The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-11

places. The yellow fever prevails at Callao.
A formidable revolution has commenced in
Northern Peru.
Our Washington Dispatches.
THE PRESIDENTS TR1AI-AReUaEST BY JUDGE
CURT1s-GENERAI THOMAS ON TEE STAND
THE MANAGERS DEFEATED.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-Nothing was done
in either house previous to the impeachment
trial In the Senate Judge Curtis proceeded
with his speech, and concluded at half-past
PM.
In the course of his argument on the theory
and practice followed in vacancies andappoint-
ments, Judge Curtis claimed that the evidence
would show several instances corresponding
with those of Stanton and Thomas. He insist
ed that Thomas was duly appointed, the ap-
pointment requiring the Presidents nomina-
ton and commission. He characterized the
allegation that no vacancy existed as begging
the question. The legal vacancy existed the
moment Stanton received the letter. Recapi-
tulating his argument, Judge Curtis claimed
that the managers had failed to show that the
President had violated the constitution and
laws. he then proceeded to argue the charges
in relation to conspiracy. The fourth and
sixth articles charge violation of the laws Of
1861. He read the law, and said it's provisions
applied to the States and Territories, but we're
imperative in the District of Columbia.
He did not, however, rest on this techni-
cality, but argued tina; in law the preliminary
movements of a principal or his agent, to bring
before court private claim, purged their
actions of conspiracy. Judge Curtis claimed
that this was applicable, in broader sense, to
public rights. The relations Of a superior and IN
inferior officer also precluded the idea Of con-
spiracy. He would answer the fifth and seventh
articles in connection with the 10th, in neither
Of which was the President charged with the
violation Of any law. The ninth article was dis
proved by the testimony Of General Emory,
who swore that he had introduced an objec-
tionable topic, and had drawn out the Presi-
dents opinion.
1t would be shown in proof that the Presi-
dent sent for Emory for different purpose
from that alleged in the article.
In arguing the tenth article, Judge Curtis
discussed impeachable offences. Without
vexing the ears Of senators with precs-
dents from the middle ages, he would
refer to the provisions Of the constitution,
whose trainers knew quite as much as the
men who lived in the times of the Planta-
genets. he also cited old English laws and
the Federal sedition laws, showing that truth
full utterances, however offensive, were not
punishable The peculiar manner IN which
this charge was brought showed that Congress
had resolved itself into q school OF manners.
Judge Curtis insisted that telling the truth
about officers was not an offence against the
law, and that truth had not been questi oned in
making this case.
When Gen. Thomas was called Tor the de-
fence, he was stopped by the prosecution
while describing his interview with the Presl-
dent when the orders for the removal OF Stan
ton and his own appointment were handed him.
The objections we're elaborately argued, by
Stanbery and Evarts for the defence and But
Ter and Bingham for the prosecution. CHIEF
Justice Chase submitted the question, and the
managers we're defeated by vote Of 42 to 10.
Cameron, Chandler, Conness, Craighan, Drake,
Harlan, Howard, Nye, Ramsay, Fair and Sum-
ner broke ranks for the first time on this ques-
ton.
The testimony of Gen. Thomas elected moth
ing new, beyond that the President had not IN
structed him to use force. When he tThomas)
was arrested, he went first to the President
who said that was right, for the case was now
in court, where he wanted it.
The ruling of the Senate of forty-one to ten
will tell in the evidsnceof Gen. Sherman and
the Cabinet officers.
At Cabinet meeting to-day all the secreta-
ries were present except General Thomas.
From the 1st to the 4th instant the receipts
from customs were nearly s2,0OO,OOO.
Michigan defeats the negro suffrage consti-
tuition by over $4,000 majority.
Powerful movements are being made to Sc
cure the nomination Of General Hancock.
Fon-du-lac, Wisconsin, for the first time IN
eight years, has elected Democratic circuit
judge.
The Virginia Reconstruction Con-