Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-12-13

massachusetts, were absent. but 1t II cnncc-
dcd that their votes would have been against
the resolution bad they been present. The
negative SoteSf Mr.. Eliot, Of Massachusetts,
took abby szrprise, as be was among those
counted as sure for impeachment. The Mid
die States, New York, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania ard Delawsse, with afotal vote Of
sixty-one in the House, gave but fourteen
votes in favor of Impeachment, and only
eleven members from those States were abb
sent, showing an opposition ofithirty six, Of
which number twenty-one are republicans,
and four of these gentlemen who have in
variably endorsed the most extreme meas
ures of the radical party. Mr.. Thomas Viii
liams, who represents part of the Pittsburg
district, voted for impeachment, while his
immediate colleague, Mr., Moorhead,; voted
against it. Of the Philadelphia representa-
tives, Messrs. Randall and Taylor voted
against impeachment, and Messrs. O'Nsil,
Kelleysaad Myers for it, Notwithstanding
the warnings Of the last election.
The Maryland representatives were all
present when the vote was ,tsken, and Mr.
Thomas alone voted for the resolution Of the
majority Of the committee. Ohio furnished
four impeachers out of delegation Of nine-
teen !; the man who has the bad eminence Of
starting this outrageous inquiry Mr.. James
NJ. Ashlcy-leading off. The others were
Schenck Clarke and Lawrenoe. The men
from Ohio whose regulations are national,
like Bingham. Spalding and Garfield, were
found voting against Impeachment. :
The democrats Of course voted solid against
impeachment. The Tennessee members,
elected by negro votes and controlled by
Brownlow, voted almost uaaaia.ously for i'm
peachment, the honorable exception being
Mr.. Hawkins, who represents the extreme
western district of the State. The represen-
ta'ives from the Pacific States all voted NC
except Mr.. Hgby Of California. s,.i
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens was present aud
voted IN tie Affirmative. He IVES much an
noyed and dlspleased at course things had
taken, as he desired that the subject should
be debated at length. It is, no doubt best
for the country, however, that the terniina-
ton was reached as quietly as it was. for il
would only have been waste of valuable
time to have permitted long speeches on Ell
Their side. while nothing could have been
said to change the result, for the majority
seemed to been governed entirely by the eyi-
dence in the case 81 l.sFssi1 81
In the course .ofMr. Wilson's brief re-
joinder to Mr.. Boutwell, before moving 10
laythc impeachment on the table, he re-
minded the gen tleman from Massachusetts
that he (Mr, Boutwell) had signed the re-
port of the. reconstruction committee, assert
ing that in some of,the matters on which he
now claimed impeachment the President
had not been actuated by wrong motives
AS to the surrender ofproperty to Southern
railroads he disposed OF, all the argument
on that point by showing that it was done
not. by the President, but by Secretary
Stanton, and from motives of great public
'policy-to open the channels of trade and
! commerce ma Il, gr.:s.~ rs
ag2e 'E'@ Railroad Meeting.
/ AT meeting of the citizens of Augusta
in the Capitol at Richmond Nov. 28th 1867
Col M G. Hartman in the Chair, Bolivar
Christian Secretary.
9sOn motion of Gen. Echols, the Chair ap-
poineed bIessrs. a. II. H. Stuart, David
Fultz, N K. Trout, H. NJ. Bell, and J
Bumgardner jr.. a Central Committee fol
Augusta, to appoint subcommittee for each
Magisterial District to provide for canvass
ing the. county to secure the subscription o.
| $500, 900, by august, to tho Chesapeake 8
Ohio Railroad. 500 ssf sAf Taa.aa az
lion motion of COL John Il. Baldwin, The
Central Committee was instructed to provide
that the Corporation Of Staunton shall vote
its due proportion Of the proposed subscrip
ton by August. ss3 Y. 9'E'is'7'
The County Central Committee subse
quently appointed the following sub-commit
! tees !: viz. # 7 +'s
| 1HagistcriM District No. 1.-Col. A. W
Hartman. j. Wayt Bell, Col. Charles s
Peyton, Thomas Marshall iasf
District No. William A. Burke, E
NJ. Cushing, John Trimble, Henry Edison
A. H. Fultz. ,a il a'l 4
District No. 3.-M. W.sD. Horshead, A
Ste. Turk, Samuel n. Bell, Robert Craig
Jacob Baylor ef1le<s asTs.l ae
lDistrict No. John j. Larew, I'D
McGuf6n. DR.. T. W. Shelton, j Sidne,
Moffett, Chas. T. Palmer. II.
District No. 5.---George "A. Bruce, Dr.
Samuel Kenncrly, George I. Antrim, Col
David S. Bell, Gerard b. Stuart. ss~aa
Dictrfct No. g. Thornton g.. Stout J
Davis Craig, Charles Grafton, Wms Patter
son, Henry K. Eakle 81 3sa asati
District No. 7.-Gen Kenton Harper
Thomas j. Burke. DR.. VIM Bell, Majol
James Walker, VIM. III Gamble
! District No. 8.--Col. J.. Marshall McC u
J: Owens Fulton. Chesley Kinney, z. Scot
Hogshcad, J. G. Rivcrcomb t u;
Dtstrsct,N No. .9.--Dr. Robert Hamilton
Henry b. 'S6ig. Kennerly Craig, VIM. "
Montgomery; Wm. ": Taylor. as.s1a''
J. H. NJ. Bell. Esq. was appointed the com
/ mittee to apply to the Corporation Court t.
provide for taking the rotc upon the, sub
scription by the town Of Staunton. s.~s
! i, - III. G. HARTMAN, Chairman, b,
BoLIvER CHRISTIAN, Secretary, 81
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