The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-17
The Impeachment Matter.

1t will be seen by the proceedings of Congress tina
the House Of Representatives refused endorse tn
charges of impeachment against President Jchnso
by vote of 1O8 to 81.
| The committee having charge of the accusation
against the President has caused the expenditure
thousands of dollars of the public money, merely TO
the purpose of gratifying a little spite and meal
feeling What a shame it is that who are callet
members of Congress will disgrace themselves
waste the money of the people,
| The following is the vote the resolution to i'm
| peach the President:
feas-Messrs. Anderson Arnell, Ashley of Ohio
Boutwell,, Cromwell, BroOmall, Butler Churchill
Clarke of Ohio, Clark of Ky, Cobb, Coburn Covode
Cullum Donnely, Eckley, Ella, Farnsworth, Graveley
Harding Highly, Hopkins, Hunter Judd, Julian
Kelley Kelsey, Lawrence fOhio Loan, Logan, Tough
ridge, Lynch, Maynard, McClurg Mercer, Mullins
Meyrs, Newcomb Num-, ONeill, Orth, Paine Pile
Price: Schenek' Shank, Stevens of n II, Stevens Of
Pa, Stokes, Thomas Trimble, Trowbridge Van Horn
of No, Ward, Williams of Pa, Williams of Ind, Will
of Pa.-57.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Ames, Archer
Ashley ofNev Axtell, Bailey, Baker, Baldwin, Banks
Barnum Beaman, Beck, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham
Blaine, Boyer, Brooks, auckland Burr, Cary, Cook
Chandler, Dawes, Dixon, Dodge, briggs, Eggleston,
Eldridge, Eliot Ferriss, Ferry Fields, Garfield, Getz
Glossbrenner, Golladay, Griswold, Grover, Haight,
Halsey, Hamilton, Hawkins, Hill, Holman, Hooper,
Iiotchkiss, Hubbard ofIowa, Hubbard OLIVIA, lIol-
land OF Conn, Hulburd Humphreys, Ingersoll John
son, Jones, Kerr, ketcham, Knott, Koontz Latin.
Lawrence ofPa, Lincoln, Marshall Marvin, Mccarthy
Mccullough Miller, Moorehead, Morgan, Mungen.
Niback. Nicholson, Perham, Peters, Phelps, Pike,
Plants, Poland, Polsey, Pruyn Randall, Robertson,
Robinson, Ross, Sawyer, Sitgreaves, Smith, Spauld-
ing, Starkweather Stewart, Stone, Taber, Taylor,
Cpsur, Van Aernam, Van Aubken, Van Trump, Van
Wyck, Washburne of Wis, Washburne of Ill, Wash
burne of Ind, Washburne of Mass Welker, Wilson
of Iowa, Wilson of Ohio Woodbridge and Woodward
los
Absent not voing-Mcssrs. Barnes, Blair, Cake,
Cornell, Finney, Fox, Jenckes, Kitchen, Mallory,
Moore, Morrell, Morrissey, Pomeroy, Raum, Seve,
Schofed, Shellabarger, Tae Twitchell, Van Horn Of
n. u, Window and Wood-21.
During the roll call it was stated that Mr. Cornell,
of New York, had paired with Mr. Cake, of Pennsy-
vania, and that the latter would vote in the afrma
tive and Mr. Cornell in the negative.
Mr. Bromall, of Pennsylvania, announced that Mr.
Schofeld sick, but if here he would vote-right.
laughter
Mr. Harper made the same announcement to Mr.
Twitchell.
Mr. Myers, of Pa, said as he refused permission
to offer a resolution of censure he would vote yea.
MIR Miller, of Pa, said he voted because the evil
dence was not sufficient to Justify impeachment
Mr. Eldridge said he voted no for the same reason
After the vote announced motion to recon-
slider and another motion to lay the latter on the
table prevailed thus preventing resurrection of the
subject.