Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-13

The Impeachment Managers Of the House sre
thus skotched The Managers were chosen BY
ballot, in the order following Mr.. Bingham re-
ceiving The highest and Mr.. Stevens the lowest
uumber Of votes:
goHI A. BIEeHAM,
Born in Mercer, Pennsylvania Ia 1915, il now
dfty-three years old. BE received an academicSl
edHeston, studied law in Ohio and came 70 the bar
- the aye Of twenty-five he was States Attorney
for IuscarSwas county, and aftervard weGt 70 Ca
dig, HsrriFOn county, where be now lives. In 1852
be Was Wing can0idate for Rector, and in 1854
was sent 10 Congress on the sntl-Nebraska ticket.
In 1885 be made speech on Kansas affairs, which
secured him plsce among the most brilliant men
al The Capital. Serving eight years in succession,
be rose gradually 10 the Craftsmanship Of the Ju-
dietary COMMITTEES, and took leading part 10 leg
islztlun and high rank as pungent and eloquent
speaker. In 1852 be wHs chairman Of the Mans
gors in the impeachment Of Judge Humphrey
DefsHled the same year for reelection, be wide
" talked Of as candidate for Governor Of Ohio and
IN the State Convention Of 1868 received q large
vote Tor Supreme Judge. In 1864 he declined an
appointment DC United States Judge of Florida but
afterwards served sc Assistant Judge Advocate IN
the army and Solicitor Of the Court Of ClHims and
was also returned 70 Congress he was the chief
rosecutcr in the assassination trials and during the
fst and rresent Congresses has filed an Influential
place Ia debate and legislation. His conservative
cOurse on several occasions, and biz yindictiys
quarrel with Gen. Butler, are well rememb ered.
hr. Bingham is MEDIUMS zed, STOPPING man,
gray hsred, with sharp features keen eye and eagle
ase In repose be is careless absent and reckless.
When speaking be Is lost in bis subject and by in
ten,iiy scuionoss and peculiar fervor Of style be
always comusnds silence and attention in the
House and carries the galleries bv storm. He hss
been successful 81 the bar is we'll versed in law and
history has remarkable memory &c generally
clear snd always fcrcible and bids fair 70 stand we'll
In ths future not only for abe ieadership In this
trial but As 81 intelligent and conscientious states
man.
GEORGE =. BOUTWELL,
Il affy years old, born January 2sth. 1915. in
BrOoklIns bear Boston. rs was educated ~ a pub
&c school entered mercantile life was several years
IN business and then became . lnwyer Al TIE age
Of tWenty.six be was sent 70 the Ltgslature ssrv-
/, there seven years He was also Bank Com
missioner Of Massachusetts, and for maay years
secrsinrV Of che State Board Of Eduoslisn, and An
ovsrsetr Of Harvard College. in lesD the Demo
crsts elected him Governor over eoorlt6 Il Briggs,
and The next soaF DO was re-eeelsd over nSbsrt u.
WINTHROP. he wss in the Ccnststetionai Conven-
l,,,n Of 1853 and raembcF Of the Fsace Confer
once N 1861. He was the FIrst Commissioner Of
internal Revenue, appointed in 1852, Hnd raigned
fhe nest March 10 take scnJ in Cunyross Re hrs
served on the Judiciary and Reconstruction Com
nittees, and his practical experience and views Of
business and legsAson, bic integri3y and faithful
q g. have made him q useful mennter
George Boutwell, IL tall, heathfui zoe looking
man. 81 captivating address. His practice in the
o.urts has not been large, though be is a sound
book lawyer and q natural orator. He is radical
in politics. and perhaps as complete in culture and
persuasive IN reasoning, and surely ne commanding
n rloquenee, as sny Of the vanguard" in the
House.
JAMIs 7. WILSON,
The youngest Of the Managers, Is native Buckeye
born IN Newark, October g. 1928. He rsceiyed
moderate educztIon, went 10 Iowa, and began the
practice Of law He was in the State Constitutional
Convention Of 1855 snd three years in the Lagis-
atuSe--lhe last IN The Senate. In 1861 when Gen
srni Curtis resigned 70 enter the army Mr. Wilson
FEs cent to take his scat in Congress.
In two years DO was Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee g. hes since been the recognized LEGAL
,rgsn Of the House. II is conceded thzt few, If
ny more capable men, have filled this respon-
ible position. he is industrious. iudicious and |
lOnest OF large attachments in The law. with mind
mineIliy judicial, and = power &c argumentatiun |
rep clear and conclusive. His size IS medium be I
3 mA1 Of knoity constitution, with hair premA-
urely gray and features very ordinary. BE 6resfes
cry plsin V. and 10 manner is quiet and afTs- /
lie. he speaks deliberately with ideas carefully /
rraDged, and that confidence which comes from
lre preparation.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER
7ss forty nine years old November s, 1851 BE
Of Hampshire BIRTH graduated from Water
lie College in 1888, and admitted 20 the bar
Lowell, Maesschusetts in ls4l. For twenty
ears bic practice in all the courts Of his State and
lany oiherB was constant and lucrative He tried
n sorts of cases, civil and criminal and tilted
gainst Webster and Choate, Curtis and Loring,
'ho,nas and Lord and Dana, with cOnsummHts
bsiity He was also an active Democratic poll /
csan, served in the Constitutionai Convention Of
sos ard one two terms IN both branches of the /
legislature. In 1859 be was beaten for Governor /
~ General Banks and In 1880 the Breckenridge /
sndidgte, by John A. Andrew. In the latter year /
le WIS y londng sctor IN The Charleston and Balt
more Conventions. He wss on tho platform COM
-iittoa and refused o. JON With either extreme
Eirg bat reported che Cincinnati pletforca OF 1855
unchanged. Finally be seeded ~ Baltimore, de-
,lsrin,s that be swonld not eit IN q Convention
whers ths African slave trade-is npproyingly ad-
y0catet
In thelasn war, be was the third volunteer Msjor
eatonirnnsion His campaigns and afsir n
Mary iaD1 and Virginia aud North Carolina, and
IA. snll.ary rule At New Orleans will not soon be
forgotten. Since the war he has resumed his pro-
l,ssionsi lsbors and added srduous Congression-
a service. he reported the resolutions at the
Pitisburg National Convention Of Soldiers, two
yosrs ago, and has since mAde many elaborate
speeches. IN different States, In support Of vigorous
acts Of reconstracti9n and OF pocu-
lar sysiem Of Gbanes. of which no 10 author. he
was engaged In the Millignn case and made
5treas argument before the Supreme Court in do
fence Of military trials
General Buffers personal appearance needs no
COMMENT though bic speeches should be hsArd 70
appreciate The weight impaired 10 his subtle roa-
,aning BY the elaboration and candor Of his style.
He Is man Of brains, End bis power viii be CRATE
lilly recognised by the country before TINS trial is
inished
THOMAS WILLIAMS
Lives In PENNSYLVANIA, where be was born si4ty-
me vesF. sgo he graduated from Dickinson Cois
ere aud has practiced law nearly for y-oEe years,
many "a them IN competition With T. N Stanton /
o.sEs M'Candless and other champions Of the |
saisI,nr, bar. From 1885 20 lssi DO was Wnig |
AZ Senator, and twenty years later kaPtesen.
s,ive IN the Legislature. In 1858 be was elected |
, C,oncress ara lat December wrute the judiciary
1smnlttee's report on the impe schment o. NJ /
Johnson. q production fall Of arguments ana iearn'
4 reference. Mr.. Williams is short, stout gray /
,a;re5 man, vigorous ia body and mind, 81 easy /
nd forcible debater and will strengthen TINS pros.
cution BY copious knowledge Of authorizes, and /
eadiness in their use.
yoHE ALEXANDER LOGAN,
Inown 10 fame as a lighting man" IN the iaie
snr q = native Of illinois, born Junee 1875 Like
3sng ham. Boutwell, and Wilson, be received out =
ammvn edaoS.on in the schools Ne served
hroughout the Mexican war, hfst rs private ana
hen ~ Lieutenaut Ho afterwards studied law,
ias States At.orncy, q legislator IN 1883 anu
b 1851 ! Buchanan Blector, end nrst went " Cuh-
rezs IN leSQ When he war broke out be resign
d and obtssned Colopeicy, from which ne rose
D lhe rank Of Mrior General and commsnder Of
as lois corps 10 1865 be declined the mission 70
ieti, o end the next year be wss sent back 70 me
House Ct Representatives, INN the state ST lsrge,
fIeT 3 hard fought end brilliant campaign. he
.aW Comn,.ndrr ~ tha Grand Army OF she RI.
,ablic.
General I,gsn a A man Of fYe plvsicai cevel0p-
mint Of svnfshv einoleTion win ionr blsck Aair
inS mustaehe a0d the eye OF the tiger Ee
ssiied great stump speaker, and has certainly >
good Goal Of talent a. practitioner in 1Ilinois