New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAYS SESSION RESUMED on noSDAT.

The House assembled at 10 o'clock, and re-
sumed the consideration OF the Impeachment Resolution:
the interval between this hour and being technically
regarded belonging TO the session Of Saturday Tbe
desks OF members very spaTsey occupied at tho
opening Of the proceedings, but every seat IN the gaer
ies and some In the Diplomatic gallery, filed The
debate was opened by Mr.. ASHLEY, tIsep, Ohio, who
approached the great question at issue in anything bus
the spirit Of partisan He regretted hat the Honse
had not long ago preferred articles OF impeachment
against Mr.. Johnson and he proposed to show IN the
past administration of the President acts which in bis
opinion, warranted impeachment. lie felt sure that
when this trial took place beoge the Senate, and evidence
of other crimes was given verdict Of the people wond
be that for which he TO be mpeaehed was
the least Of his crimes This man Jobnson) had attempted
10 assume legislative and judicial as yell eTseuce e'ss-
HO,s He had made alliance rih heiaie public energy.
appointed the Rebels 10 office, returned 10 heas TIER
property and responsible for e mdssaeresd Memphis
aud New Orleans aud for The blood Of all the Union
hat had been murdered IN the South spmpose had been
aud could b 10 Prerent reeOnseon 10 haze The Re6ci
States cast their electoral for hi'aser; 10 order ne
counting Of the electoral rOtes Ia the House Of Rrtst'-
tires and u not obeyed IN that, 10 preeipaie revoHfovs
TIE country The House was now brought face to face
with man who was recognized enemy OF the Gov
eminent and as strong friend aud ally OF the lost
"a whose public and private acts had been marked
his Ashleys) speech proposing impeachment IN Marcn
Last the House longer shrink from the exercise %
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and thus pfOcainng that j. Government Of con
sttutional law, aud not OF usiirped powersf
Impeachment he ged loyal 70 keep Their
hearts. assuring them that time would wndies,s them
rather that the acts Of this acede nal President should
fallen the ground or tat he had So administered
the bring n back TO the paths Of
union, and prosperity Inc impeachment 81 th. man
Go teach a lesson future Presidents aud 10 linicsts
the matches Constitution OF the eonrtfy For ihes"
MI. COOK Rep. ID, being allowed one minute
naming pred from MI Ashieyis Time said thet "a
T TS css Sr had been BE ed ~
The SSs s 1 nsG 9S Ses e'
warranted by the Constitution ana laws OF the UNIFIED
Mr. BOYER Dem, PENN addressed the House in op
post the resolutions aud eohtehded that az Ia TIE
basis former proposed action of the HOUSE for D-
parchment the House was preeluded by it, Owl setfc,
single act which Congress proposed to convnse The
country the removal OF T. NJ stanton aud ipe ~,
pos,ment 0d interim. OF Gen. Lorenzo Thomas lie dbl
believe that the people would sustain congress lh Ils
revolutionary proSeea9g o nc eys casona
there violation OF IT, either In letter or IN spirit IA
1 nouiea i've Mr. Johnson the question Would have
seuted different aspeci but ~ II WAS EdN ID NJ Stanton
stanton was the sppoinee Of Abraham Lincoln, aud
the act had been in existence one month after The teI'
nation of Mr. LincOn's administration hls m1cronta y.
Secretary OF War would have ceased BY the very terms 81
the act He hsd ever since M Seed snT sneS
on the other side to point out any provision az the Iepnf
OfOhice law which had been violated Dy tht ffehden
Mr.. MYERS rep, Pennj remarked that the President
In rising above the TenrreorOfnee act had vclsc tho
Mr. BOYER argued that the only material question va.
whether there vacancy In the ONCE OF secretary ~
let Mr. stanton continue 10 discharge The functions OF The
office or to give HIM noce 10 quit for he was merely
Il was Edwin NJ stanton himself, who was holdne lie
Office after his term had expired ,.,..,,..
ss T a. question tS Of law KAT the acting Pdens
should he impcachcd lie held that Andlsw I"rns.h
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there was no force IN the point made ey sse Sn~
man from Pennsylvania tir Boyer; M no dnlfps
NJ any law unless il impaired ms personal Isn@ 2pt
remarks ON saturday IN an attempt shon,d b naas
10 suspend the President penang ~ ~, ~, - ~
claimed that wien The impeachment was Io an n,',,,f
HE act then il was the same rs criinlna pi'st.ns'
and the Court having arsdst,G ~ cr .g S ~ s
syd Ave mi control OF his movements The 'nhi-
nal t9ersi9rc Is 5@ ne Suppose thai sc PR
e,t in time Of war IVES mpeached for treason ad
s ,py the capital ihe army, his judges aud himself
yfI,at would prevent him from dong 50 AS ComuYdsr
i icf h fe impeachment Court had not the power 70
e1s,r,in bin,i IL was TO say thae court
could try prisoner without jurisdiction Of the person
should eng t spminei had control Of fhe krpSy AID
officer had impeached md Summoned 60 appear o.
s eais Gs r n e RSeeTed % ar law So
erIing tho subject should be passed. but that even VIZ,
out special act the construction Of the law aud INC S
sfiluiion as he had contendcd
Mr. CAKE lRep, PENN supported the resolution "t
Impeachment He had recently been among his "ens0-,
iucnis, aud had found among them no apo'glsi Tor
Andrew johnson, and ia believed that the paS'c mhd
was ready the event of his impeachment 10 TrTs
lJer rh me question. as 70 hfe run hsJ'ss' Fe"of's
Of ne loyQl men ~ nc nation.
Mr., REASfAN a2cp MichD followed on the same Size,
Welding one minute "a NJ PRICE tep, low a., who t9
iat for two long years people, In Congress ana OF
OF Con crpss had been Keeping watch aud ward ~ te
portals Of liberty and that Andrew Johnson Nith revi
eSsness peeuliar 90 himself, was rushing npi'y ava
fuIiously upon his fate
Mr.. BLAINE Csep., Mel said that ne Bous res "ec"s
see Eighth PnEe.