Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-22
Washington Correspondence
WAsisfNGroN D. c. MAY 10th 1se,

| WASHINGTON u. May AOtn lS6S. q
Ts the american; 3A
| A visitor at the Capitol last Monday morn
ing seeing the merry faces of the confdng
ssimpcachists", would not have known the
same cotintcnanccs it night so changed were
they and chopfallcn. As the doubtful" Sem
ators one by one in their speeches began to
show their hands and hearts Indicating which,
way they would vote OH the morrow the faces
and fears Of the Presidents foes grew longer
and stronger with every breath of rlimor as it
escaped through the underground railway
leading from the secrecy within the chamber
to the crowded Hobbies outside where the fl
rious. nervous, impatient, gold-brokers and
newspaper reporters were ever ready to COB
bic down every new statement aud send 1t flying
to excite the Gold Room and to satisfy the ca.
re: davourer of tho "latest editions, all over
the country.
So confident Of conviction were the friends Of
impeachment that when the fact became known
that Grimes, Fesscnden, and Trumbull would
60 solid against all the articles, the sudden
shock was stunning, after which the recovery
of confidence was slow and uncertain. BY Teus-
day morning the impcachers claimed convict
ion only OH the second and eleventh articles
and that with but one or two votes to spare,
the other side felt doubtful and it Is quite gen.
orally believed now that had the vote been ta-
ken on Tuesday conviction would have follow
cd but Senator Towards Illness confined him
to his room and on this account motion to Ell.
journ until Saturday prevailed.
Delays are sometimes dangerous. and this
instead of strengthening impcach-
ment rs was expected, has proved disastrous
During the week there has been exhibited
the most intense excitement, kilograms by the
hundred, from all sections have crowded in up
on Congressman urging and demanding con-
viction The frightened impcachers have work
cd day and night trying to 'bring over" the rec
rcant Senators. and their opposers have been
as energetic in the other direction. And now
the result of all this wfrc-puling shows itself
to-day In defeat Of the eleventh article which,
being considered us the surest AMI strongest,
was voted on first, and once more the friends Of
law and order hope to gain by delay at least the
one vote that contrary to their calculations went
over to the enemy to day. and gained the VIC
tory for the President; the foundation for suc!,
hope however is SO very frail but few indulge
it. 1t was given out yesterday that to those re-
publicsns who vote for acqnittal the President
has promised for the future better fashions:
that he will at once il cleared. name new cab
met, all republicans: that he viii no lengcr OBJ
struct the execution of the reconstruction acts
and that he will ondcavOr TO harmonic his u
ministraion with Congress.
The laugh comes in here if anywhcre!-.
The:e's u deeper scheme at the bottom of th,
l.px-,
Then on Thursday that Mr.. Grimes was stuff
cring from paralytic attack and that Mr.. ColiN-
lug was sick, with Mr.. Towards continual i'll
ness caused fears to BE- entertained that Il furth-
err post poneMcmt would be necessary, but late
last night il was ascerlaned to acertain:y that
that that there would be i vote to-day, BON par
ties claiming the case.
The arrangements. to-day for preserving or
der in the galleries We're more complete than
on any previous day. Policeman were station
cd inside the galleries, three in each Of the
fourteen aisies, with strict inuncions 10 arr st
all disorderly persons, amy sort OF applans
constituting Il high erin. and mis,lemc AMOR.
The Court opened II, noon, and decided to Vote
on the 18th article first. Amid profound silence
thcClerk read the article aud then commenced
calling the roll rs the anne of each Senator
WAS ca He'd the Chief.Ju>tcc said !; Mr.. Scn:l-
tor, how say you: Is the respond mt Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States, guilty
or not guilty of high mi,denieanor is charged
in this article: the senator, rising i'll his place
and answering Guilty mot Guilty"
The voting closed and the Cliicf Jus ec an
nounced "On this article there are b Senators
who have voted 'gaty' and 10 senator's VINO
have voted mot guilty. The President is,
therefore acquitted Oh ibis article \ motion
to adjourn until the 18TH was ruled out Of or
der by the Chief Justice and an appeal taken
from hi, decision resulting in reversal and the
passage Of the motion.
Later III the day the White House was throag-
cd with Mr. Joanson,s friends warmly congrat-
uiatlnS him Oh the verdict of to-day, is il there
were hot ten more articles Yet to be voted on.
There may yet be cause for weeping IN wall
ing in the Presidents political family. and its
OFT. IN good policy to wait till the ''chickcns are
hatchod' etc,.