The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-13
!. Washington News.

cratic Committee of South Carolina, has
been presented through Messrs. J. P. Tho.
mas, L. D. Childs, and J. G Gibbes, in be-
half of the committee, to the House of Re-
presertaiives, and referred to the Recon
struction Committee. 1t has attracted some
attention from conservative republicans. 1t
is thought that good may result from this
Respectful Remonstrance.
In regard to impeachment, the Express
of the 9th says:
The public pulse is somewhat excited as
to the prob BILE result. but the preponder-
ance of opinion seems to be upon the side
Of acquittal
The Star says: The dealers in impeach-
ment stock made q tremendous rally last
evening, and for time had 1T all their own
way at the leading hotels and other points
where transactions in the market are car
ried on. The friends of the President, who
were supposed 10 know thing or Two, were
betting Wild on acquittal-two, ten, and one
hundred to one. Later at night the bulls
rallied, swept everything and professed to
be particularly anxious to find any party
disposed to bet on acouittal: To-day 1t has
been see-saw operation.
= In a well-authenticated conversation, the
President is represented to have said, in an
swer to question regarding Bingham's sug-
gestion, that he would not obey the Senate's
mandate, ''Why should 1, not obey. if the
forms Of the Constitution are complied
with IF Senators do not act justly, they.
are responsible not TO me but to the people,
The people, who hold the sovereign power,
have placed me over one department, with
all its duties and responsibilities, and have
placed Senators, aiso, with grave RESPONSE
hluties and with Constitutional power to
try impeachment and render judgmentshere'
on. If they misuse or abuse this or any
other power, the people alone Can hold
them to account. The people having en-
powered them to try impeachment, 1t is not
for the party tried to set aside their judg-
ment. The people alone can settle with
their agents for any abuse of their great
trasts."
WAsH1NsTos, May 11.-Presideat's
friends. apprehensive this morning, but
in better spirits this AFTERNOON. Senate
went into secret session at thalf-past ten.
Reconstruction Committee has prepared
an omnibus bill, admitting all the States
on basis of Arkansas bill, and will push
it through at once. In the House, a joint
resolution of the Ohio Legislature pro-
testing against the reconstruction acts !;
referred to Reconstruction committee.
A resolution to adjourn from the 10Th
to the 25th, passed-6S to 81. This re-
cess is for Chicago Convention. Thad.
Stevens has introduced a bill, declaring
that. the States of,North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama have
framed, and adopted by large majorities
Constitutions, republican in FORM. and
that said States shall be entitled and ad-
United to representation, when the Leg.
islatures shall have ratified the fourteenth
article, proposed by the 'thirty-uinth
Congress, upon. three fundamental cendi=
tions,:: j. Constitutions never !: to be
changed Or amended so as to deprive any
citizen, now entitled, from voting, except
upon conviction of crime;- 2. What If
the day fixed Ter the meeting Of the
Legislatures, of said States by the Con-
stitution thereof shall have passed be-
fore the passage of this Act, said Legis-
lature may be convened within thirty
days after the passage Of this Act by the
President Of the Convention which
framed the Constitution Of said State. 8.
That the frst sectionaef this Act shall
take effect when the President of the
Uuited States shall officially proclaim
the due ratification by the Legislatures
Of said States, respectively, of Article
fourteen. -..
This bill was made the special order
for Wednesday. q. i
In the impeachment court, the follow.
ing is, the form proposed by Chase. and
adopted by the Senate: .'Mr. Senator
49,, how say you, is the respondent.
Andrew johnson, President Of the Uaited
States, guilty OF a high misdemeanor or
crime, as charged in this article?" The
Senator Shah respond, Guilty, ">or "Not
Guilty." only. .:...-... .....-.-::-.
=. At 10 O'clock, Senate proceeded to con-
slider the articles. Grimes and FesSeuden,
went through the list, arguing against
Convention ; Trumbull and Henderson,
partly through, favoring acquittal; Howe
and Sherman, for aeqnittal on first, and
conviction on second. Radicals aeknowl-
edge it will be very close, but insist that
they. have thirty eight votes.