Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-02-26
THE POLITICAL CRTsIs.

THE POLITICAL CRIBS.
The vote npon the resolution TO i'm
peach President Johnson. assigned fol
this afternoon, at five o'clock, will in.
augurate new politica era in the histo.
ry of this country. The Republican mem
bers will undoubtedly vote as unit, and
thus initiate the arraignment of the
President, at the bar of the Senate, there
to be tried for high crimes and misdemea-
nors. His bold assumption of legislative
prerc understanding 20 himself the
right to discriminate between acts alike
binding upon him-and his equ ally up.
just course in preventing the will of the
people, as expressed by their representa-
tives, from being executed, have escaped
the punishment, thus far, which they
merited. Emtoldened by his previous
steps, and assured by the disloyh ,eIe-
ments which surroapd him that Congress
dare not proceed to the last and only re
course now left to them, he has violated
an act of Congress, and will be called
upon to appear and give reasons, if he
can, why he has not forfeited the posi-
ton which he occupies. 1t is not ques-
ton between President johnson aud the
Republican party which is the issue. 1t
is not whether tha policy adopted by
Congress is right or wrong tnat is to be
adjudicated upon; but it is to be settled
whether the President Of the United
States can willfully defy the whole pco-
pie by assuming the powers of dicts.
tor, and, by total disregard of law,
subvert the great principle Of the hight
of the people to self government If be
can remove Secretary Stanton and place
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas or Thomas Ewing
in office while the Senate is in session,
without the consent Of the Senate, there
is no act which he may not commit uu-
der the pernicious influence of those who
are his advisers and ajetters. His first
detection commenced more than two years
ago, when Gov. Aiken Of Sonth Caro-
I
lima was Brought to Washington by or
der of the Secretary Of War. He
discharged the guard and released him
on parole, and from that day to this. in
auenced by personal ambition. be has
tbwarted. By every conceivable method
the wishes Of the loyal people for recon-
structiou and pertinent return to peace
full relations between all the States oil
this Union. There is not spark of con-
Citation in any act which he has origin
atcd He has irritated the North, and
enkindlsd the worst passions Of the South
till at last he reaches point where he
assumes that be has the right to remove
officers, that their places may be filled
by those ready to do his bidding. II
the president can hold bis position with
these facts On record, then all law is o
mere waste Of knowledge; for the will Of
one man is all powerful. aud Congress
ional enactments are Of no value. 1t
Will be seen by the summary of the de.
bate in the House on Saturday, which
VIC publish. that the loyal members have
wanfully met the issue. In the House
on Saturday evening the floor Of the
Hall was crowded in every part and the
galleries were packed Judge Kelley Of
Pennsylvania stated that the coup detat
attempted by the President was but the
act OF an usurper. 1t ia the Impression
that the programme contemplated miscar.
ried, owing to the judicious resolution in.
PRODUCED by Senator Wilson on Friday,
With Gen Thomas in the War Depart.
ment al important step would have beer
gained. Of the calibre OF this man We
need M other evidence to form iudgmen,
than the fact that the messenger who de,
livered to him the resolution Of the Sen.
ate found him at masquerade ball Hi,
prompt arrest has induced him to modify
his somewhat belligereut threat to obtair
possession Of she War Office by force, and
though he also threatened to secure tn,
mails intended for that Department, tn,
budgets which reached Washington OF
sMura-y and also yesterday were dul,
"pened hy Secretary Stanton. No heat
Of a department will be likely to invit,
impeachment by refusal to obey the 70
gnisitions Of M. Stanton.