The New York herald., 1871-03-23

the state-The Whites Jubllant and the
| Negroes Despondent = Anticipated
Effects Of the Result he Impsaeh-
ment Of Chief Justice Pearson.
RALEIGH, March % 1871.
| The impeachment trial OF Governor Holden closed
to-day on the torty-dfth day, resulting In his con-
vction on tue last articles by mixed vote Of
both political parties. The ceremony OF taking ihe
/ vote was very impressive end somewhat exairng.
and the deepest interest manifested in the case
4, by the throng OF spectators in the galleries and
lobbies. 1t eleven A. M. Mr.. Chief Justice Pearson
took the chair as presldng officer OF the court.
Soon afterwards the managers. their counsel and
the members OF the House Of Representatives,
I marched into the Senate Chamber In the oroer
named and took the seats that were assigned to
them. The galleries In front and the left Of the
Chief Justice were filed with brilliant array OF the
beauty ana cite OF Raleigh WHILE IN striking con-
trast, gallery on the opposite side was densey
packed BY q crowd Of seoty black and strongly
scented negroes. At the call Of the rsll fortynine
Senators answered to their names-one member
only, republican, being absent, making the body
stand politically, thirtysix conservatives to thirteen
republicans Due notice was then given that II any
| demonstration was made upon the announcement
OF vote In the galleries or lobbies that the chamber
| would be cleared of all but the members Of the
| House Of Representatives The Chief Justice COM
manded the doorkeeper to maintain stnct order and
/ 10 keep silence.
The CHIEF JUsrICE-The Clerk Will read the first
! OF the articles Of impeachment
The Clerk then read, amid profound silence, the
first article which charges the respondent with
raising unlawful armed bodies OF troops and cause.
lessly declaring the county OF Alamance in o state
OF lnsurrection, and afterwards unawfullY arrest
ing Luclen Fl. Murray and eightyone other citizens
OF A,amance and unlawfully OBTAINING them, when
| there was no insurrection, and when the civil
officers Of the law were In the full exercise OF all
| their functions. The Clerk tnen called Senator
Adams, whereup on the Senator arose in his seat.
| The CHIEF JUsrIcE-Senator Adams, how say
you, is William ". Holden guilty or not guilty, as
charged In this article OF the impeachment
Senator ADAMs-Gullty.
| This question was propounded to each Senator,
in the manner above, on each article Of impeach.
ment, the Senator answering "Guiltyn or '.Not
guilty." On the first article lhe vote was-guilty. 80:
not guilty. 10; which lacked three Of the required
two-thirds to convict six conservatives voting for
acquittal.
ARTICLE Q. The same as to Caswell arresting John
Kerr and seventeen other c.tlyens OF that county
saS spSh the ns wasa WAS s' "
Orange, Josiah Turner, Jr., and imprsoning him.
spondent. TWO Republicans voting for convection ana
one conservative Tor acquttal When the Chief JUS
Q loud and suppressed hum and smiles OF approval
from the ladies in the galleries, with general
Whisper OF congratulatlon nom one TO the other.
ARTICLE 4. Unlawlully arrestlng and detaininQ in
the county Of Caswel, John Kerr and three other
WHICH being o twonrss sas the
spondent was convicted, three conservatives voting
AErIcIE 5. Refusing to obey the writ Of habeas
corpus In the case OF Adolphus G.. Moore, Guilty.
G not gny Mno Sf Of the enS
| voting for conviction. THIS was regarded as the
strongest OF the articles involving, as 1t ola, the
general expression OF approval, and would nave
been applauded but for the strict decorum observed
ARTICLE Q. For refusing to obey the writ OF habeas
corpus In the case Of John Kerr and eighteen other
citizens OF Caswell county. Guilty, forty -one not
guilty, eight; five republicans voting for conviction,
ARTICLE Z. For uniaw1ully recruiting large body
troops from this State and the State Of Tennessee
ana placing In command Of them Kirk and other
desperadoes from the State or Tennessee for un-
lawfully arresg TN and mpr.Gbnng son o1n Kerr pna
ton, Lucien IL. Murray and others; for tnrustng In
a oathsoMe dungeon Josiah Turner, Jr., and F. A.
Wiley, and without lawful authorty for making his
| warrant upon David A. Jenkins, Treasurer Of the
State, for seventy thousand dollars or more to pay
guilty thirteen, one conservative voting for acquit-
tai and one republican Ior conviction.
ARTICLE 8. For melting ard procuring the said
State Treasurer to Disregard the Injunction to
strain him from paying the sum OF eighty thou
sand dollars or more out OF the PUBIC treasury
! the unlawful purpose of paying his said unlawful
troops. Guilty, thrtysix; not guilty, thirteen-a
strict party vote and the only cast the artl.
cles Of impea cnment.
This made six upon which the respondent was
vicied, and Mr.. Manager Sparrow moved that the
Senate proceed, in the name OF the people of North
Carolina, TO pass judgment upon William w.
Holden.
MI Graham then offered an order that William
w. Holden be deposed from office and that he be
forever after disqualified from holding any place Of
emolument or trust III the State. Upon this the
yeas and nays were caled-yeaS SO, navS I3. The
order adopted, and upon being certified to and
copies lodged with tile Cnlef JUSTICE and Secretary
OF State 1t was In erect.
The trial lasted forty-fve days. Entire cost, In
Guiding reporting, printing and all the witnesses,
about $600 and the report covers over 5000 octave
pages.
The result is as was generally anticipated. and is
hailed as the harbingor OF peace and quiet in the
Stale.
Among the negroes Holden IS regarded as mar.
tyr for whom they Will no doubt oer up prayers at
an early day; but the better class OF republicans
congratulate the party and regard his conviction as
q good riddance. 1t VIII have happy effect In
putting stop to outrages Of all sorts, whether BY
the Union Leaguers or the Ku KuX, and wiil 1t Is
thought, inaugurate new In the Old North State.
Ex-Governor Holden viii, 1t IS said, never return
to the State, as he would De Immediately sadued with
hundred suits for false imprisonment and 1t would
require all the friends he has ip the State to keep
him out OF jail.
ment or severe censure may be looked for for fail.
ing TO enforce the privileges OF writ OF habeas corpus
In the late Holdcn-Krk outrages upon the people OF
this State.
TESfaNEiTARY LITIGATION.