The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27

transfer TO. you all tho records,
books, papers and other public
property intrusted 10 his charge.
Respectfully yours,
"ANDREW JOHNSON.
".To Brevet Major General
Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant Gene.
raj United States Army.
"'Oificial copy. respectfully furn-
isbed to Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton.
L.TlIOMAS,
"'Secretary of War qd Interim
Upon tho evidence collected by
the Committee. which is hereafter
presented, snd in virtue Of the
power with which they have been
invested by tie House they are OF
tho opinion that Andrew johnson
President of The United States, be
impeachod of high crimes and mis-,
dcmcanors. They, therefore, rec
ommcnd to tho House tho adoption
OF the accompanying resolution.
"THADDECs STEPHENS,
| GEORGE s. boutwell,,
joan a. BINGHAM,
"F. G. BEAMAN,
&c. T. HULBURD,
"JonN +. FARNswoRTH,
~. b. PAINE"
"Res0iced That Andrew John
son, President OF the United States
bc inpeached Of high crimes and
misdemcanors."
The report having been read,
Dir. STEPHENS said:
"Mr. Speaker, i, is not my inten.
ton, in the first instance, to dis.
cuss the question, and ii thcfo bo
no desire on the other side to dis.
cuss 1t, wo uro willing that tho
question shall be taken on tho
knowledge which the House al.
ready has. Indeed, the fact of rc-
moving u man from Office while
tho Senate is in session, without
tho consent Of the Senate, is itself
(if there was nothing else and al.
ways has boon considered a high
crimo and misdcmeanor, and was
never before practicod. But will
not discuss this question unless
gcntlomcn on tho other side desire
TO do 50, II they do, | shall, for
tho present, give way to them, and
say what have to say in counlu.
sion.
coppcrhcad BaooKs, OF Now
York City then took tho floor, and
among other things said:
I'VE have been long 10 the midst OF
revolution. Long has the country
been agitatod in tho throes OF II
revolution, but wo are now mp.
prouching tho last and final stage uf
revolution, There is nothing new
in what We are doing. We arc but
repeating the history Of the past.---
We arc traversing, over aud over
again the days Of Cromwell and
Charlie tho First, and Charles the
SECOND, and VIC are lraversing over
aud over again all the scenes OF the
French Revelation. Wo have been
told, though not here and now, that
the President should be impoachod
because no WAS an obstruction in
the way OF restoring certain States,
or, rather, an obstacle 10 tho party
which would DO, but is not, directly
in power. Sir, we are all obslruc.
tions 10 that party-my associates
and myself. We all have boon
and intend 10 bo, obstacles in the
way OF it's high.handod proceed
ingS; and If tho President is to be
removed as an obstacle in the way
OF tho party in power it is equally
within their power, by the exercise
of Il tyrannical majority, 10 remove
every obstacle and have sole con
troll OF tho Government. But |
bid them bowaro-,-in no spirit OF
defiance, but from n devout love TO
my counlry--l solemnly bid thom
beware, aud TO proceed no iurthu.
IN their revolutionary steps. Speak
ing in behalf of those who have
sworn TO support the Constitution
in behalf OF my associates here, in
behalf OF those laundering major
ties whose voices are roaring out.
side Of this capitol, and who arc
waiting for constitutional oppor.
tunlty to ontcr, bid you beware.
Your impeachment will avail you
nothing. The President is to be
tried before the Senate with all the
iorms oflaw, and before you can
achieve the Rnal result ho will be
removed from yonr authority by
the constitutional termination Of his
/. Office, lfyou proceed further, and
dcposc the President by violence;
1t you suspend him; if you throw
him out ofoGice, except by due
process OF impeachment, tell you,
in bohalf of thousands ard tens of
thousands, aud hundreds of thou.
sands and millions of the people,
that we will never, never, 80 help
me God, never never submit -
Laughter on tho Republican side I
Sir, wo have the physical power Of
the country with us; tho labor, the
industry, tho bono and muscle OF
the country arc ours; the hersism
Of the country is ours; four hfths.of
} thearmy Of tho United States is
composed Of the Democracy of the
country, and ityou proceed to in.
troduce politics'into the army, the
Democratic soldier will'iollow Dem.
ocratiG instinct and s,aod BY thD
Constitution and the laws.