New-York tribune., 1868-05-06
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE.

onspraey Is proved upon him by his letter ofauthory to
Gen Thomas and by Thomass acceptance under MS own
evidence. What is a conspiracy simple agreement
6etween two or more persons to do unlawful act,
thsr with or without force and the oense Is completed
the moment the engagement IS entered into. 10 Is mis-
demeanor at common law Is nGer 6e rf ac
OF 1891; it is a misdemeanor for which ,ath an
;ndic,abie after these proceedings shall have
closed and Il is msdemeanor an indictment for when
ygonld be worth no more than the paper ON which y
have closed and the Senate snail nave pronounced ne
righteous judgment Of guilty, on the offender against
Thether in your Constitution that the President shall
a@ainst the United States in cases Of impeachment
Indeed, if Lorenzo Thomas were tomorrow ndicied IGp
NJ stanton from Iesumlng the functions i oi
bis Onf o S ndrew iRfs wC%a johnson DC wis6 Tan'ea
mere wave of his hand TO issue general pardon and to
dismiss the proceedings say again. TINS Is the tribunal %
yioator OF oaths, of the Constitution, and the laws
We'll, say gentleman, IL Is very little ofiense.
anu q veFv little ofense when tho pardoning
power does happen TO be conferred upon him. and
T0und OF It's being little thing DO not amount to very
much But say the gen1emen you have also cnaIgfh %
him under the act OF 1861 with having eonsplIsa WIN ~
Lorenzo Thomas in the one Article by force, and IN the
other with threats aud intimdations TO Work out 'e
same result in preventing the execution OF the laws 20
we have, and we say that he Is clearly proved gdly'
How By the confessions made by his eo-consprato@r5 @
have SAID that the conspiracy Is esta1snea ny @ olo
written letter OF authority and by the written acceptance
authority Thomas, ana the conspiracy DcluB
established say that the declaration OF the eoeonspra
tors made IN the prosecution VI the common design IS
evident against both.
NJ Bingham testimony Of Gen Thomas con
othe War Department and particularly reference TO the dTRt Of
which he Submitted m tie Presidents Consideration on the lGih
Mr. Bingham, aluug % TIE date m ilis drat letter renaAel
this the President impeared and hh SHOW d ta
the President s eng The power 2ihe people TO check 5
The Senate will hc sld that those TWO cOndants
and cOcOnspraOTs have not only been deliberately con
fering together about violating the TcnureofOmce act
and the making appropriations Tor the army nut thaJ
one of the conspratos has written out an order Tor the
very pprSsc - .cs.iDg the law and that the other con
sprator seeing the handwriting on the wall, anu aPpe
hensye after all that the Senate Of the United States III
the name Of all the people, may pronounce MN
guilty, concludes 20 whisper IN the ear 0l
his cO-cOnspratOr Let II rest until after the lfnpeach
ment" GIVE him. Senator's letter or authority ana c
is ready 10 these contests, and again 10 set IN
judicial Judgment all your statutes, aud TO say IN ne
Language of his accomplished and learned advocate MY
Curtis. that che has deliberately settled down
in the conviction that your law regu
lating the army, fixing the HEADQUARTERS
of the General In the Capitol, not removable Without tc
consent Of the Senate. does impair certain ugts con
ferrcd upon him by the Constitution, ana that by MS pro
found judicial Judgment he has come TO the conclusion
10 aside that law, and TO order Gen. Grant TO Can
fornia or 20 the Oregon OF 10 Maine, or 10 dey you
again 10 try him. Senators, Cod VIII spare the
peOpe any such exhibition Now, senator's 10 has bceh
inv endeaVor finish to-day all that desire To say IN
strength / could finish al thut 1 have 10 say
In The course of hour, or an hour
and.aLalf. 10 Is row, however, past o'clock,
and IL the Senate will be good enough 10 Indulge
me- promise that shall conclude my argument before
recess tomorrow.
The Court then adjourned and the Senate after reeei
messages IN writing from the President al
iOuned 90 $40 O'clock