New-York tribune., 1868-04-03
WASHINGTON.


THE TRIAL BRADY AND THE supRsms
COURT.
81 rSLsoSsra rHs rpsyss
wAsHNGroS, Thursday, April = iss
An editorial article in tO-day's Nofoeof I,,.,g.
gence, said to have been written by one of the Ps
dents counsel. created decided sensation hers
Ii is OF great length. occupying more than fou,
columns OF The Intelligence, and Is on the ones,
tion Is the President pro teapoge Of the Sen
ate eligible to DO Acting President Of the Uoi,ea
Statesf The article starts with a brief bis,or,o.,
retrospect of the Federal Convention which forme,
the National Constitution while the action neccs.,,
to be taken in relation to the President the We
President, and the provision for a President pro D..
pore for the Senate were under consideration ia,
writer then reCounts the discussion in the First (o,
gress in relation to tho designation of person t hs
Acting Presidont In case of the vacancy conteonl,
ted by the first section Of the second article of tbe
| Constitution. During the first five years of ,bs
Government the Senate sat With closed doors so iha,
we have no account Of the debate in that body bui
the writer asserts that in the House the discussion de-
yeloped three objections to the President pro le.spoy
! Of the Senate acting az President Of the United
States. l. That if the trainers of the Constitution
had intended any officer named in it to become Act.
ing President they would have named the officer !.
| That the designation Of the President pro tcapor
would put it in the power OF the Senate to elect ,
President g. That the President pro tenpore Of the
Senate is not an officer in the sense Of the Cohsti.
tuition, and for that reason ineligible The last clause
of the third point is the one desired to be enforced
viz: that Mr. Wade is ineligible as the success.
sor of Andrew Johnson. Tie IateRigeaor then
argues that tho person intended to bo desg,
mated was principal officer of ono Of
the Executive Departments. An Acting Presi.
ident the writer says will always be the plant tool
OF the power that made him; and then having already
said by implication that Mr. Wade cannot beeom.
President, lac proceeds to argue it and to what
other persons could not have been meant for the
Office in the contingency such as would arise upoa
the conviction Of Mr.. johnson. The article con-
cludes with the declaration that every avenue TO
the Presidency through either House of Congress has
been efectuay closed by the Constitution; for ths
main objections TO the President pro tempore Of the
Senate are equally potent against the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives"
BY referring to the report of the impeachment trial
in another column IL may be seen that Gen. Bntler.
through Mr. Tinker OF the Western Telegraph Com
pany put in evidence to-day copies OF dispatch sent
by Gov. Parsons Of Alabama TO the President. Also.
a copy of dispatch sent by Mr. Johnson in reply
thereto in reference TO the 18th Constitutional
amendment which the Legislature of that State bad
ust rejected The following portion of the testi-
mony of Gov Parsons before the Judiciary Com.
mittec July s. 1867, on the same subject:
GOV. Lewis L. Parsons sworn and examined by Mr.
BouwelQ Has President johnson ever az any ,ne 70
TO what should be done By yourself or anybody else or
Amendment A. fcannot recollect that he has. q. Da
YOU OF anything done by President johnson In ref
ereuce to its ratification rejeetioni A. cannot say
that do; do not recoect anything that lie has ever
a deal of talk is heard in Washington concerning
~. 20 tho tod Nv "a
friends are more cheerful, and think that their casa
is not vet hopeless: They regard the ruling out OF
the testimony about Cooper as an impeItanI pol4l ~
the Presidents favor, aud seem to think that it in
dcates an acauittal for the President. The Manag-
eYs. on tho other hand are very well satisfied with
their case so far and think thai they have made ex
| ceent progress. They expect to close on Saturday
The President received many Of his friends and
admirers to-day. Gen. Hancock had ON extended
interview with him during the forenoon: Dan Rice.
the circus man, came next he, too, was admitted
To the presence.
Secretary Stanton issued two special orders since
his reinstatement The first one was relieving Gen.
Demick Governor OF the Soldiers Home in this city,
and the second, which was issued to-day. was an
order granting 60 days leave of absence to Lieut.
Robert. II. Henes of the e9th Infantry.
The House of Representatives net at - O'Clock
burne of Illinois suggested that it should be the
derstanding daily that no business should be done
on the return of the House TO its Chamber. unless
the Speaker informed the House in the thai
business would be done in the evening. Mr NibtcS
suggested that badge OF honor, red leather. OF
something of that sort be provided 10 be worn by re
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, SO as to
distinguish him in the Senate. The Democrats duly
laughed The House then attended the trial.
After the adjournment OF tho Court to-day, Mr..
sherman called up his order suspepding the otha
establishing the ticket system After some oPoo'i-
The supreme Court Judges were photographed DY
Brady to-day.
by Presidents counsel arrived here to-day
The following telegram, relative TO the internal
officers of Japan, was received this day at the Do
paTment of State:
LEGATION or TIE UsITED STATES INJArAS,J
HIoGo, bIarche, 1865.
VIA SAN FRANCISCO, April l. }
10 Hon. W. II. SEWARD. Secretary Of STATE
The Tycoon was driven from 0saca, after i've Day,
With rnes the foreigners at this place American
sailor aud two Frenchmen were wounded Ihey wera
pursued by American and other marines and sailors AM
dispersed The town Is fortified ON tho sib. tho
Mikadas Envoy arrived, and peace was iesloSi,
eaptaI punishment OF the officers ordering the attack
The demand was acquiesced in and the execution se
+ sending troops toward Yeddo Notices of neutrality
have been issued by all the Foreign representative
II. d. yANyNKENBUEG.
samuel Strong was recently arrested here, on the
instance of the Governor OF Virginia on charge O'
obtaining signatures 10 Wrlngs uaep oe ten iso hefop
Judge Fisher he discharged ON the ground ihst
Virginia is not State in the UnloIi ana thst tneis
fore he could not recognize Gov PlelrepOnts feqh-
,tiop subsequently Gen. Sehofeld, commanding
the First Military District Of Virginia, addressed
reqmsition to ChiefJustice Cartier OF the supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, requiring IN ING
pursuance of the provisions of tho Constitution anu
ihe aWs Of tho United States, that Strong be appe
Al E,,cfAI ~ IN ha