The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-07-01

never COulu De COleTaLeQ. III seems mat
the pressure Bipartisan fever and excite
ment has driven the mind of man almost
mad on this question of impeachment,
l(Applause.) Take the case-it is always
fair to illustrate a case by what may posi-
bly, happen. General Grant is nominated
for President by the Radical party. 1t is
possible he will be elected, though /. don't
believe he will be. (Applause.) General1
Grant is no lawyer-we all know that. Ca
laugh.) All the reputation he has is that
Of "a soldier-a military man. He does not
profess to be lawyer. Suppose it should
so happen that General Graut should be
elected, and that Mr.. Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey, who is man of some distinction
| in that State, should come before General
Grant, and General Grant should ask the.
opinion of Mr.. Frelinghuysen, and be in
GOOD faith should construe law and tell
him that he should do this OF should do
that under the provisions of the statute,
and General Grant should follow the advice
of his Attorney General, is there any DEM
ocrat in New Jersey who is SO lost to the
sense of al decency and fair dealing as to
say that if General Grant should in good
faith follow the advice of the Attorney
General he would be guilty OF a high crime
and misdemeanor? Voices" No, no. y
don't suppose that Democrat could be
.
found in this whole land, not oDey that
would have suffered himself to be led to
believe that such an act on the part of
General Grant could be construed into a
's.high crime and misdemeanor," and that
is precisely the case of Mr.. Johnson. Ad-
vised by all Of his Cabinet, including Mr..
Stanton, who was then member of the
Cabinet-advised by his Acknowledgement,
Stanberry, that the Tenure-of-Ofice law
was unconstitutional, and more than that,
advised that even if it were constitutions
al 1t did not prevent the removal of STAN
ton at all, nor prevent the appointment OF
; Thomas. a1 interim. There is the whole
: srayamen of the charge against the Presi-
deGt. But, fellow-citizens, | feel that am
} dwelling too long upon an issue ts.at is Of
, the past. (Voices-" Go on
RADICAL CORRUPTION
, / will new, for short time, call your at
) tention to other considerations, aside FROM
? the merits of The controversy. and these are
: the partisan pressure which was brought to
y J
: bear upon certain Senators to force them
: to vote for the conviction of the President
: You have read, perhaps, during the last
3 three or four days, a letter published by the
1 Hon. Mr.. Trumbull, Senatos of Illinois, to
: Governor Kiernan. In that letter Judge
3 Trumbull states to his personal friends
: that he does not know-the people don't
9 know-what pressure was brought to beal
t upon Senators to compel them to vote fol
. conviction of the President. He denies
in his letter, that any pressure was brought
to bear upon the other side. The pressure
9 Of which complaint has been made was al
' pressure to force conviction. One OF the
Senators stated, in open Senate, the Other
l day, that threats had been made Of assas
sination of Senators who would refuse to
: vote for conviction Mr.. Ross, Of Kansas
+ who is charged by some with having sue
$ cumbed to influence on his vote for acquit
g tai. lAnplause and cheers for Ross.) Mr.
9 Ross, of Kansas, has received telegram
: upon telegram, letter after letter, threaten
0 ing him with assassination if he should vote
for the acqnittal of the President. So have
e other Senators. Now, fellow-citizens, what
does all this show 1t shows that in .thi:
I Eparty which now has control of botf
9 branches OF Congress this party which i;
supported and sustained by the pres;
: throughout the country, there is SO much
radicalism, and so little reason, so mucf
fanaticism and such wild and reckless dis
: position to override the Constitution, ant
override justice, and override the impartial
ity Of the highest judicial tribunal in the
land, that the people of the United State;
must arise in their majesty and overthrow
! that party. (Applause.) The Coustitu
: ton and Constitutional liberty cannot live
if tais party--if these principles control i
= with this partisan fury which is driving il
on withunreasoning madness Unless this
: party can be sdisposessed from power the
Constitution. and the rights of the States
and the liberties of the people, will perish
= Therefore say, fellow-citizens, as said ii
Z the beginning, no greater responsibility has
ever rested upon the American people thar
rests upon them in tue coming contest
They must arise and take the government
! of this country out of the hands Of those
men and this party.
THE RADICALS IMrEAcHED.
/ There are, citizens, other reasons
something has been said about impeach
r tment-much has been said Of late abou
impeachment. l propose here tonight t.
bring forward another kind ofimpeachnent
Il I propose to appeal from the decision q
) the party caucus to the people OF TIN
country-that high tribunal to whom the.
are all respensible-la pplausel and, befor