The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Presidential Impeachment.

Now that the impeachment of Andrew Johnson is fixed
fact propose give readers the whole developments
of the We copy the following from the Chicago Tribune
which opens the plainly that any person the
position of affairs:
In Judging of the recent performances of Andrew Johnson
it should be borne in mind that he acts without
motive He has offered himself martyr to the rage of
Republican Congress for 1t was perfectly easy
for him get rid of Secretary Stanton by nominating
successor and sending his to the Senate In the const
tuona way At least it easy for him to try 1t will
stand upon the record that he has not the present time
the Senate any nomination for the office of Secretary
of War. He first suspended Mr. Stanton, but he
nominated Gen. Grant for the place The Senate decided
that the for suspension insufficient After walt
ing till the Copperhead National Committee had assembled
to decide several important questions relative to their forth
coming convention he assumed the extraordinary and unpe
cedened power officer of the government and to
install his successor without consulting the Senate There
must have been for this for Andrew Johnson though
a desperate, is not altogether fool.
The constitution of the United States provides in Article
2, Section 2, Paragraph 2:
"He the Presidency shall have power, by and with the
advice and of the Senate make treaties provided
wothrds of the Senators present concur and he shall
nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate shall appoint Ambassadors other public Ministers
and Consls Judges of the Supreme Court and all other OIL
of the United States whose appointments not there
in otherwise provided for and which shall be established by
law But the Congress may by law vest the appointments of
such inferior officers they think proper in the President
alone, or in the heads of departments"
It will be that the constitution coners uponthe Pres
ident the power to nominate" and with the consent of
the Senate appoint" The President has power to zap
point oce without the OF
the Senate except in the of vacancies happening during
the recess and then only by granting commissions which
expire the end of the next session of the Senate There
is record in the history of the government of
President making appointment to Office and installing
the appontee while the Senate session. until that body
had approved the nomination.
But Congress- in execution of the vested in them by
the provision of the constitution have quoted has declared
that no person. whose appointment made by the advice
and of the Senate shall be removed from office until
his shall have been nominated and confirmed The
law provides that any shall such Office and
attempt exercise its functions contrary law che shall
be deemed and hereby declared be- guilty of high
misdemeanor and upon trial and conviction thereof shall
be punished therefor by fine not exceeding ten thousand
dollars by imprisonment not exceeding five years.
both said punshmens in the discretion of the court"
The law provides further, that every removal appoint
nent or employment made, had exercised
the provisions of this act and the making signing or
issuing letter of authority commission shall be deemed
high mlsdemeanor and the party upon conviction shall
be liable to the same penalties imposed for attempting to
exercise the Office.
On Friday the President issued perempory order re-
moving Secretary Stanton, and issued letter eff authority"
to General 1nomas to and perform the duties of
Secretary OF War General Thomas at once called at the
War Ohce 10 TAKE possession refused and left proposing
resort to other measures to install himself Both have
therefore, brought themselves within the letter of the law
as guilty of "high msdemeanorsn RENDERING tho fora
liable to be mPeacheo General Thomas has beeen arrested
and held to bail to answer the charge of egav attemnn
to hold the Office of Secretary of War. fe
The President that the Tenura hill 60 nm
constitutional and that therefore he at liberty n violate
it, but his ninality is not dependent upon the vad; ~
the law The constitution prohibits him from skin an
appointment without the previous approval of the Senate
unless that power has been conferred upon him by law