The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-23


under its provision man uar:t be politi-
calIy deceased before he can get any US
tice from it. You can not be court, be-
cause there is no sign of law about any OF
your proceedings. You cannot be jury,
because you cannot be challenged, and
have made up your minds before hearing
word Of the case. You consult no laws ex-
cept the laws Of health, and hold an iuquest
by these rules only which refer to parl;A-
montary bodies. on are a Law unto
yourself and to 10 one else.
II the first eight articles OF our charge
the respondent is accused Of removing Sec
rotary Stanton, and appointing Mr. Thom
as secretary cd iateriae, when the latter
really Of an opposite political party from
ours, which brings before the American
senate and plain issue: Has the president
under the constitution, The more than
kingly prerogative to remove executive Of
tcers of his own appointment, and replace
them by others who are not CT our ap-
pointmcnt? Il the respondent can prove
the Affirmative, why then the great ques-
lion arises whether tic presidential Office
itself, II it has any rights whatever, ought,
IN tact TO exist rs part Of tht constitu-
tIo2al government Of a free people! Il
not, the respondent has 10 business to be
/ president al all, and whoever votes "not
guilty on our articles, votes to subject
our free Institutions for four years 70 the
presidency Of any man who. being elected
J preaidea:, may choose 10 oiie:ate as such.
Article ninth charges that Major Cen
erai Ihaddeus Emery being in command
Of The military department Of Washington,
respondent did feloniously express to him
the belief that the act of March 2, 1857,
which provides that all orders from the
president shall first be composed and after
ward issued by General Thaddeus Grant
was inconsistent with any presidential ex-
lstence at all, with intent thereby to icducc
Emery to feel some respect for him and not
treat Thaddeus Stanton better than hiG,-
self. IF this transaction stood alone We
might we'll admit that doubts might arise
as to whether the respondent should be ex-
ecuted therefor; but when We fud him
subsequently, offering breyet to Lieutee-
ant General Sherman, is it not plain that
he wanted to ingratiate himself with the
army. SO that at least one general woulI
recognize him in the street? L. it not
high misdemeanor for the president to &C.
complish an act which. in the opinion of
congress, If followed l7 another and DIFF
ferent act, might lead to something more
than has occurred?
Article ten alleges that, intending to
produce question OF the uadoubte1 supe-
riority Of congress in the odorous person
alitieS Of eloqpencc lie, Andrew Johnson,
president of the Uritod States, did make
public speeches which upon being compar-
! ed with innumcrable speeches by congress
from time immemorial, are calculated 10
produce the impression that congress has
at least competitor in The article of po-
litical yitupcration, and to destroy that
confidence in the superior vuleari;y in con
grcssional cratory which i. enc Of The ele-
ments Of our national complacency. Com
petition Of this kind with the legislature
has generally preceded seizure by les-
POT Of the Iegistiys power OF the country
aud If we, through having set the example,
can not accuse the respondent Of crime in
!
for his destruction that he really must
have intended the latter.
The house of representatives has done
its duty. We have presented the absence
of facts 10 constitutional manner, and de-
maud judgment at your hands, in prefer
ence to expecting it from your heads. |
speak, therefore, not the language OF ex-
aggeration. but the words of truth aud
soberuess, when | say, that The future po-
ltical welfare Of quite number of pesons
not accustomed to doing anything for a
living hangs trembling on the decision of
the hour.
At the conclusion of this able argument,
all of which l heard through MY bit of
smoked glass, quite number Of the audi
ence, who were not asleep fed instantly
from the house with a strange kind OF ter
ror or their faces.
Why is this 2" CALCULATED /.
"They hy," said the Mackcrel Chap
lain, solemnly, & because they know not at
what hour they, too, may be impeached.
1t is a serious time we live in, and who
can tell when he, or she, or it nay be i'm
peached ?"
Put your house in order my boy for if
YOU have either committed or omitted any
act whatsoever you are guilty of a very
high crime and misdemeanor
Yours, crirlinally,
CGPuEUs c. KERR.