The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Prooeeding. in the Impeachment Trial

CONCLUSION OF EvARTs' SPEECH. s,
! Taking up impeachment proceedings
from where we closed last week, We
begin, at the middle of Mr.. Evarts'
speech. He spoke four days, bringing
his windy effort. TO close on Friday.
Undoubtedly he made some fine points,
but there was a. great sense of Irelefo
al sides when be was done. tbar
Mr.. srANBERRY's SPEECH. s'
At the conclusion of Mr., Evarts'
speech, Mr.. eStsnberry, of the Presi-
dents counsel, appeared in the Senate
from his sick bed aud commenced
reading bis address, butagrew SO weak
that his Secretary had to finish it for
him. This occupied all of Saturday,
May I'd.
"a Mr.. BIKeHAM's SPEECH.
Mr.. Bingham commenced the final
argument for the prosecution, on Mon
day and concluded his speech Wednes-
day, after two days and half. We
have no room even for synopsis of it.
1t is pronounced the greatest speech
of the trial, and adds immensely TO the
already great reputation of its author.
The follwing is the concluding portion
Senators, have said perhaps more than
ought to have said; more, perhaps than there
was occasion TO say, ] know that l stand il
the presence Of men illustrious in cur coun
| try's history; / know that l stand in tbs
| presence of men who for long years hav,
| been in the nalion's councils; know that
stand 10 the presence of men who may, il
some sense, be called, to-day, living father
of the Republic. ask you, Senators, Il
consider that / am not insensible to tn
Significance of those words of which men
| ton was made by the learned counsel from
New York: sJ ustice, "''duty, claw, ''oath.
| | ask you, Senators, to consider that at tb
stand this day pleading for the violated maj
| esty of the law, by the graves Of balf I
million Of our murdered heroic patriots wit
made death beautiful by the sacrifice o
themselves for their country, its Constitu
ton and laws, and by their sublime eIampl
taught US that all must obey the law, tia
none are above the law, that no man lives 70
| himself alone, but each for all, that SOM
must die that the state may live, that th
citizen is at best but for day, while tn
| commonwealth is for all time, and tEat n
position however high, no patronage how
ever great can be permitted tn shelter Grim
to the peril of the Republic.
tonly remains for me, Senators, to thanl
you for the honor You have done me b.
| your kind attention, and 10 demand in th
name of the House of Representatives, aud 0
| the people of the United States, Iudgemen
against the sccused for high crimes ant
| misdemeanors 10 Office, of which he stand
charged. and of which before God and mai
be is clearly guilty.
| Toward the close Of Mr.. Bingham speccl
| the attention Of all present was riveted ol
him. He seemed 70 be in bis best mood
and the audience was evidently great,
moved by his words. At his last sentence
murmer OF applause broke firth spontane
ously, and was continued for sonic moments
, AZ 8 80 the doors of the Senate wer
closed for celebration on the motion
to admit reporters, and at half-past
the Senate adjourned. 97-
LATER.
l. WASHINGTON MAY lit is under
stood that the Senate has determines
| 70 adin,,rr as a court nntil Mnndar an.