The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-05-13
Washington News.

WIS tpPoiheSH AZ eiiS A>Ot''N''N '''
burne case.
AZ motion to expange Saturdays pro-
ccedings from the record caused much
excitement, but was withdrawn after Don
nelley and Washburne had withdrawn
their offensive remarks.
Pending the motion to adjourn, Donnel-
lev asked leave that Washburne and he
should initiate Thomas and Stanton and
take drink. WaShbume proclaimed him
self temperance man.
House then adjourned.
In the Impeachment Court, Mr.. Bingham
disavowed partisan prejndices. He was
there as a representative OF the people.
lie applied the term hired frequently t"
the Presidents counsel, and said that
Evart's speech had more latin than law,
more rhetoric than logic, and more intel
neutrality-suspicious. than either. lie ar
pued that the President had no right to
construe laws, and that the Supreme Court
had no possible jurisdiction i'll the case
He narrated LimcoInS assassination and
incidents from fugitive slave laws opera
tions. He said that the gentleman who
opened this case claimed that the President
NAV iudicially coistrue the Constitution
for,himself, and may judically determine
whether your laws are passed unGer the
Constitution. and whether he shall execute
them. Mr.. Is. repeated this that 1t might
be buried into the heart of the Senators
The laws were only to be executed Ii 1t
pleased his highness, Andrew Johnson,
iirst King of the United states. If the
President can 60 this, as is insisted by his
advocates, Mr.. B. insisted that the Coistl-
tutlon which we had been taught tn revere
AZ the bulwark of our liberties is 81 Constl-
tuition which invites violation of the law,
not obedience to it; and he insists further,
that it the Senators, by their Judgment,
should countenance this plea, they would
be ,the architects of their cnuutrys rain;
they would give over this land To endless
chaos and anachy. No matter what dem
agerues NAV say about it, out OF this
ella anber the issue is anarchy III tins iaHd,
and the .recorllin" angel oi' history Is ready
to trace it-that is nil of 1t. 1t Is TIE
head and front Of Andrew Johnson OF
Tending, that he has assumed to himself
the pcrogative of Interpreting, the C"ts'l
ton and deciding upon the laws for him
self In spite ot AL the lawyers tricks-
in spite OF ri! the ,ica:ties-:i;iS w,s It,
With all respect to Senators. al.d t" TIE
able counsel, after the weeks a"d weeks "i
discussion on this case, il thcrc is one niaa
who does NOS understand tins simple prop.
position. then God il HIS !nfiliite wiSd"'n.
has denied him reason.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
Tn the Court of Impeachment, Bingham
argued that evil intrnr was not necessary
TO conviction, and the counsclS argument
on this subject WAS pucrie and hot tit t"r
the ears of the Senate. He maintained the
oneness of the appointing aud removal
power, the undue weight given to the
debates of 96, maintained that anal admin
istratiou was impeac!ablc. Sherman re-
marks reyardin. Cabinet officers were not
applicable, because when the bill was
passed, the malignity and danger of the
Presidents action was not developed. He
defended Stanton as :: caiunnlatr'i and
slandered officer, who had proved faithful
among the taithlcSs, and who lad III all
the qualities which adorn and cnnobic lln-
man nature was unexc.lled i'll any age or
ry-cllaracterizcd the quo pafYunfo
arguments as mere babble i'll the ears ot
Senators. He regarded tile constitutional
ity of the Tenure of office act as closed
question after voting OH it three times,
the Senators who questioned its constitu,
nality were themselves nnpeaciiabc.-
Bingham concludes tomorrow.
The Reconstruction Committee met, but
did nothing.
Is is stated that Fesscndcn, Henderson
and Grimes have each prepared opinions
looking to acquitta This is improbable,
but betters on conviction are holding oil.
Nothing has transpired regarding the rou-
tine tomorrow, after Bimg gl,ani closes.
This evenings Express says the feeling
to-day among the Radicals as we'll as The
Democrats is that the cllancheS are dcc',l
edly in favor of the acqnlttal OF the IreSi'
dent. This evenings Star says the bears
have 1t in the impeachment stock market,
bet two to one for acquittal, and why no.
body knows.
1t is stated that the majority OF the
Reconstruction Committee favor the al
mission of the Arkansas delegation OH the
completion of impeachment.
The President transmitted the South
Carolina and Arkansas Constitutions Ia
the House They were referred to the
Reconstruction Committee
In the House, the Speaker named Banks
Thomas, Griswoll, BIair, Woodward and
Beck committee to investigate Wash
burne's charges against Donnc'lcy. Brooks
charge that Brooks made Butlcr ,.iSgnrg,
sixty thousand dollars which Butler had
stolen in New Orleaus, WAS referred t'
the same committee. The question from
Boyer whether gold covered plate an'
spoons was answered by the speaker neg
atiyely, and proposition that the com
miltee extend their investigation owe
Rutler's entire administration AT New