Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-04-03

hand bows HIN on the htaku W''ht 'N",
sir, 1 thank YOU" Well done George
Thomas, you never did a manIier thing Ia
your life. The people viii never forget
your answer In this brevet busiul Then
comes tho last act In this low comedy
Lorenzo Thomas reels upon the tiage with
q comuission in his pocket and claims Of
Mr.. Stanton the keys Of the war Oihce
Has the President ut last found tsolf
Has he found one 40 weak or 20 wicked,
or both, among those whom the pAllou has
long supported aud honored With high
official position. II Is but too uuo.
This triaing must be stopped. These
hagrant Violations Of law must have an
end. The patience Of the people will no,
endure forever. They are delerm'ned that
the measures of reconstruction sh2ll 90 on
that Andrew johnson, LorenEQ4 Thomas,
or whoe, or ulss hs nazrhfI yhz him.
self in the way of thelf pfD zhesslsshali 90
down. The future welfare of ten States Is
not TO be periled by the unlawful lnterier-
ence OF President who madly proclaims
aud dictates 10 them policy OF recon.
struction. The mighty future Of the
whole nation is not to DO endangered by
the despotic assumptions Of President
who hates the trammels OF law, who for.
gets the obligations Of his oath, who rude
ly scorus the voice of the people.
This is no mere contest in the interest Of
Mr. Stanton. The right to violate Que law
implies the right to violate all; aud TO base.
ly submit to the arrogance Of the Exec.
utivc ia this would be as shameful US the
subserviency of yassals TO the crowned
heads who tax them and fight them at
their will. One man has set himself up
against the power Of the people; one man
has said my will. not theirs, shall be obeyed;
one man has said my word is worth more
than the word Of all my couutrymen. This
day we call upon him to make that asser-
tOn good. This day We inpeach him in
the name OF an outraged people, whose
Constitution be has broken, whose law he
has dedod, whose majesty be has mocked
aud insulted.
Ills whole history as President has been
marked with usurpations ofpower and vic.
lslons Of rights. His assumption Of the
right to recognize the rebeIlious States;
his appointment OF traitors TO Office; his
procianations Of pardon aud amnesty; his
open attempt to surrender all power,
snatched by our brave soldiers in arms
from the enemies Of the country, back in
TO their hands; his indecent aud insurrec.
tionary denunciations ol Congress in pub
lIc speeches, his retention in Office of
wicked dishonest and thieyish officials who
are p.underIng the Treasury before his eyes;
his constant efforts to render null aud
void the reconstruction acts in the South
cru States, his unjust removal Of the most
faithful officers; his Insulting, arrogant,
aud rebelllous veto messages, can all be
passed by in view Of facts, 10 startling,
which have occurred withinst$s past week.
Not content with his former aggressions
against popular rights he repeats the blows,
confident that a iorgiving and indulgent
public will still disregard them. lie has
gone too far lie can not retrace his steps
Already they lead down to that raging
whirlpool Of popular condemnation from
which there is no rescue.