Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed from tho IIorslon Telegraph aud Calves
ION Nova dispatrhus

TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed from tho IIorslon Telegraph aud Calves,
Ivn NsNs' dispa'chos,l
New ORLEANS, April 2I.-Fur'
Their returns from the country par.
ishcs, received to. day, do not affect
materially the result already given.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the Graud Jury drawn under
Gen. Hancocll's order, composed
entirely ofwhitc men, is illegal, and
orders the discharge Of the Jury,
In the case Of the negro, convicted
of murder, which was appealed from
the District Court, the decision of
the Court was reversed, and indict-
mcnt quashed.
WAsmINGvoN, April 25.-Sendte
After the journal was read, Chase
said that Edmonds' resolutin order.
ing that the Sonate's deliberations
be regularly published was in order.
Drake moved indefinite pospone-
ment. Sumner said: chats the
proper motion" Indefinite pos.
ponoment was defeated-2O to "a.
Sumner submitted motion that
the vote on tho several articles pro-
coed and twelve on the day after
the argument Of the managers and
counsel ceases. Objected to; goes
over under the rules to Monday.
Sumner proposed two additional
rules. ~ F,.....L . ...
/. That Chase shall ask each
Senator how do you vote, and he
shall reply guilty or not guilty.
2. That upon conviction, it shall
be the putty of the presiding officer
to order the convict's removal forth
with. b.. .,,m,u ..... ... 30.
Objcction-matter goes over to
Monday. Several Senators made
points that these new issues would
come into the Senate, where inter
minabIe debate was allowable, post
poning the result indefinitely.
Chase ordered the argument to pro-
coed. Thoprosecntion not respond
ing. Groesbeck commenced. lie
argued that the body he was ad
addressing was a court arguing
fromttac Constitution-Which per.
mitted neither bills of attainder nor
irresponsible tribunals, especially
such as were laws unto themselves.
Lincoln's plain violation ofthe Con
stitution had been ratified by Con
gress because his motives were
good. lie then proceeded to argue
that the first eight articles rested
on whether the President had the
right to remove Stanton, and give
THOMAS and ad interim appointment.
He argaed that had Mr.. Lincoln
lived. and had tenure, of-Of1icc bill
been passed in hostility tolLincoln,
Lincoln, under its prov isions, could
have leglly removed a Cabinet
officer appointed by himself during
the first term, and that Stanton had
infinitely les claim to tenure under
Mr.. Johnson's term. Grocsbeck
feared q few days delay would not
help him, asked that he be allowed
to proceed through. Circumstances
compelled him to make important
omissions in his argument. The
President having consulted the ad-
visers indicated by the Constitution,
was guiltless of crime. 1t was com
para lively useless to urge the un-
tonstitutionality of of the act with
those who framed it, but granting
it's constitutionality, he denied the
Presidents criminality. 7
The Presidents oath of office re-
quired him to maintain the consti-
tuition. Minor officers swore only
to support it. Answering. Boutwell,,
that the President was bound to
execute all laws, Groesbeck in
quired about the Presidents duty
when the Supreme Court had decid-
cd law unconstitutional. Groes-
beck quoted from large number
of precedents, against which was
alone the act of 1867, claiming there
was aboundant of room for doubt
and hesitation the part of the Pris-
dent, sufficient at least TO induce
I him to resist, with the view of OBJ
tanning judicial decisions. Groes-
beck asked whether the Presidedt
was TO be convicted and deposed
because he had acted on the inter-
probation aud sanctioned by his cot
stitutional advisers. by the 3Sth
Congress, by the Supreme Court,
and by the uniform practice of the
Government. The evidence showed
that the President acted in the pub
lie interest in removing Stanton.
Groesbeck eontended that thePresi-
dents acquiescenee in the Tenure
of-Ofice Bill as long as possible,
was a point in the Presidents favor.
(As Groesbeck proceeded be recov-
or ed his voice, and held the floor
and galleries speel-bound.) GrOes-
beck, concluding, expressed his con-
fdenee in the final result, and char
aeterized the precedebts Of eonvie-
tons referred 10 BY the managers as
rather beacon lights Of warning
than a. examples for guidance.
In conclusions, be pronounced a
glowing eulogium On President