New-York tribune., 1868-03-04

IN III @ Phe truth or fachood OF any accusation agaipsi
IL thc ,o,,is er, spoken at all whether
true idla. that man honiu ~ ~ ,,t os tb
such auelage, gud cal'y tmt iI'' ,.i" H. 80.
fted states should Tue moment tnls dtteic W.
made the foundation % delay, D. W"ilu '' % -, M 80
| Mr.. GARFIELD suggested that they could "i'iuf""
pMr BtiTIER ageutci adding that Fl contained three
specifications and that ir was drawn no WIN .at ','.
| Mr. MUNGEN dem. Obiol, rising 20 l'yf,,itf fr W.
Az article adopted ~ the House. ....,..,..
The SPEAKER declined 70 entertain tle point "a "''4'
| a, il was not - question beiJte tht boii'c , IN t
! Mr. GElL djcn. Pa.l asked whether ""1n IT,. "a 'Ia1 ~
order inquire whether fhe attacks oi to u ~, ,s'
upon Congress bad been, halt ~ sc'inlioHl, s '
the attacks oi Congress upon the ~ it,iui'' ,tt
! man had the lOur t0 make thC inquiry.
Mr WOODBRIDGE diep, W. Wa oppo,cd To NE az az j.
Gle for two reasons the GFs being that i the PreSm
were put on his trial under A. would TAKE lmi 9ls
counsel should desire 10 CONSUME thne, eQgl 70 ia' o.
cupcd IN the trial OF Wareg g2stngs % ara 'ne :. s9
Deig tha II charged no eFiao but only uerauces asf
indecent aud unbeeOnine the Chief Magi.tFare of
ofTenses on whlcI conviction could be had They were
high crimes aud msdemsaDors, aDd neither charged IN
| remarks wbe he was swinging around the circle"
that might be dstastefa - c9ngEess or Improper for
tanned nothing on which conviction could be had lie
had get to learn hat e President or any civil officer
could be impeached except for nigh crime m!sde-
neanor and he asked only tat the article should be 20
framed thar a Court of Impeachment could entertain It,
Mr. BUTLER was sa3lshed that that old doctrine which
he had supposed dead and buried, that te President
could he inpcached only FOR crImo or mi5demeanOr"
had been again resurted so that he might get fair
lick at IT, Laughter The proposition was that FOR the
battery or selling iiogoT without ncensethe Presldens
could be npeached but hat he coul not bo npeacicd
when he usurped the liberties OF tho people because 90
Indictment lay against that The proposition that
the President gh be npeached for selling liquor with
license but could not be npeached for getting into
carriage and riding up and down Pennsylyaniaave.,
with two bad women one on each side OF him, reeIng
drunk for he knew OF no stauts against that He would
inform the gentleman fromYermOnt Woodbridge that this
ala hat tlp
Into ridcue and contempt that he welcome TO do bat
that brought the high Office which he flls-no occu-
pesnto sovereign disgrace, rdcuo, and contempt 80
that It hardly respectable for decent man TO al
hereafter. Was not that impeaohable misdemeanor
lie did not stand his word alone, but on the
authority Of Judge Story, who used these words about
Impeachment: 1t Is proceeding, probably Che farest
that could be devised, by which the people
through the action Of that branch Of the Government
which directly and fully represents them, call IN
question the fitness or their pubic ohcers ana ulHns
House or in the country who was on their side that
Andrew Johnson was hr man TO Do President OF the
4 DEM0cRATIC MEMBER" There's logic for you
Sir. BUTLER continued, that tine article had been
drawn directly within the precedent in Judge Chasos
case. and that none OF tic great lawyers who helped
Judge Chase comprising hr Writ ycntured 70 say tnat
the offense proved was not mlsdemeanor within tic
meaning OF The Constitution.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE mem, Wis) inquired whether tho
opinion cited from Judge Story nos In direct conflict
With decision Of the United States Supreme Court on
MI Butler answered Decidedly No. adding that the
question, had V jurisdiction 10 decide H. That great
aueson was 90 be decided first by the House OF Repre-
seniatyes and then By the Senate sitting in its judicial
capacity. II the Supreme Court undertook TO decide IT.
ats decision should le brushed away eob-web; for
TIE jDdqss ofe SuBree COT ,-ere themselves liable 10 BE-
asjudieoied upon Jy Aai higher Court he Senate Of ne
United Sia.s The articles already adopted presented
only the bone and slncw ot Andrew Johnsons oneuses
wanted 10 oloho that bone and SHOW with flesh and
blood and TO show him before the country the quyer
ing snuer that be is that hereafter, whom postety
came 70 examine heprocecdngs, might not have cause
to wonder tho only oense charged against Andrew
Johnson was merely technical one. lie would have
him 60 down posterity ~ the representative man OF
hl. age with label upon him that would stick to him
Me WILSON rep. Towa) another OF the managers,
SAID that he was the member alluded TO by r Butler as
gesRS eyea SSt iu m eas o eSSrcS IN the articles adopted
Yesterday was one on which Andrew Johnson could be
IoSfifa & aTd e DO House. % controed the present pro
ceedngs II could not control the proceedings before tne
Senate The House could not determine what question
the defense might raise how many mght raise Nnat
.es N nt cht produce what testimony t might intro
duce An that was to D. determined by the Court a.
not the geutlemhn from Massachusetts, remember that
that reslltod Ia an acqptiat lft was worth any
thing therefore IL was worth something warning not
TO lfy Ia this case what had failed in that This other
distinction was 70 be o1ryed between ths tGo ease % e
was sitting the bench presiding as Justice over
the steps balcony Of hotel IN 81 Louis. IL was NO
where alleged that ne Presidents UeynHces Tepretensi
infamous were spoken 10y him while he was discharg
INK the duties OF hs oce, those OF Judge Chase
Tho House knew his Niisons views OF the law govern
ng mpeachmens but he was willing 10 let the case 20
he begged tie House TO remember that under the article
proposed counsel for the defense might poong the
case Indefinitely. unless the article was Withdrawn as
suggested. Iut. would the gentleman q3utlerl with
draw he did not believe that there @onio 9e ieITH %
he believed so. Why load down the record "th ts au
Mr' BUTLER replied to Mr. Wilson's argument. He
held that, ougha Judge was in hls Official position only
while on the bench the President IN his whether on
the balcony Of 81 Louis hotel IN the East Room or
tho white House. lie reminded the House tnat Jnage
drew johnson himself Jor poiicai speeeh deIire,ed on
ne suP De,ere ns gr os,0fe g .eesd d%t '' ""' ''''
Mr. WILSON begged TO correct the gentleman. me me
speech was made after The passage OF the ordnance o
secession of South Carolina and after south Carolina had
levied war against tue United states -,
Mr. BUTLER denied that On the 10th OF December
is6O when Judge Humphrey made the speech Tor wh!c
he was npeached, existed between the United states
and south Carolina In the case OF Judge Chase the art
ce similar 10 that now before the House, was the one
which won the greatest number or votes Tor conYICou
and the only article on which the vote was no'
MT L8GAN tRep III argued in favor Of adopting The
article. II not always that man was convicted On
every count Indictment and he supposed that NOT
lawyer IN the House would say that he ever knew
dIetmeDt lie Thought that Andrew johnson could he
convicted the articles already adopted bat others
Of the proposed article would not facilitate his acqultia
Tho previous question was then moved ana 9eeonaea %
adopting the article reported as "Artcle TO-"
The article was adopted-Yeas, 81 Nays Al the only
Republicans voting the negative being, Messrs Ashley
fNevada), Coburn ind, Griswold IN ~ Latin tN fJ
Mallory toregonl. Marvin (N. ", Pomeroy o. IJ smith
Vtl Wilson dowaJ Wilson tohio, Window Aiinn), aud
Woodbridge Nt.l.
Mr.. BINGHAM QRep Ohio then offered the following
as An additional article saying that had received tue
unanimous vote,of the managers and he moved thgpre
| ylous question on IT'S adoption
ANOTHER ARTICLE or IMPEACHMENT
ARTICLE H. That said Andrew johnson, PteSldent OF