Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-03-27

had nRt had IS much time as they
should have had for the purpose.
Mr Curtis rose and c0mmanced the
reading Of the reply. BE read In gaod
voice, quite clearly and distinctly, for
half aa hour, when he vas relieved by
BIr Stanberry. having only concluded
the answer to the first article Mr.
StanbeTry read for the next half hour,
and finished with the answer to Arti-
Gle nine,
Mr. Evarts read the remainder Of
the answer, concluding ats o'clock.
The floor and galleries. listened at
teBtively TO every word during the
hour and a baf occupied IN the read
ing.
The Chief Justice put to the court
a motion hat the President reply be
received and 6led, which was carried,
mem. con.
Mr.. Boutwell,, in behalf Of the
House managers, Immediately rose and
asked that the court be prepared to
receive the replication of the mana
gers to morrow at ] O'Clock; bat before
this question was determined, Mr-
Evarts had surprised the court By en-
teringa motion for thirty days more Of
time for the President to prepare for
trial This pr0v8keda debate between
counsel on both sides which lasted
until ) o'clock, aud termiuated in the
rejection Of the motion by d strict
party vote Of Al to y
After considerable debate, partic-
ipaled in by both sides, the vote is f.
nally taken at half-past 4, and the re
quest Of the Presidents counsel de-
MED Next comes q motion from
RCverdy ! Ohnson, TO grant ten days
instead Of thirty days just denied. but
without deciding this, the court, on
motion of Mr.. Sherman, adjourned
till / o'clock Tuesday.
On Tuesday the court again con-
vened at o'clock. The minutes Of
Mondays proceedings having been
read, Mr. Boutwell,, on the part of the
managers, said
Mr, President, / am charged By the
managers with the duty of presenting
the replication offered By the House Of
Representatives,
Replication by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States to
the answer Of Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, to
The articles Of impeachment ezhib-
tied against him by the House of
Representatives
The House of Representatives of
the United States have considered the
several answers of Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States, to the
several articles Of impeachment against
him By them exhibited. In the name of
themselves and all tie people of the
United States, aud reserving to them
selves advantage Of exception to the
insufhcIeLCy of this answer to each
and all Of the several articles Of i'm
peacbment exhibited against said An
drew johnson, President of the Uni
ted States, do deny each and every
averment in said several answers, or
either Of them, which denies or ira
verses the acts, intents, crimes, or
misdemeaBors, charged against said
Andrew johnson, in said articles of
impeachment, or either of them and
for replication to said answer, dc say
that the said Andrew j johnson, Pres
ident Of the United States, is guilty Of
the high crimes and misdemeanors
mentioned in the said articles, and
that the said House Of Representatives
are ready to prove the same
On an order being presented giving
ten days time to the President. the
Senate went into secret session, which
lasted over two hours
AT 3:25 the Senate reappeared Or
der having been restored, the Chief
Justice said: i am directed to in
form the counsel that the Senate have
agreed to an order IN response to their
application, which will now be read:
" Ordered that the Senate will com
mence the trial of the President, upon
the articles of impeachment exhibited
against him, on Monday, the Both day
of March, and proceed thereon with
all dispatch under the rules of the
Senate, sitting upon the trial Of an
impeachment
On motion of Senator Wilson the
court then adjourned until the date
named, at half past II o'clock.