The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-27

hide the malice and hate that is
impotent to speak the verdict which
must uot ID form 60 before the trial.
They shock us Is do pals and
.shroads and grave clothes, which
wrap up tho body Of the dead and
decaying justice, while the grave
diggers Of the House wait to do
their Office of putting away the muir
dered victim. ..~..- ....
This Congress has, by its action,
opened wide the door for the en-
trance Of many disorganizing
schemes; it has given to the future
many dangerous prccedents. but
none 50 dangerous Is this, none so
deadly in its tendencies. s##.i.
But there is another impeachment,
to be tried before more august tri-
bunal than the Senate We arraign
this Congress before the people Of
these United States, for its crimes
against Liberty; against the Union;
against the rights Of our Citizens.
We impeach them in the words Of
our Fathers against the British
Crown in the Declaration Of inde-
pendence-because it "HAs RENDER
I'D tbs MILITARY INDEPENDENT or
AND SUPERIOR TO Tus Civil Pow
BR. "-because it ''HAs BRscrED A
MULTITUDE OF NEW OFFICES, AND
SENT swARMs or oFPICBRs 70 HAR-
RAss OUR PEoPLE AND EAT OUT
THEIR SUBSTANCE" We impeach
it "FoR DEPRIvINa US, IN MANY
CASES, or THE BENEFIT or TRIAL BY
JURY" ''FoR TAKING AWAY OUR
CHARTERS ABOLIsHING DUB MOST
VALUABLE LAWS, AND ALTERINa FUN
DAMENTALLY THE POWERS or OUR
GOVERNMENT" "FoR sUspENDINa
LEGISLATURES, AND DECLARING
THEMsvLvEs INVESTED WITH POWER
TO LEGISLATE IN ALL CASES
WHATSOEVER"
Beyond the crimes charged by
our fathers against tho British
crown, we also impeach Congress
for its gross and continued viola
tion Of the solemn declaration made
to the American people and to the
world, that they waged war upon
the South for the sole purpose of re-
storing our Union, which Union
they now keep sundercd, for selfish,
party and corrupt purposes. We
also impeach them az enemies to
the liberties of tho American pco-
pie. when they seek to take away
tho protection Of the judiciary and
seek to rob US Of the freedom of
speech.
There can be no freedom in that
couatry whcro Courts Of law are
closed a !ainst tho citizen who seeks
protection from unconstitutional
statutes. There is no help against
tyranny, outrage or corruption if
there is no appeal to an 1ndepend-
ent Judiciary. There is no liberty
in land Of the power if the Judic-
iary be not separated from the leg
islative and executive departments.
What then is the condition of our
country when in one third Of our
States the Judiciary is under the
feet of thc military, that military
which our Fathers teld US must ever
be ke kept in subordination to civil
authority. Inthc grand old Repub-
lie Of Rome the General who Com.
manded armies was not admitted
within the walls Of tho Capitol
A Roman Senate weu'd net let the
shadow Of military power fall upon
the pavements Of their city. but an
American Senate with guilty cow
ardice clings to the skirts Of VIC
torious General.
We warn those who have gained
the gra titude of tho American peo-
pie upon the battle field against
soiling their fame by becoming the
tools Of bad and artful men. There
was no b,ayer spirit in the struggle
of the Revolution than that of him
who won Victories by his courage,
whose blood sprink'ed the field Of
battle, and who now hold his men,
ory in soorn. for he proved ; trait
or to liberty.
:, But we must not be content with
merely winning political victory.
We must do more. We must fire
the hearts Of our people with that
love Of liberty and fill their mind
with the reverence for the Judiciary
which animated our Fathers. when
they engraved upon the corner
stones Of State and National Gov
srnments. that the military should
ever he kept in subordination to
civil authorities.
It may be asked what motives
have this Congress to resort to acts
Of violence unknown heretofors!-
The vast increase Of patronage has
much to do with II. but neither love
Of power or greed for gain would
make them adopt desperate meas.
ures to hold place against tho will
Of the people. The motive for this
conduct is fear. The terror Of
the exposures which must bo made
when the books are overlooked
and the records laid bare. Nothing
is SO rash Is fear. This is the Sc
cret OF their forcible, desperate
hold upon the War Department.
There was terror in many bosoms
until the Secretary had fortified