The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-29

have never cared for testimony Of. any kind,
a. was abundantly, illustrated by the letter
10 Me-. Cameron concernisga q place in Mr..
Wade's Cabinet. While he pretends 70 pc
sitting ss nembsf u The court d inPeach.
ment, He is ! lair specimen Of the judges
who constitute the majority, bat. we are
glad to say. does not represent either the
character sr The integrity of . portion a
the Republican Senatsrs who still preserve
their own ssli.rsspect. and are not prepar.
ed !. outrage all the accepted propr's,ies e
public life. ,~.~ ~.+1. @... ~ -att.g. s.ee,
The coun,ry cannot fail to see 10 this Re.
yerSal Of the decision Of the Chief Justice,
and in the exclusion OF all testimony on be-
half ol the President. . fxed resolution 70
deny him the opportunity Of vindication.
and any chance 10 let the whole truth ap.
pear, which has thss far been carefully
prohibited. But one conclusion can be
drawn from this arbitrary and offensive eoa.
duct. The impeachers know perfectly well
that If all the facts should 20 before ths
country, they themselves would be convict.
es and condemned By the great jury Of psb-
lie o., n.si: Hence no effort has been spar
ed 10 prejudice The mind Of the nation BY
false assertions. and ts prevent any such
Investigation ss -vosld reveal the real
usth. ..s, .a. - t:.- -.. ....-.
According TO the doctrine laid down BY
the prosecution in this case. and dogmati.
callJ Supported in the qsestisns propound-
ed by Mr. Howard and Mr. Williams on
Saturday, the President is no,hing else than
an instrument 20 execute the edicts Vi Con-
gress. whether good or bad, valid or invalid.
lie 10 70 exercise no discretion, TO have no
conscience. and 10 hold no respect FOR his
oath 90" protect. preserve. aud defend the
Constitution II he regards Law as un-
constitutional. he must sign aud execute !,
In defiance oi all scruples. Thus sort d
doctrine would completed, eItinguish the
Executive as . coordinate branch OF the
Government. aud sake him the slave 81
Congress. How is the stitutionality ol
any law 10 be tested unless the President,
who deubn the TACT, initiates . proceeding,
as vas dune in the case Of Stanton, follow
ing out the advice which Stanton had him
cell given in regard TO the lsui And If an
. unIsvful intention" 10 TO be presumed
merely because such steps have been taken
what President would be safe from im.
Ipssehnent and renewal for an honest en-.
ldeavor 10 resolve his own doubtsi
i But these rsvolutionists, for such they
are. and nothing else. 20 still further. They
Slain not only TO be ihe makers OF the Law
bat the judges Of the law, and thus set aside
the JUDICIARY as well % the President
They deny the Executive the right 10 hay,
an opinion on an act Of Congress. aud 10 III,
same breath arrogate that authority 10 them
selves. by assuming TO give IL . jsditia
construction. and propose TO PUNISH hin
with the seyerest penalties for not accept
ing IL. What 10 this but an attempt TO es
tablish an oligarchy Of the most odios'
kind, and 10 superseds The Constitution
which is the supreme law Of the landi
Throughout this trial there has been
manifest design 10 save Stanton and Gran
flom an exposure, which, " aade. woul'
inevitably react upon the Radicals, and er
hibat the shameless injustice Of their prv
, ceedings agsinst the President. For tina
reason majority has stood ready at al
, tines and upon all questions 20 vote dowI
any testimony bearing upon either Of thes
! two points. They have been 50 eonsistsn
!. 10 this practice that every name could b
predicted before the call Of the roll.
:. Whatever may be the 6nsl judgment O
!. the Senate, il must be reviewed by q tribu
y nal from which there is no appeal in fre
e eosntry. This case has been tried fror
first to last BY the prosecution in q partisa
spirit, aud with Low appeals to partisan pas
9 SONS that disgrace the very name Of justice
: If conviction be obtained by ssch applisn
: css ~ these. and By the exclusion Of test
: mony which would have completely justi6
. ed the President, then every actor concern
r | ed in ths crime af his dsnos;tion uiil o.