The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-22

know no fatigue, and for that quality
which. for the lack OF g"n'lcr name,
must call impndcnce. He is not re
markab!e for grace, for fairness, or for
any amnnity or courtesy OF manner l.,
public life. Hence his relation with
those he considers opponents is that Of
unmlstakable, open,' unrclcntlng war;
lie never loses an opportunity to fire a
shot at the Presidents COUNSEL at the
President himself (Which he commonly
styles "Andrew Johnson" with no orna.
mental tiilc), at Chief Justice CIiasc,
whom he selects as an especial target,
or at Mr.. Revordy Johnson, whom Ee
has singled out from among The Senators
Tor sharp thrust wherever the occasion
serves. havo telcgraplcd you some
samples OF his method o! treating Mr..
Chase. recall one or still moro marked
instances OF his course with the counsel
remarkable for poslivencss and aggrcs-
sive disposition, for readiness in nm
emergency and ncver-failine resource
on the other sllc. When the direct
examination orCol. Moore, President
5oI'nson's private secretary, was com
plct"d, Butler turned to the inspection
OF some papers upon his table. Col
Moore patiently waited on The stand
ARE you through with the witness 2'
inquired courLly Mr. Stanbcrry a:
length. When | am through with the
witness" sharply rclorLcd the honorable
manager, 81 will let you know" and
then after a silent pause Of about tn,
seconds, "l am no,e through with the
witness $50 are wc," said Mr. Stan
berry tho prcmcditated tcrscncss
of his dismissal lost all effect in the sen.
sation caused by tho unprecedented
roughncss OF the gentleman from Massa
chuscLts. During tho examination OF
one OF the reporters as to the Cleveland
speech, Butler inquired, "Was there a
bandymg Of cpilhcts back aid forth be.
tween the President and the crowd 2
"Wo object to that sort Of question:, y
said MIR. l1varLs, "Lllc witness can state
what wns said" Rutlcr repeated The
question with emphasis. "Wc object
t. hat that IS not Il proper question: per
sisted Mr. Evaris; "thc witness il;
asked whether ihorc was bandyins OF
npilhcts Nobody knows what! Il ban
dying means, nobody knows what cpl
Lhct means, yhc witness can only
testify rs to what was SAID IL with.
draw tho question for moment" said
Butler. "Now sir, TO. the wtncss),
do you know what bhndying means n
There beng some sign of further ohjrc-
lIon, Butler sharply continued, 81 am
simply asking you to explain word
HE Presidents counsel do not under
stand" Again, this morning, the re,
ports OF the Cleveland speech Of the
President having been received as cvi-
lcncc, in spite Of y good deal Of rcmon-
STRANGE rom Mr.. Nvarls, Butler intro
duccd proof o! newspaper report Of the
st. Louis speech. and ut its conclusion
said, ~ propose to rllor this paper as
evidence, if there is no objection, and,
also, if there is objection" There is
moro in the manner Of these incidental
displays than i'll the words but those o
your readers who lave seen Batter in a
criminal court can supply the manner
from their own mnGinaLions, with the
assurance that none Of the sharp points
arc polished of in tho present trial on
account OF tie magnitude Of the occos
sion. Whether such little corruscalions
arc anything for the people Of The loyaI
States to bc proud Of in the conduct o.
their case against their Chief Magis
tratc, it is not for me to- say. | bu
strive to mirror the scene as, it exists ~
faithfully rs I can.
have limited that Butler IS lacking
in grace. Fortunately lie is lot scnSi
tive nor bash(ul and does not mind th,
deficiency very much. Yesterday 4
heavy bound flo Of the Chronicle nows
paper was brought into court, in the
course Of the examination rs 10 ono 0
the Presidents speeches therein report
od. Butler set the huge volume Sian,
irg dcskwisc on chair. Searching (o
u passage IN the spcccr during n mo
mrn,ary lull i'll the proceedings. he
stopped into The open pages in such an
gnlar fashion That his head arms an,
shoulders were entirely hidden from
| Wv" INcQ w Gull III JlC alU
Of a special artist to give you the pre-
else attitude but it was something hike
a huge humble bee working his way into
a gigantic flower; and the effect was SC
comcal that ripple Of laughter ran al
round the galleries. and even made
itself heard on the floor Of the chamber
The innocent object Of the mcrrimcnt
popped up presently to see what tn,
chnckling was all about; and not at all
disconnected when the discovery was
made, removed the book to a lat table
where the droll position was avoid
ed.
THE COUNSEL FOR TIE PRESIDENT.
1t is generally acknowledged thai
Mr.. Johnson has done wisely for once
in tho selection of'his representatives il
this great ordeal Of his career. The isl
is smaller IN number than that ofthc
managers on the other side, but the li
vision Of labor, as apparent in tho pro.
cccdngs in tho courtroom, is more
equal. The Worlelnr member of III,