New-York tribune., 1868-05-02

and for every 0f its members VINO paflcIP".o' ro
great wrong, day OF awful retrhution suIe 70 90,
nor long 10 be delayed But, Will not autvpa.o ne ne
speak further OF the ITSELF until its true s ne
Iniy developed. now proceed 10 cohs'uei"''' -
articles OF impeachment: -. oo+s
They are eleven in number. Nine Of them cnarge eo' 3
which are alleged TO amount TO hgh na,sdene,d, d ,,5
Office The other two, namely, the y0WM I anu ias ss
charge acts which are alleged TO amount 10 g T IN the
u once 10 seems TO be taken for gIablea eSs d a.
phrase used ia the Constitution, other CRIMES anu @ Iii
demeanors, the term hghs properly apphcaoie as wei
to misdemeanors az TO crimes. d. 60
The acts alleged IN the eevenartcles amounting 70
Ns M VI is ~ 49, ny Etsr az 9l e addressed 10
Ase eve ne ssSag o. s o % m b intent 10 violate the
@ ss .sRcy % % q from S s % 5 states and 70 re-
II uns and delivering Thomas q the letter Of an
thOhty Of February a. 1853 addressed Thomas with intent 70 violate
STss III ,bs spuo,S,uS Of Tbos. Nv the letter addressed to him
Of the 2s Of Fsbr@s @ % 30 ssereiary Of War cd nr WITH III
In Article w eSssPrns with Thomas with intent y m n ISa
s,uon 1.-THE United States and the conspiracy act Juy 81 6
In Article consp1s with Thomas 20 hinder the execution o. tse
prevent stanton from holding his oscs.
then In stanto custody contrary conspiracy Of
1861, and With intent to violate the TeEgre-Otofc et ,
property United custody with intent to violate
In Article VII issuing delivering Thomas the letter Of
q: Of @ @ s SG na RisIt 20 % % mi for 1s
& az, to s & Slsa yos % & fsa SSs s
Ia Article TX declaring Gen Emory that ne second sestlon tn
SarV issued b. Tie President o Secretary should
suedthrough the General Of Che Army wa. S1e9n'an ] o sg To
obey President might give m directly and not through
the TsnursoOnee act and with Dent to prevent
In Article X that with intent to bring disgrace and contempt the
Congress the United States and the several branches thereof po
enacted public The E1scuse Mansion
30 & hs s @ Of Asq & @ o. % Ss en- r. Of sS TR speeches
alleged 70 be particularly indesn, and unbeeonng n ts G
brought bis Once INTO eoHenp' acne and dssee aa 0ers0 com
speech made the 18th Of August
the Executive Mansion be did Y violation dss % sss 81 NJ
eouisnS means 10 prevent stanton om TesImns t1s one %
bis suspension by unawfa contnvng and attempting 20 con
.s mean. prevent The eIs,sG" q 9s s I' saa 10 Ve the
eIecuon The Act pr1v @ The more eea 9o7erH~Hs Of u"
Rebel States passed March 2, 1867.
IL will be that all of these articles except the
TENTH charge violations either OF the Constitution OF the
United States OF the TenureOf Office act, OF the Cospr
acy act of Is of the Military Appropriation act OF 1867
or OF the Reconstruction act OF March 1851 The tenth
article which is founded on the three speeches OF the
President does charge violation either OF the Con-
stutOn of the United states OF any act OF congress
tOn TO witt Articles q g. and g. Seven OF the articles
charge violations OF the Tennn1oi,Oince act 10 VIII;
Articles and H. oct Two 20 s 81 fng ~ t Arts
and g. Two OF them charge violations OF tne Appropr
alton act Of March se 70 W.T. baees o ~ ac If
March 2 1867. and that is Article II. ,,..
alleged TO have violated Three OF these provide
for penalties for their violation that's 10 say the tenure
ofOfce act the Conspiracy act OF 1851, ana tne s
Tenureof0ice act is declared by the act iseI 70 De
high The violation OF he Tme olsaS ~
the second section Of the Military Appropriation act
declared TO be simply misdemean3r IN once an o,a,o
the War Department, and to that alone Article seIs
out attempted removal Of the head OF tnat Depart
OF Thomas to be Acting Secretary OF that department
The four Others relate TO eonspraees 10
Of War; to seize the public property III that Depart
men or to control the disbursements OF moneys appO
Now, first OF ALL IL must not escape notice that tnese
articles founded upon the express avernent tnat
no fofh
of the Senate Mr. stanton became the lawful sec
retay for that Department tna upon sucn 9rS Q. Tue
partment and into the lawful exercise oI l uueS as
secretary and that up TO the date OF te 81 bd
remained nndisturbed ttat all the acts III these
these acts stanton remains lawfully
aud actually IN possession aud that the ONCE mas Dee
We see then that according to the made In these
eight articles the President did not succeed IN getting
Mr. Stanton out OF Office or OF putting Gen. Ihomas ln
either in law or fact We according to these ar
tcles that the President did not succeed either 3 Oree
or otherwise preventing Mr. Stanton from holding his
office In getting possession OF the public properly IN
that Department, controlling the disbursements OF
ent There has been, according the very case made IN
these articles public mischief. The lawful officer mas
not been disturbed; the lawful custody OF tne pubic
property and public money OF the Department has not
been changed No injury has been done either TO the pun
lie service or the public Offices lheFe mas Oeeu no eI
val OF Mr.. Santon-Only abortiye attempt at removal
There has been no acting secretary put 10 an once va
cant by death, resignation, OF dlstDnty-put lneIe
during the time of such actual vacancy or temporary
absence. AL the time the Secretary himself has eeeh
there in the actual performance OF his duties NO dd an
eriH officer has in law fact, been constituted IOr IN
law fact there has been interim as TO the secretary
himself There has been no moment Oh time III Nhleh
there could be acting Secretary or an Gd interim sece
tary either in law fact for 1t IS impossible TO conceive
Of al interim Secretary OF war when there rs no IN
erm that when the lawful Secretary Is IN his place
and in the actual discharge OF his duties
Mark H. then Senator'S that the acts cnargeu as hgn
crimes and misdemeanOrs In these eight articles III
respect to putting Mr. Stanton out and Cen Thomas IN
are things attempted and not things accomplished III
the attempt and the unlawful attempt with which was
formed that the President TO be held responsible Tor
SO that ii comes TO be question OF vital III
reference TO this part OF the ease whether e ces
and misdemeancrs provided for in the TenureofO ONCE
act and in the second section of the Military ApprOpra
ton act purpOrt 10 punish, not only the commission Vi
the acts, but to punish as well the aoortSe attempt 70
10 the four articles touching the removal OF MT stanton
and the appointment Of Gen. Thomas. AS 10 tne Tour
conspiracy articles there can pe hc quvs.aOn ,h,a
that the actual accomplishment OF tne Things
intended IS not made necessary 10 Sonsusuoe as .IT
onense, for the statute against conspraees eApressy
provides for the punishment OF the unlawful intent ahu
the unlawful conspiracy ITSELF Without % v ~ n ~
further act done IN pursuance OF IT, or 10 lhe partial VI
complete accomplishment OF the unlawful design nut
conrawise the other two aes 40 nSS Rsm eno and
alone, but only the commission Of the thlng anu
the oense provided for in these two acts whe ~ Ie
quires the unlawful intent 70 be part OF the ele re M
qures something else to supplement- IT, and that Is the
actual commission OF the thing intended. -
And here senators before 10 IONS m sS
your attention TO another consideration, wne uee ~
constitutes these high crimes aud Under
what legislation does IL happen that the president Oh te
United states Is Drought ulluef All this
What are these high crimes and misdemeanOrsr Has he
committed treason or bribery has he Deeh guIy y,
REGULATION or oppression in object Has he appropriated
the public funds the public property unawfuy 70 MS
own use Has he committed any crime OF Voieheee
against any person. public officer, or private ndNduai
Is he charged with any act which amounts to the ens
faisi or was done In causd ineriF Nothing Oh tne
sort These alleged high crimes and mlsdemeanors
are all founded upon the forms of Executive Admnstra-
ton For the violation they say, OF the rules au down
by the Legislative Department IN the manner OF the a
nnstraon executive functions belonging to that De-
partment. ,.n.
The regulations made purport to change what here
oOre had been the established will and order OF admins
raon the passage Of the second section OF the
Military Appropriation act the President OF the United
states as OF the Army and head OF the
Executive Department issued his orders for military OPP
eraons directly To the officer who is charged Win
% thon nr fhrnnnh lntermeQate