New-York tribune., 1868-04-29


or shed disastrous twilight full OF the goon9so por
tents OF coming evil the land Say not that eAg
gerate the issue overcoOr the picture. Ths t were
true would be az error OF such smaller ~
that perilous mistake by second baptism OF pl1ou
few words and have done. II the resposiDteso
the lawyer such to Oppress him Win helr WeIg
how immeasurably greater your own The House OI
Representatives has done its duty The rest is now with
you This momentOus trial Is indeed Dut the calas'
with murder-the denouement of the mortal struggle
between the power that makes the law ana tnas
the chief OF their servants who now 10 ue
their WILL What is your verdict To decide to go TO the
they will give you the Of the interests involved
IL not question only whether or not Andrew johnson
10 he aowed 10 President OF the United States
for the remainder OF his term 1t is the greater question:
whether you shall hold so low the power that the Const
tuition gives by surrenderng the higher one to him
OF suspendng dismlssng and appointing at his will and
pleasure every executive office in the Government, from
the highest the lowest without your consent and II
possible the still higher OF dsregardng laws
trial before they be recognized He has made ths
him upon it, you affirm all his imperial pretensions,
decide that amount OF usurpaton will ever bring
chief magistrate TO justice, because you VIII nave ad
down his your own high dignity along with your
double function Of legislators and advisors whien VIII De
followed Of course by that OF your other VIII not say
greater office as Judges 1t win be victory over yoa
and which will gladden. the heart OF rebellion win
oy while your dead soldiers will turn uneasiy In their
graves. A victory to be celebrated by the eXntant
ascent OF Andrew Johnson like the cODqueror In Roman
at his chariot wheels and to be crowned by ms reentry
the possession Of the Department OF the Government
which TINS great DdtLe
shown in evidence he has already timated that he
would wait your action here for that purpose But
Illusion that it Is al end here; it is but the beginning
Of the end IL his pretensons are sustained the next
quered senate will be that of the Great Chief who
humbed the pride Of the Chiyay by beating down Its
serried bataons in the field and dragging It's traitor
standard to dust be followed by the return OF the
Rebel Oiiceholders and general conynlslon OF the
and deliver over the whole heaer OF past disturbance 70
anarchy and ruin Is this exaggerated pcturet Look
to the history Of the past and judge And now IN con-
cluson let me ask you turn your eyes to the other
side OF the question and what are to be the consequent
OF conviction, fsuch verdict as think the loyal
people Nation with united voice demand at
your hands Do you snk from the consequence are
The Nation has already within few short years been
called to mourn the loss OF great Chet magistrate
through the bloody catastrophe by Whlch Rebel nana m
place and the Jar has not been felt as the mighty ma
chine Of state eghted with all the hopes Of humanity
moved onward in It's high career This nation Is TOO great
to be affected seriously by the loss of any On
your hearts sotened by the touching appeals OF the de-
punish this man only for his divine words. his exalted
charity to Others. Mercy TO whomI To the murdered
DOste and his feows To the loyal men whose carcasses
were piled in carts like swine, with gore dripping
from the wheels in that second holocaust OF blood that
criminal murder which was enacted IN New-Oreans 10
those who persisted on that second Saint Bartholomew at
Memphis when the streets reddened with the lurd
light OF burning dwellings, and the loyal occupants who
would have escaped cast backward into the flames The
Divine mercy itself is seasoned by justice and waits only
on controI This place FOR such emotions but Il
II is il is mercy to loyalty innocence that cries aloud
for the removal OF this bold, bad man 49, remember
that while your loyal brethren falling from day to day
in Southern cities by the assassns knife and the reports
OF the FTeedmens Bureau are repete WIN hOrrOrs at
which the face pale In your judgement stands no
your door execute your stern decree IL Is but the
crown that falls while none the historian stands by TO
gbbet the delinquent the ages that TO No
will disturb your slunOers, unless 10 comes
have lost the foremost of its friends Your act will be
acceptable, and an example To the nations tnat VIII
eclipse even the triumph your in the Sindcaon
Duhlic Justice, the sublime anu peacelul
triumph OF the law The OF an expectant people are
pon Won: Won have but to do your duty The patriot
will realize that the good genius OF the nation the angel
deiveranee Is about us and around U.S. as IN the
Mr. WILLIAMS concluded his remarks at l:4O p M,
when on motion Of Senator JOHNSON, the Court took
OF fifteen minutes which, as usual was spun out to
GEN BUTLER MAKES AN EXPLANATION.
After recess, Mr.. BUTLER said l ask leave, Mr..
President and Senators, 10 make short narration OF
facts rendered necessary by what fell from Mr. Nelson OF
SS VII ri be en-. found n 5 @ Ressn 81 pa srSoS record Last
The CHIEFJUsTICE Gnterrupting)-lf there Is no ob-
lection the honorable Manager may proceed
have 10 say upon this matter TO writing Mr. Butler
facts rendered necessary by what said by Mr. Nell
son of the counsel for the President, in his argument
ON Friday last contained $685. 49, and 20 OF the
record IN relation the Hon J. S. Black and the sup
posed connection of OF the Managers and Members
Of the in regard 10 the Island OF Alta Nea This
exp'auation becomes necessary because OF the very
taken by the learned counsel In intro
facts not one of which would have been competent II
offered in evidence and upon which he founded an attack
upon gentleman not present, and from when he de-
dices insnuaiions injurious TO some Of the manag-
ers and other gentlemen members OF the House
OF Representatives, who are not parties 10 the
issue here and who have no opportunity TO
be heard The learned counsel was strenuous in argu
ment 10 prove that this court and It's proceedings
were 10 6e such only had IN judicial tribunals he
therefore ought 10 have constrained himself at least TO
the law i'm the most benghted portion OF the Southern
country ought to know that in no court however rude
and humble would attack be allowed on the absent
spl nc ypu "A
tended facts unsupported by oaths, unsted Dy croseA
animation. and Which those TO be affected by them
had mo- opportanty TO verify or to dispute After
extracting the detail OF u document sent Dy ms
client to the Senate the counsel pGoeeeds % , IN ves on
follows, according to the best Information can obtain
h on @ 81 .S H.s S s s. Ga s B. sssT ss Sa
the claim The United S,a's: % It's citizens & bad % s n ese%S
~S dd rot long since user, the gs Of the Goyn M
and 10 the most orce sh the dignity aud honor
nation T' s'ts, was eCnc9rfd and ppFGysa q % SSSa
John O. Blaine and John Bingham on the same di Of March 1908
letter % S s.p aoI N the Of b s cassy B
Who 10Th March 1868 addressed letter to him n NhSa Be In
John A. Bingham j. O. Blaine J. x. MOOhead and William H.
oonel, h. had an Interview President which he urged i'm
pnt and the endinS an armed vessel 70 ahe pos
jssO asss B.e I on tis sS Of March 1905 declined ppef
G si1 r.ss to % Is. ssar. ssiSis Of Sas, .eos q:
Omacn 50 M as s rsoe ao %or s
% 10 ny pSruO,s that should Judge Bei
q , q %. % the sai @ @ % %
value to more and quite likely that an extensive
speculation foot have reason to charge that any
the letters signed such Communications are
members Congress through the importantly oi
friends Judge sc doubt thought his duty 20 other clients
20 pIrs, this claim did the President view ~ hee are TWO
% ss r, 10 which the OF the senste aud the
conntry in connection with the Recommendation They e F That
, s,s I'll GOTTEN up after this impeachment proceeding
against President Of the United states Keep the dates IN
MUD aud you such the fact Every OF then was
gotten np ,.r h. impeachment proceeding va; commenced AZ
IL cannot fail TO be evident that while the c9unsel dis
claims any imputatOn either upon Judge Black or the
in words what he claims 70 be the
facts as to convey the very imputaon discaied There
fore IL is that have felt called upon TO notice the in-
connected with the Island OF Alta Vela IL very limited
Some time the Summer of 1867, being IN wathg On