Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-21
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MEMPHIS, Feb. 20.-An Avalanche
Little r OK special 10 night, says on the
C4g Of the Ioll Of the Senate this morn
ing, only seven Senators answered, the
Clayton members having left the city TO
preyan. a quorum. Hojg, was called u
the chair. The Impeachment managers
from the House were then announced.
Mr.. Smith, for the managers, proclaimed
the impeachment of Powell Clayton,
and Mr.. Padgett that of Chief Justice
Mcclure. Mr.. Coraloff moved that the
Secretary be instructed 10 notify those
officers of their impeachment. The Chair
ruled the motion out of order, on the
ground that there was no quorum.
The Sergeant alarms, Bro. BeldOD,
the fraudulent Senator from Hot Springs,
having also absentcd himself, the assist
ant was ordered to bring in abseutees,
four additional assistants beng appointed
to assist him. After half ar hour tee
assistant reported thst the srecusant men,
hers had left the cry on an excursion to
Fort Smith. The Senate then adjourned
ill tomorrow.
In the House no important business
came up, except that the Impeachment
Committee reported, generating AttoT-
ney General Montgomery from willful
neglect of duty as charged.
The Supreme Court mot st 10 O'Clock
and overruled the motion in the counsel
Of Lieut.. Gov. johnson fora trial by jury,
on the ground Of III constitutional Y.
His counsel then demanded il under the
fourteenth amendment, and protested TO
argue he motiol until l O'Clock, when
the Court adjourned until tomorrow.
If this motion is Overruled, the counsel
viii then appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States, and if the Court re-
fuses TO grant the appeal writ of error
will be Obtained from the Federal Court
here to stay the proceedings. Notwith-
standing his impeachment Mcclure ocCu-
pied his place on the bench.
The Republican of this morning, in q
leader, says the impeachment articles
against the Governor and Chief Justice,
will fsil, for want of q Sena e TO present
inc dlllGltS u. NOtDlLB NCblI give US
more pleasure than to see Governor John
son, Brooks, Hodges, and the members
of the House who voted for impeaCh-
mcnt, go down to the Governors office
and demand that he turn over bis Office
They would be swept from the face Of
the earth to the netherm est depths OF
he'll, in less than the twink ling of an eye;
and our advice to all who have not PIE
pared themselves for the next world, is
to keep away from the State House the
day johnson attempts to take possession
of the Governor Office.
AS this article inuma'es, Clayton is de-
termincd not to stand trial, because
there is too much truth in the charges.
| The Executive room was boarded up this
morning and guards placed at the top to
prevent the passage of any not belonging
TO the Clayton party.
1t is generally understood that tele'
| gram was received from the President by
the commander of the post to preserve
peace.
John Edwards hGs received his cerif
cate f.om Clayton as Congressman eject
for the Sd District.