Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-31

.Snec;ol Dispo,cb to Jle Time,
WAsuINaroy Morch % Thorohoro
bocn many memorohlo scones in tbe
Senate chombcr dnring tbo last ron
years Inf mono have been morc i'm
nressiyc or moro sngoestive than the
one which was witnessed today Sew.
on years ogo tbis March Andrcw John.
son presidont of tLc limited states
wos orro;gned at thc hor ortha Senate
bv tbe Uonsc or Rcnresentatiyes
cIorgod with hiob c,.;mes AMI n,;edo
mconors Uo was charged Win hov
ing violated tbe Constitution and Tho
loYs of Ills country for ottomn,ino m
rcnovo one of bis Evecnt,vo connscl
lors from office Ue was arroigned at
tbe bar of tbe Senate amonS other
tbinos for having ne was sci fo,tb in
tbe article of ofimneachment aunlawfnllv
conspired with ono Lorenzo Thomas
and with other nersons to the Uonse
of Renrosentatiyes unlxnown with in
tent by intimidations and threats mn.
lawfully TO hinder and prevent Edwin
NJ. Stanton. then and there Secretary
for the Department of War dulv nm.
pointed under the laws of the United
States from holding said office 6c.p
How trivial does this offensc. even ad-
hitting il TO be an miusti6able viola
ton OF law. appear when contrasted
with the many fIagrant usurpations
Of Executive power that have been
witnessed siucel The very resolution
which is pendine in the Senate TODAY
is TO condono an ofiensc. or rather a
series of ofFenses. which would have
cost any King of England since the
days of James the Second his bead. In
violation of the Constitution, in def
ance of the Supreme law of the land
and the expressed will of the poople.
the President interlered in the affairs
of a sovereign State of the Union. and
by the strong arm of military mower
installed in Office Governor who had
no shadow of claim to exercise the
functions of his Office. For two years
this fraud and usurpation was main.
tanned with the military power of the
Government under the direction of
General Grant. and all the influence
and authority of the Federal Govern.
ment exertcd TO prevent the peopie
of Louisiana from freeing Themselves
of this odious and oppressive tyranny
by The peacelnl exercise of their RIGHTS
as ffeomen at the ballot.box and when
in spite of fraud and Intimidation. the
peoplo of that State elected by an
Overwhelming vote, "a Legislature which
would have enabled them peaceably to
have righted their wrongs, General
Grant ordered from the far Northwest
one OF his trusty satraps, and delegated
TO- HIM more power than the Gar OF
all the Rnsslas ever gave to one OF his
military governors OF Poland, Under
the eye OF this lieutenant file OF sol
diers marched into the legislative hall
and, at the point oil the bayonet, drove
out the chosen representatives. OF the
people oil Louisiana. 10 justify, TO
ratiiy and confirm all these monstrous
acts, the Republican Senators concocted
IN secret caucus the resolution winch
was reported to the senate on satur-
day last IL was on TINS ail'impor'ant
question, one vltai 10 American iioorty
ana constitutional government the
worid over ,hat Andrew ohnson was
70 speak to-day Under these circum-
stances II Is not strange .nat ne was
greeted win such an ovation rs Is not
oi'eh rendered 10 u senator
NH. JOHNSON MAKES MS ENTRY
An hour before the Senate convened
the galleries were packed. Every
Senator in Washington was in his seat
when the hammer of the President
fell, at higl, noon, calling the body 10
order. Rows Of chairs were ranged
back of the Senators desk to accom-.
modatc the persons entitled to the priv.
ilege of the floor. The diplomatic gal
lery was filed with Representatives ol
foreign Governments and tho wives
and families of the members Of the
Cabinet. Never during the most cx
citing days of the impeachment tria
was thorc larger or more brilliant
assemblagc gathered in the Senate