ifizutrose Panunt.
A, 4, GIIRRII'SON t Editor,
nfir_nrrnosn. ItIAII. 10, 1866.,
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Coagc:is and Impeachment.
'Congress is sunk nearly out of bight as
a legialativp body, and is mainly involved
in ' t.'he impeachment business; arta evert-,
thnt cricked • fares has degenersitea into
Blinds? traitz-Sion Butler haling - filed'
abbrges to thofeffeet that the—President
blis.spokett disrespectfully of congress.
Oa Fob. 2911, ten " artio'ea of impeach
teem" were reported to the House. Nine
are tediops rigmarole about Stanton; the
tenth is in reference to questions put to
Gen. Emory hythe President; as to who.
ther any changes of troops had taken
place in the. District. The whole series,
virio Emery's evidence, may be found on
fir4t page of this paper. We publish
them to show that they are alike ground
tests and malicious. Any sane man who
re dpi them must conclude that a Senate
which could convict upon such trivial
charges mast be made up of a majority
of !fanatics who are bent on revolution,
and seek "impeachment" as a oover for /
Oeir perjured act of deposing the Presi•
dent—done for partisan purposes.
A crowd collected to hear the charges
Ogiinst the President, but as soon as they
weic read and the nonsensical nature of
them ascertained, the people left, and
radical organs admit that the treches for
impeachment arc 'not even listened to.
n Monday, March 2d, the Senate adop-
t ed a series of rules to govern the court of
imp,eatahutent. An effort to allow the
conk to adopt its own tules,:was d.efeat
ed. Thn object of radical managers is to I
adopt arbitrary rules, to limit debate, and
ip cith.r respects tpct prevcnt a fair trial,
. In the fl nee the debate on tho Articles .
was resumed and 0,080 under arbitr ary
suerposiou of culls, and the articles adopt
ed by a party rote-126 to 41.
The following named members were
elected as managers to conduct impeach
mein befure the Senate : Messrs. Stevens
of PcOH'a, Butler of Mass:, Bin'gllarn of
o)kia,,Bmut well of Mass., Wilson of lowa,
Wiliatns of Penn's, and Logan of I!I.
'fire Democratic members offered-a Pro
ifistlngainst the arbitrary course of the
12 msjority, but were refused the. ;
privilege -of placing it upon record. We
publish it in another column.
Du the 3 , 1, Butler's allegations that the
PreSid , nt.has spoken disrespectfully of
C - mkress,' (vas adopted Al an article of im
t . -
that the President has alleged that this
Corress tint such a body as is con
templated 11 the Constitution, as it is on-'
ly composed of members from a part of
the States—and from this point the arti-
Lie runs into the Stanton question. , These I ,
articles spem to have been ;a 2 dopted' be
caul persecutors had so far failed to I
mike up a respectable case, and wanted
to pile up something with which to de-
Imie the people. We cannot make room
for them now, and they amount to noth
ing but. malicious words.
On the 4th the impeachment tanagers
of the House, followed by theiotlier Rid=
ical members and a cloud of negroes, en
tered the Senate, anuotinced the articles
z!..!
of impeachment, after whieh they left,
clouds and all.
!resolution was adopted by the Sen
ate that on the, Sth the Senate would ,pro
eeekf,tO consider the impeachment.
Chief Justice Chase, who, by the Con
stitution, must be President of„the Court
of 'impeachment, sent a protest to the
Senate, against their' assumption of au
thority, as a Senate, to prescribe rules to
govern the court, to receive managers,
from the Rouse, or do any acts, as a Sen
ste,-whicb rightfully should be done by
the court when organized. This stirred
upthe wrath of the Jacobin clan, who
fear that chase is not a party to their cor.-
spiracy.
The next day (sth) the first business
dune in Congress was the presentation of
a bill in the House, to direct how the of
fice of Chief Justice should be filled in
case it should become vacant by removal
or other cause. As a Chief Justice bolds
official for life or during good behavior, a
removal cannot take place unless through
an imPeachmeat by Congress. This bill
looks like a notice to Chase that his im•
peachMent and removal from office is con
templated if be does not join the radical
move.eent in the pending revolution ; and
it remains to.be seen whether Chase trill
Go vial at the sword thus suspended over
his hekid, .
-boar appointed the Chief Jug•
tice entered the Senate, took the required
oath, 4nd administered it to the Senators,
as raetabers of the court of impeachment.
Objections were made that Vice Psesi•
igjesit Wade, being personally Interested,
coal mot sot, as juror on the Rev
erdi Johnson cited with great effect, the
case of Senator-Stockton, who had voted
on thequestion of his own right to's seat,
and the Senate had afterward declared
that he could not properly vote thereon.
This logic was irresistable, and app'ied
with ten-fold more, force to the Caw) of
Wath.,-'who by his own Note might de
clare the President of the United States
guilty-of high crimes-and misdemeanors,
remove - bite m from ofSce and take the place
himself, at in other words declare himself
Weil:Tent. , 'The - iinproprietly 'of such"
proceeding was so manifest that even rad
ical Senators endeavored to avoid the
main question, and argued in favor of
passing the Ohio Jacobin by, informally.
After a spirited debate the Court adjourn.
ed.
In the meantime a Radical caucus will
decide the.point ; and as party spirit, in.
stead of law and justice controls the whole
proceeding, Wade will bo allowed a vote,
unless a sufficient number of others are al
ready pledged to vote for conviction in
any event.
On the 6th, the court of impeachment
resumed the consideration of the right of
Vice President Wade to sit as a jaror.—
The Rads sprung a point of order to cut
of debate un'der the gag rules adopted in
advance by.theSenate. Chase decided the
poiut of order to be not well taken, as the
Senate could not adopt rules fur the court.
An appeal was taken, but Chase was sus
tained, 24 to 20; so debate was allowed,
at. which the Rads. were enraged. Dixon
proceeded to argue against 'Wade's right
to act as juror, on a trial in which he was
au intorested.party. The Rads vainly at
tempted to silence him by repeatedly call
' tog him to order ; but Cnaso decided that
he. was in .order.
The objections to Wade were with
' drawn, to be presented -at a fnture and'
more appropriate period.
Mar all were sworn, t) Muse mana
gers appeared aud. made the formal de
mand that the President be summoned to
appeßr, &c. On motion, the summons
waa-made returnable on Friday, March
13th, until which time the Court adjourn
ed.
The rules proposed by the Senate were
adopted by the Cuurt. The Rids are
greatly dissatisfied with Chase's ruling,
es he does not seem disposed to give them
partisan advantages ; and whether he can
be " whipped in"' remains to be seen,
The question will arise hereafter, ;181. - 0 ,
whether or not the Chief3ttstieii,.etiall de
cide points of law, and evidetto:n.tiAtt, may
come np during the trial. ThivOrtrtiof the
impMather4 is to deprive him ordi
nary privileges of ruling- 7 readerieg him
a mere dummy during the short
they wish to be as free
. from . ill*feStraint
of law as a party eatte;ps wirld bte; and
1. - foreing the measure as - A parti. ques
tion, they intend tut:arc-oe..
Democratic State Convention.
• .- 'azimut - State Convention as•
sembled at Harrisburg on the 4th of
March, and was called to.prder ,by the
chair Man of the committee—Hon. W. A.
Wallace.
Senator Rapdall, of Schuylkill, wascho
sen temporary chairman.
Committees on permanent organization
and contested seats were appointed.
Hon. Wm. Hopkins, of Washington,
was selected as 'President of the Conven
tion, with a number of Vice Presidents,
Secretaries, &c.
A committee of 33 was appointed to rg
Tort resolutions.
. The several,,, districts-reperted the. ful
lowing,natned4srsona as , •
PRESIDENTIAL mr.crons.
1. C. E. It.inerly. 2. Chas.ll.Letienz.
3. Chas. Buckwalter. 4. George R. Der,
ritt; 5. H. U. COggshall. Reuben
Stabler. 7. 11. E. gunagiian. 8. D. L
'Wendriek. 6. Bernard McGran. 10.-IVil
liamShirk. it. A.G. Brodhead. 12. John
Landing. 13. iesse C. Ammerman.
14. Wm. P. Witbington. .15. Wm. R.
Gorgas. 18. Win. P. Schell. 17. Cyrus
L. Pershing. 18. A. C. Noyes. 19. W.
A. Galbraith. 20. John It. Packard.
21. James C. Clark. 22, James IL Hop
kins. 23. Edward S. o(4dtn... 24. Sarni
I B. Wilson. 21;i. To be filled. ,
Also those hereunder named as
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
1. Wm. McMullen, Lewis C. Cassidy.
2. Wm. Merrily, Wm. C'. Patterson.
3. Henry R. Linderman, J. E. ?ounce.
4. Jeremiah'ldeKibbin.
5. Chas. M. Hurley, H. P. Ross.
ti. B. M. Boyer, John D. Stiles.
7. John H. Brinton, Jackson Larkins.
8. Hon. ,Heister Clymer, Gen. Jerenai
ab Ilagenman.
9. Wm. Patton, A. J. Steinman.
10. F. W. Hughes, D. S. Hammond.
11. E. W: Hamlin,
Henry S. Mutt.
12. Jasper B. Stark, Ralph B. Little,
13. Michael Meylert; David Lowenberg.
14. David M. Craivford, Wm: 11. Miller.
15. John A. Magee, John Gibson.
10. Geo. W. Brewer, John R. Donohoe.
11. James Burn , l., Owen Clark.
38. Geo. A. Aueltenbach, Wm. Brindle.
19. Byron D. Hamlin; W.m..L. Scott..
20. WM: L. Corbett, Gaylord Church.
21. Hon . . 'John 'L. Dawson, James B.
Salmon: -
22. John A. Strain . , James g. Guthrie.
23. It. IL ginclohnT.Bord.
24. A. A. Apernian, David S. Morris.
25. To be. Wed-
The report of the committee on. resolu
tions was unanimously adopted. Sok" 211 .
ottier golusufr: . - • "'.' • • „
:For _Atlditer Generat - tbree ballots were
taken, with result as below
C. E. Boyle, 31 42 88
A. D. Markley, 42 51 el
W. \V. 11. D. 1% is, 32 28
Scattering, 20 8
The nomination of Hon. Charles E.
Boyle, of Fayette, was made unanimous.
Two ballots %sere had for Surveyor Gen
eral,'as follows :
W. H. Ent, 12
_7l
P. F. Collins, 46
J. X,' Cooper, 38 37
D lEarikaden as . , 14
- .The nomination of Gen. W.U. Kut, or
Columbia, was made unanimous.
For Senatorial, or Delegates at large to
the National Convention, each delegate
voted for four, with result hereunder:
Hon. George W. Woodward, 106
Hon. Asa Packer, •86
lion. «illiaun Big ler,
. 98
lion. Wm. A. Hvititer, 73
Hon. Samuel J. Randall, 57
Hon. James I'. B.irr, 33
Hon. John Latta, 38
lion. T. J. McOamant, 21
Messrs. Wood ward, Packer, Bigler and
Meister were declared to be the unani
mous choice of the Convention.
The Delegation was instructed to vote
as a unit.
Hon. William A. Wallace wag unani
mously re•elceted Chairman of the State
Central Committee.
Mr. Cassiday moved that a committee
of 33, to be reported to the Convention
by the delegates, constitute the Execu
tive Committee. Agreed to.
Thi3 Chairman of the Executive Corn
mitten was empowered to appointne
person in cub district as an espeeilidep•
uty, in addition to those otherwiiiiselcct.
ad..
The Executive Committed' was then
named, as follows.
1, John P. Ahern. 4' T. Sprolo Lt-is
enring. 3, Michael Mullin. 4, 11. Sellers.
5, Nimrod Strickl3,9o., J. C. Smith. 0,
Harman Yerks., l l, Nelson IVei3er. 8,
J. D. Davis. 9,.-Aocatur E. Nico. 10, J.
B. S:ortn. 11, : i19rvey Sickler. 12, E.W.
St ntdevant.:l, John W. liktiley. 14,
Outfitted,. 15, Thos. Chalfant. Iti, Lew
is 1Ieit:107, Robert crane,
ton;A:t,John W. Bitimzer. 19, Henry
.1 - .*! all. 20, John 11. Uhl. 21, David
ilCald well, A. G. Bonsall. 22, Capt. 11. 1).
Woodruff. 23, Thos. J. McCullough. 24,
J. A. J. Buchanan. 23, J. B. Sweitzer,
W. D. Moore. 23. D. N. Donohoe. 27,
James Musgrove. 2S, Omitted. 29,
Benjamin Whitman.
Speeclies were made by Messrs. Wal
lace, Randall, Hopkins, these, and Gen.
M'Candless. The attendance was unusual
ly large, perfect harmony prevailed, .and
the Convention dispersed with confidence
that, with the excellent ticket and plat
form, victory will be ours.
In all parts of New York State the
Democrats have gained heav:ly at the
late elections. In the city of Troy, the.
Democrats elect their Mayor by 1,450 ma
jority, a gain of over 1,200 since last year. l
In Utica the Democrats elect their mayor
by 400 majority, a gain of nearly of one
hundred per cent. and carry the Board of
Aldermen. In Rochester the Democrats
elect their mayor by 888 majot i; y, agains.t
a majority of 402 last year. In E mira the
Radicals elected their candidate for may
or last year by 80 majority; on the 3d
inst. the Democrats elected their candi
date by over 200 majority. In the towns
of Millerton, Palmsra,
singburg, Corning, Rhinebeck, Bata•
via, and Yonkers—representing all parts
of the State—the Democracy make aim'.
Ilar gains.
ery branch of the government, and of ev
ery citizen 'to have questions . involving
the nons!itutionality of any law speeddi
adjudged by the Supreme Court ofthe
United States, and the right of the people
to have said decisions enforecd. I
Re,olrefl, That the pending impeach- ,
ment of the President of the 'United
States' is a gross and reckless abuse of
parlisait power
,without justifiable cause,
and intended for 'tile Attainment of party ,
purposes at the iiacrifiee of the most vital ,
interests of the country,,,
Resolved, That aseturn,to a specie pay
ing basis at the earliest practicable mo
ment is essential to ,the interests of the
people and the prosperity of nation.
Resolved, That the national debt should
be paid as rapidly as is consistent with .
the terms of the laws upon which the.
several loans are based. .
Resolved, That the 5 29 bonds and the
legal tender notes are component parts of ,
the same financial system,
and until ihe,l
government is able to redeem the legal
tenders in coin the holders of these bonds
should bo required to receive legal ten
ders in payment., ,
Resolved, That every species of proper:
ty should, bear, its it4ir, proportion of taxa
tion, and that the exemption of govern
meta 'bonds therefrom is unjust , and, in
equitable.
Resolved, That we -recognize with emo
tions of the deepest,, gratitude the.efforts
of the gallant volunteer soldiers who so
freely took up arms to protect the flag and
preserve the Union, and we denounce as
injustice to them 'the efforts of the radicals
to prevent a restoration of the Union un
til'negro supremacy is established-in cm , I
rain States, and negro equality made the'
rule in
Resolved, That the naturalization of for-
Africanism controls the State Legisla
eign born citizens places them on the
ture; but the majority are too cunning t o same looting as those born in the conntry,
present their doctrine to a vote of the , an d i t , i s the d uty of , the government to
people. In voting $28,500 to the Wes- I see that all citizens, ;naturalized and na
tern House of Refuge, the effort was i live, are protected in their rights of life,
libertyandproperty,abroad as well as at
made to amend the bill so as to allow the
ram ,
i home, and that in the view of the Democ
races to be separate; but the `radiealg de
feared it. The white arid black' thittlrett j the flag of the country ought and
must be wade tO protect all our -citizens.
are compelled to play, eat, and otherwise •
mingle iu perfect social equality.
—The Legislature of MarVland has else
Hickman s amendment, to fix. the pay .
of members of the legislature, ,and adept Tt.fi . Generisl:George Viekerti, 0t . C0 .,
negro s'amge, came up, Al test rote of , Muted Steles ( ' Semitei , place of P. 14.
1 ate Sa. ThOwtvionitikatek : at co
The New Hampshire Election
Occurs to day. Both parties are stri
ving to elect their candidate for Gover
nor,. and the Democrats have some hopes
of overcoming the Republican majority
which has prevailed for fifteen years. The
estimate of the parties is as follows :
CANDIDATES. DEII. ItEP.
John G. Sinclair, detn. 36,183 35,225
Walter Harriman, rep. 33,209 38,459
Doubtful, 2,506 2,891
Total,
Total vote last year
It is remarkable that the Democratic
and doubtful vote is estimated nearly
alike by both parties, and that each con
cede to our side a majority of last year's
It is thought that the large increase
indicated by the radicals of their own
vote, is to be made out by importing and
colonizing votes, and other frauds.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
a itztagltheftly dt117041, diie"vete itisi
5 yeas, 73 uttym so the pay will he $lOOO I
or whatetter each legislature
,may presume
to take. 'On thedeianse to Adopt negro
suffrage, there were years 13, nays t 3.
Burritt Of thiti-t*lunty • voted for negro
suffrage, but not
. Thr the 8700 in lieu of
Hi
81,000. Sigh salary (for himself) and
negro suffrage is the motto of the ex-Col.
of a negro regirrtent : who coolly propo
poses to pocket about the same pay for a
day's service in a cushioned chair; asfight
ing-scldiers-received for a month in the
field.. For,thita and for voting to place
them on ' a level ' with - negroes, (he'"grand
army" soldiers • will be called on telvote - -
forAlte."Ool." again next bil'; and ad he
was once announced as " Post Comman
der," we presume the white boys will
have to obey, the Jr I3r which require
them to vote the party-ticket.
- . Democratic Platform.
At the Democratic State Conventioh
which met at Harrisburg 'on March 4th,
the following,: resolutions were Unani
mously adopted :
Beroketri' That the happiness of the peo
ple and thel preservation ofour power as a
Republic; depends upon Ibe pepetuky of
the Union and the preservation of the
Constitution, and the prompt restoration
of each and all of the States to the enjoy
ment of their rights and functions it) the
Union is essential to our progresss, our
prosperity, and the protection of our lib
erties; and radical legislation is the barri
er thereto.
:Pesol red, That, the Constitution of the
united States is the supreme law; it is
binding upon the people and upon every
department of the government, and it is
the highest duty of those in and, out of
official place to ) ield implicit obedience to
all its,pro‘i-inns until it is chancre() in the
manner provided therein; 'that the recent
attempt of the legislative branch nt the
government to usurp the (Mee of the ex
ecutive and to destroy the independ'ence
of the judiciary are deliberate attacks up
! on the plainest provi-ions of the Corisiitti:
lion, iu utter violation of its spirit, and
tend to the overthrew of the goveinment
itself.
Pezolved, That the Radicals in Con•
cress have wrung from the people enor
tnous sum's of money, which they have
squandered in reel:less extravagant.... hat
their System of revenue is i I devised, in•
congruous and inequi.able ; that 11 , 21,1
economy in every branch of the public
service, a deererre iu tie number of (TE
cials, a reduction in the army and navv,
and reforms in the'colleetion the e
nue, are imperatively demanded; only I,y
this means can a reduction in the amount
of taxation now imposed on the indu-t Tin]
anti manufacturing interests he attained
and the payment of our indebtedness be
assured.
Rewired, That the republican party is
responsible to the country for the delay in
the restoration of the Southern states to
their just relations in the Union, and for
the government of their peop!e by milita
ry rule; that the purpose of these mews•
tiros is to perpetuate ta,lienl power thro'
Rexr,l7..ed, Thai in enacting the Tenure
ofOltiee law, the legislative stud execu
tive branches of the 'government, each for
itself, had a right to judge of its constitu
tionality, endk that in thus exerci,ing the
right ;I.c CXectill VC," was only COMpiying
wi;h that portion •Lf his oath of utliee
which required hitn to presqrvn, protect
anal defend lhe Constitution of the 'col
ted States, nod that it is the tight of ev.
71,898 76,515
70,324
Peitftitir6fDgiiiieritialeinitih against reon'iclentio76 - Leh arge4-. itsfnactiois,
the arbitrary course of the majority. thus consuming the precious time which
"The undersigned, members of the for- ought to, be faithfully devoted to an en.
tieth Congress of th e United States, rep.
nest effort to °f
resenting directly-or in principle more
relieve the pressingwante
the people, a restoration of utorn and diil.
i_lati one half of the whole people of the
tramed country to union and good erf
rUttited States, do hereby, in the name of der, and to• lightening , the burden of ;,
1 law and justice and, in behalf of those th e y taxation which is pressing down all t h e
represent, most solemnly proteat against energies of trade and commerce to th e
point of universal bankruptcy
the tyranny and injustice practiced by t h e i and ruin.
,
majority of tho souse in violating the "We do again most solemnly protest
sacred rights of free debate and lumen-
against and profoundly deprecate and ds
y
strained deliberation upon the greatest ore any and
all attempts to array in hos.
questions ever brought before' an Amen- tile,an!ageniiim to eacketlibr, any of the
_ ~...
..
_depart me. tt . ,ut_of_the
.. can Congress.
mere questi on o f the consLitntionallty or
ZeTern mot upon th
-- "Ilie rtiliiii=WiliO iiiiii'ire - --,
iti"► - fide ibr the . ... .
contraction of a law . of -Uongreas, th e
protection of minoritiea; and by a strict
adherence to which the weaker party 6 i /ti proper jnrisdiction and final adjudication
I onl y be protected from those irregulari- of which belong exclusively to ,the Judi
ties and abuses which' the wantonness of cial tribunals, and we hereby • warn th o
power is but, too often • Apt to suggest to re°Ple of the United States;'thafthe pith.
large and successful majorities, h ave b een lie liberty and 'the existence of free in st i.
I duringthis entire Con gress ,,i n k•t„i at i o „ o f I lit ion 6 are involved in this Snitlidal etrug.
th e ir true spirit and interest wantonly and gle, and thatttluy are in inintinent peril
i tr
uw- eeedetrtly Suspended' and set aside, or utter overthrow. ' '• '•
not upon a particular mid - pressing m ot. ' ''r We do further most an'o I
y pr o .
ter, but-upon all pending subieets of leg• test against that wild anti radical spirit of
islation, so; that, by this reckless and arhi- innovation upon the early .and well set.
trary suspension of the rules, a nd t h e tied practice of the government—a prat.
wanton abuse of the previous q U est i o n, tice established by the Men , who framed
the right sof 'the minority have been utter- the Constitution, and who best under.
ly disrermrded. stood itts spirit, anti meaning—which puts
"The' house of 'Representatives has the Chief Magistrate of/the republic, the
ceased to be a deliberative body, and the representative of the dignity and•power
minority have been comPelled to vote up. of the people, at the mercy of one of his
on the most important questions without subordinates, assuming to be the Secrets
any proper or reasonable time for debate ro of War, in siolation• of his own pro.
or consideration. To such an extent has trounced convictions of the law, and who
the dangerous and Oppressive practive ob• has the 13oblughing effrontery to plaro him.
tabled, that measures affecting vitally the self iri the unwarranted position of com
whole country, and the dearest interests inunicating directly with :Congresd in et
a nor constituents tending, as we believe ter contempt of the aw horn,'" of his saps
to the' subversion of our republican form rior, and with the deliberate purpose of
resisting his authority. ' . •
of government, in their very nature de
manding of the people's representatives „ T hu undersigned, therefore, in their
the most en
examination and s er ve s
character of representatives of the people,
IlV—have been hurried through the forms being deprived, by the despotic power of
of legislation without b e i ng 1 ,,i nt ,..,1 ‘ pith- l ilt inexorable maj ,, rity, of the high Frivi•
aril one word of debate or one ~,,,n , „,„0,„ It ges of debate,. that great instrument in
consideration—without, i n d ee d, the op. the discovery of truth, and the most cher.
port unity for the nudersigned to protest, kited heritage of a free people, do hereby
solemnly and earnestly protest against
e xcept i n violatien of the then operating
these infractions of the rights, of the pen.
order, teultetel by the majority as the or•
ply, and respectfully ask that this their
der of the 1 1 , ,u5...
" These alarming abuses of „veer protest may be spread upo , ' the journal
might not ~4 .. n, to dmon ,i this tonal ef the Neese. [.`ttigeed by 45 members.
protest if we were not breed to the I,e
-fief that a determination exists with the
majority to teyolutionize this government
ltv dust ro, ieg d o o• her co ordinate bran
ches, and vesting; all the powets of the
government in Congress. I ) the so cps
taken to depose the President of the Uni
ted States, we are admonished that there
i ; n o end to thes.. opttres-i ye measures to
cripple the power and silence the voice of
the minority.
"The resolution; was rushed through
the house under the operation of the pre
vious cmestion, referring the matter to
the Comtuitte on reconstmctien. The
committee, in Lot I as!e, sitting while the
house was in session, in 1 iolation of one
of its express rules, considered, and by a
strict party vote, adopted and presented
it again to the house for its action, and
then was exhibited one of the most ex
tmorcimare speoinuit. , . ever witnessed In a
.......,....t A: l ast eamentary oody.
" Members were allowed, some thirty
minutes, some twenty, some ten, some
f;.e, anti some one minute only, to dis
cuss the most momentous quesi ions ever
presented in Uott;;ress. Many could not
even get one minute under the arbitrary
rule of the majorit); and more time halt'
of those even of the party voting to en
foree the previous question who desired
to be heard, were permitted only to print
speeches ir, the titobe, after the question'
upon the reselution - was decid. d, and'
which were never delivered in the house.
No comment can thanoustrate more com
pletely thaw the facts themselves the ti
cieu-cess and illegality of such proceed
ings. But this wanton and excessive use
of the power of the majority does not
stop here. .
While the committee were in session
upon the further prreeedings to remove
the President, and in anti, ipition ef its
action, under the operation of the previ
ous question, without, debate, in violation
eau express rule, new special and most
extraordinary .rules for the epode' t!of this
proceeding, changing,-without previous
notice,-the standing rules oft the house
.were adopted, to further limit debate, and
,more completely to place the minority in
the power and at the mercy-of the Major
ny,
"Thus, while the majotity of Congress
is warring upon, the other co .ordinate de
partments, the exeetnive and the judicial,
ndeavoring to subjugate and bring then]
both under the will and -control ,of Con
gress, the minority of the house of Rep.
reentatives are steadily and surely being,
it ripped of all power, and their constitn
rots deprived of all representative voice
in the councils of the nation. \Ve do,
therefore, most solemnly protest against
the indecorous and undignifieci haste with
which the majority of this house inaugn
rated,,presented and rushed through, by
a strict party vote, in plain and palpable
violation of one of the Standing rules of
the house, a resolution deniandiug the im
peachment of. the Chief Magistrate of the
people for alleged high crimes and tuis:
demeanors in office, when the gravity of
the charge, the character of the high.ofl.
flee against which the attack was, &ree
led, and the unforseen and tremendous
consequences which might result there
from to the peace and prosperity of the
people, called for the exercise of the eplm-,
est and wisest judgment, the most an
prejudiced and impartial deliberation en
' the part of those who-had such prOceo
-
!ings in charge. •
w
do alSitfftot, s`leynalY
o protest
against ihis thvied, riirted . attempt
degrade and break down One of the great
coordinate firktfclis . ,of the 'goVernortent,
!Orp . tig,!!A9 ,p c a,rtY hatrO . eo
ireioocofhif. plegoii.*.iii? by,
ithe 114 riedifl"
Stanton has not a particle. of self re.
great and virantirg in Manhood and
honor.
'When the question W 39 before the Sen
ate of ii.ehuiing Cabinet officers in the
Tenure office WI, Mr. Williaing, (Rad.) of
Oregon said
" I have no that any Cahinyt
Minister wloi has a PARTICLE OF
SELF RESPECT would decline to rt.
main in the Cabinet afti r the Pr,,•iihint,
had t•iguitied to him that his prom:live wail
no longer neeile , l."
Mr. Wehigan,
no don t the practical working of bill
would be as ;he Senator from Oiem.nlnl
0
intimate d. Mr. Sherman, (Mid.) of
bald : .
"I take it that no case can arise—or 14
wbvre a Cabinet Minister
will attempt to hold on to his office after
his chief desires his remo% al. I can
scarcely conceive a case. I think that
NO GENTLEMAN, NO ,MAN WITII
ANY SENSE Ol' HONOR would hod
a position as Cabinet officer atter his
chit f desired his removal." And again
he e;iid
"If I supposed either of these ge ntle,
men [retelling to the Cabinet lN of Mr.
Johtison was SO WANTING IN NAN
iIIOOD HONOR, as to Ito:d his place
'. ft er the poll:est intimation by the ?resi
t-it nt_of the United States that his servi
' co , were no longer needed, I eeinantly, as
a Senator, would ewisent to his removal
at any time, and so would. weal]."
Removal of Cabinet Officers.
In 1864, when the Republidans wantert
Mr. I',lair put out of the Cabinet, the fol
io:sing paper was presented to President
Lincoln-:
" The theory of our Government, the
early and tulifrom pratical construction
therefore,. is that the President • shouid be
aided by a. Cabinet •eaaneil agreeing with him
in publical principle and general prdiry, and
that. all important mea,.nres - appoint
'tnentx tcb omld be the results of their com
bined. wisdom and-tleliberatic.n. The most
olivious and necessary condition of things,
without: which no administration enh } fl eeced,
weend.t he -public believe does not exist,
and t iterefora; such Selections and- changes
in its members should be madeig- will se
cure country- miity oUpuipose and
action in all material and'. esiential re
spects."
This paper rims signed by 25 Republican
Senators, nniong. whom wilLibe,Ound a
large number wbo are certain to. Note for
conviction. They are about, t i n-punish in
M r . Johnson as crime; wbut they urged
upon , Mr. Lincoln as a, duty. .
A great part,of the signers wilL;unite in
passing sentence on iMr.. Juhnson,and will
thusdemonstrate to the world that he is
the victiMot malicious persecution by.reek
less and, desperate •partisan enemies,—
These unscrupulous
~partisans - hold . 0 0 0
doctrine when they wish to get a member
of the Cabinet out, and :they face right
about and bold the exactly , opposite dos
trind when-they desire to keep a-Cabinet.
officer .
Portland'oii Fropettokterit.
7*
H At an eleeiion for. 11laysir; 'held nt: 'Port
lan(,3lnine, on the 2cl inst, the .Deraperats
g3itird three hunt!reti e tpti pight44 , votes
over the fall ele'e! (mi . ,. anti lituntred
- and ten over, the elei3ttO ,io.3larcli of
'year. ,In'ait Tart:4 of thp otnintry,, the - tide
1$ getting st r fnitgfy in fnv,or :of the pein4'
`erdey,And heytm the etigekneei of the, jtad
11111riiti ittice t li,nl44,4446sNS • thq .11tr 5 g ,
h a titlit glitty4 ow. - •
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