Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-13
THE IMPEACHMENT COURT Or
GANIZED.

The impeachment court has at last been
organized. After Mr. Hendricks concluded
his speech saying that as the Senate was
not yet a court Of impeachment, according
20 the decision Of the Chief Justice, he
withdrew his original motion, by which Mr.
Wade was debarred from voting, intimating
bis intention to renew It at the proper time
Mr.. Wade then came up, and raising his
hand, took the oath
The Ghief Justice and he looked into each
other faces intently. The manner of both
was very grave, and the scene was, perhaps,
the most effective one Of the whole day, as
the Chief Justice is looked upon by the
Democrats as the only obstacle between
Wade and the Presidency. A few others
took the oath after Mr. Wade.
The Chief Justice then proclaimed that
the Court Of Impeachment was organized,
aud called the Sergeant alarms to make
the proclamation.
lie then stated that the laws for the regu-
lation Of the trial, passed by the Senate on
the "a instant, were not, IN his judgment,
valid. They were then promptly passed be
The Court OF impeachment, as the basis of
the grand inquest During this time, indi-
vidual managers Of the Impeachment were
seen gliding In and out the rear of the SEN
ate Mr.. Howard, who seems to be c0nsid-
cred the leader Of the Republican Senators
ia the impeachment matter, then moved
that the managers Of the affair from the
House Of the Representatives be called in.
They came sedately, after moment S
pause. Bingham and Butler together, then
Boutwell, and Wilson, then Logan ana VII
hams. AlT. Stevens was not able TO appear.
Mr.. Bingham ina moment, with quite i'm
pressiveuess, on the part of the House Of
Representatives, impeached Andrew john
son. Mr.. Howard at once moved that An
drew johnson be ordered to appear at the
bar Of the Senate on Friday next, the 18th
Of March.
TO this every sworn Democratic Senator,
so far as could be observed, voted nay. IL
was passed.
Senators have become entirely non-com-
INITIAL on the SUBJECT. Members Of the
House have ceased 80 discuss it, and among
the multtudes it excites scarcely. a ripple
OF excitement. There has been some dis
cussion among the managers on the part OF
the House as 10 the ad7isibility OF withdraw
ing the tenth article, the one introduced by
General Butler, containing quotations from
the President S speeches as in the estilna-
ton OF Congressman generally il opens the
door to wide field for investigation, in case
the President chooses to hamper proceed
ings and protract the trial.
1t has been intimated by those in the con-
fidence Of the President that, on that arti-
Gle alone, he intends to subpoena as many
witnesses as will occupy the time of the
court tor three months. The board OF man
agers however, in reply to these statements,
say that they will be willing TO admit all on
that article that the President may wish to
prove by "a cloud Of witnesses, and that
therefore, be will not be allowed to waste
is still under iI,' AZ, ,i....llg Illg matter, however,
case has not yet been definitely settled il Is
pretty certain that the trial viii be made as
short as possible.
There is general feeling of satisfaction
in the city that the unexpected difficulty.
relating to the formation Of the Impeaeh-
ment Court, was so Unexpectedly overcome,
and that the House Of Representatives have
passed another mile stone ON the road of
impeachment. Passion and partisanship,
IT any Were felt or manifested have entirely
disappeared and all feel that the President
IS no more than any other offender against
the law, and that he will have as fair and
impartial trial as any ordinary citizen.
The speculation still continues as to the du-
ration Of the trial The Presidents friends
claim no more than ninety days, whiie those
who favor Impeachment are confident that
It will be disposed OF in thirty days less than
chat time
The President has not yet decided who
shall be his counsel, but is busy with Judge
Black and Attorney General Stanbery.
The Republicans feel perfectly satisfied
with things so far, and speedy trial is an