New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-24

l have held myself back and have endeavored to
keep others back from making unnecessary Issue De-
President and tho representatives 0 the pe0
pie touching the In which he has discharged the
duties Of his great Office had desire TO resort I'M
neceseary 10 this last power rcpoSed by the people In
their Representatives and in their Senators for the Vlndi
cation OF their own violated Constitution and Violated
laws so long there any doubt hanging over the
question. notwithstanding there was mneh In
the conduct OF the President TO call for mo In
teposition tho representatives, Of the country yet
so long as there was any doubt hanging over the
question Of his liability to Impeachment within tho text
aud spirit Of tho Constitution, was unwilling TO utter
one syllable 70 favor such proposition 10 record
vote to advance IT, wish the past am entirely satisfied
am responsible for it alone to those who sent me here
the Constitution, aud TO the common Father OF us
AL. I have said nothing bcretOfOre have done
nothing heretofore which, dying, / would Wish 10
change. stand here, however. to-day, filed with the
conviction that ne President Of he United Sffs mas
delbnQiclg and defanay, and criDHdty rioidted
ho Constitution, his OaN. Of office, and the Snfufes
Of ne country l propose to make clear, In the short
time which / will occupy, the proposition which
have Just uttered, and In attempting TO DO " de
sire say that 1t Is moment OF PAIN or sorrow ana OF
grief with 20 be compelled. representative OF the
people, make the that the President OF the
United States has set this bad example to all the people
Of the country by tramping the Constitution and law
dc1anty his foot Mr.. Bingham went on TO argue
the question OF law involved In the matter and to show
that the President himself had virtually admitted the
eonstitutionaY OF the TenureOfOhce bill by exercising
power Of suspension and sending his reasons therefor
to the Senate for which he had authority except by
that law The gentleman from NewYork tMr. Brooksl'
had warned gentlemen TO beware. Beware OF "hat
Beware OF rendering faithful obedience to their oathsas
REPRESENTATIVES. be1are Of taxing nc steps authorised
on he Constitution 10 pat this Usurper Of authority
on trial before the only tribunal earth authorized
% ty1 him for the crimes ehar0edf Did not the
gentleman that 1t is written in the Constitu-
ton that the President. the Vice-Presldent, and
every other civil officer of the United States shall be re-
moved from Office impeachment for aud conviction OF
high crimes and msdemeanorsi Did he not know that
is written IN the same Constitution that the Representa-
ves Of the people shall have the sole power OF lmpeac
menti That 1t has divided poweri Did he not know
that it Is written the Constitution that the Senate shall
have the sole power to try impeachment And yet the
gentleman told them to beware to beware OF putting the
President on trial He Blnghaml undertook to say that
there vas enough I'm tho correspondence submitted yes
terday Justify the House in drawing the Inference that
TIE President is Jy his act gully Of another crime Under
another Of Congress- additional to the act Of 1861 ehc
makes il high crme punishable by fine and iEpriSon-
me for any person By force, threat or Intimidation 10
attempt prerent any person exercising NE functions Of
an officer under The Government Of The United States. He
undertook Say that, fun Investigation of the case
the President would be found guilty OF attempting by
threat aud by intimidation. If not by force, to
prevent the Secretary of War exercising the duties OF
Judgment OF the Senate n panied him TO make
such utterance. II no had had any control over the
President he would have prevented him from utterng
such words those which he had uttered 10 his Adu
General who had appeared to-day Ia person az the
War Office, demanded the surrender OF the oibce notified
the Secretary OF War mat he would not OBEY ms OrueI9
recognize him Secretary OF War and that he would
take possession Of the mails for the Department OF War
and all by order OF the PRESIDENT Ihefe was evidence
enough to satisfy him that the President OF the United
states was 20 bent on his own desane0 Gr on inc pe
to any Of madness He proposed 10 curb hn not
in the spirit of PARTISAN but in the spirit OF Repre-
sentative OF the people acting undor the obligations OF
his oath. No one would rejoice more than himself TO
the Senate High Court Of impeachment IT should be-
como clear TO the satisfaction OF that b0dy that te rl
had only erred In Judgment and that he had not in
tended to offend the Constitution, 20 defy the COges7
or TO set aside the supremacy Of the laws He would re-
loice at his acqna, only for biz own sake, but Tor
the OF the Constitution OF the country but N the
n5 record Ie ingbanA was forced 10 tho conclusion
that ne meant nothing else than TO DEFY the power OF
gress. aud say to Congress, whatever laws you nave
passed whatever laws you may pass, viii disregard
them whenever ia my own Jugineht S en- INN TO- ~
Of the United States and lei you your worst That was
the Presidents position. and having taken H. ne lblng
ham proposed 10 have him put on trial The gentleman
Brooks no continued, talks about liberty Liberty is rs
Sis stand here to-day Tor hai liberty regulated
by lawtha liberty which oelGhgs aRe 70 S hca
high official stations-that lswless liberty liberty
| 10 the ianb will have Of IT; tho people OF the
United States will have OF ti they VIII INSIST on
t t law and in sSbeson TO law Referring 70 Mr. rco
sSSp II the pa na a o Se Pa
that party had very long ago. attempted 10 set Itself
law, aud TO rise rebellion against the Govern
ment; but that It's rebellion had been crushed by the
!
Mr.. FARNswORTH Qep., nlJ sad that they had been
told by tho gentleman from NewYork (dr Brooks that
he President should be tried and convicted he and tho
Democratic party would not stand IT. The gentleman, In
dramatic and sensational manner also told the House
that he never wonld stand IT, Hearing these things he
(Mr Farnsworth) thought they carried back years
preceding the Rebellion galleries were OF that time
filed but by class Of people different from that which
now occupied them. and who appanded TO the echo the
threats and then expressed. lie would tell the
gentleman that when the President should be mpeachcd
in the mode pointed out By The Constitution
for high crimes and msdcmeanors in office, II
it were not profanc, he wOnd call God 20 witness
that the gentleman stand IL. When the Democrats
and secesonists told u we raised army ~
the rebellion they would not stand IL, we told them they
should stand IT, and he would say TO the gentlenon when
the party arrayed against the Union, that only
half million Of me slain In the war, but million
those who took part in the contest still live and when
tine necessity demands they will come as the waves
come when the tempest prevails, or " as thick Au
tumn leaves 10 maintain tho supremacy Of law Tho
gentleman had told them that the army made up for
the greater part OF Democrats was; but when
left u, and went with the dlsunionists. by this
the Amy purified. 1t might be that since tho
from dlsoya men but this made difference the friends
of the Union VIII cleanse the way again lie had heard
enough OF these threats Of the Democratic party
years II was the same old party which they had met
n he eds IDS ana a. Inc polls aMa M They
What was in this question: great deal. lie trusted
NOT new question whether Andrew Johnson should be
removed from office. There were other and greater I'M
tercss Involved The question was whether the Union
spirit In States should be crushed out and the Rebels
again have the supremacy whether tho Government |
during four years OF bloody war shall be wrested from
the hands OF heertyloying people or kept and main
past he had "a doubt that the would be i'm