CPEECH OF HON. Will. A. WALLACE,
or cutarirt.a, n
THK IMPEACHMENT RPFOMITIOX,
PollrrrH In lhs nlf t rmne)lraala,
rVHraarjr . ami.
Tli CommiMoo on Foiieritl Tula
Cant reported tho following:
t,!td lj t Smmf aaa Bo Jtrsmra,
oerr, etc.
lit. Thet the thenke of the people of (hit Com
ii .owraltb ere due and herchy tendered, through
V -it immediate rcprcaentiitiivee, to the Holier ef
Brerntalivca or the l'onjrtca of the United
tr, for il BdflitT to the people ami it pnmijit
t in preferring article of impeachment agninat
in4Trw Johnton lor hie Isle act of UMirpaliun.
24. Tliilt lliethauka of the people of Pclinevl.
vfiaia are due and are hereby tendered to Kdwin
i. Stanton, bVeretnryof W ar, for hia courage ajid
1 : ih ty in rcaialing Ike attempted invaaion vf bit
and violation of tlia fundamental law, and
ba reaolute reeietanoe to eiecuiive encroachment.
Mr. White moved to proceed to the
consideration of the resolutions, which
was agreed to ly a party vote.
Mr. Wallace offered the following
substitute : . , . ,
ft ltd, That In the pseeage, welo aad re-
-aaire of the tenure of oftioo law, Iba eieoutire
id k-gielstive branebaa of the Uovernment, ssoh
lor iUi-ll, baa the right to judge of it eonetitutiun
a'.ity, and there being a eonfiiot of opinion thereon,
r ws the privilege of either of laid department,
wtis called to exeeuls or obey the same, to bring
it baton the Supreme Court of tbliaitad fitatee lor
' indication.
:olo That in the removal of Edwin M.
; ..aton from the offics of tieeretary of War and
t is appointment of General Lortnao Tbemaa in
h ia alt-ad. for the purpose of tceting the eonetitu
tiunelity of the (aid tenure of office bill, the Preei
rieutof the United ritatea was obeying hia oath
to preserve, protect and defend the Conatitution
of tee United Btstee," and waa guilty if no erime
for which he can legally he impeached.
Kmulttd, That it if the duty of the executive
amct legielative branches of the Uovernment, and
of al! good citirena, to enforce, reupwl and obey
the dec leton of the Supreme Court of the United
F 'Rles upon the queetion of the eonatitutionality
of rhe aaid tenure of ofiice law when it ia announced
fcy the aaid oourt.
Mr. Wallace, said :
Mr. Speaker, the position we oc
cupy upon the question now agitating
tlx public mind is stated is the amend
ntetii I have just submitted. Our posi
tion, sir, upon this issue, is that of
obedience to law, ol an appeal to legal
tribunals for its settlement. We are
now, as we have been in the past,
fofthe maintenance of tho law and
tbt Constitution. Ws are for a free
system of laws against revolution and
despotism ; for maintaining constitn
tional obligations against anarchy and
chaos.
In bringing the conntitntionality
of'the tenure of office law before the
. Supreme Court for adjudication and
istailcment, the President exercised a
right that was vested in him by vir
tu of his high office. In making
rctical case for adjudication he ex
ercised what was uoi ouly his right
but his sworn duty.
The removal of Cabinet officer
was an executive power; and as such,
ns of thehigh prerogatives of the ex
ecutive brunch of the Governmuut.
'i bis right could notbe taken from him
and preserve his department in its in
tegrity. The right of removal by the Presi
dent alone has, by universal practice
of tho Government, been recognized
from 1789 to 1807. Every President
cf the United States exercised it un
fpestioned. As early as 1789 the
.(estion camo up in Congress, on a
HiOtion to strike out of a law organiz
ing the Stato Department a provision
to make the officer removable at the
pleasure of the President. This mo
tion, after debato, was negatived by
the decisive- vote of 20 to 34. During
the debate many of those who aided
in. forming the Constitution took
part.
Mr. Madison himself said :
"Tha Constitution affirms that the
ftecutive power is vested in the
President. Are there exceptions to
tfiis proposition? .Yes, there are. The
institution says that in appointing
-1 icflice the Senate shall be associated
wiU the President, unless in the case
of inferio ' officers, when the law shall
oUatfrwise direct. Have we (that is,
Congress a right to extend this ex
ception F I believe not lftbeCon
. titution has invested all executive
power in the President, I return to
jisaert that the legislature has noright
to diminish or modify his executive
authority. The question now resolves
itself into this : If the power of dis
placing an executive power T I con
ceive that if an v power whatever is in
tha Executive it is in the power of
ippointing, overseeing and controlling
tliose who execute the laws. If the
Constitution had not qualified the
power of the President in appointing
to office by associating the Senate
with him in that business, would it
not be clear that he would have the
right, by virtue of the executive pow
er, to make such appointment T
frhould we be authorised, in defiance
cf that clause in tho Constitution
executive power shall bovestod in
tliaPresident'-lo unite theSennto with
t!.o appointment tooflW f 1 conceive
t not if it is admitted tha we should
not be authorized to do this, I think
JJt may bo disputed whether we havo
it r;ght to associate them in removing
f persons from office, the ono powor bo
mg as innch of an executivo nature as
tba other j and tho first is authorized
lv being excepted out of the general
rula established by the Constitution
to theao words : 'The executive pow
?r shall bo vested in the President."
Fisher Ames ,aid "It is a leading
principle in every free government ;
it I a prominent feature, in this, that
the legislative and executive powers
should bo kept distinct ; yet the at
tempt to blend the executive and log
io'mivo departments in exercising the
power of removal, Is such a maxim as
'ht not to bo carried into practice
on argument grounded on implica
t -n."
Another reason occurs to me agninst
blending these power. Ah officer
who superintends the public revenue
. w H raturally acquire a great influ
eiica. If he- obtains Rapport in the
S !mte, npon an attempt of the Pres-
l i ' "t to remove 4iim, it will be oot
of the House, when applied to by
too first magistrate, to impeach with
snf-'HWa ; for the very means of proving
c!.:i'-ge of mat-conduct against him
wi.i beunderthe power of thatofficor:
all the papers neccessary to convict
V t may be withheld while the per-
i continues in office. Protection
i ' he rendered for protection ; and
a? lis officer has such extensive in-
f ! ce it may bo exerted to procure i
t!e re-election of friends. These cir- i
r;; 'Stances, in addition to thoso stnt-j
c ! 1 V themtntlomnn from Jpraev. I Mr 1
1 i linot.) must clearly evince to
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every gentleman tho impropriety of
connecting the .Senate- with tho Pres
ident, in removing from oflicc."
Georgo Clymer, of Pennsylvanin, a
signer of the Constitution, said :
"If tho Prosidont is divested of this
power, his responsibility is destroyed :
you prevent his efficiency, and disable
him from affording that security to
the people which tho Constitution
contemplates. What use will it bo of,
to cull the citizens of the Union to
gether every four years to-obtain a
purified choice of a ropresontalive, if
he is to bo a moro C3pher to tho Gov
ernment ? Tho executive must act by
others ; but you reduce him to a more
shadow, when you control both tho
1ower of appointment and removal.
,f you take away tho latter power,
he ought to resign tho power of super
intending and directing tho executive
part of government into tho hands of
the Sen i to at onto, and then we be
come a dungcrous aristocracy, or shull
be more destitute of energy than any
government on earth. These being
my sentiments, I wish the clause to
stand as a legislative declaration that
the powor of removal is constitution
ally vested in the Presidont."
Mr. Baldwin, another signer of the
Constitution, said : J
"The Senate must concur with the
President in making appointments, but
with rexpect to the removal they are
not associated; no such clnuso is in
the Constitution.and thercforo I should
concludo that tho convention did not
choose they should have the power-"
Judges Kent and Story, in com
menting upon the Constitution, have
both assented to and affirmed this doc
trine, and no more valuable authority
can be found.
In our own Supreme Court the
samo question has been judicially set
lied in tho case of Lehman vs Suth
erland, 3d Serg. and Hawle 145. The
Court says: "The Constitution is si
lent as to the removal of officers, yet
it has been generally supposed that
the power of removal rceted with the
Governor.except in thoso cases where
the tenure wasdnring good behavior,"
clearly recognir.ing tho principle that
tho power of removal was incident to
the power of appointment. And what
an anomaly it would bo, and how it
would shock our sense of propriety to
affirm that tho Secretary of Stato of
our Commonwealth could force him
self upon the Governor in defiance of
his express wish for his removal.
In the Supremo Court of tho Uni
ted States, in 13th Peters 259, it is
statod by theCourt that "This pow
er of removal from office was a snb
joct much disputed, and upon which a
great diversity of opinion was enter
tained in the early history of tho Gov
ernment. This related, however, to
tho power of the Presidont to remove
officers appointed with the concur
rence of tho Senate ; and tho great
question was whether the removal was
to be by the President alone or with
the concurrence of the Senato, both
constituting theappointing power. No
ono denied the power of the President
and Senate, jointly, to remove, when
the tenure of the office was not fixed
by the Constitution, which was a full
recognition of tho princiilo that the
powor of removal was incident to tho
power of appointment. But it was
very early adopted, as the practical
construction of tho Constitution, that
this powor was vested in the Presi
dent alono. And such would appear
to have byn the legislative construc
tion of tho Constitution."
Thus we have the Constitutional
provision :
"The Executive power shall bo ves
ted in a Presidont of tho United States
of America;" its recognition by an
act of Congress cotemporaneous with
the Constitution, as an executive pow
er, and vested in the President ; the
uuivcrsal practice of tho Government
ever since its formation ; tho sanction
of Madison, Ames, Clymer, Baldwin,
Story and Kent ; tho express ruling
of tho Snpremo Court in the case in
13th Peters, 253 ; tho endorsement of
tho doctrine by our own Supreme
Court, as well as tho necessary impli
cation and tho fitness of tbo thing, to
sustain us in tho position that the
power of remoi-al was an crecutiw pow
er and vested in the President alone.
Such being tho condition of the law,
Conpress sees fit to pass the Tenure
of Ollico law, by which tho President
is forbidden to remove his cabinet
officers without consent of the Senate.
The Presidont vetood tho bill and dis
tinctly asserted that it was not in
accordance with the Constitution, and
be sends to them man of the authori
ties 1 have just cited, and it is said
that Mr. Stanton himself furnished
tho material for that veto message.
Disregarding the veto and tho argu
ment of unconstitutionality, Congress
passes the bill over tbo veto. lUurcly
will not be contended that this repas
sato of tho bill mado it constitutional
if i t wore not so Itefore. I ts repassage
could do no more than givo it the
form and authority ofluw. It became
a law binding upon all, unloss it con
flicted with the organic law, and if it
do so conflict it was not of binding
force and effect. It did not becomo
tho supreme law of the land if it con
travened the constitntional preroga
tives of tho rrcsidont, for only those
laws that are passed in pursuance of
the Constitution become tho supremo
law of tho land. "This Constitution,
and tho laws of tho foiled States
which shall be tnado in rrnst'ANCF.
THFRror, frhall bo the supreme law of
the land," aro the words of article 6,
see. 2 of'the Constitution, and tho oath
of tho President is, "I do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execnlo
tho office of President of the United
States, and will to tho best of my
ability presen-e, protrrt and defend the
Constitution of the United States."
Thns we have, npon the one side,
SLD
tho Executive, ono of tho gront co
ordinato branches of tho government,
bound by oath to puss upon tho con
stitutionality of tho law, affirming its
invalidity, and upon tho other hand
tho le'islativo brunch equally bound
to obey the organic law, by repassing
the bill, giving it the forms of law and
assorting its constitutionality.
The President bound to execute the
law ; sworn to see that "tho laws aro
faithfully executed," asocrts and be
lieves this law not to bo the supreme
law, because not made in pursuuuco of
tho Constitution ; whilst Congress
asserts its validity and binding lurcc.
And the question results who shull
settle this conflict of opinion.
The bill having all tho forms of law
is to bo obeyed or declared invalid.
Shall the President ignore his oath or
rocognixo its force and test the ques
tion 1
It was his clear duty to bring it
before tho Courts lor settlement, tho
law directly affected himself in bis
administration of the government uud
in making n caso for practically ascer
taining whether ho or Congress was
right, he did what any pi ivuio citizen
would bo entitled to do. For this ho
is impeached.
Tho third article of the Constitu
tion declures that "the judicial power
shall extend to all cases in law and
equity arising under this Constitution
and the laws of the United Stales."
Tho jurisdiction of ibo Supreme
Court seems to bo clear. To this tri
bunal ho has appealed for the decision
of the question and you and your par
ty meet his application with senantit n
telegrams, threats of wnr and revolu
tion. This is but an attempt to blind
tho people to the real issuo. The
simple question is, shall the Constitu
tion be the supremo law of the land,
or shall a law made in violation there
of, override its prowsions.
The subject is one of law alone and
not an appeal to arms.
Tho Supreme Court is an umpire
fit to settle this question ; it is erected
to enforco existing laws and to deter
mine tho auurciuacy of thoso which
conflict
It is incorruptible, full of integrity,
above excitement, profound, impartial
and earnest in its investigations; it
brings to tho decisions of theso groat
questions tho most calm deliberations,
searching examination and thoughtful
research. A tribunal do high, so full
of integrity, no independent should
command public confidence and exact
a willing ohedionco to its awards. J
It is the mainspring of the complex
machinery that protects our liberties,
tho very vital essence of a government
ofluw. To its decision all will submit.
Impeachment will return to plague
its inventors, it will recoil with tre
mendous forco upon its originators.
It should do so, lor an uppcal to such
a tribunal is the right and tho privi
lege of governed and ruler; of the
humblest citizen as well as of the
President
The "sober second thonght" of the
people, tho financial and business in
terests of tho nation will unite in con
demnation of this effort to impeach
and remove tho President for an ap
jKial to law.
In 1X33 and 1831 questions of this
character agitated and convulsed tho
country, a struggle that seemed to
rock the nation to its very centre was
initiated between Jackson, the Presi
dent, and Congress, upon tho question
of rechartcring tho United States
Bank and removing the deposits.
The Senate of tho United Slates but
a duy or two sin to adopted a resolu
tion denunciatory of tho Presidont and
asscrlinir that his removal of Stanton
was in derogation of tho Constitution
and laws; so too on tho I'Mli day of
March, lh34, tho Senate of tho United
States
"Jlnolrtl, That the rreatlrnt in the lale ee
utire incieUinra In trletmn to the public revenue
haa amnc(1 npon himaelf aiillinmy and tiowt-r
nut ennfrrrtMl by the Conatitution and laws, but In
derogation or both."
This attack upon President Jackson,
it will then be seen, is almost similar
in character to that now mado upon
Presidont Johnson. What was the
result in 1x34 f What will be tho
result now I Then, the issuo was
made up and the President and Con
gress went to the people, upon it. In
tense excitement pervaded tho whole
country, just as now, you would rouse
tho pcoplo by sensation telegrams, ly
ing dispatches and baseless assertions.
Benlon lolls of'the character of tho
excitement in 1X34 thus:
"It will be difficult for the people in
after times to realize the degree of
excitement, of agitation and commo
tion, which was produced by this or
ganized attempt to make panic and
distress. The great cities especially
were tho scene of commotions but lit
llo short of f Venry ; public meetings
of thousands, the tin st inflamatory
harangues, cannon firing, great leasts
and tho members of Congress who
spoko against the President received
whon they travelled with public hon
ors, like conquering generals return
ing from victorious buttle fields met
by masses, saluted with acclamations,
escorted by processions, and thoir
lodgings surrounded by thousands
calling for a view of thoir persons."
During all tho progress of this pro
ceeding while a phalanx of orators
and speakers wore daily fulminating
against him while many hundred
newspapers incessantly assailed him ; j
wbilo public meetings wore held in all
fiarts, and men of all sorts, even beard
ess youths, harangued against him as
it lie lino uecn a iero ; wniiu a sirrain
ol committees was pouring npon him
(ss they were called) and whom be
soon refused to receive in that char-j
acUr; during tho hundred days that 1
all this was going on und to j idge!
from tho imposing appearance which j
tho crowds made that enmo to Wash-'
ington to bring up tho "distress," and :
'V' jsm- lJav.) t
to givo countenance to the Senato,
and emphasis to its proceedings, and
to fill tho gallery duily, applauding
the speakers against tho: President ;
saluting with noise and confusion those
who spoke on his side during all this
time, and when a nation seemed to be
in arms, and the earth in commotion
against him, he was tranquil and qui
et, confident of eventual victory, and
fully relying npon God asd the people
to set all right.
Hay, moro. An attempt was made
to assassinate him at thu door of the
Capitol by a man named, Laurence,
who twice attempted to fire upon him,
but failed. He wan arresied and ex
amined, but never brongtit to trial,
and Benton says of the cuso t
"It is clearly to bo seen f'roir, tho
medical examination of the man, that
this attempted assassination of the
President was ono of those casts of
which history presents inuny instances
a diseased mind acted upon by a
general outcry against a public nan.
Laurence, was in tho particular con
dition to bo acted upon by what ho
heard against (ion. Jackson ; a wal k
man out of employment, needy, iJle,
mentally morbid ; and without rcasou
to argue regularly lrom faleo premiies.
He heard the i'resiuent accused of
breaking up tho labor of tho country,
and believed it; of being a tyraat.
and believed it; of being an obstacle
to all relief, and believed it. And
coming to a regular conclusion from
all theso Ik lief, he attempted to do
what he believed the slate of things
required him to do take the life of
the man whom he considered the sole
cause of fits own and tlie general
calamity, and tho eolo obstacle to hi
own and general happiness." j
From theso extracts it w ill be seen
that the excitements of that day were
equal to those of the present, but amid
them all, the never-erring onward
moving march of mind of tbo people
found the right.
In that day, the people appealed
to calmly investigated, deliberately
judged and awarded their verdict.
The reaclion came, and the resolution
charging Jackson with violating the
tonsiitulion and laws was expunged
from the records of the Senate.
Men like Webster, Calhoun and Clay
woro those who fulminated this thun
derbolt to crush Andrew Jackson.
They were the giants of the Senate
and they created and fed the excite
ment that was to impale the Presi
dent ; but their thunderbolt recoiled
from the impregnable position upon
which he had placed liimsoli; and the
peoplo vindicated him. Thu pigmies
of the Senate who now attack the
President, when compared in intellect
with tho men of Jackson's day are
seen to be but "light weights." Vhen
they failed to sustain themselves how
ran it bo expected that this attack
uxn the Government shall succeed f
The peoplo want no more war, they
have hud enough of bloodshed, enough
of reckless expenditure of the people's
money, enough of attack upon the
cardinal principles of the Government.
A deep widu chasm has been dug be
tween tho sections and into it the
blood ol the llepublic has been poured ;
the mangled forms and bleeding corps
es of thousands of the fairest and
bravest of our young men fill that
deep and wide chasm, and by your
persistent agitation for tho perpetua
tion of your jtower, you preserve it
enclosed. Across that chasm we seek
to throw tho bridge of the Constitu
tion, to cement tho structure with
concord, amity, commerce and mutual
benefit, and upon it to rear again the
magnificent temple of constitutional
liberty. In this, your appeal to pas
sion and to arms against tho peaceful
settlement of the laws, we see another
effort to precipitate us into bloodshed,
to kindle tho flames of civil war, to
rouso tho passions of brother agninst
brother, of neighbor against neighbor
and to deluge tho north with the blood
of our pooIlo.
Agninst this reckless agitation, this
senseless excitement, we protest. In
defence of our position we appeal to
tho laws.and we demand that you will,
ns wo do, yield submission lotheirdc
creo. Ia1 the laws determine, and let ns
frown upon every attempt that may
seek to imbrue our hands in each oth
ers tiooi. Jo not 1 pray you, aid in
placing us agnin upon the high rond
to anarchy. Wo want no war, but if
naught but'the destruction of tho gov
ernment is to come and you w ill pre
cipitate us into war, I and thoso with
whom 1 act, will ne found following
tho flag with thirty-seven stars, and
gazing fondly upon our avannt courier
tho old banner of the Kopiihlie ; main
taining the Constitution nnd preserv
ing the Federal Union of tho States.
Will this attempt at revolution relieve '
you and I of any of onr public bur-1
dctisf Will it add to tho security of I
tbo debt of tho nation f Will it im
prove the condition of the businossin
teresls of'the people J Reconstruct isn
now enters into every mnn's business
and every interest feels tho necessity
for stability and certainty in govern
mental affair. How much worse
will it be when you attempt to illegal
ly impeach tho President, when you
vstablisn a precedent by which you
unsettle tho governmeut to accom
plish party ends ;
But supposo you continue this mad
appeal to force and precipitate ns in
to a war of party against party and j
neighbor against neighbor ; what is
your condition now as comparod with
it in lMili Tho Governors of Illinois
and Pennsylvania bavo sent forward
sensation telegrams and offerod troops,
but tho great Slates of New York,
Ohio, and New Jcry, havo Uomo
crutic Logisla tines, and the States of
I ..ilin.tf I ifiit. Msl'vliiml. K (tut lift r 1
, " , j ..... .. ;
ana ueiaware, nave democratic, uov
ernor and Legislatures. Hence if,
IE
you initiate- a war, and wo aro at
tacked, if it in to be an issuo of party
against parly, in what situation are
you to begin tho fray f
Is this right, Is it prudent, is it pat
riotic to attempt thnt which seems to
ho indicated by tho telegram of your
Kxcculive (Gov. Geary,) tho tender of
troops to initiate war. Is this not
opening tho door to internecine strife
in tho north 7 We should deprecnte
all such attempts and render implicit
obedience, to tho fiat ofluw.
Tho proposition contained in the
resolution 1 bavesubmiltcd is, thai in
judging of tho Constitutionality of
Tenure of Office law, tho President
exercises a power vested in him by
the Constitution, that ho had a right
to bring the law befmo tho Courts
for adjudication and that such decis
ion is binding upon both Congress and
tho President. It could not come into
tho Courts without the action of the
President and ho is not amenable fur
so acting.
Can uny man who professes a just
sense of propriety sustain Stanton in
hi course? It shocks our sonse of de
cency, for it is in fact an attempt to
force himself upon tho President and
into his counsels when he knows he
is obnoxious to all with whom ho
should net.
He should at once resign. There is
no substance, no great principle de
pendent upon his retention, for with
out him Congress is still potent.
Shall wo be plunged into war, that
Stanton may draw his pay and flaunt
his obstinacy in the face of the Exec
utive? About tho mere possession of
this offico tho people caro nothing, but
they do care for the preservation of
of peace for tho re habitation of the
south for tho revival of their indus
trial interests, and for an open door
and a clear path to prosperity and
wealth.
You contravene their wishes and
threaten an appeal to force. You im
peach tho President and unsettle busi
ness, jeopardize tho credit of tho Re
public, and establish a precedent that
is in utter violation of our traditions
an our laws.
Senators, I appeal to you, is it not
wiser that wc should place our noble
Commonwealth on tho impregnable
position of obedience to law f
lam for a free sy tern of laws against
military force, for obedience to law as
against revolution, for submission to
constituted authority as against anar
chy, and 1 trust that you w ill unite
with me in idacinff upon our records
that which I believe to be tho senti
ment of nine-tenths of our people,
"Lr.T PARTY STRIFE BE 8T1I.LIM THE
uread rntsr.xrE or impartial law !"
The VU.
AVc look back with a kind of pain
ful wonder at the maunerin which we
have habitually used the word that
bends this article. What wasnot crises
with us? When were we not either
precipitating or eluding one? From
the election of President to that of a
police officer from the endowment of
some great public charily to the buil
ding ofa country school house the
changes were rung upon tho word un
til it conveyed about as much real
meaning to us as tho grief ofa widow
when it reaches tbo third gradation
of her mourning robes that soft, ten
der gray ,likca thin mist after a shower.
Wc say look back with painful won
der, for the stale and meaningless
word has at onco sprung into a vital
truth. For tho first time we compre
hend its meaning. It is the verge of
tho gulf where ono more step will
precipitate us into a bottomless abyss.
It is tho breathless moment when in
tbo track of tho avalanche, we know
not if a hair breadth right or left will
bring it upon us, or leave us safo.
With us it is a helpless crises that no
action on our part will avert or modify.
A forco beyond our own has pro
pelled ns to it a forco beyond our
own holds ns there, and if salvation
comes at tho eleventh hour, it will bo
a force beyond our own that will
bring it to us. Thcro is an old Ger
man proverb:
Tniet In Ooi dcrosJl.T,
hammer aa-a? eiomtlr.
But sometimes hands arc pinioned too
closely fore one good blow. We aro
like Futiina in tho castle dungeon,
crying out to tho watchers on tho
wall, "whut sccst thou?" And the
watcher are forever reporting great
clouds of dust, that end in dust and
nothing more.
"Whom the Gods would destroy
they first make msd," and the Con
gress of tho United States is the mad
dest body of men who were ever un
loosed upon a helpless community.
Wcsay nothing of their suicidal policy
for tho nation, as the nation is tho
last thing in their thoughts; but wc
hopo tho time is not f.tr distant when
the people whose trust and honor
they havo betrayed, will rise as a peo
plo alone can do, and make tho voice
of their indignntion heard and felt.
This is indeed tho crises, not alono
for the Sou; h but for tho national
large. Wo arc powerless toholp our
selves until aome of our bonds are ro
moved. In the meantime the Radicals
aro doing everything to destroy the
country and make it no fit habitation
for decent white men. JV. O. Times
Two young sons' of Mr. Mincir, of
Union, low, undertook to celebrate
New Year's day by firing a pound of
owder in a slump. Both were killed
y tho explosion, and tho father who
first knew of tho occupation of the
children after their doalh, haa become
deranged at their loss.
The new twelve-Inch gun mounted '
on Fortress Monroe, nnd throwing a '
solid shot of ono thousand pounds, '
burst a few ntiy since, alter Doing
fired four hundred times. No one
hurt. 1
JCAN.
Sheriff's Sales.
T Y T.iitie of fiindry wrltiuf rmtiit tout erponna
J jfMied out ol i he Court of Common Pleu vf
ClonToold rottnty, nd to me directed, there will
be expowd to public utile , at the Court Houne,
In tbe borough of Clrtl.)d, on Morday, tht
Kith dy of Murrh, 14tiH, at I o'clock, p. m., the
iollowin deicrlbed Heal Ketate, to wit:
A certain tract uf land iitutto in M'trrii town
hip, Clearfield county, hoiiuded liv trata ia
Daue vf Jwjob Wideman, Robert Glenn, David
Lunch, ieorjro 1 In barker and alcwie Yarnall. con
taining three hundred and fifty-four torn, more or
leM, twin); Iriu t in came uf 1'eter Yarnall.
Also, line other tract eituate in Morria townnhip
afnmiatd, bounded ij ret?r Yarnall, (Peter Yar
nail,) Hen) tun in Martin and otherf, containing
four hundred and twenty -on acre and allowance,
being tract in name of Jetee Yarnall; and all
being animproTed. ...
iSeieid, taken in execution and to be told aa tbe
property ol alamee M, lSelpun.
ALKO A eertaia tract of land litoate in Chet
tow a nti ip, Clear tie Id count t, Pa., bounded on the
eaut by land of John Al't allutcr, on the aoutb-eait
by land of (lilligan'i, and aoatb-weit by landi of
John M'Cord. on the nortb-wvit by land uf Wot.
Irwin and oibcra.
Aim, twenty-nine) acree of land in Jordan to.,
bounded on lite cant by Charlei Strong, touth Ly
Innd of M'L'alhiMcr, wct by the above land of
lfltKiru, and north-weft by Und of William Irwin,
Heiied, taken in execution, and to be aold aa the
properly of Lorcnto liUwra. 1
ALl-0 A certain tract of land litnate in Cbctt
township, Clettrlield county, Pcnn'a. containing ,
about oue hundred and ten aeree, bounded aa fob j
Iowa, vis : beginning at a dogwood corner, thence
by land of John if Tberan to a dogwood comer;
l hence by Und of Patch in a be ire, to a hemlock j
thence by land of John Con lev, to a chestnut : and '
tbe nee by land of Anthony M'tiarrey, to the place
of bvgmuing. Netted, takn in execution, and to
be "ld ai the proptrrty of William Cuiry. i
ALSO A orrtain tract of Und situate in Bo?g
town-hip, Clearfield euunty, Pa., containing two
hundred and fourteen aenn. with a two atory
bouse and atnall frame bouae, bank barn, and all
neeenaary outbutMmpa thereon, with an orchard of
one hundred and acventy apple tret tbereoa, one
hundred and fourteen acres cleared and in good
utate uf cultivation. Seiied, taken In elocution
and to be Mid aa the property of Thotnae He re.
A LKO A certain tract uf Und litnate in Boggi
township, Clearfield county, Pa., bounded by lot
of Kliiabotb Tbompeon, aouth by turapifco, aorta
and weit y John tHtune, containing one acre, a
two-atory frame bouse t hereon erected. Seined,
taken in execution, and to be aold aa tbe property
of A man W.Ike.
A 10 A certain tract of land litnate in Morris
twnhip, Clearfield exutntr. Pa., bounded aoatb
by land of Ak lander Unary, west by Und of
Leonard Kyler, north by land of Ianiel beams,
and raat by land of Frederick Barricb, containing
mty acres, and baring twenty ire acres cleared,
with final log hoaae and stable thereon erected.
Beited, taken in execution and to be aold aa tbe
property of liantel Little.
ALSO A certain lot aitaate in tbe boroagh of
Cnrwvnarille, eoanty of Clearfield, and ta(e of
PrnnM'lvania, bounded on the eaut by Jacob
hilger. amth by aa alley, west by lot of William
Bard, and on the north by State it re, containing
one fourth of aa acre, with a Itnail frame bouse
erected thereon. Seised, Uken tn ei edition and
to be aold aa the property of B. P. Sterling.
ALSO A certain tract of land situate in Derarar
township, Clearfield county. Pa bounded on (be
east by landi of C. R. Pouter's estate, south by
lands of Ptciner, weat by land of Ooar
harf, and on tbe north by land of Hale Co.,
containing ten arrea. and being naiuinrwved.
reiaed, taken in execution nnd to be eolu aa the
property uf John O, White.
AL"0 A certain tract of land situate in Jordan
township. Clearfield county. Pa., bounded by
lands of Thomas Strong, Hiram Straw and others,
eon tain in g one hundred and ait aeree, being part
of a warrant in name of Philip Lal, with about
ten acre cleared, and a taj-xtory log boaee and
stable erected t hereon. Seised, taken in execution
and to be told as the property of James Patteran.
ff-frPiddera will take notice that IS per
cent, of the purchase money mart be paid when
the property ia knocked down, or it will be put
np again ferial. C KK3IL'! HoWK,
nKRirr Orrirt, the riff.
Clearfield, Pa, Feb. , IMS. H
Sheriff's Sale.
BY VIRTl K of a writ of Vn W.oe Usoed
out of the Court of Common Pleas of
Clearfield eoonty, aad to ne direeted, there
will be exposed to PI ULIC tALK, at the Court
House In tbe borough of Clearfield, on Mendav,
the lftth day of March, 18M. at 1 o'clock, P. M.,
the followiag property, to wit :
All that certain tract or piece of Und vituate in
Knox township, Clearfield county. Pa., bounded
and deaenhed as follows, to wit: Beginning at an
ah corner, on the Little Clearfield Creek; thence
down tbe same, north eighty-eight degrees cast
aerenty-two perches; thence aouth twenty-aix de
grees ea.Pt eeventy five perches ; thence north
eighty -five degree eat tn etity -two pen-bos j tbenoe
north twelve degrees east sixty percbea, to a
maple; thence leaving the ereek., south thirty -five
decrees cart four hundred and five perebe, by
Henry Trout tract, to Spanish oak; tbenoe eoath
forty degrees wt one hundred cighty-tbree perch
es, to a hickory; thence north twenty-eight de
grees weat ace bend red aad forty perehea, to the
ah and place of beginning. (a iug and excepting
out of the same one hundred acres heretofore auld
to Stacy W. and Isaac Tbotnpmm, by deed dated
?fl(h 1'ocen.ber, 142, bounded and described aa
follows, to wit i Beginning at a sugar, on line of
Jacob Bowman ; thence south thirty In-e dt greet
east two hundred and twenty-nine perches, along
aaid line, to a hemlock ; thence north lnrty degrees
west aeventy-aeven jcnlica, to a post; tbenoe
north thirty fire degrees wst two hundred and
sixteen perches, to a post : and thence north thirty
degrees east richly (lerches, U place of beginning,)
containing three hntidred and eicbty-mne acres,
being tract warranted in tbe name of Wiliiam
Kinr. Seiied. tnken in execution and to be aold
as the property of lawac Iunlap.
4T Bidders will take notice that 15 per cent,
of iba purchase money must be paid when the
property ie knocked da, or It will be put np
again for sale. CYKhNU'S HOW K,
F HRRirr'a Ornrn, I her iff.
Clearfield, Pa, Fab. J, 1SS. j
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.
qililS H TO OIVS NOlCKi That on tbe
X tVb d.iy of January A. I. 1S6. a Warrant
in Bankruplry was Issued against the estate of
Ebenecer JuV.wasters, of Bnrnside. In the county
of Clearfield, and State of Pennsylvania, a ho
has been adjudged n Bnkrttpt on hia own peti
tinn ; that the pavment ef any drbta eoj deliv
ery of any property belonging to su h Bankrupt,
to htm, or for bis nse, and the transfer of aoy
prct'orty by hint are forbidden bT law; that a
meeting of the Creditors of the mid llankrupU
to prove their dehta, and tn taooae one or more
As ignees of hii estatn, will be held a: a Court of
Bankruptcy, to be holdn at PhUipfbar , tn the
eouaty oi Centre, al tbe room of the Hrgieter at
hotel in aaid district, before $. K V ondruff, Kq ,
Hegtster, en tbe 14th day nf March A. l. 1Mb,
at ft elock A. M. THOS. A. HOW LKY,
Tj. P. Merhel, Meatenger.
By 0. P. Pans. Dept. U. & Marshal.
February 2t, 1I7 4L
Rl X . I T I : R 9 M OTI C 1-Notice Ish ereby
given that the following accounts bare been
examined and passed by me, and remain filed of
reoord tn Una office for Ina inspection of beira,
legatees, ereditora, and all other in any other
way interested, and will be presented to the
next Orphan' Court nf Clearfield eoonty, to be
held at the Court House, In the borough of Clear
field, com Treating on tba third Monday nf
March, IfcAt
Final account nf 0. W. Bherm, administrator
of the eMaia of H. J, Wallace, late of the borough
of Clearfield, county of Clearfield, deceased.
I. . BARtiFB.
Bnt-.tarra's OrFh , 1 Begiater,
nenrfioll, Ta., Feb. 2(1, 1SM.J
VIMINlTRATOK'M OTIC I' Notice
If hereby given that lett, ra of administration
on the estiite of Thorn. I II -h, dceeaml, late of
llraul.trd townbip. Clri.j(icld county. Pa., having
been dolv granted to the nnderigned, all persons
indebted to said estate will please make payment,
and tho, hnring claims or demands will pwseitl
thnn properly authenticated for settlement and
allowance without delay. V. B. HuLT,
JOHN HOLT,
February 12, f'.M.t-pd. Administrator.
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Over 2 j of each of above at proportional rates.
, ; OKO. H. tiOUlLAMhIl,
Kdituraud Proprietor.
.garble Work.
CLEARFIELD
MARBLE WORKS.
Italian and Vermont Marble flnUhed la
the blgbcat ntyle of tbe ArU
Tbe subscribers beg leave to announce to tba
eiliaoas of Clearfield county, that thej bare otaened
an extensive MnrMe Yard on the south-weat corner
of Market and Fourth streets, Clearfield, Pa., where
they are prepared to make Tomb-Stones, lonn
mvnti, Tombs, box and ude.Tombi, Cradle Tombs,
Cemetery Posts, Mnntles, Fbrlres, I! rackets, etc.,
on short notice. They always keep on band
Urge quantity of work fin is bed. except the letter
ing, so that persons eaa call and select for them
selves the style wanted. They will also mak te
onler any other style of work that may be desired,
aad they flatter themselves that they can oompele
with the mtuiufacturcra outside of tbe county,
cither in workmanship or price, as tbey only em
ploy the best workmen.
j-.9-Al inquiries hv letter prompMv answered.
JOHN GCL1CH.
May 22, 18C7. HLNKY OULICH.
Clothing.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
TIIE tisisa an hards Jua'd lika ta kaaw ,
liuw yoa may aav. your dollar, j
Tba way to d it I vill ahnw,
If yga will read hat follssi.
A mas wbo fired ant far from bars,
Whs worked bard at bia trad,
But bad a boaaebold ts eopport
Tbat aquaadered all ba oiada.
I met htm sere. Say, ba, "Uj friend,
I look thread bear sad rsaib
I'rs tried u ret nyaeir a rait,
Hut eso't ear, vp eooagh." '
Eaya I, ny friend, bow stack bar yos f
I'll tell yoa wber, to f
To get a anit tViat'e etand aad ebeas s
To RE1ZENSTE1N 4 Co.
Ba took wbat little be bad earsd,
Aad went to Reiaesatela A Brother,', '
Aad there hi got s basdeona, saiV
For half he paid to othere.
Now be it home, he !okt to well,
Aad their offset r, oseb,
That shea they lake their daily meal.
They doa'l eat half aa maeb.
And sow he Inda oa Saturday tight,
With all their waau .applied,
That he hu aioaey left to tpeod,
And aooao to Isy aaids.
Hie good entreat, with cheerful tmUs,
He gladly Ulla to all.
If yoa d rare aoary, go sad hay
Voor elothee at
REIZE.SSTEIX'S CL0TBIKO BALL.
Wbera the eheapett, 6aeat sod beet Clothing
and good Fursiabieg Goode ess a had ts eait
srery tsete aad ia arery ttyle apr'.l.'M
JHE LATEST OUT I
MONET FATED IS MOXET MADS f
1)S WISE ! If yoa with ts rarrhaas CL0TH
J) log, HATS A CAP.-, or Furaiilm.g Oooda,
GO TO C. II. MOURE'S
New and Cheap Clelhirg tore, where will ba
found rosatsntly on hand a largo aad well ts
lorted aaaortmi-at of Fid. Black I'aaaiasrs tails
aad draba, brown, light, and ia fact
ALL KINDS OF CLOTIIIXG
Adapted t all aeaaona of the year ; ale, Shlrte,
t rawer,, Collara, and s larpe and well selected
saaortvest of Ins HATS and CAPS, ef the
eery lateat ttylee and in fart everything that
eaa be sailed for in bit lias, will a fsraieksel
st ths eery lowerr city prices, a, they bses been
purrhaeed st tht loweat poeaiblt Sgarst, aad
will he told ia the tamo way by
C. H. MOORB,
' Ia tht Port OSes Paildlr.g, rhilipabarg, Pa.
NEWS.
Daily and Weekly tupera, Magaiinea; sles, a
Urge aerortaoentof tha lateat aad bsst Korela,
Joke Booka, 4-e., eoaatantly oa band at
C. H. MOUR 8'S.
Ia lb. Pott Office Rnilding,
awll ly Philipebwrg, Pa.
Tfttmiunt Jailors.
SOMETHING NEW IN SHAW'S ROW. .
i nK A "TOKiHTfiX,
?fcrclimit Tailors,
Maihct 8trrrt, C lcarficld, Ptu,
HAVIKO opened their new sfUbliabatent ia
haw'e Riiw, nnr door eaal of the poet office,
and hating jort returned from (he renters, sitisa
with a large BteorUneut of
Cloths, Cassimcre8, Vestings,
ReaTcrt, and all klnda of Goods for ttsa aael
Wot,' wear, arc now prepared to make np is
order CLOTH ISti, from s tingle srticls to a full
rail, in the leiert atylea and moat workmealiks
manner. Special attention given to raetoaa
work and eauing-out for tnea and boya. Ws
offer great harg.ine to eoatomere, asd warasl
enUte tatlafartion. A liher.l aliare of pshlis
patronage it telieited. Call and ere ear foods.
M A FRANK
scilT tf n K. R. L. PTOl'aHTO.
1L BRIDGE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
(Store one door east of Clearfield Honee.)
Market irrft, Clf arfieU, Pn.
KFKP9 cn hana a full asanrtiaenta ef 0 eats'
Famishing t.oods, rueb as 8hirta, Linen
and vToolen Cndersnirta, I rawer a It 4 Aekt,
Neck ties, Pocket H tnitkerc hiffs. Qlovea, Hata,
Vrahrellss, A"., in great variety. Of Plena
Goods ha aeons the
Best Cloths of all "Shades and Colors,"
Puch aa Rlsck Doeakin of tht very Vert wake;
Fancy Cae!mero, in great vsitrty, sltn, French
Coaling. Reaver, Pilot, t'kinrhills, and Prlcott
sverooaiiog. All sf which will beeoid oheapfor
Caah, and made ap according to the lateat ay lee
by eapsnenced workmen.
Alaa, Agent for Clearfield county for I. M.
Singer A Co't. celebrated Sewing M.chinee.
Nov. I, ISoJ.tf. H. BR1D0I.
"f f KVtll.l TlOX 1 TR KVF. 1 LADIES,
-1 V TUB PE0 receive for the ram of
ONE DOLLAR
8ilk. Merino, and Alpaccs l'reeeca, Phawla, Bii
rnorala. Linen Uoot Kmtioaecd Table Corera,
Watrhra. Jrwcirr, Mlver Plated Wars, Hewing
Mnchinca, Ac Send rluha of trn or mors, with
ten rente tor each dcecriptive check, and the getter
ti uf the club will receive a prreaal worth $3 ta
e.tl'u, accuriling to numner eenU Agent, wanted
ev'-rvwliera. Circolara ecnt free. PAUKFR A
CO., t A Feilcral Si., Ilotina. (dccja-JmMl
"l'rA?STr.l)l ion FARmS-To enrage
; 1 I in s liglit ami honors).) l,u,nc?.- (,.r ths
I w'ntcr montlia, in the vicmltv where lhv rea'.uc,
! which will nrt them frrtn t t to 1 1 pv r month.
f"r parti. iilar, app'y tn or ed Irene r AK.M Kl.bS
lih'l.-, Jjj F,n..un ,'rect, Philadelphia, Pa,
Fehruery IS, lot lm f d. ,