The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-08 00:00:00

HUNGARY.

PICE3TII, MA

At yesterday's sitting of the Lower House of t....
Hungarian Diet, the Public Prosecutor applied for
permission to institute a Prosecution against :b!
Roumanian editor, Deputy Roman, on account oz
an article which he stated to be directed egeu r.
the integrity of Hungary.
The treaty of commerce with the Zollverein, and
the navigation treaty with England, will 'hon..
be laid before the house.

AMERLCA.
THE DEFENCE OF PRESIDENT JoHNioN

The royal mail steamship Scotia, from New
York on the 29th ult., arrived at Queenstown
7.30 a.m. to-day (May 8), with 206 cabin passenva
and 231,500 dole, in specie. She landed 109 a.
of mails and 36 passengers, and proceeded imrn.
diately for Liverpool. All well.

(Arrival of the Scotia via Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, APRIL V.

At the impeachment trial on Monday,
Groesbeck, for the defence, made a long vett—
in which he claimed that the Senate was
court, governed as such by principles
law. Mr. Stanton's case was not ssith:3
the Tenure of Office Law, he having been appour,l
during Mr. Lincoln's first term of office, and bra
only commiaaioned to hold the office during the
pleasure of the President. It would not, there-
fore, be a crime for Mr. Johnson

act under an interpretation sanctioned b:
the entire Cabinet and the legal ativiart
The President was not bound, as the matiairi
claimed, to enforce the laws regardless of his ust
opinion as to their constitutionality. If Mr. Juht..
son honestly believed the Tenure Law uneonstir..
tional, he would violate his oath of office by ele•
outing it. Mr. Johnson was justified in see..
ing a decision of the courts, and hd-1
proved the honesty of his purpose by °ter-
ing the War-office to Generals Grant and •ffivr•
man and Major-General Thomas, soldiers of
admitted loyalty. Mr. Groesbeck, referring to the
President's speeches, alluded to the provocatior
given to Mr. Johnson, and referred the Senate
the constitutional provision, denying the right
Congress to abridge the freedom of speech. He
urged the Senate to remember the coura;e
and loyalty of Mr. Johnson during the re
hellion.
Mr. Thaddeus Stevens argued that Mr. Johns)..
was only serving out the unexpired term of President
Lincoln's appointment, and was guilty of misprlso
and perjury in not executing the laws of Congress.
It
was unnecessary to prove the intention of Mr.
Johnson to violate the Tenure of Office Law; the
proof of actual violation of the law was sufficient.
This offspring of assassination had violated the
laws and defied congress. The senators who voted
for the Tenure Law and the reinstalment of Mr.
Stanton could not stultify themselves by acquitting
Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Williams delivered a long argument based
upon grounds similar to those advanced by Mr.
Boutwell.

Mr. Evarts, for the defence, then commi
his argument. He claimed that the Senate
court governed by laws. Otherwise it was ai
of sacrifice to partisan hatred. He exhorted
tors to out aside partisan feeling, and to rer
the sanctity of their oaths.
Mr. Sumner proposed an amendment
rules providing that a majority ,lull determi

steamahip Scotia, from Nee
It., arrived at Queenstown
y 8), with 206 cabin passengers,
specie. She landed 109 s..
fengers, and proceeded imine.
• All well.
Scotia via Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, APRIL V. I
Lent trial on Monday,
defence, made a long speetL..
ed that the Senate was
.8 such by principles
on's case was not 8 ith:u
Law, he having been appoie'Ll
fast term of office, and be.•::
to hold the office during the
sident. It would not, there-
ne for Mr. Johnson t.
terpretation sanctioned by
t and the legal Adrian
not bound, as the manager'
he laws regardless of his Lots
mstitutionality. If Mr. Joht.
the Tenure Law unconstitt.
late his oath of office by ele•
neon was justified in see..
of the courts, and 114
r of his purpose by °ler-
o Generals Grant and Shvr•
eneral Thomas, soldiers of
[r. Groesbeck, referring to the
, alluded to the provocatio:
1, and referred the Senate
ovision, denying the right
the freedom of speech. He
to remember the ceurx;r
• Johnson during the re 3
rem argued that Mr. Johnson'
is unexpired term of President
it, and was guilty of mispriso
curing the laws of Conform. it
prove the intention of Mr.
se Tenure of Office Law ; the
ion of the law was sufficient.
samination had violated the
ems. The senators who vote;
mid the reinstalment of Mr.
ltify themselves by acquitting
ered a long argument based
to those advanced by Mr-
s defence, then commenced
aimed that the Senate was
re. Otherwise it was an aka:
. hatred. He exhorted sera'
jean feeling, and to remember
&the.
wed an amendment to the
majority shall t`.ls