The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-10-19

10y " suvsVy buuVuuc90 tnet
this scheme Is to be pushed Al the
rsxt session. The House Of Repre-
sentatives Is TO 6nd articles Of i'm
pcschment, and the moment that is
done, a majority OF the two houses
Of Congress are, by joint resolution,
to cxpel the President, and install
Mr.. Wade or somc one Of their fac
ton in his stead. II is the nature
of selfish and bad men to assume
that they will be allowed tc work on,
their sehesies auopposed, aud Ger.
tainIy these have had much warrant
in the past 10 indulge such anticipa-
tons.
But further reflection, II seems,
has conducted them to the conclu.
sion, that after all this bold expert.
meat of revolution may not DO en-
dured BY the country, aud may in
volvc serious consequence to those
who shall attempt it. We shall not
gainsay tho correctness of these con
illusions, and VIC shall be glad If they
lead to the abandonment of de-
sign conceived in folly aud passion,
and for which the country is entire.
ly unprcparcd. i. is u new thing in
the land to i,npcach President for
the crime Of differing in opinion with
y partisan Congress and, even in
case Of the high crimes aud INSIDE
mcauors speciaed by the Constitu-
ton, a. adequate reasons for such
removal, the people would demand
a fair and impartial trial by full
Senate, and would be content with
nothing less. Otherwise, they would
not endure the degradation of tho
Executive Office, the shock to public
credit, the danger Of general disor-
der o.. 1 anarchy, and the risk Of
abusing, for more party ends, one Of
the most solemn and extreme rene
dies Of the Constitution.
II it we're not that the public crcd-
il and great public interests would be
jeopsrdiIed, wc should not be unwil-
ling to sec our opponent, enter upon
this course Of action knowing full
we'll that it would prove to them the
Caudine forks Of another aud ire
parable rout. II waa probably = re-
cognition Of this fact, ~ we'll A.
some faint appreciation of the cnov-
nifty Of tho proceeding, which has
made tho Radical party for nearly
two years hesitate to adopt this meas
urc, although earnestly pressed upon
them by many Of the chosen leaders
Of their organization.
But bad and bold as is this step,
il ia moderation itself compared to
the utterly desperate scheme Matched
out by Messrs. Butler, Boutwell,, and
Wendell Phillips, of expelling the
President from Office by joint reso-
luton Of Congress. The Constitu-
ton, which Mr. Stevens proclaims
his party have "repudiated," de-
clares that "the President, Vice
President, aud all civil officers of the
United States shall be removed from
office on impeachment for, and ran.
r.r,,.,n ~. treason, bribery, and other
high crimes aud misdemcanors
| The removal is to take place after or
upon conviction, and thus only.
pu,tsusd tonsu,Gtion says the
q Senate shall have the sole power to
try impeackments." Whea the
President Of the United States is
tried, the Chief Justice shall preside,
and "no person shall he convicted
without the concurrence Of two
thirds Of the members present"
The scheme, therefore, Of BUSTING
the President by a joint resolution,
no matter what the phrassology en-
p,oycd, is utterly without warrant in
the Constitution, ~ it is also with
out American precedent, il is naked
revolution aud usurpation, and will
not be tolerated or endured by the
country. Tho people will not stand
tsmsly by and ~ the Government
ovsrthrown they are fully conscious
Of their strength, and are ready to
use 1t In order to put down any open
attemp. 1t revolution BY the conspir.
asors Of The Radical faction.
Although such wild and bootlsss
attempt would involve the punish.
ment Of certain bad men who will
probably otherwise escape . personal
responsibility for reasonable do.
sigma, aad thus work good, we should
nsvsrthslsss regret to see such con
fic, or account Of the disorders il
would occasion, the discredit to our
institutions abroad, and tho serious
shock TO public credit aud every form
Of values.
It Is, therefore, with sincere pleas
urc that ~ note the evidence Of
pop ulss reaction which, II il shall 70
On rs il has begun, will give pauss
70 The rsvolutionists, and thus assure
peace TO the land. The eyes Of tho
conspirators are now turned anxious
)y upon the fall election, in the hope
that they may there hsd sose en-
coursesnsnt for the daring and sx-
trems measures they have in con
temptation. But II Pennsylvania,
| New York, and New Jersey shall
give Conservative majofitiss Il the
other States voting this fall shall do
Ekeviss, or even exhibit large Con
sentative gains, thsa The rsvolston-
ists will hardly venture 10 bring this
tsrribls crisis and conflict upon the
! country. II IL true that the sense Of
desperation which first stimulated
them 10 this idea will be even greater
than now they will see even more
clearly then that their only hope in
the futare ia TO seine the rsins Of
Goyernncut by coup Il etat but,
with al this s,rcss Of their position,
| they will not dare to pursue the path
upon which they have now incautt-
ously entered. II il most fortunate,
therefore, that this tissue Of = revolu-
uos BY impeachment has been added
to thai Of negro suffrage everywhere,
and negro gevssnnss,s for the South,
TO which thsir party is committed /;
for now every citizen DESTROYS Of or
der and pace will hsvc the oPPortu-
nifty Of attaining bis object, and Re
bukiug this project Of violencs BY
oondemning BY bis vote this Radical
prooy.mme Of revolution. With
suck result. the more moderate Of The
Republicans will be able to make =
stand against the demands Of the u.
IRA. by pleading the public verdict