The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-03-14

INV . ffH W sIOHNtfH OOHhHOHs
In Friday oflasi ve~k III" organization Of the
United States Senate "a u 10 Court Of Imt,~ach.
nent lot the nal OF Andrew johnson, Presiden,
OF the United Sts'rs tor high crimes and
m'dcineanor' was Completed, and the Presiden,
was summoned to appear, ia person OF by coun.
sci on Friday March 18Th yesterday, a,
/ which INA" ~ '-ial ~. expected To commence
] u j. understood that the President has retain.
81 as h.- couasel the following gentlemen Hon.
W Grors0acG of Ohio, Hon Jer miah Black.
/ Of Pennsylvania, David y Field Of New York,
! Judge CARTS, 81 Mas,achuSeiis. Charles O'Con.
nor, of New YORK. aud Attorney General Stan.
herr! The Presidents defence, i; is stated,
will res, on the following points:
! Fart An effort will he made to have the
hearing postponed until Nay next Failing In
this the counsel Of the President will,
| &eoHd-Nake "a motion To qua.h the articles
OF Impeachment. Gu the ground that, IL true.
they do not constitute high crime or misde.
meauor
Th"d --EXcepiion. will lie taken to certain
Senators. on the ground that they have prejudx.
ell the ca.e. and that the Senate las already de.
Glazed The President guilty Of the main charge,
by the passage Of the resolution condsmning the
removal OF Secretary stanton
fOn-M Exceptions will be- taken TO the ju.
risdiciion u the Court, on the ground that IL ia
not the Senate OF the United States the Presi.
dents theory that Congress il "a body hanging
81 on the verge Of the government being here
brought into play, regardless Of the fact that Il
would after some time prove himself not 10 be
President of the United Sia'es-a result lees oh.
jcciiona' Z, To- him that removal from Office and
disqualification therefore 10 the future
fgh THAT the Tenure.of.office bill cAnno,
apply 10 the ease II Mr. Stanton, not merely on
account 81 the provision in the 6rsi section, but
also on the ground tina, having been passed At.
ter VI Stanton appointment !, cannot be up.
piled To- his tenure Of office without having re-
lroaciiv' 'tsei aad becoming thereby an 81 post
i','o lnW
Ssh That Mr. Stanton was /Hhof.s e1se,o
after the iih day Of March. isG5, the expiration
II VI Lincoln first term and that he has not
since uni date been Secretary Of War q, Jsrs,
though exercising the functions Of that offer
u !. said that some Of the Presidents most
prominent adylsefs counsel him to tender HE res
isnn'ion should the motion TO quash the articles
he denied by majority Of two-thirds Of the
senate, aud thereby avoid the disqualification for
office under The United States Government.
With would doubtless follow should he lie con-
vicied. u bis resignalicn were accepted, be
would thus Itthin his eligibility for the nert
Presidency. This however, Il u result In which
none but his immediate friends aud parasites are
especially interested
A correspondent of - drmocraiic joutnaI
sPeakiug ns II by authority. gives the following
rs the probable action Of the President in this al.
iam
- am able I" fepssi Tonight my previous as
tefiinn ihni tie Pr sdeni has been advised 20
resign ht suuie If his Democratic friends. aud I
tan ndd upou uhdouhi-d authority, that he has
also Lscu sdvissd To respond to the wri, by send
ing 10 the S.haiea demurrer, IN which he will
Claim That ths specifications or charges against
him do hot anouui 70 high crimes and INSIDE
meanofs IN che constitutional sense Of those
terms, aud will demand that he Senate take ac-
ton lathe similar 10 that taken BY an ordi.
nary court whsn u quashes m Indictment tie
will no, pretend 10 argue points 81 evidence or
SCI up any other reason tot dismissal Of the
case than that The counts against him are not
sufficiently grave, even n they are proved 10 be
well founded Ia warFan, the exeFiion ~ the an-
ihoriiy NJ the senate In trying him On them. -
This demurrer Will doubtless he ovefrulsd, aud
then The alternative oi resighing or submitting
10 iIiai and certain conviction I, " probable
that Senator Wade will not vote on the hnsl re-
suit In The tial, unless his soie Is necessary to
insure conviction and ". sudef the circamsian-
ees, he du's vsis for conticiiun, u y also prob
able that be will r-fiRa 81. position President
Of the Ssnais. Speaker Collar ~ill thea become
President oi the rnird statrs. sader the act of
the last Cunpfs's which provides fof such con-
tnreuties