The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-12-04

tN'nS uologuV anu rePr0aCh. ..tall.s ittHh3 3aa
oocn interference by one Department ~
the 'Gosrrnmrntw with the other, witbon,' e.
tnor'ty " law. must, and will most .assnr.
edly' break OF that comfy WHICH shoul,, !,
all tunes characterize their ra,at,,,ao.t ....s
intercourse. Tie end car NOT but ~. es...
seeR--'b antagonism will uit,ma,eIvs Nh
dace enm'ty and open hostility and asares.
sions, winch must result in the destfoct;on
OF one or more departments, and "a !, can w"
sequence. destroyiaour system Of yoye ~.
ment altogether. gt nar tslf ~ -.
With aihdue respectto the maior;tv 1osl
The committee, we cannon regard i ~.
charges made against the President az :
serlonsattemptto procure his irnnpachm I'M sp,
"ihout dwelling upon their utter failure
to point to the commission of a single ar
that IS recognized by The laws of our conn
Try as a high crime or misdeme nor m J "a
consistency OF The majority cannot fail N
challenge me attention Of the countr y Ar,
Tor which Mr.. Lincoln was clamoroosfv3,r.i
plaud"d are deemed high crimes in NJ
Johnson. For every act so ,erayeIr schn-
demned, the''President had the s,nct;onsa,,
approval q his cabinet, and vet whiieahe
Is arraisned before the world as crimi6,l
u ihe deepest dye. they are mt oniy .ndt
lmpeached, bat are recognized as sneciai
iarontes OF the party for impeachment. Tie
la'tersiave even gone so far as 10 un;te IL
the passage Oh an extraordinary and 'unpre-
cedented law 70 prevent the President from
removing these officers from the n,aces
which they hold. Mr.. Stanton, the late
Secretary of War. gave his emphatic en-.
prevail OF the acts Tor which the President
y arralgned. and vet the ex- Secretary 4, :
fayorlte and popular MARTYR, and the whole
country is vexed with clamos for his rec,
tnrat'un to power and place. The Presi.
dent IS held criminalIy responsible for The
acts OF subordinates OF which he did not
even have the slightest NOTICE or knou.
ledge. and yet those bringing him to trial
enact statute depriving him Of all control
over these same subordinates, and they are
deemed worthy Of The especial proiectian Of
Congress. The President has used every
means within his power TO bring the great
State prisoner. Jefferson Davis. 10 a spsedv
trial and yet he has been denounced
throughout the land for pr.crastinatine and
presenting the trial, while the judges and
prosecuting officers having entire control
OF the matter have been deemed worthy of
the most hcneSed plaudi,s. Ia
Were ever Inconsistencies more rIarjnes
and lnexplicsble than thesef And can we
possibly be mistaken when we assert. thar
however honest may be the majority Of the
committee. the verdict Of the country and
oi posterily will be that the crime of the
President consists, not in violations Of, but
IN relusals to violate the law; in being IN.
able 70 keep pace with the "party Of pro-
gress" IN their rapidly advancing move
ments, or to stop" outside Of and above
the Constitution in the administration of
the Government; 10 preferring the Consti-
luton OF his country TO the dictatinn of an
unscrupulous cabel; in brasely daring 10
meet the maledictiun Of those who have
aimed Al the accomplishment Of a most
wicked and dangerous revolution, rather
than encouater the rvproaches Of his owu
conscience and the curses of posterity
through all time. .
We canno, doubt that the e, idence here
with this DAY submitted will be received
with one universal burst Of Indignation bs
the Amerlan people. II lhey retain auv
Just pride in their country and It's institu.
tiens, they will blush to find that the chief
officer Of their Government has for teu
months been subicctrd to the scrutinv Ola
secret star chamber inquisition. Unparalleled
70 rs character in the annals of cisiliza-
tim. "A drag net has been put out TO catch
every malicious whisper throughout the
land, and al the vile sernia who had gos.
- p or slanlrr 10 retail. hearsay or other
w.se. have been permitted TO appear AMI
place Il upon record Cor the delectstiaa Of :
mankind. Spies have been sent all over
the 'land to fnd something that mighiblac :
en- the H1mr aud character Of the Chief