Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-04-17
Proceeding ofthe Court Of Impeaoh-
ment.

other words, the right Of secession.
Proceeding Of the Court Of Impeaoh-
ment.
Tdqasdaal-Ou the opening of the SEN
ate for the Impeachment trial, this
morning, the Managers examined two
wftnesses-one TO show that the Presi-
dent had required those he appointed
to pledge support 10 the Executive, and
the other to testify that MIR. johnson
mad appointed him Postmaster, and
subsequently removed him, and it is
now the intention of the Managers to
show from the records Of the Senate
that pO reasons have been rendered to
it, or even notice given of the removal.
Judge Curtis began his opening Of the
case on the side of the Presid at a
quarter TO one. He had before him
some twenty or thirty pages Of loosely
written notes, at which he merely
glanced at intervals. he was provided
with some fifteen books Of reference
among them two volumes Of the Con-
gressional Globe, to show the opinions Of
Senators Sherman and Williams, and
Mr.. ScheBck, of the construction put on
the clause in the Civil Tenure bill re-
latiug to Cabinet officers. The Sena-
tors paid very close attention to the
speaker, who Went on in a very clear
, y
from rhetorical display, aud delivered
in a somewhat monotOnoas manuer,-
The argument was on the suppOsitiOn
that Mr.. Johnson had never appointed
Mr.. stanton Secretary of War and
seemed to produce very little effect. The
NEST marked points made were those
where the opinions of Senators recorded
in the Globe were quoted as TO the in
tent and meaning of the Civil Tenure
act and where he answered Butler s
statement that in case the President
had been a little less defiant possibly
The House might not have proceeded to
the lnpeachment. After speakIng an
hour and forty minutes, the Senate
took a recess, after which the Judge re-
sumed, aud after forty minutes, made
known his desire that an Adjournment
should take place, which was ordered.
k'rtdG5t-Judge Curtis hnished his
argument IN an hour after the Senate
opened to-day. The latter portion WAS
delivered with cons q =rab1e Lie ana
Sh ore effect than the portion finished
yesTeT T6ts yF.-1l'ne answer 10 the Tenth
Article was much less elaborate thsslr
had been expected, and the slur wh}ch
it contained upon the House of Repre-
lsentatives, -by. saying that 1t had re-
solved itself into a school or manners
and sent REPRESENTATIVES, of its decorunl
and prOpriety to arralgn the EreSident
at the bar of the Senate, was deemed
a6DLlEelV
IuOticeable from. the fact hat the speech,
! as a whole, was marked with great Dig
nity. There were two other points
made by Judge Curtis, one that the
I Presidents denunclauOnS OF Congress
I in his spec ches. were not intended to
/ apply. to the Constitutional Congress,
! bur to the ruling majority in 1t. The
i other, that as the Senate was of the
i body denounced, both the Court and
trYers were interested parties.
/ Atthe close of his address,, General
/ Lorenzo Thomas was called and sworn.
/ Mr.. Stanbery conducted the examIua-
| don, The witness appeared in full UNI :
/. form, and bore himself we'll upon the
i direct examination. His description OF
/ the interview with Mr.. johnson, wien
1 the latter handed him the order max
1 Ling him Secretary OF War Gd interim,
1 and said, General Thomas; i am de-
Ltermined to support the Constitution
and laws, and desire YOU TO do the
I same were very amusing, although
4 the importance OF the statement was al
i so recognized. The fact was brought
# out, for the first time, in Thomas evil
Il dence. that after Stanton had refused to
i vacate the Office, Thomas went down
4 stairs TO his room and certified copy
/ Of the Presid ent's order, as. Secretary OF
/ War al interim, and carried the book to
Il stanton. During the direct examine
Y ton, Gen. Thomas got on pretty Well,
/ and for time after Gen. Butler began
! his cross examination. Buffers man
/ ner was harsh toward the witness, so
/ much 50, as to turn sympathy In favor
1 Ofthe latter but later in the examina-
i ton it became more apparent than
i Buffers purpose was to break the wit
/ ness down by forcing him out of any
! track he might have marked out for
Il himself, by which he would be able to
/ Withhold part Of what the Managers
/ wanted to know, and ii was final sue
h..r-- H. 4
! Mr., Buffers rough handling OF MIR.
/ Thomas, though very sharp criticism OF
1 the matter was freely INDUCED in by
many Of Mr.. Buffers friends. AtleHgUh
i Mr.. Thomas admitted that at one time
! he had fully determined to use force IN
1 getting into the-War office, and be re-
4 peat6d this several times in a very de-
I cidvd manner, and much to the discon-
4 future of the counsel. He also testified
I that he had been fully. recognized as
II Secretary Of War, ddf7tte7TD3, at Cabinet
/ meetings, and was stiH so recOgni ze6f.
L This was turned BY Butler at once, up-
on that portion Of Curtis argu meut
4 where it was held that the President
i had only gone as far as he could 20
4 himself, in appointing Gen. Thomas to
4 the War Odice, and then sent in the
name for action of The Senate.
4 lSatarday-This is acknowledged on
! all sides 10 have been the most impOr-
Q
! ment. The rulings of Tue senate on the
/ character Of the evidence to be admit
4 ted, rules a great part of th g oral testi-
I mOny which the defense expected to
i present, out Of Court. The Managers
] were sustained on all essential points
made by them, and counsel were thor
/ Oughly discounted, The first step of
I counsel in calling Gen. Thomas to the
/ stand, was, in its result, most unfortu-
I nate for the defense, so far as it relied
1 upon Thomas testimony.
I On taking the stand, ne desired to
/ correct several points of yesterdays eY-
/ idence, and all of them strong ones
/ against the President. Upon being
/ turned over to the Managers for cross
/ examination, Mr.. Butler proceeded
/ with him in much milder and more
/ digniied manner than yesterday, but
I led him into entirely contradictory
4 statements, and inro the most absurd
( explanations.
! Following Thomas, GEN. sherman
! was called, but after replying to two or
I three UnimpOrtant questions, when
Z asked If be had any conversation with
J the President concerning Stanton's re-
I turn to the War Office, Mr.. Bingham
| on the part OF the Managers, objected to
/ receiving any declarations Of the Presi-
/ dent made previous to The com mission
] of the act, for Which he was on trial
! Upon this similar question, lively de-
! pate sprung up, participated IN by
/ Bingham, Wilson and Butler, on the
part of the Managers, and Stanbery
and EvaTts, of the counsel, On four
I yea anl nay votes, the Managers were
I Sustained, and the question put to Gen.
! Sherman ruled out. Twice General
I Sherman by vote was alIowed to an
Y swer a question regarding the offering
7 of the office of SeCretary1Of War 10 him,
7 but by some vote and after arg tlinent, ,ll Q
was not allowed to give hisown replies,
] though these, as he said, were in each