Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-04-14

styling themselves the legislature of that State
He states however, that he has no authority t
dissolve the stag meeting, and will not distur
them unless they commit breach of the peac
, by Selling the State Treasury, &c. No an
nouncement has been made in regard to the re
suit of the election from headquarters and it
just as likely as not, that the Convention ha
been defeated The hyenas first announced
it had been adopted by 5000 majority; thel
5000; next 1900, and now the majority ha
dwinded down to 1000; and | shan't be a
all surprised to hear of the defeat of the nigge
constitution, even at the eleventh hour. Alas
poor Arkansas! that the hunting grounds o
the brave pioneers of the West, and the play
ground of little Winnie Ream, should be lordec
over by ignorant ebo shin gizzard- footed ne
groes, and worse still, by Radical hyenas of the
most obnoxious kind May Heaven deliver ou1
own proud Old Dominion from such an igno
minous fate
By invitation Ole Bull (no kin to john gave
concert here last week in Carroll Hall. which
was opened with prayer by Rev. Byron Suther.
land, who is more of politician than preach.
| er. The concert was to raise the wind towards
| getting up fund to raise monument to the
memory of the great rail and union splitter.
Sutherland made an out and out political pray
err; and prayed so ferventy to God for the sue
cess of the Radical party that his audience
complimented him with round of rafting ap
plause at the conclusion of the petition to the
throne of grace. The "Republcan" and ''Er
press reporters, formerly Radical, were dis
gusted with the audience, but not with the
prayer.
Impeachment goes quietly on. Judge Cur
tbs, Of Boston, formerly associate justice Of the
| Y. 5. Supreme Court, opened for the defence
| on Thursday. Judge Curtis had the honor of
| having the most brilliant and distinguished
auditory which has yet graced the Impeach-
| ment Hall. He was listened to with profound
and marked attention, even by Radical i'm
| peachers. HIS argument was logical, sledge-
| hammer discourse every sentence telling on
the question, and dispeing Beast Buffers va
three hours on Thursday, and, on yesterday,
spoke two hours
After Judge Curtis brought his argument to
a close, Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Secretary of
w ar at interim was put upon the stand for the
defence. Most Of his evidence has been antici-
pated by the newspaper accounts Of his endeav-
ors to obtain peaceable possession of the War
Department, with one exception, that is when
old scoundrel Stanton asked-''S hriver you
have got good bottle, bring it, and all hands
took drink, and that was not the worst of it,
Stanton opened fresh bottle, to prevent any
'unpleasantness" between them, Thomas,
head, Van Horne and other NJ C's in the ad-
joining room, and who had been taking notes, F"
to ''wet their whistles" Stanton led the NJ.
Us. to believe that there was terrible rupture
between himself and Thomas
John T.. Brain, once lieutenant in the Con
tederate navy, has been confined in the Jail Of
Kings County for three years unable for some
reason, to bring on a trial of his case, which
arises out of his conduct as an officer during the
war. 1t is right to remind the public that he
is in want Of the money needed to buy the COM
FORTS and even the necessaries proper to his
situation. Letters for Mr. Brain may be ad-
tiary of Kings County, New York
Mr. Robinson, in the Rump House of New
York, introduced the following. which he said
he thought the Speaker would rule to be
privileged question.
Resotued, That the resolution of impeach-
ment against Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, passed February "a, 1868,
and all proceedings of this House amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto, be, and the
same is hereby, rescinded, and the managers
on the part of the HOUSE be RECALLED
The Speaker ruled that this was not priv
LEGGED question at this time as when the House
adjourned upon the last day when business was
transacted, the yeas and nays had been CT
dered upon resolution TO print Beast Buffers
speech, and until that vas disposed Of no bust
ness could intervene except by unanimous con
sent.
Fearing vote might be taken on the reso
luton, aud show a backing down from the orig
inal impeachment, Grant S groom, WaShburne,
| of ILL., moved an adjournment which was cor
| ried
| Sumner introduced the following proposed
| amendment to the Consultation of the .. s.
Resolred BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
seatatiues, (t,oo thirds Of both Houses concur
ring,) That the following article be proposed to
| the Legislatures q the several States, as an
amendment TO the Constitution of the United
| States, which, when ratified by three fourths
Of the Legislatures, shall be valid as part Gf
| the Constitution, viz;
No person elected President or Vice Rresi-
dent, who has once served as President, shall
afterwards be eligible TO either Office.
| Sumner introduced the above so as to give
himself chance for President, though there is
no earthly hope for him, or any need OF the
amendment 1t went over under the rules.
In 1915, Immediately after the admission of
Texas into the Union, the Legislature Of Mas
sachusetts passed q resolution mot an ordinance
of seccssion) declaring the State out of the
| Union, and it yet stands unrepealed upon her
archives. According to her own act, she is out
| OF the Qnlou. YET, 4alkPe-ltkes sue AaH nGC
the courage to meet the responsibilities, and is
| hypocritically receiving more of the benefits of
the Union than she is commercially or geo.
graphically entitled to.
On reminding newspaper friend in the
Press gallery, yesterday, that, in the annals of
legal jurisprudence, there never was such a
precedent on record as trial or session of
Court in England, OR European nations, (WHICH
the Impeachers quote SO much in this case,
on good Friday. He replied by saying that il
a motion were made to adjourn, they would
want to know what Good Friday meant, and
also who Jesus Christ was SIDNEY.
K. Z. K.-The huklux Khan are kalled up.
on to kastigate or kill any kullere kusses who
may approve the constitution being koncocted
by the kontemptible karpet- baggers at the kap-
itol. Each Khan is commanded by a karnive-
Tous kernel who kollects his konrades with kare
and kauton commensurate with the magnitude
of the kause. Whenever konvened, they must
korrectly give four kountersigns. Those are
Kill the kulered kuss kiean out the karpet.
baggers; krush the convention harry konserva-
tism konfusion to kongress konfederates will
konquer OF kourse the khan kreates konsidera.
BILE Transformation among the Kongos and then
Running conductors, who kaculate that THEN
kareer may be kut short by katastrophies. -
Kowardly kurs, they kant komplan Dis
patch.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES. spite Of the
strenuous exertions of the Republicans, the
Democrats ora carryinC nearly all the m niciDa