The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-04


peal was revolutionary in its chara,tr that It
hnd no plucc upon nm appropriation hin that il
was out ut line and should hp considered ma nm
indrnendont proposition. IIo WAS but a poor
student of his cpuutrv's history who was moi
alb" to satisfy himself shat from the foundation
by the highest authority in The landi
that il was in the power of the House
60 control the cmpluymrnt " the army Nv tho
Withholding ~ supplies. in the very nature Of
things the proposed rcpcnl could not he rcvou-
tionary. NcEntive lrgs luiion WINS nevnr revou-
uonary. Affirmative legislation might he but
not negative legislation. There was no
1865 the Executive hal held The power Of
which this bill proposcd To .depriye him.
President tu send armed forces into any State
even 10 suppress domestic violence. BY no
means, 1t required the Pres dent 10 protect any
state from Invasion. but only conferred upon
him the right To scnd soldiers 10 that State to
SUPPRESS domestic Violence when the Legis-
lNura, OF that state or the Governor
should make II rcquIsition upon him. lilo
was not permitted to anticipate domestic
the Governor. Domestic violence must have
been in existence. and that fact must have boon
certified 10 him hy the Legislature. There was
no prerogative which the President held that
was not clearly defined. and limited by law; hut
| the Constitution had mndc Congress. in cypress
terms. the grand reservoir into which all pow
erA OF duplication nowed.
This hin could not comprehend revolution:
hut II was said that IL was not in proper plucO
when L WIS cngralted upon an Appropriation
bill. There was no member on the floor who
] WfuN lNkf lNNllt Win NM IN the RESTITUTION mat
/ moro thln one-third OF all tho pcrmnnent lcgis-
| lntion affecting that arm Of the Government
Ind been put upon the statute hooks as riders
! upon an Army Appropriation hill. II lectures
| were to he read 10 the Democrats. lotthem come
! from some uunrt"r and some member not con-
| The gcntlcuan from Ohio Mr.. Garfield had
/ told the House that this WIS an effort. and nm
| uumnnly effort tO stnrvc tho Government To
! death. and hal conirasted It with whit he terms
! the holder and Drawer action OF certain mem
| pcrs of Congress in 1861 who loft their SCENTS
! mud had ip1 thpir iegno tp the fold ~ m
mage.
That gentleman had snid that this bill was
/ revolution. and had decred the enor which the
/ Democrats were making to adopt IT, Far bot
ter would IL have been for the people 81 tho
country i the power NJ the gentleman from
/ ONO had been applied at an earlier period
| OF his political history in denouncing
| and opposing revolutionary Legislation. Did
he iai nude in ises on an amend.
mcnt offered by MIR. Wilson Of Iowa TO
| an Appropriation bill proposing to revolution
IN the judicial system OF the country. proposing
to rob n coordinate branch II the Government
| proposing to strip the supreme Court Of the
| Constitution had clothed it with That amend
ment had provided that u any. Circuit
net ~ Congress 10 h. unconstitutional the iudg
ment should be carried w To the supreme Court
should not affirm, the, Judgment the same
should be reversed. and on the call OF yeas and
nays the gentleman from OHIO WIS found yot;
consisted Of eight members and by that amend
ment xix were required 20 uverrulc the opinion
OF a district court declaring unconstitutional
any Of the ill-adyised, hasty. crude. and parti-
san measures Of the Republican party.
Revolutions What was there that the party
the gentleman so ably led had not done in that
catalogue Of crimes In his speech Of Satur-
day the gentleman from Ohio had challenged
all Corners to show single instance in the bis
tory ~ the country where the consent q the Ex-
ecutive had ever been coerccd.. He Mr.. Black
burn accepted tho gage Of battlo viii n
the gentleman had thrown down. He
would read from the Record and show
Johnson had signed m Army Appropriation
bill under protest. feeling, rs be said. con-
strained 90 return the hill with his signature.
but accompanying II with his protest Was
there no coercion thereY Why. the rccfrd WINS
nnR cepsTes sa, ou 6 mae eccn 10 rnS MbS
would never fade from the minds Of the
q the Chief Executive Of the country. The
Executive had been impenched OF high crimes.
misdemennors and usurpation. OF violation OF
law first. in that he has corruptly used the
Ohio Intended 10 impeach him for that? The
gentleman knew that he had not Second in
power. Had the gentleman Intended t. impeach
| him for that? Everybody knew he had not.
Third. % in that he has corrupty used the veto
| power
There was whore tho sting came in. It was
the exercise OF that prerogative; II was the en-
oggeo Voted hoso 'f nrie ew IF 'r %, mt
Fourth, " IN that he has corruptly disposed Of
pubic pr perty," That yy9!s q meEe formal
corruptly interfered with the elections.
Those were the two counts in, this indict-
the Executive One was the exercise 81 the
veto power and the other his interierence not
in elections. but 20 prevent the interference OF
army power Ia elections The counts had been
voted upon more than once. and the centlcmnn
voting in their favor And no had been sup
ported IN his action and Ind standing by him
voting side by side with him 10 impeach tn
.f.aff fh..n nv ~ "a
com pnrntively obscure. and who. but for q com
hinaiion Of accidents. would have remained &c
this day. and until his dying day in that obscur-
ity for which nature and his creator seemed to
have designed him-s.dc hy side with the gen
: tl-mnn from Ohio had stood and voted. Mr.
Hayes Of the same State Applause on the
Democratic side AMI in tho galleries. And now
py WHIT sort OF anihorty ma tue gehtlenlaI
from ohio como 10 threaten the House with =
probable and possible action OF the Executive
/ What provision OF the Federal Constitution
undertook u clothc anybody either the
President h mseli or one ~ his Privy Council
even including his Premier, the Secretary OF
State. 10 sit rs he had done on the Moor OF IN,
House last saturday and by his presence and
approval seem to ntimidate. overnwe. and
, hrowhent the American Congress tDerisivt
iau%htnr on m" Repnblican side Who had
commissioned the gentleman from ONO u
. tell the House that It had better be care
ml because the issue was made and the
President would not be- cocrced into
= .message % approval Did the gentleman from
estimate on the salfrcs pet the integrity. The
courage. and tho manhood OF tho House with
out regard 10 party rs 10 bfll'Ne luht hll'.u u
/ threat. 50 Haunted. WAS 10 intmldate the law
| making branch ot tne Government and shfpt
its action on measures Of legislntiOn. He pro
c"eded 10 quote from Mr. Garleld'
speerh 10 tho effect that no petition had beer
presented IN Congress for the proposed repeal
, Did the gentleman moan to stand by that dec
I aratiou? Did la not know that the Congress
that Just expired bore upon It's files petition
q / after petition in contested election cases. ant
protesting against the presence Of military, a
D the polls denouneing the usnrpation. and dc
mandns the repeal Of this law Did he fail e
I | remember that the state Of Louisiana. n sOver
eign State, had sent h1r memorial, II
which. in thunder tones. sho anathemn
n tized the present law? Bat tho gentleman
2 went further and. If possible, did worse. II 4
| generally true thar the grave sllences M
tongue of drtraciion. but the gentleman from
:. OHIO. forgetting himself ~ his speech. forge
a also TO observe that rule. He Mr.. Blackburn
| Introduced on the 9th OF January 1864 b,
= Senator Powell OF Kentucky, and he ha'
s before him the manly, stQtesmanlike an
v | patriotic utterances which Mr. Powell
bad delivered upon the consideration Of tina
bill lie challenged tho gentlemen 10 ind with
I ia the limits Of that measure line sentence
S | word. or syllable which the present bill sOugh
. to repeal. Did not the gentleman from on,
know that the amendment 10 Senator Powell
] I.H haa n