The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-05
THE IMPEA CHMENT TRIAL.
sINGHAM's ARGUMENT.
VADE's POLICY FOREsHADOWED.
Each State to Support the Army Within
It's Own Territory.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Windom presented his
resolution censuring Washburne.
HOuse.-A committee Of seven, with power to
send Tor persons and papers, was appointed In
the DonDelly and Wsshburne case.
motion TO expunge Saturdays proceeding
from the record caused much excitement, but was
Withdrawn after Donnelly and Washburne had
Withdrawn offensive remarks.
Pending motion to sdjourn DonneIy asked
leave that Washburne and he might initiate Thomas
and Stanton and take drink. Washburne pro.
claimed himself temperance man.
Adjourned.
In the Impeachment court Bingham disavowed
partisan pfejudices-was there as a representa-
tive of the people. He applied the term "hred''
frequently to the presidents counsel, and said
that Evsrts's speech had in il more Latin than
laS, more rhetoric than logic, and more intel
lectual pylotechnics than either. He argued
that the president had no right to construe laws
and that the Supreme Court had no possible juris-
diction in the case. He narrated Lncolnis as
ssssinstion and incidents from the fugitive slave
law and its operations. He said the gentleman
president may judicially construe the
Consultation for himself, and may determine
whether your laws are passed under the Constitu
ton, and whether he shall execute them Mr.
Bingham repeated this, that it might be buried ia
the hearts OF the senators. The laws were only
to be executed If it pleased His Highness Andrew
johnson, first king of the United States. If the
president can do this, as insisted on by his sdyo.
Gates, Mr.. b. insisted that the Constitution which
we had been taught to revere as the bulyark of
our liberties, is Constitution which invites yio.
lation OF the law, not obedience to it: and
he insisted further, that if senators, by
their judgment, should counenance this plea
they would be the architects Of their coun.
uy'sruin. They would give over this land to
endless chaos and anarchy. No matter what
demsgogues may say about il, out of this cham
Der the issue is anarchy in this land, and the re.
cording angel Of history is ready to trace it.
That is all OF IL. IL Is the head and front of An
drew Johnson's offending that he has assumed to
himself the rerogative Of interpreting the Consti-
tuition and deciding upon the laws for himself. In
spite of all the lawyers tricks in sLite of all the
techDicaties. this was 1t. With all respect to
senators and 10 the able counsel, after the weeks
and weeks of discussion on this case, If there Il
one man who does not understand this simple
proposition, then God in his infinite wisdom has
denied him reassn. N
Internal revenue receipts to-day 81, ,6I5 900.
The White House was crowded all day with
visitors.
This Evenings Star has the following:
Impeachment stock huctuates hourly TODAY
Il 10 shsky-why, is not demonstrated. The presi-
dent and his counsel are confident of his acaaittl
They figure out not more at the outside than 32
votes for conviction"
1t positively asserted that the following con.
versaton is substantially correct and that it fore
shadows Made's policy. few evenings since
Wade was approached by a prominent radical
congressman, who said: al regret to see the
imminent danger which exists of a conflict be-
tween the whites and blacks of South Carolina
and hope some measure will be adopted to pre-.
vent it,"
Wade" That can easily be done. We must
keep sufficient troops there, sir. Troops will
prevent it.n
Congressman" But our Northern friends are
becoming impatient under the fearful expenses
of q standing army. They may refuse to be
taxed for such purpose much longer"
Wsde-"fou are quite right in suppOsing the
North restless and impatient under taxation but
this We VIII avoid by requiring each State to sup
port the army kept within her own territory and
this will relieve our friends entirely Of the bur.
den. IL these Southern rebels won't behave
themselves they must be made to pay the expen-
ses Of keeping peace within their borders. Such,
sir, will be our policy"
With this Fpositive enunciation the radical ex.
pressed himself satisfied but intimated
doubt rs to its practical workings as the South
was was already impoverished by war. But Mr..
wade suggested that the Southern lands would
yield ample revenue for the purpose.