The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-04-03
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL,
Buffers Opening Argument
The Right of the Chief Justice,

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Mr.. Butler began his opening speech
at quarter before ore o'cloc; Mr..
RutIcT smoke at preat lenrth rreoaut-
iuerto the Senate several Of d. irope,.i-
tiaps OF fact and law anon which the
House Of Repre,eutafiyt.s xould oudcav-
or no sustain the cail.c of the peor.Ie
AGAINST the President
The Speaker reviewed the impesD h.
mcUt trials ofother co,int,ie. in order 10
show I'm the lipht OF those precedents
what really constitute imDcichabl. of
fsn-.- lie defined au impcaeh;,tIa
higb crime or nii-,lcmcauor 10 i,. ,,r.. i'm
it, nature or consequences slb~crvirut
of some fundamental or e-.ontial rriu-
ciule of'rovernmcffor III, itldicjal
to the public interest. This tniebt con-
eiSf of a violation of th. ronstif,lfior of
law. Of nm official oath. or of dilt\- ~ an
act committed or omitted. or without
violating positiye law bv the abu-. of
discretionary powers from mprop or
purpose SIR Butler referred 10 the Inn
parchment of Lord Dandy. a case, me
said which went u great way towards
establishing the principle that no MINI
lister could shelter himself behind the
throne by pleading obedience t. the or
der~ OF his Sovereign He was answer
able for the justice the honesty. the
utility OF all measures cmauating from
the Crown 90 well as their Legality. and
thus the executive administration was
on ought 10 be subordinate i'm ali great
matters OfpOlcy to the superintendent
and virtual control Of the two Houses
Of Parliament. The speaker then re-
viewed the question whether the high
Corr, of impeachment was really the
senate or not and passed on the mat
ter of the competency of one of the
trier- on account of affinity to the ac-
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tho articles Of impeachment. and that
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OF fresiueht Johnson rs ceItl me- ~ 'ile
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the nomination Oh MI. Stanton as So
rotary OF war, ana Mr.; cameron rs Min
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their combinations by the senate: .,
Mr.. wilson next commenced 70 reitu
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