The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-26

heart for it had become thorn there and the Senate
HAD fastened IL there. What more had he dones He
had E,ade IN al interim appointment to last for a
single day. You could have terminated 1t whenever
YOU saw M. You had only TO take up the nomina-
toh winch he sent TO the Senate and which q
good nomination, and the "a interim would have
vanished IKE smoke. The thing was in your hands.
hou lad only 10 act ON the nomination and the mat
yer was settled That was no crime. can point you
TO that 'a ca sVe UccugreaMand point especially
III its legislative capacity, weighed the question de-
e,aea upon u and heard the report of the PRESIDENT
anu received II IA satisfactory. For the purposes OF
tns trial that Is res adJ'tdicato What else did the
rresioent aof He talked with an ollcer about the
| law; That is the Emory artice.n What else did
| ne doY He made Incorporate speeches. ..When re-
WED he should not have revived again.n "When
snitten on the one cheek he should have turned the
other Also" Then he would have escaped irnpeach-
ment- But, said the gentleman who addressed
he was eager for the paclncaton and to restore
the South. l deny 1t in The sense in which the
the President followed reason and took the path IN
which were the footprints OF Mr.. Lincoln and
which was llghtened by the radiance OF that divine
utterance OF Mr.. Llnc0ln's, "chartty towards ALL
malice towards none" He was eager for pacifica,
ton. He knew that the war ended; the drums
the cannon had died away; the army was disbanded;
not single enemy confronted US in the ded, and he
was eager for pacifcation. The hand OF reconcllia
ton was stretched out to him and he took it. Was
this Kindness, this r6.veness crime? Kindness
crimep Kindness is omlipotent for good, more pow
erful than gunpowder or cannon Kindness Is states
manship; kindness Is the high craftsmanship
OF heaven ITSELF The murder Of Sinai did but terrfy
and distract 1t Is the kindness of calvary that SUBJ
dues and pacnes. What shall | say of that MANI
He has ever walked In the path and by the light or
the constitution. The mariner tempest tossed on
the seas Is not to turn to the stars for evil
dence than the man In the trials of public life to look
to the star Of the constitution He does love the
constitution. 1t has been the study OF his life. He
is not learned or scholarly like many of you. He is
not man OF many ideas or much speculation, but
to no one OF you in the measure of his PATRIOTISM He
may be fun OF errors. will not canvass now his
views. He loves his country and, believe would
die for 1t If need be. His courage and his patriotism
are not without Illustration. My colleague referred
the other day TO the scene which occurred in this
Chamber when he alone, OF all the Senators from his
section, remained, and even when his own State had
seeded. That is trial which many OF you by reason
OF your locality and your lifelong associations know
nothing. How his voice rang out in this hall on that
occasion, In the hour OF ALARM and In denuncatono OF
the rebelionl But he did not remain here: this was
pleasant and easy position. He chose more difficult
and arduous and perilous service. That vas a trial
Of his courage and patriotism of which some OF you
who now sit in judgment upon him know nothing.
have thought those who dwell at the North, al a
safe distance from the collision OF war, knew but
little OF its actual trying dangers We who lived
upon the border knew 1t. Our horizon was always
red with flame, and II was sometimes borne so near
us that we felt upon the outstretched hand. Mr..
Johnson went into the very borders OF the war; and
there he served his country long and well. Which
Of you has done moreS Not one There is one
among you whose service as ! Wen know
parison but It is enough to say that his services were
greatly needed, and it seems hard, Il seems cruel,
technicalites, or that anybody who has served his
country and borne himself we'll and bravely should
be treated as criminal and condemned upon these
miserable charges. Even If he had committed a
crime against the laws his services to the
country entitle him to some Consideration
But he has precedents for everything he has
done-excelent precedents. The voices of the great
dead come to us from their graves sanctioning his
course All past history approves 1t. How can
you single out this man In this condition OF
things and brand him before the country VIII you
put your brand upon him because he made an "a
interim appointment and attempted TO remove Ed
win NJ. Stanton? can at O single glance, Senators,
fix my eye on many of you who would not endure
the position which the President occupied. You did
not think it right yourselves. You framed this very
Cabinet and then the Presidents whole crime Is
that he wants an officer In the war
Department with whom he can communicate on
public business and entertain friendly relations.
Senators, am tired and no doubt you are There IS
great deal crowdng me for utterance; but II IS
not from my head II Is rather from my heart, ana
this last half hour. Andrew Johnson administrator
Of the Presidential Office is to me as nothing In CON-
parison with the possible consequences OF your &C
ton on the government OF the country. No good
can come OF conviction on these articles OF i'm
parchment; but how much win the heart or the
country rejoice II it learns that the Senate OF the
United States was not unmlndfu, amid the storm
and passion and strife OF this hour OF the constitu-
ton, OF It's country and OF It's own dignity
ment but more especially at the Close listened to
with marked attention by the Senate and with strain
ing eagerness by the spectators II was To be re-
GREETED that account OF ndispositon he could not
make himself heard distinctly. The reporters,
anxious as they were to give terbdt report OF the
speech, were unable to do SO from the difficulty OF
hearing II IN the gallery, and had therefore to put
much OF IL In the third person, and in other parts to
construct the sentences out Of the portions which
The court, at halfpast four O'Clock, and the Senate
Immediately afterwards adjourned till Monday at
the Senate, to be followed by his colleague, Mr.. VIII
hams.