The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27
JOHNSON Meeting! 1T

night Capt. Nathan Willard was
called to the Chair, and stated that
he did not know exactly what the
meeting was called for, but supposed
the object was to give an expression
of opinion In relation to the late
trouble between the President, Mr..
Stanton and Congress. He spoke fer
few minutes in denunciation of Con-
gress and Mr.. Stanton, but was not so
very emphatic IN his endorsement of
Andy johnson On taking his seat,
Mr.. r. S. Sproule was called for, who
also stated that he did not clearly I'M
derstand what the meeting was called
for, except from what he had learned
by the reading Of newspaper. Some
one had, however, handed the gentle
man some resolutions, which he pro-
ceeded to read as follows:
1. ResolUed, That the Constitution
of the United States recognizes three
coordinate branches of the General
Government--the Legislative, Execu-
tive, and Jddicial-and that when
ever any one of these attempts to in
wade the rights of the other branches,
| it is guilty of usurpation, which
should be resisted, if the people de-
sire to maintain the free Institutions
of their fathers.
2. ResolUed, That the high-handed
and reckless course of the United
States House of REPRESENTATIVES, in
ho 41of do,
4 of the United States, on partisan
grounds and for party purposes, is
most detrimental to the true interests
/ Of the country. disgraceful to the body
which has Instituted these proceed
/ ings, most dangerous and alarming in
/ its example, and merits the indignant
and emphatic condemnation Of the
American people.
3 ResolUed, That the right of the
/ President to appoint his own Cabinet
| officers, his confederate advisers, has
never been denied from the founda-
ton of the Government until. the
present time, and IN iulajntainiDgl this
| prerogative of his high Office against
| encroachments Of a tyrannical Con-
| gress, Andrew johnson is entitled to
and will receive the support of every
good Observation-Disclosures or III
Mr.. Sproule then said he would pro-
coed to speak in support of the reso-
lutions, and at once commenced a
loud denunciation of Congress, charg1
ing that Congress was guilty Of
usurpation, and ought to be impeach I
ed. He also poured out several "vials
of wrath" on the head of Mr.. Stan !
ton, declaring that it was absolutely al
breach Of courtesy on Mr.. Stanton s
part go]remain inthe Gaiainet2 as one
of the Presidents confidential advis1
ers, when he had been plainly told that
his5presence was5not wanted by Andy!
Wien the speaker camestoS speak of
thesinipeachmeut of Andy, his indigI
narion- boiled over fairly That, the
Congress of the nation, the legal
Represe natives of the people, who
have a Constitutional right TO i'm
peach for7higb crimes aud nisdemean-
ofs. even the acting Chief Magistrate
ofthe nation, should dafe be so bold
asz to- exercise that 2 preroga4ivei
augured muchss of evil = to him,
and he trembled fors the result,
HBendorsed the President fully, in
the removal of Mr.. Stanton, and re-
| joiced that he had the nerve to stand
firm in his opposition to Congress.
On motion Of Mr.. Sproule, the reso-
lutions,a as above 10 reported, were
adopted, but net amidst wild enthu-
siasm, it appearing that there were
many Democrats there who had some
misgiYings on. the subject. of Andy
and Congress; in fact, very many of
the prominent men Of that party were
not present at all ,gepu0 nag
Mr.. g. w. Shanklin then moved to
adjourn, but since the people had
gone to the trouble to 90 ropt7ty hear
a speech, and had up to that time
been disappointed. the vote to adjourn
was lost. Several persons were called
on. fer a speech but po operespedded.
1t was quite tame affair. We do
not well remember 4atteR1ing a
Democratic meeting for a long time
that appeared so : 1atherless."" The
going men were cast overheard, Or
appeared 70 have got hold of a ques-
ton too knotty for them, hence the
older ones IN the hour of the fearful
political crisis came forward and