The New York herald., 1867-07-20

from motives Of puh'ic policy yet think may chai-
and ask II there be sound line IN denial o.
the night 10 appropriate land thus acquired ! snaii
therefore ask tbe Of the the fact
whether not this night by conquest moi perfect
ne TO be exercised Judgment as may seem pest
either IN mercy ~ eemsney ~ justice qn. M 10 nsn. Sus
brought before the House these nissiaemen's OF iacts
and wrong conclusions OF law tor one am ready 10
veto OF the President, and then see whether he will
execute H. whether The House OF representatives
Will br ne him for his violations OF the consu.
ton before The trial. according 10 the motion
and the only mode pointed out by the constitution 10
Mr. BoysR ,der.) Of Pa asked Mr. Stevens TO allow
him some lime and the latter consented 10 allow him
&r. BorsR said-Mr Speaker, this is a mos, extra.
ordinary exhibition that have witnessed this day in
cause the President has returned 10 this House b
with bis objections The gentlemen on The other side
think themselves en- iss.i6ed In dsnouncins him as Q.
exercise OF his constitutional power only
Of his constitutional duty. that he returned the bill
with the reasons he assigned for not fixing 10
II his signature The construction put upon the
message by the gentleman from Massachusetts lMr.
Bont~el who first addressed the House, must certainly
strike every member way justified by the
Presidents words. The President did say did he
intimate that he would forcby resis. Of Congress
which had become law under the constitutional form;
nor did he say BY implication that he would be unwl-
surrender as execute IL rss unwilling whe
volved upon him President Of the United saies Is
No for that 70 be denouncedi Has he not taken an oath
~ he s able 10 preserve nvolae and protect ard de-
fend IN And 20. for no other reason than because no
assigns constitutional objections to the bin that has been
passed by this House lie s made the subject OF fierce
denuncatioD. Perhaps under these circumstances 81
Of the President but the speeches OF the gentlemen
from Massachusetts Aessrs Boutwell, and Buer} will
malice which actua,es those who are demanding
the impeachment Of the Presinent. ] am that
when these speeches arc read by the people Of the eoun
vincsd of the desperate attempt 10 grasp at any excuse
The purpose Of removing tho last obstacle in the way
constitution of the country and to the complete esao.
lshment Of desposm, in ten s,ases but ,hroug',
Here the fsn OF the Speakers hsmmrr indicated Abe
expiration of the five minutes
deeply with The eoaueH1 utterapeea al MS friend frorn
Massachusetts M BouiweI! There was Tine when
forbearance ceased TO be virtue ara he tboh hi thai
time had come For the first limo in The history of ts
country the chief cxecutve magistrate Of The natiss
s,roao INTO the halls OF Cop1ress into the coni,uti
chamber OF the p,1 ION ,Xnd flung mis- mace IN ,ha ~sv
OF def snce al the Zee. OK consre When was tss con-
trovorsy 10 ends WnN was 10 be The issue9 Con ass
and the presder. were divided wide as tho poles on
a question OF vital fnasni.rde and importance. Was
~ ,Eis sors nscsn % ~ ~, d i,h an
ton made IA adsance ss, shc President Of tho United
States the r4iuister q, p will OF Congress ysld not
secute tba: viii when declared in form
Wonld the preedent execnte ~ From, .he esher;epca
Of the ps what had me nation 70 ",neo ,rem the
p,esiJeh, @ hsrs vas 'pa ramea e'peV rom nT n INC
| widely dsaserninatcd through the cour,ry tha, the
charges sssns. the ezesutve magistrate merely
sides or The House tut those who held he contrary
/ opinion wore prepared TO show whenever they were
there yss case against the Presirnt I, was M, for
him % say what I was he could not dc so without =
vtoatl ON Of confidence as ns,rf.r ~ tbo JnSc,arw
Cour,ttee: but by way Of protest asasst
and nsInuations Of menbers ON his own sis az ths
Hos 40 hs wonIa sav tha hara us. j., s,., III
| that was 10 be found Of tyrannv in ,ha
| amuals OF the Iudors and tho stmrts had scer
yehearsed and reiterated hv .he ,,resent chiar
nate He w"na saw for himseiY ~ iaws.r hra, IN
de s. udy Of the great principles Of roTsrnmen. and
stitutional b,rty in England from ~ carv and rude
beginning in the Magma char.a down 10 ITS corsumma
ton in the revolution OF 1855 that there Was NO case M
the Parliamentary history az Encls.d in which were
aggregated many enormes ss were 10 be found here
and he for one was prepared 10 rske good aenrst s
comers ali no had said whenever the House would acrd
him an opportunity He believed ta, the necessities Of
sres hsa an issue on ~ hands hcb heS IT, ss
The time had come when had 10 adopt the onIy ana
effective remedy. and that place ia power as tho
| spect its authority.
Mr. scssscx accepted Ave nin,ses' time. and said II
the Treasury in speech delivered some time ago 10
this city, had that he regarded Congress the
law makers Of the country eet Of tinkers. He (Mr
Schenck) had sometimes been inclined TO think that
Congress had wasted its time in tnksr,ng
Not doubt OF w." interposed Mr. Ross
Mr. s,uKScK proceeded without needing the remark
Congress bad passed law after another in its
20 out system OF restoration Of the rebel States
and those laws had been rendered nugatory had been,
| in effect, stricken down end made imperative by the
the The SSy o, Soo
now obstacle In the pathway He (Mr. SchenckJ
had said before and repeated that all attempts by
act OF isgisla Ion almost nothing while that OBJ
siacle remained, aud that, though gentlemen might
think 70 die little canals around 10 burrow under 10
OF 10 climb over II, II was s unavaing The only true
remedy was 70 remove the obstacle to put out OF the
and degrade from his office the President Of the United
states who now stood before the country and the world
dey.ns the ga attempts q o0ngress 70 bring about tina.
peace ana thai restoration which by legislation IL
snoeayorns 70 Obtain he did not know what
| proofs may hhve peen produced before the judiciary
oohmluse pn' ne ald know Una. without looking a.
The record made IN me invesgaton there was spread
on the pubic journals o. the country IN the shape OF
documents 70 when me name OF the President was as
n,hed encueh Q, history 10 satisfy him that the ires
dent nad assumed po9'n OF hostility to co ordinate
prahch OF e government ana 10 the proper rule OF the
co1nTy Hheh Amounted 70 great political crime, for
wh'n ne gn1 piopery os orougns 10 rai ano VI Con-
ersss was true o ,s outy, de9raued rom els once
hf SisvESs, OF IA, said agree precisely with The
eOQuen speech or amiable colleague