The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-03-27

the President Of the Upned States, sud The
Senators then thrcatenlng secession should
execute theft threats lie would try ihcfi,
for treason, would couyi let hleu for treason.
aud 50 help him God, would shoot them
for treason FROM tue same galleries now
filled With cold or hostile spectators, had
risen electric applause. Where now the
Chief Jaetice SAT, there est the man who
was soon to become the rebelrBecrctary Of,
WAgg In arago, Vice President BrcokiiG
ridge ordered the gallstiea 10 he cleared.
As the spectators angrily retired, Ten.
nessee UniUnist sprang upon oue of the
benches aud shouted, Drive ns out II ynu
will. but frat let's have three cheers t,r
Andrew johnson, of Tennessee" Nv an
instant cloud OF hats and handkercliefs
darkened tie air, and cheer after cheer
rang through the chamber, while the
startled Senate, Davis aud Mason Tooniba.
| Hunter aud Sldell among them listened in
| silent amazeinent. And tho scene Of to-.
day, IN the satno chamber was scarcely
| seven years Later. sirili.in heo7 .n'
/ Three elderly gentlemen walk in at
aide door, and take seat at tho table OPP
! poslte that Of the Managers OF the Impeach.
tnent. The House OF Representatives In
announcod, and the rest Of its members
/ appear, preceded by its officers. Whom
| tho hustle Of their entrance has subsidized,
| oro of,the elderly gentlemen at the table
! opposite tile Managers rises, aud addresses
| the Chair with dUferentiai respect Mr.
Chief usticc, my brothers Curtis and Nelson
and myself are here az council Tor Andrew
johnson, President of tie United States. |
lIavo his authority 20 answer to the articles
Of impeachment, aud with your leave will
! read" And I've reads = respectful reply
| ON the President acknowledging the
/ summons aud asking time to prepare his
defense. IL Is tho Chief Rulet Of thirty
millions bowling 10 tho power Of legal rev.
Olutiolf Embedded IN tho Constitution.
| This is the notable feature Of the day
and indeed Of tho century, and OF all tile
centuries. The history OF the civilized
world Ia without it's parallei-lits possi.
| bility liz the noblest tribute ever paid at
oncU to the matChless wisdom ot our Con.
stituton, aud TO the most hopeful charac
tcrislic of the American peopIe. .,I
What follows il of less importance
relates oniy to the details of the great trans
action whose momentous result we have
anticipated. 1850 q. 81.
Tho President asks for forty dnya in
which TO prepare his answer.i' lila COUNSEL
unite in written address, certifying on
their professional character that the time
is needed and urging that the prccedents
in previous cases OF impeachment warrellt
lit, aud that there are peculiar reasons,
arising from ile prcssuru of public duties,
that make such indulgence especially neces.
! sary to the President. The Chairman oi
| the Managers in courteous phrase responds
that under the rules of the Court. ns already
adopted, the delay cannot he granted, at
least at this stage OF the proceedings.
Another of tho counsel for the acCnsed
argues the proper Interpretation OF the
rule this referred to, and another OF the
Managers makes brief reply. Then, after
sum6 little blutdering among tho Senators,
-aud false start or two ss is natural in
these novel proceedings, there comes a
startling motion from n Radical Senator,
that sounds on tho excited ear Of the sym.
pathetic audience like declaration against
the flag bya General on tho ield Of battle
IIc proposes that respondent flo 'his al.
swer to the articlos of impeachment ON OF
before the lst day of April next; that the
Managers of tlioimpeachincnt file their rep
licatioU thereto within three days thereafter
% and that the matter stand for trial on the
9th day oi April. 1t is n compact lawyer
81 like order, but it gives double or treble
the length of time that Republicans Senators
had been contemplating Morton makes
haste to urge thu retirement Ut The Senate
to consult the doors to the private lobby
behind the Chamber arc thrown open, and
the body passes out to its rece ption room
tho Chief Justice at its head.
At last the electric whisper runs around
the galleries and spreads To the floor, aud 4
moment later tho Senator's cuter by the
lobby door-not o few with flushed faces
PapaBly their consultation has at least
= been interesting. When tho loupging
members Of the House have given up III,
| CHAIRS of the Court and tho hustle has sub
, sided. tho low, measured tones of thu
E Chief Justice ANNOUNCE the result. "fhC
| motion made by the counsel il overrued
; aud the Senate adopts tho or,ler, whiti
will be read by the Secretary Colone
Fornery reads: " Orcierei, That the TO
spondent answer to t lie articles Of impeach
ment on or before Monday, the 23d day o
March instant" One watching the coun
sol of the Chief Magistrate may see {
, mingled expr pression OF surprise and indig
nation, while throughout tho Chambe
passes that ihdeihahlc, inaudable "sensa
lion" which tells the current estimate o
the Importance Of this action.
In tho midst Of it comes fresh demamt
from the inexotable Chairman of the Mana
gers. lie ia Instructed to ask the Senat
!, replication to the answer of the President
the trial proceed forthwith. The opposin;
: counsel look yet more Indignant, and tn,
angry glances 0monS the moro conservo
, tive of the Republican Senators show tha
they consider this more Objectionable
step in course they have already been op
! posing Under tho rules, such must b
put without dobate. As the Chief Justice
p call the noes, an UNEXPECTEDLY strong an
firm response comes up. lie is unable I
decide, but inclihes to the opinion that th
! ayes have IT, "Ayos and noes are sharpl
= demanded in two or three quarters
+ thousand faces bend eagerly forward iror
: the crowded galleries to watch tho rol
call, "AntAony begins tho Clerk, aud +;
:, sharp "NO" comes back, This again start
: les .hc chamber for Anthony is a Rcpubl
= can. BAyard and Bockalew are cSpecte
:, to spy Mo; aud Cameron, Catttll, Chaud
q lor, aud the rest along the list respond q
N their party Affiliations would suggest. Br
! when Elmmls votes "No,H the ihtereS
: becomes painful A moment later, Fesser
den answers "No;" then Frclmg ghuyse
Z aud Grimes aud Henderson give the sam
! response. Already those familiar with th
\ Senate arc eXclaimng 1t is lost" No
!. gan's unexpected AYE" checks the Gu
= rent for moment, but an instant both ii
Morrjlfs answer NO" Sherman say
"a mo" very decidedly, SO does .Sprasu
n and SO u moment later, does Trumbul
"a Wade declines to vote, The clerk henC
~ over the caltlis,s. fhe reporters ahoN
u them are already exctaiming f" "A tier"
"A tic when one OF the Senators who ho