The Van Buren press., 1868-03-27
7'' From Nst, -lork tRadirdi) Times '' P d
Partisan Frenzy Clamorous for Impeach

We DO no violenceto probability when
we assume that President Johnson might.
With iinpunity, have adopted his present
mcthRd Of testing the CUnsti,ntionality
OF the Tenure OF Once act, had there
becnno other cansc Of quarrel With Con
gress. The convection would have pre-
vailed, that byno other course could the
point in dispute I've so quickly or So
properly settled There might be diff
ference Of opinion as To the taste and
manner Of Mr. Johnsoh's proceeding
jut, were it judged strictly ON its merits.
only malignant enemies would dream of
makirs II n cause Of impeachment daie {
Thia, however,'is not the present state
Of the question. That which, standing
alone, would he a regular, and, not nee
essarily an unfriendly. mode Of dctermin-
ing the binding force of all act which tn
President holis to be Unconstitutional, is
regarded by the great mujoritv Of Rcpub
leans as one OF a long series of offences
which, in the aegregate, call for conlign
punshmentau The removal Of Mr. STAN.
ton and the appointment ofa successoris
n step which tbcyurefuse to- consider bv
itself with exclusive reference {, It's own
merits. Thetipouce hpon II, rather, as
m occWpcn cet ey have impaliently wait"
ed for to give color to a measure they
have long desired, hut have hitherto been
unable to carry. They will not stop to
a-guc the pros and cons of Mr9Johnson'sl
action They spnrn the suggestion that
they shall wait until the Supreme Court
has decreed the constitutionalitv of the
law they are resolved to uphold. The
Opportunity has come. and they will run
no chance of missing it. They have for
many months 10 oked upon Mr., Johnson
as an obstacle in theirI Iath, and hey are,
determined to set him aside without more
ado, It,mustlbe done now or never. 1T
wQuld haze been done sooner had tangi,i
HE conflict between the President aud the
law before occurred ~ Their committees
haye searched persissently7 for lpretexis,
aal the failure. to find ANYTHING which al
forled dgeept. excuse fox Impeachment
has. added bitterness to thelieud, and i'm /
pal;ts lntsp 7itya TO the passion whicn "a
leRgth controls the House Of Represents
yiYes. ,ReaaQn, Judgment on pstIiotIsm
has, nothipS + so with the pprppse. hoN
pr4claimel, II lis il,ception and in its
exercise j. is partisanship, worked pp loo
the point Of FRENZY and aggravated with
a personal hate, Of WHICH many who yes,
terday voted for impeachment viii short
ly be ashamed = - ~, So
There are, however, other causes for.
impeachment of which until now the
country has not heard, They are what
the Tribune, calls moral causes, Mr.
Johnson does not come up to our cotem-
porary's SHILLING ethical standard, and
therefore he "must le impeached." I'VE
owe sometAiag 70, the, ,spuitsi Christian
ty to tie moral' law which every gentle
man tries 70, tobsy, aad atq teach to his
chiltren lis the Pecksnillan saying EN-.
ployed for itas occasion. He is to ibe con-
demned, therefore. for /" conduct uube
canning a gentleman" and Congress is
entreated to remember that~eycry Chris
tian mother is on its side against the
PresideatauhAii this may ube very morai
and very pions, but what connection it
has With quarrel betweeii . tfail mortal
n the Presiieneg and spndry frail mos-l
talsin Congress, we are understand. 1t
might be appropriate in trial Of Lneifer
befora court Of angels; but used in a con.
test to thrust Mr. johnson out fthe
White House that Mr.. Wade may take
his place. we confess it sounds childish
1.-THE Tribune can find no better plea tor
It's frenzy than these SO o7called, moral rea,
sons, we submit that it will serve the
cause better by its silence than by its
speech. The command, Let him be i'm
peaehed,n might be worthy OF notice the
the /" moral reasons forimpeachment are
simply contcmptible. .f'r., ..f h' 1'f "iia
4, And vet, we apprehend, the Tnbunc is
neither better nor worse than tle aver
age OF those who are most c.amorous for
itnpeaehment. Their shouting is sullic {
ciitv lohd to be heard, and their votes
have at last been nltinefous enough to ~
augurate the proceeding they have 50
strenuousiy desired. Bat their reasoning
viii not endNfc examination. Pretenti-
nus though it be, and disguised as it IS
under tliin veil Of patriotic and moral
phrases, It is too Enthusiastically partisan
to command respect" Plainly stated, It
amounts 70 no more that, proposition
to get rid ofa President who has proved
tr6ublesblne,l by q seeming compliance
with forms which shoultl be reserved for
real emergencies. 'Itniay be lawful ne
cortlhg tb ffihune ethics, to- hang Mr..
Jomsoh' conduct ntinbcvonNg II
gentleman but assnrediy iti,hotdeceh
or inst or wise TO rush into Impeachment
tlhder The mildence'of a furious and un'
scrOpnlb0s' partisanship ro' '' l'd lIF
~TAr' whole proceeding il much too
gr6,e IN is character and IA It's possible
consequences to be contem plated wItloW
+, mingtet sense OF shame and fear aiWt
are not the apologists or M, Jomson 3
fhh Her 0f1Tihging the cohstitatbna+tl
bfa lSw totHt tesE Of tht Stpteine Court
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