. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . notice, for the purpose of joiningwith you in forming a court of impeachment for the trial of the Pres-ident of the United States, and I am now ready to take the oath. The oath was administered by Mr. Justice Nelson, the SeniorAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, toChief Justice Chase in the following words: I do solemnly swear that in all things appertaiinng to the trial ofthe impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the UnitedStates, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution andthe laws; so
. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . notice, for the purpose of joiningwith you in forming a court of impeachment for the trial of the Pres-ident of the United States, and I am now ready to take the oath. The oath was administered by Mr. Justice Nelson, the SeniorAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, toChief Justice Chase in the following words: I do solemnly swear that in all things appertaiinng to the trial ofthe impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the UnitedStates, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution andthe laws; so help me God. [The senators rose when the Chief Justice entered the chamber,and remained standing till the conclusion of the administration of theoath to him.] The Chief Justice. Senators, the oath will now be administeredto the senators as they will be called by the Secretary in succession.(To the Secretary.) Call the roll. The Secretary proceeded to call the roll alphabetically, and theChief Justice administered the oath to Senators Anthony, Bayard, IS4. U. S. SENATOR THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, INDIANALATER, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Civil-war Echoes—Character Buckalew, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness,Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler,Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Harlan, Henderson, Hendricks, Howard,Howe, Johnson, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill ofVermont, Morton, Norton, Nye, Patterson of Tennessee, Pomeroy,Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton,Trumbull and Van Winkle. The Secretary then called the name of Mr. Wade, who rose fromhis seat in the Senate and advanced toward the chair. His right tosit as a member of the court was Questioned by Senator Hendricksand discussed, and a motion to adjourn was made and carried. Areport of the debate will be found in the third volume. The Chief Justice thereupon declared the court adjourned untilI oclock to-morrow, and vacated the chair. Friday, March
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