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March 7, 1868
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Chief Justice Chase protests the Senate's failure to consult him on regulating the President's impeachment trial proceedings, sending a communication that irritates senators; he may refuse to preside, potentially leading to his own impeachment in the escalating political farce.
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CHASE AND THE IMPEACHERS
The conspirators in the Senate, who have already prejudged the President, took it upon themselves to regulate the proceedings to be had on the trial without consulting Chief Justice Chase, who is to preside at the trial. This ignoring of the great daddy of all the greenbacks so irritated him that he sent them a communication on Wednesday, which put them all in a ferment. He has a slight regard for the dignity of his position, and will not be treated as a cipher, and we should not be surprised if he refused to preside at the trial. They can't get around this in any other way than by impeaching him first and turning him out. Altogether the farce is becoming more ridiculous and complicated each day, and we should not be surprised if it fizzled out in one grand guffaw.
The conspirators in the Senate, who have already prejudged the President, took it upon themselves to regulate the proceedings to be had on the trial without consulting Chief Justice Chase, who is to preside at the trial. This ignoring of the great daddy of all the greenbacks so irritated him that he sent them a communication on Wednesday, which put them all in a ferment. He has a slight regard for the dignity of his position, and will not be treated as a cipher, and we should not be surprised if he refused to preside at the trial. They can't get around this in any other way than by impeaching him first and turning him out. Altogether the farce is becoming more ridiculous and complicated each day, and we should not be surprised if it fizzled out in one grand guffaw.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Impeachment Trial
Chief Justice Chase
Senate Conspirators
Political Farce
Presiding Judge Protest
What entities or persons were involved?
Chief Justice Chase
The President
Where did it happen?
The Senate
Story Details
Key Persons
Chief Justice Chase
The President
Location
The Senate
Event Date
Wednesday
Story Details
Senate conspirators regulate impeachment trial proceedings without consulting presiding Chief Justice Chase, irritating him into sending a protesting communication; he may refuse to preside, prompting threats of his impeachment, turning the trial into a ridiculous farce.