New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-24

Evidence designed only for bunkum."
The vote against hearing any more OF Per-
rims evidence was 81 to O.; and if the Sen
ate will only adhere to the stand thus
assumed, and exclude in future all irrele-
want testimony, tle country will be thank
full. The scene in the Senate when Mr.,
Butler made the protest which was in
dorsed by this vote, and afterward when
he demonstrated against the further delays
asked for by Mr.. Johnson's counsel, was
very striking. The point had been made
by the defense that they should be allowed
to prove what Mr.. johnson had said 10 a
member Of Congress. Mr.. Butler said he
was aware that members of Congress had
rights and privileges, but he did not know
that one of these rights was that anything
said to a member was evidence. He was a
member of Congress, and he would regret
if anything said to him was to be taken as
evidence He took from his pocket a paper
that had reached him that day, It was a
threat and commenced thus : Butler
prepare to meet your God the avenger is
on your track hell is your portion Y He
hoped this was not evidence-but it was
just as pertinent evidence as that which the
counsel for the President was seeking to
present. And then, in burst OF impas-
stoned eloquence, he urged the Senate to
cease its trihlng with the business before
it. and to press forward to the end o. the
trial, that the country might again be at
peace. Said he:
Since the President had been required to
file his answer there had been thirty.three
working Gays; the managers have occupied
six of them, the defense a portion of six,
and twenty-one had been given to delays.
The legislation of the country was standing
still. Nothing can be done, and the whole
country Is waiting for the end of this trial.
While we are dallying here our fellow citi-
zens are being murdered in the South, and
there is not man in the Senate chamber
who does not know that the moment igstice
is done on this great criminal these murders
will cease. Why do we sit here IDLE? The
true Union men of the South are being MUIR
dered, and on the skirts of Congress their
blood will be found unless we speedily do
our duty. Are Senators ignorant that since
the twentieth Of February $40, 900 900 of
gold have been stolen from the treasury
have the evidence that since this trial be-
gan there have been purchased in New
York United States bonds to the amount of
S2T, 05S, 100, at figures above the market
rates, by money stolen from the treasury.
l demand safety for the finances of the pe0-
pie. for the progress of legislation, for the
true and loyal men OF the South. No fur
Their delay should be allowed, out the trial
should be brought to a decision. In the
name of Heaven let US have an end of this;
let us at least sit four hours day, and at
tend to this great business of the people,
So powerful was the impression that this
appeal produced that an effort was made
to adopt an order to sit hereafter from ten
to six O'Clock each day, but by the objec,
ton of Senator Trumbul action upon this
order was delayed.
1t can not have escaped the observation
of any one who has carefully watched the
progress Of the trial that certain of the Re-
publican Senators seem to have become
in the hands of the Presidents
lawyers, and are used by them in a manner
that is not by any means pleasing to the
country. II is to be hoped that they may
now see the error in which they have
fallen, and no longer stand in the way of
that contamination so anxiously awaited
by the loyal people of every section OF the
country.