New-York tribune., 1868-04-29
THE EIuI REPORT.


When the Court had been opened III due form
Mr. SUMNER said-I read to the Chair amendment to
the rules Of the Senate upon the trial OF impeachment
when that has been read there be any objection, VIII
ask that go until the close of the argument ana
take its place with the other matters which will come up
for consideration at the tme The amendment was read
WSrsas 1t provided Constitution Of the United States that
, Of BY & ne ssSa % & no P present % but tSs
ne@sH. Of tg0 bd: Sgi tI,snss to 'h Jgds a6 ~ 1I3 p
Tssrehrs IN order 70 remove sny doubt thereupOp,
SGa 5s be Sst dSS n SsSfisa sy majority Of The members present
Tbe CHIFfJUsTfcE said: 1t will lie over TO the
Managers 4 The honorable Managers Will proceed
Manager WILLIAMS then, at 1913 resumed his arGu'
CLOSE OF MANAGER wnItNs's RGUNENT A.
After brief synopsis OF yeSterd&sy 49, argS st e and and
that is opinion Of what is sometimes called ms CaDi
netthe trusted counselors whoml he s pleased 70 quote
as the advisers whom the Constitution and the practice
Of the Government have assigned to nm II ak iHe ne
the chief whom they have long accompanied and so
largely comforted and encouraged through all his mann
fold IL Is true that these gentlemen nave not
been allowed 70 prove as they would have desired 10 d9
that maugre all the reasoning OF Judges la%yers ana @
viscd the President that the TenuIeof Once law not DC
ing in accordance with hs Will was OF course 1hIos S
90 our cause that II allowed they would nave proved
heard OF anywhere they have given any opinion 70
the President except the one that was wanted Dy ma o
known to be agreeable 20 his will. III so should nave
been glad 10 have heard from those functonares
ON mar oueson II would have pleasant to have
tbe witnesses ON the stand least discourse cOnu
tiona law II the public interest suffered, the
public curiosity has at least been banked by the denial
Of the high privilege OF testimony To the luminous expo
sitons which Of them have learned at the bar and
whose training has been so high as to warrant them n
denouncng all the legislators OF the nation as no bcuer
than Constitution tiukers IL IS large part OF the
defense Of the President set forth in ms voumnous
sneca pea and elaborated by the opening argument OF
his counsel not only that his Cabinet agreed with m IN
s view 20 the law but that 4 he has erred IRE II was was
placed around him 1t is not shown hSTever & ana Was
lar offense for which he is now arragned before you
they were ever consulted by him But TO clear
exception feel that it viii not be amiss to ask yonr
attention TO few remarks upon the relatonsOf the Fres
dent th this ieatmate body this excreSence,'
this mere fungus born OF decay which has been com
pounded ~ process OF tune out o. 1e beads @ UI @ DePa m
formidable proportions OF directory Tor the gene RAJ
Suggests itself that this reference to advice of
others proceeds on the hypothesis that the President
himself is not responsible and therefore war with
the pripcipa theory Of the defense which that ne is
the sole responsible head Of the Executive Department
and must therefore, exnecesstate in order that the per
formance OF his appropriate duties, have the undsputed
right 10 control and govern and remove them at his own
mere will as he Just done In the case OF Mr. stanton
theory which precdes the idea OF advice in the fact that
makes the adviser slave .But what men does me Pre-
sident intendi Does ne propose 70 aoauoi i .,s ho %
of defense He cannot do II without snItenoeIng ms
case Il is his purpose then 10 aNers ', s them % @ on a
false scent or does intend the offer OF vcaIOus sac.
Councillors by aying all his multudinOus sins upon
their backsi Does be propose 20 enact the part o an
s%gesnce of tie Commune We must decline TO accept
the offer; we want ministerial heads we don't choose
in the pursuit OF higher game 10 stoOp 20 any ghoOe
quarry either the land the sea; u wond be any
thing but magnanimous in us 10 take as II would De c
ia him 10 Offer the heads Of those whom our past Legs
lature has degraded into slaves When Cesar falls ms
cOunsellos will disappear with nm Perhaps ne tnhs,
him Justify In breath the removal OF MT STANTON
ON the ground that under the law he his MASTER ana
then in another, when arrelgned Tor TINS 10 say t ne
il not responsible because he took advice from those
who are but RutOmatons Only-bis hands
and voicen the language Of his counsel aud no more
than the creations OF his imperial will This would
u sad condition indeed for the people of the Republic
claiming be free We all understand the theory or
the british Constitutions Tho King can do wrong
The persOn Of His Majesty sacred but then the IRE
with the liberty OF the subject OF holding the Ministry
Sponsble and thus taking care that he shall get bad
advice from them but what tO be condition with
DO reeourse the two, either King MnsteTf II
viii be not unlike what Is said in the touching plant Of
The BarbsIsns drive 70 ih.
Add the ss. drives ss back ssAH
To tbe BRrbafsna"
But who made these the advisers OF the President
Not the Constitution; certainly mol ube laws, or they
auld have made them free The Constitution has
sphrbs aud dees because he cannot get from the sd
vice he wanfs and would obtain 80 doubt II were re-
duced 10 the condition Of Imperial Rome provides In
regard 10 heads OF Departments tha ne may require the
Iapg 70 tho duties OF his special ONCE, and no more
He cannot require 10 90 other maters aud ny the
strongest implication Dot intended thar ne should
kake any matter outsde Of fher own respective ON
pes and duties He has undoubtedly the privilege. which
Belongs % other Of seeking for ADVICE Wherever ne
ay want 10 but II he 10 Wiee and would De honestly M
Ne does not wish 70 be- advised he VIII 70 10 those VINO
ere In condition 10 tell him the truth, without the rsk
being turned out Of oice Mr. stanton has been Tor
eOlnR No tyrant who has held the lves OF those
around him IN his hands has ever epioyed tbe counsel Of