The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-03-19
Imneaohment. It's ProgrAss

Impeachment. Its Progress.
The formal opening of the impeachment
trial was on Friday last the 18th. Such of
the readers Of the Telegraph, as receive the
daily papers, will not be interested in the re-
of the occurrences, since Fri
day last. For the benefit of those who rely
upon the weekly paper, we briefly state
what has transpired. The opening of tn
trial on Friday, is described by correspondent
Of the Journal as follows:
Gas early as 10 o'clock this morning the
Senate galleries began 20 fill up, a.'4 h~f"re
tae meeting. of the Senate all the seats were
full. Owing to the arrangements made by
issuing tickets, the crowd was neither too
large nor boisterous. A large proportion
were ladies, accompanied by gentlemen, all
| of them of the better class. The diplomatic
gallery was comfortably filed On the floor
Of the Senate, chairs were arranged lmnled-
lately behind the outer row of Senators,
seats for members Of the House Of Represent
atives and other parties having the privilege
of the floor.
About haf-psst II o'clock the Presidents
Private Secretary, Colonel Moore, appeared
with message from the President. 1t was
surmised by those in the galleries that it was
| Mr.. Johnson's resignation, and feeling of
disapp ointment pervaded the audience lest
they should be deprived of the sight they
came to see The massage, however,
was not what it was thought to
be-
The various entrances to the Senate wing
of the Capitol were carefully guarded by pc
lice and no person was allowed to pass with
out ticket. In this way ell crowding was
avoided.
/ At precisely O'clock Mr.. Wade said the
lhourlhaving arrived for the converting Of
the Court Of Impeachment, he would vacate
the chair for the Chief Justice of the United
States AS soon as Mr.. Chase had taken
the chair, the Sergeant-at-Arm made pro-
clamation.
Senator Howard then arose and said he
+ presented resolution, moving that the Sec
rotary of the Senate be required to inform
, the House of Representatives that the Senate
was ready to proceed to the trial of the Pres
ident of the United States. MIR. Chase saiC
, that the first business in order would be the
reading of the journal of the previous ses
sion Of the Court. The Secretary Of th'
Senate then proceeded to read the journ
O al. g
The Board of Managers on the part Of thu
House entered the Senate chamber at fifteel
II minutes after / o'clock, followed by mem
0 bers of the House of Representa-
tives.
Mr.. STANBERY, counsel for the Presi
= dent, rose, and, addressing the Chief Justic
v Tread the answer of the President, enterin;
nd h
Messrs. Stanbery, Curtis, Nelson, Blacl
! and Evarts, and asking as a reasonable tim
r for the preparation of his defense the perio
o of forty days, citing cases in which periods
o as long in proportion to the magnitude {
:, the case had been granted"
A debate of considerable length ensued ii
which several motions, were made and lost
= At length an amendment was offered to
:, pending resolution, shat unless cause 70
e delay be shown, the trial shall proceed i'm
4 mediately after the filing of the replication
y which prevailed by vote of yeas 40, nag
8 10. The Court of Impeachment, then ad
journed to March the 23d. 1865.
S The refusal to grant the forty days della.
t asked for by the Presidents counsel, is re-
a garded by the friends of Mr.. johnson, as
: certainty, that the Senate are in earnest il
|, the matter of impeachment. Had the ask
d ed delay been granted, the President woulc
. have looked upon impeachment, as some
! thing talked Of, but not really intended
The necessity for delay of forty days,
preposterous in view of what the President
Democratic friends have said about th
" charges preferred against him. They hav
pretended the charges were trivial, and {
!, small importance if this be SO, why does
q require SO much time by the ablest lawyer
y the President can command, to meet and re
flute them?