Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-03-11
The President, hi. { a.e and hi. coun.sIlor.


q Especial dispatch to the Boston journal
t. WAsnfsaToN, March 6. 1866
rel Another stage in the impeachment
-s Andrew johnson for high crimes b;
e been reached. and in one week from t,
day he will have. to appear before the bs
. of the Senate to answer the charges PR
TERED against him. Every one, exceE
few officeholders and place brokers', al
pear glad that the doubts aud fears whio
have been gathered about the trial durin
the bast Two days have been removed, an
that the Senate will try the great criml
ual under the rules which it framed ~
that purpose after careful deliberation
Until those rules had been adopted b.
the Senate in its Judicial capacity, the,
were not, of course, binding, and 1
decision Of the Chief Justice to that ef
feet was sustaised by vote OF q TO 20
Senators Anthony, Corbest Fessenden.
Fowler, FreliGg huyseu, Griaes Hcnder
son, Morrill, Of Maine. Pomeroy. Ross
sherman, Sprague, Van Winkle, Wiley
aud Williams voted with the Democrats
to sustain the decision and it is under.
stood that had Senators l'rbmbull. Howe,
and Edmunds been IN their seats they
would have voted the same way. But
when the Chief Justice, after having OK
pressed his opinion that the rules adopt.
edHere not rules TO govern the Court.
they having been framed When the Sen
ate was legislative body, asked the
Senators to act upon them. every one of
the above named Republicans voted aye
This settled d muah disputed question.
and 1t cannot he doubted that the Chief
Justice will gracefully acquesee. The
senators have the undoubted right 10
frame their own rules, aud they have cx-
erciSed that right
Mir. Hendricks evidently biuni.red,
when he Withdrew his objection to MIR.
Wade, iniinsting that the objection
might be renewed hereafter. 10 day. BE-
fore che sdOptiod Of tue Judicial rules,
each Senator could talk AZ long aud AZ
often as ne pleased, but .hsucetorth each
Senator eau only speak fifteen minutes at
once on any subject 1t will be imposSib,e
to pro'rset debate III future -,4 ]
The DeIsocratic Leaders do not appeal
10 care what the fate Of NJ. JohusOn may
De. He consulted With tue Bislrs. 5ecre
tary Wellss and /. few Of the Republicans
who swung sronnd the circle with him
when he u dertook to make Gen Thom s
Secretary Of War, but he ignored the 81.
mon Pure Democrats Nheu he lis ousteu
from the White House they will drop him
without ceremony.
The managers on the part Of the House
have received permission 90 sit shiie the
House is III session. and the power to
,qnd for persons and papers and to ex
anime witnesses under oath 1t is MT
It all impossible tn It some important H.
ormation will tbas BE- obtained before the
rial is commenced, and several witne, =
~ have already been summoned. .eg I
There w9s quite discussion IN the
senate this after noon. III Executive SEES
ion, on the nomination of y 4. Cox al
Minister TO Austria which was finally
committed. 1901 a .ta
MIR. Dawes has had another diei4ultl ;
lection case to manage and the House
"a again, 10 the face OF determined Oh.
ositioD, sustained him The member
Iect from the first Congressional Dlrri.t
'ennessee, Mr.. Butler. undoubtedly Was
member Of the rebel Legislature Of that ,
tate in 1861. after having held an Office Of
ooor and profit under the Upitcd slates
ut 1t was cierly proved thut he acted
18th the rebels to protect Union men, and i
3. 3 . f
lat he forc'bly presented his son from /,
itering the ietcl army When .be time I.
me when he could throw of Disguise he !,
'ked aud obtained from Gen. Burnside I.
lthority 70 raise a Union regiment. and =
s record thencetorrh is NOT only unit i .
shed, but brilliant. These facts w,,. !,
nted Mr.. Dawes in asking the passage \
resolution removing Mr.. Buffers ;,
'll'lcal disabilities, aud in sustaining i, =
10 his usual cloquence an ability a,
her Union men who were compelled BY II
circumstances to attach themselvs TO The, u,
bellioD will be IL tine treated with @. To-,
al libcrslity. pi
-....s NJ
"a Cur OF THE OLD Block "--rad =
ncoln is attending school in Chicago
lere be occasionally gives evidence That ).
possesses a share Of his fathers aroll 4