South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-27
THE EXTRAORDINARY.
Ansvvcr OF the I,rcaidont.
Ihtrty Days ErteaS'oa # Tine ASheF
~ yfof ~ tie Ples.,leEs aH:l ReJ,ase,l.
WAsuINcrox, March %.

NAsuINGr0S, March %
~ one O'Clock the President fro tim. va
Gated the chair AMI Fe Chief Justice cali
ca Tie Senate to order. Tie Serccant.at-
Arms made the usual proclamation, COM
manding silence, Shercupon the managers
appeared at the door. The Scrgeant-at-
Arms announced tho managers of lmpeach.
ment on the part Of the House Of Repre-
sentaiives, and the Chief Justice said The
managers will t Ike the sets assigned them
ny the Senate. Mossrs. BINGnAM and
Doo Eli led tic way up the aisle and
look their seats Meantime, Messrs STAN
Berry, CURTIS, NELSON. SVARTs, and
GRoEsBEoR, counsel for tie President, en-
tered and seated themselves at their table
IN the order named, Mr.. STANnERY cccu-
rying the extreme right. The Sergeant
alarms then announced the House of Rep
resentatives, und the members Of the lIouse
appeared, headed by Mr. WAsHnURNr on
the armof McPHERsoN, Clerk ofthe House,
aud took seats outside. The Secretary of
the Senate then read the minutes e the
proceedings on the 18Th inst. Alr. FOO
LITTLE was then sworn, and when the iour-
nal had been read Mr. DAVIS submitted n
motion that the constitution requiring the
Senate TO be composed # Two Senators from
each State, and certain States being unrcprc-
sented, therefore that the trial of tbs case be
discontinued until all the States arc repre-
sented Mr.. CONFESS moved that the mo-
ton be not received, and called for the yeas
and nays. Mr. HOWE moved TO inmtira
whether the motion was in order Tin
f'Ifcf Inc4r.c 4 Il II
CoNNEss' motion was not in order. and d.
rected the Secretary 10 call tho yeas and
nays on slr. HowE's motion, with the fol-
lowing result: , TO 40 All present voting
III the negative except DAVIS aud McCREE-
RY. Nlcssrs. SALISBURY and RAyARp did
not vote Mr.. STANnERY then rose and said
he ond bis fellow counsel had devoted eve
ry hour since the last days proceedings TO
prepare the Presidents answer. and regret
ted they had not had more time. but sub
united to 1t now Mr. CURTIS read l.. the
address being 10 the Senate Of tue United
States.
ANSWER or TIE PRESIDENT.
Ia The Senate of the United States. sit
ing as Court Of Impeachment for the tri-
al ct ANDREW JOHNSON, President If the
United States, the answer Of tho sail An
DREW JOHNSON, President If The United
States to the article. Of Impeachment cx
hiLitcd against him by the House of Rep
resentativcs Of the United Sta,cs
Article First. Ecsrondert rc,;,,. .lo
facts that Secretary S71XToy was .r,,.,,.
ed by President LfycoLy. not bv l;,n ar
ter becoming President. and iccomirc SAT-
isfel that the said STANTON was LIN. H.,
public service GREAT ininrv. bn removed Lin.
under the Constitution. lie dopies tb,t tI,s
said STANTON, when he removed him w.s
in legal possession of tle war Office E.d,-
MICS that lie ever contemplated an action
contrary 10 the laws Lc denies ,b,t ,i.
act Of removing STANTON consti,utesa bi,b
crime and misdrmeanor in Office.
Nr. SrAyUenY then took Mr.. C,sr.s. ,I,,o
In answer to the secopl anil h, =,
Mics that he violated the Con,t;t,.;on ;,or
po;nting TuoMAs: be denios U.ot ,J.afla
WAS no vacancy in sail WV nr;a" '' ''''''
la The thirl ur;icle he ons,vars',l,o ,u..
Gle by SAVING tLat tle fire., ami .oaar.l
swcrs coy.r all The points IN i,5s
Ia. answer to the lourih ort;ct. u,.
attemuto6 TO gain possession nf ..;.i W
Office by force. he saws that he orly on,Lor
i1.J eoiJ ruo,,,s 40, -. avn
der to Lring tho question into tic %o - VI
Court of the United States Lc a,yo s ,.'.
TuoMAs no authority to uso ,lc mii;t,rv
The answer othe 6fth oItic,s dDn;,. -,
he con.pir,d witb Tnn,Ity or nav ~ ,a, ,'','
to prevent STANTON from rctsiniyc r.a,a
si!ion he held i.leraily ''' ~
In answer TO DE sixil or,i,l.. J., J,,.;.-
Lavip, c,nspirod Win 1Lr,,a.E ,.... ~