Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-04-25
TIE. rwrrAcuMrsr TR1AI approaches

Teuure-of.Ofice law and the Secretary
of War. This testimony the Senate reft-
sed by a three-ffths majority. A little
badgering and fnessing on Monday In
reference to hearing of further testimony
during the summing up, and the respect
i've parties announced their readiness to
90 on with their arguments. and an ad-
iournment. until Wednesday, followed.
Two of the Managers on one side, and
two of the counsel for the defense on the
other, will be heard at length in argu-
ment-the Managers having the closing
speech; then such Senators as shall see
fit to do so may briefly state their reasons
for the vote they propose to give, after
which the vote will be taken, and the is
sue deeided-two-third of the whole
number voting being required to convict.
The Senate consists of 81 members, of
whom u, being anti-Republicans, are
counted as certain to vote for acquittal
any how, while Mr.. Wade, because ofthe
fact that he will succeed to the Presiden-
cp in case Mr.. johnson is deposed, is ex-
pected not to vote. If, then, seven of
those elected by the Republicans, in addi-
ton to three declared apostates, Dixon,
Doolittle, and Norton, should vote in the
negative, johnson will be acquitted, and
thus emboldened to resume the course
which has kept the country distracted
and belIigerent for the last two or three
years. The Senators counted on, with
more or less confidence, to give him
fresh lease of the power he has SO grossly
abused, are Messrs. Fessenden of Maine,
Anthony and Sprague of Rhode Island,
Sherman ofaOhio, Van Winkle and Will
ley of West Virginia, Fowler of Tennes-
see, Trumbull OF Illinois, Grimes Of Iowa,
and Ross of Kansas; but of these ten,
there may be five votes for acquittal,
possibly but three, how the trial there
fore, can result otherwise than in John
sons expulsion from Office, is not easy
to see. t
From the outset, procrastination has
been the policy of the defence, and at
least as much time has been consumed
bringing the able counsel for that side
up to the work as in hearing argument
and taking testimony. Considering how
anomalous and critical is the state of the
Government and country while their
chief magistrate is on trial, and how
notifying his position must be, We safe
ly conclude that, whatever hopes of ac-
quittal may be entertained by his binder
partisans, they are not really shared by
Johnson nor by his lawyers. They are
fighting off verdict in the desperate
hope that something may turn up that
will operate in their favor.
With regard to the result of this trial,
the Tribune says: "The Senate cannot
vote to let loose this mad bull in the
Natioual china-shop, with full knowl-
edge of his incurably vicious propensi
ties and his furiously savage temper
His acquittal would be charter of license
to heap outrage on outrage, evading and
defying' the laws, and doing his wicked
worst to reestablish vindictive Rebel
domination throughout the South
Hei an aching tooth in the National
jaw, screeching infant in a crowded
lecture room; and there can be no peace
nor comfort till he is OUT
agate" of the Cincinnati Gazette, in
a late letter, reviews the senators that
have been regarded as doubtful on the
question of convicting the President
Leaving:out the democrats, who will pro-
badly vote solid. against conviction, he
mentions, as the republicans whose votes
have been questioned -mest, Grimes, Fes-
senden, TrumbuH,, Sprague, Sherman,
Fowler, Ross and Van Winkle. The first
two are supposed to be hostile to Wade's
succession. Mr. TruInbull is supposed
to sympathize with tiienr: "Still,' says
Agate, "those who know these senators
best feel confident that both Fessenden
and TrumbaA regard Mr.. johnson as
guilty Of at least some of the articles"
He further adds that Sherman may not
think Mr.. johnson guilty in the removal
of Stanton, hut probably believes him
guilty under other, articles. Viewing
the whole ground over, Agate observes
-"Three weeks ago L expressed the
opinion that the Presidents conviction
was as certain as his trial. l see now no
occasion to change or in the remotest de-
gree modify that opinion. There does
not seem to me to be any reasonable
doubt of the result"
Wednesday there was large and
audience in the Senate gal
leries when the Impeachment Court as
sembled. Many persons of prominence
were present, and more members of Con-
gress present on the foer than at any
time since the first three days of the
trial.