, 1867-11-22
As 70 Impeachment.


According to all reports, says the s. +. Cal,
several Of the maliRnanta 10 Congress are deter
mined 10 press the motion 10 impeach the Presi-
dent, on purely partisan grounds, despite the
Verdicts Of the people in opposition to Congress
siousl policy. That policy may be briefly sums
med up thus. "The Union has been dissolved;
negro suffrage must be forced upon the new ma.
tion at the pos6R Of the sword, II necessary; the
President must be bnllied into A~surrender Of
his Constitutional rights and . neglect TO per-
form his Constitutional duties; one half Of the
nation must be taxed outrageously in order to
elevate the negro 10 supreme political power in
the other haIfI' By their votes at the recent
" Informed their en- Ts5s Ss.es have plains
that they do not approve of their course hitber.
10, and have instructed them hereafter 10 oppo-
sition to what has hitherto been the Congres>
sional policy as dictated by Sumner, Wade, and
Stevens. The majority of Congress are not
wicked, headstrong fanatics-determned to rule
or ruin-like the men above named. They are
simply weak men, and somewhat bad, who have
been coerced BY the stronger minds of the revo.
lutionary leaders. They are ambitious men, de-
pendent upon the people-to whom they are in>
debted for their temporary importance-for fu-
ture tavors aud advancements. Being nothing
but ordinary demacogues they will probably
seek to ingratiste themselves in the favor of the
populace by paying heed to the expressed popu.
lar will. Some Of them may become as rampant
in taking tae back track, as they have hitherto
been in following the course pointed out by
Tbad. Stevens. 1t is very probable that the
elections which have been held, and those which
are to come off. will have such an effect upon
the time.servers 10 Congress as TO cause that
body to recede from some of its positions, or at
least to prevent the majority from following the
Wade and Stevens lead hereafter. But should
this not be the case, should the malignauts still
be able to control Congress, crisis may arise
calling for cool but determined action on the
part Of the people. Threats are made to impeach
the President. If he has been guilty of crimes
he should be impeached, tried according to law,
and if found guilty, removed from office. If he
is first im2eached for violating the laws and
Constitution of the country-not the wishes of
Stevens and Philiips-is then properly tried and
convicted, and after conviction removed from
office, well and good. The country will say
"Amen." But the country cannot afford to
stand idly by, and see carried out the revolu-
tionary threats made by the Phillips and Wade
malignants. They threaten to charge the Presi-
dent with some offence, and then, without trial.
to Immediately remove him from ohice-to hang
him first, and try him afIerward The country
could not submit to this. Such a proceeding
would te a palpable violation of the Constitu-
tion, dangerous usurpation of power by Con-
gress, and direct attempt to overthrow the lib.
critics and suUvert the rights of the people. If
the President of the United States is to be de-
posed from the high Office to which he was ee.
waited by the people. the aOt mnst be done de-
Gently, in order, and according to law e shall
not be unlawfully and forcibly der :, simply
to snbserve the interests of facti Co minis.
ter to tie revenge of the ma .nts who are
seeking by revolutionary me to overthrow
our institutions. We have she shall not"
more properly, perhaps, sisuld have said,
the people will not, allow ssch an outrage upon
Constitutional GovernEdebs n be perpetrated. If
Congress fails to heed ne Nishss of the people, |
as expressed at the FaIleieeii6ns, it may become
necessary to impeaclf thatbedy for the various
committed against the c. astit Ition, the people,
and our system of popular II ernment.