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S mo, Ono .ooltun*,, ;$lOO „$6O $4.0 • GO' ' 35 25 One Square, 16 10 74 Ilstray,Oaution, Lost and Pound, and other advertisements, not exceeding 10 lines;' three weeks, or less' $1 50 Administrator's A. Executor's Notibigy.',2 00 'Auditor's Notices 2 50 Business Cards, five linos, (per year), .6 00 Merchants and others, advertising theb' business, will be charged $25. They will he entitled to 4 column, confined exclusive ly to their bqsiness, with privilege of quarter ly changes.- Pr - Advertising in all oases exclusive of subscription to the paper. • JOB PRINTING of. every kind, in Plain and Fanny colors, done wilikneathess and dispatch,. Handbills, Blanks, ' Cards, Pam phlets, Le.; of every variety and style, prin ted. at the shortest notice. The Burt:area larrica has just been re-fitted with Power Presses; ,and everything_ in the Printing. line can bo 'executed in the most artistio manner and at the lowest rates. TERMS INVARIABLY -CASH, darts. IEORGE A MONTANYE, AT - '.A TO EINE Y ,AT LA lir—ollice corner of Main and Pine streets; sotiposito Port Ar's Drag store. DOCTOR EDWARD S. PERKINS, .11 Offers his professional services:to the citi zens Of Frenchtown and vicinity. Calla prompt ly attended to. NAT T. DAVIES, Attorney at Law, 5 V • Towanda, Pa. Office with Wm. Wat kins, Esq. Particular 'attention paid to Or phans' Court business and .settlement of'deco i cuts estates. M ER t teUR.TI4O M an O ds ß pt ß n O n W ,a, , Attorneys aw, The undersigned having associated themselves together in the practice of Law, offer their pro fessional services to the public. ULYSSES MERCUR P. D. MOIUIOW. March 9,1865. • • I I_32.TRICK & PECK, ATTORNEYS AT , L LAw.- Offices :—ln Patton Block,Towanda, t ' Patrick's block, Athens, Pa. They may be molted at either place. n. W. PATRICI, apll3 • IT B. McK EA N , A 770/(NE Y d I.la ce/INSELLOR A T LA ll', Doran- Particular- :yield ion paid to business iii the cfrphatni . Court. July '29. ISGG. ENRY PEET, Attorney at Law, 11.:Towan ia, Pa. jun 27, 66. 0 . 1),W.A RD OVERTON Jr. Attor !Linty at Law, .vatult, O ffi ce in the t'eurt . tiou cc. ' July 13, 1965. TORN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY T LA IV, Ibwanda, Pa. Also, Govern ment Agent for the collection of Pensions, Back Pay. and Bounty. - .- No charge unless successful. Office over he_Post Office and News flepm. Dec. 1,1864. ij P. KIMBALL, Licentied Aua 11.• tioncer, Pottersyille, Bradford Co- Pa. tenders his services to the public*. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no Tay required. All orders by addrcsFed.as above, will receive prompt attention. Oct. 2, 1567.-Gm D R. C. P. GODFREY, PHYSICIAN ANn Samokos, has permanently located at Wy.dosing, where he wlll be bound at all times apLllV6Bsaa.. DR.T. B. JOHNSON, TOWANDA, PA. Hiving permanently . located, offers his prolrs‘ionaLsarvices to the public. Calls promptly attended to in or out of town. Office with J. DeWitt on Main st:ect. Residence at Mrs. Humphrey's on t;ccund Street. April /6, 1136 A. OIIN W. MIX, A TTOANE YAT IC LAO', Tow:tn.:A , Brid tura 00. Pa. Gew:ral and heal Estate A gent.— Vthinties and colteme 1. N. f.—All il,turt.s in h.. Orph Court, attended to ,tml with .ate. . Office first block out h of Wardup st Oct . f 4, 'e7. I..3ARSON ellINOWIA:Isl, AT TORNEYS AT LAW, Tray, Bradford Co !`ractir:c to all the Co arts of the county. Col octions made and promptly remittod. dl2 W. a. cAnsOCII AN. 'IR. PRATT Ills removed to State / street . (first :Lbove 13. 8. Russell 4.1 c 'CO's .nk). Persons from a dl , tanee desirous i-t con -citing hint, will be rao=t likely -.to - find him on iy l e - vh week. EiTecial atiention ; will I , • given to ,iargival tiaes. and the extraction of t,•eiii. iixs or Elln•r .Iministercd when desired. I). S. PRATT, M. B. noureit CIIA.S-. F. PAINE.—O I tirr in Goiir:'s Drug iitore, Towanda, Pa. Calls proaiiitly attended to at all Towaild:}, Novunitiet 2S. 1866.. R. it. WESTON, DENTIS T._ oilicn iu Pititon's orer Drug ('hernial Stors. :Ijanfet Dits. M ASO N ELY, Physician, 4- —Office on Pine street, To wands, ut, the retidecce of Dr. !deem rarticular ettentir , n given to dhisenses ci %Vo -1 Jll, 111111:13121 , 1FCH C 1 Eye, Ear and Thro it. F 11. MASON, M. 111 , 2:PY OLIVER ELI, M: n. pril I) I..CS i 'DWI/ .MEEKS-AUCTIt.)NEER. h.l All lettvrs addre." ~ r to him at Sugar Run, a Co. Va., skill revolve prompt attention. \NCIS POST, Minter, 71nr 4. with 10 yrArs cxperictr'e, in con• •he a ;.Orc the het satisfaction in Nint. inia7. staining, Glazing, Paperingy.,,k.r. :r Att•ott ihn paid to Jobbing ittqln y. gill u, 1 , 66 7 i; K. VA 13G11 AN —Ardhite.ct and 4.) • Muj,/,-, kinds A rchiteotural de ornament.,l w.,,rlc in Stone, IVootl. Office uu till street, over :Attention• given to Hu. 1re!ole •thre. ' , Lich :avintr ea! o! grouthls, April 1, --ly. 3'. NEWELL SrIi.VEYOR, i , attend I attention maatni: old or dispu• klso t edrveyincr, nl :111tuipattontod o.port4 otttlinfal. myl7 i , ' 1. 4 -1 41. I'o Itl)—:Lice)ked Auctioneer, 12 • 30W,‘NDA, t.twiTly al, 1.11=1:10,: eillriteca to tual Charge , mudel•atie. Fe!,. I MORAY, 11:11,1' aNU PlittloillZ.A,Pif I promptly ¢ttcnd to all business in hi, line. eial attention given to Landscape and Stere , °pie Photography. Views oe Famil7 Heal lehces,Stores. Public nuildinss,'. Animals, Ida t.,ken in the best manner. PArtimlar tkltention given to the navel end c. ntifnl stereieopie representation of objects. *inlets received al Wood 1: ilarding's Photo raplite Art GallerTr - Tonfanda. - Towanda, April 2.3.1867.—y1. Nov B. KELLY, Drnti.4 Office V V • over Wickham A: Black's, Towandn,Pa. All the various styles of work PcielltifiCallY, and warranted. Particular attention is to, the Allumfunrn Bise far Artificial Teeth, which is equally as g t eul as Gold and as superior to either I:libber or silver.. Please c.lll and ors:nine specimens. Chloroform or Ether administered under di nation of a PtiySi ian when Lie;fircd. VAT . MERSEY_ WATK 1 N Notary V v • Public is .prepared to ,take- Depoit• 1 mg, Acknowledge the Execution of Deeds, 9,,T.,gaA.es, Power. of Itcorney, nod oil other rstrumenta. li.l4lavite and other.. 'ipers may sworn to before me. • office with t;. M..ntanyc.. corner Main rind fine Streets. Tuwantia, l'a., Jan, Lt. ISO. REAL ESTATE AGENCY McKENN, MAL ESTATE AGENT .1 I.U Icin 11:c- !'arms, Coal and Tiralwr r.‘le Flue Taub( r lot, 3n1.11 , -1 from jorranas.t n- LL;ninr 53 ar'rei: Price $1,325. Fril ID in .V•yincn, cootiluing 1.3 acres. Good Tinder a fi, e state of cultivation: - Place £G,OOO. arm in West Burlington—on the Creek.— Ne and barn. - Under a fine state of eat !Ivation. 65 term: Vice $5,459.: • Panne in Franklin. All under good enitiva •,,. For Pale cheap. - t- uytral very destr,lble House. anti Lots in : owand . , . A large tract of Coal 1.3883 in Tioga county fowar.aa,july 18,11361. • E. O. 4:31-00001C *I ; Pu , lie ers VOLUME, XXVIII T 0. OF O.F.—BRADFORD LOD CIE • No. 16T, I. 0. of 0.8., meets at Odd Fel log ifl 11, every Monday evening frora - the Qef Monday in April t 4) the &at Monday In Ontobe itt4f p. m.; from oMober to April at Gip .= B. CAREY, Be e 4 • • April 2Z-08GL WAIID HOUSE, TOWANDA, P& 0°1 , 1.134 Street, near . the Court 11'48e. 1 T. SMITS, Troprieteel. Oct, 8, 1866. A MEBIC AN 1-40:NE1., Having purchaaed thin roll known Hotetios Bride Street I Mire refurnished. and refitted irs with ivory convenience !bribe accommoda tion of alTulo may patronise me. No pains will biapared to make all pleaßant and agreeable. May 3, '66 - .--tf. .1. S. PATTERSON.Prop, ELWELL HOUSE, TowANDA, Hating leased this Boor Goo/ ready to Se colltodate thp TraYelling s.nblic. No. pains no? expense will be spared to give estistsegon to those w.. 0 mai glve hiciro North side of the public square, easi of fivreur's new block [now building], ARRANGWERNT , AT MI NEWS ROOM AND BOOK STORE The undersigned having purchased, the BObK STORE AND NEWS RQO2I Of J. S. Griffiths, respectfully invite the Old patrons of the estab lishment and the public generally, to call and Ore allaltß, our stock;• . - • ALVORD & _ B. W. ALVORD. P. E. RAMA& May 28, 1867.-Iy* FASHIONABLE TAILORING Respectfully Worms the citizens of Tuwantla oroagh, that he has opened a In Phinney's Building opposite the Means (tense and polielts a share of public patronage. lie is prepared to cut and make garment:A in the most fashionable style, and the most dura ble manner. Perfer* satisftction will be•guar antued. DEEM Cutting and ReptiAntt done to order on shiir notice. Sept. 10, 15..G7. THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE 1 opened a Banking Dense in Towanda; un der the name c. G. F. MASON & CO. They are prepared to draw Bills, of Es.-` change, and make collections in New York, Philaslelphis, and all portions of the United States, as llso England, Germany, end Vrante. To Lean money, receive dcpasit • , and to do a general Banking business. G. F. Meson was - one of the late,...fmn, of. Laporte, son fr. Co., of Towanda, Pa.,Bpd his knowk ge of the business men of Bratbrd and adjoimag Countiesand having been in the banking business for about fifteen years. make this 'mum r desirable one, through which to male collections. To;ltunth.., OM. 1, 1,4i1t; JENVEI ! RY STORE AT DliSilo4E Infitres the citizens of Sullivan county that he has opened a Jewelry Store, in the building op posite Welles & lekle)'s store, Onshore, when he will keep on bane An assortment of JEWELRY, WATCHM; AND CLOCKS, Which will be sold as low ns at any other In the country. Partiebrar attention pal d to Watch and Clack Repairing. .sru- Give me a call, ai mLny years' experi core will emble me to give aitiitaction. Onshore, Oct.), 1567. HARDING Sr. SMALLEY, • Having entered into a CO3 t t nersh ip for the transaction of the PHOTOGRAPHIC business, at the rooms formerly occupied b' Wood find Harding, would respectitilly call the attention of the public to several styles of Pictures which we make spccialties. as : e;olar Photographs, Plain, ['mimics:land Colored, Opaltypee, Porce lain Pictures, &a., which we claim lot cletntleSs and brilliancy of tone and Artistic finish, can riot be excelled. "We invite-all to examine them ns troll is the Ore common kinds of Portraits. which we make; knowing full yell that they will bear the closest inspection. This Gallery claims the higbest reputation for -ood work of any in this sectisn of. country, and we are,de termined by a strict attention to business rind the superior qa.4ity of our work, to not Only retain but increase its very enviable repdtalion. 'We keep constantly on hand the hest variety of Frasues and at lower prices than at any other establi<hment lb town. Also Fasscpartouta Card frames, Gard Easels, Holmes' Stereo scopes, Stercosccipic Vies, mid verything else of importance pertaMing to the business. Sire us an early gall!' N. B.—Solar Printing for the trade on the most reasonable terms. D. HANDING, Aug. 29.67. - F. SMALLEY..., CARD.—o-Dr. VANBUSKIRK has t)h tained a License, as required, of the Goadyeat Vulciatite . Cpmpany, to Vulcanize Rubber as a bastior Artitleial Teeth, and h a s now a good acie:gun of tbo.so beautiful Oaried mock 1(-ott . a supericir article of iihiak English Itabber.iflnch will enable him to sup ply all those in leant n' sets of teeth, with timie unsurpassed, for bettuty and nataratap, pearance. Filling, Cleaning, Correcting Irreg ularities, Extra:l.lllff, and all operations ;be longing tit the iiaigical Department skillftilly performed. Chaktt.rrm administered for the extraciot, of Teeth when desired, an article beiti*.ilked for 1:113 purpose in which helm perfeXlionlidmce, having administered it with the most picatiogresult; during a plartiee of fourteen years. Being very eratelk to the public for their liberal pat rqn.ige 314retot.re received, he would say that by strict inent iirri to the wants of his patients, he w,14:1 V , Lltitllf! LI) merit their-con fidence and ap, tristfion. 0111. T in P.eitileintin's Block,opposit , :he tfeang House, T..wrioda, I's. Dec..2o, 1867 .--3 m. 1:“ Cabs. TOWANDA;VA., JOUR Cs WILSON, c 1.1M113 REQBEIN T.MOR suor," Gq. A. M ASO . A. YOUNG TWENTY-FAB YEARS EXPEP ENCE IN DENTISTRY. , _ . , J. S. SMITH, M. D.. would respectfully inform the inhabitant, of Bradford County thit he is permanently Im-ated in Towanda, Pa., He would say that tna, his long and succe4sful practice of TWENTY-FIVE YEARS duration he is familiar with 111 the different styl4 of work done in any sztf all Dental. Establishments in city or country, u p :./ is better prepared than any other Dental et tor in the vicinity to do an work the best adapts `to the many and duTetent. cases that present it selves oftentimes tol the Dentist, as he nude ds the art of Making_his own artificial teeth, has facilities for ding the same. To thogirequlring under sett(lof teeth he would call attention to his new kind of work which consists 1 porcelain for both plata and teeth, and form!! continuous gam. It Is more durable, more ral In appearance, and mach better adapted ki he gom than any other kind of work. Those need of the same are invited to call 'and Inc specimens. Teeth tilled to last for years d oftentimes for life.— Chloroform, Ether, at " Nitrous Oxide "ad ministered with perfect fety, as over four bun dred-patients within last boar years can tea. tify. Office in Pat Cm's B • Jan. 23, 1848. BRADFoit COUNTY REAL EsTI: E AGENCY, H. B. IIcKEAN,SE2d. EsrA.Ts AGE? T. Valuable Fa4B, It properties, City and Town Lots tot tale. Parties baying pro) ty for sale will find it to their advantage by t aving a description of the same. with terms ) sale at this agency, as parties are cons:aut.l. (paring for farms ,ttr. _ H. B. McSEAN. Real Estate Agent: Towanda, Pa. Office. Moat:111).0's B 1 Jan. 29, IRti7. NEW , STEAM IT STAND ; STONE! .1) LOURING MILL Tin subscribers b.Oll erected ,a now Steam Figuring Mill, St a his outlay i onthe site of the old Distillery I ding Stone Township would inform the astae of Bradford County and vicinity, that n are prepared to - execute work In all its bran Sln the most appreiod• manner. . , .. - Their mill b.:, ul; 0 modern improvements, and built by sl. :am altmen : and .one oi'the prro'being a pr. - tett !miller, they/an guaratt. tee their work. 1 `'i- 2. They respecl:all *ll4it. the patronage o_fithe public, pledging appselves to render perfect satisfaction to cue re. Give as aan ( . 'lir We will keep* hand at all times:Flour Auld Feed, who!csaktjuld retail, a lowesteakh prices. 4. ! , far The bigbe4 glph Mice paid for Crain:, ABCKLA & vAuclutr-:- !* standing stune, : vo4, 447.--3 n. . il ... ...._ EMI lEEE _~ I . , . , On. the me Tag, , - hit- STEVINEVOGIMENT. te4vd, ..• _ . ' ' ' 'iri 2' El red . A n.# n z lat !ft ! 1 Mix' it PLeattnur Comm": -' I trust to - 'be able to - bligriefitimy-Wirititks, nnietis I shonl&find'myiielf-less mas ter,e the subject which I•propo - te to, diso as than I belie i eXpernmee. htiv r k e ing light that :nothing.ii,so - prolix ns i ncirance., .1: fair .:' X ,Intty„pro dinsgiterant, as I had 1- 11 0 eltPc o Wd to ta, part in•this 4lebate until Nery . ,- I. 4441410a5; larti k s' single ; article , one, ~ tha t •-•Was,, finally , adopted up my earnest • solicitation, and 1 , if Proved, / consideted,thbn an till consider, W.4` ' litiite Sufficient forte ample`, conviction 'Of the 'dia tin lehe.d , respondent,`, ariff...ter! hie 1 reel i al from'o fil* Which iithelinly .legitimate object for which thilijm• Peac4ment could be;ifistitrited: - D ing the very brief period. which I Shaltoccupy, i deitireto' dismiss the charges against the reapondent in no meat spirit of malignity. of 'iiitiper atio, bet to Mtn° therk, in a Manner wort y 'of 'the - high . tribunal before whirl s2‘ I appear, and of the exalted , post ion of ' the accused. Whatever may be thought' of his character - or con ition, ho has been made' respect, able and his condition bas been: dig nifieil by the action 01 his fellow-eiti: zens •• Railing accusation, therefore, wou d ill becoine this occasion, this trib nal, or a proper souse of thir pct.,. i eitioof those who discuss this gees. tiou on the one side or ,the other. Tli see the chief servant of a trust. , 1 ing ionimunity ' arraigned before' the• bar 0 public Juetto, Charged with high; delunpeneies, is Interesting.— To behold the. Chief Eiecutive Mag. istr4e. of a powered people charged with' the betrayal f,f his trust, and arraigned for high crimes and misde meators, is always a most interesting spec acle. When the charges against suer' public servant. accuse.him of an tte tpt to betray the high trust con• fide. in him, and ustirp the power of 11 1 a wlkle people, that he may become their! ruler, it is intensely interesting to millions of mery anti shofild be discessed - with a calm determination . whi4h nothing can divert and iitithing.. Can •cdnce . to mockery . Such is' the condition of this great Reptiblie, as looked upon by an ai3tonished and won ering world. E- CHARACTER 01 TIMACIDEENT. - T 'e offices of impeachment in Eng. i t land; and America are very different froni 'each other, in'the Uses made of theni for the pnnishmetit of offences ; and he will greatly err . who tinder takeS to make out an i•nalogy be a twe4n them, either in the mode of triallor the final result. lii England the highest crimes may be tiled before the High Court of hu peadhment, and the severest punish men s, even to ith . pritionment, fine, and inflicted. When our Constitnticin was framed, all tese personal punishments were excl idea from the judginenVand the defegdant was to be dealt with just so far as the iiublie safety required, and too further. ?fece, ii was made i 1 to apply simply .to political offences --td, persons holding Political posi tiona, either by appointment or elec tiopity the people. - Thus it is. apparent that ne crime containiiii malignant or indictable offeacea;higher than misdemeanors, was necessary either td be alleged or pro ed. If the respondent was shown to h i abusing his official trust, to the injury of the people, for whom he. wits?ischarging public duties, and per evered ie, such' abnhe td the injw ry o his conititnehts, the Arne mode ofdealing with him was to impeach hint for crimes and misdemeanors, (an only the latter is , necessary,) andithns remove Wrii from ther office whi c h be was abuisingi Nor does it mae a particle of difference whether midi abuse arose frpm realign - 41nm unarrantek negligence or from de• pre ity, so' repeated ae to make his con innance in office injurious to the pea le and dange,rous to the public wel Are. Te punishment which the law un der ur Constitution authorizes to be ni inili ted fully deonstratesihis argn me t r p : That punishment upon con vietra extends only to removal from f:fllde and if the crime or misdemean;• or I;barged be one of a deep and wiced dye, the culprit is allowed to runl at: large, un!ess he should be - Fir ned by a new prosectitioa in the ordiYeary courts. What' does it mat ter, thee, what the. motive of the re spcylc.nt might be in his repeated actof malfeasance in office ? Mere mistake in intention , if So persevered in ter proper warning as to bring - hief upon the commnnity, is quite rient to warrant the removal of Ifficer from the place where he is :ins mischief by We continuance ewer. CM su the wor, in p to only question to be considered Is the respondent 'violating the His perseverance in such a tion, although it !shows a per 'eness,•is not absolutely necessa , bis conviction. The •.greatob ' is,ihe removal from office 'and the st of the public injtiries which he flicting upon those ~with 'whose ests he is intrusted. insmusos OF Ptii.JUltY. 11W viol Vet: ry t ices arr T e single chitrg.., which I- had the hon, r to suggest!, ' I \am expected to mai, twin. -That duty is a • light one, 1 eas ly performed, !Ltd \which, 1 ap pre , end, if will be • found \imphsaible for he respondent to answer:pr . :evade.. When Andrew • Johnson took upon' himbelf the duties of Ilia high offic!k !. he Ftwore" to 'obey the: ConstitutiOn and take care that the .laws be faith fulll • executed Thal; indeed, is' aka .and ,1 has always been the chief •duty \ of t a P resident of the United States. The ditties of legialation and 'adjudi cati ig the lays of .hiscontitry_ fall 1,11 no •ay to. hits lot, , To; a !AA the. ctuttl;' ma do of the *overt:Ku other! of the liation, and to bee that. Otheo iihabicl obey- thein,..wia. Ide wholo;-duty a .41)4 which he could,.. not escape, and any attempt to du " socirnuld.be in di rect violation of hia. ofAcial oath ;in oth4r words, a nri4rixoa of peljury, accuse him; hi the, name of the se of Repretientatiyeis'of .haying ctrated that ruid came :agaieet ',laws ankipts494, l ?:.. i i k9 U P I : I. Y Ho Per the 4 1 :10. - +Ati .9r; BIM . wool:wimp 0 • . r . f , •"it -4 =I • .4 , 4 , diF ;04 1 44i 1867 e Qoii~ sea P,00.6414 144.00 tillim& • l 4 f,Jir tkin„tildOtaz.4o44l 6 4f7: l . l .:An. 'Wet . to iegiali 'the teonrgAgeitiOn civil offlcelo the first hiotionAtibiOlk h i t s foll ows lIL i • :Bet email bifW likaaki vid lime Apitscektlioarofthignifedlitafestrifferka, flafipa.cutsengeo4,Thitt:Arfkri :paraott wing" nj ?diabase fp vidoh hatteati appointed by met leithnhtrionskestot the : 4 1 104 and every „peons who emiLhertet. be' appointed . ' ta,'ati" snot 'Wee etist isballtieetnis duPyqmilided: to snot istrostahall bemotithet *theist , 001011 Mita alual . have . r hean Wherein othereist-pronaea e'en. - Sbat . ilhd Eleeteitertee'littilhite,rot Tteass£o4 7 ,ot ar,,4lloltelyottistat the letericrkthe ,PeslitietekGexusrel,,l**l the AttosneY•GetieM, idea_ held' thelf'ofices reepeotiver and dtitilitthe.,tetie.of the rfetadeo *kn.* 41eY.Inat :11:443 . pohlidoin .1*(44 niontirth jeetWtmevel Wend *lib likred : I 'oonsentset We Ektotiviz 'to r. d." -, " .;Theasitoad-Iseotion Aprov,hka , Shit when the Sonata nnkitikeeetdoll; the gresildenk,sb i all deem the offigtir', guilt•y:of:_tmihi',,tvhich re:viral& re.l mom eiftittikhele_OThe'nuirliolue-1 pended iintirtherlie*.finiellnOirthei Senate; and after the iiientint-,.Air -the &nate the mesons. for :tuck ; stuspension-shall be reported ,to. that , body 1- and , - if.::thti Senate *hall defame: inch seasonsont: filient for such anspendion .oesetnev;: &lige officer shall be 'considered re moved -.from, his oft :iota i l but4( Alto Senate shall hot deem ! the, reaming • infficient for , such ripapetelion,or movo, - - the officer Shall ferthwitli re sume the functions , of his ofilee,ind. the person_appointed' In 'hlitr - plabe shill cease to discharge inch duties. • On the -12th day .of Angutit,;lB67,e the Senate then not-being in nesSion l , the - Priaident insriended M; Stanton, Secretary orthe 'Deriaittrient of War, and ttippointed .U. S 'Grant, General, Sccretary'of War adinterim. On the 12th day off December, l lB67, the Senate being then in session, ho ,reported, according to the. iequire menta of the act„the causes of such suspension to the Senate which only took the same into -considerati on . --r .Before the Senate had conaluded its examination •-f the question of the sufficiency of etch reasons,' he at tempted to enter intonrrangeMents by which be might obstritet the due execution of the law; and thun'pre, vent Edwin Ati !Stanton frOm forth l withreemming ihe -Inflations, pf his office 116.Searetsty of War, according to the provisions et the,:aet, even if; the Senate should decide in his favor. l And in furtherance of said attempt, on the 21st day ofFebruary, i 1868,,. he appointed one - Lorenzo Thomas; by letter of authority or commission,, Secretary of. ; War ed inter inh,.wi thont the advice ad conseut'Of the Senate, although the name was then in sea- sictn, tied ordered him (the said Thom as) tn'take possession of, the Depart-2 went of Wir, indthe' public prettier ty ' pertaining, thereto,' ` - ' and to die;, charge the ditties theredf. ' . .We charge that, "in 'defiance of fre qdent warnings, he has since repeat edly attempted to carry those-orders into execution, and to prevent -Edwin M. Stanton from executing the appertaining Ito the Department Of .>War, and - from • discharging, the ties of the office. - MB. STANTON% CUB. The very able gentlemen . who ar gued this case 'for the respondent heti contended - that Ms.' Stanten'toise is not within the provisions : of ,the.aet, " regulating, the tenure of certain civil office ' s," and that :therefeire - the Preeldent cannot be convicted of vie: laing, that act. Ills • argnment in demonstrating that position was not, I think„quitelequal ,to his sagacity in discovering,,_ where <the „ great Strength of the proieention waidedg ed. He 'contended 'thee the'pist - eritto which embraced the , SeeretartWOr• did not include Mr.-Stanton,-because he,Wan not appointed by, the Preid; dent-in whose term the acts charged as MisdemeanOre were 'perpetrated ; and in order to show thati'be-cOn tended that the' term of office men tioned durinsr which he was etaWed' to hold meant the time-during 'which the. Preaident who appointed him ac tually did hold, , whether „dead .or alive ; that Mr. Lincoln, who apptiint ed • Mr.: Stanton, and under whose commission he was holding indefinite ly, being dead; his ' , term Of office re ferred to had expired, and that Mr. Johnson was; not holding ;during a part of that term: That depends up on the Constitution, and the lawa made under it.' By the Constitution, the whole time from, the adoption of the Government was intended to be divided into equal Presidential pe riods, and the word "term" was teen ideally used to designate the time of each. The first section °Rite second article of the Constitution provides ." that Oie executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. Het shall held his office during the tern of four years, and together .With \the Vice- President, chosen for the same term, be elected as. follows," Jo-- Then it provides that "in "case el.-rot:4%mi from office; or of his death, Insigne,- tion, or inability- to discharge the du ties of said office, the same shall de volve on the-V i ice-Pm-ident; afeleou ' green may by law. provide !for the case of removal,- death; sesignatioe or inability. both of the President and Vice President, _designating what of ficer shall them-act as President; and such officer shall then act aceording .ly until the disability be removed ur . a President sh al l be. elected:" . The learned counsel contends that ibe Vie'e 'President,. who accidentally accedes tote cities of Treeideiit, is serving oat e' new Presidential:term Of' hie own", 'and' "tbat;; — enless'! Mr. `Stanton aPpeinted,Vhitn;he is nOti4thip the provisions of, 144., act., It happened•thatll.r.Staisten * WU Rik ' pointed ty'llr,_lsne..olit iu :186 . 1' for an indefinitev*ribd 41011 serving Me,Oppnintee;:by, withthe'advieeisnd '9(o.etil;',',OT, the Sea afe . johinion - "SieVer,eppeint: `od ' valid 'Onnuisslonr for three years, during which time he 'CiPend: ed \of - ttioney and raised luitel dradir of thdesibils of .tnei; -without any_ commissioni. at . all. To iffeinit• this Ao, be , do :withotit commission youltklieve beene 414'4 ; 1/54,71i. 1 pita aa,o ollol4attiti, liokt:souumappa P. 7) • COEI •/••S • 1 "4-, ai d Ars . .. Ls ... o. • • t z At; , nM AM. • - I • , - „, .*- ; rcl f-A,r,,-z Thenlal 0110 *is .forliesnixs bale *mkt Jar 4, 11 Johnadn'a Atiraltite,*. -sv,oa hold :- tot lour years Wes* sooner rentovede , thole ie no,:tertn.npokeunf in.tbsOonstitation 41 1 shorter period, for 4 Presidential , term *Wrong years. , , But itzrakee no,difterenee - injhn, operation ef-tbe law, whether fin: -wa&Lholding in Lin- Cidi.las - orlohusUu . 'eterm- Ws4l.it not AfrAitto o 44,tertolzgLitwolubsit been.electgllAnd4eldectedi.,the aee .Ond nununence„..iii..isp4 „ant tbi'„!::k*tqt,utiuu„.i v iei - ma j r,'deglared :tl,l4,thatterm.eheibLboinurzenrs ' tia-C4rettiOult ciestails• ItiOn:1114 - the .. aniftintc„distnm,ol,thi aithitty,: ,14 ; Stan holdd r i og.th e y ., t er nk o fX r • LIP 66I°, . 0 14 4 0 09ner-,teinOied: - ;' I6 ITo any, n&praeild - that the-4th of ifareb,JB6,s,,e - rmArPreeideatjal_tnrut 'did not cOmuiviibe r`L`For will seen upon - close' ezaiiiinatio&Ait:thi word." term! , alone„ Anarlfaitliu tithe 7 Of,the ells4inci;_sn that ii met r ` dtvlde We :4 14=0A tost l 4 4B. of Oillesivi"whltreicignized rule. et d ' Of saying' that - the," Vipi, hie death ergs o ` f tve-titivarof dill I l i:11401A Trani eillife,'Or ON& odifilliarge- the; /lettere dtittel 'the fiald'oftiodi the Sallie Malt devolve President.' What le' the Vice President?' .14Tot'Aii&Pre* rdential nomnitision held' Wilik - i;pre-, denestor, bit - the "•dutierinwhich were incumbent on'hite- - luinipre 'to take MiAindoln's' term he would serve for foul' ruireimfor Atilt is 'the onlylimitation to Ahat office, defined , in ttle - Oonktittition; aiil have said. be fore. But the 'learned' . bounsel his eontended'that - the word - terno of thei Presidential office means the death of the President. Then it would haVe been better expressed', by lay ing that the. President • shall bold his ,Oiceduring the" lernt between two :issessinations; arid. then the umlaut .natiou of the President would mark the periodof the operation of this law. If, then, _Kr. Johnsen_ was.serving out one of Mr. Lincoln's .terms, there seems to be. no_ argument. against in cluding Idr.,•Stauton within the mean ing, of the, law. -;,Se • was•ao included, by the President le Ma notice of re- moval j ia.his ruisons itherefor given' Seolllo,,44.lerAis notification to. the SeeretarY Pt, tbareaSury ; and it is too,lo t ei when ,ho is.caught vio lating tho very „law under which he professes to set, to, :torn .round and denythat. that affects* the ease. The ,gentleMaU,, Ocala lightly, the` question of !estoppel i„ tied yet really nothipg.4l i*re, powerful, for it is an argument by' the party_.himself againetfhimsell, and although not Ole4dable same., way, in just as potential in . a case, in pain as when pleaded in a eaisc, of, record. But thore is. still more, cOnclUsive anewe'r. The first seetion provides that,ev&y persou holding civil office ivhp Int's ben appointed witlx.the,ad ands:onsent .of Senate, and every 'portion tbat heleafter,shall be ' ppointed. to 'soy .',Einch dike, shall be ,entitled Until a - sueoessor shall iiave been, in likoman:... nor appointed and AulY . ..qu - alified, ea cept_as. herein otherwum,,Provided." Then cOthell the proviso which - the deforitint'slcounsel say does not 'our because he Wai not appointed by the President in. whose terto'he was removed. If he was not' embraced in the Owlet), then he wes'ntitihere specially pro. vided foi t ' and"was consequently oak, braced'in the first clause of tbe first section, which declares that 'every, poison holding any dill - office, not otherwise Provided for comes - within 'the provisioner of - this act. ' *- • Tint 4 cealtrlen Or '15155?. The respondent, in'violation of this lair, eilipolited Oen. Thonias to.offiee, whereby, lictording 'to the 'express terms of tlie act, he - was guilty of a high -misdemeanor. - Brit whatever may lave been his views with to the Tenure of Office act, he knew it wits a lair, and so recorded upon the statuteSs. I disclaim all necessi ty, in -a trial of - impeachriient, to prove the wicked. or , unlawful inten-. tion of the' respondent; and it is un wise ever to aver it. ' In impeachmente, , more than in in dictments, the averring of the feet charged carries with it all that it is necessary ` ; to say about intent. In indictments you charge that the de fendant, -"instigated by the. devil," and so on 4 and yun might as well call on the prosecution to pri]ve the. presence, shape and color orlds ma jesty as to call upon the. Managers in impeachment to prove intention. I It go further _than some, %A contend that no corrupt or wi ked motive need instigate the acts-for which im peachment is brought. It is enough that they were, official violations of the law., The counsel -have placed great stress, upon the access* of proving thatthey weremilLfully done. If by that he means..that they were voluntarily,done. J• agree with him. A mere accideutal tiespikas would' not , I l pufficieut to, ,r,onviet.. . But . . that whis isvolunfa ily _done is willfully done. "according. to every honest defi nition ; and whatever malfeasance is willingly perpetrated by 'an office holder_ is ,a mindigneapor ,in,.office, whatever he ; may. !klieg? was his in „The President jestifiert ,himself by asserting . that tat preyione Prealdenta had exercised the j!titne rightpf re: Movingefficers, for canoe to bp judg ekof by the PttAi4ent . ,alone."..,jlad there been no law to prehibit it when /lir., Stanton eras, : rerneyed; the i caeca *mild, hive been., pitrellel, ,and the 9,, whot .bc_nilduced r ati,:no„arg* recut ni .. - Savor 'of Ai;(itber._lllit, 'iiineeaction of 'ay. Of., thC,resi _dente' iiilicli he refers , elatit_ had _been passi4 by 'C;ingrees,..nfter iiko„ ; stubborn cciutro zetey with The'Erzec:-., gar s denying pat,right, and prnhilDi- Wig - if:in fetere;ltind - itipe:etere liiif, 'yore 'OefialtfuOilii ear executive of., fi6ei -Tkhil:thollid 'tiercifielt''' 44- Ithet; tocc'afterlha President had 'him -vielt.madu :Ilene etrita constitutional itrae&brien =defeated. -: cliP pretext, .thorefare „aup !auger :colleted that "*Fisktt was , ~r aitc42. in o n ), Pres I delit ATIPIi - l i ch lll - 6 4 1 9)h„ --41 7 1495e "Ilio tateine iii a iettli . 2l; 4010 i =a 1111414100 is moilt s.larmietssion 6r. 'e Atiesticin st firma: Did' be 4 'ollre - titre that thin laW should be Utitlettllreidterited frflie: enviers &it acts drat - would ihatiti *slaw t boil ,ito orbited, . Were . ' 1a1m. 5 " ticpd by hispredpeessors, How does that justify hie own olialtaasab" The PresiderotaiYalhat he -remov ed-Mr.-Stanton to tbst ' , the constitu• tionalitrof, the Tenureof Isw bY .119 ,314 3 ; al' reedy seen it tested Anal ; de cided by yotes, twice givep, of iwo:thirdsaf the Sehatere - and `'of- the liaise of Representatives. stood 'sib law upon the atatutubooks. No case hid arbbuAltadatthwMiti 18 rufetyedio by the President, 'which required any indictirintertioidtioiti*:! 'there tuui beetr. - inr!shiiiiid toe; "the - eaurtil.Were "-open to any one; who , aggrieved. by the , &GUM /ft , ,Stanton...!,Thit 14ablail• bi- aufailgua that, laiftt be takes adydritage - Of thee . use Yuba the' United 'States resist 'timid to' italucie ethers to-resist it.— Instead oUistrampthilmfas the ?Aeon. Ova of the UffitedStatos, to see that ,1110, hi*, was Asithftilly elecouted, be Oa great pains . mid perpatiatedthe ads alleged in 'tide article; not mil,y toleitst ititiluiself, bistto seduce ioth *re 40.d0 Satae..?4,lle..sought 'to *Nail, the n 48n0rakiarOhiet ,the Army to, ate him is ad ,0p9.!: avowed blistrnatiop . of:the lair, as it stoottn repealed" dpoti the • statute boat. ',He - could:Sod no . - one to Oahe withlim in perpetrating- such, an-act,: until he sank downepon the unfortonats in dividual. bearing 'the title ,Of .. A;ajti• tantlGene'rat of the Is this taking 'Care • that the Ilawe 'shall be .faithfullyeaectited ? Is. this attempt issoto carry, them .iuto,affeot,,by up bolding their ,*alidity,-. awardiug to his oath? thi the:Other' band, was it , not a high and bold attempt M to 0b.... strain' the laws and take care that- they should not .be executed ? He meet not excuse himself by, saying that he had doubts of its donstitu tionality and wished to test it. What right had he. to tie hunting up ex cuses for others as virc,:ll as lairtitelf, to 'violate this law ? Ishiotthis confes sion a misdemeanor in itself ? . •, Thii President asserts that he did not remove Stanton'under the'Tenure of Office la*. This in direct contra diction of hie own i letter,to the Sec- retary of the wreasury,,in whicli, as ,he was bound by,law, he,communica ted fUthat,Officeethe fact of the r& 'rebind. r; This' liorticiii • Or the answer:, may, therefore, be considered ai.diaLl posed of by the non existence. of the fact, aa.well...aa..by_ his subsequent' report to the Senate., - , The following is` the letter-just al luded to, datcd Aug. 14, 1861 : Elni:'' In , eoinplianee with the - require ments of the.act entitled' I' an auto regu late the tenure of certain civil offices," you ate hereby notified that an' the 19th instant the Hon. Edwin 'IL Stallion was stispended from his office as Secretary of War, and Gen. U. 'a Grant authorized and empower ed to set es fiewietary ad interim. Honorable Secretary of the Treasury. Wretched man I a direct contra diction of bis 'solemn answer IL flow necessary that a man should have a good conscience oru good memory I Both would not be out of place. HoW -16.7.01/ to contemplate ., what, was Co assi nonsly inculcated' by a delebra ted Pagan into mind of his son i :".-lfirtue is truth, and truth is virtue." And still more, virtue of every kind, pharms us, yet that virtue !s strong eet which is effected by justice and generosity:' Good' deeds - *ill never be executed, except by the - virtuous and the conscientious. : . . „ May the people of tbe Republic re- Member,this good old doctrine when they next meet to select their rulers,- and may they select only the brave and the virtuous. i ~ • ~ Has it been proved ' , as charged in this,article, that Andrew_ Johnson in vacation ertspendedfrotn office Edw in 'M. Stantaii,i.who had been duly ap pointed and' was then ''executing the duties of :Secretary 'of -.the Depart ,ment of War, without.the advice and consent of the - Senatil did . he, report the reasons for sue k leuspeasion to the Senate Within' tweety daps from the meeting of .the Senate i and •did'the. Senate proceed :to, consider, the stif ! „ ficiency of such reasons? „Did:the Senate declare such reasons faiinfil cient, ' whereb'y the . .said Edwin M. Stanton became '-anthorized t,o forth with resume and exercise, the func tions of Secretary ' of War, 'and dike, place the Secretary ad interim, whose ditties were then to cease and , termi nate ; did the said Andrew Johnson, in his official charatter of President of the' United States, attempt to ob struct the return of the said Edwin M. Stanton and his resumption of the functions of his office as Secretary of . the Department of War ; and has he continued to attempt to prevent the discharge of the duties of said office by said Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of. War, notwithstanding, the. Senate decided . i n his' favor ? If he has, then:the acts in 'violation of law, charged in this ariticle, are full and complete. 1 - ins easiangsr DC1458 818 INTENTION. The, proof lies ,ia a. very_. narrow compass, and depends Upon thecred ibility of one or tyre'witnesses, Who, npOn this point; 'corroborate each Oth er's evidence. I Andrew Johnseal in his letter of the 81st of January, - 1868, not only declared that such W as his ; intention,. I lint .reproached U. . Grant, General, r iii•ihe following le , i guage t . - "Yon had found in our prat conference "that the/resident was duircitis of keeping Mr. Stanton t - of , office, whether ausficaruA fa the , suspension or.'nOt."4"ltou knew 'what seasons had indletd sbe President to ask from yon fi promise ; you also knew that in , cask yOur views of duty did not accord with!, biz own convictions, , ltlvas his purpose to fill your place, by another oppaintment.--1. Mien ignoring the' =Memos 'of a positbiii i untheiPiadioß lotwe4n , usto thole' 0 0041 / 1 SionLwere, pteanlY deducible from our vvarir ['oils conitherfikas.' it is` eiertait,''' however,' that even under these; eirmunatasees ; yon did not offer to return pkiie to my pos session, but, acco rdi ng to your own state= rim*, pliaad yourself -ill'a pasititaLwhark could /Alava, 400204 Tour; aptioa, 1 1 *Ala lama been co u tri 131 m i to ask ' orlon, - riot I gm compelled taw& of yaw pradocea t . sox is $4B Nap , Department i , a i letter of re signation, or' else resort ' to the -more . disc.: ' weashlewpalient of loliwa4Ogjon:b7 a aft di s tinct 1 . ~-,*, 'tths alleges' the i k the General had a fu ''ktiesiledge: that Il such sae; hide , Ovate ,intantionw. .11 - aril"werds liiii'litijairtoifi• epithets cant do lool4 tillvoinibtlitite *I lt •Nljaikbo itborriciteofqk 1 iifftbettl • :llina 'cal :Alltlrir,OA7 V, 111111121 mum bat if AndieW Johlision &loot wholly destitute of truth Arad - a 'shameless falsifier, thim this:: article' ina - ell its charges are; made out by his ofadatiis. 7 l• • Whate*er the respondent ,may say of the reply,of , El:Gran General, only goes tb confirm the fact of the. President's lawless attempt to ob• 'etruot the exmOon of the actspeci fled in the article. _ Gen: .Grant's recollection ef-his.. oenvereation with. the President is correct, then it goes _affirinatively to prove the bathe .fsit,stated by the President,' althetiihit'shOwe.that the President. perieverett in his course of determined obettnetionof the law, while the tierter,str lilfttsed . to; - ..sid in its conetnmallos.. Ncidiffereeces as to the main feet of the attempt - to vi tdate and prevent 'the execution di', the law exists in _ either , statement.; ' both compel the conviction of the reepondent,•unlese he: .should escape through other means -than 'the facts proving . theartiole.__ He cannot hope', to escape by isking this High Court to declare the •"law regulating -the tenure of certaintiyil oificee " uncon stitutional and ',void ; for it so;: hap pens--i-Ao the - horde* misfortune of the- i mitiohtlenti_ that -;altaciat -every member .of:-this.'high" tribunal Lida morithan Onoti-l - w r iCti4ierhape three times--declareil;upon his official oath, that law cdnetitutional and valid.— The unhappy man is • in -this-condi tions He has 'declared himself de terinined to obstruot that act ; heime, by two several litters - of autheiity, ordered Lorenzo Thomas to violate that lawi . and tie hie issued commis sionk'during the session . of the Sen ate, without the - advice and consent of the Senate, in violation of law, to said Thomas. -He must therefore either deny his own solemn declara tions and falsify the testimony of Gen. Grant and Lorento Thomas, or expect that verdict whose least pun ishment is removal from office. But - the President denies, in his an ewer to the first and eleventh esti eled, (which he intends VI a joint an swer to the two charges, that) he had itt9inpted to contrive means to pre vinit the due etectition of the- law regulating the, tenure of certain Civil offices, or had violated his oath "to take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Yet while he denies such attempt to defeat the execution of . the lawe, in 'his' letter of the 31st of Jan mat7, 1868; he asserts, and nproach es Gim. Grant by the assertion, that the General knew that his object was to prevent Edwin M. Stanton from forthwith resuming the functione of his office,- notwithstanding that the Senate might decide in his favor, and the President and 17.' S. Grant, Gen eral, in their angry correspondence of the date heretofore referred to, made an issue of veracity—the Pres ident asserting that the General had prOmised,to aid him in defeating the execution of the laws, by preventing the immediate resumption of the functions of Secretary 'of War by Edwin M. Stanton, and that the, Gen eral violated his promise"; and U. S. Grant, General, denying ever having finally made such a promise, although he agrees with the President that the President did attempt to induce him to•rnake such promise, and to enter 35ucli an •arrangement. Now, which ever of these gentlemen may have lost.his memory, and found in lieu of the truth . the vision which issues from the liory Gate—though who can hesitate to choose - between the words of 'a gallant soldier and the pettifogging of a political trickster .—bt wholly , immaterial, so far as the charge against the President is con cerned. That charge Is, that the President did attempt to prevent the due execution of the Tenure of Office law by entangling the Generalin the' arrangement; and unless both the President and the General have Loa their memory and - mistaken the truth with-regard to the promises with: each other,then this charge ismade eut.. In short, if . either .of these gen tlemen , correctly :stated these faas of 'attempting the obitruetion Of the law, the President has been guilty -of violating the law and of ourtlirtson, of official perjury. . The action of the Senate on the message of the President, communi cating his reasons for the suspension of E. M;Stanton, Secretary of War, under; the set entitled an act to :row). late ; the tenortVof certain civil officer's was as follows : Ira Execurni SILBSION, SWATS OF TUB Erarreil Runs, Jan..l3, 1868 Resolved, - That having considered the ev idence and reasons given by the President in his report of Dec. 12, 1867, for the sus pensicm from the office of Secretary of War' of Edwin 31. Stanton. the Senate do not concur in such suspension. And the same was duly certified to the President, in the face of which he, with an impudence and brazen determination to- usurp the powers of the Senate, again removed Edwin M. Stanton, and appointed Lorenzo Thomas Secretary ad . interim in his Stead.' The Senate, with calm Man liness, rebuked the usurper by the following resolution : Ix Eiecenvs Samos; theirs or rue t UNITED STATIC% Feb. 21; 1868. s Whereas, The Senate has received and mattered the comminicatitni of the Presi dent stating that he ,had removed Edwin ice - Stanton, Secretary of . War, and had des ignated the Adjutant-General of the army to I set as Secretary ot)Var ad interim ; there !'fore, ' rr . iksolvectby the Mate of the United Stales; That under the Constitution and laWs of the United States; ail President has no -power to remove the Secretary of War, and to designate any other officer to perform the duties of that MUce ad interim. Yet he continued hint ein...offie.e And now this offspring ofassassina tion tarns upon the Senate who have thus rebuked, him -in a constitutional manner, and - bids. them , defiance.-- - Heir - 'can ,he escape the just ven geance of the law? :Wretched man, standing , atobay, _surrounded by a ctsordonef,living men, each with, the az Kan executioner uplifted for, his "t I Z jmit: ppm leen very , Si. stator nowlrying him, except suell'.o3 has alriiad7 glopted his policy, vet ed.-.for this, sime • resolution, pro lieussing his' solemn"' doom. Will any one of them vote fer his acquittal on the ground of its unconstitution ality? I know that, Senators would 'imitate •lb do any -necessary act if indcrisod 'by an - honest conscience . sod AP ;• enlightened public opinion ;, but feither. for .the eake.of the PFeei _dent nor of any - ma else wola be l e - NW • " ance. ; =I -41 NUMBER' 50. of them suffer himself to bestortireff on the gibbet of everlasting obloquy :1 How long and dark you* be. the track of infamy which mitit mark his name and that of' hie posterity Nothiiig is, therefore, more Certain° than, that it requires .no gift of- pro" phecji, tit predict the - fate of . this tin- happy rtrz rszemzirr's taiintAliositc I have now discussed but one-of the numerous articles, all of which I believe to be fully . sustained, and few of the almost innumerable offen 7 ces charged- to this wayward; py 'alluded ,to two or 'three' other! "which (Weld have wished to have had time to present and discuss,- not for-the sake of pun: ishment, but, . tor :the benefit of .the conntry. One of -these was ,an arti - - tide charging the 'President with usurping the legislative power of the nation, and attempting still his user potions. With regard to usUrpation, one single word will explain my' mean ing, A civil war of gigantic proper Lions, covering sufficient • territory to constitute &any States and nations, broke but, and embraced more than ton millions of men, who formed an independent government, called the' Cenfederate States of America.— They rose to the dignity of an lade= pendent belligerents and were so ac knowledged .by all civilized nations, as well se by ourselves. After ex pensive and , bloody strife we 'con quered them, and they -submitted to our arms. By the law of nations; well understood and undisputed, the conquerors in this unjust: war had the right to deal with the vanquished, as to them might seem good, subject only to the laws of humanity.. They had a right to confiscate their prop erty to the extent of indemnifying themseivea- and their citizens ; to annex thereto the victorious nation, and -pass just such- laws for their i‘ove.rnment as they might think proper. This doctrine is as old as Crnortus, and as fresh as the Dori" re bellion. Neither the President; nor the judiciary had any right to inter fere, to dictate any terms, or to aid in reconstruction, further than _they were, directed •by the sovereign, power. That sovereign power in this liepriblin is the . Congress of the United States. hoever ; besides Congress, undertakes to Create , • new States or to rebuild old ones, and , fix the condition of their citizenship ` and uhion, , usurps powers which de _ not , belong to , him, and is dangerotis or not' dangerous, according to the ex tent of his powers or pretensions. Astntew. Jonnson did usurp the leg islative power of the nation by building new States, and reconstinetr ing, as far-as in him lay, this.empire.' He directed the defunct States to come forth and live by virtue of his breathing into their nostrils the breath of 'life. He' directed them what constitutions to form, and fixed the qualifications of electors and of office-holders He directed them to send forward members to each branch of Congress, and to aid him in rep, resenting the nation. When Con gress palsed a law declaring all these doings - - unconstitutional, and' advised the people not to submit to it, nor to obey the commandi of Con great,: I have not time to enumer ate the particular acts which con stitute his high-handed usurpations. &T ice it to `say, that he .seized all the powers of the Got - eminent, with in these States, and had he been per mitted, would have become their ab solute ruler. This he preserved in attempting, notwithstanding Con gress declared more than once all the Governments which he thus created to be void, and of none ef eßut I promieed to be brief, and must abide by the promise, although I. - should like the judgment of the Senate upon this, to me, seeming vital phase and real purpose of all hie intsdemeattoni To me this seems a sublime epectaele. A natihn not free bat as nearly approaching it as human '-institutions will -permit of, consisting of thirty millions of peo ple, bad fallen into conflict, which among other people always ends in anarchy or despotism, and had laid down their arms, the mutineers snb mittitee to the. conquerors. The laws were about to regain their ae cuatomed sway, and again to:govern the nation by the . punishment of treason and the reward of virtue. Her old institutions were about - to be reinstated so fat as they were applicable, according to the judg ment of - the conquerors. Then one of their inferior servants, instigated by unholy ambition, sought to seize a portion of the - territory - according to the fashion of neighboring an • - archies, and to convert a land of freedom into a land of 'Aimee. Thii people spurned the'traitors, and have put the chief of them upon his trial, and demand judgment upon his mis conduct.. He will- be condemned; and his sentence inflicted without turmoil; tumult, or bloodshed, and the nation will 'continue its acne* turned course of freedom and prl perity, without the shedii/g any,4 ther of human blood, and wit milder pnuinbmvnt than the worbl has been accustomed to see, or per hapii than ought now to be inflicted." )111... STANTON sisnovsn. _ _ Now, even* the pretext et the President were true and not a. mere subterfuge to justify the chief, act of vielatien with which, ho stands charged, still that, would be such an abuse of the patronage of the Gov ernment as would demand his peachinent for a high misdemeanor. Let us again for a moment examine into some of the circumstances of that, act. • MN. STANTON was apoint: ed Secretary of War by Ms. mots in 1862, and continued to hold under Ids..,Joussos, which by all usage, is considered, a' re-appointment. Was he a • faithful officer, or . 'Was • he re.. moved for corrupt purposes ? After the death of Ms. !Ascots, Anrstsw Joussoir had l ehanged his whole.code of politics and policy, and instead of. obeying the .'of ; those who Put hini, into power; he deteimined to meate . i biraiself 4 te carry out his own'ambitious purposes. For every honest parpose of the.Govem , monk and for emery honest purpose for whicaMp.-Brarros was appointed bY:Mii. lama' whcro ontdd a betttlr utoo%lmhoff , losie tor i ksouat* 11Wen'-at , n oo—d =and i foe.litw" d osbOlotonoo:aob C Cie** ow* Tsphilly. ,Ow . - Iliveruisow.siathill pti0000: nit - toighti Wit* Moat; proisirietyillvioild - of thfoittifik* ibotOt.thoi celebrated . Frinehounk ,tioit he #loigsolood - "lc.' ,tore. l His raisedi - sod _try bit moilok sitioitst dietributa (now Wail Mon' of dollars - - inusoilyp witbsulfr isost hivg biearsbargat;itu r eta sillgoilt sn dollar; andwldytermid hiii'efforto hidisbaadird-tbsiiiitanuer army:aa-Anititli‘ iantUpsirefillb - as if • ithatl' hems alluattaiti pergola ....110 orckdd "notp I strppose, adopt lilia per trona? views of theTteildent, weldor 'this- he was auspendled.until , teetered i+the ` emphatic - verdict of.'thefie-n -ats.'- Now,. if we Ore • right to our . narrative of the aoudads , of =those parties and the motives of the Tretti-. sdenVihe very effort at removal wee i'higli-han•led usurpation .-as well as Sicorrapt misdemeanor, for, .which of itself he ought to be lumenehed and thrown from the place he watiabn& ing: But ha says . thatbe did bot rem writ. Ma Siortos for the puPposer of 'defeating the Tenure of ;Office law. - Then he forgot. the birth in . his controversy witty the`Grarend of the army. And betauser tbe General • . diknot aid him and Sileally , .attsnit - that he had agreed to aid him izr re , slating that la*, he railedepon• him like's very drab. , ••••,. . 4 - 1 The counsel fie.the - ;riontoozarit allege that no ; ` removal4.l6. Bien :on ever took place, and that there. • four the sixth ieetion of the act was not violated. - They shalt that there ' wars an orderof removal` and a re cision of his commission; hut as be did not- obey it, 'lay - it was -no re moval. That suggests -the, old say ing that it used to be. thought' that "when the - !nano were out the' man Was dead!' '. That , idea is 'prared by learned. - counsel , to be absolutely lfellacions. .The 'brain of Ma. Ss s too's commission wan taken out by , the 'order of removal—the recision of his coMmissicoi-mad his head was abiolutely cut of by Shirt' gallant soldier, Gen. Tiroxra; the night after ' the masquerade. And yet,' word fog to tb- learned. wad delicate noun set, until the Mortal remains,- every thing which could putrefy, - was stkiveled out ..and hauled into the muck : yard, there was no remOvii.— Bat it is said that this took place merely as an experiment, to -make a .judicial case. Now, suppose there Is anybody who, with the'facts before , him, Can believe that this-was not an afterthought, let us see-if that pal- Hates the offeuce. The President is sworn to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. In what part of the Constitution or laws does he fled._ it to be his duty to search out for, de -- - - fective laws- that stand recorded up on the statutes, in order that he may advise their - infraction?- Who was aggrieved by-2. the Tenure crOffich bill that he was authorized 'to 'use the name andleic funds of the:, Gov- . ernment to relieve? • Will. be. 'be so good as to tell us by what authority ' he became the obstructor of . an un repealed law instead of its executor, especially a law whose constitution ality he bad twice-.seated? If there were - nothing else thin his own state ment, he deserves the cobmpt Of the American people, and punish mentth of its highest • tribAna If ho were not willing to execute the laws passed by the Am erican Congress and unrepealed, let„ him resign tho office which was thrown' upon him by a horrible convulsion, and retire to his village -obscurity: - Let him not be so swollen by pride and arro gance, which sprarig from the deep misfortune, of his cnuntry, • as to at tempt an entire -revolution of its in ternal machinery, and the disgrace of the trusted ' :servants of his la ' me , ited predeceisor. •• . The gentleman (Mr. Gaoasurox) in his peroration implored the sym pathy of this Senite , with all the • elegance. and pathos of a Roman Senator pleading for virtue: and it is to be feared that his grace and eloquence turned the attention of the Senate upon the orator rather than Upon the accused. _ Had ha been pleading for innocence, his groat. powers would-have been . well exe ;anted ; had he been - arguing With equal eloquence before such a-Boman Senate for such, a delinquent, and Caro. the Censor,_ hid been one of ' the Judges, his client would have soon found - himself in the docket in the middle of the forum,„ instead of reoeiviog .the, sympatbieirof a vir tuous and patriotio, &wimp. - rot TINVBX or , OrithIPLAW. "A ! I r . 1 ":4 3.4. rte:?~ .!i BRE But_sgain,. the. President alleges his right to rolite the actftnlating the tenure et certain civil oMw- 4, be cause he says the same. Inoperative and void, as being iq violation of the I Constitution, of the zdted States.— I. [.,Does_ it lie in his m uth tointerpose = 4 .- 'this plea 2. He had acted under that - law and 'issued letters of,authority, both for the . Ling and short term; to several persons under it,and it would hardly lie in his month after that to deny its validity, • unless to confess hiinselfguilty. of Law -breaking by is- ' suing Such commissions. . r Let us here look at Axnatw Jou6N soN accepting the oath "to take care that the laws be faithfully executed." On the 2d of llarch,lB67,he return ed tn - the Senate the. "Tenure of Office bill," where it originated and -had passed by a majority" of more than; two-thirds—with reasons elaborately given why it should not pass finally. Among these was the allegation tits unconstitutionality. It passed by a vote of 35 yeas , to II nap. In the House of Representative" ttpassed by more than two-thirds .majorityT; and. ivhen the vote was announced. the [Aie t a ti k e e v r, o a w vote, aa a n s hi d scustom, proclai m the declared in the lan- - !gnage of the Constitution, "that two-. tirds of each House having voted for it, -notwithstanding_the objections of , the ;President, it - hal become a aw." ' t ' •„ - - I am supposing that AN . • elixir Arm som 'was at this moment ;Waiting to take the oath of -office anPresident of the United States, "that_ he would _ obey the Coustution and take \vire that the f . aws be faithfully executed." Ravine:teen sworn on °the Holy Evan gels toiobey the Constittition,and be ing about to depart, 'he - turns to the • person ' administering the' oath and says, "Stolit--I have a further'oath. I denoi.emnly swear that lAM .not allow the act entitled 'An act regtdtv ting the tenure of civil aces, just passed by Congress oveithsTresiden tial v.eto e to be ,executol.. but I will. prevent its execution by virtue of my o*n constitutional powers." - How shocked, Congress would have beenlwhat would the country have said to a scene equalled only by. the unparaleled _action of this same °Mei al, when sworn into. One on the fe ta fifth day of liarchorbkh Isaac him the incessor ,of Abrahim Lincoln I .Certainly he would net hare been permitted tnhe• inangurati . Id &ace President- or. ihoodasal-;; Tot iligliki-uA MEM=
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