Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-02
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The telegraph stated, few days ago,
that Senatorial YermOnter, named Ed
munds, had introduced bin prescribing
the details of Radical impeachment
The bill has come to hand, and we hasten
to lay before our readers a synopsis of its
contents. The most clearly cut and sharp
Radical feature in it, is that which places
the whole military power of the Union
in the hands of the Senate, to decapitate
the President, dispense the Supreme
Court, and place the liberties and desti>
MES of the people and country in the
hands Of military guardamen The worst
and most licentious days of Roman mis-
rlrle-thOse preceding and leading to the
downfall-are coming upon us with a
high stride; and very soon the American
people may be aroused from their slum>
bers by the bachanalian calls of the pre-.
torians, /" Who bids for the Presidency
"How much for the supreme power p
Going, going, gonel" The following is
the synopsis;
"The bill provides that whenever the
House of Representatives shall have agreed
upon articles of impeachment it shall APP
point, ia such manner az it may direct,
managers, not exceeding five IN number.
to conduct and maintain the Impeachment,
and upon the Senate being informed by
the House that articles of Impeachment
against any person shall have been agreed
upon, and msnagers appointed, the Senate
shall, at twelve O'Clock, noon, of the day
SUNDAY eTcepted) following such preseus
tation, or sooner, if no ordered by the
Senate, resolve itself into high court of
Impeachment for proceeding thereon. A
quorum of the Senate shall constitute
quorum Of the court. and shall continue
the session from day 10 day Sundays ex~
cepted) until final judgment shall be rem
dered. The ChiefJustieeshall preside when
ever the President or Vice President of the
United States shall be on trial under ar
ticles of impeachment but said Chief JGs-
tees shall have no vote in the proceedings
The presiding officer of said high court
shall have to make and issue by himself,
or by the Secretary of the Senate, all or
ders, mandates, writs, and precepts autho-
rized by this act or by the said court, and
to make and enforce such other regulations
and orders as the Senate may direct, not
inconsistent with this act. Power is also
given for summoning and compelling the
attendance of witnesses, and the presiding
officer of the court may, by the direction of
said court, require the aid and assistance
Of any officer or person in the military,
naval or civil service of the United States
10 enforce, and carry into effect the orders,
declarations, mandates, precepts, and iudg-
ments Of said court, and it shall be the
duty of every such officer and person upon
such requirements forthwith TO obey the
same, and of every such person or officer in
the military or naval service the United
States upon such requirements forthwith
10 employ the troops and forces in his COM
mand 10 enforce, execute and carry into
effect the aforesaid orders, declarations,
mandates, precepts and judgments of said
high court of impeachment. Any disobe-
dience TO orders, precepts, etc, on the part
Of persons above referred to is made pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment.
Provision il also made, in case of the
impeachment of the President or Vice
President of the United States, for sus-
pending said officers from the exercise of
their official functions pending trial, upon
the order of two-thirds of the members of
said high court AMI the officers so sus-
pended by order of said court shall be
deemed, and taken TO be, to all intents and
purposes, in a state Of inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of their re-
speotive offices during the continuance of
any such order of suspension and no per-
son in the service of the government shall
recognize OF obey any official act of the Of
fcer so suspended until such suspension
shall be removed etc
During the continuance of such suspen-
sion the powers and duties of the officer SO
suspended shall devolve upon the person
authorized or designated by law to dis
charge or exercise the same in case of re-
moval, resignation, death or disability to
discharge the duties thereof"