Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-09

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RICHMOND, March 2S.-The United
States grand jury has found a new in
Pdictrnent against Jefferson Davis. II
covers fifty pages, and details all his of
fences since the opening of the rebellion
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Su.
preme Court has postponed the argh-
ment in the McCardle case until next
term. @ ~ o.
Gen. Hancock Issues an order to-day
assuming command of the division OF
the Atlantic with headquarters at Wash.
ington. The division embraces the de-
partments of the East, OF Washington
and of the Lakes. Ia, sg...., ...a
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The proceed
ings in tho impeachment trial to-day
were exceedingly interesting. 1t is no.
ticed that in all legal questions the mi
norlty is more than sufficient to prevent
impeachment. The best legal talent in
the Senate almost always votes with the
Democrats. The defence are struggling
vigorously to keep the evidence within
the charges and specifications. When
an attempt was made to-day to prove
the violations of the tenure of Office bill
in his appointment. Mr.. StanbeIry indig-
nantly told the managers that Cooper
was not mentioned in the charges or
specifcations-tha the managers were
mere I. ents of the House, and they had
no right to bring charges on their own
motions. They must go back to the
House for further instructions before
the court wonld allow the defence to be
surprised by new issues.
Bntler continues to do all the work for
the prosecution.
WASHINGTON, April Ian impor-
tant decision by the Supreme Court has
been promulgated. The court unani-
mOusly decides that confiscation without
jury trial is null and void.
WASHINGTON, April 3.--The Presi-
dents friends are jubilant and many Of
the Republicans consider impeachment
killed.
Sumner, with bitterness, declared in
the street cars yesterday, that 'sSome Of
our friends are becoming weakened
and must be strengthened" After
wards, in private, that Six or seven Of
our men are backing out"
Another Radical Senator declared
last night to a friend of the President
that he saw nothing to justify impeach-
ment, and should vote so that lie woald
shave no cause to blush hereafter
Butler is said TO have proposed to the
House Managers to procure an extern
sion of time in order that Senators from
two or three Southern States may get
IN and strengthen the impeachers.
The double loaded editorial in to days
Tribune announcing that Gen. Grant
does not think it inconsistent with his
duties as a soldier TO make it known
that the President should be removed
and that the impeachment should sue
M In - II
ment here tonight. Gen. Grants friends
and that Grant has not made
known to any one his views of the i'm
parchment trial.
1t is the general belief here that the
object of the 1s'ibase's editorial was to
certain Radical Senators
whom the original impeachers designate
as weakened, in other words, Senators
who refuse to commit themselves in ad-
vance to verdict in the impeachment
trial.
Assistant Adjtant Gen. Townsend has
prepared a statement of all the military
and departments formed dur
ing the past fifty years, showing that
the same were formed by order of the
several Presidents. This account in pre-
pared at the request of the Executive to
be included in his response to the Sen
ate resolution inquiring by what author
ity the President directed the Division
of the Atlantic.
Almost all classes of business in this
city are exceedingly dull, and especially
is the stagnation observable in official
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The only feature that arrests attention
is the impeachment trial. Very few
strangers have visited Washington dur
ing the past week.
If Andrew johnson is impeached and
thrown out of office he will be the