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appointed by and with the consent of the Senate and every person [[strikethrough]] you [[/strikethrough]] who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office and shall become duly qualified to act therein is & shall be entitled to hold such office until a successor shall have been in like manner appointed and duly qualified except as herein otherwise provided.  [[underlined]] Provided [[/underlined]], that the Secretaries of State of War of the Treasury of the Navy and of the Interior the Postmaster General & the Attorney Gen. shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President [[underlined]] by whom they have been appointed [[/underlined]], and for one month thereafter subject to removal & by the advice of the Senate."  The President contended that he had not violated this act because Stanton had not be appointed by him and was Secretary only by sufferance.  He had always obeyed the laws that had been [[strikethrough]] violated [[/strikethrough]] passed over his vetoes.  He considered the
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Tenure of Office Law unconstitutional & action in the present case was for the purpose of making a judicial decision necessary & proper.  He was willing to suffer in his own person if necessary rather than be unfaithful to important trust confided to him the guarding of the rights of the Presidential office.
Jack Gillis has just been here.  Thinks the impeachment will be hurried up.  We may next week have Ben Wade in the White House.
27th  The excitement about impeachment continues unabated.  This is our reception day a number of calls among others D. J. G. de Magalhaens the new Brazilian minister & his wife.  They do not speak English, but understand much so it was easy to manage with them.  Mr. Thornton the new English minister was also here.  Mrs. Trumbul told Carry to come to her house on Monday & take lunch & then go to the capitol Which would be crowded as the