The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The President Summoned Before the
Impeachment Court.

NEWS EkOA WAS61GdIOHs
The President Summoned Before the
Impeachment Court.
We clip the following interesting
Washington items, from the Missouri
Democrats special dispatches of the
9th:
The writ summoning the President
to appear at the bar of the Senate on
next Friday, was served by the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate yesterday.
Nothing of moment occurred during
the interview at time of service-Mr.
Johnson stating formally that due at
tention would be given to the sum-
mons. The Presidents counsel have
not all been finally agreed upon as yet.
1t is not considered certain that Judge
Black will serve. William b. Evarts
has been applied to, but may be prevent
ed from taking part. p. p. Curtis, of
Ma ssachusetts, is thought by the Pres
idents friends to be one of the strong
est men among those of the counsel, he
having written dissenting opinion in
decision, and on that account it is be-
lieved he will carry considerable polit-
ical strength with Republicans. David
Dudley Field has been retained and is
at work on the case with Black and
Stanbery. The latter, if not regularly
engaged, is retained III the case. The
cabinet is also being freely consulted in
the whole arrangement of the case.
There has been some casting around to
find an able lawyer to add to the de-
tense who has influence with Republi-
cans.
As the result of the conferences al
ready had with view to preparing the
defense, those in the ring say the Pres
idGnt's lawyers feel perfectly satisfied
with their case that they intend to show
that the whole practice for all admins
trations has been to remove under the
constitution, andthat the tenure-of-ofii-
ce bill is an act SO palpably unconstitu-
tienal as to justify Mr.. johnson i'll dis
regarding it the same as if the act had
been passed saving he should send nc
messages to Congress, when the consti-
tuition says he shall.
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ticles, however; they find no precedent;
and these really give them considerable
trouble. 1t is understood that the coun
sci for the defense will first challenge
various Senators, for instance Wade, OIL
J the ground of interest, and Sumner
Chandler and others, for having express
: { d opinions. Next they win contend
that the Senate is a court, and that TIN
President has the right to have a full
: court present, and that ten States, witt
4 their twenty members of the court, ar
, absent.
a If votes upon these two points shoul'
|. be strongly against them-of which fey
now doubt-then the next step, it
thought, will be for long continuance
If this should be refused, or the contin
uance be only of moderate length, it
stated by some in the Presidents coun
sci that he mag offer his resignation, O.
| the ground that such votes and refusa
: BODIED no good to him, and that resig
| nation would save him from the polii
: ical disabilities following from impeach
| ment.
= AS to the challenge of Senators, tn
: board of managers have looked into til
: question closely, and find that all pre-
| cedents in England and in this cour
l try are entirely against any such rights
, No factious delay is expected on tn
S part of Mr.. Johnson's lawyers, as som
of them are men who could not affor
to be used.
/ AS to Mr.. Wade, there is much quc'
c tioning as to his probable policy, if Il
: should be put into the White Hous'
e Though he maintains careful and mo-
t prudent reserve on all such subjects,
t is safe to say, in most positive term
that he is not one of those who belcN
II in President having any policy apa
t from that laid down by the poop
e through their proper representative
J" He thinks that the policy of the natio
belongs to the law-making power.