Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-14
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, May An the Impeachment
Court Bingham spoke all day, and will not con-
cude till tomorrow. His argument is very lame.
It is now thought that the verdictwi not be ready
before next week
Mr. Bingham disavowed any partisan preju-
dices. He was there as the representative Of the
people. In the course of his remarks he frequent
ly applied the term "hired' to the Presidents
counsel, and said that the speech Of MIR. Evarts
logic, and more intellectual pyrotechncs than Ell
ther He argued that the President had no right
to construe laws, and insisted that the Supreme
Court had no possible jurisdiction in the case
Had it come to this, that the laws were only to be
executed if it pleases his highness, Andrew John
son, first king of the United States IF the Pres
ident can do this as his advocates claim, the con-
stitution which we had been taught to revere as
the bulwark of our liberties, is constitution of
anarchy constitution which invites violation of
the law, not obedience to it. If senators should
countenance this plea they would be the architects
of their country's ruin; they would give over the
land to endless chaos and anarchy. No matter
what demagogues may say about it, out Of this
chamber the issue is anarchy in the land.
This evenings Star has the following: "Im-
peachment stock fuctuates hour by hour. To-day
for some unexplained reason, it is shaky. The
President and his counsel are confident of his ac-
uuittal According to their calculations, not more
than thirtytwo senators, at the outside, will vote
for conviction"
WASHINGTON, May SIN the Court of I'M
peachment Bingham argued that evil intent was
not necessary to conviction and the counsels argu
ment on this subject was puerile and not fit for the
ears of the Senate. He maintained the oneness
weight given to the debates Of '96, maintained
that mal-administration was impeachable. Sher-
mans remarks regarding Cabinet officers were not
applicable, because when the bill was passed. the
malignity and danger Of the Presidents action was
not developed. He defended Stanton as a calum-
mated and sandered officer, who had proved faith
full among the faithless, and as one who, in all the
qualities which adorn and ennoble human nature,
was unexcelled in any age or country-character-
lied the quo scarTdnto arguments as mere babble
in the ears of senator's He r, arded the consti-
tutionality Of the Tenure Ofie act as closed
question voting on it three times the sena-
tors who questioned its constitutionay were them
selves impeachable. Bingham concludes to-mor-
row.
1t is stated that Fessenden, Henderson and Grimes
have each prepared opinions looking to acquittal.
This is improbable, but betters on conviction are
holding of. Nothing has transpired regarding the
routine tomorrow, after Bingham closes.
This evenings Erpress says the feeling to-day
among the Radicals as well as the Democrats is
that the chances are decidedly in favor of the &C
qulttal OF the President. This evening Star says
the bears have in the impeachment stock market,
bet two to one for aequittal, and why, nobody
knows
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Impeachment Court
to-day was densely crowded. Mr.. Bingham con-
cluded in effect as follows:
"He might be pardoned for quoting the words
of England's great historian, that had the case
against James failed, the tree of liberty would have
crumbled. And shall it be said in history here
after that through the detection of the American
Senate, the fair fabric of American liberty crum.
bled into dust, and the name of our republic faded