Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-03-07
The Voice of the Press.
From Springfield Mass. Republican.

from the choice and the issue which the
President has forced upon it, unless it
abandons the whole cantest forever, and
establishes the precedent that the E.cece-
the department may a',nm and DEFY at
pleasure tie acts Of tile Legislature. The
Tenure-ofO Office bill may not be uncon-
stitutional-of that the President is not
the judge, but until tie courts have other
wise decided, it is the law of the land
and the president cannot release himself
from has obligations to obey 1t. Action
is the W ord of the hour at Washington,
and there is no doubt what it will be.
From Boston Advertiser ---a ID.
The provision of the act is so distinct
ly intended tc bring him within the pur-
view of this clause of the Constitution
that it is impossible to doubt that he de-
liberately took his steps in contravention
of the act with the set purpose of defy
ing Congress to impeach him. Taken
in connection with his soliciting various
officers to accept brevets and high com
mands, his conduct is exactly that of the
pugnacious Irishman in Donnybrook fair,
who trails his coat OH the ground, and
challenges any man to step on 1t.
From The Boston Journal.
1t is not question between President
Johnson and the Republican party which
is the issue. 1t is not whether the poll
cy adopted by Congress is right or wrong
that is to be adiudicated upon; but it
is to be settled whether the President of
the United States can willfnlly defy the
whole people by assuming the powers
of a dictator, and by total disregard of
law, subvert the great. principle OF the
right of the people to self government.
From Hartford Currant
There is nothing revolutionary or in
any degree censurable in what Congress
has thus far done. Seeing that the Pres
ident wilfully and defantly violated the
laws that he is solemhly sworn to exc
cute, and did it in plain accordance
with his general determination to EN-
barrass and defeat Congress liz all posi-
BILE ways, that Congress, in the mainten-
ance of common self-respect and fidelity
to the Constitution, cannot do otherwise
than TO bring the controversy to an issue
in the manner pointed out by the Con-
stitution. With that august body, the
Senate, specially sworn for the case, the
decision must rest.
From Detroit Post
Uuless Mr.. Johnson retreats from his
untenable and illegal position he will be
and ought to be, removed from the Office
which he disgraces.
From Harrisburg Telegraph.
Impeach the scoundrel and do it in
stantly.
..... From Pittsburg Post
There is one thing in which we rejoice
Congress has no retreat; it has burned
its ships, and must advance Or be ruined
The President cannot escape impeach-
ment, for he has committed the unpar-
donable sin; he has defied the law by a
direct act. If there is anything certain
in the tuture, it's the Impeachment of the
President, means his conviction, and his
conviction is the victory of Freedom and
Of Law.
From Reading Dispatch,
We thank God it has come to this :
We will hail the glorious morn when the
crisis comes which is to forever settle
this vexed question in onr Government
whether the people shall rule, or wbeth-
er the tyrant, despot, and usurper, An
drew Johnson, shall grind to dust the
last vestige of republicanism. -.
From Springfield Qll0 Republican -.t
The country, not. Congress or the Rs-
publican party, demands the removal of
the Chief Magistrate for the sake of the
nafi0paI honor .nd d;npit,-
- From Philadelphia Inquirer. .f
At length the point has been reached
where forebearance ceases to be virtue;
the issue has been. forced upon the coun-
try by the madEess Of Mr.. johnson. 1t
must be settled whether this is a nation
in which the people rule or whether our
rights are dependent upon the will of
one man, who is our creature, guerdoned
with power by our premission. 1t is a
question between the universal princi-
pies Of republicanism and those of des-
potism and autocracy. i.-s. r...
From Philadelphia North American. ....
So long as there was possibility that
patience would bridge over the troubles;
that time would cure the difficulties Ell
ther originated or seconded by the Pres
ident, we were very willing that a course
of wise inactivity should be pursued
by Congress. The last events show that
forebearance is misconstrued, and has
ceased to be a virtue. We trust, there
fore, that Congress, in whom we have
the highest confidence, will no longer
delay the act, but that by instant and
decisive conduct, it will remove the great
hindrance and danger Of the hour.
s. From Chicago journal.
The President having taken his stand
and made his object SO unmistakable,
grave responsibility rests upon Congress
in the premises. We trust that body
will now promptly assume the response
bility, and, by decisive action, put the
President in position where he can
neither rule nor ruin the country.
The Mahoning Register pakishes the list of
all cases coming to trial, at theMarch term of
the Common Pleas, with the day to which each
is assigned useful calandar, tetheseF inter
ested.