New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-14

70 stand TO and abide such orders and judgments Of the
cused after service shall fail to appear in
by attorney the day fixed therefor aforesaid OF
Impeachment the trial shall proceed nevertheless al
Senator sHERM1N offered the following order which
was road:
Ordered Tbs. ,b. trial Of til. article, Of impeachment ,A. proceed
Senator HOwARD-I hope not Mr. President.
Senator WILSON moved TO amend by making IL inc
Mr. BUTIER~f would ike to inquire Of the President
Of the Senate II the Managers on the part OF the
to b afe1a RSg t ts Of opinion that the
Managers have right to be heard o..,or,.r n, ,hs
MT President anS ssem on the part Of
the managers representing the House OF Pitd
IN pressing an ssf Of
those who send us rel the
OF the Country the interests OF the peope-a seem to
require that should urge the possible tra
the learned counsel who appear 70, the accused have
brought to the attention OF the senate presidents IN
be used in this trial. Sir, why not Railroads have
affected every thing else In this world teegraphs have
apart takes infinitely less time II may use so strong
IN oS To- Sc tn for in he
the trial Of Judge Chase and therefore must not shut
eyes to the fact that there are railroads and there
Of calling his counsel together, and Of getting
from n any ss% ner a II sS oud @
important bearing on the course we are to take that
have changed the order Of things In every other bust
ness Of life We recognize that fact Why should we not
detail perhaps-will you allow to suggest that the
ordinary court Of justice the ordinary delays OF courts
answer WheS called before courts Of justice have no ap
plication TO this case not eyen sir, when cases are
United states are the rules applicable to this particular
for this reason, II no other that when ordinary
the bar Of any court Of justice danger the
Commonwealth in delay; the Republic may take DO
cused time interferes with nobody To give him
indulgence hurts no one, and may help MN;
But here the House OF Representatives have presented
at the bar OF the Senate in the most solemn FORM the
chief ruler OF the nation and they say-and they desire
your Judgment upon the accusaonthat he has usnrped
power does belong TO him. that he s at the same
time breaking the laws solemnly enacted by you and
United States and that he st proposes 10 do SIR
who is the criminal II beg pardon of tho counsel for the
When have said that have taken out from all rule tips
trial Because submit with Difference, Sir that for the
its the bar of Its highest court under the rules
and forms provided by the Constitution, above
ceases there say that the Chief Executive who Is the
Commander of your armies who claims that command.
who controls your navy who controls all the elements Of
power who controls your foreign relations; who may
complicate any hour OF passion OF prejudice the
whole nation 10y whom he is the respondent at your bar
And mark me- Sir respectfully submit ho@ that the very ~
shall control beyond the reach of laws and outside OF
laws the army OF the United States That the one
your laws set aside the DEGREES OF the Senate and the
laws enacted by Congress.setting aside every law
the great military arm OF this Government and controlt
he please to your ruin and the ruin OF me country
the fact that the whole business OF the War De.
parmen OF tins country paases until this a goes on
War; whom this body has declared the legal Secretary
Ma ana hSRe as the s Of
War And do we not know also that while he has APP
nle him and tins day and this hour the whole business
of the War Department stops Mr.. Butler reminded the
them today, who by right ought TO have his commission
and his pay commenced immediately when his appoint
ped for 20 long as took God to Destroy III
world by food. Laughter. And FOR what, wonder
trial still longer when department OF the Govern
ment was already thrown into confusion while they
were blamed. But he continued that Il not all. The
great pulse Of the baton perturbation while this
strictly constitutional but Wholly anomalous. proceeding
forward when We go forward Aud the very orstoh 10.
have interests settled have prosperity return
TO have the spring open as ciosly under our laws
az viii under me laws OF e'atre say the very pulse
TO sun by pagihg this respondent justice. from
which 60" ave him devorance IL he so deserve at the
then urged that, while all the time shown 10 be
when the case came to trial should be granted no
in advance that the respondent could not get ready
Let him put in his answer, and then, II he showed the
OF necessary witnesses the managers would either
acTiesce in proper delay, or admit All ne sought 70
by the testimony. lie would nOtueny the respond
ent single indulgence consistent with public safety
They asked more privilege than they we're willing TO
brought to the bar was committed Of February
He consequences well they did The House
h OF March they had brought il the with
what they called It's legal consequences ana now they
were here ready for tnainstan trial some judges had
sat hours the day the tria OF great crimes and
they giving them strength would sit here every day
knew exactly what he had done They granted HIM more
time and now they asked that he should be prepared
then % them. He hoped that hereafter, no man,
anywhere would say that the charges upon which An
drew johnson was arragned were fTv99hs pnsHostan-
spectaby who would not for their lives say what they
did not believe told the Senate that, with all their legal
ability they could put in answer to the charges
grave they In less than 40 days yea 90 days Mr.
which no thought ought influence them in deciding
this question: by reminding them that speedy ermina
ton Of the trial either way would bring quiet TO the
ty and PRAYING them not TO decide ths question: upon
which the life OF the nation depends the greatest qnes-
ton before any body any Of the ordi
Mr. srASBERY saidThe action taken by the Mana
gers is singular that in the whole course OF my prac
tee have not met with example oft The President
Of the United states, Mr. Chief Justice Is aTragned on
Of the greatest magnitude that we have ever had and 1t
is too grave to be treated as II were case before po
lice court, TO be put through with railroad speed the
day OF the trial Where do my learned friends find
precedent for calling on the trial on this day They say
We have notified you TO appear here Ia answer on
given day" We are here; we enter our appearance As
my learned brother Mr. Curtis has said, you have used
precisely the same language that IS used IN subpoena In
ChanceTy; but who ever heard that when defendant IN
Clanccry made his appearance lie must appear WIN MS
answer ready with the and must enter In
the trial or come here TO enter our appear
We state that are ready to answer we do not
bic time-Dothng more Consider that 1t If but a few
DAYS since the President served with the summons
that as vet, all the members Of his counsel
are not present. Your Honor will observe that Of
five counsel who signed this professional statement
two are not present could not be present. aud
OF them. sure, is not in the city. Not one OF them
on looking at these articles suspected that II was the in
tentOn bring the trial to-day Yet we understand
the gentlemen the other side TO Read these rules
1futrf fhefr eft nd he
gentlemen are right II here TO answer to-day and
TO 90 on with the trial to-day then this Is the day for trial
But article says at l2i o'clock p. Of the day ap
pointed Of the summons against the person
mpeaehed showing that this the return day. and not
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