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WASHINGTON, April 80 LIN the Court Of
Impeachment, Evarts continued his argument.
It is difficult to give anything like o satisfacto-
ry abstract OF his speech, as his arguments
generally were compact and pointed, and min
gled very largely with thrusts of wit and sar-
casln, which excited universal laughter. He
had not concluded his speech when the Senate
adjourned, but it was stated that he would fin
ish 10 about an hour or two tomorrow. He
said Butler had used invective for argument,
and had attempted to make it take the place
of law and fact. The Chinese method of war
fare is a science of concussion, blowing trum-
Tets, sounding gongs, and littering shrieks and
gr0ans in the streets; but it had been reserved
for our day to see an attempt of another kind
at conclusion. 1t was first directed against
the stone walls of fortress, and was utterly
ineffective and imperative; not satisfied with
that the Manager. who opened this case, tried
intellectual concession against the walls of the
Senate. We have survived it all, however,
and the power of concussion gave way to dis
cussOn. He proceeded to discuss the chief
charge against the President, viz: the breach
of the Tenure of Office Act. lie quoted from
the debate on the bill, aspublished in the Globe,
to show that the Senate, when it passed it, did
not look upon it as penal measure which
might result in the impeachment of officers
who might disregard it. He contended that
the breach of statute was not impeachable,
and was not subject to the jurisdiction here,
but only before the great forum of the people
upon the hustings. If he could succeed in con-
yincing the Senate of this, he would be able to
show that the Managers had attempted to mix
what is purely political with what is essentially
| judicial He proceeded to argue that the Ten
ure of Office bill does not cover the case of
Stanton, and the proviso to the first section of
| the law very clearly gives the President the
power to remove Cabinet officers. He sharply
criticised the argument Of both Butler and
Boutwell,. He denied that it was either an of
| fence or q crime TO endeayor to ascertain the
constitutionality of law. The President, as
well as other officers, had the undoubted right
to test any law passed by Congress
The Reconstruction Committee has decided
to postpone action on the restoration of South
Carolina and Arkansas until the Constitutions
of the other Southern States are received, as
the Committee intend to have them all uniform
on suffrage and education.
| In the House, Mr.. Brooks (Dem) proposed
resolution which recites that it appears from
the record of the High Court Of Impeachment
that the Managers selected by the House to
prosecute the trial had after the articles being
the President counseling him, while thus ac-
cused, to seize the guano Island of Alta Vela,
| valued ut over million of dollars therefore,
Rcsolred, That the Managers be directed to
appear ut the Ear of the House and explain
the causes or reasons which induced some of
them to sign such paper.
| Washburne objected to the consideration of
| the resolution, when the question was taken
whether the resolution should be considered,
when it was decided in the negative-ayes %,
noes So.
| In the Senate, Summers resolution censur-
ing Nelson, came up. After Nelson had made
SO ne remarks disayowing any intentional dis
respect to the Senate, but admitting that he re-
frrred to duel with Butler, Reveriy John
sou moved to lay the resolution on the table,
which was agreed to-35 to 10. eas
A motion for night sessions, by Sumner, was
tabled. on motion of Trumbull-32 to IL.
New YORK, April 30.-Dispatches from
Georgia say the returns are not all in. Bullock
/ (RadicaD is elected Governor, but the Demo-
!, crats have the Legislature. adI aTasaaA
= Washington specials give rumor that the
5th cavalry, which Gen Emory commanded, is
to be tr allsierred to other duty, and that Ros-
seau is to be appointed Commander of the De.
partment at Washington. eHar9 ga
j The HeralGs Washington special says, Mt
/ the meeting rooms of the New England Sen:l-
tors, Hnrace Greeley was urged for Postmas-
teri General, under Wade, and Mr.. Ward,l of
Detroit, is being backed for the Treasury by
the manufacturers, and the friends of the pro-
tective tariff aud the Industrial League
"a Knoxville special says THAT Gov. Browns
low has announced his determination to call
out the militia force to suppress the lawless-
90, and violence, which he says exists in cer-
taili parts of Middle and Western Tennessee.
4 He does it without legislatise action, but re-
lies on the loyal people of tho State tn sustain
HIM. The. Wing publishes q letter signed By
the Tennessee members of Congress, urging
lhillst0 this course. Il II tAsaAsa 8tsis It'll
I Isg Rev. II. M.Whittle, late Of Louisville, was
i cpnsecrated to-day Assistant Bishop of the
). Episcopal church for the diocese Of Virginia.
!, 4 An Albany dispatch says the defence rested
their case Ia the Coe murder trial, to-day; the
evidence, ithroughott, 1wasointendsd TO show
the insapity of the prisoner, "A letter from
/ Mrs, Cole to her husband, previous to the hor-
| icide, admitting her improper conduct with
HiscOck, was introduced. d.uaassfia1 Z hAiaeaa
fIs An Omaha special says the Indians yestcr
j ld0y killed four men near Plum creek station
lanother band killed and scalped two men neal
Sidnev rtnfinn sasl III sAfiae7 Itas IS stf3'f
/ lAdyicss from Fort Ellis, April 22d. report
!. the. Blackfeet indiana troublescme. Leroy
Wyatt was killed that evening "A Benton cor
respondent says Nathaniel Crabtree was sho1
! Iby 6lAckfeyt nI the 24th, near Drowned Mnn'l
= rapids. On the same day the EnaiAps stule q
|, head of, mules from Camp Cook. ~ .ss
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