Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-07

LIE IMPEACHMENT OASE.-uli. dug uLia
concluded his argument in the Impeachment
case, yesterday. At the close he was loudly ap-
plauuded in the galerios-aud the Chief Justice
ordered the galleries to be cleared, and McssGS.
Trumbull, Fessendcn and Grimes Insisted up
on the order being at once enforced. The OIL
GERS went through the galleries and notified the
spectators, who. obeyed the order, and in q few
minutes all the galleries, except those divisions
occupied by the diplomatic members and re-
| porters, were cleared. Those in the diplomatic
gal lery were evidently unwilling to leave and
motion was made to suspend the eXcution of
the order The Senate, however, insisted, and
| the diplomatists, as well as the reporters, re-
ceived notice to leave.
The Senate remained in session, the mem
bers of the House being still on the floor, tor
fifteen minutes, when recess was taken, and
the doors Of the gallery reopened. The spec
tators who had remained in the corridors again
crowded in, and in q few minutes the galleries
we're as full as ever. 4 motion to adjourn the
trial until Saturday was voted down. Alter
the recess the audience as we'll as the members
of the House were again excluded, and the
Senate sat in secret session for over al hour,
considering the amendments to the rules that
conclusion of the argument. The order of
Senator Edmunds, providing for the presence
of the official reporters whilst the Senate was
in consultation, was finally, with the sew tral
amendments which had been offered, laid on
the table by vote of yeas IS, nays 20. The
next question to come up to-day will be Sena-
tor Summers motion, that the Senate proceed
to vote on the articles of impeachment at twelve
o'clock on the day after the argument shall
have been concluded. This would call for a
vote to day; but the order will not be adopted
except in a modified form. The rejection Of
Senator Edmunds's motion to provide for re
porting the speeches Of Senators whilst in con-
sutation is looked upon as shortening these
consultations ~
A PREDICTED REvoLUTIoN.-Not few
Southern journals are asking their readers to
believe that the North is on the verge Of a civil
CONFUSION which may terminate ere long In
something like revolution. We notice these
prophecies, not to confute them, for that is
needless in the North nor to laugh at them,
for that would be unkind to large class in the
South who really seem to believe them; but to
express our regret that this sort OF deluslon
has not wholly passed away with the rebellion.
'---ITcU IOiIG SUit. .g4it ~. 81 EEi
: The Sun draws upon its Imagination for the
statement that the South is expecting revolu-
ton at the North The South expects nothing
of the kind It believes on the contrary,
that the North, that has. already submitted to
the sub7crsion Of the Constitution and the
humiliation Of the very soul of republcanism,
is prepared, lin the language of the Sun, to SUBJ
NIT to whatever may happen" Resistance
to usurpation, revolution against tyranny. re-
bellion against oppression, there was q time.
when it was thought these were not only. the
right but the duty Of brave and free people
but that time has passed, atleastin the North.
Submissionl whatever may happen, lis now
the doctrine taught there, and its general ac-
oeptance is made by the Sun ground of self
approving contrast with the conduct and spirit
of the South. So be it. We neither expect
nor desire revolution at the North. The South
made its fight for republicanism and failed,
and with its failure true republicanism died
What we have now is o sham and mockery.
The people of the South are waiting for the
man on horseback and in expectation of his
speedy arrivals it gives them pleasure to DO as
sured tina" whatever may happen, their NORTH.
ern brethren, of every party, creed and grade,
have not the remotest idea OF resorting toa re-
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