Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-03-18

licals il both Hoe ofl Congress- exhibited 20
arerk q degree = apdai - zefIrontery, and Of
rs slu| pef6dy|6 their ewn declared senti.
| nE1ts IA their |02n pledges, rs in the present
Ieabrt q imps the President, and depose
him ffom the Chief Magistracy; and when we
take Retrospective view of the declarations
and pledges and actions Of the Radical Sena-
tors and Representatives,, who are known, p
favor tho impeachment; and Of the Radical
great leaders ana chief organs who urge Con-
gross to the accomplishments of the act, I'VE
cannot but wonder that the American people
selfabased and seryile, fanatical and gpllible,
and blind to theirn own rights. interests, and
liberties, and to the honor and dignity of the
Republic, as they have shown themselves to be,
during, the last eight years,-we cannot but
wonder, we repeat that they, the Psople,'hase
not already. by their. voices and their conduct,
at mass meetings ID every city and district
throughout the land. most plainly emphatically,
and significantly warned the Radicals in Con-
gress that this impeachment measure must not
be prosecuted, and that the period Of Congress
sional usnrpati0n of oil the powers of the Gov
ernment-- Executive and Judicial, as well as
Legislative, must be Immediately brought TO
o close ss..a $, & m.3se ls,als8ls,a sss
"A reference to the debates in the Senate and
House of Representatives upon the Tenure Of
oflice bin. at the time Of its passage, wiz re-
veal to the reader the atrocious perfdy of the
Radical leaders in both Houses in their pres
emit attempt to depose the President for the al
legged violation Of that Act. In the Senate.
Williams Of Oregon, who proclaimed himself
10 be the author of the original bill, ernphati-
cally declared that it did not propose to diyest
the President of the authority and right to re-
move any member of HE Cabinet at pleasure.
but on the contrary it assured the right to him
in express terms. Other Senator'S on the Rad
ical side, and Radical members in the House.
alse stoutly asserted that the bill did not take
from the President. the authority to remove
any member of his Cabinet, and to appoint an
other to gil the place, in any important partic-
declarations at the time the Tenure of Office
bill was passed. the same Senators and Men,
bers assert that In the suspension Of Stanton
and the appointment Of Grant first, and Of
Thomas next, to the position Of Secretary Of
War;, sd interim. the President has violated
the Constitution. and the Tenure Of Office law.
and on these allegations they proceed 70 i'm
peach and depose him from his high Office! ss
Again, it 10 proved that when the bin passed
both Houses aud was sent 10 the President, for
his approval or dissent, every member Of bis
Cabinet declared it to be unconstitutional. and
that Mr. Stanton presented the leading objec.
tons to the bill, on the ground Of its unconsti-
nationality, which were subsequently embodied
in the Presidents message accompanying his
veto Of that bill. Here, then, we have, In the
first place. the declaration Of the author oft the
Tenure Of Ofice bill to the effect that it did not
deprive the President of the right 20 remove
any member Of his Cabinet, and to appoint an.
other 10 the vacancy -and the confederation
W Vthckf IAaAiC1a GruAtuhe auu W kh<kNiSsAa
Representatives Of this declaration and sec
ond, tho deliberately pronounced opinion OF
Stanton himself that the bin - passed Il IN.
constitutional. And yet the House proceeds
10 impeach the President for having done only
Whist its leaders declared he had the right to
do under the Act; the Senate proceeds TO try
the President for an executive act, the exer.
else Of winch its leaders asserted to be his pre-
rogutive; and Stanton urges on the inpeach.
lnent for the alleged violation Of Act which he
had himself declared to ba in contravcntion Of
the Constitution! lle m'rsl su8as saasf tsas7A
There are some other features Of this i'm.
parchment case TO which, we win here refer.
Tho whole thing 10 actually founded on the de-
termination TO deposc the President from Office
At al hazards, and further, to retain Stanton
in Office. II President johnson can be hurled
from oifice upon 20 baselcss and fimsy a pre-
tencc BY this Congress, every succeeding
President will be placed at tho caprice Or
mercy IOf every succeeding Congress; II and
therefore the administrator Of the Govefns
ment ~ the three co-ofdinats and c6- equal
Depattments-the Executive, the Legislative,
md thesJ ad,ciarys--as the founders of the Re-
public provided, win be no longer maintained,
but tho Legislative win absorb the two other,
Departments and become the ecle and absolute