The New York herald., 1868-03-24
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY MARCH a. 1ssa-TRPLE


the trust committed to him by the people,
either by the obligations OF his oath or
by the written requirement OF the constitution that
or ~ the Ssts other sai provision that his term Of
oce s limited to the short tenure OF four years. nor
yet by the decent respect to the public opinion OF the
country there remains the tremendous power lodged
by the people, under the constitution, in the hands
OF their Representatives to Arrest him by impeach-
Faithful n the aues
upon MS by our oaths as representatives OF
the people, we have interposed that remedy
US and he says to u.s. defy your impeachment. BY
the Executive power reposed in me by the constitu
presence Of the country the right without Challenge,
let or hindrance to suspend every executive oiicer
Of the government at my pleasure; ] venture
in his answer, the President is
ONCE as ever man was guilty Of malfeasance and
in office since nations began to be on
the earth What That he viii suspend all the
not by force Of the Tenure OF ONCE act to which he
makes reference and which he said is void and OF no
Of s Me the O. ss Senate Is
in session. What does he mean by it? Let
the Senate answer when IT comes to vote
time. Does he mean by it that he will vacate the
offices and not I'll themY Does he mean by 1t that
your money Tor carrying r. @ on tne 81 gGv
Treasury and shall not be applied, or does he mean
by 1t that he viii repeat what he has already done
constitution and the laws, and will remove without
the consent Of the Senate, and will appoint
while the Senate is in session without its consent
and advice just such persons will answer his own
purpose. Is that what he means by tS II 1t Is, 1t 1s
very easy method OF repeating the constitution OF
the United States. admit that 1t Is time-honored
rule OF law, the gathered wisdom OF q thousand
years. that the accused has the right to speedy and
impartial trial claim that the people also cha have ga
question pending here touches in sort the rights
OF the people, In their name we desire here speedy
and impartial trial. II this President Is not guilty
we ask on behalf Of the country that he shall be
declared innocent OF the offences of which he stands
charged II it be the Judgment Of the Senate that he
has laid violent hands on the constitution OF the
country and rent it In tatters In the presence OF Its
custodans the sooner that judgment is pronounced
the better In every view of this the public in
terests demand that the trial shall proceed until by the
solemn oath Of the accused made at the BAR 1t shall
be made to to appear t9at ne cannot proceed on mac &C
and until he states what he expects to prove
BY them: | venture to say that he can can
we are not ready to meet by saying that we will ad
init that his witnesses will swear to his statements,
and let him have the benefit Of that Nearly oil the
testimony involved In the issue is documentary,
much Of it is official. will occur to the Senate
that as this trial progresses they win have as much
on the part Of the government as we have had. We
make no boast Of any superior preparation
Of this matter; we desire simply to discharge
over counsel, as was intimated by the gentleman
(Mr. Stanbery). We desire simply to discharge our
faithfully We appeal to the Senate to grant MS the
opportunity of doing SO, that justice may be done
between the people Of the United States and the
President OF the United States; that the constitution
which he has violated may be vndicated, and that
the wrong he has committed against an outraged and
betrayed people may be speedily redressed
Mr.. Butler, another OF the Managers said he
would like to call the attention Of the Senate TO the
position In which the Managers would be placed II
The question Of time were not settled now. II a re-
plicati0n were made at all lie thought he could say
for his associates that 1t would be simply rejOning
Of issue to the answer, and therefore for that pur
pose 1t might be considered already filed. The
Managers would have TO be ready tomorrow ut
all hazards to 20 on with the case, with the uncer-
don, the Senate postponng the trial for thirty days.
He, therefore, agreed with the counsel for the de-
fence that it was better for all that the ques-
ton should be settled now. He spoke for
the Managers and for the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes when he urged that the question
should be settled now. Our subpGnas said
he, are out, our witnesses have been called; we
want to know when to bring them here. We have
got to come here sure, and we Will be here Uaugh-
That Is all we ask. Therefore trust that the Senate
will fix at this time the hour and the day that this
trial shall certainly proceed
Senator Henderson offered the following
Ordered, That the application OF counsel FOR the
President to be allowed thirty days TO for the
trial OF impeachment be postponed until after rep
The question was taken by yeas and nays, and re-
sulted-yeas 20, nays 2S-as foll0ws:-
Doolie Edrnunds Fessenden, Fowler, frelinghuysen,,
man, spragae, framSnil, Van winke and viessrs 80.
Howard Howe aorgaa, morrill, or ", Norton Nye, Pat
Tbayer, Tipton. Wiley, Williams, Wilson and Yates.
Senator HOWARD moved that the motion OF the
counsel for the accused be laid on the table.
Senator DRAKE made the question Of order, that 1t
was not In order to move to lay on the table pro-
position of the counsel for the accused or OF the
Managers.
The CHEF JUSTICE sustained the point of order
and the motion was not received.
The question REQUIRED on the application of con-
sci for the President that they be allowed thirty
days to prepare for the trial.
The question was taken by yeas and nays and re-
suted-yeas IL, nays Alas foows:-
YEAsMessrs. Bayard, Buckaew, Davis, DIXON, Doosle
endrks Johnson McCrecry Patterson OF Tenn salisbury
NAys-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Catc Chandler Cole
Conklng, Conness Corbett Cragn, Drake dmund Ferry
SOU Howard, Howe Morgan, Morrill, OF Me- Morrill, Of w.
Norton Nye, Patterson Of n H. Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross
bull, vaa winsie, Wiley, Williams wilson and Yates
80 The application was rejected
Mr. EvARTs then submitted the following
Counsel for the President now move that there be
allowed for preparation TO the President of the United
states for the trial, after replication shall be fled and
before the trial shall be required to proceed, such
reasonable time as shall now be fixed by the Senate
Senator JOHNSON inquired whether 1t was In order
to amend that motion.
The CHIEF JUSTICE informed him that 1t was in
order to submit an independent proposition.
Senator JoHNsoN-I move, then, that ten days be
allowed after filing replication.
senator SHERMAN then moved that the Senate,
sitting as Court OF impeachment, adjourn till to-
morrow at one O'Clock.
The motion was agreed TO ana the court adjourned.
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