New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
CONTINUATION OF SATURDAYS SESSION

CONTINUATION OF SATURDAYS SESSION.
The House reassembled at 10 o'clock IN Com
mittee of the whoeMr. washburne ReP., Ill) in the
Char-and continued the discussion the articles Of
impeaehmenthe interval between the hour OF meeting
and noon being regarded part Of the legislative session
OF Saturday Not dozen members were in the hail. aud
not 80 spectators in tho gallery at the hour OF meeting
Mr.. wAsHBUREE REP Ill) submitted, for publication
In The Globe full examination OF the whole question OF
impoachment for reference hereafter Messrs. GETZ
Dem PonnJ and HUMPHREY (Dem., n. " asked and
obtained leave to print their speeches in The GLOBE
MR. 6ARTELD's ExPLASATIoN
planned the cause his absence when the vote taken
In the House the articles Of impeachment III ne had
been on the floor he would have voted yea. II was
known that lie had hitherto uniformly voted against
impeachment; but il seemed to him that the
unwiineness Of the House TO be forced into mpeach.
men aud had become more arrogant more reckless ana
more defiant until remedy left the people but TO
| impeach him. The President had 10 right given him
even in the Constitution directly to remove an 9ncer
The fact Of the Sppenmept by the President E ana the
moyal OF officer No l. II this act of the President had
stood alone II might possibly have oeen regInea as
ros SueaSis 10 max, Cen SrSnt CEN Sherman and
Gen Emory has Tools shored clear and deternhsd gr
pose part 10 disregard DE ia aud oreTtde ne Con-
hhton flo had thrown down the gauntlet and Con
ess must take 10 MP aud carry out the night 70 s end
Criticisng the articles Of impeachment, Mr. Garfield
thought It better instead OF saying that the President
had appointed Lorenzo Thomas to say that he had at
tempted 10 do because there could be 10 appointment
without the OF the senate and as to the 10th ar
ticle it should be SO altered as 90 express
the military ofense Of INSTRUMENTATION and mutiny.
lie thought that the whole question might be tried IN
few days II the Democratic party attempted TO oppose
stitutlon Of the United states Nothing but IRE fidelity Of
ne army had prerented The President from uS,rping ne
OoHstituOn fhe United States
THE PRESIDENTS wASr OF DIGNITY.
Mr.. LAWRENCE (Rep., PENN followed on the same
side iIe also had hitherto opposed impeacssmeIt' and
yet he had been convinced tna the Preseent haa Seea
OF great imprudences He heard the President make his
speech TO the mob the 22d OF February i5e5 and felt
mortified chagrined and hnmliated ut his language
He read the accounts Of the Presidents western trip
and bushed at the Presidents want OF dignity. A. last
with malice aforetheught and defiance he had attempted
10 trampe on the Constitution and the laws BY removing
Mr. Stanton and appointing Gen. Thomas. This might
not be a damning crime than any OF tho others OF
which he had been guilty; but it plain nfaotion Of
the law aud the House could do nothing but mpeaoh him
before the Senate. lie himself had always been treated
with great kindness and respect by the President;
that fact would not influence his Judgment upon Che
Presidents last attempt at usurpaon The msJori,y OF
his constituents had hitherto been opposed to the i'm
peachmon OF Mr. johnson, but he had information now,
not only that the Republicans but that influential Demo
Gratis In his district were anxious that the President
friends on the other side OF tie hali mil laugh tho
remark but nevertheless he would repeat Is faoi.
pcsehmen was nonsense II the President were doposed
the Democratic party would drop him ~ one week from
cratic party TO nominate him as their candidate Tor the
Presidency bnt IL would do no sneh thing
GENERAL DEBATE.
Mr.. HlBlACR Dem. Ind) followed on the opposite
side. The FIRST aud most important branch OF the ques
ton, be said had already been disposed Of aud II re-
NAMED only for tho Honse formulate TIE articles OF
impeachment on which tho President would be tried Tho
Republican members OF the House we're prepared 20 re-
volutonise the oonnty for the purpose OF getting rid OF
Preeident who distastefu TO tem Ihey had first
attempted TO Africanlze the institutions OF tho country
and now they ready TO Mcyeanizc them Touching
the Tenure OF Occ law e reminded the House that tho
Attorney enea Of the United states helcsa a. rserof