New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
PRICE FOUR CENTS.


IN the act of the President which VAS deserving OF i
peachmcnt; II was honest diaerenec of opinion,
cial decision which, aud which only, tho President had
Mr WILLIAMS Rep Penn) asked Mr. Nibiack what
authority he had for saying that Mr.. Stanton had de
claTed the law unconstitutional.
Mr. NlBLACK-Tho testimony taken before the Ju-
Mr. WILLIAMS said that no such testimony was taken
before that committee. 10 was only the asserton oi the
Mr. NiBLACK responded that the fact had been
brought by a message from the President and that
Il had never been cOntrOyerted by any person n the IN
Mr. LoU6nRIDGE Rep, Iowa. peyt took tho floor ,o
peacad before the tribunal Of public opnion and u"s
he ought TO have been impeached long Ggo by me House
He denied that the Presidents pretended Dclef ~ tho
unconstituonality Of tho TenureofOhce law Sds any
excuse OF Justification fof HIM. Andrew Johnson bad
chattered about the Constitution pcrsisteny by day, ann
proDaDy uteane 81 u py hEht ana YET h' au ail VIC
time been violating it for the purpose OF putting Int"
Mr.: PIKE tRep.. Mel followed the side. II tho
articles under discussion were sufficient TO ground Az I'M
parchment upOn t quite evident that they did not
include some Of tie offences for which Mr. John
might have been aagned, and he had learned with
pleasure that amendment % be presented by tho
| gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. BOutweD which
would In part at least supply tie OMISSION This guilty
President had endeayored to bring Congress into deron
and disrepute as a body hanging the verge Of the
Government He had iaads hipsclf jest and a bycord
lad prosutcd his oDce IN he of the rs0 aud oC ne
appointing powery had gire all possible encouragement 70
Rebels, and had done oR that he could 10 prereat he recon
sctOn Of Rebel States Tho forbcarance Congress had
only lcu 10 uOIc udkiaAb NiOtIcc ol ACTON on thc
part Of the President. His time lad
The law was'pain The President should be driven out
impeachment wOnld end the combat. impeachment was
peace. II MF johnson secured to the Democratic party
a martyr, that party was welcome 70 him, but Andrew
Johnson had IN him the poorest stuff that martyr
made Of Let him be Elected from office as soon ~
the s0rms Of the law will allow, and the NhO.e country
will say, Amen.
Mr. KERR Dem Indl next took the floor. spcadngof
the 10th article he said that charge had never before
been made such himsy shadOWy testimony. lie knew
Of but parallel righteousness 10 these proceedings,
aud that the naton the other day Of that non
sensca letter about nitro glyeefne Hc sad ma Gresi
dent Lincoln while the Senate Was IA session fem9yeO
Mr. Isaac " Fowler from the FosIns5leIsP Psn 81
President Lincoln had constitutional power To do 10
Mr PAINE (Rep., Nis) asked how Andrew Johnson
should be tried whether President OF the United states
| President That was an important question. II tho
President OF the Senate TO preside on the trial then
President I'm his opinion The Committee was night ~,
the description OF the Office and the trial should be pre-
| question was good deal mixed up" because " Mr.
! Lincoln were still alive President and II Andrew
Johnson were 70 be impeached yice-President lie
would himself be entitled to preside at his own trial
Just before the stroke OF noon the Committee rose aud
the session OF Saturday wac concluded through tho l0
| OF an adjournment , -
The House Immediately commenced the session of Mon
oGrnal, aud Went into Committee Of the Whole tRo
chair resumed the debate the articles VI Dpeack
| Mr. TRIMBLE Dem KY entered his solemn protest
against this movement as subvcrsvo OF tho liberties ~
the people II the President could be removed on such
trivial pretenses there was no stability the Government
aud no security for the position Of any future President
| a fatal step. In his Judgment the Impeachment
OF the President would not be sustained y the senate
nor by the people For the violation Of the Constitution
and laws 10y President Lincoln aud Secretary stanton tho
Republican party Of the country had not b9nght oi re
sorting to impeachment but, on the cOnry had passed.
| acts OF indemnity for them. Why tnen, should ar i
United states by the Republican party, pe impeaeL.h
and removed for acting as he believed under tho Cons
tutonl When the President had been shorn ~ al power
he did why the House should resort to the peril
Gus undertaking Of lmpeachment A., ,,..,,.. -, a..
removal OF Mr. stanton violated the aw and subjected
| himself to the pains and penalties Of Impeachment
President neglected 10 see that the laws were faithfully
executed assumed perform acts that have no con
sttuOnal legal sanction, he was liable " mpeacment
He argued that Mr. JohnSoJs policy ~ Reconstruction rs
he nsurptt9n ot Pocer oongang 20 CgHB5sj; g,a A. "
~ league rih beas0n and traitors Tue removal OF sec
rsy S''nCp aD @ % pySer fotbearanc on the part OF
| Congress would not be virtue. MT. Johns2h J s ha't
prssssd IKE an incubus on erey material interest Of ne
country Nothing but mis- removal from power Nou1 kNe
10 the country peacc,vanfdence, security ard stablty
Mr. LYNCH REP, Me- said it was ~, proper, and con-
sisteat that ne Democratic party whick, under tie toad o'
Jefferson Darts, attempted 10 regain political poro by
means Of cirH ,gar should seek the eid under
the leadership Of AndrcV JohnsOnI6y The more Peaccd.
but more dangerous method Of usirpGfioR.
| Mr. BOYER Dom, PENN asked Mr.. Lynch whether
he admitted that this was entirely party question;
Mr. LYNCH declined 10 suffer interruption, and con
tinued that nothing seemed TO be constitutions ~ ad
not serve the purposes & Of the allies OF te
Andrew johnson; ana the Den1STo nt Aa aoS Ss9
Touching upon Mr. Brookss appeal TO The bone and mus
resist The Government were made by Democratic leaders
during the war; and that the genteluans constituents
ssshs sad II SPSass ca? hS &$:a p' ~ ' N'"'h
Mr.. WARD rep, N " would have been pleased II the
offences which Mr. johnson had committed. lie should
be arragRed for usurpat0n OF legislative powers for the
The power of appointment TO Office The President had
openly, dehantly In the teeth Of the statute and Of the
Constitution. removed the Secretary OF War nom oiicc
That the FIRST his great oiense. What else bad no
donei He had gone among his subordnaes OF the ARMY
party had been forbearinS with tins man Johnson IL
had waited, and watched aud hoped that he would be
have himself not 20 force the House To resort TO I'm
peachment Bnt he had at last precpitatcd himself
against the law and the Constitution He had forced the
issue upon the House, and it should be met The Pres
dent would be rlcd convicted and the Executive Office
30 long disgraced, and dishOnored, would lie hed by
another man. The march OF progress, justice humanity
which had been long checked and crushed ont by the
vndctiveness Of this johnson and his associates. would
be resumed aud this creature Of asasns pistol this
spostate President, would be consigned to nfamy
deep, so damnng that the hand Of resurrection would
never reach him
Mr.. AXTELL Dem, Cali spoke against impeachment
declaring for himself, and, he believed, Tor tho other
members Of the Democratic party that they sppr0acbeh
this subject In no partisan spnlt Andins ~ VIC 70 e
charge from custody OF Gen LOren1O lboaf Dy INC gu
preue Court Of the District he claimed tbat that Wa
declaration on the part OF that court tha AndrN Johh
son and Lorenzo Thomas had committed no CRIME.
Mr.. BUTLER rep, Massl offered The foIo"lnS a. an
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE or rnrEAonfLNr.
ARTICLE - That the said Andrew Johnson, President
OF the United states unmndful Of tho high dulles of his
oce aud Of the dignity and prophecies thereof 0nd of
tho harmony aud eOurees which ought TO exist and be-
! maintained between the executive and legislative
branehes OF the Government OF tho United states de-
signing and intending set aside the rgtful authority
and novers OF Congress did attempt TO bring into ds