Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-08

"HcCtcu 1HolT pocAetS ana you know there
is certain class of persons who have much
3 more tender pockets than, they have con-
3 sciences, and can far more easily discern az
Q injustice in regard to money than an iniustics
in politics or ethics.
: His denial of the making of the obnoxious
speeches attributed to him was a very curiou.
proceeding, for there is nothing easier thar
to prove by thousands who heard them that
!; he did make them. In fact, his twenty
second of February speech-the first of the
offensive productions-was revised, after il
had been reported, by the Presidents private
secretary. and published as an official cop,
with a great flourish of trumpets To be
/ sure, he may have been in such a condition
as not to know what he was saying, but
would that not rightly operate as an aggra-
walton, rather than an extenuation of his
Offense?
MR.. JOHNSON g COUNSEL
Mr.. johnson lost one of his counsel
Black-and quarreled with Evarts. Several
reasons are assigned for Black withdrawal.
One of these is that he was vexcd because
Mr.. johnson would not order war vessel to
proceed Immediately to Alta Vela, a small
} island in the West Indies covered with
guano, which some clients of his claimed to
have discovered and appropriated under the
laws of the United States His fee for OBJ
tanning this protection was said to have been
four hundred thousand dollars. Another rca-
son given is that Mr.. Black always a consis-
tent copperhead, wrote an opinion in regard
to impeachment during Mr.. Lncoln's admin
istration, which would have been used with
effect against him in this present trial, as it
contended for the right of impeachment for
any political mal-administration
1t is said that Mr.. Evarts has expresse it
as his opinion that the President will be ac-
quilted. On what he may have founded this
belief | cannot say, but | hardly think it
can have any good foundation.
wAvERING SENATOR'S.
Undoubtedly there are men in the Senate
who arc opposed to this whole proceeding,
and while they are convinced of Mr.. John
sons guilt, would be glad for political
reasons, if they dared, to vote against his
conviction. If any such should on the final
vote fail to do their duty, hope their names
will go down to eternol infamy, as persons
who, having power to give peace and sta
bility to the country, preferred to give them
misrule and perhaps bloodshed and ruin.
To BE No DELAY.
The President was very angry at the re
plicaton Of the House, feeling himself in
suited at sweeping a reply to his long and
carefully prepared plea His efforts for delay
have thus far been unsuccessful, and there is
a prospect that there will be no delay at all
till the trial is closed.
BUTLER As a MANAGER.
Mr. Buffers opening argument on Mon
day was very powerful and valuable as an
exhaustive treatise on the law Of impcach-
ment. Mr.. Butler is gaining great credit for
his conduct in the case, showing himself TO
be able to cope with the great lawyers of the
country successfully. His strength lies in
his being very quick to perceive any a d
vantage and turning it to account, and also
to his being perfectly logical, that his
conclusions strong and hard to be over
turned. None of the counsel have as yet
beaten him at any point over any controversy.
PROGRESS
This week has been occupied in taking
testimony for the House. 1t will probably
be all IN by tomorrow night. The defence
will probably occupy two weeks at least
and perhaps strive to delay by sending
for Cen Ronssnar who - ~ n~o.-,,, ond
some other far distant persons. But at
present the prospect of a speedy end to the
trial, and an early close of the session of
Congress is good.
OTHER MATTERS.
Outside of impeachment it Is very dull
here The House has no slttings now at all,
and nearly all the members are away. Before
they adjourned, however, they passed over
the Presidents veto the bill regulating ap-
peals to the Supreme Court; they matured
the manufacturer tax bill, and made great
progress in the appropriation bills.
The question has been raised and freely
debated whether Mr.. Wade is an officer Of
the Government in such sense as to be able
to become President and take the presidential
office. subject to all the liabilities of i'm
pedcnlncnl, &c. OF tniI pIlcer L ne con-
troycrsy is not of much practical Importance,
for the right of Congress to declare or to
make certain persons officers can hardly be
questioned.
The McCardle case has been virtually dis
continued for it has been continued till next
term and besides in fact the case is
taken from the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. There is probability that Missis-
sippi will then be state in good and regular
standing, and free from all military rule
Arkansas seems to have = reconstructed =
by ratifying it's constitution. At this the
Democrats are much chagrined, having had
very strong hope of carrying it. Alabama
is in the hands of the friends of reconstruct
ton, and all seems to be working we'll.
few more weeks and shall expect to be
entirely changed. What pleasant situation
dent in harmony all the states united and
at peace gold going down trade reviving.
Why, it will almost seem like our old pros
perity. But let us hope that the country
may be kept from any crying sins to stop
our prosperity before. Let equal rights
be established for all mankind. and then VIC
can hope for permanent prosperity.
The LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD. At the
Park gave brief sketch of the progress