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u, far the m7., Interesting and com
rrrhen i've views of affairs at tho National
Cspital, are 10 be fund in the editorial
corre.poniencc Of the :. +. HrHfir, from
with we have on several previous occa-
s;ons made ccpiyus extracts. Mr.. Simon
ton, il lii letter Of Feb 22d, gives some
facts connected with the great question
now agitating the couniIy-impeachment
which we have filled to find in any 9th
er channel Of information. 1t appears
from thpsn statements that Mr.. johnson
Consulted with no OF regarding his con-
tempt ,trd action in the removal Of Stan
ton. Not member of the Cabinet had
the slishtes; idea of such intention. 1t is
his opinion that had the President con-
suited with his supporters and friends they
woull have advised different policy
probably to send to the Senate the nomin-
alton of Mr.. Ewing for Secretary of War,
rice Stanton removed, and such a message
explanatory of his course as lie sent after
the mischief was done" Had this been
his plan, Mr. S. doubts whether the act
could have been made a decent rrctext for
impeachment. The charge Of the mana
gers involves but this single act Of the
President, and from this fact he predicts
that it will be sustained and the President
deposed. The Presidents defense rests
upon the belief that the Tenure of Office
bill is unconstitutional, and even if other
wise, that it does not apply in The case at
issue. The Senate. by whom lie is to be
tried, has already declared by atwo-thirds
vote that the law is constitutional That
body has, therefore, prejudsed the case,
ard is totally incompetent to give the
President fair trial, until the judicial
question involved i, settled by the Su.
rreme Couit. He then says:
"No matter how guilty Of crime, or
blunders worse than crime, johnson may
be held, his trial, conviction and sentence
by court which has already prejudged
his case-unless the Supreme Court shall
have first legally declared that the law lie
is charged with violating is valid-will BE-
condemned by the enlightened judgment of
mankind and prove an indrlihle stain upon
the nation. Mn Of the hshes: intelli-
gerce are daily cxclndcd from the jnry-box,
because from conversation or reading news
papers their minds have received vague
impressions as to the guilt or innocence Of
tn party accused The admission tha,
his impressions have BEEN carelrssly i'm
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