The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-15


nee temporurialy, instead Of making M
al imsrim appointment. Well now, we
are getting very nice il we must resort Ia
THIS great procedure Of impeachment sor
an oiteuse-it it DO tno-like that. We
do tot, IN the ordinary aff,irs of life. rig up
a trip'hammer 10 crack n valiant.
Bus the passage d Mr.. Evarts spceoh
must enjoyed both by the Senators aud the
| galleries were those in which hle delicate
| hut cutting sarcasm was given the rein.
The speech was full of those, aud they led
90 the most unrcstraned morriment in the
Court. Mr. Evarts manncr was perfect in
these passages. As lie laid tho train for
his assault. ho was as serious asa indge
aud especially regarded OF those whom he
WAS about to attack. Presently, when the
Senate hegun 10 catch the coming point
aud the contagious laughter spread through
the Chamber, his own face would light ~.
and as no reached the point his features
would be aglow with an expression Of
pleasure as natural and Us simple as a
childs. Nothing could have exceeded the
innocent and harmless delight expressed
IN his face ut the very moment that he was
skinniug poor Boutwell, alive. That. by
the way, was tho cruelest performance of
the four days speech, Boutwell, nat tbro'
it all at the table of the Managers but his
face was flushed, he made very con.
strained effort at smiling, and he looked
thoroughly uncomfortable. That night,
aud indeed, Tor q day or two, his discom.
timro was the llushter of tho town.
Scarcely less cruel was the TRUSTS and
gibcs at Butler--" the learned Manager
who had the politeness to say we are mere
attorneys, whose iutvlects have been
sharpencd but not hroaiened by the prac.
tlce oi the iaw." When, after turning the
r'dicule of the .ittering galleries aud chuck
Ing Senate upon him 10y his laughable dc.
scilplion sI his opcuiug speech as an effort
al argument 10y conclusion, after the fash.
ion oi the Fort Fisher powder boat, he
finally brought up his declaration that the
practice IN Congress, or rather the indg.
mcnt of the Senate, should he the rule as
tn the propreiy of tho speech which tho
President aud other officers should observe,
ami proceeded to quote the coarse abuse
ol each other in which Butler aud Bingham
had iudulged in tho House. These geutle
men were sitting next aud facing each
ether one at the end, and the other at the
side of their table. Bingham faced the
speaker, put good face on il, and seemed
rather to enjoy the reading; but Butler
was evidently wrathful. At first he held
book close up to his face, and affected TO
he engrossed in its reading then throwing
it down, he sank into dulnpy heap on his
chair, aud glowcred with the strabismal
eyes on tho carpet.
The effect of Mr.. Fvarts' speech would
possibly have been more if be had consid.
cred it more. The last days work was
generally felt to be letting down. lie
was probably tired at any rate, the Pc
roration, though hne and impressive, was
i'll some sense disappointment. ....
Bat no vote Will probably be affected in
any event, by this or the remaining speeches
The case seems to the Senators too plain
for lawyers to explain it away. Mr. Evarts
has delivered u somewhat verbose, bu.
otherwise very happy, and somewhat bril-,
liant speech. 1t will doubtless increase his
reputation before the country. IL will Ger.
tainly make II iuo appearance in history
on the record of the trial aud link his name
in this great procedure 1t will make some
of his party friends angry with him, and
will require all his ingenuity in exhibiting
the professional duty of lawyer to defend
the accused, to square what he has said
here for Andrew johnson with what he has
SAID in New York Against him. And Mr..
johnson will be convicted and deposed
all the same. AGATE.