Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-25
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FORTaETm CONC u ENS.

WARRINGTON, March "a -HousR. Mr..
Boutwell, reported the form Of the replica
tion to the Presidents answer, which was
read.
Mr.. Spalding inquired Of Mr.. Boutwell,
whether the President had denied that he
was guilty under the artclss.
Mr. FHnsworth sad the President admits
tho facts ami denies his guilt
| Mr.. boutwell, ssid the prcsidcnts answtr
was in substance thet he wa, not guilty );
therefore the form OF replication vas dilier-
snt from that Usually used in similar cases
| he managers We're Of the opinion that no
advantage could tie taken against he House
Of Representatives. TO the form of replica
ton now reported he was willing to allow
an hour for criticism.
| Mr.. Woodward called tie attention OF the
managers to the fact that the answer OF the
President to the llth article amounted to .
demurrer. lie thought there should DO =
special replication 10 that part of the an
swer.
Mr. Bingham said the 18th article, like
| evsrv other article exhibited against the
President, charged him with misdsmeanor
or high crime in office, so there aas no de-
par,ure whatever in the replication.
Mr.. Bingham argued that there never had
been demurrer entertained in case Of i'm
parchment in the Senate or in the Peers Of
England, special pleading was unknown in
the whole proceeding. The President . an
swsr to the It'll article Was therefore . plsa
Of not guilty.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, took exception
to the phraseoloey Of the replication, which
declares to be it, she name Of all the people
OF the United States, and argued that such
declaration was false in fact. Mr.. Wood
proceeded to criticize certain assumptions Of
the managers, who, for instance. authorized
the managers TO say yesterday that they
would present their replication to the Sen
ate 1t o'clock to-day. "In the replication
Of the managers or House OF Represents.
tives. l contend that in the absence Of any
action on that question by the House Of
Representatives, il WAS IN assumption Of
duty, IN arrogance Of power on the part Of
the managers TO declare to the Senate that
they would At o'clock to-day present this
replication, and find in the Baltimore pa
psrs Of day this replication. Sir, are We
nobody, do the gentlemen who have been
selected by this House to represent, il in the
Senate constitute themselves the House Of
Representatives ?"
Mr.. Boutwell, understood the position Of
the gentleman from New York 10 be that a.
De Did not agree to the replication, therefore
II was not good one. II that were 80.
that Weuld be the end If the whole prose
cution.
Mr.. Wood remarked that he had suited
that no portion Of the people Of the United
States had authorized this action.
Mr.. Butler replied that the represents
tives Of the people usually represent them,
but the gentleman has not even the merit
OF organization in his objections.
Mr. Butler cited case in the trial of
Charies III, when the proceeding being in
me name OF all the people of Eagland, ore
., .ne KING adhsrents got up and said -
NO. all the people Of England do not con
sent to IT," So the gentleman has At l.as,
. precedent.
Mr.. Butler denied that the replication an.
psared in the Baltimore papers, as il vss
corrected in form At fifteen minutes ra,t
eleven this day. Any paper could publish
something like II. Mr.. Butler, In further
rsmsrks, said oil the President's answer can
amount to is plea Of not guilty, with .
stump sPsssh In the middle Of IT, He
thought tho House should not receive anv
lectures from gentleman who A ret stsnds
under ito csnsurc
Mr. Wocd-Ths highest compliment Of
my life.
Mr.. Eldridge said the whole matter v.s
treated Is = subject for triing Referring
70 Mr.. Buffers remarks, Mr.. Eldridge s,id
there could be no other construction put ON
his words than tha. the managers before
they heard . word Of the answer had pre-
pared in form . replication. They do not
consider the facts in the case and they do
not look upon the Presidents declaration
ana answer either specifically or generally,
guy Propose and present to this House re-
t..ssson 10 form similar to what they
| sos ansvsr Of the President viii