Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-24

intoxication Or stimulating drink. Drunk
snness has existed in the world since the
dsys Of Noah, and will gill the Millennium.
New England fauaticism to the contrary not
withstanding. W. B.
Thad. steven. % 1apeachaent-
1bena0c0aelOa ~ the P9ests
sleas-Graas and shs CoWardls
Of Congress.
The Washington correspondent Of ths
New York World, after giving On account
Of ths failure Of the last attempt At In
parchment Ia the Reconstruction Commit
tee, details the following conversation had
with him Immediately thereafter
After the rush Of members end politi-
clans into Mr.. Stevens room at the espltol
had ceased. and very soon after the defeat
cd "great commoneS had been borne in
his chair from the capitol TO his home. the
writer OF these dispatches, who had also
been witness examined iu the presence Of
Mr.. Stsvsns, called upon him. He Vas re-
osivsd in . chamber where Mr.. Stevens, the
dying leader Of . once powerful but no y
fallen national party, leaned back in an
| easy chair alone, alnost utterly exhausted
Nevertheless his welcome vas cordial, aud
his expressed regret thai Mr.. Stevens
| might not feel strong enough to converse
upon the subject in view was alleviated A.
once by Mr.. Stevens outspoken frankness
I'm say this" proceeded Mr.. Stevens,
mot particularly for publication. And yet,
he cpntinued, 81 don't object to you pub
llshiug anything say. I'll say this, that
the whole question of impeachment lies
| almost in nut shell. As to the first part
OF tho Grant and johnson correspondence
(Johnson's letter chiefly al'ude to-, I
think there is enough evidence to impeach
a dozen men. The main il was tn. Presi
dent guilty Of q violation or an attempted
violation Of the tenure Of stlice act He
| is explicit enough himself on this subject.
Although hc states in ono place that he
I'D not remove Stanton and put Grant in
with any reference to the tenure Of office
act, but upon the authority granted him bv
the Constitution, what is 10 be said in his
defense for his requiring Grant, as they
both agree 10 in eli their letters, to arrange
with him (Johnson) to keep Stanton out Of
oi3ce against the will OF the Senate. The
Senate had confirmed the tenure Of office
law. What right had the President to de-
ny, defy, or seek to disobey, OF circumvens
the law Damn 1t, don't both the Prssi-
dent and Gen. Grant subscribe to thi. fatal
fact, that Grant had At least considered.
and that johnson had insisted upon. the
proposition that Grant should help johnson
to keep Stanton out Of Office anywa not
outstanding the tenure OF office act II
this direct attempt OF the President to VIC.
late law made by tho Congress of the
United States doesn't render him liable 70
| be impsached what does ~
=" am, as you see. Mr.. Stevens, onl ' 4
respectful listener"
Well, then there's the whole thing jt's
| as simple as day. What 90 caie about
the questions If verAcity, as they call it, be-
tween johnson and Grant, That's nothing
70 d. W tn the law. Both OF them may
call each other liars, II they want to, per
haps they both do lie lttle. or let us saw
equ'voca,s, though the President certainly
has tho weight o. evidence on his side. But
johnson being right or Grant bsing wrong,
II makes no difference. II they want to
settle the question between them, they may
both 70 out in the back yard aud have i
alone. or course have slight objection
TO having that area soiled by either Of them
but | wouldn't object If they only would
tx it SO that We should have no more talk.
what am after 10, that the Law Of the
United States. ~ made by the Congress Of
these United States, shall be obeysd BY the
President ~ well - BY oil men beside.
There was plenty Of evidence, God knows.
to convic, johnson last year. les oil non
sense and folly to argue againss The self
evident proposition thst there il more than
plenty Of evidence now"
suppose, Mr.. Stevens, that ron nav
have been . little disappointed ct nv teeti.
mony."
20. not at oil. That was rieht sooveh.
I've told you already that the ousstion 81.
tween Johnson ed Grant has nothing 10
90 With my idsa Of impeachment. They
may fight THAI 80 themselves. Grant NAV
DO - gailty - the Presidsns Of . violation
Of or an edaitted attempt to violate the
law. but Grant isn't On trial lie johnson
when We have 10 consider and. while 10
are not talking Of crimes, misdemsanor is
enough. and that IL proven against him."
wen, were yeu disappointed IN the
vote this morning By the committee :,
Not bit CIR. I know ill the cowards
IN this Congrsss. Long experience hes en-.
eolsd me to black mark every one Of them.
damn them r.
~ hat then . q Last your opinion ON
the question whether Mr.. johnson iii
ever be impeachcd''
SIR said Mr.. Stevens, with q sm,le.
shall never bring up this question Of
impeachment again. lam not going I,
daily with that or any other committee in
regard to it any longer
At this moment secretary entered the
chamber, and babe the great ccmmouer
good bye.
He said as he took my hand, "come At
any time. shall always be glad to see and
speak with you upon this and other sub
Jeets. | shrink from no revelation Of nv
opinions OF convictions"
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through the solid rock, succeed each other
~ intervals 0f . few milss. Takins ths
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drizzly Hill, among the lower undul.soe.
OF the Sierra Like oil the rest, il Il e;,h.
teen feet high and sixteen feet vide Il.
length is 500 feet The second 10 500 feet
long; the third 800; the fourth 100: ahs
nfth 100; sixth, Che great Summit tunnsN
is $3.50 feet long the seventh 100: the
e,gosn, $40 ninth PIG; tenth. 50s
eleventh, ST.; twelfth, S42; thirtseath,
$50; fourteenth, on the Truckee, 1923; ar
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