, 1870-12-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Impeachment Of Governor
NInEdAss.

Ehe IMPEACHMENT OF doScx00T
uoldens
Rai19k {Dee. 9o1 Dtspateh 10 sAr Nt.e To,k Herald
Tle ceremony of lnpeacnlag oovsFaor s 'S?
morning. The tribunal 1t which he will be
ar1ai8ned for trial was conducted this morn
tug In solemn and digrihsd manner. follow
ing the precedent established In the case Of
ex-president johnson. Seven m.nsgers to
conduct the impeachment trial h&l becn ap-
pointed By the House..
At II a. m., bcing tho hour namsd for ths
preae ntnent Of the artieles Of impeachment,
the seats on the right hand side Of t1.nSeuAte
Chamber werevacated for the seof tho MEM
bess of The Hou4e, the members OF the ssn-
ate OCCUPYING tho left, whils chaita were ar
ranged in the centre xiAle for the seven
mAnagers- Lieutenant Governor Caidxell,
President OF the Senate occupied tie cllxir.
Precisely At the hour 4 messenger announced
That the House Ct Representatives were On
tteir way to the Senate The Senate aroso
and the managers OF the inpsaehmeas then
entered.
Doetkecper. M1. Prtaideut, comui:te Of
the Houee Of Representatives.
Chair. Invite The honorable committee to
come forward. The members OF the uouss Of
nagtes ebtatives sill, 80 many An can get seats,
1ltase le seated TO the right OF the Chair.
The uouse being seated, the Chair e7id
The Senate Will now hear the message Of
kGt 1lU4fQ W 4bpFkEaEA1At4tG9s
Tue Committee standing, their Chairman
enid: "Mr. pfesident-We, the Manazers Of
the House Of Representatives,, arc q con-
m;tice empowered to biting to tho Senate
ard deliver to you lit being your desire now
10 receive them) aeticlcs Of inpeAchmsnt
North Ca1olina, and NO do 80 deliver said
srticleB, IN tho name OF tho people Of North
Carolina, and do demand that the Senate take
order thereon
The Lieutenant Governor responded !:
The President Of the 6cn1te, In behalf Of
ment, in behalf Of the House; the doorkeeper
will make proclamation.@
The doorkeeper then, under the instruction
Of the Lieutenant Governor, mAdethe follow
ing proclamation 80 yes, 0 yes, o Tes!
Al rersons are comm anded to * keep silence;
Representatives giyes to the Senate articles
OF impe eachmert agairst ". ". Hol1en, Gov
ernnr cf the Stats"
Chair. THO articles Of ofimpeschment Hill nov
be read By the Clerk.
Tho Clerk then read the articles Of imPeach-
Herald. Though tho galleries and lo5biss
wers throneel by . large audience tho most
l solemn el1ence was obseryed thro ou3nout the
readinE, which occupied oycr hAif an hour.
and even At the couel1sion the sauc EiSid
ei]ct ce feigned.
| 1He l1Gs1lenl Oh tAc Seua3G tuCu eA1d NJ
ticles Of Impeachment having been exhibited
in the Senate against William ". Holden
Goverror of the State Of North Cazolins,. i
becomes my duty, As presiding officer, to ic'
form the House Ct Representatives that tht
Senate will taka proper order op tho Hubjec
Of impeachment, OF which due notice will b
given tie House al Representatives. Turn
Ing then 10 the Left side oi the Senate Cham
ber, the President e,id: e. tsSeaators, 1t nos
becomes my du1y, under the constitution AMI
laws Of the State, to retire, for the tinn being
from tho chtir ~ -FOUR President, aud to TAX
charge Of anc.hcs department OF the govern
mcnt. Allow me, before retiring. to retu11
to yeu,indiviiual1y and As = body, my m
feierel thlrks Tor the kindness knl cons.d
eration which you hAyo always extended t
nc personally. and ~ yone presiding ofhccr.
The entire body then arose, when the MAJ
ayers and members ot tho House narchc
( from tho Senate Chamber. The Ereltcst dt
eorum was Observed throughout tile process
ings, and there WAS that in the expression {
the members Of 10th branches Of tue Asssu
! bly, that indicated they sulls understood AZ
appreciated the gravity and Importance OF Ii
| occaalun.
Shortly after tho rc.sscmhlnS OF ,hs sens
the following resolution WAS adopted after
1elGthy discussion:
Es,u.y.I, Tint committee OF tats Sr1ate
sp?oiatd, whcse duty Il sta ! BIS foy:hFt1, ana
the direction cf TIL. Sepsl, - pr1etd 10 sau re-
s3tE1~C n1 htt k10n0t, Cnsc1 SH5LCE EE2thJu+ Al
| ,esps cculsr potls tiE thu: It Is the pleasure
| this body, rtfoEc whom articles Of tmpt a-nCle
have been preferred agalnss the Governor Of U
sstatc. to ganize high court Of iupeachta.nt nj
| FEdsy, the 2.zi i1ss ....
The rtsidence Of Chief Jn.tice Pearson
! | Yadk.u County, tho distance AID tAciliti
for travel 10 whtcl, reader il impossible I
hi,, to arrive here before Friday at caslieas.
When the rrccetciass in the Senate b
eorc.udcd, Lieutenant Governor Ca!dws
) went direct to tic Executive Office in Il
. Capital, and notified Gave rnos uolden III
) articleA at impeachment having bocn rreseI
a functions nov dsvo.sed upon him (CAldwel
Governor Holden replied that ho wks Alwa
e ready to abide By the la~. He ssksd an ho
to arrange papsrs, after which he Gracefa
aud courteously turned over the Executi
:; department to tbs LieutsnAnt 6osetuor, =