The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-27

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The two wisss have been indicted in Baltimore for
| trying 70 shoot Pollard
| The Impsachmcnt Failure Tho "High
Grimes and nIisdemeausrs' sf Andrew
johnson.
II is claimed in behalf Of the party Of
impeachment that they hold majority Of the
House, that the resolution for the indictment
OF Andrew Johnson before the Senate will
pass, and that accordingly that body, q .
court, Chief Justice Chase presiding, will have
to bring the accused to trial Meantime, a.
the subject is postponed to Wednesday next
and as the regular December session begins on
Monday next. the House, with the resumption
of these judiciary reports, will, perhaps, have
some additional light thrown upon the question
from the Presidents annual message.
Mr.. Boutwell, and the majority Of the com
mittee rest their resolution of impeachment
upon Mr.. Johnson's usurpation of power"
"ths great salient point OF accusation
standing ou in the foreground and challenging
the attention of the country The charges
resting upon this great central idea" involve
the following THAT President johnson, on the
collapse Of the rebellion, neglected to convene
the two houses of Congress- step essential
to legal and constitutional measures Of
reconstruction that he usurped the exclusive
authority Of Congress in undertaking himself
the establishment Of new local governments
for the rebel States; that in the creation and
maintenance Of these unlawful governments
he seized and appropriated certain moneys
and property Of the United States and raised
taxes unlawfully; that he has, ain messages to
Congress and otherwise, publicly denied, SUBJ
stantially, the rigts of Congress to provide fos
the pacifcaton, government and restoration"
of the rebel States to the Union, and has
asserted bis exclusive right to do'thsse things
that in his vetoes he has INSTRUCTED the legs-
lation Of Congress, Insisting that by his un-
lawful acts the rebel States were duly restored
that in the same wag and for the same ends
he has unlawfully useA his power iwfemovals,
appointments and parduns that hs has cor
ruptly used his Office to, defraud and wrong
the people of the Unitea States in tie transfer
and surrender Of railway property of the value
of many millions of dollars to persons who
had been engaged in thcs rebellion, or to cor
porations owned whollyoF in part by such
persons, including some roads constructed by
the United States and others captured from
the enemy and repaired at great cost t5ot he
has returned to rebel claimants captured cotton
and abandoned property, and the proceeds
Of the lawful sales Of sEeh property i; that
he authorized the use of the army Of the |
United States for the dispersion of lawful |
and peaceful assemblage of citizens OF Lcuisi- /
ana (the New Orleans m assacrp), and this by |
virtue OF despatch addressed to q traitor. |
So, in view OF all these omissions of duty,
Of power and violations of his |
oath, the majority of the committee propose
the impeachment Of Andrew Johnson,
Now, that Mr.. Johnson, in many of these
things alleged against him, transcribed his
authority under the constitutions is clear but /
the circumstances under which these acts were
performed have to great extent been recog-
nized as o justification by Congress ITSELF
For instance, in the very law establishing these
military commanders over the rebel States me
local civil governments and officers set up by
Mr.. johnson were retained Mr.. Wilson, the
republican Chairman Of this Judiciary Com
mittee, says that the majority report atitms
facts, as established upon evidence (which
would not be received by any court in the
land !" that II you settle down upon the real
evidence and the law, the case in many
respects Is dwarfed into q political con-
test; that il Mr.. johnson has been
guilty Of many wrongs, he must be acquitted
of improbable crimes; that an impeachment
cannot be supported upon any act which falls
short of an indictable crime or misdemeanor. |
Moreover, for the very acts Of usurpation in the
matter OF Southern reconstruction for which |
Mr.. Johnson Is arraigned, as the two democrats |
OF the committee declare, Mr.. Lincoln was ap- |
plauded and Mr.. johnson had the support Of |
his Cabinet, including Secretary Stanton. Nor |
should the impeachers forget that they them |
selves have been impeached by the sovereign |
people for their "high crimes and INSIDE |
meanors" in going to the opposite extremes |
from Andrew Johnson in this delicate busl-
moss Of reofganizing the rebel States
By Wednesday next let ~ hope, the mn
jority Of the House will have become sufici-
emily enlightened to abandon this hopeless
prosecution, and VIII proceed to meet the
demands OF the people in some MEASURES Of
relief from oppressive taxes. corrupt officials
and financial uncertainties which weigh the
country down.
The Alabama Claims.
On Thursday next the correspondence which
has taken place between Mr.. Seward and Lord
Stanley in regard to Che Alabama claims ID 70
be called for In the British House Of Commons.