Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-05

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ALEX ANDRIA.
"a THURSDAY. EVENING, MARoH5.
1z9a BUSINESS PRosPEcTs. The return offspring,
the: completion of, the Canal Aqueduct, the
openingfof the Alexandria Canal, the. revival
of the Coal trade at this place, the opening OF
the navigationsof the Potomac, the commence
ment5 Of operations at the Fishing landings, Of
which the Fish Wharf is the great depot, the
activity and enterprise OF our merchants and
mechanics and other causes, lead us to en-
terrain the most favorable anticipations as
to a speedy revival and an increase Of the
trade, commerce, and manufactures OF Al
exandria. We need not add with what salts
faction and Joy we hail the prospect, and how
fondly We indulge the hope that our good old
town-ouronative place and lifelong home
may once more start on career OF prosperity,
which viii be constant and continuous, and
havelIlo farther checks or aisappointments -
Let us all act together, with harmony and good
will. for that purpose
y Mr. Anthony has offered resolution in the
Senate proposing that during the Impeachment
trial, no person shalbe admitted to the galleries
except on tickets issued daily by the Sergeant
alarms, not exceeding the number that can be
accommodated with seats, leaving the passages
entirely free that tickets shall be issued to the
foreign legations; that each Senator shall be en-
titled to f6urtickets each member of the House
totwo; the Chic Justice aud each judge of the
Supreme Court of the-UT. S. to two; the Chief
Justice and each judge of the Supreme Court Of
the Districtof Columbia, ard each judge of the
Court OF Claims to two; the reporters of the
press to have sixty tickets, and the remainder
to be distributed by the Sergeant ats arms, who
is authorized to carry out. these regulations,
and to employ, under directions of the Commit
tee Of Contingent Expenses sufficient force for
the preservation Of order
The National ntelligeneer thinks that sMa-
caulay irresponsible for the whole Of the tom
foolery in the Capitol at Washington, about
the Impeachment. Members have been read
ing his account Gcf the trialof Warren Hast
ingss and are imagining that they can figure
like Burke, Sheridan, and the rest of the glo-
rious group, in that celebrated case We
wish Macaulay was alive to write an account of
President Johnson's trial as contrast to that
of Hastings. How the glow worms of the
hour" would pale their Intellectual fires! =
The general impression cow is that the
President will be required to appear before the
Senate about Thursday Of next week, and that
that.a time, say 20 to 80 days, will be allow
ed him to prepare his defence, and at the ex-
piration of that period the trial will commence
and progress regularly, from day to day, to the
end at-
There is s'muss'' raised in Washington
about the Frecdmcns Bureau, and the sad
ranced' opinions of Gen. Howard, and the
virtual continuance of the Bureau in the bor
der States. It is said that Gen. Grant has
been appealed to, on the subject
In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr.. Car
penter resumed and concluded his agument in
the McCardle case.
We have received no Richmond papers Of
yesterday. ,5ssjas 10. III.
Leonard Scott & Co., New York, have re.
published the February number of Blackwo od' s
Magazine. Contents: Brownlows--concluded
Sir Philip Francis Linda Tressel Cornelius
O'Dowd's papers; Reign of George the Second;
Fenianism; the Queen of the Highlands.
We have before acknowledged the receipt Of
the last numbers of the British Reviews, as re-
published by L. Scott & Go.
THE FORMAL IMPEACHMENT. y esterday,
in the Senate, at 10 clock, the Managers Of
the impeachment appeared, followed By the
members of the House--the latter ranging
themselves outside of the bar Of the Senate.
The managers having taken the seats provi-
ded for them,
The Speaker Of the House was invited to
seat beside the President, pro TEN, and was es-
corted to his seat by Mr.. Grimes.
Silence having beer restored, the chairman
Of the committee, Mr. Bingham said:
of the House of Representatives, by order of
the House, are ready at the bar of the Senate
to present articles of impeachment for the
maintenance OF the impeachment preferred
against Andrew johnson, President of the
United States.
The President pro tena The Sergeant.a at
arms will make proclamation.
The Sergeant at-Arms. Hear We! hear re! All
persons are. commanded to keep silence, on
pain OF imprisonment, while the House of
Representatives isexhibiting to the Senate of
the United States articles of impeachment
against Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States.
Mr. Bingham then rose and read the articles
of impeachment, the other managers also
c,onJ;a ,,;tb tba avoont;ons of Mr. Stevens !