Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-01-12
THE TEMPER or CONGRESS.


The recent decisions Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, ny Which the Freed
msn's Bureau, Civil Rights, and ether pet
measures Of the Jacobirs are pre- c,,caliy an
nulled, have thrown the rumpers into VIC.
lent state Of fermentation. The opposition
Of the Presiden, to their destructive schemes,
and the cou sentative position assumed oy
the Supreme Conrt, have placed them be-
tween two CALLING fires and tteir squirmins
and v,ndic.ive rage would be n source #
amusement, If they did not so painfully IL
lustrate the neanness ard depravi,y of rad
ical humanity. The adverse Influences by
which they are surrounded has made them
restive,, and they are now precipita, ng n ea
,sases which they have long contemplated,
but heretofore lacked the courage to inau-
gurate. Frs among these is movement
for tho deposition and imreuch tneut of the
President
On the 9Th inst, Lean, Of Missouri fer
ed a resolution in substance, that, to secure
il The imperative duty Of the 39,h Congress-
without delay, to accomplish The following
OBJECTS:
First impeachment Of tho officer ROW ex.
-rcisng the functions Of President IT t.a
United States. an his rem wal irpn o;iu =,
tor high crimes and ni,dcmran9r> o. uh..t,
he is potor:ons!v guilty, and reoter b,.o IN
a ,fh the Il I h..
fully ASSUMED.
Second Provide Tor the administration
OF the Executive DIP ,rtnent.
Third-Pr"v,d" mans lnr the ,rnc 'ia,e
reconstruction Of the safes lately ia rebel.
hon, except Tennc>s,
fourth-Seture 10y federal authority ID
right of franchise to negroes in The Southern
States
motion to lay this re t!a,ion on tic t..
bic was negatiHed by q vote Of 40 to lO+
Immediately after, Ashley, Of OHIO, pre-
scented the following charges:
do impeaeh Andr, Jvtrson, Vice Pes
ident aud acting president of the: tlnltei
Mates, Of Oh cr'snes sad n,sde a,e.nors
charge him with usurpati,n Of power and
violation Of the law, aud that he h - crrru;>-
y O~N"," ~s'' + '''t'@ lp"Cl, t.t'N ttss' itt'
has corrup Is disposed Of the public rrN1:nrtr'
Of the United States, aud tina. he>i,s corrupt
iy intertered with the elections, AMI com
MATED acts and cpnsp;red vii, others ,n
COMMIT acis, which in toui,ui !j;a.iuh uj tie
Constitution, are high crimes AMI .n.sde-
meanors 4; therefore be II
Resolved. That the Nonmirtne on Tulivi-
AIRY be and hereby authorized to innu;,c into
the officia! conhuvt "f Juhu,on, Wee +, esi-
dent, in d'>charginy th- power anC duties Of
PRESIDENT. ofthe Ua,ited states, aud t. seport
10 this House whether, in heir opinion. the
SAID Andrew johnson, while ia said Office,
has been guilty Of acts which were de i'm, i
t. overthrow, subvert and ,rru2t tia gov
eminent of the C.i,d States. or any part
aDent Or ufirer the roof ard wheiltr sa!i
johnson has been gully Il amy act, "r has
Conferred with uth"'s 20 10 acts which it, ihe
contemplation of the Constitution are high
crimes and nisdcmennors. requiring the II =
sarpOsition OF the cunsii!ui. pnai prsscrs oi
thu house. That said couni',co have power
to serd lor lersons AID papers, AID admin
lister oa,hs to witnesses.
This proposition was adopted by vote OF
Jos for to 50 against,
In pursusoe- Of the above resolution. it is
esid that the Judiciary Committee will im
mediately assume the fuc.ions Of a grand
jury, and hear evidence in support of the
charges against the President.
Another measure which ti.e radicals are
hurryin forward is one 10 completely bio,
out the State governments Of the south, and
reduce the whole country lately in rebellion
to condition Of territorial vassa'ase To
this end Tbad. Stevens was to introduce in
the house resolution instructin. the judi
c'ary committee TO prepare I'll, if futd
expedien:, declaring the re bel district in
state OF se'ge, suspending the habeas corpus
and establishing military government, until
the States are regularly admitted
The tone Of the radicals in Congress, since
the recent holiday vacation, is UNUSUALLY
bitter aud sindic.ive, and they are ripe for
the adoption OF the most ultra and Nv less
measures. They have sufficient n ajori,y to
secure the adoption Of any measures they
may propose and We have but LILLE doubt
that the propositions indicated above will be
speedily passed. Bat that they will be put
Into etIec. i. quite d,fIesen, matter, and
question spon which there is good reason
FOR difference Of opinion. The radicals
have an slmost unlimited length of sether,
and i 10 fair to believe thai, their reckless
pse OF power will soon bring about th, If own
destruction.