The New York herald., 1868-02-25


ground for impsscLnen,. that abo.s the msress
partsauship. me President had removed from hD
con and In spite OF law OF most doubtful
meaning about which the opinions or its authors diff
fercd widely He had right q do this; every Presi-
dent in the history OF our government had dons
much These yIess Mr. Kerr sustained by citation from
Mr. BARNES. (den., OF N. ", having two minutes
allowed h'm, spoke against the resolution.
nr. MARSHALL, = dsm., lem Of III, followed on The same
OF extreme views in the republican ranks for the past
years, remarkinR that the majy Of he House wss
being whipped in 10 this measure rs II had been whipped
into every other measure by their radical leaaeYa
Nc BINGHAM rising TO point Of order objected to she
The SPEAKER ruled that the words not pariIa-
menary. -.
had overrued like point of order on the nd that
the words applied not to particular members puttos
M MARSHALL said, apoogetlcay, that hurried IS he
was, he might IN the heat Of debate, MAKE use Of
language not strictly par am enary ne rexretod tnss
II was 40 but he certainly nsd not used language az
rasa as had by members on the other side 70
members on his side during he progress of ths debate
aud private opinion had ben swalo~ed
~ by the neces.t' of partv which had entered on
revolutionary career fhey found tnat thev could nos
hesuae o. that they must 60 on that eihsr they or the
country down, aRd they were determined tnas
Before ar Stevens commenced hi. s-eoch, which hs
did at half past four O'Clock, dr. BINGHAM asked that MS
speeches To day mi to hoir on strong OPP
position made on the repib can Il OF the houss
the membars wishing 70 have the matter Drought 70
vote ut i've ocl)Cs @
Mr BsonAM moved to suspend tho rates to enable
bim to make the morton, but ne only received twenty
two votes to sustain him.
Mr. srrvGss, trep) or Pa. who had seat a. the
Clerks DESK commenced to real his sp ech. but after
getting through the hrst sentence he ak d. on accouut
OF the weakness OF hs that MS cn mi snt bs
read by the Clerk That privilege granted and the
speecn Tread In oe dist net AMI we'll emphasized
Mr.. sprAKrR-1 agree W tn those gcntleme, who have
gone beor, mo- that TINS l. grave anhcct and s,oud
~
who tue subject OF these char AMI Is important
to a III q or forty m ii.ns # po ipIs free aud
rapidly inc seaslng hunlrci of HONS The official
character OF the Cnsr Executive of this grand nation
being lnus involve ID, the charge Il falsely made is .
aud usurDati0ns charged against him are tru', No
s guiliv Of as atrocious aienps to nsrp the liberty
and destroy tho happiness OF thu nat on as we're ever
perpetrated by the det stabl" yraat VIII ever oP
posed his fe ow Let US, there IRE. discuss these
and imp 4ral justice The people de..r, victim an1
taey will endure no nsurper ihe chsrges 20 ar as
son l. charged win attempting to usurp he p'wers Of
other franc res of tho govern nen "th attempting 70
mi.prsou OF bribery and the open violation Of laws
en- declare acts misde em-a"or aud 'ubject nim
the ecre,arv Of War during tie Sc SION o the
w,thou the advie ent OF the Senate and vito
regulating tho tenure Of certain civil officers. There
| are other otfeuccs charged a the IaIers refer
| red TO the committee vhlch ! may CONSIDER
| peacnment under our cansi nton do not hold
that 1t Is neccssa 10 prove tne Is an indicabs
oIence, or an act modam tn Sc atrea with the ds-
tinguished cent eman from Pennsv vsua the other
side OF House. who holds TINS to be pnroy political
pr ceeiing. IL l. nended forn re nedv for maeasance
IN ofac" and prevent the continusuc' thereo Be-
yond that It Is intended a. per ona punishment
for past offences or for future exanpe. Impeac mens
under our crnssitat on is verv different from i'm
peacnment undert Engfsa Law. The fram"rs OF our
constitution dii not rely safety thu avenging
dagger Of Brutus, but provided peac raI remedies
which should prevent tina, necessity England hah two
systems of ursprudenc,- for trial art punish
Infcn off md ra nn1 n
higher stations. whom II was found DIN ult TO convicS
before the ordinary tribunals This ia ter proc ed.s
tr..' tor.' fa. the system s,on deasucratoi into
political ami personal persecution and men we're riods
condemned and executed by this court from malignant
motives sucn the condition OF the English AVS
determ ned to provide aga tho aba Of that high
power. revenge aud punish mont ioud not DO
Whole punt hmen, was maize consist in removal trOm
Office, and bills Of atainder were wholly prohbl ed
We are to treat this question taen' as ""0y pO,
abuse his trust atiemp - pervert u to Improper
TO i'm pcachment and removal from office. The offence
beng indie abe does not prevent mpeacnmen put 70
not necessary 10 sustain H. See s'orvs commentaries
on the Cons ution, Madison, and others. Such is the
opinion OF our elementary writer's N.r can any Ease
OF impeachment tired in this country te found where
anv sitepant was made TO prove tho offence crimina
and iudc able. woat then The official mi'demsan.
| ors OF Andrew Johnson disclosed bv the evinencs
Ou the % day Of March. 1867 Congress passed act
entitled IAN act regulating tho tenure Of rtai civil
officers" Among Sher pro, lsions i enacted that no
officer who had beep appointed b. aud Slth the advice
aud Of tho Senate should no removed from mcS
without tho OF the enate AMI that II during
susp nsiou should be made Tor such cause
after their next mccng II tho should deem tue
reason Of the suspcn ton tc ent. Z en- the officer
shoui be removed aud another appointed In bs stead
bat II tho senate should re use With Presi-
don't aud declare the in uic cot then the 0icef
office, sad the powers of ths person performing lie
duties should .s cease especially " pr0VdsS a,
ouice during he term Of tho Presisntb b wnem b, may
have been appointed and or noa h hereafter.
unos removed by and with to onseat Of tho S,nats
as aid. On the 18th o. Angus, 1887, daring the
recess Of the sens O. tho Prssden wei secrs.
tary Of War; whose erm OF oIfce hal expired. re-
% prop .Tiy, aud sppon,ed GsaeraI Ulysses s. Grant
| Secretary Of War ad in'e,ia. When Andrew John
| son assumed tue once OF President ne took the
oath 10 obey he constituilou the United states and
To take that the laws b, faithfully s'ecued THIS
| was a solemn aud endurcg obigauon Nor can he plead
exemption RON Il 90 scco 1T Of c. milton Al %
time 10 was administered 70 him. An attemF.
TO obs'ruct tie execution OF the h~-ooi
| OMISSION Amounting to nosgence.
which would have been msienoanI tut
a. daring and bold c'nsp r'c,-'as attemps:
| the Army ITO aid" MIN In defeat ng the opera lon Of
this law and whom he had suspended the Secretary Of
with tho purpose Of preventing the opsrs,ion Of
that Law tie senate should decide 10 favor OF the
Secretary and no ays that the nera did enter into
sucu couspisacy 10 ard him - phsipc,ips tue return
OF tho rsj cied Secretary Notwithstanding sss SeaSs
| NJ ght decide IN his fascr Tnis Is denied BY
ihr General ami question OF veracity. rather angrty
discussed has arisen between them and those gentlemen
seem TO consider that that question one c importance
to tho pubic In this they are mistaken Which - tue
man 81 tru and which The falsebo"d Is OF ne
more public Importance than " II occurred between two
obscure niivduas II Andrew Johnson tells tho truth,
then guilty OF high official sdemeanor; for ne
his effort To vent the execution OF the laws II
the General commanding eils tho truth, then the Pres
dent Is "a lty Of high misdsmeanor; Tor he declares
tho thing OF tho President, denying only his own
cnuplcity. No argument axe this point palmer
than the statement Of IN cuprt IL he aud the Gene
raj told tno r IN, then he committed villa perjury BY
refusing 10 take that the laws sn ud be duty
cu,ed 10 show the auimls and guilty knowledge vi
which this Law was violated we have only TO turn TO the
proceedings Of ine Senate notify ing him OF his illegal
and void conduct. and thea to consider that
no since persevered in attempting 10 enforce IT, In
decd 10 show his utter disregard Of the laws OF his
country We bavc only t. turn TO his last annual mos