The New York herald., 1868-03-23
WASHING CTON.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1868.


WASHINGTON, March %, ls6s~
Impeachmont-A Wild Goose Chase.
Impeachment Is becoming lively and the impeach-
ers are in vigorous halloo after their fated victim
OF the White House. Last evening was the most ex-
citing time OF all. The impeachers held meeting
and resolved that Buffers well watered article
should receive strong decoction of additional testi-
mony and 1t was forthwith arranged to institute
search ali over washington for some three dozen in
dividuas, reporters, editors and variety of others
VINO at one time or another at some point
on the wide circumference Of the circle around
which the President swung, heard directly, In.
directly or by inference words OF misdemean-
Ing and high criminal intent spoken Accordingly all
the employees OF the Senate d0orkeepers committee
clerks and policemen In disguise, were sent on
Wild goose chase to nd out and hurry up the neces.
sary witnesses. The newspaper ofices were invaded
every fifteen minutes by different brace OF Senate
RAJ messengers, buttoned up to the throat blue at
the nose and In breathless eagerness making nqui-
res Tor the reporter OF the B0tot1n Bugle the edi
tor OF the Trumpet Of Freedom or the correspondent
OF the Eagle OF Liberty. 1t is needless to say the
representatives OF these distinguished Journals were
all out Of town; but the jealous and indefatigable
messengers, undeterred by their frutess search
among the newspaper offices, started Off afresh
IN al directions, while ferce and bitter
wind whistled forcibly around every corner, shook
the leaness branches and the swinging signboards
with unceasng vigor and drove everybody indoors
but the hapess prosecutors of this hapess search.
Through the mud and through the pitless cold, out
on the wide bleak avenues, where no lamp nor ray
o. moonlight illumined their pathway looking In
vain for the name and the number OF this and that
house, the sturdy toers Of the night held their way
nntA
peachmert Ben Butler and his specifications, they
returned at midnight without solitary laurel to
ward their heroic efforts, and are doubtless devoting
this Sabbath TO well earned physical repose.
Summons OF Witnesses for the Impeachment
Triai-WhO the Witnesses Are.
The form OF the summons issued to witnesses at
the instance OF tie impeachment Managers is In part
as folows:-
You, -, are commanded to appear in the
Senate chamber on the 2Sd day of March, 1868, then
and there to testify your knowledge in the cause
which Is now before the Senate in which the House
OF Representatives have ,mpeached Andrew Johnson,
President OF the United States. Fail not.
United States and President of the said Senate on
the trial OF said impeachment.
The summonses were prepared yesterday about
twenty-four in number and each is signed by Major
w. j. Mcdonald, Chief Clerk, for Colonel Forney, the
Secretary, who was absent from the city, The depu-
ties OF the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate
gagged last night in serving them.
Most, II not ALL of these witnesses have been ex-
amned by the Impeachment Managers, including
Brevet Major General Emory Adjutant General
Thomas, Colonel Wallace, Samuel Wilkinson. Hon.
Burt Van Horn and ex-Postmaster General Horatio
King. At least seven Of the witnesses reporters.
portion Of them have already testified before the
Managers as to the Presidents speech In Washing
ton on the 18th of August. 1885, in response to the
address and resolutions OF the Philadelphia Con-
servative National Convention while the others tes
titled relative to the language made use Of by the
President In his subsequent speeches at Cleveland
and St. Louis alluded to in the articles of impeach
ment The testimony Of Mr.. Wilkinson before
the Managers detailed the conversation with
Adjutant General Thomas, and that of Mr.. Van
Horn narrated the colloquy between Adjutant
General Thomas and Mr. Stanton, when the
former, In the presence OF the witness and
other members of Congress- came into the War De-
partment and, claiming to act under the orders OF
the President demanded the surrender OF the oice.
General Thomas on that occasion was ordered by the
Secretary 10 60 to his own room, which he did. The
testimony Of General Emory and Colonel Wallace re-
lating their separate conversations with the Presi
dent concerning military affairs has been published
that Of General Emory laying the foundation OF one
of the articles. Another OF the witnesses testified
that he delivered at the Presidents house copy Of
the Senate's resolution which declared that under
the constitution and laws the President had right
or power to remove Mr. Stanton and to appoint Ad-
jutant General Thomas Secretary of War ad interim
during the session OF the Senate; while an.
other witness, also in the employment. Of
the Senate, testified to having served a copy
OF the same resolution upon General Thomas
who was at the time, late hour OF the night, at a
mn 40 hall AMI w MT
conceal the stars his shoulders designating his
Official rank. AS far as can be ascertained these
witnesses called 10 appear tomorrow to testify
IN the Senate, as they did before the Managers in
support Of the articles Of impeachment.
Impeachers Photographed.
Yesterday the Managers Of Impeachment, includ-
ing Thad Stevens after meeting at the Capitol IN
the morning, repaired TO q photograph gallery
where imperial picture Of the group was taken.
A Radical Congressman Threatened.
Representative Mullins, Of Tennessee, has received
through the mails threatening letter purporting to
come from the secret society designating itself the
"Kuklux Klau.n
virginia Radicals mt Washington.
Several members Of the radical party in Richmond
have been here for the past few days consulting with
leading Senators upon affairs In Virginia. The ad
vice given them Is Of conservative character, and
to the eject that the convention now In session at
Richmond would do well to reconsider some OF the
articles already adopted for the new constitution,
and modify them to some extent, especially
in regard to the oath required to be taken
by candidates for Office. 1t is also suggested
by the leading radicals here to delay the event OF
submitting the constitution to the people In order
that some decision may be rendered In the Alabama
question, which will be rule for the admission OF
all the other Southern States. But II is said there
is any conservative modification Of the constitution
the blacks in Virginia will place themselves in an
| tagonism to 1t and vote 1t down. The blacks are