The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-06

EvartS speaking OF the people, says they
know their Government, and they mean to
maintain it, and when they hear this ire
memdous ,enginery Of impeachment, and
trial, and threatened conviction, and SEN
tence, has been brought into play-that
power, which has lain in the Constitution
like sword in it's sheath, is now drawn,
they wish to know what crime the Presi-
dent is accused of. They know that bri-
berry and treason are crimes, and those who
are guilty of them should be brought into
question and deposed. They are ready to
believe that there are other great crimes
and misdemeanors touching the conduct Of
the Government and the welfaIe of the
State, which may equally fall within the
jurisdiction and the duty, but they wish to
know what the crimes are; they wish to
know whether the President has betrayed
our liberties or our possessions to a foreign
State; they wish to know whether he has
delivered up,a fortress or surrendered q
State. They wish to know whether he
has made merchandise of the public trust
or turned authority to private gain; and
when they learn that none of these things
are charged or even acclaimed about, they
yet seek further information, and they are
told he has removed q member Of his Cabi-
net. Now, the people are familiar with
the removal OF Cabinet officers so that on
the mere statement it does not strike them
as either an unprecedented occurrence or
as one involving great danger to the
States.
WE'LL, how comes it to be crime, they
inquire Why Congress passed a law for
the first time in the history of the Govern
ment, and undertook to control this remov-
al from office, and provided that if the
President should violate it, it should be a
crime or rather misdemeanor, and a high
misdemeanor: and now that he has remov-
ed or undertaken to remove amember OF
his cabinet, he is to be removed himself for
that cause. He undertook to make an Gd
inte,jnt Secretary of War, and you are to
have made for you an Gd interim President
in consequence.
WASHINGTON, April 29--Mr. Stanbery
has so far recovered as to be able to take a
ride in an open carriage. He was out to-
day. His speech on impeachment is pre-
pared. There is a bare possibility that he
may be able to deliver it ini the Sen
ate at the close of Mr.. Evarts' argument
but should he not be able to appear in the
Senate his speech will be read to thai
body.
The fact is now disclosed that Gen. Soho
fields recent visit to this city was princi
pally for the purpose of comforting with
Gen. Grant and members of Congress ii
regard to the proposed new constitution o.
Virginia, and that he desires to have ar
act passed by Congress providing thai
that Constitution shall besubmitted to thu
people of Virginia to be voted upon in sep
arate parts of sections and thus to enabl;
them, if the voters deem it proper, to rejec
the DISTINGUISHING clause, to which Gen
Scho6eN takes exception, and adopt sucl
other parts as they may approve. Thus thu
entire constitution need not be rejected be
cause Of any or more Objectionable ten
tures
CoURT CoNT1NUEb. The following il
| the text Of Summers proposition:
Whereas, It is provided in the C0nstitn
hon of the United States that on trials o
impAathment by the. Senate, no persons
shall be convicted without the concurrence
of two.thirds Of the members present; that
the requirement. of two-thiryls Is not eA
tended to the Judgment on such trials
which remain subject to the general Law
that a majority prevails. Therefore, il
order chat any question which may arls'
with regard to the Judgment shall be de
termined by o majority Of the nembef
present.
The following is one Of the sentences 0
Manager Williams speech: Look at tn
bloody carnival Of New Orleans. and SHOW
mercy to loyalty and innocence and not t
| treason. sl.
After Williams concluded Butler explain
ed the connection Of the Managers Will
the Alta Vela affair. Abiding to Nelson
reference thereto Butler said it was not o.
the suppression Of truth but a suggestion
Of falsehood. 1870 I, :. i,
Nelson replied that this was not. tn
1 time to measure character with Builder
THAT could be done some other time. Ne
son did not think he would suffer by con-
4 parison. Considerable excitement ensned
4 Logan wanted to say something, bnt Sena
sItor Conklin, who was sitting near him
Esaid. "General be qniet," and the affai
subsidized with much suppressed wrath.
Eyarts commenced. His first acceI
i hnshed the excited assemblage. Evart
spoke to adjournment,s and will confirm
/ tomorrow.
i WASHINGTON, April 29.-In the House
i resolution was offered to print 500 copie
/ Of The Southern Constitutions.
X In the impeachment court, Sumner HoV
| ed a resolution censuring Nelson fQr iai
guage likely to provoke a duel. Severe
4 objections were made.
| Nelson produced letter dated March
with Buffers and Logan's signatures, r
rardinp Alta Vela. Butler desired to SC
/ the letter: Nelson desired some ptedeg
that it would be returned. 5s3;.
i Chase made some objection, when Ne
| son said he would prefer depositipg it wit
[the secretary of the Senate, who coul
show # 10 Butler. Here the matter sto
. ned. Eyarts proceeded with his arg
ment.
Meade telegraphs Grant that Georg
ratifes the Constitution, and elects Bu
lock governor, but that the Legislature
Democratic.
MI ,stanbery viii deliver his speech
person. HI .ss. 3. IN
!. Evarts spoke all day and viii concld'
tomorrow
i Acquittal stock is up. Bets even to-da
4 Nelson's triumph over Butler to-day W
complete. Trnmbnll moved that Nelss
3 be allowed to explain. Nelson, as part
the explanation, was reading a letts
! Butler. objected. Senator Davis said