The national Republican., 1862-06-27

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Dale Owen. II was laid ov- "A
Mr. FOSTER, fkSx NE Cos kIsssI - rse-
sious, reported iAvorably upo& - By tot u.
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Mr.. SVnNRR called up the 3lllto carry inte
effect " streyy &ADulstlons n tSe Unitsl
states wisd- d-hsf Briel6nio Maj ~. fss ~ 'sap-
preston Of the African slay4 trade: II ~
paaosd upsa. It's ppasasa Wit the followisg
fssuit-S SseS ~. nays A. IN Sta lslg,Is.. III
% YEAs.-nsssrs. AushosyI' Browning, Chand.
isvj Ulask, Ooslanef, ,Oowsn, Davis, Dixon, Don.
little, Fesssptsn, Teot, Rvssss, gHnss, Harlan,
Harris. Hs.ard. H9w:, KnS; LfnS Of Indians
Pesros Pom sroy ;Shsrman, Sanpsr, IN Eyok,
Tv!.olni w:es;r wdkinsoa, Wiley. wilnot,
I'M AYsGSsssfs, Garlic, Ksns.dy, Powell, and
sA1''0aF'-ts, su.ysros ., Sosses.. ,,'ss',qa
Ou motion u NJ. HARRIS, ~ bM " in
Grease the compensation OF Sufvsyor Of Gus
toms in the Northern District ofilssw' York, IVES
'tAcen up snd passed. h q sIpV yuH ..'r
VIZ ; SoRfaEtS picirIc RArrAoAD. - "a
., Nr.u DOOLlTTLE called up the bill 70 grant
the proceedaof he aAlss of certain lAuds % aid
In .ths, construction ~ iths Northern Pscidc
'tsWas considered way briefly s.d pssssd
without ! call Of yssA AAd nays. =. -,
I M WADE called up iAs biifsof ths admis-
sion Of West Virginia Into the Union.
Mr. SUMNER faid that be was opposed 70
the propased clause 10 the Constitution which
provided that, after 1858, every child Of slave
parents shoald bs ffss; It involved the admls7
sion of snbtler Sisye State into the Union. He
offered aA Amenilm Snl g. quiriug u provision 10
the G, tHutioaflAt netbey slavery nor ,inyol.
untary servitude shall exist except IL punish
msnt for crim..
Pending tBs discussion Il this amendmsn,I
shnhoas arsissa sE cosseaipg tbs - N
HIGH OOURr OF IMPEACHMENT.
At twelve O'Clock, the hour to which The
Ssna. oriai Court In the caseiof West H. Hum
phreys, Judge Of the distsict court Of ths
riee,ee, charged with Nigh Ufimss aod miede.
meanurs, had been adjourned, the Senate re-
solved itssli intoa High Court Of impeachment
TIE oath having been Administered TO the
Pre-, ident pro tem.' Mr.. Root, by the Clerk, Mr.
Forn-y, the Sergeant-at Arms, Geo. T. Brown,
proceeded to open the court.
|, 1The metnbefS IN the House Of Represents
lives were announced, and tkeir managers, d
the impeachnent took their places.
Mr.. TRAIN, on the part Of the managers
gave al analysisOf the articles of impeaohmsn,
-0@sins ssat 10 ~ tSseliely cousesllsd %
c-sssn, accepted .ofhcss under the 90 called
Confsderscy, liberated prisoners, and returned
them 10 the Confederate army, and obeysd ths
waf S1af' 0s'''n'' S'ss S'' s'A'g 's''''' ''a =
Mr.. BINGHAM, for the managers, Offered
evidence 10 proof Of the appointment and COD
arma,iou Of WesteH. Humphreys - judge, d
March, 1858, and in proof Of the charges nov
made against him, he called up TO testify, froa
list Of witnesses ;szkhiasd, he followinl
Jsoco AeGau,x. s,ooor,eeAAlHs o ,eeAlHas tesided Al N..S.
Vile, Tennesses. VIZ cierk or tho circuit and
district courts of chs Unitpa ;Statsa: EAs w
aleo appointed clsrk 6t shs district court Of III
Confederate Stats Of America. In the spring v
1861. Judge West b. Humphreys onaciated 4
1861. The old Cnissd States seal was altered
by.ordst of JuAes b, fpc The M OF ,ths Cot
| federate Statss, Of America Tho records weis
taken away further South af,er the fall Of Fos,
| Donelson, There were sixty 10 seventy cssSa
of non resident s,nits tranferf, for the use 81
the Coafederate 0tatea Several Of them wer,
kr large sums o. money.
IsahC Lytton, sworn.-Reeided tn Nashville
Tennessee. IVES deputy clerk OF he diAtricl
courts Of the Confederate States OF Amefics
for the middle district Of Tennessee. Iu pur
suance OF the sequestration act, the records o
suits were transferred. Judge Humphrey pre-
Of Q criminal character for disloysity to hi
Confederate States Of America. Ii wa held by
Judge H. that treason "a, The rConfsdsrsti
States Of America was 10 acknowledge allie
gianca 70 the Unitsd States. Persons were Or
rested on this charge; some gave bond, SOM
took the oath Of allegiance, and othsn enlistet
10 the Confederate army, Those who refused
,u DO either wses imprisopsd., =, ~ -,
John Q Smith, oailsd.--Rssldsd In Nah
Vile, Teunessse. Was lawyer. Prsotoei
before Judge b. No United States. court hsf
besa held sinos Apeil. of 1861. on December
%. 1850. Judge II. had addressed = ssesssioI
pie Of Teunsssss bad III Ylkht Of sec ssion, q, I
we're justissd 10 sscsding under lie oircum
stances. ID. privsts conversation be favotet
q. @. Scoville, sworn Resides 10 Nashville
he ws, arrested for saying that the Stare ant
Strips would foat over the capital Of Tsunes
see, and over oil the capitals Of the secedei
Statsa; that be would give half what be 10
worth to see those stars brought back; that b,
symps hized With the United States and viii
the Federal army. He gave bonds In the suu
Of $4,000 10 obey Asissylof W. Confsderat'
Ststas Of America In The Cohfedetats court, pre-
/ sided over by Judge H. 1-r fr.f,s.7 ,rpr y
| william G. Brownlow, sworn.-Had know,
West q. HhmphreyS for twenty yaar1 Wa,
10 the courthouse ct the time Mr. Dickinsoi
wa on trial. He stood back 10 the cour
room - . silent observer, Dickinson made
short speech in hls own defence. He un
derstood Dickinson 10 decline taking ID,
oath Of allegiance. He gave q bond in ,
large amount at the instance Of hls friends, o.
YemAinsd. He had known d. Thorpburs; bac
co-opsrsted with him a. Clay Whig. HI VA
q Uuion msu, and organised Q company OF cav
airy TO escape into KSatacky aud join the Fed
ersl army. But he wss captured and held
prisoner Ut Cumbsrisudby Confederate troops
and was marched back on foot, bis horse fol
Lowing him; marched Into court between twt
alss 81 soldiers With muike,S Snd bayoneiS set
aud Judge II. made blttsr, yindiclivs. politi
cal stump spseoh from the bsnoh, declaring
there were troops enough there to sustain ou
Judge. This was either In September or Oe
tober, 1851. Ths Judge said hs was uDdscide,
whether the oa1oer oams wtthin his jurisdiction