Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-04-24

lIcan Senators are found yoting upon both
sides, the Democratic Senators invariably
vute as a unit, and thai. ~. ppoR ahe|nEd2
.xhislI IaExhs = 5 Is6|Id .6g 6tIp Io15'd
:. - @. =, j a. .~<1hps,'n kon, The rl1ua.<
1900 ,i.io Slseh he ,I'aA> been .brousltI|Ey
his Official niiscshdnct. Thus when the
question eame upus to whether the lief
Justice should have the privilege OF ruling
points Of law, twenty Republican, Sena.
tors voted Que way and fifteen the other;
but every Democrat looking at the point
not Ia legal but in a party light, voted
In the same way. 20 when Mr. Sumner
offered his amendment to Mr. llendersous
proposition that the Cniei Justice had no
authority under the Constitution TO vote
on-any question uuring the trial. twenty
two Republicans voted iu its favor and
fifteen against IT, but all the Democrats
were marshailcd on the latter side. And
so again as to the restatement of this
question on the following day, the Repub.
leans were still more evenly divided, while
tue Democrats again acted in body.
IL cannot but be that men differing so
widely IN training, temperament and tai.
ent M kcNcldy johnson aud Mr. Doolit-
tie for instance, iiom lbc new Senators
from Mar, land aud Kentucky should dis.
agree occasionally upon ;egul aud other
lnelduUls questions arising during the
trial. Their invariable unanimity, then,
is the badge simply OF party drill. They
support Andrew johnson. Us they under.
81. nd his in,erestsIo be involved at every
point, righrcr wrong, just as they support
regular nominations la their elections at
home. The luxury of having individual
opinions they seem to have thrown 10 the
winds for The present This contrast in
the course of the Republican aud OF the
Democratic Senators cannot but make a
deep aud favorable impression upon ihc
public mind.
From the New Orleans Tribane1
The true Moses was The meekcst oT men;
our Muses. is the most mulish. Tie true
Moses was man Of prayer; our Moses is
a man of oaths. he true Moses was
slow of speech. aud haa his brother for a
moulhpiece: our Moses, uufortu, ately.
peaks fsr h'm-elf s'e 'fne Moses WIS
a great Iaw- giyer; our Moses is no,orious
law-breaker. 'fhe true Moses forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath Of its king;
our Moses has gone down to Egypt for
help. The true Moscs turred his. back on
Ihe foe Of his country our Moses turned
his back on his friends, aud the friends OF
his country The true Moses 'cndured' TO
The eud; our Moses has betrayed and
Abandoned the cause to which he wore
L.. Ii
pressed people out Of bondage; our Moses
promised to do it. but lelt them to their
foes. The true Moses labored 10 save the
people from the bite of fiery serpen,s;
our Moses has sought to have all the peo
pie bitten by them-i e., by Copperheads.
When the true Moses died, the children
of Israel wept for him thirty days; when
our Moses shall leave the White House
for Tennessee, all The people will say.
Amen. The man VINO ieeled into Office
ought to be ruled cut.
[From the Omaha (Nebrsska) Republican, April
II
1t suits the purpose Of the Democracy
to aim for the President powers which
the Republicans and Congress deny. 1t
is TO subserye their political purpose that
they claim il. In the days when their
political interest did not require it, they
occupied the ground on the subject now
held by The Republicans. In fSGO one
oi their ablest speakers, the Hon. a. ii.
Stephens. said: "rhe President of the
United States is no emperor--uo dictator;
he is clothed with no absolute power. lie
eau DO no.hing unless he is backed 10y
power in Congress. Mr.. Lincoln cannot
appoint an officer without the consent OF
the Senate he cannot form Cabinet with
out the same consent lie will be IN the
condition OF George H. who had TO ask
the " higs to appoint his Ministers, aud
Was compelled to receive Cabinet utterly
opposed to his views. Andso Nj Lincoln
will have to ask The Senate to choose for
him Cabinet, it the Democracy OF that
body choose TO put hun on such terms.
lie will have TO 10 lhis or let tho Govern
ment stop, should the Democracy SO de-
tcrmine"
1t is the assumption Of just such pow
ers as this distinguished Democrat denies
which Congress Is resisting in the case OF
Mr.. johnson. Aud in resisting IL Con
gress is exercising just the power which
Mir. Stephens declared belonged to it.
[Tron the Elmira tN. ~ Advertiser, April d.
IL is worthy to note the candor of the
Senate, to allow the President the full
benefit of any technical accession, which
may be justly granted his side, whilc on
all vital questions, which come up. which
may affect the integrity or position of the
cause Of Congress, the entire body votes
ms a unit. We ethiuk that no one ubserv
ing the progress OF the trial thus far can
fail to conclude that the President will
have fair aud honorable hearing before
/ his peers-tllat there Is no danger that the
trial shall degenerate into mere partisan
court Tor the forensic display OF pettitog-
gers The tribunal is one Of the most
august before which criminal was ever
arraigned in this country. Its diguity.
its integrity, and wise judgment, We have
she assurance will be mVntained. until
the whole impeachment business shall
reach final decision.
[From the Ohio State Journal, April 81 Z.
We have advocated the utmost fairness
aud impartiality in the trial of johnson;
for this, like every cther offender, he X en-.
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