New-York tribune., 1868-03-25
EW-YoRK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1865.

not attached 20 the replication, that ends the matter
| When make replication do not attach our name
Clerk Of the House. by order of the House the
names to IT, All that the Presidents can amount
belly. GLaugher) That is all. am informed that Tho
journal TO which the gentleman audes Is The Bdtmor'
der that my friend from NewYo takes t. Now trust
that the House will any lectures any sug
duct from the gentleman who stands yet under lts
censure for violation OF all parliamentary rules ., h
President, from the beginning Of the proceednSS ~
ths hour has been treated not only as mere a''Sr o
form, but subject for triing The gentleman Iioi
Massachusetts tells us that when the question ~
N England whether Impeachment TaS az nof 3 and hot
person was understood TO be Tan,ps 20 oia won h d
rant for % have plenty of raners IN the House Rep
resentatives. said last evening that dd not desire
name on their own discretion. Every OF them was
| known 10 have convicted the President without
70 his answer when they were appointed Managers.
Wby cannot consider the Presidents answer section
President has written the TRUTH admit that in replica
toni Why should tel the country that all the Presi'
Mr.. WILLIAMS rep, Penn) would like the gentleman
to say whether he could point to any case OF npescn
not guilty; whether any other issue could be made, and
filed than substantially that which had been prepared TO-
dayi - A..
Presidents answer which were true, and which could
not be denied by witnesses, should be admitted; By
Mr.. HIGBY CRep, Cali inquired whether the gentle
Mr.. ELDRIDGE remarked that the gentleman lMr
Hgby) continuing the same practice Of leyy which
Mr.. WILLIAMS (Rcp., Penn) one of the Managers
The gentleman from Wisconsin seems TO be Of the opinion
pleading that are applicable TO trial OF in courts
Of common law. beg leave 70 remind him that II has
President that II not to be tried by the rules that pre-
vail in common law courts but by the law OF Parliament
bc President have mt in Series Of answers very much
OF the character Of answer in Chancery There no
the answer filed by them is without precedent what
are the Managers under these circumstances TO do
demurrer San in case Of mi. Kind does not appear The
gentleman from Wisconsin admits that there y no such
precedent We come, then before the House win me ny
pothes that there is but issue TO be tried ana hat
is the general issue Of guilty or not guilty ,,t,.
Mr.. ELDRlDGE-My position Is that the Fresldent,
having gone and stated the facts covering the ground
him fairly and admit such facts we cannot dlsproye'
thereby wing the issue saving expense 10 te eO
try and saving the expense OF calling aIge hunDe VI
Mr. WIIIIAIs~Then the gentleman expects rs 10 fol-
low the President in his answer IN the way OF special r
hcaton precisely as We should try case III the CIVIL
oVvIt omr cUANIER Dem. " W made the point Of order
that the House lad Official knowledge OF the Presi
The SPEAKER oycrrnled the point Of order the
ground that fle House Of Representatives was by s
vote at the Bar OF The senate yesierday f2r inc
specific ppIpose oi hearing 9 hens 'Hu ~
Mr. WILLIAMS went 20 argue that no other charac-
Ter of replication cond Dc made 10 the answer of the
Presidents II the House 10 enter on long series of
special pleas II would bc playing precisely INTO e ads
President and his counsel whose object appeared to
be nothing more nor than delay. Did the gentleman
the close Of the Presidents termt 1haf seems
10 have been the general feeling and 20 have
been the eNpcctaiOn Of the President himself.
III had had some special doubt himself whether the
Managers should not have gone back To the senate ana
compeed the defendant 10 put Ia confession IN form or
nlea of Not guilty." Int he had deferred 10 the Judg.
ment OF his colleagues that they should take the whole OF
the answer substantially plea OF mot sui!. mo
gentleman from Wisconsin asseYcratcs here mat All the
forth u the Answer Of the President are
true, or are to his Identical language Gods truth
sort uaughorl Docs the gentleman undortake 10 say
that the speeches charged 10 have been made ny the
President at ~. Louis and Cleveland aud Washington
were not made by him 80
Mr. ELDRIDGE-The President says that he did not
make them in the form In which they are charged
Mr. WILLIAMS-And the gentleman Rnlrtns that the
denial Is true and Therefore that the President never
made such speeches put t 10 the gentleman whether
he believes that hinss Laughter gn TIC Republican
Mr., LOGAN, In answer 20 a remark 81 SIR Eldridgo that
impeachment Managers never before admitted such an
answer without excepting tO IT, enId that the gen
tlcman would lind that in the trial of Lord Hastings
committee was appointed by the Parliament To examine
the journal Of the Lords and that the committee reported
the House that from an examination 0f hee centuries
no demurrer or exception could be found having ever
been taken 10 Articles OF Impeachment There was no
precedent Ice found or anything except that the aft
The House agreed To tho replication 10y Yea. llo Nays
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