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provision fOrblddlng the attempt to cause re-
moval, and that the President had 4 right to
construe the law for himself; and having done
SO, he, at most, could only be held responsible
for error of construction. Stanbery argued
these points at length-re reading from Jefferson,
jackson and Van Buren tn sustain his views
He then proceeded to consider the conspiracy
article, arguing that not word of proof had
been adduced in their support, and that the
Emory article has no substance or foundation
The 10th article is, he said, a violation of the
right Of free speech, valued by our people as q
jewel beyond all price, and expressly protected
by the first article of the Constitution. The
18th article was mere indefinite allegation
unsustained by proof and already sufficiently
answered. Stanbery then deuicd that any in
jury had been caused to any individual officer
Of the Government; and that no public inter-
est has suffered by the action of the President
Look through all the correlative provisions of
the Constitution on the subject; examine the
proceedings of the Convention which framed
it, and see how studiously they have rejected
all impeachment for misbehavior in Office, and
how steadily they have adhered, to the requisi-
ton that nothing but high crime or misde-
mean0r should suffice. Was there ever more
abortive attempt to make a case of impeach-
ment of the President under the Constitution!
There never was, any real life in it, Long
since its slow vitality vanished and now it lies
a shapeless mass that gives no sign of life; and
he contended that there was no violation in the
dd interim appointment of Gen. Thomas. He
concluded his remarks with an eloquent appeal
to the Senate for the President. His closing
words were as follows: "But If, Senators, as
cannot believe, but as has been boldly said with
almost official sanction, your votes have been
canyassed and the doom of the President has
been sealed, then let that judgment not be pro-
nOunced in this Senate chamber; not here,
where, CamIlus-lke, in an hour Of great peril,
single-handed he met and bufeted his enemies ;
not here, where he stood so faithful among the
faithiess; not here, where he fought the good
fight for the Union and Constitution; not in
this chamber, where the walls echo with that
clarion voice that in the days of our greatest
danger created hope and comfort in many des-
ponding hearts, strong as an army with ban
ners; no, not here; but seek out rather the
darkest and gloomiest vault in the subterrane-
an chambers of this capitol where the cheerful
light OF day never enters, aud there erect an
altar and immolate the victim"
In the House, Brooks resolution Of censure
of the Managers for their completely in the
Alta VeIa case was tabled, 60 to 26. The de-
and was carried on by Logan, Butler, Brooks
and others Butler charged Brooks with CALI
ing him n gold robber Brooks acknowledged
this, and claimed that has exposes had caused
Butler to surrender the gold he had seized
from the citiaens of New York and at New
Orleans.
NEW YORK, May A Hcrald's dispatch
says it is believed that if the President be re-
moved. the members of the Cabinet will refuse
to quit on the ground of an acting President
not being constitutional, and that the President
has 40 right to remove them. The same dis
patch thinks that the public debt statement
will show reduction of $l0,o00,000.
The Tribanes Atlanta special says the Re-
pnblicans have made clean sweep, -lectng a
Governor, r:tifyng the Constitution and gain
Ing majority ,of beth branches of the Legis-
lature Over 44,0UO whites voted the Repub-
lican ticket. 40. .4B4 e4es ss54sast
Belmont has written to the Democratic Con-
gressional Coinmittee stating that it will be
impossible to get the National Executive Com
mittee together iii time, aud that change in
the day for holding The Democratic Convention
must be made &. stYta9 ssgHts 5ef HnfRs
Douaelly, of .Minnesata Radically rose to q
personal explanations, in reference to letter
published in d Minnesota paper, written by Z.
b. Washburue, Of Ininois. B He then proceeded
to make violent personal attack upon Wash
burne, in which he charged him with being an
Office beggar, and OF the family OF office beg
car~, every member of which is born into thc
world with the letters M. G. franked on his
broadcast part. The.Speaker called Donnelly
10 urder twice, but the House allowed him to
proceed. !, He concluded his speech by applying
the most bitter epithets against Washbulne.
In reply, Washburne said, every assertion
made in that letter is true, and whoever says
it is not true, states what is false. II. under
any combination Of circumstances, were
called on to tnalpa persoaal explanation in
reply to a member, it would not be to q menu
her who had committed q crimes it weHid not
be to fnesnber who had raa away; it would
not be 10 q member who had IchaHeed his name !
it would not be to u member. wh0se whole re-
cord in this House. teens with corruption and
Crime; should Engke it n member not GOV.
cred with crime and infalny, and whose record
Is not stained with every fraud -whiskey and
ether fraudss lsot to as inaA who shns proved
false alike to.kis friends and csmtry. constlts-
ents aAd pelitics, to his.religioA aud his God.
nsWindum gave notice that he should oeer
resolution that 4 vote of ceAsnre % passed -
Mr. Washburne.
1JeH. Dayisa baa b0Hd swas renewed il leicA.
monl. May I'd, with Horace Gfeslsy Gerritt
Smith and Commodore VaA1eFbilt each fof
&25, 900, and citistms Of 3iCANRo02 Sof' thsaoth.
|er $26, 600. 1t is thon3At tAe ttis will begin
the the. last l.;', & ts saa'eat psfs sSp.f'ss clsss
Official, complaint, from Monterey, ARril
24th, comes 70 Secretary Seward from C0l6ul
|Jlfieh, oF an outrage upon six American altfs