Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-04
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THE RTPUBLICAN HOOTs.
The RsDuJIfcqa boots at the idea Of
Cfavrr0 going to the United States
Senate. and throws out the idea that
he Intends to remain Governor for
two wears longer, and that there is no
alternative to the peoples representa-
lives. now left them, but quietly to
submit to his yoke, and yield to the
demands of the Senate. In connection
with this programme, Clayton is prac-
tiziug mis- old tactics 70 bribe and cor
ru1t certain opposition members Of
she House with promises of Office and
other official patronage. VIII he sue
c-ad2 That is now the inquiry that
is up0n the tongue Of every man, and
weighs heavily upon every heart.
WHAT N'CLURE HAS DONE.
The GqzeLe says: ave venture the
az-.arsi8u that John Mcclure, Chief
Trs.fne Of the Supreme Court, and er
grH4g1 war editor of the Republican,
Eer 8aHem0re real damage and injury
d. the material interests Of Arkansas
ar his abCmiDable writings, in the
last two months, than all the ku-
-Fuxag. real or imaginary, that have
toured iu our political history for the
last three years.
aBef8re the appearance Of these hOr-
rihla and hidegus articles IN the he
,s,5E.aqu. we noticed that Arkansas
b1gH- were regularly quoted in the
New York market; but now they have
s.-sfaurlv crept away" and are no
LONGER uuutah.p. Now Arkansas has
mo- standing at all in the money mar
I-at- of the world; her credit has gone
down below par, and all because such
4r4r.aG fools and blOck-heads as those
v-ra1 Clayton has selected as the
Iaa6.rs and eNuOnents Of his admins
trs-fon wil insist on making display
.f their folly and stupidity at the eX-
pen-ep Of lne very best and most vital
Interests % tEa state.
WHAT A HFD-HOT RADICAL SAYS or
CLAYTON.
The Saarrv Tribune, a red-hOt Radi-
rFE rauar. saws: 1--WE have no hesita-
tigT fI saving that Governor Clayton
mas. by reason Of his indiscreet judg-
Inluf toward Lieutenant Governor
johnson, entailed upon himself the
uupnvisble attitude he now occupies
IN the state. He was elected 70 the
United States Senate by a unanimous
vote. in the belief that Lieutenant
Governor johnson, in whose integrity
the people have entire confidence,
would DE his constitutional successor
as Governor. Had Governor Clayton
accepted the high Office Of United
states Senator, 90 which he had been
Hou0Tably elected, and allowed Mr..
johnson .the peoples chOiCe) 10 be his
successor. the administration Of the
Government would have been pursued
harmonious 81. The emiuenCe to which
Governor Clayton had aspired has,
through his imprudence, become
.. omeWhat prOstrated, and will no
Iol-Jt impair his standing and lntiu-
.1ca in the United States Senate,
e6CuT5 Je accept the election that en-
rf+Ie- h,H 20 a seat i'm that august
Tc1v va hope that the Senate viii
.dg frafr duty iG such a manner as the
fscfs of the case aud their conviction
.of ri0ht and Justice msy determine"
THE SENATE RULES FOR IMPEACH-
sIENT TRIALS.
We have. SAYS the Little Rock Ga
zeue, hastily glanced over the rules OF
practice and procedure adopted ~
the Senate for the conduct Of impeach-
meut trials, and unhesitatingly pro-
uOunce them TO be infamous in char
acter, and designed especially to pre- !
vent and defeat a fair and impartial /
trial. These rules were prepared by /
the majority members Of the Senate |
while they were out In the bush, and /
bear the Unmisiakable impress Of I
that reckless disregard Of cOnstitu- /
fiouaI restriction and defiance Of pub /
lie sentiment and the popular will /
which have characterized the conduct /
of those Senators in all important
matters Of legislation with which
they have had to do since the COM
mencement Of the present session,
We have not had time TO crld-
rsIIv examine each one Of these rulesj
but there are several Of them so mon
gtrOus and outrageous ia their charac-
ter a. 10 strike every honest and in
ssIligent mind with amaZemenJ ana
ipdiSnatiou at the very first blush.
T6sre is provision Ia RUE VII
Whics says that sail questions Of eEll-
-denCe and incidental questions shali,
on the demand OF One-third OF the
whole number Of the Senate, be de-
cided by the ayes and nays" This
rule clearly cOntravenes that provision /
II the Constitution (arucle 3, section |
y which says that the ayes and nays /
iob members OF either House, |
Ol ths question shall be entered !
upon any -qal at the request Of five /
on tns J'1i- 7be Senate, acting as a /
ileLiil5ls. ~Qent or in any other /
Our ,5.. ~ IN Up li- -, 1t TO set aside this
7 -2,,5iy1 ~; 20, 81 ibe 90 Vsii!ution, any
more fban f. has to vioHate It's pro- |
visions in any other particu. AZ. -
object i'm violating the COnsntu, 'Vn l-li N 4
this instance is evidently TO si1leld anu 1
protect the majority members in Yhat-
ever infamous rulings they may makS !
on the all-impOrtant questions Of evil
dence that will arise in the conducting
of an Impeachment trial.
RuIe XVI. makes the same provi-
sion for the ayes and nays in regard
10 questions arising on the cOmpe-
tencv OF relevancy Of the evidence
offered, and is equally repugnant TO
the constitution.
But the most Infamous OF all this /
infamous batch of One-sided rules Is L
xii, which provides that
" The final argument on the merits /
may be made by two persons on each !
side, but such arguments shall not
exceed thirty minutes to each per-
son"
The idea OF COMPRISING an argu-
ment 0H the iacts and law Involved in
an fmpeaehmeEt Of the Governor. on
numerous charges Of malfeasance and
maladminisirauon, is simply prepos- /