Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-03

with Congress in clothing the subor
dinatc with unconstitutional power
and with the officer who assumes IL
exercise.
/ This interference with the con
stitptiona! authority of the EXccu
tive Department is an evil that vii
inevitably sap the foundations o
our federal system, but it is not the
worst evil of this legislature. 1t i,
n great public wrong to take from
tho President the power conferred
upon him alone by the Constitution
but the wrong is more frequent and
more dangerous when thepowcrs SO
taken from tho President are con
ferred upon the subordinate exc
cutive officers, and especially upon
military officers over ncarl y one
third OF The States of the United
States; military power regulated by
no fixed law, rules supreme, each
one ofthesc five District Command
ers, though not chosen by the peo.
pie or responsible to them, exercise
at this hour more executive power,
military and civil, than the people
have ever been willing to confer
upon the head of the executive de-
partment, though chosen by and re-
sponsible to themselves. The rene
dy must come from the people
themselves. They know what it is
and how it is to be applied ut tho
present time. They cannot, accord
ing to the constitution, repeal these
laws; they cannot remove or con-
troll this military dcspotism; the
remedy, nevertheless, is in their
hands, is to be found in the ballot,
and is a sure one if not controlled
by fraud or ovcrawod by arbitrary
power, or from apathy on their part
too long delayed. With abiding
confidence in their patriotism and
wisdom, l am still hopeful Of the
future, and that in the end the rod
of dospotism will be broken, the
armed rule of power will be lifted
from the neclls of the people, and
the principles Of q violated constitu-
tion preserved.
Immediately after reading mes
sage, the impeachcrs made an eff
fort-BoutwelI, Butler and others
characterised tho message rs defiant;
Stevens said they were arguing that
matter in vain; there are Union
agencies at work, there arc invisi-
bic powers at work on this country,
which will prevent impeachment
| repeat that Il further attempt to
impeach the President will be vain,
and futile. Wilson, Chairman of
the Judiciary Committee denounced
Stevens insinuations asserting that
no amount of political pressure
should turn him aside from the dis
charge Of his duty to law and faith.
Applause from the Democratic
side.
Stevens, without Il reply, demand
ed tho vote and the bill passcd-lO9
ayes to II nays. The veto Of the
reconstruction appropriation blIl
was received and passed over the
veto by 100 to %.
A resolution passed iorbidding
the President to remove District
Commanders without the consent OF
the Senate, unless the General com
manding should SO recommend
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 20-The Pres
ident, in reply to resolution Of the
Senate, sent TO that body volumin
GUS documents concerning MaXimil-
ian. Many Of them have already
been published,
On the 2lst Of Jane, Secretary
Seward wrote Mr.. Romero: 81 am
authorized to inform President
Juarcz that the Emperor of Austria
will at once re-establish Prince
Maximilian in all his rights of sue
cession as Arch Duke of Austria,
upon the Mexicans releasing him,
and will renounce forever all of his
projects in Mexico. Will you oblige
me by conveying this message by
telegraph to President Juarcz for
his information, with the request
that if compatible, ne will make the
same known to Prince MaXimilian
for his information"
Mr.. Romero on the same day ln-
formed Mr.. Seward thathe transmit
ted the above note to the Mexican
Minister of Foreign Affairs, having
sent it as far as New Orleans by
telegraph in time to reach the out
going steamer.
He also states that on the 18th Of
June he sent Secretary Seward a
memorandum of that date, in which
was made known to him that the
Emperor of the French and the
Queen of England had addressed the
Government of the United States,
requesting it to interpose its kind
offices in favor of Macmillan. Mr.
Seward, on the 18th of July, ac-
knowledged the receipt of Mr..
Romero's notes of the Sd and 9TH
and 18th insts., in relation to the
capture and execution Of Prince
Macmillan, and Generals Mejia and
Miramon.
WAsHINGroN, July pa meet
ing composed of Senators and Rep
resentatives, among whom were
Wade. Sumner, Chandler, Nye,
Howard, Ramsey, Cole, Banks, and
Butler, held recently, concur in the
scheme proposed by Mr. Abbott,
claiming to be a brother Of JOAN ;.
c. Abbott.
Abbott states that he has been en-
gagged for two years past in plan
ming aud maturing a scheme for the
organization Of the Northern tier Of
Mexican States, with a view ulti-
mately 10 the absorption Of the
whole ofMexico. He has Travelled
extensively through that country
put himself IN communication WIN
its leading men. intending Jnarez
AM bas made Overtures 70 them