Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-05

bonnl ~ do pa wsil. Reading from &c
-. So me Court n the case
sef-z. he c,mei that Il
,t.ss.is. *, snlv laid q lRn that such OIL
cers 1vfes lH& hy aW sai Aet W Hrs
M gfs eia9 claimed thai the
tisa a-srwtd bY al the frcsi-
!, -tse tAa' he could s. in jIdg
an SO vlIatiy ws4 oEeFlnf1wa on
fn l.,ttr &. rae same tribunal thirty
- ~ grtrcs nss fiea tbat tbc
u tw iHer GsnNIGl Was wholly inexcusa
ba M atta#p 4Hw 81 .@re lase IS TRIAL as
a1thar+Er i eEssas tf tlsH present presiding
oa.sf III tae a.sa-isapri case, ard argne1
had up Eclition whatever to the question
IN dispute. lie osimrd il was proved we
could DO, allow tie President any Giscre-
ton as - which lrw lie would, with inter
polaiinr words into The Constitution, pro-
nuuuce binding upon himself. lie releTiei
10 the Gct OF " ashinGton In SURPRISING the
whisky instruction, and that OF Jackson
in c-ushng ont notification as instances in
which obnoxi Gus laws were executed by
Presidents who entertained grave doubts ps
to their constitutionality. He also spoke
ofthe acqueecence OF the American people
in the unconstitutional and iniquitous iugi-
tive slave Jaw until its abroeation. He
spoke OF counsels reference - President
Lincon-ihst he had violated the laws oil
his cOrntfy, and furnished many preceuenis
Tor President Johnson's crimes, as bold ca
! Illuminating sianders on his memory. Inc
SUSPENSION Of the hajsds e9rpns was Iot
maG, by him, lut by the ciyii war which
rendered it necessary. In regard 10 the
| pesssrd ii the indemnity &C, he said the
! rurpose el Congress IN such legislation wal
/ ~ furnish authority % Ceufls 10 Gismi 8
! cas- brought against The Presidents ugeuts
! for y hat they bad done IN pursuance OF The
| Constituiiar. Ii their acts hal been uu.
warranted irdemI ~ laws would have been
of no avail
| Tie Court took q recess On reassembllr 3
Mr Bingham resumed. and ref erred 70 Ii,
argument 81 Mir tyarts, tasgd on success
III Resistance 10 the brD ker lax law IN New
York as an insult 10 the senate, and sal
any ole making il v as not fl To argue
grave constitutional question. He thei
discussed tie Constitutional provision rela
ting 10 the passage of bslis over the Presi
dents veto, and maintained that every on
who has learned to read can plainly seltl,
the question whether or not the Prosden
broke a law. Referring to citation b,
Nelson Lie coniended it Lad no bearing Oh
the case, and besides its author, Jefferson
was not authority in regard to Constitu
ton be did not help to frame.
Reading the list Of powers granted 10 th
President by the Constitution, he called a
, icn,ion to the fact that no power oil su
, pending laws until their validity is tastt
Is anywhere given him, and held that sue
action OF both legislative and executiy
functions was in contravention OF the e.
press terms OF instrument lie insistt d thi
!, this claim involved also an assumption
! judicial powers and characterized the eDti
. proposition us too absurd TO be submitts
. 10 children BY exercise of this assum,
. power t4e President could suspend leglsl
ton of all kinds he could prevent the crca
ton of Judicial Districts, erection OF Stat
and election OF Representatives. enactmt
OF revenue laws, and, in short. he could Q
J. stroy the frame work OF our Constitution
l. Government. Whcther.he shall be allow
ir To do this is the question now 10 be cct'
pr mined. For rig hte0us decision the pia
Of ers of the millions now ascend. As
I'd what crimes can be considered impeacha'
/, be said all offences under the common ],
are indiciublc in the District OF Columb
=. and the same class are also impcachah
. If this proposition were not selt-evdent
need not argue it, for es TO the oiient
!" specified in the artcesl he held that
~ one could deny that the open violation
- the law hy Tie President was en- lmpeacl
US bl, crime. He said ibc Gtt.nse G.. tie IT
he ideit. as exhibited in his answ r, rests
~, III assumption that lie POSSESSED the rll
to arrest aad bring 10 functional decision
~. of may l4w wmch No supposed u be IN
n Consti'ui n prciogalive This assun
n ton cgu'd be inttic Pretended exc
~ iur ltie.iHg 20 execute any law III
-. ever IelrHng 70 tie roslion
- suwe8 ea this question b. Nlr Iva