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

DCcaUeC AHN'N
character and a clearer Judgment than he had given
10 other meni Lot this House and the Senate
teach Andrew johnson that there
power stronger than the President-nsmely'
the power Of the people, whose representa-
tives were speaking here TO day. The gentleman
from New-York said II We enter on the trial now, the
term of the Presidents office would expire before tne
t,ia was concluded The Presidents letter 10 Mr. stan
ton and Thomas presents complete compact, anI per
testnony Read the law and the Constitution, and the
al there plainly as II the President had con
tossed the fact trust the senate will do s duty fairy
and completely IL the President could remove mt
stanton ne could remove every other lnemher OF ts
Cabinet and all other officers excepting the members "
the Judiciary We by the newspapers that the Pres
dent has created a new departmentZthe Deparimen.
of the Atlantic. We now see That, failinR 70 make
tool Of Mr Sherman. he rcscinds 20 much Of me
order as assigns that officer to the command we
hear that has here plant tool for the command NO
dOubt me will hud other tools Why create additional
department herel Ignoring Gen Grant the PteSldent
issued his orders direct his subordinate. II the Pres
dent did that when e had plant tool lie ngh. oiuei
Cen Grant into arrest Who doubts his purpose Ana
when he has the War Department and the army NJ MS
back and Grant under arrest where wei Ihe army
in the hollow Of his hand and where arc WEI ne can
tnrn out others he can turn MS out What the effect
No reconstruction The country TO be told that with
his plant tools he will force the Democratic parry 10
nominate him and keep his seat warm.
Mr. GETZ Dem. Penn.)-I don't think the Democratic
party can be forced IN that way. -, 49,. ..
Mr.. FARNswoRTH-Do you saythatyou VIII not sup
port himl
Mr.. GETZ-Yes u he shall be nominated a., n.,tv
Mr.. FARNSWORTII-Tha the old DeinOcratlc party
practice Of going it blind lLaughter ,-,,,,,, ~.
Mr. Farnsworth gave way TO Mr. KELLEY Rep.
hour and half and that the evening be devoted eXelu
slyoly TO debate. Carried
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at 1880; the galleries were
crowded.
Dir. FARNswORTH, who had fifteen minutes OF his
time LETT concluded his speech expressing his belief that
the Senate had patriotism and rmness enough to convict
Andrew johnson. and to remove him from tho office
which he long dsgraced The nation had been TOO
Iona dtsgraced by his accidental PresideH-6y this man
ho had been made President g he dSsaSSins pistol He
should be remored ~ c short his term only by one day.
and should be sent doi0n 70 posy degaded and inedpd
bic holding aayo1fee trust or po1 under he Gore7'-
nenf Of The United States
Mr. BAKER (Rep. ILL next addressed tho House In
support of the resolution Of Impeachment He thought
that the time had for IT, lie believed that the Pres
porant act Congress- and with the purpose OF setting
at nOught The Presidents former course had lacked
but one element OF Impeachment ana thst was uno elS
ment Of defuiteness That element was now suppucu
aud therefore the impeachment should he no longer de
Stanton and to put Gen Thomas In his place. without INC
advice and consent Of the Senate was pam n.eia
posltye violation OF the Teuurc-OfOfhce law III the
President could set aside that statute lie c0 set ase
any other statute and thus assume general dispensing
mower over the laws OF the Eepublicsuch power rs
monarch Of the middle ages might have assumed ~ was
plain to him Baker) that the wobeng OF me Kepnnle
made II the duty Of the representatives O the people
TO arraign the President for high crimes and INSIDE
meaGOrs As to the Presidents past oneholngs lney
i'm m, aclmeu but they added immensely 10 his RESPONSE
by ia connection with his violation OF the IenureOl
tenh amendment 10 the Constitutions had been defeated
by the interference and influence Of the Executive ne
and he earnestly hoped that every Republican member
would vUto for Impeachment. The country had Iute
who minated appeal Ia arms To resist the laws should
receive the whitening indigngilon ol inc people dt
principles Of liberty and humanity, throughout Tue vio
Republic 49, -, ~, Al, a., rtorso a., onno
sition TO the resolution OF impcachnen The movement
had been foreshadowed. II not actually conmebcea unI
PRECEDENT action on the Winter Davis trial. when he
held up 10 the people A. guilty OF monsttous
peachuent. IIe believed that II Abraham Lincoln iiau
byod and prosecuted the line OF policy 'neh u i,
him aud not against Andrew johnson. ihcro wa no
charge Of Official misconduct against ie iI h
bathing hut difference Of opinion between hinl ana
Congress IA TO the eou.titutlonaiy "i Inc I'nuIt OF
Office law. lie argued that the President had taken INC
ouly means In his power 10 bring before Tie judicial
tribunals the consttutonalty 81 tho TsnurcofOnoe act
This impeachment he believed. tended to enDarr.ss ana
set back the experiment Of free government ana :" con
centrate and consolidate power
Mir KELLEY Rep., PENN supported The impeachment
resolution ana congratulated the country That Congress
was about 10 rise to the dignity Of the great duty cast
upon II by the turpItude Of Andrew johnson Inc area
Of the resolution was however. too limited for HIM.
though sufficient the purpose proposed They were
bout TO arraign the great criminal Of the agc aud OF the
country-a man who had been for two years plotting WIN
bloody and deliberate purpose the overthrow OF the oo'
trys institutions This day icO ycgr nc President dp-
pearcd IN the streets Of Washington surrounded b1 rebel
los roJ5le and pointed Om by name Seotor summer and
M Sfers Of Pennsycaa, objects Of ne idritss MODS
rbo, h. hen hailed as friends on hGi same ereatHg ne
compared those tcO gentlemen 10 RoIop'ore ana spoke %
he Recogsfr,eon Committee rs The Central Directory H"d
o,ld hare made He pe0pis Vih Hhoin ne 0os e0hs0rg
JeIierc Gdt ne Committee rere dTOgd"B 10 "'stes me
poers Of me people II then hiS purpose 10 ore1fhto'o
IN
nose he sought 10 bring the violent passions OF
the violent men Of the South to bear upon
the Legislature Of the people, and bat FOR the
hardy yirtues OF that stern patriot Edwin NJ
Stanton he might have carried out his intended coup
detat II was just therefore that without undue delay
Andrew johnson be degraded FROM the high ONCE when
he has disgraced.
MI BECK DEM XVI addressed the House against the
resolution He had 10 doubt that Congress was prepared
signed for impeachment that the President had taken
the only steps IN his power 10 test the oonsuonny OF
the TeuureOfOflce act Was that sufficient ground Ion
impeachment lie cOnended that II was the bouuden
duly Of President to take steps To test the question:
aud that the President would be false TO his trust as Chc
Executive of the nation If lac did do lie claimed
that even the Office bill itself did not cover the
OF Secretary stanton, for Il applied to only tho Cab
net officers appointed by Mr Johnson aud Mr. stanton
was not one of them.
Mr.. LOGAN rep, III spoke In support OF the resolu
ton He did not understand the question 1t
derstOod by who had discussed H. 10 not ma
tcral whether the President Democrat or Repub-
licau whether II the third time the first time that
had been presented for impeachment whether he had
committed other crimes not; but the question was
whether he had violated penal statute OF tho United
States and whether In that he amenable 10 I'M
peachment He quoted the language Of the TenureOf-
Office act show that without the consent of the Senate
the President could not appoint 10 Office or remove
from Office The was. therefore, ne argued very
plain and simple II the President gave com
mission TO such Office without the consent OF the SEN
ate no guilty, according 10 the law, Of high crime
and mlsdCmeanor ana was therefore, liable to mpench-
ment IL could not be claimed that the President was
ignorant OF the law for II presumed matter how
violent the presumption was the part Of the President