Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-17

where, he considered himselfin duty bound
to defend il when assailed.
Mr.. Morton raised a question Of order
that It was improper to assail Senators for
voting one way or another.
Mr.. Drake suggested that when a Sena-
Tor called smother to order, he should DO il
nj the time that disorderly words are
spoken, and not take the floor from the
Senator speaking in order. He confessed
ms surprise that his colleage. Mr..
Henderson, under the superstition that
some general aspirations had been
made upon the seven Senator's who
voted for acquittal, had been called
upon Individually to defend himself from
that aspersion. Mr.. Henderson pointed
out that remark had been made depre-
eating intercourse with this great criminal
whom the Senate had voted to acouit. Mr.
Sumner disclaimed any allnsion 10 the
Senator in that remark, but said that he
was listening to the Senator. and he will
pardon me if l say that was reminded of
proverb, which seemed TO me TO be very
applicable to has case as he presented il.
Ii is this, "Who so excuses himself accuses
himself" The swiftness with which he
rushed to selfdefense, brought TO my mind
this ancient maxim.
Mr.. Sumner went on to repeat his argu-
ment that it would be unbecoming in the
Senate to interchange messages, etc, with
the President while impeachment is pend
ing. A vote, he continued, has been taken
on one article, but there are ten to be acted
on, and the article upon which we all know
the acquittal was only by one vote. lie
was saved, as The saying is, by the skin OF
his teeth. call it nominal acquittal on
that one article. allude to that now be-
cause it has been acted upon. There is a
moral judgment against him.
Mr. Hendricks wish TO inquire what
decision the chairmade on the order made
by my colleague.
The President pro tem-The Chair did
not make any.
MIR. Hendricks-Then, ask a decision
on that point Of the order as applicable TO
to the remarks of The Senator from Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Sumner ask the Senator to put
il in writing.
Mr.. Hendricks I made the point of or
der, that the line Of the argument made BY
the Senator is not in order
Mr.. Summer said he knew Of no rnle
that dictates to a Senator what course of
argument he shall pursue, and he proceeded
with his remarks, in the course Of which,
he said he knew there were Senators who,
since the impeachment question has been
agitated, have continued in the personal
relations with the President, and Others
who sought official appointment at bis
hands and frequented his house lie had
no criticism TO make, but he could not have
done so himself
Mr.. Stewart favored an adjournment on
the ground that subjects must come up CON
nected with the admission Of the lately
rebellious States upon which opinions
would be expressed that should he reserved
until the question Of impeachment is deci-
ded He reminded the Senate that it was
not a judicial trial, only "a had been
claimed, involving Judicial issues and con
sequences.
Geas-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buck
alew, Cole, COnness, Corbett, Davis Dixon,
Doolittle, Fowler, Hendricks, johnson, Nc
Creery, Morrill,, of Vermont, Norton, Pat
terson, Of New Hampshire, Patterson, Of
Tennessee, Van Wrinkle, Vickers and viii
lams.-l9.
Nays-Messrs. Cameron, Chandler,
Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry,
Fessenden, Harlan, Howe, Morrill,, OF
Maine, Morton, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsey,
Ross, Sherman, Thayer, Upton, Trumbull,
Wade, Wiley, Wilson and Yates.-24
After an unavailing attempt, by Mr..
Morrill,, Of Maine, to call up the deficiency
bill, the Senate adjourned.