Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-01


was held at the Court House on Saturday evening.
1t was called to order by the President-Hon. VIM.
NJ Piatt-who adverted briefly to the objects of the
organization urging the importance Of united action
ii wo would defeat the -lsamon ioe-extenIin-
general invitation 90 at present 10 become members
Of the Club by signing the Constitution aad Bylaws
who had DO. 3lreaiy done SO. Corruption ffaud
extravagance, and usuFpatioa Of power being
used By the dis sunion party in power to bolster
up their sinking fortunes Upon the President TAX
ing his scat, Hon r. r. Little was called for who
came forward and addressed the Club for half an
hour more, in his terse and vigorous style, upon
the vital issues CONFUSING the country. Our
publican form of government is in danger of being
subverted and revelutionized if the people do not
rally to the and turn out of power the disun
ionists and Constitution revilers who have
troll of the Federal Government. He said there was
enough going on, of iniquty and wrong, to cause
the people to for themselves the doings of
political parties. The present Congress is doing
all it cam regardless of the organic law to perpeu
ate the power of the Republican party. The i'm
peachment of the President by this Rump Congress
should be watched by the people and their acts
| thoroughly scanned ami understood lie denied that
there were sufficient grounds for impeachment. No
such high crimes or misdemeaRors the Constitu-
| tion coHemplates have been committed. The whole
! impeaching programme farce and lie, in
far as the objects set forth concerned. 1t was
for the purpose of getting rid of faithful public Of
fcer who would not bend their unholy schemes of
revolrtionzing the government. To remove the last
obstacle in the way of the. complete overthrow of
Constitutional government, and erecting in its stead
centralized despotism based on negro equality
and military supremacy
Two years ago Thad Stevens declared the time
will come when it would be necessary to have a
twothirds majority in Congress and for this purpose
the disunion majority in that body have expelled
legally elected Democratic members, to give them
selves twO-thirds majority-thus leaving the peo-
| pie at the mercy of an unlawful Congress.
The Constitution of the United States created three
coordinate branches of the Federal Government
/ the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial
| of equally indepe nient and defined powers, which
we're intended to operate checks and balances
upon each other, to prevent the usurpation of un-
/ granted power by either,
No charge made against the Democratic
party Of usurping power belonging either branch
!
upon either party. But since the Republican party
obtained coutrol there has been steady centrazl-
tion Of power into one branch of the government
and that the legislative If st. Paul were President
he would be poweress, as against this Radical Con-
greSs to uphold protect and defend the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
Since the Supreme Court of the United States de-
ciIed in the Milligan case, that civilians not
to be tried by military tribunals plans have been
invented to get rid Of the Supreme Court. The pres
ent Rump Congress have enacted law requiring
wo-thirIs of the Supreme Court TO render decision
upon Constitutional questions thus reversing the es
tabshed rule the world over, that majOrities shall
decide all questions coming before Courts of juriS
prudence. Fhe Supreme Court is composed Of eight
Judges, six of whom appointed by ex-President
Lin.oln But since the decision in the Nilligan
case. Congress has lost confidence in the Supreme
Court and enacted that it shall require the assent Of
six of the Judges to render decision upon Consti
tutioRal questions-beins in fact tLree-fourhs in
stead Of two-thris This two-thirds or six out Of
eight is only little sharp practice On the part Of
this :rog'y ioiE' Congress TO hrolvnk lnl deceive
80 ....- ss she .re4uls ,su Is .eraa-i So lag ".
ire. institutions -u.sFo ,: -s -is- people
done. .L- a su E.. a.. before another yea-. .-e
,a-- ....g. .Iy= institutions aal rer9. .aau gov
eun.-cu; Ali ..ti.- .r..a TIE ...g a. ,as earth
The reconstruct ION oI ,n= southern states under
Radical legislation has thus far proven grand hzzie
Notwithstanding it enacted that only tae troo-
ly lol of African descent should have any voice IN
the government they have defeated the Constitution
fixed up for Alabama by freeedmen's bureau agents
and other nterventionsrs from the Northern States
They could not satisfy Sambo that they were work.
ing for his best good Congress disappointed in their
pet scheme of Radicazins Alabama, have proPo-
stion now before them of admitting that State into
the Union under the rejected constitution. They
cling with such tenacity to the child of their own
conception that they don't know how to give it up
although it fell stilI-born upon majority of the
10000 " loIl nigs'' of Alabama. And Congress- in
violation of their reconstruction laws, now pro-
pcse to admit Alabama with its defeated and defanet
Constitution. Such is " loilty."
The following preamble and resolutions we're read
and unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS The Supreme Of the United ates is
an eauaI coordinate branch Of the Federal Govern
ment with independent and defined powers; among
which is the right to decide upon the consItutlonay
of all laws Of Congress and any act of Congress
abrdging or denying this right is Unconstitutional
and void, and fragrant and unWarranted assuulP-
ton Of power Therefore
ResoIred That the recent Act of Congress denying
appe late jurisdiction to the Supreme Court OF the
United States in all arising under the recon
struction laws is the last great act of infamy OF the
fortieth Congress and a gross usurpatOn of power
evidencng of faith in the constitutionallty OF
those laws
PesoLred That the efforts now being made by the
Rump Congress impeach the President of the Uni
ted States are mockery of justice, and more and
no less than Il partisan warfare against the Chief
Executive of the nation by his political enemies,
waged for the purpose of removing the last obstacle
in their way of the complete control of all branches
of the Federal Government, and deserves the con-
demnation of every true friend of human liberty.
1t was argued that if eight honest Republican
members we're found in the United States Senate
e impeachment would not take place but it was held
by Dr. Smith that such a thing eight honest Re
publicans was out Of the question lie said that
eight political courards might be found there but
= = not not that number of honest Republicans.
: The discussion was still further continued by Hon
Wm. NJ Piatt, who argued that under the ConstItu-
ton the Chief Justice required to preside over
,,a ia trial for II