St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
The Impeachment Trial.


ME-. BUTLER BEGINS TIE PROSECUTION
The Senate ceased legislative business
Monday. promptly ut half-past -, anC
organized without delay as Il high courr
OF impeachment, Chlet Justice Chas'
presiding. The managers from tho
house soon entered. The house were II
attendance III Il body, organized III com
mlttee OF the whole, with Mr.. Wash
burn OF Illinois as chairman Mr.. But
lcr commenced his speech at a quarter
before on O'clock, AMI continued unit
nearly tour, presenting to the senate tn,
several propositions "t fact and Law on
which the hou~'' OF representatives would
cndtaFor I" sustain aGI prove HE arll
cios oi impeachment IL reviewed III
Impeachment trI;'IS "i other countries, IA
order 10 show III the hight "l tho-' pro
ceedlng> what really constituted mn
peachable "tt"nscS. lie defined lmprarii-
able high crIMc or mI-'l"mean"r IL b" one
Ill lis nature OF consequences Subrcr>lN'
OF some fundamental or essential prIurI-
pie OF government. or hI-hly pnIndlrIal
to the pubilc interest, AMI tins might con
SYST "t violation OF the constitutions "i
the law, OF Official cath, or oi duty, toy
act committed or omitted, or, without
violating positive law 10y lie abuse oi
discretionary powers from improper pnr-
pose. '''il' h"''et rtl'rieh |" ''' I'M
pt;'cAihent "i I-oId l''''''l' Il t''9e' he
sad, which went a srr"t way towards
es'aoiiSii'"- Ii'' r''Hc,p,1 tI't II" mills
Ter couiI s"t!t,r i!i''l'''' p'l!'Ii Inc throne
ny p'ehuIi3 ",o'''e'te 10 'he or''er. Oh ms
sovereign lie was '"'@ "erAD'' ioF Inc
justice honesty ana NI'""'E % All ih''.-
9ureS e'i'al'at'''5 from inc GROWTH ~ wen
is 'ol ''i''' lc5''''! anu MS |N'I'',''
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10 tiie suptrl'''e',''''E anu virtual coi'-
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q I'ir ,y 10 prevent sne i''7S'2e o'
"'''i'so,''o LAWS e''''''e,' III '''I l'''c'i'S-
'io'' oi '"e cou'''fy, anu when laws were
passed ny 'i'e co''>'i'u'l'''''' minority over
MS Se.o1S' ne ii'''u' the t''oS' determined
opp ys''io,'' oo''' ot'' anu covert 10 them
anu lor Inc puIi'Ise Vi n'''N'''s tIa' prop
oSlioii ciiee,""'' ii' c'i''''''o rc'' u array
an the people a'eiy IN rebellion against
congress: anu against Inc true ana loyal
men, .helr helgnporS' 50 mat murders;
aS''ss,naIiohs ana mas''cIes were rife all
over the '1o",l!erh 'o'ates' winch re en-
couragea oy MS refusal to consent that a
single murderer be punished though thou
sands OF good men had been slain and
further that he attempted by military