Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27
COLUMBUS, O., FRIDAY MORNING,

Yes; and these very men, these very
judges who are sitting to-day on this
trial of impeachment thought so. When
Mr.. Lincoln was President Of the Uni
ted States it was supposed that one
member of his Cabinet was not in full
sympathy with him-Mr. Montgomery
Blair. Senators, including Wade and
Sherman, of Ohio, and Sumner, of
Massachusetts,, to the number of twenty
four, addressed letter to Mr.. Lincoln,
in which they used this language:
'.The President of the United States
should be aided by Cabinet council
agreeing with him in political principles
and general policy, and all important
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.. Montgomery
Blair does not entertain that relation to-
ward Mr.. Lincoln-that he is not in full
sympathy with him-and then add:
"phe Cabinet should be exclusively
composed of gentlemen who are the cor
dial, resolute and unwavering support
ers of the principles and purposes of the
President of the United States" h
Here, then, they charge Mr.. johnson
with being guilty of ahigh 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 Democrat
or Republican, the confidential advisers
of the President should be in sympathy
and harmony with him. He has mem
Der in the Cabinet that does not speak
to him that is in open and direct hos
tility to him, and will not go and sit in
Cabinet council with him, and he want
ed to get him out. A voice, "Kick him
OUT Yes. Langhter.] 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 anything with
this Republican President; let us kick
him out" "Oh, WE'LL" some one says,
"what can you get up against him :"
But they can say, "What did they have
against Mr.. johnson 7" A voice
"That's it," And if you can impeach
one President and turn him out under
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 a man.
Andrew johnson is. I am not his apol-
ogist and defender. A man told me to-
day. "Ah, Cary, you have been John
sonized." But have l gone over to john
son because 1 dare to to say that he or
any other man shall be protected by the
laws of the country? Cheers.
r Mr.. Carey continued by saying that
Andrew johnson could only remain in
Office year longer. Stanton had lost
selfrespect by acting as he did; and
even those who had advised Stanton to
remain in the War Office had con-
tempt for his action in so doing. He
referred to,Ben. Wade's sitting on the
trial, and said that by the spirit, if not
by the letter of the Constitution, Mr..
Wade had no right to vote in the Court
of Impeachment. If Mr.. Wade did vote
in that Court, "he ought to be spit upon
and hissed by the whole civilized world" !"
Applause.