The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

sages. Immsdiately after the Adjournment.
IAN eScited crowd gathered arosnd the nes-
sages, which were opened amid intense ex-
citement, showing that the Presidents &C.
tions are still regarded as OF some moment.
r. The President Withdrew the nomsnatis1
Of Ewingapd nominated Gen. Ssho6eld %
Secretary Of War, vice Stanton removed.
All the members Of the Cabinet, were
present to-day. s1O 20 ~ t.ats4s ~.
Nelson spoke all aday. in. the impeachment
Court. He kept the Senators and gale,
ries wen seated and inter ested Throughout,
the attention Becoming ciussr Is the EFFORT
drew to q close. The points we're we'll "a.
ken and in some cases sisr,Iisg. - -. +. !.
Groesbaek speaks to.,aoFrow.S The end
will not be reached under two weeks. aa2'F
A pointed part Of Nelson's speech impli-
Gates four Of the Managers in the Alta sela
affair, which, interrupted the relations be.
tween the President and Judge Black. ''1
WIG ''@ 80 -. nee "FH
T Washington. April a5.-Senator Yates
writes. . letter to the citizens of Illinois.
refusing to resign. bot promising hereafter
TO do his duty iron the besett,ng sin which
has dragged him down. lie claims that his
drunkenness has been exaggerated.
Gen. Schofeld's nomination eanses va
rious speculations, FIRST, asian olive branch
held out to Conservative Senator'S, and Sc
cond. as a compr omise between Johnson
and Grant. but the affair is still State Sc.
|cret.
Johnson appears not to have consulted
even his Cabinet about the nomination.. y
;; Impeachment Continued After the jour.
nal was read. Chas. said Edmund resolu.
ton ordering that the Senate's delibera-
'tiOns be regularly published was in order.
Drake moved an indefinite postponement
Sumner said. That's the proper mo-
ton" s~@ -'7 80. .~ 7.~s%
Indefinite postponement vas defeated BY
q vote Of 20 to q. @ "@ Yea
Sumner submitted motion ihatthe vote
on the several articles proceed at twelve Of
the day after the argument Of Managers and
counsel closes. 500 '~~ '&@
Objection sas made. and il goes over On
der the rules TO Monday. I'D.
Sumner proposed two additional rules ;
LIST, that Chase shall ask each Senator.
Z" How do you vote ?" aud he Shall reply
/" guilty" or mot guilty." aud srd, tina,
upon conviction il shall be the duty Of the
presiding officer to order the eonvict's re.
aoyal forthwith. .'.~@ ''@. ~
Objected 10 and the matter goes over TO
Monday.
Several Senators made points that the
new issues would come into the Senate,
where intermipabIe debate was sllowasle.
thus pos, puning the result indefinitely.
Chase ordered the argument to be pro.
Ieeeded with.
The prosecution not responding. Grcs-
beck commenced. lie argued that the DO.
dy he was addressing was . Court, arguing
from the Constitution. which permitted
neither bills Of attained nor irresponsible
tribunals. and especially such as we're laws
UNTO themselves. Lincoln's PLAIN violations
Of the Constitution had been ratified by
Congress because his motives were good !.
He then'proceeded 10 argue that the hrst
eight articles rested on whether the Pfesi.
dent had the right 90 remove stanton and
give Thomas ad fnierir appointment He
asserted that had Lincoln lived and The
tenure Of Office bill been passed 10 h.s,ili.
w 70 him, Lincoln. under its provisions
during his second term, could have legally
femuvrd Cabinet officers appointed by him
self during his FIRST term, aud that Stanton
had infinitely less prs,ension or claim 10
tenure under Mr.. Johnson's term.
Mr.. Grosbeck was suffering With. bron.
ehIlis and an adjournmrat was proposed !;
but Mr.. g. feared few days delay would
not help him and asked 10 be allowed to
proceed. though circumstances compelled
him to make important Omissions in bis ar
gumsnL lie then proceeded s... SD.
The President, he contended. having con q.
,ulted the advisers indicated BY the consti.
,stioH. was gsiltless OF crime. Ii was com.
psrttively useless to urge the sreonsiiiu-
tionality of the act with those who framed
| it; bot eoncedIng lie cons.itstionslity, he