Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-05-09
Closing Arguments on Impeachment.

WAsM1NornN. May Ain the Senate
Stanbrry resumed his argument. He hrl!
that Stan,na had not b,e en- removed and
tha, the Tenure OF Office law contains no
provision 10. bi'!ding an attempt to cause
the removal; that the President had
right 70 cnns,ru. the law for liims,lf; at
most thar he could only BE- held RESPONSE.
bic fr error Of construction. Stanb,ry
argued these points At length. readin. from
Jefa, rson. Jackson and Van Burrn to sas.
tain his view. Liza proccedcdto consider
tn. Conspiracy Articlrs, arguing that not
a word vi proof had been adauced in their
support. The Emory Article has no sub
stance O: foundation. The Tenth Article
is, he said. violation Of the right Of
free sl~. CHI valued BY Our people as a
jewel beyond price and expressly protect
I'd by the First Ar,icl. OF ;he Constitution.
The Eleventh Article was more defin:t",
the allegation wns un.ustnined by proOf
and already sufficiently answered. STAN
berry then denied that any injury had been
caused to any individual officer Of the Gov
ernmcnt; no public interest has suffTed
by the action of the President He con-
tinued. mentioning that the order for the
removal of Stanton was signed by the
President in the exercise OF his .nndopbied
mower, sanctioned by, the Constitution and
endorsed by every member oft Prcsi-
Dental Office. lie then said: How can
YOU punish him following in good faith,
that bath !: He las bren compelled TO
preserve, protect and defend ,h"C "nsti,u!
ton of the United States. Mailing ia
palmer than the duty Of the Executive 3"
resist the lencronc hinents Of the Lsgisa alive
Department. Whenrvrrf President 10
deliberately of the opinion that an acts OF
Congress calls Nppn him TO sxrrcis" the
power given 70 him by the Constitution.
h. violates that Constitution ifhe fsila TO
doii. Again, Whenever l.r is called upon
execute q law which dcprives him OF
his constitutional power. he violates the
Constitution as w-il BY executing It. A
great trust IL committed IN his hands.
nctionrd bv a a"lemn oath. ard h. can
not surrender the one o. violate the other
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