Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-01

By wheh he held his office, he could have pro-
dueed nothing but this commission. Now, by
the tenure-of-of! ce act, n is claimed that his
nile is extended by a statutory provision.
Now. ne hrst point IL that this la is Gaeon-
s'ttutional and void. lie would like 10 know
how lar this doctrine of legislative appoint
mspt was to be carried. You can enact the
tenure OF an Once, you can make az for life.
bot You cannot enact the tenure of one partic-
Ulsr man who is already ia oifics. No law has
be- . made for Mr.. stanton by nam. ard thr
QusstoB is whe her the office OF Secret. ry Of
War is within the first section in ihe Pre- vise.
The President is reduced 20 the pos ition oi Mr.
Stanton; Il carried personally into the live OF
hot beng able TO remove mar who Was Sp-
pointed by another man for him, aud Mr. S.aa-
ton will be carried in upoI. the next President
In fact his term of once will be forever. un-
D. IS you 50 q ht - confirm the appointment OF
another. The PIesi idt al had no other way 10
stthe Dill an 10 rs ne the order, WHICH D. did
in decorous manner, removing Nj Stanton
Mr.. stanton changing his mind that the ten ure.
of-onee law was unconstitutional. aud that hi
onice did not come under il, refused 70 sUrrsn-
der his office. Mr.. Stanton. when h. ceelined
TO resign, alleged that a sense of public duty
const M ned him 10 hold on unt:l Congress as
Sc mblsd As the Senate was in session when
tins order was issued hIs sense of public duty
NEEDED no longer TO operate: but although he
had helped 10 TIite the veto of he tenure-of-
ONCE ball, he refused 10 obey the order. The
President then did nothing further; he IS
charged with nothing after the 2lst. Mr. Stan
ton ma kes an affidavit. which caused the arrest
OF Gen. Thomas, not that he was out of his
oflCe for he was stil in Il. Then " hen the case
came up, and an Mort " as made by the counsel
of General Thomas to SECURE such action as
would bring the case before the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Cartier, who can see as far
through a mil lstone he next one. inrerposed
and 1t all fell 10 the ground. There, then
arises no question here of a violation of the
law. Let the Ma aagers be held TO the narrow
ness OF their charges when they ask for iudg-
ment a. they Were in their testimony The
President having been charged with violating
q iaw which be had reason to believe and
is In fael unconstitutional, is he TO he daposed
for preferrIng TO violate an unconstitutional
lsU To violating the Constitution
He would moi trouble them W itr n review Of
the testin ony, the fnv olous nature OF IL is ap-
parent 10 all They had to brlng IN evidence
from Delaware 10 prove that twenty days after
General Thomas had said 10 Mr.. karsener that
be would Nick stanton out. If he did 30 this
was rather personal matter. and did riss 10
The dignity OF a rational matter Ii he had
carrl' q his threat into execution be might have
teeE e-ought up Tor breach of the peace.
For hsse allegations, there IL no case made
Out OF evil purpose or of large design.
You are to deal with the President on your
oath 20 do an partial justice, Just as YOU would
with President Lincoln, or with Genl Grant
GU are 10 deal with HIM Just the same a. il he
Wefe your friend and argued v ith you in po-
htIcal purpose. If be is to be convicted then the
same charges will convict President Lincoln
or Genl Washington. He was not 10 D.. told
tnat elneTgenceFs justified rashness in Mr.
Nicad, then Mr.. Lincoln with his good politics
anu General Washington with his majestic
char acter Were equally guilty. They should
separate this case from lLe ssgravatrons OF
politics.
Att an exdmInat tion OF all the Care he did not
believe that any fair mind could find IL in hi
heart 10 say that the Pres ident had been proved
guilty OF any evil. Look al Ms career. Never
receiving. AZ his biogIapher> saw. a day',
schooling; always fighting Tor the rights Of the
common people against the oppression of aris-
'oelac!: educated IN the school OF Tennessee
democracy. he believed la the Con -ttutlon
and when II WAS an danger, he defended
1t at The risk Of his lie. H asked them
If he he had not stood up nobIy IN the dark
days OF 1-6l. W hen the men OF hi own Sec-
non We're arrayed on one side. aad all the
men Of this section should have been arrayrd
on The other. be stood Up and rebu ked the tell
spirit OF rebellion. The Constitution was his
ark OF SAFETY; before IL he bowed -hrea tim.s a
day with more than Eastern devotion
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, The Hou--
met at II o clock, buJ without transacting anN
bnsihess proceeGed At once 10 the mar OF ne
- nale.