The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-30
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-, - e...;re which, after the delivery Of
a., in Hs,,sossbeck's profound speech. rept into
ar;stence, increasing the confidence OF those
Tho Nave had hopes Of the Presidents
..;H,onhslnt acQuittal Of che charges against
him has not died away, but still stirs the
nnhlic heart. The. earnest advocates of inn
ppeaehmens do not appear so sanguine as has
been their wontis bat, on the contrary, ex-
, ,r go small amount of anxiety-and
ihere is good cause for it. The counsel for
the President have produced on effect since
the winiing-u arguments have been COM
r me which has totally eclipsed every eff
fort Of the Managers, and led to deep think
inc and reasoning among the most enthu-;
s;astic Of their supporters. Why this
feeling that The; President will not be con-.
y;cted has become so general among ms
friends can hardly be explained; but tflat
il haS become widespread is everywhere
evident. But patience is required to solve
oil The suspense is hard TO bear. ITS
;,Auence tells badly upon the business
community; but there is no, way to get
Ia of 4 and it must be borne until the
lost Az the case nears the end, the anxiety
;ncreases ten-fold, and the. outside inte-
rested parties who are awaiting the result
in order TO regulate Offices and fix up their
own nr;yate affairs become more than ever
neryor,s lest their speculations fail. The
fact that parties are here actually com
mencinr to negotiate with regard to appoint
ments,. ETC., is well known to many Of the
senators, and is being appreciated IN ITS
The proceedings of the High Court to-day
we're BY turns dry, exciting, and impress
sive. The fact that Mr.. Evarts would COM
mence his argument for the defence called
out large crowd Of fortunate ticket-hold-
ers. and the galleries were filled with q;
brilliant audience, who had knowledge of
the superior reputation of the counsel as an
impressive speaker. First, however, Wal-
liams had to finish the remarks begun yes
terday, which he did with q strong appeal
for conviction. Following this, Butler had
speech to read, explaining his conduct and
that Of his associates among the Managers In
the Alta yela case to his and their satisfac-
ton, which brought about very exciting
reply from Mr.. Nelson, whose manifestation
of scorn for the Manager created quite q
sensation in the Senate. The remark OF
Mr.. Nelson. to the effect that, without desi-
ring to cast any reflection upon his asso-
ciates, he would, if he had had control OF
the case, have met every imputation cast
upon the President by Manager Butler, and
stopped it ut the very threshold Of its
utterance, is regarded as commendable IN
him. The discourteous manner in which
the President has been treated, certainly
deserved reproach, and although il. might
have been injudicious in the Managers Of
the defence to have noticed the calumnies
of the prosecution, in this case it could mo-
have caused any surprise: i. Il, r. =
Mr.. Evarts addressed the court to-day
He commenced at about q quarter to /;
o'clock, and spoke but little over an hour
The CALM, dispassionate utterances of his
speech produced an effect that told upon the
case without doubt, and he has only begnn
The greatest attention was paid by the en-
tire court, judge, jury, and spectators. The
speech will read like those OF the mighty
efforts of the purest statesmen whose SEN
fences have been preserved as types Of SUI
perb intellect and true oratory. The rea-
soning and ability of Evarts's address, 50
far as uttered, must gain for him the worlds
admiration. There were no flights OF elo-
auence or enthusiastic displays, but cold,
clear, dispassionate, and searching, it went
to the hearts of its hearers potent with the
weight Of its influence for good, and mighty
with the strength of its reasonings.
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