Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-05-09
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, May 9th, 1868.

The centre of attraction here, at present,
is the great trial of Impeachment of the
President of the United States. On Friday
hr, Evarts, Of New York, the Presidents
most able counsel, closed his three days
speech. Mr.. Evarts is of medium size, but
very slender, with pale and classic caste
Of countenance. In his delivery he is cooh
deliberate and stately, using choice Ian
guage, but lacking the impassioned iervor
and energy of Bingham, Butler and Wil'
lams, on the side of the people. On Satur-
day Mr.. Stanbery took the floor. He is tall
and slender, with sharp features, and evil
dently felt that be was the Ex-Attorney
General ofthe President. He had not spoken
long, in rather indistinct tones when it was
evident his strength was failing and he
asked that hie private Secretary should read
his speech, from the printed copy, which
he did in fine style and voice, having evil
IDENTIFY studied the same. But there was
nothing in the speech to make it attractive,
and the galleries were thinned out long be.
fore its conclusion.
On Monday Judge Bingham, on the part
Of the managers, commenced. the closing
speech The floor of the Senate and the
galleries were janmed The Judge is also
a tall man, but with more bone and muscle
than bis competitors. His voice is strong,
bis language chaste, and his uttcrance clear,
distinct and emphatic, and at times strong
ly impassioned. In his opening, when re-
ferring to the character and death of Lin
coin, he brought tears in the eyes Of num-
Der OF Senators, both radical and conserva-
tive, while the galleries listened with the
profoundest silence. After short recess,
the Judge took up the legal points advanced
By the Presidents counsel, and utterly de
molished the whole structure reared by the
defence.
Before concluding, the Senate adjourned
at P. NJ. then went over to the House
and listened, for several hours, to the most
remarkable personal debate on record, on q
question Of privilege, between Messr,
Donnelly, of Minnesota, and Washburne, o!
Illinois, which ended in raising committee
of investigation. Donuelly is a raw and
oyishlooking Irishman, who studied law
with Attorney General Brewster, of Penn
sylvania. Washburne has been sixteen year.
in the House, aud is stern, unsocial and un
popular
On Tuesday Judge Bingham resumed hi
speech, and such was the pressure for tickets
of admission that hundreds got in by means
of the underground railroad" and ever!
available spot was covered by ladies anc
gentlemen. Judge Bingham did not, how
ever, conclude, as he had expected. He vii
finish to morrow, and will, no doubt, refe
to Senator FessenGen's opinion, on tin
power of removal by the President.
There arc various rumors of the detection
Df several Republican Senators, and il is pro
bable that Mr.. Fessenden and Mr.. Crime
may 60 over, but still there are forty Sena
tors for conviction who will stand by ant
save the credit Of and restore the govern
ment
This city, which since its foundation hat
exhibited no signs of life or prosperity, I'm
I'll the close OF the war, now bids fair to be
come place of some Importance, independ
ent of the fact that it is the scat of the Ma
tional Government. The war has relieve,
1t Of the incubus OF Southern institutions
Southern laggardness, Incidence and lack O
enterprise. Northern enterprise has alread
AMUSED spirit of improvement that will d
more for Washington, in five years, tha
has been done in thirty under Souther
rule. One great thing still remains uusup
piled, namely, good hotel accommodation
at fair prices. To pay $3.50 per day for sue
accommodations rs one gets at Willard
ranked as first-class hotel, is simply fuf
ling, in one sense, the scriptursl injunctio
OF taking in strangers
The new dome of the capitol ia splendi
piece of architecture. 1t is built entirely
iron, and in its fair proportions looms u
most beautifully. From the base of the we
tern entrance to the top of the statue on IL
dome the height is S77 feet. The frescc
paintings in the ceiling of the dome, repr
senting Agriculture, Commerce, Peace an
War, in all about forty figures, are hant
somely executed. In the rotunda there al
some, but not many, new paintings The
are, however, at present on exhibition Il
prizes and diplomas awarded by the Par
Exposition to American inventors. The
are four grand gold medal prizes, valued
one thousand francs, and four crosses
honor with them, and a number of 9th
gold and silver medal prizes Among IL
recipients for these, are the names of Hughe
for the Telegraph" Cyrus w. Field, f
the "Cable," Mccormick, for the ''Reaper
Wood, for the "Mower," and Howe, for Il
Sewing Machine"
Hos. GALUsHA A. GRow. Of Bradfoi