The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-11

sATURDAY...""..."..APRlL II, 1858
s,oc,,l Correspondence Of Baltimore Gazette.
yo.umption of the Impeachment
T-,a,-rtrst Appearance OF she 1T
',,omattc Corps TN the Gallery OF the
s.u.,e Chamber-Entrance OF the
w.uagers--B Butler Remanded to the
n., az the Preccssion--Master
och OF Mr.. Curtis.
,.,,>aroS, April e." Curtis is to speak
~" was in every persons mouth this
'o.uN ,nr. and At an early hour the ticket
;'Vv.;ar> we're vending their way to the cant.
I no :, secure favorable seats for bearing the
'n speech in defence of President John.
The approaches TO and through the capt.
~ we're lined, as before, with Inverted police.
Ion and The Senate chamber presented
thing new in appearance. except that the
4,cjomatic gallery was crowded for the first
Inc daring the trial Heretofore the for.
ar~r ministers have hesitated about attend.
No The trial, doubling, AS they did, the
,1,,rIptv Of il, in view of the fact that they
Lsra-aed impeachment but n partisan move
-,eni against the head of the nation TO which
hey had been accredited by their respective
governments Now that his defence has
,,mmenced they feel no hesitation or deli
rscv at attending Mr.. Thornton, the Eng
Ush Minister, although officially the youngest
mem Der, was the first 10 enter, followed by
BSron Gerolt, the dean OF the corps. Others
lr2yyded in until their section of the gallery
vss full. The other immense galleries were
n.cSed with a brilliant crowd, two-thrds of
whom were ladies, not likely TO listen with
r,ucn interest to 4 dry legal argument. &C.
,.-,l sherman entered the chamber few
r,oreu i before the session opened, and took 4
~,ns2!CuouS seat Immediately in front of the
t'h,ef Justice, which he continued to occupy
6r-@nc the whole day, occasionally passing
word with Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who
Ga. a. his Jeff. In this position the General
Gas the observed OF all observers.
i uyeiy conversation was kept up in the
San.,r on general topics until the Managers
,rsre announced. These entered, not by twos
a. before, bat IN Indian file, Bingham head
,gg the line and Butler playing the part Of the
all What brought upon HIM this disgrace
IN one could tell. 1t was only known that al
N. opan!ng Of the last session Bingham and
Ruler en- tered arm in arm at the head of the
Sxnacers and since his efforts in behalf of
i:npeachmen; he has been sent to the foot by
gI,barn When the sergeant alarms of the
S.rg;e announced the House OF Representa-
..,..s twenty. four members entered to con-
IlDue. - in the name OF all the people, their
n-a.ecui,ou Of the President for high crimes
and ,..s,temeanors. Stanbery, trim US q
hqcird racer, entered the main door, and
b,Yiuc 10 he right and 10 the left as he
;r-nad The s:,lutauous of senator's, passed up
n. r,,Iip aisle and took his accustomed seat.
Cr~ijS followed by Evarts, Groesbeck, and
NsIson. entered side door, and deposited
himself behind fearful Number of volumes
winch had been carefully arranged on the
Ibis, AL eyes were now turned from Sher
man 10 Gurus, and breathing seemed 10 be
Tor the time suspended. On motion OF Sena-
,or johnson, The reading of the minutes was
dispensed with. Horror of horrors Butler
calls another witness. Spectators are disgust
81 Wood. carpet bug man of Ala bama and
. Union soldier, is sworn: Had applied TO
H., President for an office; couldn't get it.
President had offices only for his friends
Motto evidently was, " Justice to all; tavors
"a trends only Stanbery blew this witness
sSy.AIeh by inquiring If he did not tell his
Trend Coppell that he had been advised it
could be 10 his interest TO testify against the
President. Blodgett. postmaster At Augusta,
Ga, also had his private griefs, and after
being sworn, told how the President had sus-
I-nGsd him from office on the Sd OF January
last. but did not tell the cause of his suspen-
sion. If :he game was worth the trouble, this
:ac; could also be esta bilshed.
Curtis now arose, amid profound silence,
and delivered speech worthy of his reputa-
;lun; and this is the highest compliment
which can be paid it. 1t was 4 solid pyramid
-. legal granite, with its foundation laid deep
sad wide. Step by step he brushed away the
.-lshy positions Of the impeachers, and erected
lasting monument to legal ability, strict
'u> lice, and gentlemanly bearing. he held
senate and galleries spell bound throughout
=
md such men, scarcely moved in their places,
ThiIe the speaker commanded the admiration
q: the impeachers themselves. a singular
sl.te OF affairs was presented. Judge Curtis
Vas evidently on the same side with the
Managers for he, TOO, spoke in the name
40, &c ali the people, > and defended their chosen
r.,,y-sy!tative from the assaults of his ene-
mics Comments on his speech would be out
~: place IN this correspondence, as The speech
l.>.l: viii b. read by all classes of men every
,yn--- Impeachment was dead before.
Curtis delivered its funeral Grafton to-day.
The Tennessee members OF Congress have
applIrd to General Grant for an order to
General Thomas TO take prompt and efficient
measures TO suppress the Kuklux Khan organi-
za,!on. They argue that since the close of the
Va. $500 young men of the South have
arrived q; a lighting age, and being without
III. counsel or wisdom of their fathers and
..ter brothers who had fallen in battle, and
asiua:ed by the keenest sense of wrong and
haired which IS mplacab!e, these young men
a-e prepared for any act of desperation which
nav suggest itself and which may be practi-
yaur through the agency of these organize
ions. General Grant declines to give the
ug,"r ~ Tennessee has 4 regular organized
government. f.