The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-03-18

II NoMPAKlsoN-' MaCk OF the ClnclnnItI Com
mercal, in Washington letter, puts the following:
few weeks ago the House passed resolution di.
recting inquiry to be made into the truth of a report
that Judge of the Supreme Court had, in the free.
dom and unreserve OF an afterdinner conversation,
expressed the opinion that the reconstruction acts
were unconstitutional. Please compare the conduct
OF Judge Field, which is thus made the su ez. -s
scrutiny and censure with the conduct of the United
States Senate. Does word dropped in friendly
chat dsquafy the Judge and the official vote not dis
qualify the Senate Is the Judge to be declared inca
pable of rendering decsion the validity OF law
OF Congress, because he nnguardedy expresses ad
verse opinion in the frankness of political confab;
and is the Senator who has declared from his seat and
under his oath of Office that Mr. johnson acted " e-
gally and unconsttuonally,' competent to be sworn
as an impartial juror the impeachment trial? Will
some OF the Radical orators Radical newspapers
who clamored for Judge Fields disgrace PROFOUND
this conundrum? Mr. Johnson's counsel will certainly
raise this point ct the trial. There is much in it worth
arguing If the President is to have trial. he is en-
titled to the benefit of an impartial jury. Call you
man impartial who, before he enters the jury box de-
clares that the accused is guilty? If not then every
Senator of the twenty who voted for the resolu-
ton of Friday ght, is disqualified to sit as Juror
and the President is fool and ought to be hanged first
and convicted afterward, if he abides without pro-
test or appeal by the decision of any such court
A man accused Of stealing horse wouldn't be asked
to do it. The jurors must first that they don't
know he stole the horse. The Presidents Jurors have
already sworn not only that the horse was stoen but
that the President stole it. Such jury is mockery
such trial is an empty ceremony.
Radical Fears of JVade.--A Washington special of
the Sd to the same paper says:
Wade is so unpopular, even with his Radical COL
leagues that they regret eevating him to his present
position. Leading Senators have said it would then
appear that the Senate determined in advance to
convict the President and be selecting another man for
the succession. This is all that saves old Ben It is
confidently whispered that the fact that Wade would
become President in certain event will operate favor
ably to johnson on his trial
Messrs Fessenden, Trum5ull and Grimes despse
him and his colleagues.
Mr.. Sherman charges that his shocking profanity in
ured the Radical party in the Ohio election last fall
Again, tits said if Wade should hold the rein of pow
er Chandler would be the driver, and will run the ma
chine to serve his purposes So great are the
apprehensions on this point by the Radical Senators
that fears expressed among the mpeachers that
will endanger several votes Certainly Chandler sways
old Wade and embarrasses the impeachcrs and will
largely aid in defeating their purposes leading Rad
ica Senator said tonight that he would be far more
certain of Johnsons conviction if Fessenden Or Trum-
bull were President Of the Senate.
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IMPEACHMENT TRIALS IN THE UNITED SrATEs.-The
Philadelphia Ledger says, "snce the adoption of the
Constitution there have been but five trials of impeacE-
ment by the Senate. The first of these was that of
w llaln Biount, Senator from Tennessee. 1t conf
menced December IT, l79S, and was concluded Janu-
airy H. 1899. The next the trial of John Picker
ing Judge of the New Hampshire District whichlaste
from March 3, to March 10, 1903 The third was that
of Samuel Chase, one of the Associate judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States, which was COM
menced November 80, 1904 and lasted until March l,
1905. The fourth was the trial of james H. Peck,
Judge of the Missouri District, which was prolonged
through two sessions, viz from May 1lh to May 25th
1880, and from December 3Oth of the same year to
January 3lst, 1881. The last trial by the Senate was
on the impeachment Of Judge Humphreys, of the Ten
nessee District about the year 1861 think, but the
record is not before u.s."
STRUCK IIor WHARF.-THE Lacrosse Democrat says
the citizens of that city startled the l4th att
by report like the discharge Of a heavy cannon The
explosion occurred at artesian WE'LL which had been
sunk to the depth of two hundred and eighty feet and
was the result Of striking stream of hot water which
gushed with mighty force through the tubes from the
depths below. Several of the workmen were badly
scalded The upward pressure of the water not less
than two hundred pounds to the square inch. The
mean temperature is about one hundred and eighty
three of Reaumur's thermometer.