Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-22
From Our Washington Corrcspondon,
WAsnINaroN. Ami 1a 1.n.

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WASHINGTON, April Is. 1gGs
WAroitMAN AND JouRNAL - Dnr;na
past week the impeachment trial has coot,
ued to be the engrossing subject Of attonG'
The wide latitude given to the defense h, NJ
introduction Of testimony promised 10 ev,''l
the trial indefinitely. No ono can saw
the Senate has not manifested the mos, II,
al disposition to hear all that the prc.iJoat
counsel had to offer in his defense. wboibo.
came within the technical rules as ia Dc.
of evidence or not.
This afternoon, however, upon the ex,n;.
ton Of Secretary Wclos, the question came n,
as to the admissibility of Cabinet consulate,
upon the consttutionality Of the Tomro,f
Office law, and as to whether Mr.. STINT.
was within It's protection. The Chief Ig'
tee decided that it was admissible, and n,..,
an appeal, the Senate decided against H. h.
pcatcd attempts were made to get in ihis H..
tmony under different forms of aue.iio..
and as repeatedly ncgtiyed by the Scn,,.
As the defense had nothing else left to oF,
Mr.. Eyarts unexpectedly announced that ,h..
would close the case here.
The managers will have but little nore..,
for the introduction of rebutting te,tinoo.
The arguments upon both sides, It Is horJ
will occupy but four or five days at Grtaeg
and Il is thus expected that final Vote upn
the question Of impeachment win be reach.
iu q week OF ten days.
Whnt that vote will bee, is Of course. am..
ter of speculation But one thing ascertain
and that is that il isuttcrly idle 10 attempt
predict the result by the votes Of udiy.h.
Senators upon interlocutory questions. 90. N.
admissibili,y of evidence &c.
Tuesday of ibis week was sigrmlzed B,
the arrival here of political humbug. known
as Sergeant Bates, who, under the oupIco. a,l
protection Of the Ku kluN Khan and 9th.
rebel organizations, has demonstrated the l...
lalN TO the Union, and the devotion 90 Of.
flag, of the entire South, by walking aI tl
way from Nickshurg to Washington. With Oh.
star. and stripes upon his shoulder VIII
stronger or more satisfactory evidence of .u.
/ atty could be desired, than chat mau ~.
cially employed for the purpose, who "
wiuel and dinel, lcastyd and fetod Whelo
he stopped, and attended ou his way Bhcp.
Nv "''f y ''''i' ''' '
',''"'' ''''' '..u F'i''','',' J." ''''' "'o
IN his hands without b,ing a-,assuatcj o..
approach to the city was hcralded thru.
the papers, aud % brass band engaged 20 m..
him at the long bridge Nobody could b. .i.
durcl 20 play the part of procession. s.
p'''g''1'' w 'u I, "i.''' 'i'u ''''g"'' .
'''Di' o' p'o'-'''e'As ""N '''"''',a
ll'''N,'' 10 'n' WINE 1o'''e 'o ''''''' ~,
''uA'''"', 'lO"7 "' '"v ,''''' "f'"
g,',"", ',"lo' 'i"'". 'l"',i "',e n' ll'.'''
eu nacA uo"n the y venue lof the P1ip'-'
fastening the patriotic emblem upon thc sla.
NIT of the dome Of the Capitol Arriving
at the door of the iotunda, thc crowd wr'
quietly met by % policeman, who niorme
them that the rule, permitted uo demoutr.
tion- inside the building. unless By pemis
Of the Sergeant-at-AuHs. La less than ihr
minatcs this permission was obtained. aud Oh
doors were thrown open to them, but this Dr..
mission was just what they did not want s
falling back upon the original obstruction
the policeman, they refused 20 enter Sh.
ing the dust of the Capitol steps from
their feet. they proceeded to the unfnis
Washington Monument for the puTo-e d
raising it thcrcirom This being impract.a
bic, it was finally brought back 20 the Metro
politan Hotel and exposed IN State. An.
this, who can doubt that the south loves Oh
flag, and that Congress hates it2
The next day. Wednesday, was the os'
sion Of au entirely different exhibition.
being the anniversary Of the death Of Abr
ham Lincoln, it was celebrated by the cen
mony of unyeiling and dedicating the mont
ment and statue erected to his memory D
the city. Washington has the honor OF b
i, iuG ;he FIRST oiiJ. that has erected NOM
lnen' TO lhe memory Oh inc martyr iresidg
= Although during the entire forenoon Aii
showers chased each other across the SKY,
though tue heavens were dropping tears o.
the sorroWiui memories OF the day Va
concourse OF people hlied the broad space
front OF the City Hail. and long PROCESSION
OF the Masonic fraternity Odd Fellows 90
temperance organizations arrived aud ada'
thousands to the crowd The ceremony
dedicauon was performed ana the adlfe
delivered by Hon i. u. French Grand Ma
, ter OF Masons Tor the District and the cen
mohy oil nnVeiihg ihe statue was perioFm.'
by the fresideni' VINO at the proper un
stepped forward ana oy pulling The hall afd
y uetneheo 'he cio'h which covered IT.
= INC monument "nirh Is OF pure Whl'e WI.
c CITY Hall al the point where Indiana Az
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