The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-25
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY,
The Impeachment Trial.

I ident' counsel appeared.
/ Chief Justice Chase intimated that the court
was ready for the President 5 answer.
MeSSrs. Curtis, Stanbery and Eyarts each
read, in turn. La answer to the first article,
the President argues all the questions involved
and his duties under the circumstances, claim
lug his constitutional power of removal. He
considers the organization of the War Depart
ment and the relations Of the Secretary of War
to the Administration, claiming him as his
constitutional adviser, and showing the Pres-
dents responsibility for the Secretary action.
| He proceeds to show that Stanton had become
hostile to the administration, and could no
longer occupy the position toward it contem-
I plated by the fathers and that the President
could no longer assume responsibility for his
actions He further claims that the action of
| the Senate did not restore Secretary Stanton
/ to the War Office, but the War Office was
technically vacant when he appointed General
/ Thomas. Familiar laws were quoted at length
to sustain this position. He denies having
violated or Intended to violate the Constitution
or the laws
In answering the second article the Presi
dent asserts, at length, that the War Office
was vacant and quotes laws to sustain General
Thomas 5 appointment.
His answer to the third article is a general
denial.
In answering the fourth article he denies
any conspiracy whatever. His action was con
fined to the notes to General Thomas and Sc
cretary Stanton, appointing one and removing
the other
In answer to the fifth and seventh articles
the same allegations occur. backed by the as
sertiOn that he had no object whatever, but
TO maintain the powers Of his Office by legal
means
In answering the eight he disavows any In
tentiOn of taking possession of the money or
property of the War Office, and again insists
by argument, illustration and precedent that
he acted in a constitutional manner
In answering the ninth he quotes the inter
view at length and his protest against the
rider TO the army appropriation bill, in which
he claimed, as he still claims, that it deprived
him of his constitutional duty of commanding
the army. -. srst
in answering the tenth, the President denies
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statement or argument in quoting from his
speeches; and, IN case Senators entertain the
charges, be demands full investigation of
what he sand and meant Ia this answer the
President claims, IN spirit somewhat defiant,
his freedom of speech. He claims that, though
President, he Is an American citizen.
la answering the eleventh he claims that he
cannot answer It because 1t deSignates no de-
sign, device or attempt involving any action
which could be construed into high INSIDE
meanor.
The President retains the right to add to
his answer
The managers announced that their replica
ton would DE ready to morrow at | o'clock.
The Presidents counsel asked thirty days
for preparation, which was refused, Al to II,
strict party vote.
The McCardle Case.
Washington, March 23.-The decision of
the Supreme Court in the MeCardle case goes
over to the next term by vote of 6 10 q
The ground of pOStpOnement is the pending
legislation affecting jurisdiction.
Rejection of Constitutions Telegraph news
from Arkansas gives the agreeable information
that that State has rejected the Constitution
recently framed
Mr.. N. NJ. Cartmen of Winchester, has leased
Capou Springs This favorite and delightful
watering place will be opened at the usual time
for the reception of visitors.
Virginia State Agricultural sOeisty.-It will
be an agreeable piece Of news TO the agricul.
tural, commercial, and manufacturing people
that the State Agricultural Society has pur-
chased the fair grounds owned by the Central
Society, and the fairs of the State Society will
hereafter be held there. The deed to the pro-
perty has been completed, and the State So
oiety took possession Of the grounds
Mr.. Narcissus W. Miller, for long time clerk
OF GOochland County Court, died recently
His disease was congestion of the lungs
Three Great Trials.-There are now before
the American public three uncommon trials
viz, SurTatt as 4 cOnspirator in the Lincoln
tragedy, Jefferson Davis the ex-preSident of
the COnfederacy, and Andrew johnson the
present Executive Chief of the United States
of America! This paragraph in the country's
history must ever be a memorable one; lust
such criminal trio was never before on a
court docket.
Liberal Donation Tho Theological depart
,aeut Ot ale College has received from the
Hon. William E. Dodge a donation of ten
thousand dollars for its building fund. He
has also given permission to quarry all the
stone necessary tor the building at his quarry
AnsonIa.
Rev. Samuel H. McMulhn, late of West Phla-
delphia, who has been filling the chair of the
Greek Language and Literature in Miami
University since September last, by appoint
ment of the Faculty, was unanimously elected
to this chair by the Board of Trustees,
Rev. A, D, Hepburn, formerly of the Univer
Sity of North Carolina, was unanimously elect
ed Professor of Logic, and the English Ian
guage and Literature, in the same University,
Miami.
English Dailies.-They do some things across
the water better than we. In an interesting
article on London journalism. the writer says:
= In one respect, no respectable penny paper
in London Is SO vicious as our best journals
The reporting for our local columns is simply
unutterably exeerable. Bad taste, bad gram
mar bad morals, make this important part of
daily reading lOathsOme to decent people
How they tolerate this fruit which is at once
green and rotten, is simply inexplicable. We
DO NOT mean that English police reports are
clean and sweet. The facts do not admit that.
The British criminal is fthier dog than the
American One-but he is not permitted to wal
low in the columns of decent papers. The re
port reveals him, suggests MS uncleannesS and
passes on. The men who report know the
Queen English and write it, not always elo-
Guendy, but seldom ungrammaticaIy or stu
pldly.
Weslsyanism in Australia has been honored