Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-17

TO qudsn the Arlcies OF Impeachment on the
ground ofinsuficient evidence. This, how
ever, must be considered doubtful, as a reiec.
ton OF the motion by a two.third majority
would be in effect verdict Of conviction.
Judge Curtis, one of the President counsel, is
reported to have expressed the opinion that
the trial would not last longer than two
weeks. The impeachment Managers have in
reserve batch of testimony to substantiate
a second alleged charge of violation of the
Tenure of. Office bill BY the President, which,
in case Of necessity, may form the basis of an
additional charge against him.
An intense excitement has been oecasioned
in Canada by the assassination Of Darcy
McGee, somewhat noted politician and
mernher Of the Canadian Parliauent. lie
was shot dead upon his own door step, in
Ottawa city, at two o'clock in the morning,
having but short time previous left the Par
Lament House. The assassin came up be-
hind him, and placed the pistol close to his
head, inficting a wound that caused instant
death. The assassination has produced
great public ferment IN the Canadian cities.
MeGee, though himself an Irishman, was
bitter opponent Of Fenianism, and his mur-
der is attributed to that organization, accom-
plished through party specially sent to do
the work. Ottawa had been placed in some
thing ike state of siege in order to secure
the arrest Of the murderer, and threats ofre-
taliation against prominent Fenians we're
openly made.
The news from Georgia of the operations
of the secret organized gang Of Rebel despe-
radoes known as the Ku klux Klan is Of a
startling character. The reports of the cold
blooded murder of Dr. Ashburu, one Of the
original, steadfast and most prominent of the
Southern Ioyalists are fully confirmed by the
official advices received at General Grants
headquarters, with the addition that two 9th
er prominent Union men, members Of the
late Convention, are missing, and are suppos-
ed to have shared like fate. The Union
people in Museogee county, where this trage-
dy occurred, are in a state Of horrible sus-
peuse, as they feel they are all marked by
these Williams, and they are appealing to the
military authorities for aid. The gang who
murdered DR.. Ashbura were about thirty in
number, and were disguised as ghosts. They
affected all manner Of spectral devices, with
the idea Of striking terror into the minds OF
the freedmen, who are naturally superstitious
in such matters. Many of the Rebel
papers Of Georgia and Alabama have not
hesitated to openly encourage these or
CARNATIONS. Witness the following from the
Columbus S'ut tho dag hafa-a nr Ashhn-n
was murdered:
Startling developments are occurring daily.
The ku k!uXes have astOuished the natives.
The whole tenor Of the Radical speeches is
denuaciatory of the brigade of wandering
braves who are gathering from their graves to
wreak vengeance on traitors. Respectable
people, white or black have nothing to fear.
A col0red man, Friday, went home, found his
door locked and his wife and children fed TO
a neighbor for fear Of the ku-klux. We re-
peat, such as are faithful to their country
need fear nothing. spirit passes by an
honest soul. Let those, however, be they
great or small, who plot their country ruin,
beware. 4 heavy doom awaits them, Be
warel They make brave speeches, but they
tremble. Spirits are floating in the air that
feared not shot and shell, aud viii not now.
As the scalawags read from the Sua and
Times yesterday, we hope they'll continue TO
do so.
The Impeachment trial was resumed again
on Thursday Judge Curtis opening the case
on the part of President johnson. Some
three hundred clerks have been engaged in
the Treasury Department for days past in
looking up evidence to controyert that Of the
prosecution. Whilst the Presidents counsel
aud other friends profess great confidence in
his aequittal the manifest great uneasiness
in the pains taken to make his case. A
special despatch from Washington says that
Republicans there express entire confidence
in the sufficiency of the evidence presented
by the House Of Representative on Wednes-
day a Democratic member, taking advantage
of the slim attendance on the part Of the
Republicans, offered resolution withdraw
ing the articles Of impeachment and repudia-
ting the action Of the Managers, but the House
adjourned without a vote being taken upon
his proposition.
General Grant has very quiet and most
effective way of transacting business. and of
getting rid of obnoxious individuals The
private soldiers at Carlisle Barracks, passed
a series Of resolutions expressive Of their
oPiris., es saldiers, cnncerdIng Uneis..f, f,v,.et.
meut trial, endorsing Mr.. Johnson's course,
and pledging him their support as the cousti-
tutiouaI commander in. chief, etc, all Of
which, as soldiers, they had no business in
doing, and which their superior officers
should not have permitted-the act being
alike an insult to the President, Congress,
and to General Grant, who has not expressed
any opinions upon the subject. Yesterday
General Grant, in his usual quiet way, issued
an order assigning the commander Of the
post, General Grier, to duty with his regi
meut of cavalry in Missouri, and ordering
General Hatch to his place for two years. a
subsequent order notifies the new commander
to prepare detachments of recruits from time
to time, and forward them to Fort Leaveu-
worth, Kansas, where they viii he assigned
to duty. The Indians, instead Of Impeach-
ment, will therefore occupy the attention of
the recruits at Carlisle. General Grant has
also ordered the com handlers Of military dis
tricts to take immediate and summary mea-
sures for breaking up and preventing the or
ganization and spread of the secret Rebel
order known to outsiders as the Ku-Klux
Klan.
1t is again announced from Washington
that the trial of Jefferson Davis will be bequl