The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-13
WASHINGTON.
RuMoREp pRessURE ON sENAroRs.

RUMoRED PRESSURE ON SENATORS.
NEW YORK, April ia Washington spe
clal says desperate effort is being made Il
Keep Senators up to the sticking point on i'm
peachment and prevent them from losing the
necessary backbone before the time arrives
when they will be called upon TO declare ac.
cording 10 law aad their conscienees whether
Andrew johnson should be removed from of
hce The pro-impeachment lobby is very for.
mldable, the enthusiastic Radicals of thai
faith having been summoned here 10 work on
Senators and terrify them into voting rightly
on the question; but these efforts are nv mr.
means confined to the lobby. Members of tbe
over house do not hesitate to take part in the
b Isiness. >
VIEWS OF sPRAGUE AND THE CHIEF JUSTICE
On returning from electioueering in Con-
SSeceicut representative Garfield met Senate.
OPraSue, the former stating that he had not
met single Republican ia Connecticut but
expressed his opinion that the only safe policy
was tne removal of the President. Mr.. Gar
neid then alluded TO the Presidents claim that
Secretary Stanton's case did not come unde,
the civil tenure bill, 10 which MIR. Sprague re-
sponded, say ing that he had no doubt in his
mind that Mr., Stan5on's case was clearly with
IN the tenure OF office act, and that the Presi-
dents position was therefore unite nabe in tact
and entirely absurd. The f.rther CONVERSE
ton was quite free, and during the whole Of !,
Senator Sprague and Mr.. Garfield seemed to
De perfectly IN accord, agreeing that the Pres
ldrnt was a dangerous man. and had commits
Ied acts Tor winch he had ought to be removed.
From the President the conversation tn-nad
to the Chief Justice, whose course ON i'm
Peacnmeht was criticised by Mr., Garfield
Mr.. Sprague admitted that the views OF his
iatner 'n-law Oh the subject were rather unor-
tnodox, but lntimated that he (Sprague) did
nc! nns agree with the Chief Justice in this mat
SENATOR STEWART
Senator Stewart of Nevada has also ex-
pressed opinions prejudicial to the Presidents
case. t.lF ~ -
GEN. THoMAss TESTIMONY.
Gen. Thomas testimony was made quite in
teresting by Mr.. Buffers manner of puttinp
9uestd0hs. lie seemed to completely use up
zen. Thomas. He made him contradict him
sell IN several important particulars. much to
tne dlsmay of the Presidents counsel MIR
bnlier drew out from Gen. Thomas that when
ialKing to Wilkeson and Karsner about kick.
Ing Stanton out of the War Department. he
was simply Dragging; but when he said the
same thlng to Burleigh he was in earnest The
scene was humiliating in the extreme. There
stood poor Thomas, dressed in the full uniform
OF Major General, confessing 10 the Congress
ni the United States and nearly two thousand
people that he went around the bar-rooms Of
washington Dragging of what he intended do
ing to get possession of the War Office. At
nrst listeners were inclined to laughter at the
0Id mans weakness, but it soon turned to pity.
The prevailing opinion is that Thomas, t-sti
mony does not help the defence. Mr. john
sou friends pretend to be encouraged by the
votes OF the Senate against the managers: bpt
no real slgnlhcance can be attached to them.
excepting that the Senate wishes to give the
Eresioeht every opportunity to defend himself
and especially with such harmless creatures as
Gen. Thomas. 80
THE ARKANSAS SENATORS. FERes
The Arkansas Senators will not claim seats
until the Impeachment trial is concluded.
BLoDGErT's CASE.
Foster Blodgett was removed from his most
once IN georgia by Postmaster Randall for
perjury in taking the test oath after having
served as an officer in the rebel army.
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE. Z
The following additional witnesses have been
summoned by the defence: George p Fisher
AAssoclate Justice OF the supreme Court of the
Rlstrtct OF Columbia; James o. Clephane,
snort hand writer; Horatio King, formerly AS
sstant Postmaster General; r. j. Meigs. CLERK
tne supreme Court of the District of Col
tmDla, VINO is ordered to bring with him the
Thomas. 80 -
THE ARTICLE IN THE NTELLIGENcER.
Chlef Justice Chase emphatically denies
mat he was the author of the article in the In
eIllgencer, does not know who wrote it. and
las never read it.
MORE TROUBLE APPREHENDED WITH THE m
DIANs.
WASHINGTON, April 12-Well informed par
ties from the Indian country, who are now in
Washington engaged in transacting business
for the interest of various tribes in the extreme
Northwest, express their apprehension of re-
newal OF the Indian troubles before a month
In several localities. from which REPORTS have
from tline TO time been received, dissatisfac-
ton among some of the tribes is manifested
owing In great measure to the DELAY in full,
hilng the treaty stipulations, and also on ac-
C0unI OF outrages committed by the whites
Inc Commissioner of Indian Affairs has re.
peatedly urged Congress for an appropriation
OF money to mako good the promises and ne
gotlations of the Peace Commits toner's. but
legislative action has been delayed by the i'm
parchment trial.
STATISTICS OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics.
who has just issued his monthly report. fur
nlshes the following statistics of imports and
exports, including the Pacific ports Imports
ior the year ending Dec. 81, 1867, 1881, IL s. 1872
Of which $10,864 ,318 were in gold and silver:
during the month of January, 1868, $22,012, 1886,
OF which $7O2,237 were in gold and silver; dur.
ing the month of February, $27 965,O91, of
winch $64l ,843 were in gold and silver; foreign
exports Tor the year ending Dec. 81, 1867, $23.-
694 ,9O4, of which $SOO,5O6 were IN gold and sill.
yer; during the month of January, 1868
$l,779,735. of which $849 447 were in gold and
SILVER; during the month OF February 81 ,O91.-
JAY, OF which 900 were in gold and silver;
domestic exports for the wear ending Dec. 81,
1867, gold and silver 81, 459029 total as report
ed In mixed currencies, 1886 81, 361; total re-
duced to sps Gle currency, 1851 053 1926; during /
the month of January, gold and silver 81 ,287,-
Lot; total as reported in mixed currencies,
$39 486043; total reduced to specie currency,
$3l ,0OO, 498; during the month of February,
gold and silver, $4005, 632; total as reported IN
mixed currencies, $50, 1865; total reduced to
specie currency, $27 O96529. -9-l
CRETAN AFFAIRS.
Late accounts from Crete say that the whole
non-combatant population of Appocorona
have retired to the mountains, waiting to be
conveyed to Greece by the Christian powers.
A Russian frigate landed on the 9th of March
600 women and children at Piracus. Prince
Charles of Wallachia and Moldavia has re-
sponded to the appeal of the Cretan commits
sion by asdonation of 1900 francs. The Ma
tional Assembly of the Provisional Govern
ment OF Crete has sent to the House of Rep
resentatrves an address, both in English and
Greek, appealing to the United States of
America, namely: First, to recognize the
Provisional Government of Crete. Second
To pledge the material support of the noble
and freedom loving people from whom they
have already received many tokens of sympa-
thy. Third. To give their protection in order
to secure the complete emancipation and indie
pendence of the Island. Fourth. Especially
that the q. s. Ambassador at Constantinople
be instructed to incorporate with the Ambas-
sailors of those European powers which are
active with the Sublime Porte in behalf of
Crete. The Committee on Foreign Affairs
has the subject under consideration.