Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-27
Washington News,

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aul reliable descriptions oi passing events
Il giving at once full view Of the situation.
It The dispatchc, are dated Monday the
g cath;
7 II ha, been day Of excitement in
II Washington without it, equal since IL,
IA LAY, when secession first uttered il, dis,
u rrl,ut notes in tho hall, uf legislation
rh,n there Wa, fear mingled with N,
IA patriotic aspirations If the Representa-.
o, ti,,,; but to-day Ia, faith 50, The domip,
q ant party in the Justice aud uogo. ~ of
, the ac, Ia, thmNuaruuul their action n,
/, claimant II -L4iae-- EAln ll4l- nl,u..l-r-.i.4
4 memhrr, appear 10 tsl, with lake,
d wumu,,, only 10 Dec accounted tor by IL,
fact that they are doing hattie for "a man
L they dare not trust, aud whom thcy only
u continue To as to promote party ends,
a., The scene in the House on Saturday
. evening was again repeated intensified
q however by the certainty that d,risiy,
T. vote would be- taken, Tho Democrat, GA
saturday started ud in defiant mauur
: under the leadership Of Mr. Brooks, and
they closed their morning debate hopeful
Of the issue, Massachusetts nmour3t,
stated a. la;c Us six O'Clock on that
evening that there would b. no impca,h-
mont. Thoy hoped TO oyaawe the Re
publiclns saturday night, debate
changed the complexion Of Affairs, On
sunday those who had not spoken w,rc
occupied in preparing their thunder, and
il came to-day from both sides,
+ A, an early hour the hotels w,rc aliv,
with people, and by nine o'clock, notwith.
standing the inclemcncy of the weather,
every avenue leading To the capitol had
It's groups Of people bound to the theatre
Of this great political event All nations,
all colors and classes appeared equally
interested, and none more 50 than those
colored men who live in fear that the mex,
step of the volunteer Noses" would hc
to lead them. in one form or another, hack
into captivity.
Before ten O'Clock, the hour at which
the House re-assemhlcd. there- MS nj -
corner in the vast galleries which was
not occupied-somc thousands Of ladies'
sitting. attentive listeners TO the debate.
The doorways of the galleries were also
filled, persons standing on chairs in the
Hobbies pcering over the heads Of the
more fortunate, The rules of the House
were strictly enforced regarding the floor. I
and none but members Of the two
branches, and officials, were allowed Ia
enter. Even the reporters gallery was
saved to the journalists and reporters, and
no members wife could pass the vigilan,
doorkeeper of the newspaper domain.
During the day the crowd increased till |
VnU vast bulldmg was filled, and Il was as
difficult to pass from the Senate to the /.
House as it is on the fourth of July to /
navigate Boston Common.
The debate opened by Mr. Ashley of O..
and continued without intermission until
five o'clock in the afternoon The orator
zeal duel was well kept up 1t will be
seen by reference to the debate that the
Democrats rang all the changes on the
possibility of the unconstitutionalitv of .
the Tenure of Office act that they dwelt |
upon the fact that johnson did not APP
point Secretary Stanton, though none al
luded TO his recognition of him for months
as such. Their fire was not heavy.
Judge Woodward of Penn, the ablest
Democratic jurist, made Il speech which
had evidently been well considered. and
he drew around lin all the leading mem
bers of the opposition. Mr. Brooks sat at
his feet, drinking in the inspiration which
he needed, and other young members
listened to his arguments. lie spoke so
low that his circle Of hearers was limited,
though his line of thought was i'll striking
contrast with the sophomore efforts of
Phelps of Maryland, who spoke on Satur-
day, and the vcrbiage Of one or two Others
who appeared only too willing to have
the hammer fall, and receive permission
to print their remarks
The remarks Of f. B. Washbu,no Of
Illinois, were able. They charged the
President with carrying on prolonged
warfare with all the material interests Of
the country, and adopting the views of
bad mon.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, chairman of the
Judiciary committee. who previously op-
posed impeachment, gave cogent reasons
for his change of mind and +. f. Wood
bridge of Vermont, who has heretofore
been an opponent of this step. said, u be-
licve in my soul that Andrew johnson
should be impeached." He alleged there
We're three grounds for this lst The ere
alton of the new military district not au-
thorized by law. 2d. The removal of Sec
rotary Stanton and ID. The appoint
ment of Thomas. With great clearness
he explained why the act, were high mis-
demeanors.
Gen. Butler was listened to attentiyely.
and his reasons were in accordance with t
expressed some m, nths ago. l
Fernando Wood threatened financial i
panic and commercial revolution, but
hr was Tess dcmUustrativt than usual.
Judge Polpnd of Vermont, Judd of Hi
nois, Pike Of Maine. Baker Of New IIamp-
shire and others were calm but deter
mined in their review of events
When Mr.. Boutwell, arose to speak there
was unusual quiet in the House, and the
most marked attention was paid to his
sneerh the ahlnst in many rnsnnrts dc.