The New York herald., 1868-04-23
Summing Up Argument by Mr.. Boutwell,
for the Prosecution.
-sIl the Offences Charged Against the
President Claimed to be Proved.
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Mr.. 0HNS0N'S PLOT FOR A REELECTION.
How the Democratic Party
Was to Regain Power.
SPECIAL ftlEeaAm TO THE HERALD.

WASHINGTON, April p, 1865.
A crowded house to-day witnessed very dun and
uninteresting spectacle. The announcement that the
summing up was to begin the opening of the court
attracted the gayes best dressed and best looking
assemblage since the commencement of the men,
orable impeachment trial. The galleries were re-
spendent with ladies in the most gorgeous of CO.'S
tunes, and the gentlemen present displayed their
nnery In a degree little below that Of the fair sex.
The first part OF the proceedings was taken up
with discussion about speaking-that is, allowing
Managers and counsel better chance for display
and finer opportunity for handing themselves
down to posterty than would be had under the
rigor of Rule u. variety of propositions looking
TO this end were offered and rejected but finally
introduced by Mr.. Trumbull and granting both
sides the widest possible latitude in the speaking
line was adopted. BY this all the Managers and all
the Presidents counsel are permitted to speak
to their hearts content, each and every
one Of them being guaranteed the right to file
or speak arguments for or against impeachment.
The trial. consequently will not be over soon as
anticipated, and may drag along until the end of
next week instead of terminating OH Monday next,
rs was confidently predicted a few days ago.
Messrs. Logan, Stevens, Williams, Wilson, Nelson
and Groesbeck, as well as Nessrs. Stanbery and
Evarts, may avail themselves of the liberaty of the
Senate and speak their pieces as briefly or fully as
they list.
Should Mr.. Stanbery's illness continue so as TO
prevent him from delivering the closing argument,
it Is probable Mr. Evarts will be assigned the post of
honor and will close the addresses behalf of the
defence. Under this new arrangement Judge Nelson
will follow Mr.. Boutwell,.
The argument of Manager Boutwell, to-day fell very
nat upon his audience He commenced to read it at
ten minutes to one and concluded at four O'Clock.
The honorable Manager proved scarcely better
reader than Mr.. Butler. Half an hour after his open
ing Senators showed unmistakabe evidence of drow-
sness or other lack of attention, the only one dis
playing the slightest interest being the venerable
Ben Wade, of Ohio, whose anxiety for the result
had doubtless much to do with the activity Of
his optics and auricuars. During the delivery of
Mr.. Boutwell's speech the galleries were rustling,
mlkative, and generally noisy and busy eyeing each
other through telescope media. The ladies used
their glasses as much as they would have done in the
theatre or opera house, and carried telescope fir
tations with refreshing GOODNESS. Indeed, since the
commencement of the trial the Senate galleries have
anorded better field for this kind OF coquetry than
either the churches or the theatres.
During the intervals Of his illness Mr.. Stanbery has
from time to time, by leave of his physician, dictated
TO his secretary positions and points which he had in
contemplation for his speech on the impeachment
trial. Az there is some doubt whether he will be
able personally to appear before the Senate his argu-
ment will be filed. Mr.. Stanbery's health is much
improved to-day.