The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-25

I tIeman has at least a precedent for what
Z be has done, aud wish we could follow
out the precedent in this Court. becau So
/ the Court inquired who IN ade the objec-
I tfon, and tried to fud the offender for the
I purpose of furnishing him. tlaughter) but
[ he could not be found, and Afterwards
( the wife Of Gen. Fairfax, who ranted on
that occasion from the rest Of the G IN
mons. Il is said by the gentleman from
New York, that this replication As in a
4 Baltimore paper. lake issue with this
fact. This replication was corrected in
/ form at IS minutes past ~ O'Clock this day
I and is copied frOm in part. nom th e great
! precedents SC. far as they apply, and, there
/ fore, any paper could publish sOmeih ming
! Wood intinnated that the Manage had
/ probably altered il after 4 q had sent IL 70
I the papers, but he had II here, in the Balti-
more Anasyieaa. with the names of the
\ Managers attached.
BUtier-And as the names Of the Mana
/ gers are not attached 20 the repdcati On,
that ends the matter; when we make "a
replication we do not attach out names 10
/ il. but expect the. Speaker Of the House
ard the Clerk OF the House, BY order OF
I the House, to abtach then names TO ft. y
L Wood again fntimated that the replica
| ton was altered after lt was given To the
Butler said. we never altered Il at all;
1 this is a mere formal proceeding tn ere
land ar tha5 the PresidenVs answer can
amount to Is a plea OF not guilty. with a
stump speech in the oellyf lLaughter.l
trust the House will not receive any
lecture or any suggestions as to the pro-
priety OF ne language u conduct rom the
gentleman who stands IS yet under It's
censure for violation OF an Parliamen-
WoodEThe highest compliment OF my
Twelve O'Clock having arrived. the ses-
sic1l 0f Monday closed and the session OF
EIdridge said Il would seem from the re-
marks OF The gentleman from Massaohu-
sets, Mr.. Butler, that TINS matter IS never
to c fase being the subject OF ieyity. The
impeachment Of the President. from the
| beginning OF the proceedings, has been
treated not only as a mere matter Of form,
but as a + ubiect for trihing. The gentle
man from Massachusetts tells us that
when the question was raIsed in England.
whether impea aohment was in the name
of the people, some one exclaimed it was
not. and he said that person was under
stoo1 20 70 t oS ,5csl Sl@ So M ,1or el ~
come here and rant, for we have plenty Of
ranters in the House Of Representatives
Blaine-On which side Of the House?
Eldndge II suppose the gentleman
knows he Is very fair specimen himself
! The gentleman from Massachusetts under
| took 10 saw that this replication IS q mere
formal matter. That may be the under
standing Of the gentleman from Massa-
chuse Is. and We have statement Of the
leading manager Last evening, that an
tfcipatIng an answer. presented by the
President, the managers. had prepared a
replication. There could be no other con-
struction put on his language than that
the managers, who, before they heard a
word Of answer, had prepared in 70 IN
replication. They do not consider the
facts in the case They do not look upon
| the Presidents declarations and answer,
/ either specifically or generally, but prepafe
and present to this House a replication In
form TO what they suppose the answer Of
the President will be. I said. last night,
did not desire the Managers on the
part OF the House, as much as 1 respect
them as individuals, tnasmuch as have
confidence IN them as gentlemen, 10 an
sWer IN my anne their own desire. Every
one Of them was known to have been IN
favor Of tue conviction OF the President,
without regard TO his answer, when they
were appoin ed as Managers. The gentle
man from Ohio tells us that the replica
tion is but a short tFayerse.Of all material
allegations in the answer aud denial OF
the IN ttter and things set up. Is the Inn
peachment Of the President 50 much
matter OF 'orm that whatever he may
answer the Managers are prepared with a
general denial OF IT. + that the form and
the proceedings by which You are 10 re-
Suppose the President had co fessed many
OF the facts charged, ana understand he
does admit many, are the Managers pre-
pared in advance with a general denial Of
All matters and things set up BY the Pfesi-
dent2 Are the Managers prepared 10 deny
wSh6aateveT The President MY say? do
not want these gentlemen TO fte an
aaswer s5sT FOR he me- autbori5sd 30 not want ant
ia my name, even at the hazard Of
being called, by the gentleman from Mas
as the President has undertaken to state
the facts and give narration Of what has
S5oIss fr6th. and I believe a msioTitv ~
the House believe that what he has stated
is true.N Why then should not this House,
with equal frankness aud sincerity,
admit on the records, Whatever
IS true OF what the President has
Stated? Why can not we consider
the answer section by section, fact BY fact,
aud whenever we find that the President
has stated the truth, admit that in our re-
false rep ieatfOn, z replication denying
those truths which we know 20 be true
Why tell the cOu airy That all the Presi-
dent has said is lie, when We know most
of II il true
Williams, Of Pennsylvania, would like
whether he could point TO any case of Inn
parchment that had been tried except on
the general issue of not guilty; whsthe
any other issue could be made-any other
replication could be filed than substantial
ly that. which had been prepared to-day.
the Presidents answer which were true
and which could not be denied by the wit
nesses, should De admits BY thls means, /
they would narrow down the issue and /
save expense and time.
q. Williams adverting TO tile Presidents
answer, said that there was q difference |
OF opinion amongthe Managers, whether /
they should not have dem tnded that the |
Pre-, ,ident in presenting his answer should |
specifically plead guilty or not guilty, but |
"A maj ority held that the answer might be |
conaldered a general plea Of not guilty. /
4
mel from Wisconsin assevefates here /
that all the facs stated in the answer Of /
the President are true or 20 use his iuenti. I
cal language, q are Gods truth" I do not I
think God ever recognized truths Of that /
sort. (Laughter.) Does the gentleman I
say that the speeches charged to have been I
made b the President at 81. Louis, and /
Cleveland, and Washington were not
made? .. rr
Mr. EIdridge The President says he did /
not make them In the form in whic1 they /
are charged.