The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-04

The secretary read the order providing that ten days time
be allowed.
After considerable discussion the Senate retired to hold
session. at the conclusion of which was announced
by the Chief Justice that the original motion had been agreed
to in the following form:
Ordered That the Senate will the trial of the
President upon the articles of impeachment exhibited
against him. Monday the 3h day of March, proceed
therein with all Dispatch under the rules of the Senate
sitting upon the trial of an impeachment.
After mementary pause the oef Justice asked Have
The counsel bowed in acquiescence to the decision
Mr.. Butler of the Managers said: If the Chair will
allow me- will give notice the witnesses to appear here
on Monday, the 30th March, at 129 o'clock.
On Motion of Senator Wilson, the Court then adjourned
until the date named 124 o'clock, and the Chief Justice
vacated the chair which Immediately resumed by Mr.
Wade
On Thursday the Goth March, the Senate ratified the
treaty which had recently been concluded Berlin between
the North German Confederation and the United States
corning the naturalization laws and which has already been
sanctioned by the Federal Council of the North German
Confederation Thus the treaty has become valid for the
of years. Literally interpreted it may afford
siderable relief the naturaized Germans who desire
revisit their native land. But the letter of the treaty
doubedy leaves for quite different construction and
it with the North German Confederation alone whether
the treaty shall lead to fewer complications than the old
arrangement By those most directly concerned in the affair."
the Germans of the United States, the treaty generally
received with distrust and dissatisfaction We have before
us the the opinions of five leading of the
United States all of which less in the views
which expressed concerning it about five weeks ago.
Mr. Seward it is understood is considerably annoyed at
the obsnacy he regards it, OF the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee in not only emitting to recommend appropriation
for the purchase of Alaska but in posponng its consdera
ton indefinitely At special meeting of the Committee,
which the Secretary induced General Banks call lately
the hope of making progress twas determined to defer
all consideration of the subject until after the impeachment
trial 1t asserted however that the Secretary of State and
General Banks have made with the Russian
Minister deferring the time of payment. The Russian
Minister is empowered to take such steps he may deem
necessary and has consented not to insist upon the spula
tons at least for the present.
The following passage, which quote from able
letter signed "Galmoy," which written from New
York February 3d. and which appears in the Dublin
Nation of March 18th, may be regarded correct antci
patory description of the dongs of certain political pat
riots" in the city of New York St. Patrick day 1t is
time that these wreched displays of criminal vanity should
In several instances the societies accustomed celebrate
the festival of ST. Patrcs day by parade have concluded
and devote the money thus saved to the purpose of reev
ing the distress prevalent through afflicted Ireland
In New York. however, the work of preparation still goes on
and the determination of the ocehoders seekers and wire
puers generally who usually figure at the head of these
displays make the customary exhibition of themselves,
in defiance the better opinion their countrymen ap
pareny undated. When ACKNOWLEDGMENT was rampant,
there might have been for this but
now, and think practice which blocks the streesof
great city for entire day. to the utter stoppage of all
business might be fairly discontinued Such change would
also the chance of disturbances which have made the
cheeks of IrshAmercans throughout the country Jingle
with shame and perhaps enable the rank and file OF the
Elephants employ their energies usefully in less
ostenatious manner-whout dverging widely from pat
riotic direction.
We greatly graed TO observe that the and the
longer the character and principles of General Grant
investigated the is the confidence of all the liberty
loving of the country increased.
During the of the Massachusetts Republican State
Convention, statement made, concerning General
Grants views suffrage that is worthy of record. 1t is
this
Early in April last Immediately after the adjournment of
the first session of the present Congress called on General
Grant his office in Washington. He had that morning
been informed of the questions proposed be raised by the
President and Attorney General in relation the Recon
srucon act then just passed After stating them he re-
marked Congress ought not to have adjourned without
some provision by which it could have assembled at any
tme and also added They have passed laws by which