The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-01

LAT. SipouIcr askoQ tour nOurs W
argue y his motion. At this
Mr. Thurman, of Ohio, msved that the
Senate retire for deliberation. There
was debate and calling the ayes and nays
on this question, and the motion was
lost. Il il interesting to observe United
States Senators vo ing. Some Of them
are more like sheep than is supposed. A
profound thinker has observed that in .
flock of sheep when one jumps over a
stick, all the others will vault up into
the air at the place where the stick was
held, although the stick has been re-
moved. There ls tat little sutler Sena-
tor who misrepresents Alabama, but he
sits right behind Senator Gonkling, and
invariably vaults up into the air when he
votes. The alphabetical arrangement of
the roll is inconvenient for some of these
Senators. Mr.. Conkling's name does not
come until the fifteenth on the
roll, and some of the administra-
tion claquers like Bruce, Burnside
and Clayton don't know very we'll how
to vote until they have heard his horn.
Most of the questions that come up for
consideration are as enigmstIcal " many
of the Republican Senators, as mathe.
matics to Lord Dundreary, but they feel
pretty safe in voting in opposition to
Senator Bayard of Delaware, whose name
Is fourth on the list.
But to return to the impeachment.
The motion to allow four hours for the
discussion of the question of continuance
was granted by the Senate and Mr..
Montgomery Blair, Judge Black and ex-
Senator Carpenter advocated in turn the
postponement of the matter until Decem-
Der. The grounds upon which they
urged the postponement were that the
proximity of the Presidential contest and
the political significance that had been
already given to the case, and which
would be given to the impeachment, and
to the senatorial verdict, would make it
very difficult for even fair minded
senators, in their dual political
aud judicial relations, to form
an unprejudiced court. OF these
speecaes that of Mr. Blair was the most
prolix, Judge Blacks was the wittiest and
weightiest, and Mr.. Carpenters was the
loudest and most demagogical; he talked
about treason bloody handed, and land
dotted with grave., and referred to the
fact that at $40 P. NJ. on the seventh OF
April, just fourteen years to an hour,
prior to the serving of the articles of
impeachment, the accused was in front Of
the last line OF Union troops that made
q stand at Shiloh.
The prosecution made no further oppo-
sition than simple protest against deter.
ring impeachment, and the Senate
declined to grant the motion of the de-
fence. This ended the proceedings for
Wednesday.
On Thursday Mr.. Lord prayed the
Senate to consider motion that he had
filed on the previous day, to the effect
that the evidence on the question per-
tanning to the plea Of jurisdiction of this
Court, be given first, and IT such plea
should be overruled that the dcfendent
be required to answer to articles of inn
peachment in two days. To this Mr..
Carpenter earnestly objected, and there
was a sharp discussion between the two
men, which gave the Senate an opportu.
nifty to measure their respective strength.
Mr.. Carpenter is surprisingly ready. He
appears to best advantage in emergen-
cies. He always commands the atten-
ton of the Court, and is always perspicu-
Gus and forclble. Mr.. Lord Is his anti.
thesis in nearly all these respects, and he
has not the magnetism inseparable from
good looks and graceful elocution, posses
cd in such high degree by Mr.. Carpen-
ter, None OF the other managers
have as vet said word, and, 80 far, il
appears that the defence is decidedly
more able than the prosecution. 1t is
thought, however, that Mr.. Lord will
shine with more iustre when they como
down to the legal questions involved.
Il. has become evident in the brief
progress of the case, the political issue
will be paramount. All the counsel for
the accused, although two OF them are
Democrats, made very insidious appeal
to the prejudices of the dom.
imant party in the Senate, and
it was apparent from the prompt
nessS with which two motions TO retire
for deliberation, made by Senator Thur
man, were voted down, that the Repu5-
licans are determined to keep the man
agement of the Gaze strictly in their own
hands.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, presides
over the Court with dignity, but he Is
evidently embarrassed from his entire
want of legal knowledge and judicial
there having already arisen
questions where the want of judicial dis
was keenly felt.
Z. A. s.