The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-21
Gle Uribune.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
ALL HAIL, KING ANDREW 1.


five for the conviction, and nineteen for
the acquital of Andrew johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States, charged with
high crimes and misdemeanors. AS the
constitution provides that a wo-thirds
vote is necessary for conviction and re-
moval, johnson still retains his seat,
though with the mark of Cain upon him.
We will not pretend to give the reasons
for this, as we believe. disastrous result.
1t has been known for more than year
by every person, at all conyersant with
what is transpiring in the nation that
the President has been guilty Of crimes
which in any other country than America
would have cost him his head He trav-
eled all over the nation blabbing out to
jeering crowds that Congress was but
reasonable set of men hanging on the
verge of the government. He vetoed all
important bills of Congress without re-
gard to right or wrong-in fact that body
had only to declare itself In favor of any
measure to get the Presidents direct op-
position to it. Bills became laws almost
daily, his veto to the contrary notwith-
standing. We say they became laws,
they were on the Statute books but they
were dead letter to great extent for
the want Of an Executive to put them IN
force. Later Mr. johnson took the law
into his own hands and proposed to run
the government to suit himself without
regard to the constitution, congress or
the people. Congress passed a law called
the Tenure of Office act which the Presi-
dent was IN duty bound to obey, but he
said ''the law is unconstitutional and |
will not observe its requirements, y there
by usurping to himself the functions of
the Supreme Court His duty atone is
to execute the laws of the land; he has
no more right to say what law is or is not
constitutional than any other citizen of
the United States, but he claimed he had
and he removed Secretary Stanton while
the Senate was in session, which was an
unlawful act, as the Senate Immediately
declared by nearly three fourths vote.
Well the issue WAS Immediately raised,
Shall johnson be the Supreme ruler of
''the land, or shall the People through
their representatives be the governing
power. The House Of Representa-
tives took up the question and declared
byavot, of one hundred au,!ttceaty fire to
tolty-oae that Andrew johnson was guilty
Of high crimes and mislemeanors, they
notified the Seuate Of their action and
appointed manage to conduct the trial.
The proceedings have been published in
full in the daily papers and there is
scarcely man to be found, no matter
what his politics may be, who has read
those proceedings carefully through that
does net in his heart believe johnson is
guilty Of all the charges brought against
him. True the Democratic party thro'
its representatives in Congress is COM
mitted to the President; he has shown
them favors and they have promised to
stand by him, and they will do it as long
as there is a prospect of making any
thing by it, but as individuals the demo-
Gratis wish that he had been removed
They blow considerably about what they
are pleased to term the defeat of the Re-
publicans, but as yet we fail to see any
defeat. johnson is not removed, simply
tor the reason that legal technicality
stands in the way He is convicted to
all intents and purposes so far as his guilt
is concerned, and his name will be hand
ed down to all posterity as the most vile,
corrupt and despicable man that ever
stood at the head of the American peo-
pie.
In regard to those Republicans who
voted against conviction we have word
or two to say. They were sent to the
highest law making body n his country
TO represent party which believes In the
right of the people to re,ga. They were
sent there by men who do not believe in
any one man power; by men who fought
to put down rebellion and that twin relic
of barbarism slavery, with its concom-
liant evils, caste and aristocracy. Now
the said party embraces many, many
thousands of men of discrimination, o.
talent of wisdom, and too, of legal at
tainments, quite as great as that of 1t
chosen Senators aud these say, one GnC
all, that Andrew Johns0.. has committed
crimes for which he, at least, deserve
removal, and they have notified thei
congressman Of their belief, but the Sen
ators, actuated either by envy, hatred
or hope fprcferment-though we do no
believe by pecuni iary considerations-anC
arrogating to themselves superior wis
dom, greater knowledge and purer mo
tives, have gone over to the enemy anC
cast their votes with men who have al
their lives long sought to maintain sla
very and ariStocracy and who boastet
that they could raise ten millions to bu,
up senators Within fact their chief organ
in New York called meeting for tha
selfsame purpose, claiming that The
"Whiskey Ring would make money b,
such an operation. They must be PROUD
of their company. When Doolittle wen
with johnson into the ranks of the De
mocracy no one was very much surprised
because his bringing up warranted sucl