The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-01
From the Washington ID. C) Iatelhgeneer, March "a
NOTES AT THE CAPITOL.

1eSLeTuay WAS iHe uuJ uPPoiu@Su 'ot INV - We
dent to mako his formal answer to the eleven arti-
cles of impeachment. During the hour preceding
the assemblage of the Senate the galleries were
filled up by the fortunate holders of tickets of ad-
mission. There was the same preponderance Oh
ladies as on a former OCCASION fact speaking
volumes for the gallantry of members and the per-
tinacity of the SEX The hrilliancy of the cos
tunes lent an unusual charm TO the scene, ana so
keen was the interest felt that very few brought
books and magazines to while away the time, and
thus for FIVE hours they sat attentive, decorous,
and, we hope, pleased with the show.
AL 1890 the President Mr.. Wade,. proposed
and shut down on any further.legtlative proceed
;nps. to begin making ready for the impeachment
trial Mr.. Trumbull and Mr.. Edmunds, not hav-
ing the same persona! stimulus in the matter,
disposed to make haste more slowly the latter
sbly remarking that the Chief Justice would not
be present before one o'clock, and until then tho
trial could not proceed. Mr.. Wade, however, al
ter getting the Senate into confusion. was al
lowed to have his own way, and notice was sent to
the House that the Senate was ready. In the
meantime the Senate had filled up, and nearly
every one seemed to be in his place. Three or
four members of the House came in early and
picked out good seats Mr. Stevens came in and
took his usual place ut the managers table. FL
nay Mr.. Wade gracefully vanishes from the
chair and the Chief Justice-not $50 called" by
the Republican managers-takes the place. The
Sergcant-at-arms goes through his customary for
mula Of ordering silence, and then enter duly and
grandly announced, the managers, in the same
elaborate style of procession as before, MIR. Bing-
ham putting us forcibly in mind of'a young gen.
tleman advancing on school platform to recite
some thrilling passage from Demosthencs.. The
old gentleman was nicely attired, and the costume
of his associates was equally neritorious.
The House of Representatives are next announced
and come in with volume and effect, filing off right
and left to find seats. Mr.. Colfa1 comes up the
aisle to prominent position, but his modesty is
carefully cared for by Messrs. Washburne and
Schenck, who thrust themselves forward into the
most conspicuous positions. The Presidents coun-
sci are not formally announced. Usage does not
make it proper and their great reputation renders
such step wholly unnecessary.
Messrs Stanbery and Curtis are in place as usu-
al, and SO is Mr.. Nelson, of Tennessee; but to-
day we see two new faces among Mr. Johnsons
counsel. That slight figure, with the pale, intel
lectual line of face, is Mr.. VIM. NJ Evarts, of
New York, one of the foremost legal minds of the
country Near him is n very striking face indeed,
that of Mr.. Groesbeck, of Oho,- just added to the
Presidents list of counsel. Judge Black is absent
called elsewhere, We presume by professional
duty.
The serions business of the day was opened up
by an order offered by Mr.. Davis to the effect that
all the States were represented and that, there
fore the Senate could not sit to. try this cause
This led to good deal of feeling the part of
Mr. Howard and others, who wanted to exclnde
its reception This last was overruled as disorder
ly, and then the order rejected, only two voting
afirmatvely. 1t was hardly to be expected that
the Senate would thus pronounce its own dsquali-
fcation as court but the point is that the
people have already made in forming their
opinion.
And now Judge Curtis rises, and, after stating
the very brief time that has been allowed the
Presidents counsel in which TO prepare their an
swer, proceeds to read the formal answer Of the
President to the arraignment of the House mana
gers. The document was necessarily long, but it
was weighty, compact, omitting all defamation
and unnecessary phraseolOgy, and marching
squarely up to tke.points made by the eleven art-
cles, and ii was CHAR throughout as a sunbeam.
The Senate generally, gave it very close attention.
especially those who rank among the ablest of the
body.
The President makes his answer at length to the
first article recing the date of Stantons original
commission, the law of 1889 creating the Office
that he never appointed Mr.. Stanton, and about
the 5th of August, 1867, being unable to hold con-
sultation with said Stanton, or 10 trust him with
the public business, sent him letter requesting
his resignation. The correspondence and subsc-
ouent steps in the matter are detailed, and also the
Presidents message, and the motives by which he
has boen guided. 1t appears from these that the
President maintains that under the Constitution he
has the power to remove that this cannot right
fully be taken away by Congress, and that it vns
not taken away in respect to Cabinet officers by
the first section of the tenure-of-offce law. AnS-
ious not to have conflict with the Senate, the
President gave his reasons to the Senate for the
suspension of Stanton but in making the suspcn-
sion lie acted under his constitutional power as
President. In appointing General Thomas he had
only aimed to obtain n judicial decision by the
United States Supreme Court
The answers to the eight articles following were
read by Mr.. Stanberry in order to relieve Judge
Curtis These answers deny all violation of Law
deny the charge of threats intimidation, or con-
spiracy In answer to the ninth article, the Pres
dent says he did not attempt 10 induce General
Emory to dsobey any law; but that when the
General called his attention TO the order of General
Grant, he expressed the opinion that it was con-