The New York herald., 1868-03-04

s"0 CTmnuai ana tho hepubitcan Fartys
cold Thad" has been cracking his party
whip over the heads OF the Senate. In closing
up the House debate on the articles Of impeach-
ment against Andrew johnson he made most
discreditable exhibition Of his implacable ha-
tired OF "the man at the other end Of the ave-
nue. " in his forgetfulness or contempt OF the
proprieties Of the occasion. In giving his
opinions Of the high crimes and msdemean-
ors" of the accused, there was nothing ont Of
the way in declaring that "never was q great
malefactor so gently treated as Andrew john
son !" that the people have been unwilling
to blot the records of this country by weighing
his crimes with their shame !" that, usurping
the powers Of Congress, he assumed to estab-
lish an empire in the South under his own
control /; that persisting in his usurpations,
even when Congress had interposed and passed
laws for the reorganization Of the conquered
rebel States, "he pronounced those laws un-
constitutional and advised the people not to
obey them - that this monstrous usurpation,
worse than sediton, and little less than trea-
son." he adhered to in his last annual message
and that the tender mercies Of the House COM
mittee shave rested only on the most trifng
crimes and misdemeanors which they could
select from the official life of Andrew Johnson"
But the implacable Mr.. Stevens had some
thing more to say. He had an amend
ment to propose to the Indictment, in the
form of another article, to the effect that
on the 18th Of August last President
Johnson suanendad Mr. Stanton aa Sacretarv of
War, "and that while the Senate was consider
ing the suficiency of the reasons reported
Andrew Johnson formed deliberate design
(ride the Grant-Johnson correspondence) and
determined to prevent the said Edwin NJ.
Stanton from resuming forthwith the duties of
said Offices" and that when he was defeated
in this design by the fidelity and integrity
of the Secretary ad interim Gene
raj GranD, he (Johnson) sought to
arrive at the same end by giving letter of
authority to Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General
OF the Army, to act as the Secretary of War ad
interim, and severely censured the former Sec
retary of War ad interim (Grant) for not yield
ing TO his efforts to make him betray his trust"
Without this charge against Andrew Johnson,
MIR. Stevens remarked, if shrewd lawyers and
cavilling judges do not acquit him they are
greener than ever was when commenced to
practise at the Court of Quarter Sessions"
This article was worth oil the others put to-
gether for it fixed the motive and purpose Of
the President in all these proceedings and left
him no defence but the unconstitutionality of
the Tenure Of Office law. The Senate had four
times voted on the constitutionality Of that
bill and every republican Senator had voted
for it, the FIRST vote being 20 to and the last IS
to IL. And here it was that Mr.. Stevens cracked
his party whip over the heads of the Senate
+" Let me see," he continued, shaking his finger
above his head, the recreant who dares tread
back upon bis steps and vote on the other
side." "Let him who can expect to get on
the only ground left if my article is adopted.
Let him hope who dares to hope that so high
abody as that Senate will betray its trust, will
forget its own act will disgrace itself in the
face of the nation Point me out one who dares
do it and you show me one who dares be re-
garded as infamous by posterity."
"The old man." however failed to convince
the House. His amendment was not included
in the bill of Indictment; but yesterday the
article number ten, proposed by Ben Butler,
declaring that Mr.. johnson, In several speeches
round the circle " in Cleveland, St. Louis and
elsewhere, attempted to bring Congress into
disgrace was adopted, as was also an article
number eleven, proposed by MI. Bingham, that
Andrew Johnson did, in speech at Washing
ton, on the 18th Of August, 1866, declare that
the Thirty-ninth Congress was not Congress
authoriz ID by the constitution, intending
thereby TO deny that the legislation Of said
Congress was obligatory upon him. And SO,
upon this charge that the President made some
speeches and declarations hostile to Congress-
in addition to the removal OF Stanton and the
appointment OF Thomas to the War Office and
the alleged conspiracy" with General
Emory to seize the War Department by force
of arms, the impeachment rests, provided that
half dozen other articles are not tackled
on to the indictment, of which there is every
probability. 1t Is the opinion Of Mr..
Stevens that upon these charges, emitting his
clincher, "shrewd lawyers" and " cavlling
judges" may effect the acquittal Of Andrew John
son, and Mr. Stevens, being himself o " shrewd
lawyer" his opinion is entitled 70 some
weight But the main point in this prose-
cution Is this warning Of Mr.. Stevens, as
the republican leader Of the House, to the
Senate, the High Court Of Impeachment before
which Andrew Johnson is to be tried. The
members Of this court are reminded that they
gave the cue to the House for this impeach-
ment, and that they cannot back out without
disgrace. "Shrewd lawyers and "cavilling
judges" are to have no weight in this trial. 1t
must be q mere formality, the Senate having
already pronounced It's judgment on this in
dictmcnt
What, then, Is to be the line Of defence OF