The New York herald., 1868-02-23

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devoted love 10 my country AMI its institutions
| soennly bid them beware and to proceed no futnor
IN then Revolutionary s.eps. Speaking in behalf Of
ehose VINO nave sworn to support the constitution, N
oensi Oh my associates here, in behalf OF those thun
deslhS inalorues whose voices roaring outside OF
this Capitol and who waiting for a constitutional
opportunity 10 enter bid you beware; yaur impeach-
ment will avail you nothing. Tho Presidcn, s 10 10
tried before the Senate with al the forms OF law and
before you can achieve tko nua result no win DO
removed from your authority by the constitutional tor
mnaon OF his Office. If you proceed lur;aar and do
pose Tue President bJ violence, il suspend him. il
you throw him out OF Office except by due
| impeachment tell you, behalf OF thousands ana
tens OF thousands and hundreds OF thousanls and mil
hons OF the people, that viii never help Cod
| never mover submit. daughter the republican
sdel Sir, we have tho ph yscal power OF The country
with Us, the labor the industry the bone and muscle
OF tue country ours; nerosm OF tho country Is
our iourlths OF tho army OF the United
posed OF the democracy OF the country, and If you
proceed 10 introduce politics into tho army demo-
| cratic soldier will follow tue democratic instinct
| and will stand by tho constitution and tho
| laws. therefore, Mr.. speaker. bid you beware of
unconsutiona OF Illegal Of extrao diaary proceedings,
Proceed in your forms 0. impeachment through al tho
manipuaons and sinuostes aad torsysrslions Of The
iax aud We shall cheeraiy sannlis, bocars, II 10
duty 10 do constitutional, ooodient ,neo put
farther the bounds o. the constitution and
proceed as Is frequently proposed, 10 rioun. and 70
voiutonary manner, and you precpiia'e violence and
revolution. Ar. Brooks went To argue that tho mat
| ter Oh which the impeachment OF ire ident vas
proposed iega question, and TINT Gho President
mad as much right TO iadge o. tho canstut onany Of
the Tenure OF oice act the House the nad
II he were advising the maJority OF tho House 20 it8
| overthrow he would hurry ON this matter Audrcw
Johnson had little power now Prssdcnt o. tho
United States no was without author or lpeence or
| parona.e Congress had 50 msnacled MIN almost TO
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coed in reeectng him to the Presidency ey would at
least immorlale his name on the pages OF history as
| the most glorious defender OF liberty that lived
under anv constitutional government whateyr Lausn-
| tor among the republican nomoers)
Mr. srALDlsG, rep OF onio having had hvo minutes
| al owed hun IRON Mr. BinShan's time, sad:-Air.
speaker feel myself 10 oe in proper frame OF mind
or nesrt To attempt rhetor display Oh tuis occasion.
can appreciate the sentiment OF the gentleman nom
| New York (Alr Brooksl waen he says tue question
before US Is MED with soismnty, but whom ne with ns
usual eloqusnce attempts to use easconade 10 drive
| members OF the House from conscious disclarge OF
duty, l friend mat he has mistaken his call
| ing Sir important duty can deyoye upon
House OF Representatives than that OF considering
the question:, whether artcles OF Impeachment shall ho
preferred against the Chief Magistrate af the nation,
Tor long months-yea for yeasI have Resisted
| all my personal iniusnco the approach OF tho CRISIS
| which Is now beiore US. The President mas dcno
| many very censurable things; but | would not
in my conscieuce cay that tae President shouid
| be held to answer on tho Charge OF Mo
| commission Of high crimes and misdemeanors until
something could DO mace tangible whereby he mad
brought himself III conhct with the laws nation.
II mas seemed 10 the for weeks that that high olcer
courting the hour and the very 9hich
now upon u.s. and the consequences OF which will bo
upon hm lie has thrown hiius II violently in eon,act
with the act OF congress passed on the ID of March
last by tho vote ot the constitutional numoer o. two
thirds OF the Senate and twothrds of tue House OF
Representatives, over his veto assgnIng hls reasons 10
the contrary. IL matters not nov many acts TO
found upon tho statute books in gone by contrary
to the priciples Of tnal act Inc gentleman from New
York (lr. Brooks, numbered three, and he might
numbered thirty, three numbered, but still il WITHIN
the past sx or nine months Congress has Ia consti-
tionai manner mado enactment, against wnicn mo
Cnef Executive OF the nation throws
mlts the act for which he should be npoached just
| ear and conclusiveiy II there never had
| been legislation tne contrary this meut,
II It be legal and constitutional enact
| enactments to winch the gentleman from New York
alluded. And in nothing That act mora clear
| tn,s .that The President snail not remove any CIVIL
officer been appointed with tho concurrence OF
oi the United States without thu
OF that body when ID in session. IL is true tha.
the right OF suspenslon was gwen TO the Executive
curing tho recess vi tho senate; but that rgn oil
pension ceased 80 soon AZ the Senate convened and
now only in face OF the decision of the
lag that the supervision of the secretary VI War made
during the recess WAS without good Cause. Dat in tne
face o the penalties OF the act Of March z, 1857
titled IAN act regulating the tenure o. certain ci. o
| GERS" tho President yesterday sent TO the senate
message declaring an terms that he had EDWIN
M Stanton Secretary o War The sxih soc,ion OF that
&C. declares that every removal appo.nmen., or ON
visions shall bs deemed, and they declared 10 DO
high msdemsanors On conviction OF which ho offender
may be inod not exceeding $40 OCO, or bs Imprisoned
not exceeding five years. or may slier fine aud
| Imprisonment, in the discretion OF the
MI. WOODWARD tdem.) OF Pa, desired ID ask quss-
tion, but Mr. spsding declined 10 yield a1l continued
his argument Hssaid, now, sir II there be any efficacy
in the enactment o Congress- We arc not called upon
ascertain through q committse wnctner tn tho
Pres dent be hgn crime and misdsmeanor, b bcaaso
decided It TO be such and tho President, rs II to cha-
lenge the action of Congress-, has thrown down Tho
Senate Notwithstanding your reasons to contrary
that had not the right TO suspend the secretary OF
| War; assume the constitutional right ~ throw tb 1t
officer from his position entirely, and do IT, your law
| and your action to tho contrary notwithstanding"
| am brought to the conclusion that long w0
submit TO these violent assaults Congress aud upon
all its doings we never can have peace, and l am
brought 20 the conviction that we must all with unan
nifty vote for the resolution this day Introduced.
| Mr. BINGHAM ,trep) oil OHIO, took the moor.
Mr. PRuYs tdem.) OF n. r., desired to inquire az to
the probable course Of tho DEBATE and wheer op-
porunity would be offered tor members seneraiiy "
express their views in regard TO this very important
question.
Mr. BINGHAM said he not able answer tho ques-
tion further than to express his own and hopo
that tho House would dcibcrate fully on ths question
Mr.. STEVENS frepl OF Pa. said that, lar had
any hing TO say IN the matter he would let the debate
go until the moment OF to-day, but that no
desired to have tho vote taken before tho House adj
Mr. PRuYy asked Mr. stevens to be kind enough TO IN.
dcatc whether ne meant, When speaking Of ,no last
moment otoday, surse midnight or tas usual hour Of
adjo Irnment.
Mr srwyrss said he would say i've O'Clock
Mr. PRuYs-Then we are 20 discuss the quo.ton be-
tween and FIVE O'Clock.
Mr. B.GHAN proceeded To arsue in support Of tho
resolution. Ho said all right minded men must ooncedo
that the question under consideration Is ons OF
supreme importance 10 all tho people OF tie country.
protest for myself that ! am utterly incapaOio OF
,caing the question In the spirt Of arean and
repel the ntimalion OF the geltiensn from New York
tNr Brooksl am careless OF the obligation OF my
oath Gnconccrned about the supremacy VI the cons.
tuition and laws. look upon the consu Ion o. tho
country tho very breath OF the nation fe looH
this day, he consideration Of this great question: al
does tho gentleman from New York; ana ask hiu
tsir. Brooks, the consideration VI tho matter.
to ponder upon those deathless words OF tho
father OF country, wherein no declared that tho
constitution which at any tmc exists unil changed by
the acton Of hs whole people Is Saced obi ga,ory
upon slupon all, sir, from me President the hu-
b!e-t citizen within the limits Of this republcupon
svsfy human beng standing within the jurisdiction OK
the rspubIc Washington but echoes the words which
himself and his associates had embodied Of The constS
oIUop that this instrument and the laws maus In
nnrslapce thereof shall be the supreme Law ot tho
land The issue involved not, ~ the gentieman
from New York said, the question VI an oihcc, but
whether tie supremacy oil the constitution shall 90