The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-02-28

luent, on Delng informed oil the arrest
said he was glad of it, that that wa:
, Iexactly what he (Johnson) wanted
, and now all that was necessary to dc
was to go over 10 Mr.. Stanbery and
make arrangements TO conduct Tho
whole matter in Court.
HOW THE PRESIDENT FEELS.
1t is not known how the President
talks with his advisers. If their OWL
conduct is proper criterion, Mr.
Johnson must be very much broker
down. His warmest supporters seen
to have thought that united and firm
action OF Congress was impossible
Many leading Democrats are de
spondent. There are many here il
. the interest of the President ..whc
will give him the worst possible adj
i. vice, and prominent among them ar,
some Maryland politicians who ar,
!, doing all they can TO make trouble
both at Annapolis and Baltimore, a:
we'll rs in this city.
bONhhfSo tONSOisibAilN'.
! Every hour appears TO consolidate
the Republican strength, and the par.
ty will vote solidly in the House TO-
morrow.
TUE PRESIDENTS THEORY.
The Presidents Democratic lcga
friends give the following as the po
sition he holds: They say he claims
that the clause of the Constitution
!, regarding appointments during ses-
sions of the Senate is silent upon the
question OF removals, and consequent.
lily does not forbid him to remove
He therefore removes Mr.. Stanton
under authority of the Constitution
He has next appointed Gen. Thomas
Secretary ad interim, under the act
of 1892, giving him power to make
temporary appointments that then
under his constitutional right, he now
nominates Hon. Thomas Ewing as
Secretary of War, desiring to have g
man in the place with whom he car
have pleasant relations. Unfortu
nately, the Ewing move, whatever il
may be, was al afterthought, and
really, outside of the present proceed,
ings, looking towards impeachment.
COURSE OF IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
Ii the impeachment proceedings &c
!, on to the end, the order is as follows
After the House passes the resolu.
ton to impeach, it will appoint &
committee to proceed to the bar ol
the Senate, and announce that the
House, in its o@n name, and in that
Of all the people, hes resolved that
the President should he impeached
of high crimes and misdemeanors,
and that in due time the House will
present articles, and make them good.
The House will then appoint Com
mittee of Managers TO draw up arti-
cles of impeachment, and when pass
!, ed by the House, the Managers will
] 90 to the bar of the Senate and an
, nounce the action of the House, and
, ask the Senate to fix the time to try
, the charges and cite Andrew John
son to appear. The Senate is then
bound TO fix the time and inform the
, House. At the trial the House at
tends in a body, and five Managers
conduct the prosecution.
February 24.
TIE SCENE AT THE CAPITOL.
The scene at the Capitol to day
has been one without parallel il
Washington. The House, from frs
to last in the long session, beginning
at 10 and ending about 6, has beer
orderly, for the most part very quiet
manifesting great earnestness and
GOODNESS, and in fact was far less
swayed by the general excitement
than it was supposed il might be
!, I The galleries were closely packed bJ
8 o'clock, and by the time the House
assembled, the building, was very
much crowded by those vainly at
tempting to get a view Of the interior
of the hall. Policemen were put OF
on duty in all directions to keep pas
sage ways clear, and 4 large force
was on duty in and around the Cap
itol to preserve order. Military pa.
trois were increased in the city, and
a military company which was to have
attended funeral to-day was kept iE
barracks. The spectators through
out The day maintained perfect order
and the whole aspect of affairs was
in accord with the great importance
of the measure under consideration.
THE GREAT DEBATE.
I OF the large number of speeches
made those which attracted the most
general attention were made by Mr..
Wilson, of Iowa, Mr.. Washburne, of
Illinois, Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,
Mr.. Woodbridge, of Vermont, and
MIR. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, on the
Republican side. The only speech
of note on the Democratic side was
that of Judge Woodward, of Pennsyl-
vania. The crowd in attendance paid
very strict attention to oil the speak
1ers, but those above named were the
ones which caused any sensation,
though the effect Of Butler's was
spoiled by reading. Gov. Boutwell,
made one of the best efforts Of his
terms of service, and his eulogy upon
Grant, Sherman and Thomas created
profound sensation. The words of
Wilson and Woodbridge were heard
eagerly on account Of the position of
the gentlemen on the former impeach-
ment move. Cary's speech excited
much comment as a skillful balancing
OF reasons and a complete secession
from the Republican party, in which
light it ia regarded. Mr.. Stevens, to
close the debate, asked that hlr. Nc
Pherson, Clerk, might read his
speech. There was general move
ment toward the desk, where Mr.
Stephens sat, to hear his feeble words,
as lie made his brief statement 10 the
House in requesting that his speech
be read.
THE ROLL CALL.
At its close, the roll call began on
the resolution to impeach the Presi-
dent. There was unusual quiet, but
no demonstration whatever when the
vote was announced. The call was
watched by members with some Gu
riosity until several of the more Con
servatiye Republicans had voted in
the affirmative. When the character
of the result was known, only Gary,