Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
9uiuas III Mashiugta1l.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
FULL PARTICULARS.

FULL PARTICULARS.
At o'clock on Friday, 18th instant the Presl
dent pro tens of the Senate, said the chair wou
now be vacated for the Chief Justice Of the Unite
States.
The Chief Justice then entered and took tn
chair of the presiding officer, and directed the ser
geant-at-arms to make proclamation.
The sergeant t-at-arms.-Hear ye! hear vel hea
ye! All persons are commanded to keep silenc
while the Senate of the United States is sitting Of
the trial of articles of impeachment exhibited b!
the House of Representatives against Andrew
johnson, President of the United States.
The sergeant arms here announced the man
ayers of impeachment on the part of the House O.
Representatives.
The Chief Justice-The managers of impeach
ment will come forward and take the seats provided
for them.
A large number of the members OF the HOUSE
of Representatives here entered.
The Chief Justice-The Secretary will call ths
roll of Senators who have not been sworn.
The Secretary then called the roll Of those WHIT
had not been sworn, commencing with Mr.. Dooit
tie. who was not present. The remaining Senators
were then sworn, as follows: MIR. Edmunds o.
Vermont Mr.. Patterson, of New Hampshire
Mr.. Vickers, of Maryland.
She Chief Justice-The Secretary Of the Senate
will read the return of the sergeant-at-arms.
The Secretary then read: -..
The foregoing writ of summons, and the torego'
ing precept, addressed to me, were duly served by
me on Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States at the executive mansion his usual place Of
abode, on Saturday, March 7th instant at the hour
of seven o'clock in the afternoon
GEO. T. BROWN,
Sergeant-atrArms of the Senate
The Chief Justiee-The sergeant-atarms will
now call the accused.
The eSergeant-at-Arms Andrew johnson, Pres
ident of the United States! Andrew johnson,
President of the United States! appear and an
swer to the articles of impeachment exhibited a.
gainst you by the House of Representatives of the
United States.
After short interval, Mr.. johnson, of Mary
land, rose and moved that the counsel for the de-
fence be notified to enter the chamber; and the
motion was adopted.
Messrs. Stanberry, Nelson and Curtis, appeared
as counsel for the President and took the seats as
signed them.
At LOOP. NJ. the sergeant-at-arms officially an
nounced the members of the House of Represent
atiyes and the remainder of that body entered and
took seats.
The Chief Justice-The counsel Of the Presi-
dent will now put in their reply to the articles OF
impeachment.
Nh. Stanberry-Mr. Chief Justice, my broth
ers, Messrs. Curtis and Nelson, and myself, are
here as counsel for Andrew Johnson President OF
the United States. have his authority to answer
to the articles of impeachment, and with your
leave will read.
Mr.. Stanberry then read:
"Lu the Matter of the Impeachment Of Andre'o
johnson, President of the United States:
ssI, Andrew johnson, having been served with
a summons to appear before the Senate to answer
the articles of impeachment, etc., etc.. hereby en-
ter my reply through my counsel, Henry Stanber-
ry, j. s. Black, William NJ. Evarts, B. A Cur
tis, and Thomas A R. Nelson who are instructed
by me to answer to this summons, and to ask
reasonable time in which to appear and answer to
the articles which have been prepared.
The reply further says, that after careful exam
ination of the articles, and full consultation with
his counsel he 1.-THE President) is satisfied that at
least forty days will be required in which to answer
said articles, and most respectfully asks that that
time will be allowed him.
The Chief Justice-The application will be con-
sidered as requested.
Mr.. Stanberry then continued in support OF the
application He Henry Stanberry) Benjamin A.
Curtis, J. S. Black, VIM. NJ Evarts, and L. A:
R. Nelson, acting as counsel for Andrew johnson,
beg leave to make the following statement: "Ihe
articles of impeachment are eleven in number, In
voving many questions of law and fact. The
counsel have arrived at the conclusion that with
the utmost diligence and dispatch they can bring
to their task, the time asked for is reasonable and
should be granted.
The present respondent was ignorant Of the
charges against him until within few days. His
time is much engossed with his public duties, and
he has but the few minutes he canspare from them
to confer with his counsel The counsel further
beg leave to submit, that as lawyers, careful OF
their own reputation, and acting upon their con-
science they submit to the candid consideration OF
the court that the respondent has right to ask
for the time named.
Mr.. Bingham objected to granting the prayer of
the respondent under the operation Of the 9th rule,
adopted by the Senatefor the conduct Of this trial
After the appearance of the accused at the bar OF
the Senate, no application of this nature can be al
lowed, unless the Sthrule is set aside. The man.
ayers Of impeachment here at the bar Of the SEN
ate maintain that the Sth rule signifies precisely
what it says. If the defence had failed to appear,
the trial would have gone on as if a plea of not
guilty had been entered; and the accused having
appeared, the effect is the same. The trial must
go on, and no time for preparation can be allowed.
Mr. Curtis addressed the Chief Justice, and said
if the construction which the managers Of impeach-
ment place on this rule is correct the counsel fol
the President have been entirely misled. They
have construed the rule as the practice provides in
courts of equity. 1t had never been held that a
bill of complaint must be announced on the day Of
appearance. The day to appear and answer is
either fixed by some general rule, or there is to be
special order in the case. The counsel for the
President contend that the part of the 9Th rule re-
lating to the answer has reference to future pro-
ceeding as We have assumed.
The counsel for the President therefore submit
that the Interpretation of the 9Th rule as construed
by the managers of impeachment, is not correct.
Mr. Wilson briefly endeavored to controyert the
position of Mr.. Curtis. he expressed his great
surprise that it was possible for the learned coun-