The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-04
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THE REYOLUTION.,
ITS PROGRESS THUS, FAR.
TIE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION PASSED
TILE House,
Only Two Radicals Against It.
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From condition orextraordinarv OK.
titement and anxiety this morning.
rhefe' l;as Ecch gradual transition
throughout the day and until to night,
When we find the public mind compara. .
lively calm, notwithstanding the adop-
Con OF tie impeachment resolution. -
The cause OF this ahatemen, of concern
IS attributed mainly to Il better general
understanding Of the situation. 1t is
now apparent to those who feared the
President would resort to military force
to sustain him and execute his orders,
that he has had no such purpose and
those who expected Congress to rush
The impeachment project to fnalitv,
and depose, or attempt to drposc, the
PRESIDENT within ten days as promised
by some OF Tho Radical members, now
sec clearly that the suggestions mace 5v
your correspondent last night are well
founded namely, that Judge Chase
cannot be induced TO Join il Irregular or
Incorporate action in the Senate; that
at least portion Of the Republican
Senators will not consent to any inn
proper or questionable proceedings, nor
hnrrylng up to n conviction without
giving ample time for preparation, ar
gumen! and Gribera'ion, commensurate
with the gravity Of the trial and The
dignity OF the Office OF President Of the
United States in hriri, that 'hc trial
will proceed regularly, aud tl,a, the de
cls'on OF the Supreme Court viii DC first
obtained before the Senate vii. take y
final vote upon articles of impeachment.
Those who look for HE end Of the i'm
pcachmcnt shor, Of three or four months
will, beyond doubt, be disappoin,-
cl..
Tho important occurrences to-day
were but few Gen. Thomas made an
other demand on Stanton for possession
of tho War Department, ana was rrfus
ed by the latter.
The President nominated Mr.. Ewing
to be Secretary Of War, and sent a mes.
sage to the Senate in response to res
olu'lon OF that body of Friday night
last, anu setting forth the law bv Which
his action in the Stanton matter is sus-
tanned.
The House impcachcd Mr.. johnson,
and the latter had one of the mos, bril-
liant receptions Of Tic season at the
White House, attended by the Demo-
cratic congressman, foreign diplomatic
corps, members Of the Cabinet, and
Other distinguished men, magnifcen,ly-
costnmcd ladies, and several Radical
members who to-day voted 10 impcach
the President. These comprise tie
events OF to day in a nutshell.
The vote on impeachment was quietly
taken: and no demonstration followed
the announccmc Of the result, though
the immoncc audience present listened
to the proceedings with profound inter
est.
The quo 'garranto mentioned last
night as contemplated by the President
today was not applied for by the At.
torncy.Genoral for reasons that will be
made apparen, shortly.
Yt is expected that the case against
Gen. Thomas, to be tried by Judge
Carter day after Tomorrow, will be de-
cided this week, and that The proceed
ing will be certified to tho United States
Supreme Court at ali early day Of next
week. 1T that court shall give the case
position Of the docket for an early hear
ing, a Judgment may be had upon t. e
constitute onalty Of the tcnmc of Office
act .wlthin'a couple Of months.
1t is understood to isht that scvera
Republican Senators have indicated lha
they prefer to hold back the impeach
lhent trial until the Supreme Court shall
Havo rendered its decision.
WALLAGE.