Smyrna times., 1868-04-15
Impeachment Efems.

The Presidents counsel spent most of Sun
day evening In consultation at the Executive
mansion. The proceedings of the Senate have
sent dismay into their midst. People who
have seen Mr.. johnson say that he is in a state
OF nervous excitement, and talks as though he
had lost all hope. The whole of Dir. John.
sons camp here is shockingly demoralized and
2 few more days like yesterday will drive A. j.
20. to desperation T. Tribune. Cor. 0j
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When the trial may end is still subject of
much speculation. The prevailing opinion
seems to be that by the last of this week tb4
Senate will retire to agree upon a verdict
Senators are generally opposed to the modi.
ilcatlon OF the rule allowing more than two
counsel to speak on either side on the summing
up, and 1t is probable that they will not agree
to any change looking to that end.
RumOr Is busy with the names of two or
three Senator's, Republicans who. It is saiJ
are constrained to vote for acauittinr the Pre-,
sldent That such Senators uniformly c,St
non partlzan votes on interlocutorv questions
Is no evidence OF their vote on the final issup
ana have no hesitation in asserting thatthnv
nave not lnalcated to any one what their vote
on the hnal Issue may be.-C0r. ~ T. Times,
Quite Sqqabble took place on Saturday be-
tween counsel over General Sherman's tnSti.
mony, and very little business was done I'm
Monday his examination was resumed Mr.
Stanbery asked witness if he had advised tbr
PRESIDENT as to the desirability of changinu
the Secretary of War, but objection was madc
6y Mr. Bingham and sustained bv the Court
senator johnson repeated the question in ,
different fOrc:, but the Court again Decided i
lnadmlssabe. The warrant for the arrcst of
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas and Mr. Stanton's atli.
GavlI Ga were t4en offered in evidence by Mr..
otanDery. Mr.. Butler objected to their recon.
tlon' but the Chief Justice decided them nd
lnlSSaole' ana hs1ullng Was sustained by the
senate by vote OF 81 to II. The examina
eIoh Vi General Sherman was then resumed,
senator johnson asked witness a Guestion as
to what the President stated his nnrnosa 70 bo
when he offered the General the War Score.
1t was decided inadmissable, and
was repeated IN different form, when obiec-
tIon was again made. The Chief Justice ruled
the question to be in order, and his ruling was
by vote of 26 to %. Witness then
stated that the President said his nurnosn in
changing the incumbent of the War Office was
TO advance the interests of the army and tho
country. Witness also said that the President
aaad never expressed any intention of using
orce. Senator Henderson asked if the witness
gave the President any advice in the matter
1ut the counsel refused to admir- tbiS onoSt;o,,'
and then adjourned. 4''N''40n'
The result Of the impeacbmant +r;o1
70 clearly toreshadowed that many Of tbn Ppo'
Ident's friends publicly express the hone tba+
he Senate Will not add to its sentence denos-
ng MN from office, the additional punishment
PROVIDED IN such cases by the Constitution of
IlSqual alticatlOn from holding office in the fD-
ure A number of his quondam Democratic
dherents have swung off from him entireI,
Am0ng them Is a prominent member of tIa
1ouse from Pennsylvania, who declared vaS.
erday that Mr. johnson ought to be convict
u IL Tor no other reason than because he had
pponted such man as Gen. Thomas even to
n al "tertmshtp.-N y Times.
UGn. Thomas had had the reputation dur-
lg the war OF being well-meaning officer
otnlhg more But In putting him forward as
wlCheSS the President seems determined to
u Iu 10 inc cnarge OF having appointed Gen.
noiIldo i III VOCATION OF the Constitution and
ne laws, the Severer charge of HAVING an
olnted an unmitigated bIockhead. in vioIatidpn
common sense. That any witness should
year mlnutely to a variety of facts swear
men croSS-eXamlned with equal minuteness
lat these facts were all untrue. and syoar
gam on the redirect examination to thcir I
uth' Is marvellous even to those who have
ng experience and familiarity with ali SORTS Of :
illnesses Yet it is such person whom ssnnb- |
considerations of hi gh character have b
lpnelled President johnson to appoint to tho 9
ncuit and responsible office Of Secretary of c
ar N place OF Mr.. Stanton Had no Ten.
col Vihce law ever been passed, the forcibIe
nloVal 1 Oh secretary Stanton to make room for v
orenZo thomas would have justified impeacb- o
cjhl' II lor no other cause than that, with no. I
' uy put Gen. Thomas in the office, there I,
.;I,',,n 'u nave oeen perpetual vacancy.-N. y g