The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-04-17
Che 8eAfura Gazette.
REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF CON
GRESS on IMPEACHMENT.

! Gen. Sam. Carey, representative in
/ Congress from Cincinnati, and the only
! Republican member who voted a
ganst impeachment, in a speech deliv-
cred before IA working mans meeting
in that city on Monday night, thus
! gives his reasons for his vote:
! will now give you briefly my reas-
0ns for voting against impeachment.
! In the first place it has, in all the his
tory of this Government, from Wash
ington down, been regarded as the
| Presidents right to select his Cabinet
officers in every administration, and
| to remove them at his pleasure. You
remember when Duane was Secretary
of the Treasury, and he was ordered
| by General Jackson to remove the de-
posits, contrary to the law of Congress.
He refused, and Jackson said: "Step
out sir: will find some one who
will" [Applause.l
Yes, my countrymen, it has been the
uniform practice, and has been regard
ed as indispensable to the wise and le-
gitimate administration of this Gov
ernment, that the President should
have Cabinet officers who should be
his confidential advisers and friends.
| Amt that right? Yes; and these
very men, these very Judges who are
sitting to-day on this trial of impeach
ment thought so. When Mr.. Lincoln
was President OF the United States it
was supposed that one member of his
Cabinet was not in sympathy with
him-Mr. Montgomery Blair. Sena-
! tors, including Wade and Sherman, of
Ohio, and Sumner Of Massachusetts,
to the number of twenty-four, address
ed letter to Mr.. Lincoln, in which
they used this language:
'The President of the United States
should be aided by a Cabinet. council
agreeing with him in political princi-
pies and general policy, and all impor-
tant measures and appointments
should be the result of their combined
wisdom and deliberations.
That's good sense, isn't it? They
then go on to say that Mr.. MOntgom-
cry Blair does not entertain that rela-
| ton towards Mr.. Lincoln-that he is
not in full sympathy with him-and
then add:
"The Cabinet should be exclusively
composed of gentlemen who are the
cordial, resolute and unwavering sup
porters of the principles and purposes
of the President of the United States.
Here, then they charge Mr.. Johnson
with being guilty high crime, in this
that he wanted Cabinet Minister who
was in full sympathy with him with
! the administration. Those men say he
ought to have it, and every President
ought to have it, and / say SO. 1t
doesn't matter whether he be Demo-
crat or Republican, the confidential adj
visers Of the President should be in
sympathy and harmony with him.
He has member in the Cabinet who
does not speak to him ! that is in open
and direct hostility to him, and will
not go and sit in Cabinet Council with
him and he wanted to get him out.
A voice, "Kick him out" Yes.
Laughter If General Jackson was
in there he would touch him with the
toe of his boot. Cheers.
Think of the precedent we are set
ting. Suppose we should have DEM
ocratic Congress and a Republican
President one of these days, and the
Democratic majority should say:
''There is no use in trying to do any
thing with this Republican President; /;
Let us kick him out" ''Oh WELL"
some one says, "what can you get up
against him ?' But they can say
"what did they have against Mr..
Johnson" A voice. that's Sit" And
if you can impeach one President and
turn him outundcr the present charges,
what President is hereafter safe when
the majority in Congress is opposed TO
him ?" Cheers 1t is no matter to
me how bad man Andrew johnson
is. | am not his apoligist and defen-
der. A man told me to-day, "Ah Car
ey, you have been Johnsonized." But
have | gone over to johnson because
I dare to say that he or any other man
sh iii be protected by the laws of the
country. Cheers.