The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-01

for nreparatiou of their case. So far their whole
time had been taken up in preparing the answer.
In order to examine properly the questions OF law
involved, the rules of evidence, &c., they desired
thirty days
At this point Mr.. Sumner became greatly alarm
ed for fear the thirty days were 10 be allowed nem
con. He proposed to hear the House managers
frst-a palpable suggestion to those modest gen
temen to speak quickly. But Mr.. Sumner had In
his partisan zeal gone off haf-cocked. Tho appli-
cation for copy had to be first acted on, and was
granted, of course.
Then comes the tug of war on the motion for
time. General Logan, no longer patient at being
kept in the background, and unable to figure just
vet at review of the &c. A. R., rises to enghten
the honorable Court Even Radical Senators grew
listless over the eoquencc which often inspires
the House, and could not see why the honorable
manager should travel 40 wearily over and over
again the game ground. The contrast is marked
indeed-not merely az to mnnner and style OF
speaking, but as to matter between General Logan
and Mr. Evarts, who follows him-close, logical,
incisive-uith touch of irony and sarcasm as fine
as q Damacus blade. lie said, among other things,
that it was no answer the point that there would
be haste and pressure put upon them in preparing
to reply that there would be equal haste and
pressure upon the House managers. Mr. Wilson
came next, something of an improvement upon
General Logan, but falling in dignity and eleva-
tion far below his former speeches upon impeach-
ment in the Eouse. This member has now burned
his boats lie schemes and tricks with such as
Schenck, and sinks 10 the level of such declamers
as Bingham and Logan. 1t is pity There were
not many Of his sort in his party.
Mr.. Ssnbery made a very candid, cogent appeal
for time, rcmarking that only eight working days
had been allowed them 10 prepare their answer;
its preparation had consumed every hour they
could spare day and night and he was sorry to
say that they had been forced to work even upon
Sunday They had had no time to summon or ar
range for witnesses. On the contrary, the mana
gers had been preparing their witnesses while the
Presidents counsel were preparing their answer.
Mr. Bingham here claimed the right to open and
cese the debate for the managers on all questions,
and then proceeded to deliver himself of one Of his
usual vehement and violent harangucs, chanted in
his usual monotonous, sing song style, and abusing
Mr.. Johnson roundly. 1t was obvious from this
and other speeches that the answer of the Prcsi-
dent had told as centre shot, and the parties hurt
were by no means pleased thereat.
Mr. Henderson submitted motion to defer the
decision the question of granting time until
after replication shall be filed; but Mr.. Butler took
tod
question should be .'settled now" Mr.. Butler
carried at first majority of the Senate, beating
such influential Republicans as Messrs. Trumbull,
Fesssnden, Grimes, Henderson, and Edmunds.
After some parley the request of the Presidents
counsel was voted down by party vote.
Mr. E7arts then submits motion for reasonable
time after tissue joined, to be fixed by the Senate,
and Mr.. Reverdy johnson moves to allow ten days.
Penning this the Senate adjourned, thus in effect
following the course indicated by Mr. Henderson,
and which proved so offensive to tho House mana
gers.
From the Washington I'd. C) Inteligeneer, 25h inst.
Yesterday was expected to be very Interesting
day in the impeachment proceedings but it did
not 80 prove, and that patient and oft-deceived
animal known as 'the public" has our coincidence
accordingly. The crowd in the Senate galleries
was of reasonable dimensions, but there was
smart falling off from the day previous. The per-
formance WAS evidently losing interest. The ladies,
with the penetration peculiar to their sex, had
been the first to discover th, fact and yesterday
many of them took good care to bring their novels
and magazines along so as to kill tie time The
diplomatic circle seemed 10 regard the affair as
bore; for we did not observe over half dozen per-
sons in it. We have heretofore, favored the ticket
system, but il the interest in the show falls of in
this way, it will be necessary TO 60 out into the
highways and by-ways, and call in the lame, the
halt, aud the blind, as to secure an audience Of
appreciative spectators. The loyal African-so
meanly repudiatad of late-may prove the main
stay, after all, to the solemn affair.
After message from the House, announcing
that they had agreed upon a "rcplication" to the
Presidents answer, contents and quality Of the
consignment not stated, VIC have again the curtain
raised by our friend MIR. Wade, with all the Off
cous zeal of theatrical aupernumary. The
worthy Sergeant alarms, who has so far been the
first and only victim of these proceedings is again
made, by virtue of his Office, to go through the
solemn farce of proclainling "sence," when, in
fact, nobody is making any special disturbance,
and then of announcing with gravity, "The mana
gers of the House of Representatives; = and then,
again, "The House Of Representatives )" as if the
loyal lineameuts of Messrs. Butler, Bingham g. Co.
had not air eady been photographed on the heart of
the nation.
The managers appear at the Senate door, make
graceful pause for an instant, as if considering
the matter, or modestly waiting to be invited to
come forward, and then, dropping the fraternal