The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-29
Prom the National InselligsHses,
The APPROACHING END.

The extrs0ralnary rulings, VI lhe Senate
On Sstsrday. b, vIlsh they copplsiely re-
sersea The pripciple Of their ova previous
decisions. and Substantially announced .
dcteralinatio 10 exclude every form Of iss-
timoay which would disproye the alleg,-
tisns Of the impeachers and jsstily the Pre-.
sidsnt's action. produced auch sensation,
without. however, exciting great surprise !;
for the manxgers. upon quitting the Senate
on Fritay evening. when the qaestion was
still pesding. did not hesitate TO make
known their confidence Of victory the next
day. II was evident that the majority had
eaueussed and counted noses. 81 as TO be
ssre vf their work. and had resolved among
themselves nsi 10 allow fair hearing. or
sny proof which wouid reveal the double
dealing Of Stanton in this transaction. Un-
der these circamstxaces, the counsel for the
President had no osher course TO pursue
than that which was adopted. in annoa ncins
that no fsrther witnesses would probably be
called, Tor itwoald be bootlss s. task 10 call
them oLly to have their lips sealed by the
power OF numbers.
This partisan decision has Justly provok.
ed much feeling and indigestion among all
upright and rejecting men. fer 1t exhibits
. iorrgsne conclusion on the part OF those
who constitute . Radicsi maiority, aud 4
purpose to.convict the President by the
most unworthy means. The articles Of ion,
psaehneut charge the President with hay.
ing " Intentionally violated the Cons,its,ior
and laws" and The manager have been al.
lowed TO put in the most irrelevant testi
mony. with aview oi giving color to tha
unfounded accusation. Under the aceepte,
rules Of evidence that sort Of prsof vas in
admissible. but the managers eon,ende,
that inssnsch as the Senate were Judges o
the law aud The facts ia trial af inpe ach
nsnt. they were not bound By rules o
courts. but sere.a " Law unto themselves
Hence this testimony was received. an,
manly upon the ground assumed by In,
prosecution. that The trial was in the na
tsre Of 40 inquest Of Office" where III,
whole tro,h should be brought out. IS ~ IVY
when. however. this principle cane 4
be applied 70 the President, and IL was see
that y woald inevitably expose The ialsit,
and Injustice Of The charges, then the Scna
t"rs who had thus favored the prosecu,io,
turned round and opposed the defence
This Is the sor, Of justice which they ar
prepared TO administer under oalh, and
vas for this reason that snch violent oppo
sitiss vas made 10 the evidence Of Genera
Sherman. "" *@
How Is the President 10 defend him.el
sgaiust his accusers Of an intention to vio
late the law and the Constitution. unles
be be allowed TO show what his actisn wa
upon the acts charged. and what purpos
ne avowed at the timef He produces Ge
usrai Shernan, 10 who's he offered the W q
Department ad interim. 10 prove his inten
tion at that time. The majority resist ths
testimony because il damages their cas-,
tie produces his Cabinei 10 Show what ad
vice he received upon the csns,itstionaIit
OF the. tenure Of Office act, and that the dra
OF the veto message was eon6ded TO Nj
Seward and Stanton, and also what step
were taken 20 test the question before III
Supreme Court. They refsse that prso
because " woald free the President fro,
all blame, and convict Stanton Of the bas,
ness OF claiming TO hold Office under a la
tor which he himself had prepared a vet
The prosecution claims that the allsge
unlawful intention is presumed, merely b,
cause the President sought By judicial pr,
cess TO test the Law, and that presump.ir
is accepted by the majority. while positi,
proof to contradict IL 10 rejected.
The Chief Justice, in presenting u
,sqnsstion to the Senate, vas as impartial
hajudse cauld possibly be. lie gave a d,
liberate opinion, with unansvsrable re,
sons, on two occasions, that the testimor
ought 10 be adsitted, bseause the other 81,
had been allowed full scope to ssstain the
charge Of" intent" Bat this opinion h'
no weight with those who from the FIRST n,
went we're organized to csnyict, and wi