Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-03-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TIME.

The answer Of the President Andrew John
son, to the charge of high crimes and misdc>
meanors was in readiness on the 23I inst.
even without the forty 1Gy', though he haa
alleged he could not answer sooner lie now
wants Nurtv d,g. time after The fling Of the
replication, by the managers, in which TO
prepare his answer to the replication. lie is
long "w:nlel horse The Senate however
are in earnest about the matter and thus far
refuse such time. Mr.. Carrot Davis, Of Ken
lucky, makes himself conspicuous by an nj
tempt to have a resolution passed TO postpone
The trial until all the States not represented
.hsll have Senators. The resolution was re-
fused even an accordance ~ Tie Senate, by
a vote of ftrw ,f to tuo himself and McCreny
of kentucky too voting for the resolution. Tie
should make another attempt and then 20
ono. Various motions were NAL rcga: ding
ste application for time, AMI it was finally
satie,l by vote Of 81 TO -.
+ .tanbury one Of the counsel for the
!fe-iient made strong effort for further
..a.e. an con. ended for .hc ,airJ d,y, lie
a'oes.. By saying:
That he and his fellow counsel had not
~asen 4 document prepared or a witness sum
1t.,nc,,, and if they were iornod 10 proceed with
he cage 70 morrow, they would appear de-
Il neclcss and unarmed. lie argued against
FIX conc;ruction placed by the managers on
,nc rule cited.
Hr Bingham arose to reply, but the Chief
Justice remarked that the managers could no,
lose the debate. Mr. Bingham by consent of
no Senate replied, saying
THAT no one questioned the honor OF The
counsel, but this application was not TO be dc.
cided by reference TO that consideration. The
President has sent his counsel here TO ask mp.
on their honor for All extension Of 40 Gays 10
prepare his answer. Only ten days were
granted and the answer Was prepared and
ready low. They ask on their honor for 90
days to prepare for trial The President had
been guilty OF gross negligence in not sum.
moning witnesses, and lac is now tritiing with
the Senate.
1.-THE words Of his answer in which he aims
the right to remove all executive officers Mt
will while the Senate is in session, were con-
elusive evidence of his guilt and dangerous
intentions. They constituted menace to the
Senate. The country has 10 less a right to a
speedy trial, than the accused, in the namo OF
the people the managers demanded that the
trial should proceed. lie would venture to SD Y
that no cause for delay could be shown by the
counsel, ut which the manager coull over
come; they would probably admit the Witness
-s to he called who WOULD be able 10 prove for
The respondent ztfta
The Senate. then adjourael until / O'clock
p M the oath inst. .as
At o'clock p. M. the House Of Representa-,
,iyes repaired to the Senate and presen ted
the replication to the apswcr Of the President
~ Mr. Boutwell,, ona Of The managers who
said: s-ss
''Mr. President lam charged hy the ,lpana-
gers with the duty Of presenting the replica
ton offered by the House Of Representatives
Replication by the House Of Representatives
Of the United States 10 the answer OF An
drew Johnson President Of the United
States, to tLe articles OF impeachment .ex-
hibited against him by the House Of Reps
resentatives. aHY @
The House Of Representatives Of the United
States have considered the several answers OF
Andrew Johnson to the several articles of iln>
peachlrent against him by them exhibited in
the name at themselves aud Of all the people
0l the United States, and reserve 10 themsel,
yes all the advantage Of the exception to the
inetticieucy OF his answers to eacl. and all Of
the seve al articles of i'm .oeachment exhibited
against said Andrew johnson, President Of
tho United States, do deny each and every
avelment in said severa! answers, or IN either
u them, which deny or traverse the act, in.
;cnt, crime, or misdemesnor charged against
said Andrew johnson in said article Of i'm.
parchment: or either Of tleD, anlAf1 replica.
ion to said answer, do say that said Andrew
,iohns n President Of the United States, j.
guilty OF high crimes and H,is.lemeapors mem
tone,i in said articles, and that the House o
selresentatiycs ars ready to prove the same
The following is the order Of the Senate =
'urlsred, that the Senate will commence
the trial OF the President upon articles Of i'm
peach mont exhibited against him, on Monda.
Che 3Qtb day Of March, and proceed thcre,,
nth al dispatch, under the rules Of til
ss.4ie,. sitting upon the tria' Of an imPcach
;sets. st54rt
That means business.