New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MEMORIALS.

IMPEACHMENT
The SPEAKER stated that the regular business m order
the proposed mpeachm OF tne PRESIDENT OF lo
United states. which the gentleman from Massachu
sets Mr. Boutwell, was entitled to the moor ior al hour
and five minutes
Mr. sCHENCK REP, ohlo appealed to Mr. Boutwell,
TO give way in order that the House might proceed 10
vote bin offered by him yesterday from inc Commit
of Ways and Means, repeating tho ACT when gives
authority to the Secretary Of the Treasury TO cOhEol e
Mr. boutwell, said he would be very glad to accede
request he thought that from the very nature
Of the question there would be pretty long debate on
that subject and, If IL were once opened he dd not
A'''" "''''' - I'M" fGE INTERNAL REVENUE.
Mr. HOOPER Rep, Mass.l appealed 20 his colleague
70 LET him offer resolution promising that VI ~ gave rse
10 debate he would Withdraw It,
Mr. BOUTWELL, said that he was unwilling 10 refuse
his colleagues request. bu; that gentlemen around him
Mr. H00PER pressed his request, stating that he
wished merely to bring the subject before The attention
Mr. BOZ TwELL consented TO yield tie floor for ten
Mr. HOOPER then proposed to Offer resolution de.
carng that i'm the opinion OF House the amount ~
revenue annually collected by taxation shall not exceed
SJOOOOO0OO and instuctng the Committee OF WAYS ana
Means to report bill 80 modifying the internal taxation
reduce the revenue from internal taxes and uu 10
$3OOOOOOOO and usuctng the Committee On apropria-
lions exceed that amount, including interest on
the public debt IN the appropriations rpOrodto TIE
House
Mr. sPALDTVG Rep. Ohio said lie did not know that
he should he opposed 10 the resolution but he wished 10
discuss it, and therefore lie should object to lie being
The resolution was not received aud therein impatient
calls from many members foT the regular order OF bh
ness
IMPEACHMENT
The House then resumed the consideration 81 The SUD
iect 81 impeachment OF the President .
Mr.. BOUTWELL, resumed his argu nent In support 81
the Impeachment resolution taking up where ne had
of yesterday In the discussion ~ the leading effect OF
the phrase "ugh crimes and misdemeanos' used ia the
Constitution That phrase, he COntendcd was uhed IN ne
cordance with and subject 10 the rule of reason which
lies at the foundation OF English common law That rule
was that person ln Office could do act "e0d bodS
moreS'-confrary good morals. subiccting tho pro
vision OF the Constitution 10 that rule. the result was that
neither the President, Nlcefresdcut nor "hef cNil
officer Of he United States could lawfully de- an act,
either Omcial or OlhetNlSe 'Vn.s 70 - vi gu ~
On large ana puDht shs,J "I ln' uIl't hC H".s ~,
illustrated aud sustained their position 10y reference 10
the history OF impeachment In tins country, particularly
10 the case Of Judge samuel Chase The ognth article,
which lie mpcach he'd charging HIN with using ln
feuding 10 bring INTO dsrcspec the Government of tie
Of Maryland. Also Ia tho ~ Pickering Of Now
charging him with bong intoxicated on the bench and Ia
vokig The name Of the supreme Being Ia most pofan.
and indecent manner. 90 the evil example az al good
citizens Of the United states That article he said con
tanned not one element OF an malcta9ie onrnsei
from his office by vote ~ II to T. He did not stand OF
the dOc rine that udlctahe oenses not lnpcaCi
able. found "a the proceeding ~ oar
cestors, n array Of articles agnn an offender one
single article that did contain ndictabe unonso,
aud IL the party were convicted that article. IL
tanned the position OF the majority of TIE Committee ~
fully II none Of the articles specified contained an IN
dictable otsnse lie also referred TO the o Judge
Humphrey Of Tennessee. impeachod and removed fom
chco Ia 1861, the first charge against nm benz tAi ne
had made speech 10 publc meeting melting the people
against lhe Constitution ana ,,oVeInnenI YI tf tiJa
i, e yeT nature OF Tie Snse mt mere b. any
With which The President " Tho United states could be
charged n We understand the teachings 81 the success
sivc act. developed iu this somewhat too VOLT
ninois report OF the testimony, they on POM to Que
conclusion, aud that - The g,dcgeen oi we ohense
he viii by history De ultimately nNctcG "i hhFhs
nsed "a he had opportunity and having misus.d as ne
cessity and circumstances compelled hum the great
powers 81 the Government IN the heF-i. OF the cbcI
on that hcnc,forih ms nation IN i's esllilh con
nccon i'm is relations IN IL powers, m Us historical
% 6at was "rganzcd al Montgomery and transferred
~ Il feh 1
of the case that could not nd any particular specific
III was only 10y ~ acts, 10y succession 81 events
by participation IN transactons direct or IN
direct some Of them open aud Others secret tha' I'M,
When We present particular charge j. one perhaps,
heard il again and again They do not see la that par
tcular ohense any great ehofnsy Ihen NE Sl9 tol1
officer, that that particular act was assgnted To
by another Cabinet officer that this matter wac discussed
IN Cabinet meeting, ana hal tha Inhiier wa corqeree
i'm side chamber and that therefore the President Is not
alone responsiRe fer these !hngi stand pere TO say
sp pSS foF himself If the cabinet officers have bon
concerned ia these transacons they Ve Tor mat 9a
same excuse which have for the members " The House
and for the people 81 the country that they dd not I'M
dcIatand the object oftis man have zoe! IN eAeate
In this that The capacity Of this man has not been com
urehended 10y tho country. Violent sometimes, In Ian
uage iudisCTeet IN manner improper IN action unNSe
In defamation, he If still animated by persistence OF
purpose which never swer9es Under all circumstances
he adhered 20 the sole oiJect on hs hiT MI YutWtn
referred 10 the testimony OF Judge MalibgSs OF OhgY
III.
at the Burnett House III CINCINNATI whoa he was on me-
way To assume the iccPrcsidency, that there no
way Of saving the country except through the Old Demo
cratic party Comlurnting upon THE lac eaid: He had
then received the suagos oil free ana generous people
had abiding place except for the armies of the Repub
lie. lie was then entering Oh the second great Office Ia
tho Gift people He had been chosen 10y the great
part Of power and Of progress which had saved the
Ciuon ia It's days OF peril No act had been done by II
which could possibly have alicnatcd him theTi
Jefferson Tavs stll 90 Richmond the army OF Lee
Incnaccl tie Capital OF the country Mr. johnson WINS
Of
oath Of office It merely fortified garrison, and
vet says the country cannot be saved except by the
iestOrat on the old Democratic party. What the
Old Democratic paryl 10 the party Of the South; u
was made p Of those men In the South who entered into
the r. b un believe that that casual expression j. the
hey that necls the whole Of his mysterious course from
that aSJ 20 this
The fan Of the speakers hammer announced the expira
ton of the two hours allowed 70 llr boutwell, There
should be allowed continue his remarks indefinitely
and, motion, another hour was allowed him.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, I'm continuation OF his summing mp OF
the evidence referred at length to the Presidents
NAMES and intinated mat the President lad direct
pecunary interest the natter as he owned stock In
tennessee railroad Mr. Boutwell, also commented upon
e States without authority OF law and to the PAYMENT
their salaries In reference TO the testimony he said 1t
great crime but is he therefore to escape II from the
body Of the testimony you are satisfied AZ TO what his pr
pose was and II you arc satisfied that these particular
tributary onses were for the purpose Of enabling him 10
accomplish ths great crime WI you hesitate to Try him
guilty. We have not yet seen the end OF this contest
i not disposed 10 enter INTO Ihe region or prophecy
but believe We understand the logic OF propositions
and say that the propositions which the President has
laid down In his last Message aud elsewhere lead
tain conclusions. II they acted upon Whether
they will bo acted upon l cannot say The first
proposition is that under circumstances a
measure may be ia ms judgment so unconstitutional that
he will violate the law say that Is the assumption of
the President The Constitution authorizes Congress
pass bills. When they have been passed they pre-
sented 10 the President for his approval rejection II
hc the bill for Constitutional other
he returns to the House where IL originated aud that
exhausts his power I'm the matter II both Houses after
ward pass IT by a twOtbirds vote 1T becomes low,
and until II ia repealed annuiled by the Supreme
Court nc had but duty, and that is TO obey IT, Mr.
boutwell, referred 10 hr JohnsOns opinion Chat black