The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-13
THE ACTION OF THE CALIFORNIA
SENATE ON IMPEACHHENT-"TH
GOVERNOR ELECT" MAKES AN
ASS OF HIMSELF AGAIN.


into the Senate of California by Heacock
of Sacramento were passed by tina,
body, by q vote of II ayes to IL noes :
Resolved, By the Senate of California,
That Congress is the supreme political and
law-making power of the United States of
America, and that laws passed by such Con-
gress are binding upon every officer and citi-
zen thereof from the highest to the lowest,
until repealed or set aside by competent legal
authority.
Resolved, That the course of the President
Of the United States, Andrew Johnson, in
removing Edwin NJ. Stanton from the posi-
ton Of Secretary of War Of the United
States, and in appointing General Lorenzo
Thomas to such position, is in direct and
fragrant violation of the letter and spirit of
the Law of Congress then and now in force,
known 40 the Tenure of Office Act.
Resolved, That we deem such removal and
appointment as sufficient cause of impeach-
ment Of the President, such removal and ap-
pointment being declared by said Act to be
high misdemeanor.
Resolved, That His E1cellency, the Gov
ernog, be directed to send BY telegraph copy
Of the above resolutions to the Honorable
BENJAMIN Wade, President of the Senate,
and Honorable Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of
the House Of Representatives OF the Con-
gress Of the United States.
These resolutions were passed as a
i" staad off" to some Assembly resolu-
tions endorsing the President and his
+" policy" which we're duly forwarded
to Washington BY I" the Governor
elect" but that luminous funetionary
declined to comply with the Senate's
request, and stated a. his reasons for so
decliaiug as fellows:
That body sits as Court to try the Presi-
dent upon the charges presented; and any
attempt to forestall the judgment of that or
any other judicial tribunal before the accused
10 heard in his defense would be indicate
and improper. No respectable Court would
permit such proceeding. The resolutions
Of the Assembly expressing sympathy with
the President we're free from this objection.
BY me.
This is eminently worthy of Haight.
He was elected to see every thiDg through
the ciouded glasses Of Comprehension
and be 10 determined to view matters in
no other light than such a. is strained
such . medium. He eagerly +,
transmits the Assembly resolutions
y hich, if they were to exercise any of
heir intended effect whatever upon the
california delegation in the United States
,eaate, would prompt those members OF
he Court of Impeachment to deliver :.
'sfdict Of +" not guilty" in favor of
hs President, but declines telegraphing
be Ssnase's expressions Of opiaion be- t.
;sass he deems it improper to tamper S
nth that Court "Give . beggar q e
'orss and be will ride to the devil"
3ise . +" Conservative, like HAight,
aancs to serve the Copperheads and hs .,
agerly grasps the frst opportunity to n
Frits himself down . jsckass. Haight
cjures nobody and no cause but his re
20 BY this stupid refusal. Every R
,smber of Congress knows precisely
10 political status Of each house Of the al
'alifornia Legislature and will act jus, II
! hs has already made up his mind to is
Ct, whatever those bodies may do. lie
aight's transmission of the Senate re- Ii,
,luiions could by no possibility have 8:
" more effect than if they should DO -
ansmitted by the Secretary Of the ei
snate, - they probably have been ~
ID vhsa they reach Warrington ae- Of
labanied By bis reasons for not send So