Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-28
Tho Impeachment Of tho President.

The Ii.usc Of Representatives has nj last
resolved To itupcn.h An.lrrw Johnson of h;s',
crimes ahd tsrln-anuia. On Monday li-trthc
rcH.l i;nLs were carried by vol. whir;, en-
lis' ell the whol. Republican strength, with ihr
.xc-p.iun Of C.rry "f Ohio. AMI Stewart Of
New Yu,k who voted with III" Democrats in !
nl I4,siut inrcac,n,rn,. II Mill hr r,crl!.rt-i
,ha, very carly in III. S.s.i"n the r"i'o't Of the
Judiciary Committee OF the lIuusc ia favor "i /
imrca chment, WAS vntrd down in that body 10y |
n very large mHj"rtv, a"d ",.y about week |
ag" The Impeachment r-S'rti"ns OF Steve~ /
were REJECTED il ihe ::.:ni's'r:c.;,n Commit |
tee hy the very l=c.le.i vote OF siX ,o ilr"r |
Now what has brought about this chang" OF
policy Hi,at Kew o:.ncc has the P.r":drnt |
COMMITTED which has e:vr" fresh material I"
the ngita,nrs (which has rallied the luke
! w.rm /" Lc FL. "f tie .xtrrms : and array
-.l the wh,. party srcng,h in solid l'!'n!anx
! The first Ccn.:ai:tce 'w"h B,u.we:l, ut their
heal ,o lend ris"r to tic invrs' ''"". could
| hot get be- nuI certain rusc- cha go "l o!'.
struut;ns Reconstruct ion, which w.r. $c"u'r g..
! ~ tao nuus.. Tne sec'ii.l COMMITTEES: ware
! entertained hy Stevens with c"r.riA charges
! against the President, Of il directly ev,.l,n:
7
through tho agency of G"ncrsi Giun', us re-
! veu.-J in the recent crrrest'onl.nco. Dat ih-
chang" was too hin>y to Receive any support
! from the Committee. But 1T Inst the i'rrsi
dent furnishes the opportunity which tho .x-
trurmisis all c--irr-in ih. lan,uag, "I one .!
Lem, IL hna committed nh" overt u:t." N"w
villa, IL ,ni. uvrri-art wh:', j, 20 81 jrrt him
+" tLe charge ~; yl, rrin,>S nna hi; ;,l:ru~nh".
Tell il not in Gath" Ills ,if.ucc consists in
r.rauvinya 4 III .,:,D r. "f hts own cabinet, t..
" hose urpnn.n,uh. in'!rel tie consent Is the
| Srua:e in m,Ic necessary hy :,e Co,,st tuition,
but whose Removal re.ls s".ly with the ExI
u.ivr, Us has been decided again nni again, ly
lie jll. cement, Of the Courts, the Acts If Con
: cress and the uniform p! actirr uf the Cu:rGi-
mcnt On this point hear the clear words Of
Mr., Madi son:
The Constitution af;rrns that the executive
power.s vested in the President Are lhsr.
exceptions I" this 10. osi,i"n! Yes, ,I,"r. ARE
Tie Constitution sly. that IN urp,i,t,i.g u
! .iii:e the Senate sl,ail l.. associated with ilI-
l'rrsd at, uni "a in the c.s1 of Infs i"r " .cre
wh-u the law shall ",hcrwis is- direct. H.v" We
(ihit ID, CunSr r igh; 10 rNi"ni thus keep
: llumf !!rrvc not. Ii the tu,:..i,t:i:i.,n ht*
invrs!el oil oxecutivv power i'll t!o Prtb.':eI,
l return j" afs.rl that ,hr lcg;sn Ire has no
= ; isht 10 inilsm or Ei"dI!y his executive nu-
ti"thy. The Idc'ti"n res"!"sh ii>sf ini" lh,e:
Is The power VI d;sPiacin5 an executive pow.
h Ell | cucei:e that If any ruwer whatever
. IL IN tho Executive, IL is in The power "f ap-
pointing, overseeing, am1 controlling there VIII"
| execute the laws if the Consi' itch hal ""t
| qualified the power of the lIrs 'isit Ia al,
I,uint,ng 10 Office toy ASSOC iatiAy the S-ua! 10
! with hin, III That business; woIl.l IL not BE- clear
y ! that he would have the right hy virtus Of his
u executive power to make sp:h apo in iDrn!
= Sho,ld We be authorized, in def .ncu Of That
clause i'll the Cohsli;ut!cn-'tiie executive pow
.r sl all bo al III the pr-srlrnt'-to onits
The >ruaie with Ihc Presi'l-at IT tho apr 'ini
mcht 20 othcei corrective MT. If II is al
ed tha, We si,vnii u"t LAD a.lthsrizsd l" 4,
q This. think it inuy ho dir.'uIrJ whether We
have right to .ss,ciu;e ,-:n in -Is1'o'i ing
i.er.ons from Office the ono T"wor Icing :"
= Iauch Vi executive n>iue rs the other; an'
n Tie tis; j. author IA hy l'c:ng eScci-'cd "u, "
the E-hernl rule established OS' The Cunst,tu il:
III thrsc wuris.! Tic executive pu~cy shaii b
10 vcs.e.l il ti,e l'r<s j. NJ"
- Im conflict = ih this clear constitutional, pro
vision COMES the Tenure Of U!lice Act, wh;sl
giv-s The Prrsi.lrnt only tho power Of susi,. Id
ing cabinet oG:cr until tbs next ,nrs:ias o
= t:.c Senate. whe" if The REASON. f'r su.pe,sio
are n'i snti-fac!my 10 that body, the ollie.
may be Ttstured. IN ti.e case OF Sian,or til
mic. lst, Tkat tic Tenure Of Office Ac, rrpl,.
TO Stanton. liz being an nPi'ontes Of Lincu!
not Of JOHNSON. an.i ~, That the Act is cur
silu,ionul, aud therefore biuI;ns uion hu
!" He takes tho only mode which is oi'rn 1" l,l
~ Of testing sthe onstisuioualty Of tho Ia,
}" vests unoiher with tie fu prervsativcs of Il
's .tiice for tho purpose OF ns-kins ;ho Ir-st;o
i,efote tile Courts IL sesl,s 10 be nu.u.d
~ call thnt IL res,s;ayos Of l. " which siiprds Il
~ only mode VI testing its yHl'lny--:hat ei il,
,"' whc! is oniy mode Of AI.eains to ',, hi.
'' e. constitutional C"".t, E.t s.s so'nv Of Il
u" IA! Gals. aR5 che 81. haze u, !e ,hc ga.
~ ti"n with Slnnlon iy smsins VI. m.n
-' quo Garru ito. gb"u. ti,c rIs.ldents igt.i,
:, :" -.enee. Bus how under Lh,s r,oc.cduss e"u
Stanton he "us:.l u"iss. the P.u.lsnl b.
',sai Grst o,l.rsl him to vnri,e u,e office. A:
this ID The grar.nnsi Of tie ol,nrg.-.he hi:
-" . :, crime and mis3S,,snsor.
:. The Senate with the Chief Justice prsaidt,
;ua is the lgh tfiIih.i To isss juSsa,-s, u poo I
~ iudicimeIst.:4' wiiLit eonriell A nI.jsti.y
=, two third, will be -usrsssary, tat G.- uuaui
Il IVY With which. the lieu.s hss aptsd. wou
,h. lssd ese " believs uaAt inpaacl,nsns IL
~. concerted soheme-a forssous csnoIuGon.'
-. Will this YrSsids,it resist ths sx.cnti"n
or. senteues Of dsrosi,ion foiloxtsy sx'cti'
ts'f'ifs has repeatedly ,uiibaatei tihst b.; ~o.
- .rs"isi his dspe.ision, rrnilieg 70. ti>le Al
re- 70 sGrct al's. rsrps4s i, so~ rsulps;: 10,
orts the Radicals feel assursd Of a conviction. ~
will scarcely bs filling to risk u rsvolution'
has 's'ue Feaiias tho .siat tgalsa<s,:aaesi "
Say. The asthsr baeaaheyrss alrssL ip au
.our. 4. ths i.apeteuse " Che, Prssidsnt. i.
mpt Wits tho rerhoysr ef s5oinson, Ben Wa
a.; Presidrpt of Che staSis abscobies /. i,ssisden
S Us Uaaea:: a::s.asss pssi, as.s+tsIsss, sni 20
r. a an tho ratnnaes osS hs Office %; .;s,a.a fn
the. coming CAM uign. Ia vIsw vf Ills f.st wa