The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-04-24

he Mc's~Hry rapers up 70 this day
be hal r.reived no directions foluj
The President, or any one of his Of
ficials, TO proceed any further in the
matter This part OF hiszeyideneei
general attentions and was
another example of witness for the
defense becoming of very consld-
erable value 10 the prosecution. The
witness was also compelled to say
that the proceedings before Judge
Cartter,s Court could not be held, by
those engaged in them. to concern
any other than Gen. Thomas, and
that the counsel for Gen. Thom.
as, concealed their intentions to take
case before the Supreme Court, SO
that Mr.. Stanton could not be sup
posed to knov that the President was
a party to action OF Gen. Thomas.
{ POSITION OF THE MANAGERS.
The Managers maintain that the
fact that the President took hold OF
the case Stanton had made for him
and that, too, when impeachment
was certain, and tried to get it to the
Supreme Court, was ne evidence that
hissoriginal intention was to getsthe
matter into Court, and besides that,
lit the fact of breaking the law be
proved, the Jaw itself establishes tie
Intent.
COUNSEL sTUNPED.
Counsel stated here that they had
gone as far rs they well conld until
Afr. Stanbery could appear, or they
could further consult with him. 1t
was thenznear the usual hour for sad-
Ijourning, but Mr. Butler. took the
opportunity to urge upon the Senate
reasons for proceeding as rapidly as
possible with the trial, instancing the
damage to the country by delay in
its legislation upon finances, and al
luding in such terms to the murders
daily occurring in the South, and to
the difficulty of checking them, as to
call out warm applause from the gal
Ileries, which had not yentured upon
anything of the kind since the trisl
began. 1t was promptly checked
The case which he cited of a great
English State trial, where the Court
sat from 9 o'clock each morning un-
til l o'clock at night, produced evil
dent impressions upon the Senate
The recapitulations of the delays
asked, and received hg the counsel,
plsced them all at ease, though the
various points were acknowledged to
be of very considerable force, still
the. time selected for making them
was not deemed we'll timed, and the
general effect of the speech did not
seem to be good upon tho Senate.
At its close two propositions we're
submitted looking to longer daily
sessions, one proposing to begin at
ten 90 clock each morning, and the
other at eleven.
WASHINGTON April II.
The first step of the Senate to- day
was one looking to carrying forward
the trial more rapidly BY meeting an
hour earlier. A motion made by
Mr.. Sumner to meet daily at 10, was
lost by large majority, and a sub
stitute to meet at ii was adopted by
26 to IA.
THE OBJECTIONABLE SPEECHES.
To-. r;fooeaao uyapa fhap proIpn
ed in succession to give evidence
concerning the Presidents Cleveland
and st. Louis speeches. The first
was w. w. Armstrong, of the Clev-
elsnd Plain Dealer. He was very
much embarrassed, and many at
tempts were made by the Chief JUS
tice, counsel and several Senators to
have bin make himself heard. The
questions of Judge Curtis showed
plainly that counsel desired to prove
that the President had no desire or
intention to make a speech, that the
crowd called him out, and that he
was about to conclude, when the cries
and jeers of the crowd influenced him
to answer, and 30 led him into heat
ed speech; but witness did not m Get
their expectations, and without elic-
lting a single material point from
him, he was turned over to the Man
ayers, who, having thus learned
something OF what counsel desired to
get at, asked the witness questions
that showed ibis recollections of the
speech were entirely too vague for
any purpose of evidence.
None of the witnesses broke the
force of the evidence produced by
the Managers, about these speeches,
on any point.
OTHER DOCUMENTS.
Judge Curtis next introduced a
copy of the commission given by
President John Adams TO Washing.
ton as Lieut.. Gen. and Commander
in Chief to. show the style of com
missions at the time. The Tenure
of office on this was during the Pres
ident for the time being, or OF future
Presidents of the United States. The
next documentary evidence was In
relation to the modes pursued in the
State Department, IN appointing Vice
Counsuls, in case of the death or
sudden removal of q Consul. Fred
erick Seward called to explain the
documents PERSISTED.
THE CABINET ON THE FLOOR.
Secretary Wells was then call
ed as the first of the Cabinet Minis
ters. All the others, except Stanton,
being On the floor. Gen. Thomas
had seat in the gallery.
The first real contest of the day
was over admitting a part of the ties
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