The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-16

J large sums of money; he knowingly APP
pointed, or connived st the appointment by
the Secretary of the Treasury, to Office OF
men who were guilty of treason and who
we're not qualified to take such Office under
the laws of the United States he has falsely
denounced the Congress Of the United States
. as an illegal body, and has conspired to have
its authority resisted with the evident intent
thereby to secure to himself the exercise of
power belonging only to the legislative de-
partment; and he has persistently endeavor-
cd to thwart the due and proper execution of
laws providing for the legal reorganization
and establishment of competent and consti-
tutional State governments in the States
where none existed by reason Of rebellion.
These are but Il part of the many acts he
has committed unbecoming the President OF
the American Republic. Yet to impeach for
these acts was to challenge a trial which,
owing to the hosts of witnesses who would
be called in verifying the issues would, per-
dental term, thus nuliifying, to a great ex-
teat, the good to be attained by the proceed
ing.
The articles of impeachment now proposed
in a great measure avoid this difficulty and
cause of delay, for the facts on which they
are founded in effect admitted and the
application of law thereto, and thence form
ing a conclusion will constitute the main
business of the court. l shall not favor some
of the proposed articles, not from want of
faith in their validity, but because | desire
not to open the door to long and vexatious
investigation to verify charges not vital to the
success of impeachment.
1t appears from the report of the
proceedings had with regard to the
various articles Of Impeachment that
they were each voted upon separately i
and by reference to the statements OF
the - Yeas aad Nays" we fad Mr.
Ashley name among the yeas every
time.
Further along in tie report Of pro-
ceeJings is the article proposed by
General Butler (arraingiDg the Presi- |
dent for using Language in his circle
swinging speeches calculated to bring
- disgrace, ridicule, hatred, contempt
and reproach upon Congress- and his
remarks thereupon. We End in the
Generals speech the following express
sions regarding the said article:
In this case the Witnesses might all be
disposed of in single day. If were CON
ducting the case, after having proved by the
man who took down the words that he took
them down as he heard them, their utterance
having been undsputed for two years. would
not care if all the citizens Of St. Louis, of
certain stripe Of politics, should swear that
the President did rot say substantially the
7 o., II
would testify either that they did not hear
them, or did not understand them. The
last would be very likely. Therefore l say
there need be no delay.
Besides, the managers have all this in
their hands. We have the right to strike
out any article or decline to produce proof
OF any article or specification. II we find
this article would cause improbable delay
we have it in cur hands to withdraw any
portion of it. 1t is, therefore, within the
precedent. 1t is an article which strikes the
mind with conviction of great wrong of
every man who reads it. and there can be
no doubt of the truth, &c, of its allegations.
We show, first, that the words are Of such
character that the language should not be
used by any man, especially by this man
who is President. He is also one OF the
coordinate branches Of this Government,
character of which he cannot divest him
sell, and he claims II on all occasions while ,
using such language; and lastly, concerning ,
another branch Of the Government, we
show the gross, blasphemous, aud unholy ,
language with which at st. Louis he ad-
dressed that ieering and drunAeu crowd.
1t was against the article herein re
ferred to that Mr. Ashley voted, not !
without good reason, although when
we read what Butler said in lis support !;
We cannot avoid the conviction that il =;
is very rightly part Of the indictment. =,
Ia reply to Mr. Woodbridge, Of Yer q
mont, (who opposed the article because u u
t did not embrace the charge of an 5
nfraction Of any statutory eLactmenU 4
Butler said h
The proposition is this, that for the lowest
egree Of indictable crime, to wiz an as
ault and battery, or, friend suggests, T.
cling liquor without license, the President -
f the United States may he lmpeached, :"
" he cannot be impeached when he usurpS
he liberties Of the people, because there Is ii
10 indictment under any statute against that. b,
ie may be inpeached for selling liquor b,
iithout Il license, bat he cannot be i'm I'll
cached If ne gets into an open barOuche to
,ith two abandoned women, one on each or
de Of him. roaring drums, and rides up tn
nd down PENNSYLVANIA avenue, because Or
leIa is n9 statute that | know Of against a.,
. He cannot be inpeached for any viola
on of public deccncy which does not happen