New-York tribune., 1868-05-07
NEw-YoRK, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1865.


he attempt TO defeat the operation and execution OF the
act Tor the better and efficient Of the
asserted that the evidence which introduced 10 sup
port this last ayerment in the lth article evidence
OF an act done by the President months or be-
I3re the law was passed The gentleman was entirely
conclusions. We introduced the telegram to Gov Par
sons for no such purpose introduced in order to
which charges an attempt to defeat the sa rat
cation OF the fourteenth article OF amendment,
public by the Judgment Of 25OOOOOO Of who have
sniaa ss9emn declared BY its ratification in % organized
Inent was passed IN June. 1866 by the XXXIxth Con-
gess Aterlt mad been passed. and after IL ratified
! gram to Gov. Parsons
UNITED srATEs MILITARY TELEeaapH EXECUTIVE oyYrcE(
possible good obtained By eeon.dering the Coutu.
ona Amer dnent know none in the posture aaas and
Dc not believe ths people Of the whole country win sustain set
individuals NO. the Congress simply individuals.
of conspratOri Ibeeve, on the contrary, tnat they
will eventually uphold all who have patriotism and cour
age stand by the Constitution, and who place their
confidence in the people. There should be falterng
the part OF those who are honest In their determine
| Government in accordance with Its original design
| Now what Is all that coupled with Andrew Johnson's
message Congress and compared with his uterances
What is all that but confirmation on the part OF the
President these Rebel states lately in insurrection
hold after all power the people OF the organized
states the Union to the extent that the people can
neither legsate government Of these dsordeTed
communities nor amend their own Constitution even for
the government and protection OF themselvest IL ~
does not mean that means nothing IL an attempt IN
the language OF the learned gentleman from New YORK
Ir Eyarts who appears to-day as the able advocate OF
the President at this bar. 1t II an attempt on tne part OF
the President revive expiring ReDelnon- the ost
1t uerance OF his to the effect that unless
the ten States lately I'm nsurrecOn the eleven states,
IL you please choose TO assent 10 IT, cannot amend ther
Constitution, and the President calls upon mem 70 ray
TO the standard ana 10 support tne CoViuihate
OF the Government against thOse ehcrVachheh's
Of set Of individuals on the rights OF te Pe9pe PR ., M
lM Bingham read the Senate tue 'e1s oi the If Ao 0 ne
| Amendment and then proc,ededl H..
That is the article which the people desired 20 adOpt
and the President by cooperation aud combination with
those lately in rebellion seeks TO defeat what rght had
distinction between Andrew johnson the citizen and
Andrew Johnson the President. thought at the TINE
hard FOR them 10 stand here advocate the rights OF the
President under his obligation TO take care that
auces and TO excuse him resident for them t was
much more easy matter apparently to excuse nm as
pie were without Congress, and that beng without
Congress all legislation was void and o course NOT 10
be enforced except far he ht TO approve OF en-
force it, That even Congress had no right 70 propose
turo life OF the Republic. What was this at last
but saying that rebellion works no loss OF poca iSht'
viaf that by acts Of aud rebellion,
n ouefonrth OF ali the persstenty refuse 10 elect
Members Of Congress, they may deprive the people ~
large Of the power 10 propose amendments TO her Con
stitnton No uterances offensive than these we're
made by the executive officer OF TINS country or OF
plain people tile utteruuces In aid Of suppressed re-
belion to tho amendment, aud why Because, among
other things IL made Slavery forever mpossDle III te
aud; because among other things made forever repu-
diauon Of the pledged fath oI this nation eher 10 us
living is dead defenders. forever Impossible III the
landi because by lis very provision makes the payment
OF any debt or liability Ia ad OF tue KeDeio eer % W
States or Cougresslonl I.ElslAoh lolts,l p5 ~ ~
the land; because IL makes compensation or slaves lot
ever Impossible IN inc 'hIu' s,atn leOislaton
gressi0nal enactment or U ,stAlo Iee,s'.'IVn qt
l. that OF the hostility II not what ls II
What IA IL but simply declaration that You nave no
Congress aud have no right To amend your CONSTITUTION
that your nation broken up and destroy Inc IIesl-
dents Immediate adviser and counsellor, MT nelson,
took the same ground ia TINS presence oy ne a.en
10 qualify by saying that you may nave powers OF or
,rt' Ad he gave s notice IN advance that that
the Presidents opinion that you have no rght 10 pro-
acuntta As said before Senator'S all the facts In the
support the ayerment OF the Eleventh Article OF
Impeachmcut. do not propose 10 review the iacts
have already referred TO Them At sufficient length
only as ho senate 70 recolect when comes 10 debeT
ate tha. there several ayeents I'm the Eleventh ar
co Of those attempts 90 violate the law which are by
the act ndctabe Ia the District that those often,
/ ces were committed within the District and
that tho sverments are dyisioie. You my may
Eleventh Arele and guilty Of a99thsr II II you
vent III execution Of law Of Congress by combination
conspiracy, with without force, with or without
Article mad this guilty of having entered into such
combination 70 prevent the secretary OF war rom re-
sumng the functions OF ms Oilce. IL Is no matter
whether Secretary Stanton was within the act or without
the act It decided by the Legislative Department.
OF the Government the Senate OF the United states and
It's decision, under the law should nave cOhfoed the
SECRETARY on the decision Of Senate. and notice
given him. forthwith To lesune tue fuicuOns Ol MS
onicc and for dsobedience iseommands, after such
Judgment OF aud after such notice the Secf
tary would himself have Decn Ndolo 10 lulchcli-
ment. This fact being established and confessed.
how is the senate 10 get away from II when
tic President himself puts in writing and conesses on
the 10th of April that - early rs the i2h OF Juy so IL
Was his puriose 10 prevent Edwin NJ Stanton nom re-
snmng the functions Of that office lt was his purpose
therefore alleged in the nth article To prevent II nc
could, the execution OF the law -, ...,,..
Senators, waste no further words ON 'e tuofeL
IL n useless for me exhaust my strength by further
augmentation. | assume from an tnat nave Sau On
the subject that have made ~ clear 70 'no f
every Senator, that the substantive aYelhShS III tno
yarous articles presented by the House OF Representa-
tiyes against the President are etoished uy Tue PIVoi
aud substantially confessed py lne answer M 9i tmo
his order for the removal OF the Secretary Of War
during the session OF the senate III Slo.atoh oi to
the tenure OF civil office and with the intent TO violate IT,
which intent the law implies ana Which intent tue & rre5
lshcd In this that he did issue s letter OF authority 20
Thomas In violation OF the TennreOtOnce ael Win tno
intent as declared by himself to prevent the secretary
OF War 10 resume the functions OF ms once Ihat ne Is
guilty further In this that he did unlaWiuy C3hspr9
7h articles, with without force, win or without hllu
idaon prevent aud hinder tile Secretary ot War rV
holding his Office In direct violation OF the terms OF the
TenureOf- Office act. That he ~ guilty Iufthef IN tnr
that he did attempt 20 induce Emory to violate the
Act making appropriations for the support OF the army
violation Of which Is by the second section declared
high msdemeanor IN Office That he Is guilty iurther II
this that by his ndecOrOus and scandaos hAIangues
nc was guilty OF great public indececy ana OF an ptepe
TO bring the Congress Of the United states into contempt
and 10 lnce the people TO sedt0n and anarchy Ihat
he is guilty In this that by denying The consutnuohhy
Of the XXXIXth Congress, ana by the acts before re-
erred TO- nc did assume himself the prerogatiye OF
dispensing with the laws and Of suspendng their eNeeu
ton at pleasure until such time as might sut ls % omn
convenience the question OF their yady Or
ascertain the construction OF the CONSTITUTION IN to
Courts of the United States and that by contVhB Win
those lately I'm nsurrecOn he did further attempt 10 pre-
vent the ratification Of the lih Article on Amendment 70
the Constitution. and that by all these several acts e u
ATTEMPT to prevent the execution OF the TenureOiOmce
act the execution OF the Army Appropriation Dll ana
the execution OF the FOR the more efficient Govern
mept OF the Rebel States Those facts being thus esaD
shed Will not only enforce conviction on the mnu OK
the Senate but wil IN my Judgment enforce conviction
also on the minds Of the great body OF the people OF TINS
| country. 4. .,,o ,,r,bo-
I'm this transaction but the confession ana htlehptu
avoidance OF the President, made IN his answer t
only peedul for me remind the Senate that the ffes
dent claims In his the power Indefinitely 10 sus