The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-05
OUGHT Tine FRESHEST 70 &c TMpfAcHrusI

Debate BEFORE fhe New York Tyccum-Rea-
sons Why the President should be Removed
FROM Once, sc.
The debate on the question "0ught the President 70
be Impeachcd ." which was commenced hast Monday
evening, was resumed last evening, with Mr. c. l.
Chapman in the chair at the hall Of the Geographical
and statistical Society, Mercantile Library building.
Mr. rRrr, in opening the debate, said that he adyo-
Gated the immediate impeschmsnt Of Andrew Johnson
de did not advance that radical measure,
he had violated any article Of the constitution 1t
not necessary 10 tho Presidents impeachment that he
should violate IT, There are other far higher and
noher than any law or the United States to be preserved
Those laws the President had violated. The Law Of
moral justice. which requires that should be
punished and that loyalty should be rewarded the Law
OF veracty, which demands that pubic oath should
DO binding on man that takes ii, and the law Of
mon decency which demands outward moral and sobsr
conduct the part OF the Chief Magistrate or the re-
public Mr.. johnson stands to-day before the American
people q . traitor pernred man and drunkard and
because he 50 stands that he advocated his i'm peach
ment He would not make indefinite charges "a sup-
port Of his position but in order 10 eucdate his srru
present administration. At the close OF the war The
South was submissive and the President had nothing TO
stern policy o. conscston and other asu
prevent the recurrence Of any rebellion the future
Those men Of the South expected TO be punished that
be punished. ''show me man. he said in 1853, in
the United States Senate 'that will fire his countrys
support his government and will show you traitor
Show me traitor and will show you man whom. IL
! had tho power, would hang as high as Hannah
How IL IT, then, that he has not punished tratorss In
stead OF that he has appointed them to Office
Mr.. DuGDALg did not wish endorse the President
to apologize for him. but he wished TO protest against
the measure Of impeachment because he thought that
would be far disastrous to the country than
the risks OF the Presidents administration Of affairs
There would be more danger to the country II another
President was appointed who in perfect accord with
Congress- Tor then there would be no check upon their
actions. q f7i
Mr. GoopKLL said that he impeached the President OF
high crimes and misdemeanors; of crimes because he
had eagned himself with rebels aud of misdemeanors
because he had been drunk In public He nsulted every
man when he made his tour to Chicago every time he
opened his mouth and this he ought to mpeaohed
Every In the country suffered degradation when
he called those persons traitors who supported the
sures introduced into Congress for the reconstruction OF
the country. who will prostitute the high dignity
OF the Office OF the President OF United states the
mere ambition OF becoming the leader of particular
party should not be allowed to remain Office The Pres
dent ought TO set the country example of good
ners at least, and not that OF common BLACKBOARD
Mr. STATS said the speech Of the last named gentle
man reminded him Of single terse line: -"France got
drunk with blood and vomed crime, /" and he thought
that he had been made go by the late war. Congress
has not done anything TO restore the country the
President had done anything for which he could be i'm.
peached they would be only glad done be-
fore now All the charges they could bring against him
required OF them, and when their Representatives
came TO Congress should have examined their creen
tails and they were legal they should have been ad
mittsd The Committee of Thirteen perured trail
tors The speaker here criticised the habits Of Congress
In regard TO drunkenness very severely.
He was followed by Mr.. MEIIsH, who thought that
Congress had not taken proper for the
structon OF the country because they had not removed
the great obstacle in tho way Of and that
Mr. II. A. CHAPMAN followed by an eloquent defence
OF the President which closed the debate 'es8