Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-24
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.


WASHINGTON, March 23.-In the Senate
after prayer, a resolution was adopted pro-
viding for printing the proceedings in the
Impeachment for the use of the Senate,
Chief Justic and the counsel.
Bills were introduced making appropria-
ton to defray the expenses ofthe impeach-
ment trial to reorganize the State Depart
ment and reduce its expenses; donating
captured ordnance for the monument to
Gen. Sedgewick; to reorganize the United
States Circuit Court. All were referred,
At one o'clock, the President pro tenn.
vacated the chair. The Chief Justice
called the Senate TO order. The Sergeant
alarms made the usual proclamation, COM
handing silence, Whereupon the managers
appeared at the door, The Sergeant-at-
Arms announced the Managers of Impeach-
ment on the part of the House of Repre-
tatives, and the Chief Justice said: "The
managers Will take the seats assigned to
them by the Senate" Messrs. Bingham and
Boutwell, led the way up the aisle and took
their seats.
Meantime Messrs. Stanbery, Curtis,
Nelson, Evarts and Groesbeck, counsel for
the President, entered and seated them
selves at their table in the order named,
Mr.. Stanbery occupying the extreme
right. The Sergeant-at-Arms then an
nounced the House of Representatives, and
the members of the House appeared, head
ed by Mr.. Washburne on the arm of Mr..
Mcpherson. The Clerk of the House took
his seat outside the bar. The Secretary of
the Senate then read the minutes of the
proceedings of the 18th inst. Mr.. Doc
little was then sworn, and when the jour
nal had been read, Mr.. Davis, of Ken
lucky, submitted a motion, that the Con-
stitution requiring the Senate to be COM
posed Of two Senators from each State, and
certain States being unrepresented, there
fore the trial of the case be discontinued
until all the States are represented.
Mr.. Conness moved that the motion be
not received, and called for the yeas and
nays
Mr.. Howe moved to inquire whether the
motion was in order
The Chief Justice read the rule, and said
Mr.. Conness's motion was not in order, and
directed the Secretary to call the yeas and
nays on Mr. Howe's motion, with the fol-
lowing result: 2 to 49-all present voting
in the negative except Messrs. Davis and
McCreery. Mr.. Salisbury did not vote.
Mr.. Stanbery then said that he and his
fellow counsel had devoted every hour
since the last days proceedings to prepar-
ing the Presidents answer, and regretted
that they had not more time, but submit
ted to. it now. Mr.. Curtis read it, the address
being to the Senate of the United States
Answer of the President in the Senate, set
ting as a Court of Impeachment for the
tria! of Andrew johnson, President of the
United States. The answer of the said
Andrew johnson, President of the United
States, to the articles of impeachment ex-
hibited against him by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States. In answer
to article one, for answer to the frat article
he says: that Edwin M. Stanton was up
pointed Secretary for the Department Of
War on the 18th of January, 1862, by
Abraham Lincoln, then President of the
United States, during the first term of his
Presidency, and was commissioned accord
ing to the Constitution and laws of the
United States, to hold said Office during the
pleasure of the President; that the Of
uCC VI tDtGiCtdiy lOI luG
of War was created by an act of
Congress in its first session, and
passed on the 9TH of August, 17S9 and by
that act it was provided and enacted that
said Secretary for the Department of War
shall perform and execute such duties as
shall from time to time be enjoined on and
entrusted to him by the President of the
United States, agreeably to the Constitution
relative to subjects within the scope of
said, and furthermore, that the said Score.
tary shall conduct the business of said de.
partment in such manner az the President
of the United States shall from time to
time order and instruct, and this respond
ent further answering, says that by force
of the act aforesaid, and by reason of
his appointment aforesaid, the said
Stanton became principal officer in
one of the Executive Departments of the
government, being the true intent of the |
second section of the second article of the |
Constitution of the United States. accord |
ing to the true intent and meaning of |
that provision of the Constitution of the |
United States, and in accordance with the |
settled and uniform practice of each and |
every President of the United States, said |
Stanton then became, and so long as he |
should continue to hold the office of Secre- |
tary for the Department of War, must |
continue to be one of the Presidents of the |
United States, as well as the person en-. |
trusted TO act for and represent the |
President in matters enjoined upon
him or entrusted TO him by the President |
touching the department aforesaid, and for |
whose conduct in such capacity is subordi-
nate to the President, the Presidedt is. ac- |
cording to the Constitution and laws of the
United States, made responsible, and this
respondent further answering, saws that he
succeeded TO the office Of President of the
United States by reason of the death of |
Abraham Lincoln, then President of the
United States, on the 18th day of
April, 1865, and said Edwin NJ
Stanton was then holding said Office of
Secretary for the Department of War,
under and by reason of the ap-
pointment and commission aforesaid,
and not having been removed feom said |
office by this respondent, the said Edwin
NJ. Stanton continued TO hold the same
under the appointment and commission of
The foresaid, at the pleasure Of the Presi-
dent until the time herein particularly
anu AZ NO AitlAC AtttiFeu any aI- |
pointmont or commission from this re-
lpondent, as above detailed.
And this respondent, further answering
hat on and prior to the 7th day of August,
A. d. 1867, this respondent, the President
IF the United States, responsible for the
conduct ofthe Secretary for the Department
If War, and having the constitutionalri right
o resort and rely upon the person holding
hat Office for advice concerning the great
public duties enioined on the President by
he Constitution and laws of the United
States, because he was satisfied he could |
rot allow said Stanton TO hold Office for the
Department of War without hazard OF the (
public interest that the relations between
aid Stanton and the President no longer |
permitted the President TO resort to him for {
idyice, or TO be, in the Judgment of the
President, safely responsible for the con-
Iuct Of the Department Of War "a By