The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-30
THE IMPEACHMENT ARGUMENTS.
GREAT SPEECH OF MR.. GROESBECK.
THE PROSPECTS, FOR TIE PRESIDENT BRIGHT
ENING.

ESING.
special Washington telegram, dated 9th
instant. to the Richmond Dispatch, says
:: Republican authorities to-day admit that
impeachment stock, from some indefinable
cause. has downward tendency. In fact, on
all sides it is admitted that the Senate will ac-
quit the President. The speech of MIR. Groes-
beck has 30 clearly presented the utter unten-
ableness of the articles ofimpeachment, and the
insuficiency of evidence to sustain the charge
of criminal intent, that many who heretofore
asserted that case for removal had been
made out now agree that the managers have
failed to present to the Senate the facts and
law to warrant that body in conviction and
removal of the Executive"
MIR. GRoEsBEcK's SPEECH - THE PRESIDENTS 8
CHANCES IMPROVING.
The Washington. correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun writes under date of the 26th inst.:
The Presidents friends seem to be more con-
fdent now Of the successful termination OF i'm
peachment. What new grounds they have for
this is not known, but they talk with assur-
ance of an acauittal.
There is but little difference OF opinion about
the argument of Mr.. Groesbeck, Of counsel for
the President, before the high court Of i'm
peachment, Yesterday. Men o. all s---.es OF
politics agree that it eviuced ability. OF supe-
Hor character, and that 1t will rank with the
ablest, clearest and most logical arguments
ever presented to any tribunal. The extreme
Radicals-the men most anxious for MIR. John
sons conviction-the men whose minds are al
ready made up, and who have determined not
to be convinced land this is not intended to
apply to senator's, but to gentlemen outside
and to members Of the Hoase), all say 1t was
the best argument yet presented Tor the de-
fence, but they do not attempt 10 galnsay Scy
of the points presented.
Since the commencement of the trial no man
has been listened to with such marked atten-
ton, both from senators and others upon the
floor and spectators in the gallery; and this,
o. in spite of the fact that it was great ply
sical labor for him to speak, and that his voice,
from bronchial hoarseness, was anything but
pleasing to the ear. But after his first SEN
attention was paid 70 his sound, forcible reas-
oning.
He was decidedly original In manner, mat
ter and form of expression, and threw flood
of light upon the case. The lawyers of the
Senate-the men Of acknowledged legal ability
such as johnson, Fessenden, Trumbull,
Grimes, Sherman, and others, seemed to be
particularly interested, and paid the strlctest
attention; and there was hardly one but noted
the points now and then made. Senator How
ard, who has throughout the trial occupied his
own seat on the outer circle Of desks, on this
occasion, and after Mr.. Groesbeck had spoken
a short time, moved nearer to him, and more
than once critically examined the cases cited
BY the speaker.
giving the Michigan senator some points and
a. off
which had escaped his attention. MIR. Sum-
ner, too, seemed TO be more interested than he
has yet been, except, perhaps, since Mr.. Mama
ger Buffers opening. Senators Drake and
Fowler occupied seats near the table Of coun-
sci, and listened attentiyely. Senator Conking
kept his seat upon the outer circle for q
time, but after awhile became 30 much inter-
ested that he moved nearer and occupied a
seat beside Senator Johnson. The latter, as IS
his custom, paid the strictest attention.
The correspondent of the New York Herald,
writing on the same subject, says:
The fact being generally known that one of
the ablest OF the counsel for the President
would address the Senate to-day drew together,
considering the unpleasant character Of the
weather, an unusually large crowd. Judge
Groesbeck was the speaker of to-day; and now,
that the day is over, the general opinion is
that he has borne off from both sides the lau-
rels for argument and eloquence.
The audience, senators and all, became deep
" interested and followed the speaker eagerly
through his splendid charge along the whole
line Of the eleven articles. The peroration,
however. was, as it should be, the climax of
this address, and is said to be the most elo-
ouent and best sustained effort that has been
heard in the Senate since the palmy days OF
oratory 10 this republic. When he concluded
Mr.. Groesbeck was the recipient OF congratula-
tions, first from the Chief Justice and then
from the leading senators on both sides OF the
chamber.
With the approximation of the termination
of the impeachment trial the speculations as
to the result assume more earnest phase.
Upon the hypothesis that conviction is sure to
be the result when the time comes expectations
run high. Some OF the most anxious OF the
Radicals seem to be i'll state OF great mental
perplexity and uncertainty. One Of these, who
gave vent to his feelings, was heard to say TO-
day that this Congress would have to vote again
for the impeachment Of Andrew Johnson
meaning that he would override the present ef-
forts of the managers to make out case. In
response to this remark several members re-
piled that if this trial did not succeed they
would see the party ruined before they would
vote again for any such measure.