, 1870-12-27

VFGN1HE VI NX4C &HuEl VE 1ApCd4Eh-
sncnt-ArkaiHMnten nNd Ao~SCcr OF
Governor HsoIdcu-l Court Ad.
5ournct to Jnnunry 23. 1871.
ko'eiah, " c. tote. ss, gtspa'e' to the Mar '"'t
Upon the announcement Of tbs Arrival OF
CLitf Justice pe1r=oI, of tho Stat. ss:pIeMY
Court, this morning. the Senate appointed
the lour u o'Elcck NJ. 10 orgaa'ze Tie High
Court OF Impeachment aud arraizn the Gov
efucr. At tito hour tho Chses Justics maie
lis appearance in the Senate Chamber, wh-n,
upon iLsitaticn Of pro-itsut Warren, pro itm..
le cau.e forward TO The chsif, tho S-nAto
eeErtecutly etxndipS TO rrceiya lm. Urep
taking the chair Judge Pcason snld he came at
the sllnn,orH II the take pirt ia the CT
rauiza',on Of . Uign Court OF iLpt actment. Ilo
remarod le lid :.ot think il n.tpssArr that hs
RI onld take the aati. On ilis occaaiou, tAlt
witch Ee had Already taken being, 10 Lis estit
nlsllcnv sufficient. Thfa PRECEDENT w1s e.
tAlliehed by Mr. Chase il tho trial Of Psesi~
cent johnson, aud, nuless the Scnate uas OF
opinion it ~.s necessary tint he should os
ENpir, he would cot nov take the osth. The
Srnaie ccnrnrreti in the vicHs cf the C.,ter
Juttscc. 1he roll wan then called aud tic
folloxing oath Admiuist cred 10 each Senator,
who repeated 1t af.er the clerk
.-In@rer truly and inparlIalls to tsy AID Dc
teIm!nc TIC cEayl ca In Tie a7gtCIrs NJ iEnresch-
mcnt sga!Est William ". lio!tlcu, Governor Ds the
Stste oi North csIo.lna. uLdcr Tue eon>lttat'oa
50 help nc God"
The tellostns rules wore then sao7tod 10
+ govern the court:
81: The CLERK OF the Senate shall act as Clerk
q tLc Couit ot 1mp<asatnes.t, and saait r.cotd
i a. the Lra'tiative rrnc. edines Of tn" Senate
/ "8 The Dootseeper OF The sstuat4 snail exc
cute al! oreiS OF The presiding oilicr1, AMI h=
! eMrtny such as.lstauGe a. may ba rcer<eAry.
4 "a Counsel for h uh raTucs shall te admitt'1
to appeas and bs nea1't upon the ar1lc1ea e im
-. 1eiofe proceeding TO the tsia1 os each dag
tho following proclamation ahal1 be zdsua W ~.
noorkceNer o. the Senate: y res: ~: Q
ses: el rs1oas arc c"mu,andS. to keep sleace;
ON Esin Of Imprisonment, vnlle The seuate 81
N.1tn Carolina y sitss nt,n re TIN Of atitc q
Soysrsor of ese sac of Sos,a % ca:o1i:a
:. The Chief Justfcc thcn anncunced the Coar!
Of 1mpeaeha,cut organized, and comn3cdct'
tho pourkospeF to make ta,p Abs,ve prCclAnak'
ton, and notice Of ti,s ozGant1atioa wasaea,
reeess was taken uciil oclock r. m. Al
that houE tic court again met, and tue nsua
gers OF impeachment sprcscnted tietnnelve
and we're seated in tho MAN alsle. confronting
the Chief Justice ProcLss was tuen ia-lct
aEtinst Governor Holden, wllo shortly Aite
maGe tue following response through MI
BADGER. one OF seven counsel employed to de
fer ii him:
"ME. CHIEF JUSTICE: William ". nalien, Coz
sTnUr OF Surth caEalina, having be:n sc1vt
court. stt1.re asa roult ot Impeachment, to an
Aer G. rs2tn articles VI Impeachment fUunI aE
pfrst nte against me- BY thr honorable, the II ,us
Of t.plt sentatees Of the Stase Of MOTH Carolina
| do htteby enter my appearance BY My couEst
Richard Z. Badger. VINO has my w2rfa Il AMI au
fhorstJ therefor, and who .s Instructed bJ mo I;
i h,E OF this honorable court reasonable time 10
the preparation Of my answer 10 said sftscles
! The Tine baa been 20 sho1t since my tneeatl
ment that hare Int yet received rcri1FA ffof
| other members Of the bar to whom l have sri
ten reqne'ttug them to ap2ear rs my c1nnstl !
| this honorable court. l. therefore, tc5oeetfusl
i ask that tney may be hereafter added to the e NJ
fei already employed hF me-. Alter q careiu1 e.
! autDst:nn cf The articles Of impeachment an
cortul.aton with 1uy counsel. mn sa'isned n.
/ esst,on Ct ~ as <eF. and fsspcSt'r1s as M u
. Ii mar he allowed. W. ", HOLDEN.
On molten, It III" ordered that the resp ,nt
; cut fiie his answcr 20 tte artictes Of impescl
ment on or hefo,e the 23d DAY Of JAnuhgs
! 1871, and that tue managers OF inpeacl,r Ill
Tile their teplisatiou thereto within .ix day
t!,c.eaftcr. nntl sh.t tkeroI;ter r:aua for frit
! on tie :0tt day OF Janusry. 1871. TITO Chic
Justice gave notice that tho Court wenl
stand adjourned until the Gid Of jknnar.
The mauaSets aud counsel for the tsoveFat
, retired During the proceeainer, tho lo''5is
we're th1oueed hv { larsn and deeply tnte.cs
cta c>cwl Of spectstors. The Governor p1
t.7n., the Treasurer, aud other State ottlria
. we're on tho hoor. ....
A count Of noses ehows that the Democra
; ! lack Que Ct two, hirds n1sjoEitv In tho Ssl
-atc, Int they arc confident or tho election
! aro.lscr Democrat. and perhaps tso. Viii:
! will eiye the party the nccc~sar< majority
convict, il sotuc Of them do not prove rscE
ant. The Republic tns see1 hopeful of Il
| Goyetuc1sk acu1tilsal.