The New York herald., 1868-02-24

morning and take possession There will be trouble"
"Bit" replied the President suppose Stanton locks
the door on you and refuses TO let In what then
u will break open the door, rejoinsd Thomas
"oh tut. tut General, that is not the way do at
ALL" responded the President
The Proceedings Ia Case of Impeachment.
In anticipation OF the passage Of the impeachment
resolution inquiries are made as to the mode
OF procedure In case OF impeachment Of the Presi
aenI In regard to the held in view the official
records OF the Senate parallel The only case
IN which the Senate OF the United States has boen
called upon TO exercise its functions judicial tribu
nal was in the case of West H Humphrey, judge in
one Of the United States Courts In Tennessee This case
vas tried during the Thiry-seventh Con-
gress aud is recogonzed the precedent
under the American law. 1t the general
opinion of the mos, prominent lawyers OF the House
that very similar rule OF procedure will again be
adopted, except the trial OF the President In accord
ance with the constitution Of the United states require
the Chief Justice Of the supreme Court Of the United
States to preside The following win thus be the mode
OF proceeding
The House Of Representatives having passed the reso
luton Of impeachment, committee will be appointed
the part OF the House, who will appear before the
bar Of Tho Senate and to that body the fact
that the House Of Representatives had passed a
resolution OF impeachment and would in due time
exhibit particular articles OF impeachment select
committee the part OF the Senate appointed by the
Chair to hear the report Of the committee Of the House
upon the subject Tho committee the part Of the
Senate then reports to that body and their action
muncsed by the secretary Of the Senate to the House
OF Representatives TIE Speaker then appoints board
of probably FIVE managers 10 conduct the impeachment
designating the or each and the and Office
of the accused The House then directs the managers
to carry to the Senate the articles of lmpeach-
mont agreed upon and to be exhibited
in the maintenance OF their The action Of the
House presented and read by the Secretary Of the
Senate A time Is then appointed by resolution of the
Senate "That the Senate will resolve itself into Court
of Impeachment" the Chief Justice presiding The
oath is administered to Senator that in all things
appertaning to the trial OF the impeachment
hs will do impartial justice, sccordngto law
The Senate being re. olved High
Court OF Impeachment, the Board OF Man
ayers of the House Of Representatives received,
who formally present the articles OF impeachment in
the OF themselves and all the people Of
the United States. The Board OF Managers Of the
House then introduced 10 the bar Of the court and
the Sergeant-atArms makes procamation"All persons
commanded to keep silence, pain Of imprson-
ment, while the grand inquest Of the nation is exhibit
ing tho OF tho United States articles or in
peachment against &c. Proper order the subject
The impeachment i taken by the court OF which due
notice is given TO the house of Representatives. The
managers Of the impeachment the part OF the House
then retire. summons Is then issued TO the party
accused the articles OF impeachment, fixing tho
day reurnabIe which s served by the Sergeant Arms
deputy properly appointed ut least ten days before
The thereof The court then adjourns until the
day Gxed for the OF the Upon that day
the Senate resolves into Court OF impeachment, and
notifies the House Of Representatives OF the facts The
House resolves into Committee OF the Whole and with
the chairman, body proceeds 10 the senate cham
ber and is announced at the bar and admitted Al I
though the House OF it's highest judicial
powers the form which il appears dispiaces It's high
functions in the Speaker, the Sergeant at Arms and
the emblem Of its authority, the mace The Sergeant
Arms OF the Senate ,hen hands in the return which
is then road by Secretary The
bis deputy takes the oath the correctness OF the
return. Arrangements then made Tor the summon
ing o. witnesses Upon the completion OF the tria. the
Secretary the Senate reads each ce upon which
the roll IS called each Senator answering "Guilty," or
mot guilty" wo-lhirds being required in sach case
The decision being gven the court orders and DEGREES
and adourns without naming q day. The sentence OF
The Court OF Impeachment: is then communicated to the
party, and. guilty. from the moment Of conviction the
functions OF President depart from the person OF tho
party convicted and the Vice President ascenis 10
the Chief kagsracy OF the nation possessed OF all its
powers and prercgativea
An obstacle Of considerable magnitude suggests itself
in the minds OF many the fact whether the
could be considered constituting impartial court,
and whether their duties will be those OF justice party
measures. 1t Is well known both in conversation and
pubic conduct that the majority OF the Senators have
expressed their views and given opinions. Tho
of that body in the reinstatement Of Mr. Stanton
is considered ofic,al recognition OF hostility towards
the Executive a commission OF act which diquai-
hes them as impartial judges OF in which they
beforehand committed TO opinion. The senate or
ganized as a OF impeachment constituting the
highest judicial tribunal recognized under the constu-
tiop must the Judge OF the qualifications OF It's
members, and however excep,ionsblc be the judi
cal OF the majority. they have the power
aside the usual rules aud declare that members
sufficiently capable OF adjudsing the case.
| An Interview With Adiutant General Thomn-.
| Your correspondent in his fugitive pursuit OF infor
nation bearing upon the present crisis called to-day
upon Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas, around whom
At this particular moment much interest centres
the who has had the temeriy to beard the lion
his dcn or in other words, to grappe With the high
and mighty stanton the rough Cromwellian idiosyu-
cracy OF this century. 20 far General Thomas tie
hero OF the hour, the bod pioneer who has
venured invading ths p,Rerriir oi The
War Department aud attempted overihrowng the
evil genius or the place. Your correspondent
was rather asonshed nnd General Thomas IN frame
! OF mind entirely at with one'1 prcconcsycd
notion OF the condition in which person should feei
whose action has violently disturbed the equi
lbnum o. the country In place OF grave and troubled
expression Of counenance, the General all the
looks OF whose serenity and good humor no CHANGE
OF circumstances could alter He nal OF the
iser, Cassuske expression or re"olu onist neither
did he appear to that look 81 fan, meaning
which might be readily assumed as consistent charac-
erlstc Of one who has tcutured 70 sc 50 daring part
lie seems about sixty years old tall 10 statare, with
siIyery head of la:f, a mild benevolent vo,ee and
preposscsslng smile.
'We, General, remarked your correspondent, 'yol
| appear 70 take THIS business com mpiscently."
! "Yes, he replied, ~ don't any reason why
should not; my consrience perfectly easy he na
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