Year: 1868

plause.l But we are told the appointment must be


approved BY the senate: There ls no provision for


man would insist to stay there when he was not


wanted any longer. would not have thought any


IL n


nee, sleeping upon his hammock and having his ra-


tions sent him and receiving an occasional message
signed when Sherman and Grant both advised him
to do So But Sumner and Wade and their friends


say no, you must " % not resign stay there And for
dent to violate the Tenure Of once bin SO that they
may impeach and remove him and get some one In
conro the 1Ds


Senator Sherman said the Tenure OF ONCE bill did
not apply 10 Johnson because he did not appoint
that he takes the same view Of the matter that Mr.
Sherman did. Stanton was never appointed by
Johnson. He was appointed by Mr.. Lincoln, in these
words:-" You are hereby appointed Secretary OF
time beIng.n They are charging Johnson with high
believe Andrew Johnson violated the Civil Tenure
bill He never appointed Stanton, and he had
right to remove him. After Mr. Lincoln died, Mr..
was one Of the things left as legacy by Mr.. Lin.
coin for his successor (Applause.) He has not
violated the Civil Tenure bill But suppose he had
before the Supreme Court Of the United States:
to private citizen, to have his case decided
by the court. That was the reason he gave for re-
moving Stanton: But tins was just what this party
was afraid OF. They did not want the matter to get
into the Supreme Court. They had Thomas arrested.


He proposed TO 60 to JAIL that writ Of habeas csr-
but these fellows went before Judge Carter and re-


quesed him not to require any bail. "Ohn said the
Judge 81 know Thomas; he Is incapable Of doing


bail Of him. He can CO. He Is one OF our Oldest and
most respected citizens" Now, say, has Judge
any right to do SOP, Suppose man is arrested for
crime, would the judge Of the court have any right
to say, "Ohl know this man; he is an old
and respected citizen; win not require any
San require bali Of Tnomas %as hs they they
wanted the matter kept out OF the Supreme
Court. And here Is the great danger we are
ao,cn TIE cooratsate % branches ss" or ue goS o..
e'nDsent, the erecutfue and the jttdictal What
been
was brought up to the Supreme Court and Congress.
fearing that court might interfere with OF their
to take away the right from the Supreme Court to
hear appeals from lower courts You need not be sur


prised II this trial falls through the rulings Of the
Chief Justice II he Ii not impeached. Some OF them
have already said, '.If he don't stand up to us in
this hour OF trial, damn him, we viii impeach


had hat full of kilograms SAYING, "for V GODS ar
sake stand by Congress and vote for impeach-
ment" Iel You, my friends you knew the facts as
had voted for it, would have voted against 1t II
had known my friends would have hanged me for 1t.
prolonged applause) My third reason for my vote
was that saw there was evidently In this whole
thing disposition to bully and badger the President
into doing some act against the Tenure of Office bill
In order to get Q pretence for impeaching him. In
fact, honestly believe it was purely political
scheme and, therefore, dangerous precedent. Talk
now to man In favor OF impeaching Andy Johnson
ought 10 be 0ut-he ought to have been kicked out
long ago." All that may be true. But Is that the
70" Try DS decide mis- case BY


movement. Egglsston admitted i was such.
comes and tells you It is political movement eau
csed upon and determined before the last evidence
has been taken, that Johnson's baggage is already
packed and checked on the lightning express for
weakened Senators have been
by the New Hampshire election. What
ton in New Hampshire can control court Of JUS.
tice IN trying a. man charged with q nigh crime
They should think OF the future We might have
would veto everything and occasionally discharge a
Cabinet Ofcer. Following this precedent, OF course,
the thing to be done would be to Kick him out. l
think, my cOuntrymen, we had better try to
bear the Ills we have than to ny to others we know
nOt.0f 1t Is dangerous precedent johnson can
out there would be no further trouble There is not


friend urging him to stay there that does not look upon
him perfect with contempt; He never can have his
any danger 10 the Country by some one else being in


his place. johnson could do nothing, II he wanted
There is no such pretence II the charges against
Johnson were true. But say he is not guilty OF any
nlgn crime or miSdomean0r according TO the consul
tuition. (Applause.) You know, according TO the
constitution, when the President Is impcached the
Vice President does not sit In the court because II Is


feared his eligibility to the ofce OF President will in.


uence his action The constitution excused him from
the Senate chamber. And really he has no vote, for
he Is not member. The Chief Justice is called In to
preside. How is II nowf Chief Justice Chase is
called to the chair, as the presiding onicer OF the
Senate during the trial, and Wade, who IL to be
President in case Johnson is deposed when his name
is called stoops from his Official dignity and with in
decent haste rushes up to take the oath as member
of the court which Is to make for him to succeed
to the Presidency and a salary Of $25,000 year.
lGroans and hissesl 1t Is claimed he has right to
this. The spirit OF the constitution excludes him.
cannot believe he win be so reckless as to sit In
that court II he does he ought to be spit upon and
Kissed by all the civilized world j talk plainly on
this subject, for don't intend to be misunderstood.
(Applause) But believe there are Senators who
will not be willing to put their names on the roll Of
infamy by impeaching the President. They will not
be willing for their children read in history that
their fathers Senators of the United States, sitting
as court OF impeachment, convicted President on
mere political grounds just for the sake Of control
ling few offices and q little money. But my friends
say Ah, Cary, you are hopelessy lost-gone over to
the democratsp" stand, my, countrymen, where
always stood, upon the side OF the right, inde
pendent maa aud there intend to stand Is long as
uye