Year: 1868




and hope my voice will reach the whole country that he
st stands trm unbroken. unmoved, unerrted; hurting
words OF menace at the Senate Of the United STATES
threatening civil war 10 deuge his country with Dl0od
but feeling proud consciousness OF ms own integrity,
appealing Heaven to witness the purity of his motives
IN his public administration, and calling upon upon you %
have made pledge that you will do equal and impartial


justice in this according TO the Constitution ana tne
charged against him Are there not Senators here
whose minds go back TO the ] ]stlffdIg I'm ZINES 9 9I
faces turned pale when dispatch after dispatch was sent
this chamber to fire the southern heart ana prepare
country and which cost the lives and treasure OF the
nation to such an alarming extent b TS teS et o
the place at which now stand solitary ana alone III ts
i'i'S Where bloody treason aOurished Oerus"


his voice heard arousng the nation, some OF you
the other arousng the patriotism of our country the
only man from the South who was disposed to battle
a traitor himself He who has peried
his life in thousand forms IS ot0oor to put %S
who has pered fe his fortune and his sacred honor
to fs life from destruction and rum he now Is
stgmatzed and denounced as traitor ana IRON % one tc h
of the land TO the other that accusation mas rhg utn h
echoes even come back to the Capitol here intending II
possible TO influence the Judgment OF the Senate Is AM


drew johnson man who is disposed TO destroy any
trust repOsed in him man who has on all occasions
been found standing by his neighbors standing by ms
friends standing by country, who has been found on
fbat an has beoS rePosed in him know Senators
that when | state these things in your pres
storm Of deIsion among some of those differ with
him in opinion know that an unforunate difference
States and the President and in attempting TO address
yog upon some OF the very questions Io1gh @ n Wen c 'ns ms
and lead arght for believe III this presence to-day
that my distinguished client Is innocent of the charges
has followed mm thus far IN life, will follow him now
and that he will Of the fiery furnace unscathed
Who is Andrew Johnsonl Why, Senators, when the
battle OF Manassas as we call n ln the S0uth or OF bul
Run believe 1t is called In the North was fought
Wh
sued in haste and confusion TO this capita-when mems
faces turnd pale aud their hearts fatered where was
Andrew johnson then9 With resolution undsmayed
and uDfaleringy believing In the justice OF the great
cause IN which the country was engaged, his voice
heard prOcaimng 10 the whole country and 10 the
world the objects and purposes OF the war then was
that his voice heard among the bOdest Of those who
declared the purpose Of Congress 10 stand by and de-
fend the Constitution and maintain and uphold the Gov
eminent word more Senators IN regard TO the fresi
dent Of the United States IL is agreed upon all hands
that we are addressing gentlemen OF lhe n8hest Ih1il
gence and position III the Iahd' many OF WHO'LL is nas
been repeatedly said, Judges and lawyers Wen skilled
in the law What has been your rule OF conduct hereto
fore, Judges lawyers when yOu have been called
upon 10 pronounce Judgment upon the conduct OF your
fellow You have cndeavOred 10 place yourselves IN
his position ana To Judge from ms siinu anu When ~
thus acted, you were enabled undcrStaHdlngy 10
determine in regard 10 mans conduct as TO whether II
was right OF wrong may ask yon il ~ is possiDe lor
TO do it, to place yourselves IN Mr. JOhnsOns place,
and Judge little from his stand point aud IN the man
ner IN winch he would judge. know that 1t Is ask-
ing great deal at your hands-it Is asking a.,
those which you hold TO ask them 10 review their
opinions and especially when they differ from those OF
4
addressing such Senate as the honorable Manager spoke
of the day. not addressing politicians feel
known to law and to the Constitution of the country,
judges sitting upon the greatest trial known to the Con-
s;itutiOn and though all know and feel what is tie
power of passion and prejudice and prcconccved opinion
and how difficult it is 10 lay their influence aside, yet
you in the name OF that God before whom you have
to judge impartay to endeayor to nahlS as faT
as possible all preconCeived opinions and all politics, and
rise 10 the dignity OF the judge and the hgh dignity OF
Od n enable
Danish these opinions and perform that Impartial justice
which you have 10 do. Some people think Is I'M
possible that cannot close our eyes 10 what is
know that the newspapers the greatest and most
tremendous power in the country greater than Senators
and Representatives, and u impossible 10 close Ourc eyes


TO the fact that this case has been discussed and decided
over and by those who favor impeachment
and those opposed 10 IT, All manner Of opinions nave
been expressed. Some have made their calculations on
the result Of the trial. Senators, have made no such
calculations declare TO you aud to the country most
sOennly that make no such calculations. no such uI-
worthy investigation has for moment aGatcd my mind
No, Senator'S, would not do thing so manifesty i'm.
proper 10 the position occupy Whatever others may
say, tell you that do not regcrd impeachment as
fOregone conclusion IL Thought So humble as am
and exalted as you are womb scOh the da OF aIuess


ing myself 10 this honorable body. But do not believe
it, and no force and nothing but me result which fnst
10 the conclusion that any such state OF things
know enough about the history Of country TO know
that requires ordinary talent no ordinary character
Won are acting as representatives OF your respective
States for 1t required talent aud character TO enable men





now, and when think Of the honor OF the Senate, the
honor OF noble ancestry who framed this tribunal to
credit such things reported, and would say now,
ses a. eSe things m believe Sat the Senate Of the American


people honest and honorable men, ana III every Time
Of trial and danger when the bnl0ws Of excitement roll


high when mems passions aroused and agitaed 10
the highest degree look TO the Senate with hope ana con


hdence-to those men who to some degree exalted
above dependence upon mere popular camor
Look 10 the Senate with confidence, ana
thus looking, thus hoping, your hope SHAH
NOT l
you this occasion IL is with this hope and IN
huenced by these considerations thSt now approach
some OF the other topics which claim attention ask
you again, u possible to place yourselves IN me eond
yourselves far you land agree that II requires
an almost superhuman effort 70 do ~ Of all preconceved
opinions and place yourselves IN his condition ana place
1lieuI as 10 his life as politician Who is the President
of the United statesH Why Democrat Of the strctest
sect and most stnct construetiOn-an OLD JacksoJel.
fersOnian Democrats man who proclaimed Democracy
in the acceptance which he wrote at the time when he
nominated for the OIlce OF NiceFIesluehl Oh te
United States and yOu and the whole country were tOd


that he Democrat and he endeayored TO rouse the
old Democratic party TO what he called he pure anu cor
rect doctrines Of Democracy and TO stand ny te cou


try in the great conflict in which IT was en-
gagged. When we look at this and examine the
records Of Congress- and the debates and look at hs
United States was involved where you nd the Prcsi
dentI You find him, under al circumstance. siTict
tenacty 10 tho principles and spirit Constitution.
and that party faith in which he had been trained and


House OF Representatives upon the great questions
which sgtate the country ask YOU Senator's, II he may





blamei DO accord TO him something OF that freedom Of
opinion which you accord 10 every man on trial Accord
10 him something OF the privilege which Is accorded TO
the neanest criminal Accord 10 him the presumption
that he inDncent until hc is declared guilty Look at
his motives Look the In which he has acted
and If there has been unfortunate difference
of opinion between him and the Congress OF the
United States upon great constitutional questions why
attribute difference II you please 10 the training to
the education the habits OF thought Of his whole life
But do not attribute 1t the absence Of proof 20
thy base dishOnOrable mean motives as you are asked
10 do upOn the other side. beg leave Senator'S TO
mind Won of the resolution 10 which adverted moment


co for n the view which take Of this case that
Luton furnishes key the whole conduct Of the Pres
dent in e controversy OF which this unfortunate