r.fute tue reasoning aud CONCLUSION Of III .
majority. They copelrde as fullows:
"A great d'al Of the matter contained IN
the volume Of tstimonY reported to the House
ia Of no value whatever. Much Of it ia mere
henr.aS, opinions Of witnesses, and no it'll.
smoun, of it utterly irrelevant 10 the case.
Ccml ara,ively a small amount OF it could BE-
used on . trial Of this ease Isfore The ssna.s.
All Of ,h-iestimony relating % The failure to
try, and admission TO l,sil Of, Jefferson Davis;
tue assassination of President Liace'n the
diary Of J. Whkes Booth; his place Of burial
,he Practice Of pa.dsn brokerage. the alleged
correspondence Of the President nj b Jefferson
Davis., may be iptsrestiHs IA = rsadar, but il
not Of the slightest Importance, so far o. = de-
tsffainatiaR Ut tLts case is eonnerped. Still
sapsh Of this irrelevant matte sr has hssn iutsr.:
vavsa into the report OF tbe, .maiori,y. and
ta. sery.d to helgh.en il 1e M asspeu'
II. tone. Strife esSaa. Ij.
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Msr.h,ll. Whilst concuurrins in the legal con-
illusions Of the aiher minority reFort.. dssent.
from its r, A, osiops upen abe political course OF
The President. whom It vigorously defends
ailst all aesaulie, and whose ouy fault, as it
ssserts. consist; 10 not l,o,aeg to the views OF
ths ppIi.iesr party who elected bin, III su,jd-
gazing the sop,h. Ihss feport IS an 'atle docs
,uinsnt, aud shows clearly that the duty nE tho
-somnaittse Is .restriclsa to ing iriag vhelh.,
The President hos eomtnit,sd high 'erimes aud
tapis,,vnaea nora; aud fniipg. ae eyidyrse p
'ssnstion the charge, they have no right TO
eritipise his po.ioical, coBise. The powers ti
Congress aud :.Ae Presiaeat ore equally derry
q from; ;fhe people. an .. .srs equally rssua,ntd
shy ths'hanits Of the Constitution. AMI ei.he,
would .hsys an equal right to ceusurs the o,l,sr
+fhs report is very severe upon scine II the
Fl.usAts yLa testii "a before The epmni,ee,
eHpa espsois,ty upad Hen..L C. Baker. Of The
deteetiye force. :, n q s5;;
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bf his hand The liberties Of ths AMERICAN peo:
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every where. with uneounted ,thpusands OF, III.
! peoples money placed In Ais bands for his viI.
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sbkts s,isat :Le, ao.uaiIyraid 90 tarrssl jh6i.ass
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