The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-09


that Congress was afraid A-impcach
Andrew johnson, no matter villa.
might be exhibited against him. Aud
30 II was not generally anticipated az
II otherwise would have been, that this
was the opening Of grave proceedings
by the highest tribunal lnthe land that
might before they terminated convulse
the nation ~ with revolution.
The Impression which Governor
Boutwell, makes Ito the Gallery it least,
where your correspondent sal Is very
much In his favor. He Is q man whose
age should take 10 be somewhere near
fortyi In person, atrltle above the me.
dium height, somewhat spare and very
erect, with the poise and bearing OF
quiet dignity and resolution. His Jet
black, glossy harris drawn to one side
and dlscloses q forehead OF square,
compact mould, with well developed
reasoning organs, widening 10 the Ideal
region, aud cotning forward with u flne
prominence OF the faculties which give
memory and knowledge over the eyes,
the expression ot which ut this distance
hls brows concealed. The nose is
prominent aud irm-not a Roman nor
Greclan, nor Requlline nor pug nor
anything else thai / can hnd ready
coined name for, but u straight well cut
nose nevertheless, large enongh 10 enti.
tie its ownerto be u ca ndidate ut least
for the first Napoleon's Cabinet. The
lower part OF the face IL concealed by o
dark full beard, showing little frosting
OF gray at the chin. His com plexlon
Is dark-sullen, ! think rather than
nllve-bnt when he becomes warmed In
discussion II seems 10 clear upa good
deal. He dresses neatly In black cloth,
which somewhat relieves the salloW.
ness OF his complexion. His speech liz
measured and diRnilled. His words
are well chosen and linked into SEN
tences like chains. He spoke to-day
within u few minutes Of All hour, and
without concluding yielded 10 an Ad /.
ournment. Mr.. Boutwell, deals first
with the question OF law, and his argu-
ment to-day was like the erection OF N
pyramld-sO broad aud comprehensive
were his foundations aud 80 strongly
was was every succeeding layer laid on.
The dictum on which MeSsrs. Wilson,
bingham and other opponents OF i'm
peachnent very much rely (as / learn)
That the President cannot be impeached
for offences Of which the criminal laws
would not take cOgnizanCe-Iu other
words that Congress cannot impeach
under the common laws-wAs con Tess.
edly demolished In a very few words OF
comment on the four provisions Of the
constitution relating 10 Impeachment
Mr.. Is. Will resume Immediately al.
ter the reading OF the Journal tO.nUr-
row.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Wiley
offered a resolution, whIrh was adopted
unanimously, calling upon Gen. Grant
lOr certain Information concerning the
Southern States. But the resolution
Will explain itself so much better than
can explain It, that give II In full:
'ReSOtvGd, That the General OF the
Army OF the United States furnish to
Tue Senate Il statement showing the
number OF white voters and also the
number OF colored voters registered in
each OF the States subject to the acts OF
Congress comnonly y called the recon.
construction acts; also, how many of
said white voters aud how many OF
salo c0lored voters so registered, cast
their votes In favor OF, and how many
against, the calling Of the convent on
provided FOR In said acts; also how
many OF said white voters and how
many OF said colOred voters In each OF
sHtd States failed 10 cast their votes
either In favor OF or against the calling
OF said convention; also ns far as may
be practicable, the number OF white
persons and also The numb OF col lored
persons In each of said Stutes who
were disfranchiSed aud rendered in.
competent by said reconstruction acts.
to vote upon the call OF said cOnyen. .
ton; aud also rs far as NAV be prac.
tlchOle, the number OF white persons In
each o! the said States who were emit.
tied to be registered, but who failed to
apply for registration"
(This resolution has already y been pub.
lished In our dispatches .-EDs. INTEL. J
The Democracy seem to think II a
very strong point 10 show Tor sayl that
the congressional policy OF reconstrue
ton cOmpels prepOnderHnce IF the ne.
gro race In the South. II IL believed
that the Information which Gen. Grant
Is called upon 10 furnish will nail this
false assumption, and that on the con.
trary the whites of the South who are
under no political disability nre 30
much more numerous than lie blacks,
that auy danger Of black supremacy
can and does result only from their cap.
Iions refusal to register or to vote.
There is no room 10 doubt that this Is
true; for the number of persons In the
South actually dlstranchised is small:
and 1t IL supposed the records returned
by the commanders Of the several mill
tHry districts Will show this state Of
facts.
Washington walked up this morning
70 the lrst snow Ofthe season. II came
like thiet in the night. but Is rapidly
melting away and will soon be-, like
the "umdersined," ISvIsIBLE.
THE EVANGELICAL QUESTION,