The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-27
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THE. COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
The Second and Third Days PreessdiHgS.
The Presidents Answer to The ImDsaCh-
mGnt Articles.
Replication Of the Managers Presented
Thirty Days Extension Asked by John.
Replication Of the Managers Presented.
Thirty Days Extension Asked by John
sons Counsel.

23rd, the Senate Hall was crowded with |
spectators to witness the second days
in the Court of Impeach-
ment against Andrew johnson.
The building was surrounded by pO-
licemen to prevent persons from enter
ing unless provided with tickets.
The ladies' gallery was filed with the
creme de Ia creme of Washington socie-
ty and they also took possession of
greater part of the gcntlemen's gallery.
Not over one hundred gentlemen were
fnrfnnafe enough to get seats The SEN
ate Chamber presented the appearance
of a fashionable opera.
At twelve o'clock the Senate was call
ed to order, with but few Senators in
their seats. Doolittle appeared and re-
ceived congratulations from his brother
Senators.
At half past twelve, the Senate sus-
pended the consideration of Legislative
business, and the secretary was notified
to inform the House that the Senate was
ready to receive them.
At one o'clock, Mr.. Wade vacated the
chair, and moment after Chief Justice
Chase entered at the back door. The
managers for the House of Representa-
tiyes then entered, and after them came
the House itself, in one body. The
Presidents counsel entered by the rear
door, and took seats. There was an adj
dition to them in the person of Mr..
Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. Ev-
arts, of New York.
AT the conclusion of the reading of
the journal, Garrett Davis arose, and
made the point of order-th that ten South
err States not being represented in the
Senate, it was not legal court.
The yeas and nays were called on this
point of order, which was decided i'll
the negative by 40 nays to yeas.
Mr.. Stanbery then rose and said that
the Presidents answer was ready, al
though his counsel have been compelled
to work night and day.
/ Mr., Curtis then rose and commenced
to read the answer. In answer to the
first article, the respondent recitcs the
fact that Mr.. Stanton was appointed by
President Lincoln, not by him after be-
coming President and becoming salts.
fed that said Stanton was doing the
public service great iujury, he removed
him under the Constitution. He denies
that the said Stanton, when he was re-
moved, WAS Is, legal poseossIOn Az
war office. lie denies that he ever con-
templated an action contrary to the laws,
He denies that this act of removing
Stanton constitutes a high crime and
misdemeanor i'll Office.
| Mr.. Stanbery then took Mr.. Curtis
place. In answer to the second article,
he denies that he violated the con-
stitution in appointing Thomas. He
denies that there was no vacancy in said
war office. In his third answer, he an.
swers the article by saying that the frs
and second answers cover ali the points
in this. In answer to the fourth article
i that he attempted to gain possession o
said war Office by force, he says that III
only authorized the said Thomas to &c
possession in order to bring the saiC
question into the Supreme Court of thu
United States. lie gave Thomas no au
thority to resort to force, or to call il
the aid of the military. In answer t.
the fifth article, he denies that he con
| spircd with Thomas or any person t.
prevent Stanton from retaining the Pc
sftion he held illegally. In the answe
to the sixth article, nc denies having
conspired with Thomas to gctpossesslol
of the funds of the War Department, o
other public property. He denies, II
answer to the seventh article, that he vi
olated the laws or Contitution, or tina
the article constitutes high crime ant
: misdemcanor. Inranswer to the eight
article, he denies that he gave Thoma
a letter of appointment in order to con
troll the funds of the War Department
lie admits giving said letter, but denie
any intent to violate the law, and denie
this is high crime and misdemeanor
In answer to the ninth article, he deniC
that, in conversation with Gen. Ewing
he endeayored to get him to disobe!
any law, or offered him any inducemen
to do so. He denies all the allegation
in said ninth article, and that it consti
tutes "a high crime and misdemeanor. Ii
answer to the tenth article, he docs no
admit that the speech claimed to- have
been made by him in response to
. delegation from the Philadelphia con
ventiOn, is correct report. He denie
the truth of tho remarks attributed Il
him as being delivered at Cleveland anG
st. Louis, and claims that all his speech
$ cs were delivered in his character as al
$ American citizen, and not as Presiden
of the United States, for which ne can,
l not be questioned To article eleventh.
f he denies, that III a public speech In WasI
/, ington, he said that Congress was no
: the lawful Congress of the United
States, or would not be until the ter
: Southern States were represented. HI,
insists on being permitted to use free
dom of speech or opinion.
!, At three O'Clock the reading was con.
luded, and Mr.. Boutwell,, from tn.
: managers, requested that the manager,
be allowed TO copy the Presidents an
Q swer, and said that the board would b,
Q ready with the replication at this court
1 at one O'Clock Tomorrow afternoon, AZ
: ter consultation with the House.
81 Mr.. Evarts then arose and said that &
, the court would allow, he would Ne.
quest that the President and counsel b