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THE PROGRESS or IMPEACHMENT.

The impeachment trial was resumed
on Thursday morning, and the prelimi~
nary speech for the defense was made by
Judge Curtis. The telegraphic epitome
affords evidence that it was a calm, ele-
waited, convincing argument of great
ability, and in striking contrast with the
special pleading and coarse comicality
which characterized the effort Of the
Lowell criminal advocate. 1t was logic
addressed TO the reason of judges by one
who had filled an exalted Judicial posi-
ton, and was impressed with the gravity
of the issue, and not fierce appeal to
the passions Of partisans from an at
torney pensioned in the favors of dOmi-
nant faction, and seeking for conviction
to crafty personal malice and pave bis
way to Office as a reward If the iudg-
ments Of American Senators "have not
fed to british beasts as groveling in
their instincts as Butler himself, the in
itiation of the defense by Judge Curtis
must work a salutary impression against
the revolutionary madness which has
promised for the last six weeks toprostrate
the Executive Office at the feet of a Con-
gressional cabal.
To-day, perhaps, the oral and docu-
mentary testimony in disproof of the al-
legations in the impeachment articles
will commence being delivered, and at its
conclusion, we may venture to say, not
vestige Of them win be left; and to pre-
dict there will be revelations which will
vindicate the President 80 completely
that the most obdurate partisan that has
predetermined to convict, will feel the
flush of shame already mantling on his
cheeks, ere he utters the age that will
pollute his name with indelibie infamy.
IL is given out that the members of the
Cabinet will be called to testify, and that
Stanton himself-the wolfsh tenant of
the War Ofice-will be dragged by sub
pena from his den, and made to speak
on the subject Of his official advice to the
President regarding the tenure of Office
law. Judge Stanbery, once a contender
of the Cabinet with him, cateehizing
that recreant wretch on the matter of his
perfdy, and gibbeting him on the emf
nence Of ignominy he has erected for
himself will be a spectacle for painters.
One can fancy his abashed face, and
ayerted eye rolling in vain to escape the
gaze of the auditory, "a be stands in the
pilory,, and suffers the inAiction of that
direct examination; and if that scene is
enacted, we trust some word-limner will
sketch it to the life, for the benefit of
those of us who cannot be there to see.
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DISREGARD OF THE CONSTITU
TTON

A prominent feature Of the Radical
policy is a disregard Of the Constitution,
where that instrument stands in the way
Of the avowed principles Of the party.
This was forcibly illustrated in Buffers
opening speech in the impeachment trial.
He said
ave claim and respectfully insist that
this tribunal has none Of the attributes Of
a Judicial court, as they are commonly re-
ceived and understood. You are
law unto yourselves, bound only by the
natural principles of equity and Justice,
and that salUs popl6 stlprcna Is; isr. Upon
this principle and parliamentary law no
Judges can aid you. We claim
that the constitutionality Of any law Of
Congress is, upon this TRIAL totally irrele-
want one
Was ever doctrine more atrocious than
this proclaimed ? Here is the President
of the United States impeached because
of his regard for his oath to support the
Constitution, and the leading counsel on
the part Of the prosecution, himself
member of Congress, appealing to the
Senators 10 act not as judges but as
politicians, and convict and depose the
President The right or wrong of the
Presidents course, his obedience to has
oath and sense Of duty, are, according to
Gen. Butler, to have nothing to do with the
matter. The Radical managers and con
spirators regard the removal OF the Press
ident as absolutely necessary to the suc-
cess of their party in the coming Presi-
dental election, and they demand that
the Senate shall be law unto itself, and
in the light Of that law and not Of the
Constitution, depose tie President, that
they may have the whole patronage Of
the government upon which to build up
and strengthen the waning fortunes Of
the Radical party. The unblushing eff,
frontery of this appeal to Senators to dis,
regard the obligations Of an oath and the
requirements Of the Constitution, has
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The meGee Assassination

OTTAWA, April lO-lt is still rumored
that important disclosures have been made
bv one OF the arrested parties az 20 the
sssassination of McGee, bat nothing has
been made public. Taking Of evidence was
continued till . o'clock this morning, and
the greatest anxiety is felt As 10 the dis
closures clio expected to be made to day. Tie
ranort of the police expedition sent into
the county exploded the theory Of the e.
cane in a carriage Of the parties connected
with the murder. Public meetings to ex-
press indignation and adherence Of the
crime and sympathy with the family Of the
victim, are being held in different parts OF
the provinces. 1t Is a growing conviction
in the public mind that the prisoner
Whalen fired the fatal shot, and that there
were a number Of persons concerned IN the
plOt.
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washington Items.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Speaker Col
fax laid before the House to-day an adj
dress of the National Assembly Of the
Provisional Government of Crete, asking
Congress for recognition and aid TO secure
their complete emancipation and independ-
ence of the Island. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Some time ago the House passed a reso-
luton addressed to the Secretary of War,
relative to the amount Of land necessary to
meet the requirements of bill No. $40, to
equelise the bounties of soldiers, sailors,
and marines who served in the late war
for the Union. In the event of its becom-
ing law, the Secretary says that in March
1866, there was a carefully prepared esti-
mate made of the money required 70 pay
these bounties, under the law then pend
ing. That was substantially the same
as bill $40, except as to the manner of
making payment The sum was estimated
at S25S, 69l 900 in April 1866, and for ad-
ditional bounties the estimate was IS, 1874,
000 The expenditures, under the bounty
acts passed, indicate that the amount esti-
mated is rather short than in excess of the
actual requirements. Deducting this latter
sum paid on account of the additional
bounties, from the amount first estimated,
the remainder gives pretty close approx
mate of the further amount that would be
required, namely, $l95,056,S 500, which in
land alone, at 81 % per acre, will require
l56, O45. $50 acres. No note is taken OF the
local bounties paid by him as Secretary.
He says he has no means of ascertalning
the amount.
Receipts Of Customs from April LIST to
4ih inclusive, 1867 ,4S3. Bids for the
purchase of two iron clads were opened by
the Secretary Of the Navy to-day. Offers
average within ten per cent Of appraised
valuation. Awards to be deferred.
The railroads terminating at Chicago
will pass delegates to and from the Repub-
lican National Convention free of charge
on application of the Chairman of each
Central Committee, for sufficient number
of tickets for their delegations. Applica-
tions must be made to the President or
Superintendent of the respective roads.
d. Curtiss, Freedmens' Bureau agent,
in Georgia is fined $500 and sentenced to
six months imprisonment for malfeasance
in office
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Miscellaneous

New ORLEANS, April lO.-Judge VIM.
NJ. Semple, Of the New Orleans Crescent,
died to-day.
A FIRE broke ont this afternoon among a
number Of vessels laid up on the right
bank of the river. The steamboat South
erner was destroyed, and several others
damaged Loss not ascertainhd.
CHARLESTON, April l0.-Gen. Candy
has issued the quarantine regulations for
the second military district during the
coming season.
WILMINGTON, April lO.-A very large
meeting of Radicals was held last night.
The audience was almost exclusively ne
grOes.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April 1O.-Congress-
man Ashley and Collector Mckay, Of
Charleston, addressed the citizens at
Radical meeting to-day, and were chal-
lenged TO a discussion tonight with some
prominent Democratic speakers. They ac-
ceptsd the challenge, bat the discussion
failed to come off
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been equaled by nothing that has oc-
CURED in this day and generation, and
had such an appeal been made to that
BODY before the war, its author would
have been driven from the Senate cham
Der before the just indignation of an out
ragged Senate Butler drew inspiration
from the arch-leader in this impeach-
ment conspiracy, who has on several ocs
casiOns declared that Congress was act
ing outside Of the Constitution But the
other day, in discussing the bill to admit
Alabama, Thad Stevens said
That vote Of the people Of Alabama upon
the Constitution took place, and only mi
nority Of the registered voters voted for the
Constitution. Hence il is that we are now
called upon either to reject this State or to
violate our own enabling act, which allowed
il TO enter upon certain conditions. There
is nothing that prevents MS from violating
that act, if we deem it prudent. ara often
reminded by gentlemen around me, some
/ very wise ana otherwise, that | have said
| more than once that ALL THIS Is OUTSIDE
! OF THE CONSTITUTIONS. He is otherwise
who thinks that that assertion is not true.
This ue,p proceeding stors Hot this House
| belieUes Nut Il Is acting NOT ACCORDING TO
| THE PORN or THE CONSTITUTION, which
found no such cases Of lapsed territory to
| be formed into communities and brought
into the nation. When West Virginia was
introduced and FIRST made that declara-
ton, il was admitted by a majority Of the
House on the ground that IT had gone
through with the forms of the Constitution
in acquiring the consent Of both states,
| while one had ceased to exist long before,
and the other one existed in Ohio laugh
ter and / voted for the admission OF
that State. But | vas not going to make
either fool or knaye of myself, and 10
sag d,at roted for Il under The Constitution,
or that did not know lohdt / Das Uoting for.
1t is not the President that the Radical
cabal impeaches, so much as the ConstiN
Triton. 1t is that which is the obstacle,
and he is arraigned as its representative.
1t will be for or against it that the decree
will 90 forth and if the President shall be
removed the Constitution will be exe'
| cuted.
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NEW YORK DISPATCHES.
From MexicO-The MeGee AssRSsinR-
IiOn-AnOther Guy FaWkes Plot Dis
a1a

From MexicO-The MeGee AssRssinR-
fiOn-AnOther Guy FaWkes Plot Dis
covered, etc.
New YORK, April 10.-The Herald's
Havana special says the steamer Alabama
has arrived from Vera Cruz, with dates to
Friday night, Sd inst
A decree had been issued, subjecting all
merchant steamers to certain new port re-
gulations.
The Diaro official has been forbidden to
be published.
Ex-Minister Romero in a private con-
yersation with Senators Sumner and Fow-
Ter, asserted that the republic did not owe
the United States "a much az was generally
claimed at the end of the war against the
French.
Attempts are made to bully correspon-
dents into representing the tone of senti-
ment and state of affairs in Mexico as favor
able. The French and Austrian residents
are leaving in haste. Gen. Seminar and
others have been banished.
The assets of the firm of Donsdebe ex-
coed the liabilities.
On the I'd, President Juarez, in an adj
dress to the members of Congress, compli-
ments the country and refers in fattering
terms to the budget on the condition of the
treasury. The chairman replied in the
same strain. Every one looked jubilant
on the occasion.
The Herald's Montreal special says the
prisoner Whalen, in Ottawa, has been
proven almost beyond doubt to be the
murderer Of Mr.. McGee. a quantity of
4 N, Tor "a
has been unearthed, duplicating a good
many notables in that organization. Full
details of this discovery will be given on
Wednesday next, on the trial
A quantity of naro glycerin, imported
from New York, has been discovered here.
II was brought in on forged orders. The
discovery has created great excitement.
The Herald's Ottawa special says Jas.
Whalen, who ia in custody on suspicion oil
being Mr.. McGee's murderer, is Fenian
and belonged to Quebec Lodge, and after
wards to New York Circle There il
very little doubt now but that he is really
the culprit.
A plot has been discovered to blow up
the Houses of Parliament by means ofnitrO
glycerin. 1t produced the most intense
eXCllement III every Circle anu extreme
vigilance is maintained by the military
and civil authorities to prevent any out
break. The government and the English
Cabinet are constantly exchanging large
cable dispatches concerning the events OF
the past and the possibilities Of the future
Capt. J. NJ. Buckley, of Cleveland, and
Col O'Brien, of Chicago, Fenians who
were discharged by the English authori-
ties on promise to leave the country, ar
rived here last night.
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virginia Convention.

RICHMOND, VA, April l0.-The conyen-
ton to-day passed Porter's article foe home
stead and other exemptions, from the 4th
to 10th section. 1t provides that real and
personal property to the value Of $4,000
shall be exempt from forfeiture for past or
future debts, except for the purchase price
Of exempt property, wages of laboring men,
and taxes, and other meritOus claims.
The fight over it was very lively, and its
adoption was hailed with loud applause.
Gen. Schofeld to-day appointed eight
City COuncilmen, among them Jas. NJ.
Humphreys, Collector of Customs, and
Andrew Washburn, Superintendent of the
white free schools. The others are old
residents of Richmond.
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THE COUNTY C0MMISsIONERS-IN-
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.

An election is to be held to day for a
Board Of County Commissioners, and
the Loyal League Radicals have nom
mated two white men and a negro to fill
these Offices, and there are besides several
independent candidates, one Of whom at
least is a negro. The Loyal Leaguers
feel very confident that they will be able
TO elect their man, 30 completely have
they control Of the negroes The actien
Of these Loyal Leaguers, in the ticket
they have presented, fully illustrates
their utter contempt for law The act
creating the Board of County Commits
sioners, as officially published in the
Press and Times of yesterday, provides
that the commissioners "shall be qualified
voters Of this State not less than two
years The act which conferred the
right of suffrage upon negroes in this State,
was passed on the 25th of February, 1867,
consequently the negro nominated and to
be voted for to-day by the Loyal Leaguers
has not been a qualified voter two years.
Yet he is nominated in utter defiance of
the law, and if he shall be elected an at
tempt will no doubt be made to induct
him into Office Under the law the three
white men having the highest number of
votes will be entitled to the places. But
whatever may be the result Of the elec-
ton, we presume the County Court will
contest the right Of the successful cam
didates 10 assume the duties designated
in the law This certainly should be
done. All the usurpations Of the Legis-
lature and the Executive should be re.
sisted in this manner.
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FRUIT GROWING IN THE NOUN
TAINS.


We copied from one of our Tennessee
exchanges the other day, a paragraph
stating that a number of gentlemen from
Europe and the North had purchased
land in Cumberland county, with the
view of engaging extensively in the grow
ing of the grape there A correspond
ent at Altamont, in GFundy county, mem
tions accessions to that county of persons
who will make the growing Of the peach,
apple and grape speciality. These are
encouraging signs, and lead to the belief
that our mountain region will soon be-
come one of the wealthiest and most pro-
ductiye in the country, as it is now one
of the most healthy Our correspondent
says
We are informed that several gentlemen
from the North, and some from Europe,
are now examining the lands and purchasing
homes in Grundy county. Two of them,
Mr.. Clark, an Englishman, and Mr. Rob-
inson, from Cleveland, Ohio. have pur-
Beersheba, for FIVE thousand dollars.
These gentlemen in two or three weeks
will have their families in their beautiful
new homes. They will be followed by
other families. This immigration entire
ly changes the character Of Beersheba, as
they move to that place to make 1t their
permanent home, remaining there all the
wear. Both Clark and Robinson are intel
iieent. educated, and refined gentlemen (;
would make good citizens in any commu-
nifty. They appear to have plenty OF
means, and we freely extend 20 them the
hand of fellowship. We are told that
shorter winters, milder climate, the low
price Of land, cheap living on the noun
tain. the well known climate of Beersheba
with a prospect of growing fruit and grapes
in theViciuity, induce them to come. In
ergy, and a very small capital, are all that
is necessary TO change the wild bloom Of
the mountain to that Of the peach, apple
and grape.
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CHICAGO, April l0.-About9 o'clock to-
night fatal accident occurred at st. Mary
Cathedral, corner Madison street and Wa
bash avenue. The Cathedral was densely
packed, on the occasion Of Good Friday
services. An alarm of fire was raised,
which created a panic in the church, and
in the rush for the door a portion of the
galleries fell, and three persons were in
stanIly killed-all females. Several others
were severely injured, two Of whom will
probably die.
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MACAYLAY, in that celebrated account
Of the trial by impeachment of Warren
Hastings. has these remarks: Whatever
confidence may be placed in the decision Of
the Peers on an appeal arising ont Of an or
binary litigation, il is certain no man has
the least confidence in their impartiality,
when a great public functionary, charged
with great State crime, is brought TO the
bar. They are sill politicians. There Is
hardly one among them whose vote on an
Impeachment may not be confidently pre-
dicted before witness has been examined
Will any future historian apply remarks
like these 10 the American Senate?
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Cable nisnniches-

LONDON, April 1O.-The War Office is in
receipt of later dispatches from The British
expedition in Africa. Napier had reached
latitude q. The Abyssinian King was at
Magdala, ready for a siege. His force con-
sisted of five thousand effective men. He
had also twenty-six large guns. Napier
had completed plans for a general assault
on the works,
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FRrIT I'VE hear reports from Dickson,
Robertson, and portions of Davidson
Counties, that the peaches and apples on
the ridges pretty generally escaped the
late irosts. In the lowlands the killing
was general From the eastern portion
Of the State, we have rather favorable re-
ports in regard to the fruit The Gin
cinnati Gasette Of the 9th inst, saws
"The recent cold snap has literally
nipped in the bud the promise Of an abund-
ant Weld Of fruit in many localities where
the trees we're forward. Ia the vicinity Of
this city much damage has been done, but
the buds are not all killed
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Middle District OF Tennessee.

qrHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY aIyEs
| naliee Of kis appointment "a Assixhos Ia
Morris MoEsansteru, tia5 ksssTtt krassass
Liack. a. \ Mitchell, Hsary kodisAainsr aad
A. y MoM autsg. "a Nsshsilis. Ia Tie ,ssHty ~
District "a assa sssa siIlAixo1 haakFuets
"a lhsiE ewR Pslu2as b Ae pllrics cogr, q
said hstrtet
a s CaARB0N ms, sssisnss.
oan lkaAs QAaq. - shsgcA llEe4l
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SELMA, Ala, April l0.-Jobn II. Hor-
ran. an ex-Confederate soldier, was aasas.
sinated last evening near here by some one
unknown. This is the fourth white mao
as-assinaled since the war and no arrest
made.
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JOHN BROWNE,

ERCHAN Nj TAII4O
CORNER DEADERiCK STREET AND
I i Public Square SprinE a48osis 0oN
ready. In Cloths. Castmerss and eftinss
the assortment h. uuequaied. styles elegant
and prices Tow. Contaius the nest extensive
stock OF fus goods m the market. eelhFacing al
the novelties Tor gontlemen's wear. O. shieh ha
generally
april I'm teAtN nAoHn NJ
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N. r. ALLOWAY,
BROWN DICK.

THIS DISTINGUISHED RACE HORSE
A aud Stallion will make the season Of 1863
At ny stable, four miles west Of Nashville. On
Charlotte Pike, at Fifty Dollars for Thorough
bred Mares. and Twenty-fvs Dollars for Grade
Mares. No mare will be served By the horse
note At sixty or ninety days. Mares kept 81
One Dollar a week during season. bat 40 iahu-
mars i'm On B. " COCKRILL
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NORTm NAsMVILLE.

nN AND AFTER TO DAY. THE tth INST
~ raasenesrs over the North Nashville Street
haad can take either ear. leaving the oquafe
every thirty GOD minutes for 81 Cecilia % Asa
Barracks. without delay.
TT HARDING
apf4 So Sec. treas, ARd sUPt.
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES NO
tice that he has been appointed Assignee Of
the estate of JOHN A. DRENAN, Of Wilson
county, Tennessee. who has been adiudged a
Bankrupt upon his own petition, BY the Circuit
Court Of the United States for the Middle Dis
trict Of Tennessee. r. Z. SANDERS.
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