Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-19
XXXIXth COngrCss--SecOnd Session
washington, Jan. IS.
SENATE,

ferred, including one asking the passage of
laws against the present system OF exter-
mination of the Indian race.
Mr. HENDERSON presented petition
of citizens of Missouri for increased duty
on flax seed. Tabled. nu..a
Mr.. SUMNER offered resolution call
ing upon the President of the United States
to communicate to the Senate, II not incon-
sistent with public interest, any correspon-
dence between the Department OF State
and Mr.. Motley, Minister to Vienna, rela-
tive to his reported resignation. yu
The CHAIR said it required unanimous
consent to consider this resolution to-day.
Mr.! BUCKALEW objected, and it lies
over.
Mr..WILSON, from the Military commit
tee, reported bill of the House of last ses-
sion to establish and protect national ceme-
teries, requiring each grave to be marked
with the iiame of the occupant, and each
cemetery to be inclosed with stone or
iron fence, and appropriating $4,000 for
carrying out the purpose. a-l f,-7
AT the suggestion of Mr.. WADE and
others, the bill was laid over for the pres
ent. ~
| Mr.. HENDERSON presented bill de-
claring the bridge built by the North Mis-
souri, railroad company over the MISSOURI
river at St. Charles, Missouri, legal struc-
! ture; and part Of the road. Referred,
. Mr.. SALISBURY moved that the Senate
take up his resolution calling upon heads
of Departments for lists of removals from
Office made between March 4th, 1861, and
March 4th, 1866. Motion rejected.
! The bill to regulate tenure OF office was
taken up. v-.-. .,-y7yr, p
/ The question was upon Summers amend-
ment as an additional section, providing
that all officers of Government except
clerks of Departments, whose salaries ex-
ceed $1,000 per annum, shall be appointed
by the President, by and with advice and
consent of the Senate.
Mr.. SUMNER said 1t is now little more
than year ago since felt it my duty to
characterize message Of the President as
whitewashing. That message presented
the condition of things in rebel States as
fair ana promising, when prevailing evil
dence was directly theother way. 0fcourse
the message was whitewashing, and this was
amid term for such document; and you
do not forget how certain Seniors, horror
struck at this plainness, leaped forward to
Ivindicate, the President. Yesterday some
of these same Senators, horror struck again,
leaped forward again. to the same task.
Time has shown-I was right on the former
occasion. If anybody doubts that was
right yesterday, commend him to time,
and he. will not have to wait long. For
myself shall insist always upon complete
freedom of debate, and shall exercise it,
Thank God, now the slave masters have
been driven from this chamber. such at last
Is the liberty of an American Senator. OF
course there can be no citizen of a republic
too high for exposure, as there can be none
too low for projections. The exposure of
the high and protection of the weak-these
are not only invulnerable liberties, but
commanding duties. AT last the country
is opening its eyes to the actual condition
of things. Already it sees that Andrew
johnson, who came to supreme power by a
bloody accident, has become the successor
ofJe6ersOn Davis in the spiritby which he
is governed and the mischief he has inflict-
ed onhis country; it sees.the President of
the rebellion released by the President
of the United States; 1t sees the violence
which took the life of his illustrious pre-
decessor is now, by his perverse completely,
extending through the rebel States, maxi
ing all who love the Union its victims, aud
filling the land with oppression; it sees the
war upon the faithful Unionists is still con-
,tinued under his powerful auspices, with
out any distinction of color, so that both
white and black are sacrificed; it sees he is
"a monster of discord and not a minister of
peace; it sees, so long as his opinion pre-
walls, there is small security or tranquility
of reconciliation, that the restoration of
prosperity in the rebel States, so much long
ed for, must be the business of the whole
country, must be embarrassed, and those
conditions upon which rests sound cur
rency must be postponed. All these things
the country -nOw.sees, but indignationas
sumes the form of judgment, when it is.
seen this far-reaching mischief, second only
to the rebellion itself, of which it is a
continuation, is invigoratedO andD ex-
Sir, in holding up Andrew johnson to
Judgment 7 do not allude to his ex-
pOstlre of himself in a state of beastial
intoXication while he was taking his oath
of office, nor do allude to the maudlm
speech by which he has disgraced the coun-
try as it was neyerbefore, nordo Ihearken
to any reports Of, pardons sold or corrup-
tion. This is not the case against him.
Those things arevery bad. but might not,
in;the opinion of some Senators, Justify us,
on the present. occasion, in other words
might not be sufficient reason for the
amendment which have moved, but is a
reason which is ample. The President has
hsurped the power of Congress on colossal
scale, and he has employed these usurped
powers in fomenting a rebel spirit and
awakening anew the dying fires of the re-
bellion. This is the great and unpardOn-
able offense for which history must con-
denim him, if you do not He is usurper
through whom infinite wrong has been
done to his country, He is usurper
who, from rising to be Moses, has become
q Pharaoh, and in the maintainence of his
usurpation has employed the powers OF re-
moval from Office on some who would not
become the partisans of his tyranny. He
has, according to his own language, kicked
them out. Others are left, but sileneed by
his menaces or the fate of their associates.
Mr.. SUMNER proceeded to- argue that
the duty of the hour was to protect loyal
citizens against the President. Rt aoH
Mr.. EDMUNDS replied briefly to re-
marks of Sumner as to the necessity for
this amendment, arguing against 1t. ~
Mr.. JOHNSON regretted chat Mr.. Sum-
ner in discussing this proposition, had
seen fit to allude to the President in terms
which he was sure he would upon re-
Election see reason to regret. He (Sumner)
had said almost in words, that the power
of removal from Office ought to be taken
from the President, because he,had proved
himself an enemy of his country; because
he had proved himself usurper In this
particular condition of affairs unknown to,
the Senate. y. 51a., Il XXX .,at7s6 10 -
Mr.. JOHNSON thought it not proper for
the Senator from Massachusetts to express
the opinion he had just expressed, and sin-
dulged in, against the President of the
United States. .vo.-voer n .vs,t,a.n
A resolution has been formally offered
in the House of Representatives, looking,
to impeachment. Should it, be ordered
by the House, the Senate would be the
judges whether he. was guilty or not, As,