The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-29

Is not that one punishment :?
Mr.. Establishment is not men
toned there Now, read on. +.
! Mr.. L.-You say that is not pun
ishment? 81 &
Mr. B.-Go on. s
Mr.. LII put the question to the
gentleman because of his Interrupt
ton. Is not removal from office and
disqualification to hold office pun
ishment?
Mr.. BE the gentleman speaks
of its being a moral punishment.
Mr.. L.-No, sir.
| SNIr. B.-If he speaks of its being
a moral punishment, he may be
right; but legal punishment it is
not. rs1.
Mr.. Ii ask the gentleman, not
whether it is moral punishment or
not, but it is.nota legal punishment!
Mr.. Bit is not.
Mr.. L.--Then the gentleman says
that removal from office, disqual-
i6cation to hold office, while a moral
retribution r9something OF that kind
is not, in the contemplation Of the
law and the Constitution, a penalty,
a legal punishment Very well. -
Mr.. B.-Now read the next part.
Mr.. LII am coming to the next
tpart. That is one thing. Then the
provision of the Constitution goes on
to say: 80 !,' ..f
But the party Convicted ~. t..1
What sir?' "The party conricted"
1t is,not Judgment this time. 1t
is coauictim,. And what is convic-
ton, sir, bnt The Judgment in penal
trial? Very WE'LL l will carry you
further directly. III, ..a1.t,T.u.
But the party convicted shall NEVER
THELEss be liable and subject TO in,lict-
mcnt, trial, Judgment and punishment
according to law. s, -a.Hut 1@Ht
Now, notice this language again.
Perhaps I can convince the gentle
man: es - eE3ta a2i'' =''..i '2h
Judgment in cases of impeachment
shall not extend further than to re-
moval from Office and disqualification
to holland enjoy any office Of honor,
trust or profit under the United States.
Very well. i Now, sir, the gentle
man says that that is no punishment,
and that the only punishment in the
eye of the law is that which this pro
vision speaks of in the second clause.
l have too much respect for him as a
lawyer to tell him that lie is under a
mistake on that point; but there are
men who hold a different opinion on
that. May / have the attention of
the gentleman and Of his admiring
acclaimers and applauders to the au-
thority which is almost as high upon
questions Of constitutional law as
ilimselFp ] read from Wallace's Su-
prcme Court reports. Now, notice.
The Court is speaking Of certain con
stitutional disabilities imposed, and
uses the language:
The 'IPprivatiou of an, RI stts, civil or
political. previously enjoyed, lnay be
punishment. .,.,r mott. ,..,-
| Mr.. B,-s'May be- ..,...irs,
Mr.. L.-Nell, YOU arc nearly run
to the ground. The gentleman has
got to the, ''may be- Well, sup
pose his position is this: that the re-
moval from Office and perpetual dis
qualification from office thereafter
"may be- punishment. But wheth-
er it may be, Or not, the, officer in
peached shall "nerertAeless' be liable
to indictment, conviction and punish
ment according to law. / Lave got
him to the ,"may be- now. H, said
a, moment ago it was, not 81, Now
he injects an Interruption, and says
cit maybe a punishment That is
promising. Perhaps | can lead him
on little further; [Applaa4ussee'., ,jjm
Disqualification from Office may be
punishment as in cases- 9Hl9DDffq
II have, digreatemind,3 Sir toilet my
friend off. What do you say, sgentle.
men2 ishalll go'on?2 4 Cries of "Go
ton,'a Punish him. roteartHo9 div
4 Disqualification front office may be
| punishment AS IN CASES OF CONVICTION
UPON IMPEACHMENT.
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-THE organ has a sent-up leader,
characteristic of the cheek of the
whole layout, stool pigeons aud. all,
claiming and croaking over Repub-
lican victory in Democratic New
Hampshire" # Babcock and Bel