The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-05-09

BY TELE H.
ERoN THE OREoOx HERALDl

COMPILED IRON TuE OREGON HERALDl
wAsHIxGrox, May 2.-Mr. Evarts con.
cluded his argument, when the Senate took
a recess. On re. assembling. Mr.. Stanberry
rose and after O few introductory remarks in
which he referred 10 the feeble state Of his
health, he said he felt impcllcd BY ~irresist-
able impulse 10 lift bis voice in this just
cause. lie then proceeded with bis argu-
IN, Mt. lie said Mr.. Chief Justice and
Senator'S 1T is the habit Of the advocate TO
magnify his case. but this case speaks for
itself. For the first time in our political ex.
~istencc, the three great departments Of the
government are brought upon the scene to-
gether the House of Representatives as the
accuser, the President Of the United States
as the accused, the Judicial Department rep.
resented by It's head in the person Of the
Chief Justice, and the Senate as the tribu.
nal to hear the accusation and defence, and
to render the final judgment. The COnsti.
tuition has anticipated that 80 extreme q rem-
edy as this might be necessary even in the
case Of the highest officer Of the government
1t was seen that il was q dangerous power to
give TO one department to be used against
the other yet it was anticipated that an
emergency might arise in which nothing but
such power could be exercised 10 preserve
the Republic. Happily for the eighty years
of our political existence which have passed,
no such emergency has hitherto arisen dur.
ing that time. We have witnessed the ferc.
est contests of party again and again-the
Executive and Legislative Departments have
arisen in open and bitter a%ntagonism-a
~fayorite legislative policy has more than once
been defeated by the obstinate and deter
mined resistance to the President. Free
q%uently the gravest and most important is.
sues we haye ever had, or are ever likely
to have of the Presidential policy and
legislative policy, have stood in direct nntag.
onism. During nil this time this fearful
power was in the hands of the Legislative
Department. and more than once resort to il
had been advised by extreme party men as a
sure remedy for party purposes. But hap.
PLY that evil hitherto has not come upon us.
| What new and unheard conduct by the Pres
| ident has at last made resort to this extreme
measure unavoidable? What Presidential
acts nave happened so fragrant that all just
men of all parties are ready to say, the time
has come, the mischief has been committed,
the evil is at work, so enormous and press
ing that in the last year of his term of Office
it Is not safe to await the coming election i0
the people2 If such o case has happened
all honorable and just men of all parties
would say amen; but, if on the contrary, j
should appear that this fearful power has a
last been perverted to the use Of party i
it at last that the bad advice often given BY
bad men of that party has found acceptance
this great tribunal of justice, now regarded
with 80 much awe, will speedily come to b,
considered o monstrous shame. Mr.. Stan
berry then proceeded to analyze the Articles
of impeachment, showing that tho statutes
of the United States which were alledged Il
have been yioated, three of them provet
penalties for their violation, and declaring
such an offense the highest misdemeanor
He then proceeded to argue the Articles il
detail. The court adjourned before the ar
gument was concluded.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-In the Senat,
Stanberry resumed his argument. He hell
that Stanton had not been removed and tina
the Tenure of Office Law contains no provis
ion f~orbidding an attempt to aus the re
moval that the President had . right Il
| coustrue the Law. for himself; ct most tina