The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-07
WASHING TON VIEWS.

New Orleans, and show mercy to loyalty
and innocence and not to treason.
After Williams concluded, Butler ex-
planned the Managers connection with the
Alta Vela affair. Abiding to Nelson's
reference thereto, Butler said that it was
not only suppression of truth but sug-
gestion of falsehood.
Nelson replied that this was not the
time to measure characters with Butler.
That could be done some otheEtrss. Mel
son did not think he would suifor by COM
parison.
Considerable excitement ensued.
Mr.. Logan wanted to say something,
but Mr.. Conkling, who was sitting near
him, said, "General, be quiet" and the
affair subsided, with much suppressed
wrath.
Mr.. Evarts then commenced. His first
accent hushed the excited asscmblage.
Evartsspoke till adjournment and will con-
tinue tomorrow.
A synopsis of Evart's speech is utterly
impossible. Abiding to the parties to
the trial, he styled the House as accuscrs,
the Senate as jurors, the Chief Justice
presiding. Mr.. Evarts said, eve want no
volunteers. Let no one raise so much as
ia little finger to jostle the contestants"
Arguing the judicial character of the pro-
ceedings, Evarts said, Gin reply to all the
managers who profess to speak in the
name of all the people, he would reply in
but one sentence, representing but one
voice, 'Thou shall not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain.'"
The indications are that Mr.. Davis will
not be tried at the next term of the court.
1t is stated on public, but doubtful au-
thority, that Grant has advised Schofeld
to decline the War Department, and re-
quest the President to withdraw his name.
A full Cabinet meeting washeld to-day.
In the House, bills were introduced, ad-
mitting North Carolina and Louisiana on
the adoption of the fourteenth article, and
providing that there shall be po exclusion
of classes from the suffrage, Gdw eiifran-
chised, and no admission of those dis
franchiSed by the fourteenth article, until
restored as therein provided.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Mr. Sumner
moved resolution of censurc against Mr..
Nelson for language likely to provoke a
duel. Several objections were made.
Mr.. Nelson produced letter dated 9th
of March, with Buffers and Logan's sig
natures, regarding Alta Vela.
Mr.. Butler desired to see the letter.
Mr.. Nelson desired some pledge that it
would be returned.
Mr.. Chase made some objections, when
Mr.. Nelson said he would prefer deposit
ing it with the Secretary of the Senate,
who could show it to Mr.. Butler. There
the matter stopped.
Mr.. Eyarts spoke all day and concludes
| tomorrow.
| Acquittal stock is up and bets were
even to-day.
Nelson's triumph over Butler to-day
was complete.
Mr.. Trumbull moved that Mr.. Nelson
be allowed to explain.
Mr.. Nelson, as part of his explana-
tion, was reading the letter, when Butler
objected. n
Senator Davis said the managers had no
business to object.
Senator Sherman then objected.
Mr.. Hendricks moved that Mr.. Nelson
be allowed to read so much as would show
date and signature, which was carried.
Mr.. Nelson, holding thsxletter, faced
towards the Senate and said: "Senators
will see the letter is dated March 9th, and
here attached to it, they see the auto
graphs of B. f. Butler and John A.
Logan"
The leadership which Mr.. Sumner has
assumed regarding new rules is evidently
distasteful to several Senators.
Mr. Stanberry will read his own speech
himself.
The acquittal election seems more conf
dent than ever to-day.