Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-11

thai portion OF the extract which rels,es TO
the lneiaba delegation The writer says we
voted for impeachment because we believed
that some future deed Of the PresIdent woah
justify our course. Sir, do gsot speculate
know the past. and in the light OF the past the
In diAn3 delegation judged Of their daty and
acted. The President wiil- In his career Of
mal-administration ard crime, DO not for
moment doubt, do some thing for evil. He Is a
genius in deprayity, and net merely an obsti-
nate man. who nesns honestly 70 deal with
the problem Of reconstruction. His boarded
maligpity aad passion have never been fsth-
omed nor exhausted, and will not be during
MS term Of once. II may Judge OF the sfsct
OF the Presidents lare message OF defiance,
aetng over the infiammable temper OF Southern
rebels, and followed swiftly by the strong
vote of the House denouncing its juris-
diction over It's enemies, cannot hesitase in
and misruie win be the resnIt This viii De
morally and logically inevitable, and while
respectfully commend IL 70 the consideration
/ desire to say. in benaif OF myself a. The
i've OF my colleagues who voted with me, that
in the vote we gave we assumed no jurisdie-
which have not yet transpired. We nave
neither the right nor the disposition 20 do
MS, but give our own vote for the fol-
lowing good ana sufficien, reasons: Because
he assumed power 70 cali con nventions 70 set
mp Governments and TO decide the quallfca-
tion OF voters in OF the States lately in re.
befiion because he recognized theee Govern
ments uncsnstitutonally established by him.
self as valid civil governments aud condemned
and denounced Congress FOR lawfully exef-
cisirg the powers and performing the acts
winch De exercised ana performed in violation
Of law and the Constitution bee acse be crea,ed
the efiee Of Provisional Governor as a civil
office. which Is unknown 10 the Constitution
and appointed to such omces In the rebel States
notorious traitors, well knowing them 20 be
such. and they could notenter upon the duties
OF once without the crime OF perjury, Be.
cause he dehters oely trampied under his foot
law of Congress Of 1so2 prescribing an oath
of office, which law he was bound 10 execu.e
and appointed 70 Offices under the laws Of the
United States men who were well Known to
. him as traitors who could not take the osth
required. Because he refused TO execute the
confiscation laws and the In ws against treason
and by the most monstrouo abuse OF the par
donipG power In innumera6e instances N ade
himself the powerful ally and the best friend
OF the conquered traitors OF the South, whose
unmatched crimes have thus TAR utterly de-
NAL Justice. Because the power of impeacn
ment as defined In the Consultation clearly
comprebends political offences OF winch the
Pre.ldent has been proved guilty in the case
recently before the House. and would other
wise be an empty and unnecessary mockery,
leaving Congress wholly powerless to protect
the nation against the most wanton ae, OF Ex-
eeutiye mai administration and lawlessress
And because, finally, In the language of the
majority OF the Judiciary Commttea, be had
retarded public prosperity, lessened the pub
Mr.. Julian here quoted from the close of he
judiciary Committees report, and said these
Were some OF the reasons which compelled six
OF the Indiana delegation TO vote in the affirm
anye We had no occasion 10 carry ourselves
into the future TO find q justification for our
votes Under our views OF the evidence and
the law there was bu. one alternative left us
but TO yote as We did.
Mr.. Pruyn IN. Y.l rising to a personal ex.
PLANTATION, referred TO the discussion tuat too
place on Monday last in relation TO the refer
Aa-O eAaex SA.I n
relating to Russian America, and referred
particularly TO the remarks OF Mr.. Butler on
tnat OCCASION. and 20 the legal points made by
nna,,,sn nlm, ana ne argued 40 10 show that 1y the
was not bound to make appropriation 10
carry ont the treaty made by the senate
was not correct He contsnded that when a
treaty was made in good faith by the Senate il
was the duty of the House 70 make the neces-e
sary appropriaiicn to carry ont the treaty. and
any otner course would be a violation os faith.
a treaty made by the Senate was law bind
ing upon the House, and muet he concurred
i'm by the latter.
Several gentlemen desired TO obtain the floor
TO make personal explanations, bat objection
was made. '..'
Mr. Bromwen (ul.) finally obtained leave,
and said be had been accused OF dodeing The
voted in aid Of the s. who fiIibus tered for an
Opportunity for speaking, and yet the names
OF Brom well, Broomall. and Butler were
omitted in the count, and he was accused of
lodging. He had not dodGed, hut had voted
for impeachment, believing, before God and
man, that Mr.. johnson had committed acts
which demanded impeachment. He had not
spoken or lectured upon this subject of i'm
peacnmenf but had voted as he believed right.
mr.. wilson, tlowa,) from Committee on Ju-
dicIary. reported back 9 bill in relation TO the
government Of the Rebel States, and IL was re.
Ierred 70 the Committee on Recopstru ction.
MT ketcham, IN. Y.) from Committee on
M Miitary Affairs reported a bib granting a
right OF way 10 the HUDSON river railroad
throogh certain property at West Point.
Mr.. L odge, lows, } from Committee on Mill.
tarY Affairs, reported . bill TO amend the act OF
April ~, 1S06, for establishing rules and
arucies for the government of the armies of the
United states II repeals article 81, of that
daie and provides that all bre vets shall bear
date from the time OF the action fer which the
officer was breveued.l Passed.
Mr. Garfield, 90 from the same Com mittee,
reported resolution direc ing the JOINT Com.
mitree on paying employees of both House. OF
congress, TO NIX the pay Of Clerks OF Commit
tees by law. Adopted.
Mr.; Weiker, (O.,) from Committee on Re-
Ienenment, reported q resolution directing
the heads OF departments TO transmit the
amounts paid TO clerks and employees OF their
departments. =
Mr.. Wasnburne, (lil,,) from Committee on
appropriations, asked 10 be DISCHARGED from
the consideration @, the petition OF n r.
French asking certain compensation for ser-
vices IN the office OF Commissioners of Public
Buildings. Committee discharged.