The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-21

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wE11Es' TEsTMoNY-THE TABLES TURNED
BUTLER STILL RREPEEss1BLE-H1s 1NTERPo
LATIoNs OF THE REcoRD-THE PRESIDENT.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette writes under date OF the l7tt
inst:
This has been BY far the most interesting
day in the 'sHigh Court Of impeachment" as
the Senate and the country are now getting at
the kernel of the nut which the Jacobins have
been so busily cracking. Up to this time, the
display has been scenic and purely for effect
| much of il most disgusting. Butler has near
" strutted out his brief display before the pub
lie, and the charges against President johnson
are being now reduced to the test OF materla!
facts. 4 distinguished Massachusetts, general
and member Of Congress declared last evening
that the testimony given in during the day had
greatly disturbed the friends and advocates OF
impeachment, as they bad not apprehended
the facts to have been as testified to by Messrs.
Cox and Merrick, the lawyers whom the Presi-
dent had employed to secure judicial decl-
sion upon the constitutionaity Of the Civil
Office Tenure bill. When these lawyers told
of their employment and of their efforts to Sc
| cure legal decision and how their purpose
had been thwarted by Chief Justice Cartier,
| acting in the interest OF the impeachers, de-
cided impression upon the Senate was clearly
perceptible. But the testimony to-day is e1-
posing the whole transaction and shows how
slanderous and absurd are all the charges made
against President Johnson. A number OF WIT
nesses from Cleveland and st. Louis testi-
fed that the President endeavored to avoid
speech-mahng, and positively declined until
urged by the committees Of arrangements at
the respective points, and after consent1ng to
appear it was only to make his bow and say q
to% 1a yoc
fence to say what he did by the insulting inter
ruptions Of the Radicals who mingled with the
crowd. So far as the impeachment of the
President is concerned all this testimony was
uncalled for unless we have fallen upon times
when the liberty Of speech is not only abridged,
but men like Butler and Logan are to deter
mine upon the propriety Of language to be
used by others. Yet as part Of the record it
was well to show the circumstances under
which the Objectionable speeches were called
out.
The Hon. Gideon Welles being placed upon
the stand, intense interest was manifested
throughout the Senate chamber to hear his
evidence. The old gentleman spoke in clear,
distinct tones, and was heard in all parts OF the
immense hall. Having stated that be was Sec
retary Of the Navy, he made short work OF the
ninth article of impeachment, and threw II
overheard as il it had been barrel Of spollt
pork. Old Thad. Stevens-whose pet article
this was-becoming Disguised left the mana
gers table and resumed seat as high private
among the members Of the House. The charge
that the President had attempted to seduce
General Emory, and engage him in his grand
conspiracy against the welfare Of the country,
was not only disproved By Secretary Welles,
but the fact established that there were strong
suspicious that Emory had been seduced by
the impeachers themselves. The tables were
completely turned. The President was notified
by his secretary that suspicious movements
were on foot; Emory was sent for and ques..
toned about them. This was the extent of
the Presidents offence, and for this he has
been impeached. The members Of the Cab;-
net will each be called to state all the facts as
they occurred, and the country will be astound-
ed at the total absence Of any foundation for
the charges as concocted and presented by the
Radical Jacobins.
The course Of Butler in bullying the counsel
and witnesses and insulting the Chief Justice
has greatly disgusted every one, but his at
tempt to talsify ne proceedings, as exposed in
The Senate this morning, should be regarded
as placing HIM within the purview OF the crlml,
nal statutes Of the land. Senator Ferry called
attention to the fact that Butler had printed
in the official proceedings numerous tabular
statements which had never be IN exhibited or
read before the Senate, and he moved they
should all be stricken out, which was ordered
without division. This order will stand as
the verdict of guilty against Butler, and should
consign him to the Tombs.
A visitor at the White House would never
suspect it's occupant as being on trial under ar
ticles of Impeachment. Mr. Johnson never
looked better or was more smiling and affable.
A friend enters the reception room, and, after
a cordial shake of the hand, the President in.
ouires with perfect noncltaldnce anything OF
interest STIRRING ?-how is the impeachment
trial progressing ?-precisely as If he had no
special or particular interest in it, and inquiries
about that instead ofthe weather.
BUTLER s1LENcED.
A Washington dispatch to the Boston Post
says:
a ludcrous correspondence has been carried
on between Butler and newspaper reporter,
who had been summoned as witness 1or tne
President. Butler boasted Of his purpose to
srasp" him; the correspondent replied that he
should be prepared with spoon tied to the
corner of his handkerchief, and il made to
blush, be should use his handkerchief at the
risk Of showing the spoon. Butler sent hlm
word that such conduct would be insulting to
himself and IN contempt of the Senate. Ihe
other party rejoined that Butler had boasted OF
q purpose to give the first insult. Butler SAID
nothing was further from his purpose, as he
entertained for the correspondent the highest
esteem. The ''Beast" was tanned and MACK
was satlsned.
LosT his CARPET BAG.
Washington letter to the New York Herald
says:
A rather good story has leaked out in which
the principal actors were Senator Crimes, OF
Iowa, and Mr.. Grinnell, ex:member OF Con-
eress from the same State. 1t appears that by
some unaccountable means the Radical guar
dams of the country who have their being, IN
the State of Iowa became possessed OF the idea
that Senator Grimes had manifested disposl-
ton, during the impeachment trial, to consider
ONLY the evidence brought forth for and against
the articles OF impeachment, entirely losing
SIGHT of the wishes of the Republican party;
or. to express it as they did in Iowa, "going
back on them" Under this impression
they took counsel together for the. pur-
pose of adopting some method OF &C,
or1ainting Senator Grimes with just what
they expect of him when the final vote
comes to be taken. 4 budget Of documents
was prepared with view to the correction
of Mr.. Grimes supposed divergence from
the Radical path to the untrammelled control OF
the country, and the papers were entrusted to
the care OF Mr.. Grinnell-who, it will be, re-
membered, is the gentleman that suffered at
the hands of General Rousseau-to bring to
Washington and lay before Senator Grimes.
Mr.. Grnnell reached here safely Yesterday,
but was unfortunate enough to lose his carpet
bag on the way. containing the papers which
we're to be used in terrifying the honorable
senator into submission. This being the case,
Mr.. Grinnel had no recourse left but to pre-
sent himself without his documentary creden-
tials, and state orally what was the purport