The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-03-26
Trial of Tmpeaobmept


Trial of Impeachment.
On Monday last, the tim e fixed for the
presidents answer before the Court Of I'm
peachment, public curiosity as well as IN
terest was much excited again at Wash
ington. The accounts state
AS on the previous occasion a large con-
course of people assembled at an early hour.
The system Of admitting only these provi-
ded with tickets was rigidly enforced. As
on Friday last, majority of those in at
tendance were ladies'
At o'clock the President pro tenn. Of the
Senate, Mr.. Wade, announced th,t thc hour
had arrived for proceeding to the couo4uo..
tion of the articles Of impeachment against
the President Of the United States Chief
Justice Chase entered from the Vice Presi
dent g rooms, and occupied the chair The
Sergeant at Arms made the usual procIa-
nation, aud Immediately after the Mana
gers of Impeachment on the part of the
House were announced. They all appeared
except Mr.. Stevens, who had entered pre-
viously, and taken seat. Soon after, the
members Of the House of Representative s
appeared, and were ann oupced by the
tSergeant at-Arms
bngThe Chief Justice called the court to or
der, and directed the Secretary to read Ihe
| journal Of the last session. After reading
the journal, Senator Doolittle, who was alb
sent at the previous sessions of the court,
was called and sworn.
Senator Garrett Davis arose and said he
wished to submit motion in writing. 1t
was sent to the Secretary's desk, and, upon
being read, proved to be protest against
the manner the Court is constituted 1t
stated that the trial should be postponed
until all the States now unrepresenfed in
Congress shall have Senators.
| ( Here Mr.. CONFESS made point of order,
and moved that the resolution be not re-
ceiyed, on which he demandedYt the yeas and
nays. @
The vote OH the reception Of the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Davis stood 80 nays to ayes.
The only persons voting for it were Sena-
tors Davis and McCreery, both of Kentucky.
As soon as the vote was taken Mr. Stan.
berry arose and remarked that himself and
his brother counsel had been engaged every
hour since the Court last met in preparing
the answer. Even though the time was tco
Ibrief, nevertheless he hoped the ans1 er
would be found sufficient. aah
The Presidents answer to the charges,
was then read by MIR. Evarts in which he
seeks to justify himself in his action in re-
spect to the removal of Secretary Stanton
xnd other matters of which he stands &C.
lcused. 'a'A
| n After the reading of the Presidents an
swer had been concluded, Mr. Boutwell, re-
lquested on the part of the Managers copy
LOT the Presidents answer Mr. Evarts on
the part of the President asked for thirty
ldays to prepare for trial. After various
motions and proceedings. the following or.
lder was made Is aHo. ya ssafl
l. Ordered. That tho Senate will commence the
trial of the President upon articles of i'm
Parchment exhibited against him on Monday
the 3Oth day OF March, and proceed therein
with all dispatch under the rules of the Sen
ate sitting upon the trial of impeachment
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ID oLITIoAL.--Ebe note of preparation is
being sounded by our Republican friends
in various sections throughout the country
The great interests to the cause Of liberty
and right, involved in the coming National
contest, is becoming to be realized by the
people. The election in Maine has kindIed
the enthusiasm of Republicans in localities,
where inaction has heretofore prevailed for
many months past What response do the
Republicans Of Kenosha County, give to
the action? What is being done in the sew
sral towns this spring, to organize and con
centrate Republican sentiment, for the
spring elections The town elections this
spring, are Important preliminaries to the
fall campaign. In some of the towns the
people. seem to realize the necessity forac-
tive endeavors TO rally the Republican
strength in others we hear Of no move
ment yet being made, and unFess some &C
ition is inaugurqted soon, things will be left
undons, that ought to be done.