Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-28
CO II G ES SION al.
WAsulyGroS, Feb. 81.

W Asii!NGroT, Feb. Il
The House proceeded to the consideration Of
the Impeachment resolution US reported
MrAshlcy, of Ohio, opened The debate with
a rel Grafton Of the charges against the Pres>
dent he made wien tie proposition to inlpcacl,
was first before the House
Mr.. Cook followed, declaring that the presi.
dent had not only violated tic Tenure Of G.hce
law, but has exercised powers unwarranted
by the constitution and laws.
| Mr. Boyer spoke against the RESOLUTION, say.
! ing that the House was debarred from reyivina
the charges already passed upon. lie did not
| believe the people would sustain this new
proceeding which he characterized as rcyolu-
tionarv lie claimed that the law lad not
been violated, because Stanton was not an.
loiated by Johnson.
Mr. Kelsey supported the resolution as to the
appointment Of Stanton. johnson was really
Vice President, acting as President, therefore
there was no force i'll NJ: Boyers point. lie
argued that the case Of impeachment was a
criminal case and the court must layo iuris
diation over the person Of the criminal, and
control of his movements. The criminal
therefore, had no power to perform his official
functions. lie argued this point at some
length .ea
Mr.. Cook advocated impeachment and be.
licvcd the public mind was prepared for it.
Mr.. Price said, for two years the people in
Congress and the people out of Congress had
been keeping wa,chword at the portals of
liberty, and that Andrew Johnson, with a
recklcssness peculiar to himself, was rushing
madly and furiously on to his fate.
Mr. Blaine said that the President had plain
" violated the law and thrown down the
gauntlet and dared Congress.
! Mr. Briggs sad the members would vote for
the resolution Oh conviction ard without re-
gard to threats. @rt me-
| Mr. "ashbnrne, of Illinois, declared he
should vote for the resolution that he had not
before favored Impeachment, btca,1sc he felt
that there hi gilt be doubt Of his conviction,
ana because that he had hoped that the presi
dent would be warned and 50 conduct himself
as to asol the extreme remedy provided for
by the constitution, but every act Of forbear-
ance had been a fresh Invitation to farther
and more flagrast expressions until at last lie
had flung hiia against the very bulworks Of
the constitution, defying The laws and over.
riding the ordinate branches Of the Govern
ment; the time h;l now arrived when the
peoples representatives could no longer de-
lay the yindieat;on Of the constitution To
him, the pathway of duty was plain. That
great party which witi. patriotism, courage,
fidelity and hcrois,n, had carried the country
in triumph and glory thro-rglrtllc war would
iiot nD DC overcome by a band Of mercenary
camp followers of corrupt and reasonable
/ administration; lifetime had come wien tie
President should he promptly irnpcaclal for
his last great crime comhffttcd against the
constitution. His longer continuance in Office
VASE perpetual AMI END Hiring .icnacc 4 sainist'
the peace and prosperity oftKe country. The.
whole official, career of'ilic President had been
marked by . wicked disregard Of all his obi
cations Of public duty ana BY d degree II
pcrfdy, treachery and tcrpitude uniieard 81
in the history ofthc rulers Of n free people,
as mendacious as he was malignant, lie had
IN his official capacity songlH 10 lluri down
ara destroy the bravest, the MODEST and the
best man in the laid Ills administration has
''een goes and prolonged warfare sainst
u all the material interests Of tic country IL
had oppressed labor, dc ''roycl States, .impair-
,I- Cd the public crelp, and sappel the public
m5rals. Surrounded by red LANDED rel,ls.