The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-10
Progress Of Impeachment.

the substance OF the articles OF impeach-
rncnt, ten in number which were compile
ted and presented in the lower branch ON
Saturday, and till Monday afternoon at
! O'Clock WAS gwen foi debate on them,
when all but one were adopted, that one
Lei'g deemed unnecessary, as il was GOV
cred by the others. There was a strictly
patty division on the adoption of the ur-
ticles the vote standing 1875 yeas to al
nays AZ ut first presented niue of tue
articles had reference to the Stanton im-
brcgIio, and the tenth accused tho prcsi
dent Of attempting to seduce Gen Emery,
the commander of the District of C.lum>
lila, and in,lncing mm to obey orders
from the executive without first going
through the hands of Gen Grant. Tues
day, one of the original articles was re-
cted AMI two additional ones were
adopted, making eleven in all, one offered
by Gen Butler taking cognizance of the
presidents disgracefu speeches 10 lis
swinging round the circle" trip, and the
other offered by Mr. Bingham of Ohio,
referring 10 the charge made by the pres
ident that the present congress is uncon
stitutichal because some OF the states are
unreproscnted. Mr. Jenckes of Rho,lc
Island made an unsuccessful attempt to
have still another article addel, accusing
the president Of criminal intent, point
consi Tered essential by many; but the
House refused, and the eleven articles
were presented ut the bar of the Senate
on Wednesday, by the managers on the
part of the House, who are MIR Bingham
: Of Ohio, Thad Stevens Of Pcnnsy lvania
Gen Butler and Mr. Boutwell, of Massa
chusctts, Gen Logan of Illinois, Mr. vi.
son of Iowa, and Mr.. Williams of Penn
sylvana. Of these managers Mr. Biug
ham is leader and Con Butler, secretary
; The Senate adopted It's rules withou
much difficulty, though the opposiiicr
made all the delay possible They diff
some from the rules OF previous mpeach
mcnt trials, AMI the main object of then
is to prevent the trial frcm being draw
out to m extraordinary length. Chief Ju
hcc Case excited some surprisc,on Wed
nesday, by sending in document in whicl
he protested against the adoption of rule
and the settlement Of other preiminaric
before the court OF impeachment was act.
ually organized with himself presiding. -
, But he does not intenI to make any fus
about it, and attended at the opening c
the court ON Thursday. though it requir
ed little urging TO convince him that h
, was needed there more than in the 81
r preme court. There must now be dc
= lay of some days to give the president
i chance to prepare his defense, when til
/ trial will commence in earnest. Gcora
-. Il Curtis, Charles O. Conor and Willar
: NJ Evarts are mentioned rs the president
counsel The democratic members of I'll
House offered solemn protest on Nor
. day and again on Tuesday, and aske
f that 1t might be entered on the Journal
d the House; but, though many of the r,
Il publican members were willing this shou
It be done, the majority steadily refused
G allow it.
b. The Senators were all sworn TO do ju
:. tice in the cause they were abcnt to II
a and summons was sent to the PrcsiJe
to appear at the bar of the Senate al
answer TO the charge made against hi
b on Friday Of this week. OF course Il
}, proceedings will rest here some time, pc
,s sib'y two weeks, after which the trial W
proceed in earnest.