Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-24

the progress lf the trial yesterday were not
important no specially interesting. At the
opening of lie Court Senator sumner sub-
mitted proposition setting forth that the
Senate are the Judges Of the law and the
facts, and thatin impeachment trials there
IS a freedom az latitude and exclusion of
technical objections, and that, therefore, all
evidence offered on either side, not of 4 TIL
vial or irrelevant character, should he re-
ceived The proposition was laid on the
table by q vote of yeas 80, nays /. MT.
Stanberry was rot present, but the counsel
for the defence announced their readiness TO
proceed With the examination Of their wit
nesses. Nearlt the whole day was occupied
in the examination of two witnesses, Messrs.
Walter S. Cox and Richard J. Alerrick
lawyers of tie District and engaged as
counsel for the President and General
Thomas The object sought in introducing
their testimony was 10 prove certain facts
In regard to the arrest Of General Thomas
at the suit of Mr.. Stanton aud also as to
the Presidents alleged purpose to get out
a writ of qa0 anfTdRto to test Mr. Stanton 5
right to the War Office and the CGnstitu-
tionaity of the Civil Tenure law.
The Senate on Friday adopted an order
that for the future the Court will meet az
eleven 0 clock each day. Mr. Stanbery was
again absent. All the members Of the Cab
inent were present, having been summoned
as witnesses By the defence The examina-
ton of witnesses was resumed, and several
gave evidence concerning Mr.. johnson S
speech at Cleveland in remuneration Of Con
gress Secretary Weles was then examin
cd. His testimony was in relation t9 he
information be had given "a %
1 =. 49, IL LoJ 5~Uncerulng the dlSp0-
SItion Of troops IA Washington by General
Emory Manager Butler objected TO Mr.
Welles giving the particulars Of an inter
view betTeep the President and himself on
the day of General lorenzo Thomas ap-
pointment During the discussion between
the counsel and the Managers upon the ad
mission Of this question, Mr. Evarts said
that the counsel for the defence proposed TO
prove that at the Cabinet meeting Of the
DIST of Februiry, the President cOmmuni-
Gated to Mr. Welles and ether members Of
the Cabinet the fact that he had removed
Mr. Stanton and appointed General Tho
mas Secretary Of War at interim Mr.. But
ler again objected to this evidence being put
In. and in the course Of his argument main
tanned that it proved that the President had
acted, in the removal of Mr. Stanton, with
out consulting bis Cabinet Mr.. Evarts, 10
his reply said that the testimony did not
show that the President had not previously
consulted with his Cabinet in regard to this
step, but that he at this time communicated
to them the fact that 1t had been taken.
Chief Justice Chase declared the evidence
admissible, and the Senate, by a vote of %
yeas to % nays, sustained his decision
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DEATH OF REv DR.. BAUGHER- We
have the melancholy duty Of announcing
the death Of Rev Henry L. Baugher, D.
d.. President Of Pennsylvania College,
| which took pla1e last evening about Z
! O. clock DR.. b. Suffered severely from acute
! di case for several years, under which, with
! the arduOus executive duties incident 70 bis
| profession, his system had been much bro
! ken; but being Of buoyant spirits few other
! than his most intimate friends knew how
| much he suffered. About ten days sco he
took a severe cold, which settled in hi,
! throat and breast but without specially
/ alarming symptoms until Monday evening,
when serious appfehensions began TO be en-
| tertained The disease made rapid pro
gress, terminating in death last evening.
| DR. Baugher has been connected with
/ Pennsylvania College since its organization
| 10 1862, first as Professor Of Greek and
4 Bellies Lettres, and subsequently as Presi
dent, succeeding the late Dr. c. 7 krauth
and the College Is largely indebted to han
for its present commanding position as al
/ educational Institution. His death occa
! SONS i0sS Which il viii be difficult to sup
ply
| DR. Baugter was not only an accomplish
ed scholar ind successful educator but
more--Le was a Christian gentleman I'm,
iHently social genial in manner, gifted with
unusual conversational powers, all adorned
with the graes Of an earnest, active Chris
tian faith an5life-he commanded the con
fidenee, and fon the love and esteem, Of a
large circle odevoted friends DR. B. pos
| sessed pulpiabilities of high order-aud
for many yeTs commanded marked iuiu
ence In the lutheran Church, ranking as
one of its ablet divines. His religious faith
was an Garnet one, exempHied by a life Of
| devotion to his Master service, and adorn-
ed by all good,works Alter a well spent
| life Of active earnest usefulness, be has
gone to meet he Saviour be 50 dearly loved.
| on whom be o lovingly leaned in sickness
and health, and whose cause he so earnestly
pleaded from bay to day, in chapel aud pul.
pit, in the SOCIAL circle, and in private life,
during period nearly forty years lie died
IN the 9th year of his age GeftsbIag
! Star and SeRtaei, Apr1 -.