The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-12-18
No. 81,
How Impeachment Was De-
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feated. ~
The Washington correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch writes
On Sunday: -. ,s>z.ss
Immediately after the. reading
of the journal in the House to-day
the impeachers exhibit dispo-
sition to again resort to flibus-
tering, Of forcing their opponents
to yield to the demand for further
discussion of the question im-
parchment. From a comparison
of views, privately, it wasZ found
that eaehparty wasas determined
as the other, and that fllibusfer-
ing would continue to- the end Of
the Fortieth Congress unless some
compromise could be made in the
mean time. Under the impression
that many Republicans who would
vote for laying the subject upon
the table would not dare to- vote
squareiy against the-impeacAment
Of the President, the fn1peaekers
proposed that if the motion toslay
on the table should be withdrayn,
and a vote taken directly nponthe
merits Of the case, they would
cease further flibustering This
proposition was at once accepted
by the Republicans who opposed
impeachment, and a vote being
taken, resulted in 81 in favor Of
inpeaching the President and I0S
against. IF a full House had been
present the eimpeachers wouldhave
had so votes end the opposition
124: During the caliof namessto-
day the most profound interest
was manifested by members and
spectators. AS each members
name was called, eyeswere direct
ed. to him until he responded to
his name. No noisy demonstra-
ton wasmade,7 but. never WAS a.
scene in Congress more impres.
sive, and sensational nevertheless;
and when the result of the vote
was declared all seemed to breathe
freer, and all felt as though a
heavy weight had been taken off
the body polite. go
. There is a ageneral rejoicing to-
night, and members of CengFess
are calling ON the President to offer
congratulations. Mr. Johnson3be.
2haves with exceeding good taste
and becoming dignity under tho
circumstances. - z,s.ss
The Washington Star ofSatllf-
day evening says: -
"This decisive vote puts an. end
to the matter, beyond any chance
of resuscitation. The vote was
taken amidst much excitement,
and with profound silence ena7the
part of the audience, save when q
buzz ran along the gaaeriessfol-
lowing upon some unexpectedgote
being given pro or con. The, fate
Of impeachment was pretty soon
settled, when men Of the promi-
nenoc in. the Republican party of
Messrs. Banks, Baldwin, Bingham,
Blain, Dawes, Eliot, Lahiin, lnger-
soil, Garfield, Poland, Spalding,
Van Wyok; the Washburns, W. elk
er, Woodbridge and James F.
Wilson were found voting dead
against.it. 81
Some vent to. the excited feeling
was afforded from time to time by
the laughter oceasioned by odd ex-
cuses and explanations made by
different members. DIR. Broomall
rose to say that his colleague, Mr..
.Schofeld, was not here, but if he
were here he had no doubt he
would vote-right [Great laugh
teri -I1r: miller, Of Pennsylvania,
said he should vote "no," onsSthe
ground that the evidence was not
strong enough to sustain impeach-
ment. Mr.. Eldridge Dem. said
that wasprecfsely the reason why
be voted against it. [Langhterl
Mr.. Stevens was not in the Hall
when the vote was taken, but
came III subsequently, and was the
last, or ifty-se7snth man to. Fote
aIirmatively for impeachment.
All the four Washburns (Cadwala-
der c., of Wisconsin, Elihu B., Of
Illinois, Henry o., Of Indiana, and
VIM. B., os Massechusetts,) voted
in row against impeachment.