New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-27
NETWORK, MONDAY, APRIL 81, 1865.

refused all intercourse and proposing to carry on his
as sort Of secondary executive In that condition Of
things was 1t not the duty of the Chief Magistrate TO
make enanHe There was not a Senator before him
who would not have made the change 1t impossible
ling and ana Wn ne canSeNce between
the head 81 the Depsrtment and the President In that
change in the Department II he had out writ
of quo ndrTdnto as the Manager suggested he would
nave Deeh laughed at and rdieuled because determine
ton OF 1t could not have reached year, and
because it reported at the time that he would be
had brought suit against Gen. Thomas and had
him arrested. There was the Presidents oppor-
| q decision Instantly. The President snached
a IT, hut was anxoIsly snatched away from him. The
Managers had talked Of force Where was the force
Where was there single bitter personal interview In
all That transaction There was not quarrelsome word
dial embrace between Gen. Thomas and Mr.. Stanton,
ming his fingers aectonatey through his silver locks
That was the force intimidation and threat that was
used about all there was OF It. Counsel
the President had offered to bring here the members OF
the Cabinet to testify TO what their advice was TO the
President the subject They had consulted that
very subject but yet the Senate would not hear them
1t shut their months aud remanded the defense to the
| man from Delaware" The Senate was asked 10 find
the employment, the intention employ force from
the uicrances Of that man from Delaware, and from
masquerade u "A man dressed in little brief authority"
and yet the Senate would not hear the deliberations OF
the Cabinet tlt consultations Of which were held upon
that question when the transaction warm in the
minds OF the turtles There was no rescung this trial
from me uahlest lmpeliecton OF me testimony
! on that poht. Now what was the Presidents
conrsef Why did he give this letter Of authority To
Lorenzo 1homas lie had 10 do it. There was no other
way he could adept by which he could put the case IN
condition Ia test he law II the President had n0mina
ted TO the eenae the office would have remained IN ex
acty the same condition in which IL was without nomina
tom and therefore IL necessary by arrangement
of this kind into the Office who could represent
the Government on that question The Presidents IN
tenon IN al the movement was simply TO get rid OF that
defiant unfGendy Secretary Counsel used this expires
sion without conveying any personal sentiment What
had the President done in the first place He had selected
Gen Grant whom the country delighted 10 honor
in whom IL lad the utmost confidence, and for whom
,laI,V Ia
10 express sim greater confidence The President had
selected such and yet this was TO be regarded as
mschieyOus transaction. What next dld the President
dOl The very next step that the President took was not
~ get dangerous man not TO get a man in whom the
Senate had confidence, hut the next man 10 whom he
offered the place was Cen sherman. Would any
T% % Gem Saa Sherman %Sad % %at aS the e 70
whom did the President next offer it To MajOr-Gen.
George H. Thomas II seemed that the President had
picked out the three men Of all Others in the nation who
gould command the respect and commence Oi he a'l2h
~ So sng % o m yme ee Of SENATOR
With these few remarks upon the repeal OF the statutes,
/ come the consideration of the al interim letters
From the foundation Of the Government You have
advised by my colleague Mr.. Curtis, and others II
has been the policy of the Government to provide for
Milling offices sd interim. They are not appointments.
There commission under seal IL Is mere letter OF
appointment aud they are not considered as hng the
otiice When Mr. was killed, in 1874, al nitcrn
appOntmeiws made supply the vacancy occasioned
by that accident and aftcrward the President non-
mated to the Senate Mr. Calhoun 10 fill the Office perna
nently. That illustrates the condition OF an al Tm
IN the Office. II has been the policy OF the Goyeril-
nent from TIN beginning thus 10 supply vacancies In
the departments from sickness absence, resignation or
any OF these causes ana TINS occurs bOh wneh Tue oel.
session aid when u II III recess The law Oh 1903
makes no difference; y may be at any time INV,
Senators will dismiss this part OF the SUBJECT ny caluS
your attention ID ad interim appointments that were
made, during the session., OF heads OF depInss IN
the FIRST place, ave you Mt NclsonNho was appohte"
during the session ~ the senate. secretary ol stdte
give yOn Gen scott who appointed, nd interim, sec
retarl ~ War daring the session oil the senate give
MI Moses Kelly, who was appointed. na nts,'" during
irfor / give you Mr.. Holt. who vas appointed al
iu,. during the session of the Senate secretary OF
Holt which deserves especial attention and consdera.
ton Mr. Uroesbeck read from the passage Of President
hGS dS Sou ~ he senate m tpE IN 70 Pssrd to
the appointment OF Mr.. Hall 10 succeed John
Where Tie senate took the matter under con,
sheraton, and inquired OF the President what ne had
you report upon iul inquiry was made 10y inc
buchanan replied he had supplied that vacancy by
an al iaferiB, appointment under the Law Of 1879 He
communicated that fact TO the They received
the communication. aud satisfied that IL was
odjdooia on his part The senate on thls occasion, III
appontnents. aud during the session received MI l
ohanas reply that he did II under The very law under
Which we acted and the Senate did not censure tha ac
while they bring us forward criminal and brand us
FOR You cannot discriminate between thcl BON
were done under the same law-both done during The
shall glance now at the next article do not intend
10 linger upon such charges contained ~ H. IL
makes great noise In circles, hut is very hard TO see
through IT, What y the proof to sustain TINS article
The President had IN interuic" WIN Cen Lholy thu ~
The course of Gen Emory informed him OF
he ~ - 70
abot A. aud the President said in The course OF that con
veration that the law Unconstitutional lie ana nor
say anything Aud that II the enormous crime that
As committed under article nine. He SAID II was uncon
stitutional What abOn thati j. not IN evidence be
fore won unconiIadctcd that the President had been Ill
formed that there were unusual military movements
going on This city on the night before, ana secretary
Welles called him 10 inform han Of the fact Tho
President said lac would inquire about IT, lie sent note
To Cen Emory, waited upon him with the information
inow come to Article 10. l shall leave the elaborate
discussion OF the article to my colleague nut WISH To
IL. I.ntt Itetpr fU lp
tile Constitution bearing upon TINS suig.c when denies
to Congress The power 70 Ieny ID Doe tb pry
legc belong only TO the private cltIeh - II uecu 10
officers OF the GoYer,ne y cnaItment Nav Congress
,c itself mp the standard o! good taste Is u Tor Con-
grcss 10 prescribe the RUE lot rlc,lu'itit u
Viii IL not he quite enough for Congress TO preserve It's
Mr. Gpoesleek then took MP Article H. saying that
there was testimony support except the telegram
between Gov. Parsons OF Alabama and the President
rhich the law was passed They had heard gnih
cent Grafton OF OF the Managers about IT, so sounding
and sensational but would they uphoiu ulat arucic
upon such proof as thatf
Looking back over the ease e VAS glad 10 ne aDle 10
s,y there no political questions lnNOlNd ~ IT, Inc
questions were, where l. tie power oi removal ougeu ny
tho Court l. that covered by tle CiNIl Iehlre aoI
tutld the President make an cd interim appointment
hid he do anything mischleVOus III ms interview Win
which he appehended noody would carry gu NJ pich;
81 heavy load for the remainder OF his NE stripped ui
an yerbiage. that The ease upon when tAei JUG
mcnt was asked shocked him to think IL possible that
the President could be dragged nom MS ounce on 7len
nuutmen for a sin Gle day. Was this matter Justylhg
ihc disturbance Of the qud of the people shaking telr
roufdrnrc in their President aud driving MN
from INFECT How meSre, he said, how mSef.
able is this case. Al Gd interim appointment
lor a single day, attempt to remove
Edwin NJ stanton who stood detantly and poisoned an
tbs cnniels of intercourse with the President 40 NOT
sneak This ia cese o Dir stanton, but such j. me ldci
We have been referred 10 many prccedents III me past
history of England; hut these precedents should ne 10
Won Senators, not mater for mitatOn, bul Dcacoi-
lights To warn YOU from the dangerous rocks on when
thcy stand. What is to be y0uT Judgment Hcnalois
Removal from office aud perpetual dsgnaiheailO, AZ
the President has done hing Tor when ne 'ph "
removed from Office he should also he disluhlin,u Hph
iIl, NJ. hnr,aflrr MIrlf 4. his cTme lie lrcd u