The New York herald., 1867-01-18
THE IMPEACHMENT.


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tn Causes for impeachment or PA.,1.
JsASsss-Peiisieal Favsrisiss Ne Re-.
for V Rensv.i-Curious PreceA.sssN<:sss
se nnery Of the Chief lasissracy--WaA
.seso" hnseIf Declared Il " Political suiA\
eide eDeist an Oppsnessp Once--
49, eusc Judiciary Cenmiscee -
wAsmoros Jan. IL, 1897
i"peAcnmen' or 10 Npeachmsnk That d the great
question ss'sans 'hs pun mind to-day. WIN Andrew
'0nns0n - impesoned' rergumsnt in favor Of his
- !. -. - pps. anss. /" gsnssaiiass and ~
b s.cs i that !. has n ,s. mag b proven y
smnspt followed the uniform course r,.s ~ &, -.
predecessors from Washington 70 Linc ,hs. \. 4.
has had policy OF his own and In the b y, -
patronage has sought TO favor those who con -m.n,
political sentiment to that policy This may ~ -.
peachabe offence mot; that IL not here to " ~.
cussed But the hrss President Of the Emitted stats
immortal Washington, was guided in his sdmnisirsA
Of the governments by the rule, and have bse
all succeeding Prsaidsnta & st
then Secretary Of War; dated Nc Vernon september ~
l7p5, ~ shall not, while have the honor 10
OF Snowinsy whose political ssnss srs ad
verse 70 tho which tho general ae
pu5suns For this in my opinion would Dc sos q
10 most certain "-Jdred Sparks Writings Of WGsAir00
And again. less than month later. he applies the
test In the case Of Patrick Henry, whose icyaty"
known to al the world In confidential letter 70 Ed
ward Darlington, Washington wrtes:-
Private and conndentiaLl
Nj vERSos, October Q, 1925.
hand and shall wait the result Of the proposed In
One request frequently bsges another and that IL the
case It present You know full wcll thai the once of
State 10 vacant but you may not know that nnd dim.
Guilty In nlling IL In tho appointments the great
ofncss Of The government my aim has been 10 combine
tons, with abilities and fitness Of kps character In
pursuance of thus system y have tried 70 bring Judge
worth Pinckney Of South Csrolina, into this ocs but
they have all declined the last by the post Of wednes
day would nave made an oner OF u 70 % MI henry 10
hrst, ignorance OF his political sentHents for should
consider Il an act Of governmental suicide 70 bring
man into 20 high an o1ce who was unfricndiy 70 the
constitution and laws which % be his guide. -
Jared SPARKS Writi~0s q Warrington ,sG s RI
These citations merely settle the fact that Washington
had his own views OF public policy ana required all ap
pointees ohe government 70 conform % those visws
s they DO prove that Warrington did not In that
commit grave offence, sucjecsns him. II prosecuted.
70 impeachment u will remain for the Thirty ninth
or Foristh Congress TO determine whether such rule
Of actiou, faithfully adhered t0 II IN impsschsbls
offence within the meaning Of the constitution.
But without specuatlng on what Congress win
or will mot do, will be received b. the country
a. singular circumstance that Of the gentle
mon who have aspirsd % the leadership Of tho
majority in Congress have vsnsured % lake ths iai
tiatcry in this Impeachment movement This fAcs
has suspicious ar about T.. Boutwell, has openly
accused the President with consprng % prevent
the recaptuss Of ono Of Mr. Iincons asassns and hs
more than tntmated. several occasions, = belief In
his compicy IN that fsrocious conspracy Ihsd stow
criminal charge against the Executive and denouncne
him With the most vndictive spitheE Bingham swcrs
his eyes nor sumber 70 his eyeds until he had drawn
up . bill OF impeachment against Andrew johnson
On oop y sna
charges against the President with interference
bis part All these gentlemen are supposed Y b en-
dowed with degree Of intelligence beyond the ordi-
nary run Of the members But while they have
| all been forward in denunciatlons and crimina-
to put their charges in shape for ocia action. On the
contrary, wben.men of vastly inferior standing, in.el
gonce and influence, worked upon by the loud talk and
boastfu threatenings Of their superors, thought
make political capital for themselves by reducing this
action and those threats actual hosftes the
great leaders seized with panic 81 Aiarn and
terror and nterposed their strongest influences mort
Of The purpose thus Il s evident thar
the wsdom and intelligence Of the House ~ no lime
and does mot nov n %an @ ns ss rl h is
they havs ndulged freely. Their talk by she'r sub
sequent conduct 10 shown TO have been nj for effect
'soea FOR hs e know S i hs XII
o conviction, the party In whose interests thsy act win
long they merely INDUCED in talk threats their
arguments potential with ignorant people
l though they were based On truth. Now they mukt
either prove their charges true or forever absa4 mon
repeating them. They see the danger Of losing their
/ ammunition.
| The House Judiciary Committee In whose hsnds the
matter rests, have terrible responsihity thrown
upon them, and naturally they will be very caIcfn IN
it's exercise This will account for tho conflicting
ports which reach the public Of the dones Of the COM
mittee In order not unnecessarily 70 alarm te people
their proceedings yet scaled hook. which no one
can open Contradictory satements rmnnate from the
brains OF this that and the other enterprs'ng CORES
poudent but all such statements the meregt pecua
ton and guess work. The most digeot inquiry does
no. discover single Subpoena issued by the committee
This significant II shows at all that they have
not yet commenced thar investigations Thsrs Sas
them bot tha testimony Of all who should
know 10 that he merely mot the committee casually and
informally, at one of their regular neeiing a. ihs prose
cuor IN the W ascertain what was to be mode
OF procedure. He has nct them since Another
statement that Secretary Stanton hal boon called bofnrs
the IN, and, newsmougcrs had IT, had actually
given some testimony, u equally apocryphnl lcoks
reasonable suppose that Cabinet Minister being
called upon testify In important matter Affecting
his principal would At least notify that principal Of the
fact hut up this time The President has not besn In
In regard 70 the that the General Committee
had referred the investigation 70 subcommhtss Of
composed OF the most ultra dicals which " nov
denied BY those who gave II currency. Thus All these
reports mere surmses and nothing more and the
more reasonable conclusion b that the COMMITTEES ha6
not yet determined the main Fundamental question,
whether they shall investigate 81 all or not, which,
will b remembered, u matter left 70 their option