Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-27
WADE DODGING THE SENATE'S
SECRET CONSULTATION

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette states that when the
Senate retired on the Oath inst, for cons
sultatiOn on the motion of Mr.. Johnson,
of Maryland, to give the President ten
days to prepare for his trial, Mr.. Wade
absented himself and did not take part
in the deliberations. Mr.. Wade's course
in regard to this impeachment matter
sh9uld subject him to the contempt of
every honest man. lie insisted-or his
friends did in his name-that it was due
to Ohio that he should, as one of her
Senators, take part in the trial of the
President, and he was sworn to try Mr..
johnson when the delicacy of his posi-
ton should have forbid it Occasionally
he does not vote or absents himself, when
every one is satisfied that if his vote alone
is necessary to put johnson out and him.
self in, it will be given. There will be
no squeamishness manifested by Mr..
Wade in such an emergency as that
Having persisted on being sworn as one
of the Senators to try the President, he
should stand up like man and vote upon
every question that comes before the
Senate in its capacity as court of im-
parchment. He would deservemore credit
for such a course than that he is pursu-
ing.
The Gdzette's correspondent says:
When the Senate reached the conference
chamber, accompanied by the Chief JUS
tice, the questions before them were as fol-
lows Reverdy Johnson's proposition to
allow the President ten days, and Mr.. Sum-
ner's amendment to proceed with the trial
forthwith. Senator johnson modified his
proposition from ten days TO Thursday,
April ID. Mr.. Williams then offered an
amendment that the Senate return to the
chamber and the Chief Justice ask the
Presidents counsel whether they had any
ground other than those they had stated
upon which TO ask for continuance. The
vote on the motion was 9 yeas to AZ nays.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, then moved TO
amend the original proposition by striking
out Thursday, April ., inserting Monday,
March 80, and that the trial should pro-
coed from day to day, Sundays excepted.
The yeas and nays on Mr.. MorrilPs motion
resultsd-yeas %, nays %, When the
question came on the concluding clause
of Mr.. Morrilrs motion, Mr.. Sumner with
drew his motion to proceed. An objection
was made to the expression, "from day TO
day Sundays excepted)," on the ground
that it would convey the idea TO the coun-
try that the Senate was determined to force
the trial slong without regard TO proper
canses for delay, which might arise. Mr.
Conkling made a strong speech favoring
the clause, OF the ground that the Senate
could at any time modify its order if de-
sired. Mr.. Drake then moved TO amend
by striking out the words from day to
day, Sundays excepted, and insert would
proceed therein with all consistent dispatch
under the rules of the Senate, sitting upon
trial Of an impeachment This PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. brakes was adopted without a
division, and the Senate returned TO the
Senate Chamber, where the Chief Justice
announced the result Of the deliberations,
and the Court adjourned. The secret con-
sultation occupied just two hours. The
situation is regarded as very favorable by
the Republicans