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The New York Euening Post, edited
by WIN. Cullen Bryant, thus editorially
comments upon the Stanton7Johnson
case: 49,. -,sr.s-z-f
Mr.. johnson, by the choice Of the
pedpae, il the Chief Magistrate of the
nation; as such he is responsible for
the execution Of. the laws, and has a
clear right to choose Hae sa5ord5sadses by
mlsom the la,cs,are to be enforced. He
must submit his appointments to Office
to the confirmation of the Senate, but
is otherwise independent of Congress
The tenure-of-ofice act, by which the
Senate has been made to control the
Presidents power removal, IS not DC
'cordino to the Constitution. Mr.. Stanton
believes that it is not, and yet he avalls
himself of this law, which ne says is
not.a Constitutional law, which is void
able and disorganizing, to resume a
place in the Cabinet of President John
son which he has been especially desir-
ed to resign. 1t seems to US necessary
only.to state case like this to man
who respects the law and respects him
self, to be certain of what his course
will ,be. 1t is. not enough to reply that
a large majority of the members of
Congress have signed letter request
inc him to resume the duties OF Score
tary Of War.
Members of Congress have nothing
to do with the control of the Executive
Department; they belong to another
and coordinate department of the gov
eminent, which, in all sound theory as
i'll the express lettcrof tire organic law,
it is. desirable to keep distinct; and
their interference is as revolutionary as
it would be to resolve the President out
of Office. If Mr.. johnson does not do
his duty, if, he refuses to execute the
laws, or executes them in such a man
Ter as to defeat their purposes, the rem
'edy for his course ia pointed out. 1t is
not to invade the sphere of the execu-
tive functions by Legislative cncroach-
ments, which will be precedent for
other times, but to impeach and remove
him if guilty. But the plan of impeach-
1nent has been tried, and after years.
incubation it has Matched out nothing.
-tshley'seggs were all added; and now
an Illegal course is to be pursued to
attain an end which could not be attain
ed by the law. Mr.. Stanton is made
the catspaw Of this dangerous and wick
ed policy.
Whatever Mr.. Johnson's designs may
be, he is answcrable to the people; and
he is answerable only in the way that
the Constitution prescribes. Congress
may not like his. individual peculiari-
ties or his political principles, but he is
none the less as much part of the
Government as Congress itself; and
what is more, he represents nearly as
large a partaof popular opinion as Con-
:gress does. 1t may be distasteful TO
admit it, but it is true, that the political
sentiments Of the President have large
following-not among the rebels only,
as the cry has it, but among the loyal
people of the North. He is supported
in most of his, positions by the great
opposition. or Democratic party, and
that support is extending and growing
rapidly under the fostering care of Con-
gross Thousands who have no liking
for fhe President, personally OF polite
ally, who think that he has managed
his opportunities with an utter want of
tact and skill, and to the dctriment of
the public interests, are yet unprepared
to see the established order ofthe Con-
stitution assailcd in hisperson, and al
the limitations and balances of the gov
'crnment, which are the bulwarks of
liberty overturned in the hot frenzy of
partisanzzeal
RADICAL RUE SeUfH.--Thc Philadel