New-York tribune., 1868-04-20
TIE TRIAL OF JOHNSON.

The trial of Andrew Johnson, President OF
the United States, before the Senate, presided
over by the Chief Justice, on the impeachment
of the House of Representatives, now approaches
its conclusion the defense having rested at 3
2. VI. of Saturday. To-day, little additional tcs-
timony will probably be offered on either side,
when the case will be closed, and two of the
Managers for the House on one side, and two
of the counsel for the defense on the
other, will be heard at length in argument
the Managers having the closing speech
then such Senators as shall see fit
to do SO may briefly state their reasons for the
vote they propose to give, after which the vote
will be taken, and the issue decided-two-
thirds of the whole number voting being re-
quired to convict. The Senate consists of "a
members of whom 12, being anti-Republicans,
are counted as certain to vote for acquittal
any how, while Mr.. Wade. because of the fact
that he will succeed to the Presidency in case
Mr.. johnson is deposed, is expected not
to vote. If, then, seven of those
elected by the Republicans, in addi-
ton to the three declared apOstates, Dixon,
Doolittle, and Norton, should vote in the mega
tive johnson will be acquitted, and thus en-
bOldened to resume the course which has kept
the country distracted and belligerent for the
last two OF three years. The Senators counted
on, with more or less confidence, to give him
a fresh lease of the power he has so grossly
abused, are Messrs. Fessenden of Maine, An
thony and Sprague of Rhode Island, Sherman
of Ohio, Van Winke and Wiley of West Vir-
ginia, Fowler of Tennessee, Trumbull of Hi
nOis, Grimes of Iowa, and Ross of Kansas; /;
but of these ten, there may possibly be
five votes for acquittal, though we be-
leve there will be barely three, If so many
We do not see, therefore, how the trial can
result otherwise than in Johnson's conviction
and expulsion from office. Further than that
we trust the verdict will not go; for we ar
IDENTIFY wish the man to realize beyond ques-
ton the hollowness, the hypocrisy of those De-
mocratic professions and prOtestations whereby
he has been lured to his ruin. There was
never moment when the Democratic leaders
purposed to make him their candidate for next
President. They intended only to "fool him
"to the top of his bent"-to use him to the
utmost then cast him aside like squeezed
orange. We pray that he may not be debarred
from holding Office until this truth shall have
been demonstrated beyond cavil or demur
Mr.. johnson made his second foray on Secre-
tary Stanton on the 2lst of February. On the
22d, the Senate voted this violation of law,
and the House took the first steps toward i'm
peachment On the oath, impeachment was
carried by the strong vote of 122 to 47-no sin
gle member opposing it but those chosen mainly
by anti Republican votes. The Senate bav-
ing taken the preliminary steps for trial,
and the Managers for the House hav-
ing submitted articles of impeachment,
Mr. Johnson, by his counsel, demanded
that forty days be allowed him wherein to pre-
pare his answer. This was resisted on the part
of the House, and the Senate after hearing
argument, allowed delay of ten days. The
answer being at length filed, the House at once
reiterated and offered to make good it's charges
and the trial was opened by Manager Butler
for the prosecution on the 18th of March.
When the testimony in support of the impeach-
ment had been put i'll, Mr.. Johnson's counsel
sought and obtained further delay of several