The Van Buren press., 1868-06-05

~ il did on the Senator's vote on the
eleventh article, TO know wha. he said
Grimes came in order, and rose from his
chsir and voted a. ne had on the cicv-
enth article Henderson, full pf self
possession, did the same.
Said the Chief Justice. : 'Senstor Ross
how say you, is Andrew Johnson guilty
or not guilty = \ buzz ran through the
galleries. the spectators rose and leaned
forward to see the Kansas Serstcr He
stood erect, u little pale but not cOnfus-
ed and. amid the hushcd silence, said.too
plainly to friends Of conviction, Not
guilty" There seemed among some to
he doubts of Ross on this article.
'riS ended, for hundreds exclaimed
That ends it, and demonstration of
disapproval seemed creeping out, but or
der prevailed. Trumhull and Van Wmklc
Were called in a moment, and voted no,
guilty. and the record stood % for con-
viction, and l9 for acquittal The paper
slips flew like snow flakes over the desks
in the reporters gallery, and on the wires
announcing the result to the nation.
The Chief Justice paused a moment,
stated the vote, and declared that, on the
second article, the President had been ac-
quilted ,.... ....
Several Senators said 20 on with the
others. and, on motion, the third article
was voted on. The scene was the same,
the excitement the same and the result
the same. The Chief Justice again de
clared the President acquitted, and i'm
parchment was dead beyond resurrection,
AMoTIoN TO ADJOURN SINE DIE.
Senator Williams moved to adjourn
sine die, which resulted as follows: Ayes
-MeSsrs. Anthony, Cattell Chandler,
Cole Conkling, CONFESS, Corbett, Cragiu,
Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen,
Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,,
of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Morton,
Nyc, Patterson of N H., Pomeroy, Ram.
sey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner,
Thayer, Upton, Van Winkle, Wade, Vii
ley, Williams, Wilson and Yates. "a.
Nayes-Messrs. Bayard, Buekalew, Davis,
Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Henderson,
Hendricks, Johnson, McCreery, Norton,
Patterson, Of Tenn, Ross, Salisbury,
Trumbull and Vickers l6.
The Chief Justice, before announcing
the vote, rose and said the second rule
provided that if the impeached failed on
any articles, judgement of acquittal
should be entered and if not objection
was made he would direct the court to
enter judgment Of acquittal Several
Senators said there was no objection to a
verdict being entered upon the articles
upon which a vote had been taken. II
was so ordered
The Chief Justice then announced that
the Court of Impeachment had adjourned
sine die
THE SENATE RESUMES ITS FUNCTIONS.
Wade then resumed the chair. The
galleries were Immediately depopulated
Not Il word or sign Of censure or APP
proval was made by the thousands who
had witnessed the end Of the great I'M
peachment Trial of Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States. The
crowd went on its way The Senate pro.
ceeded with its business 1861.
The news of acquittal on the final ar
Cument Of the Court was sent by tee-
graph to the White House, and reached
the President during the Cabinet meet
ing Gen. Thomas, Gen. Hancock and
quite number of personal friends soon
came in and congratulated him, In
few moments thereafter he went to dinner
and declined to see all callers till this eve
ming, when there was quite levee at the
White House ....
A number leading Radicals waited on
Stanton tonight and strongly advised
against his resignation of the War Office,
but it was too late ...
The following letter was received by
the President between 3 and 4 o'clock:
Al nrp.