Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

ed, in the other. With malice to-
ward none, with charity to all" he sat
there, apparently in deep thought, OBJ
served but not Observing Mr. Holm
son went off with mis- incohsrent
speech. Wonder and astonishment
we're changing to disgust ID the CALLER
les and on the floor. What asled the
speaker was no longer a secret. AS he
proceeded Mr.. Lincoln became pain
fully conscious of the actual state of
affairs. Once he half turned in his
seat to look at Mr. johnson, but in
sumed hls former position, and, plac-
ing ms hat upon the floor and his in
augural inside of it, he half buried his
face IN his right hand, as if from NOR
tifoation aud chagrin. Presently Mr..
j johnson came to the Dlebian part of
his speech. He had already told the
foreign ministers that ne was a plebeian
and that he thanked God for it; when,
turning his head and facing Chief JUS
tlce Chase, who was seated to his right,
he shook his finger at him and eZ-
claimed, [ tell yOu, Mr. Chief jus
tice Chase, that you get all your pow
ers from the people, with a tremen-
dous emphasis on the last word. The
than that addressed to the gold laced
pleniplotentiaries from abroad for
Mr.. Chase, In his judicial robes, looked
more liked more like an old Roman
Senator than an American Judge, and
his air and countenance, never demo
cratic, was then more COriolanus-like
than ever. His gravity was not dis
tUrbed even by this strange reminder
of the Vice President.
The Cabinet officers were seated to
the left of the chair, and turning to
them Mr.. johnson addressed to each,
by name, the remark he had Just made
to the Chief Justice, dwelling with
particular stress on the word people,
and pTonOUncing it with a thick and
confused Utterance that of itself be-
trayed his unfortunate condition
Having advised Seward and Stanton of
the source of their power, he.was rapid
ly swinging the circle of the Cabinet
when he tripped on the name of the
Secretary of the Navy. I say to you,
Glr. Secretary "a halt-a dead stop
and then a whisper to, if l recollect
Alright, the Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms, who was seated at his left,
" What's the name of the Secretary of
the Navy p s. Welles," was replied
sotto UOce by three or four persons in
the immediate vicinity, and he pro-
ceeded, repeating the unfinished sen
tence, and giving to Mr.. Welles the
same solemn warning he had bestowed
on the others. [ shall never forget the
look and action of Mr.. Lincoln at this
moment. Mortified all along, he was
scarcely able to conceal this last and
most humiliating episode of the days
disgrace. He moved in his seat, was
about to turn wholly round and look
at Mr.. johnson, as if unwilling to be-
lieVe the evidence of his ears, but he
checked himself In the act and resumed
his former attitude. His sense of re
lief when, after few more incOheTent
sentences, the Vice President retired,
was apparent to the entire audience
The man most to be pitied during the
ceremony was John w. Forney.-
Knowing full well the condition of Mr..
johnson, he had used his best efforts
10 conceal that knowledge from the as
sembled magnates Of the Old and New
World sn the Senate Chamber. He
took a seat on the right Of the Vice
President, and from the position | Oc-
cup ed IA the reporter S gallery, direct
ly over the Chair of the Senate, I could
witness little spectacle which was
denied BY the Seeretary's desk to all
who were seated on the foor-Forney
tugglng every now and then at the
skirts of Mr.. j Ohnson's coat, so much
as to say, Sit down don't talk any
more.| The pulls became more and
more violent. Poor Forney was in a
terrible. state of embarrassment which
he VaInly attempted to conceal by Gov
erIng his face with his hands, turning
from right to left, and resorting to all
manner CT eXpedients that suggested
themselves.
Finally the ceremonies in the cham
Der were concluded, and johnson was
perhaps the only man present who did
not seem to think that something very
wrong. had taken place. The process
sion formed for the east wing. and the
inauguration of President T.incoln was
soon begun and ended. What a CON
trast between the two addresses l''-
But, after all, scarcely greater than the /
contrast we now see between the two
men, as We compare what we know of /
both. That afternoon Mr.. johnson |
was taken charge of'' by his friend. /
the late Preston King. Mr.. Forney I
and a few others who did what they /
could for him, called in doctor, and |
set to work to restore him to his nor
NAL and healthy condition. Next day |
be was quite Ill, and, at the suggestion
1f several friends, was removed to Sill
yer Springs, where old Blair" nOur-
shed him and dOetored him as best he
3ould, and under the kind treatment
ne received he soon recovered health
md strength.
l oOnYersed with several Senators
IN the afternoon of the 4th, about the
of the day and never
al1ed to men SO thoroughly filled with
and disgust Mr., Wilson,
# Massachusetts,, expressed himself,
.fter. heavy sigh, In this way: swell,
don't know what the Lord has in
tore for us, but it seems to me he has
brought us pretty low. We have near
y touched bottom to-day
In a caucus of Republican Senators
he next day, the subject was mention
d. Several long discussions were
1ade as to what was best and Wisest to
le done. Two or three were for di-
ect impeachment; others for a reso-
utlon Of censure, and it is worthy of
emark that the most indignant man
+ the whole lot was CoWan, of Penn
ylvanla- He denounced johnson
acre bitterly than any other Senator,
ut said It was useless to attempt to I
o anything, and that they had better
1st do the best they could, and make
he best of a bad bargain. The eau
US finally resolved to do nothing more
9rlous than pass a resolution prohib !
ing the sale Of spirituOus liquors in
ne Senate side of the gaDitoI fVbis :