Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-06
Mr.. EvartS on Mr.. BOutWelIS "Hoit
in the Skv."

| Manager Boutwell,, near the conclusion VI
his argument in favor Of impeachment, IN
dulged in the following rather Sc overdone
rhetoric:
4 Travellers and astronomers informs US tha'
in the southern heavens, near the southern Il
cross, there is vast space which the unedu-
Gated call the hole in the sky, where the eye
of man, with the aid of the powers OF the
/ telescope, has been unable to discover nebule'
or asteroid, or comet, or planet, or star OF
sun. In that dreary, cold, dark region Oh
space, which is only known to be less than
infinite by the evidences of creation else
where, the Great Author of celestial mech-
anism has left the chaos which was in the
! beginning. If this earth were capable oil
the sentiments and emotions of justice ana
virtue, which in human mortal beings are
the evidences and the pledge of our Divine
origin and immortal destiny, she would heave
and throw, with the energy of the combined
forces of air, fire, and water, and project tins
enemy of two races of men into that vast
region, there forever to exist in solitude
eternal as life. or as the absence OF life, en-
blcmatic of, if not really, that g outer dark
ness - of which the Saviour of man spoke
in warming to those who are the enemies OF
themselves, of their race, and OF their God
Evarts, of the Presidents counsel, the oppor-
tunity of exhibiting his own keen wit, ana
fine powers of ridicule, in this amusing re-
.joinder
may as conveniently at this point as at
terwards paw some attention to the astrono-
mical punishment which the learned and
honorable Manager (Mr. Boutwell thinks
should be applied to this novel case OF I'M
peachment. Cicero, | think it is, who says
that lawyer should know everything, for
sooner or later, there is no fact in history, IN
science, or in human knowledge, that will
not come into play on his argument. Pro
foundiy sensible of my ignorance. being de-
voted TO profession which sharpens ana
does not enlarge the mind, can demur with
out envying the superior knowledge evlnced
by the honorable Manager. But, neverthe-
less. while some of his colleagues were pay
ing attention to an unoccupied and unappro-
priated island on the surface of the seas, MIR.
Manager Boutwell,, more ambiguous, had
discovered an untenanted and unappropriated
region in the skies, laughter reserved, he
would have us think in the final councils OF
the Almighty, as a place of punishment for
convicted and deposed American Presidents
Laughter Now, at first, | thought that
his mind had become so enlarged that 1t was
not sharp enough TO observe that the Constl-
tuition had limited the punishment. Laugh
ter But on reflection | saw that he was as
legal and logical as he was analogous and as
Economical, for the Constitution has said
remove from office - and has put no limit
to the distance of removal laughter j so,
without shedding a drop OF his blood, or
taking penny of his property or ironing his
limbs, he is sentenced to removal from office,
and transportation To the skies. Laughter.
This is the great undertaking, and if the
learned Manager can only get over the OBJ
stacles of the laws of nature. the Constitu-
tion wont stand in his way Laughter
| can think Of no method but that of con-
vulsion of the earth that should project the
deposed President TO this infinitely distant
space; but a shock Of nature of SO vast an
energy and 80 great 4 result might unsettle
even the firm members of Congress. Laugh
ter. How shall we accomplish it Why,
in the first place, nobody knows where that
space is but the learned Manager himself
laughter, and he is the necessary deputy t.
execute the Judgment of the Court Let II
then be provided that in case of your sen
tencc of deposition and removal from office
the honorable and astronomical Manager
shall take into his own hands the execution
of the sentence, the President made fast to
his broad and strong shoulders, and having
| cSSdNeu lHc uiBut 10y ptNNti lhS'
pared to execute it in form, taking advan-
tage of ladders as far as ladders would 90
to the top of this high Capitol, and spurn
ing then with ms feet the Goddess OF Lib
ertv, let him set out upon his flight laugh
ter while the Houses of Congress and al
the p ople Of the United States shall shout
- SIC itur al astra = laughter, long and con
tinued. Here an oppressive doubt strikes
me How will the Manager get back? How
when he gets beyond the power of gravita
tion to restore him, will he get back. AnC
so ambitious awing as his could never stool
to downward flight. No doubt as h'
passes through the cxpanse, that famous
question of Carlisle by which he points on
! the littleness of human affairs, " Wha
thinks Bootes of them as he leads his hunt
! Ing dogs over the zenith in their leash of 81
derial fire will occur to the Manager
/ laughter, looming through space, beyonC
the power of Congress to send for persons
and papers Laughter Who shall re
turn and how decide in the contest there be
gun in this new revolution thus established
Who shall decide which is the sun and which
} is the moon! W no shall determine the only
scientific test which reflects hardest upon tn
! other? Laughter