Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-28
THE DEAD IMPEACHMENT.
A Vote FOreed-TEie Impeachers Adam
dom the COntest-stansOn Throws
Up the Spange|-Rejsieing Over kc-
quittaI-what the President Says.

Vote EOrced-Ik1e Impeacbers AbaH-
dom the COntesf-StantOn Throws
Up the Spange.- Rejsiein Over kc-
quittaI- what the President Says.
Special 10 the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The Radical
caucus this morning decided to postpone
the vote, but Morton, Morrill,, and others
refused to be bored by il, and with the aid
OF the Democrats, forced a vote. Prior to
this the Radicals rescinded their own rules,
go as TO vote first on any article they
thought proper, and select the second.
Intense excitement and interest pre-
vailed when Ross rose, and when he said
mot guilty" a suppressed murmur ran
through the chamber and galleries. Ii
was barely pereeplible but deeply felt.
The impeachment faction had a faint
hope that Ross would vote with them on
that article and they gave up the contest,
although a vote on the third article fol-
lowed. II was useless TO prolong the
agony, SO Williams, the Radical spokes-
man, moved that the court adj
iourn, sine de. This was done
for the reason named, and also
TO prevent committing the Senate on the
| first article, involving the removal of Stan
ton, with view of using that parsonage to
annoy johnson, but he has grown tired OF
his part Of cats paw, and has already re.
linquished his position. lie turned over
the papers, etc, of the War Office, and left
it in charge Of General Townsend. he
will leave his Office with more odium than
any other functionary that did ever resign
Office in this country.
Thomas is represented as in high state
of enthusiasm over bis fallen foe.
The acquittai of the President uniformly
meets with manifestations Of Joy. Even
the poor negroes in the general excitement
are exhibiting general delight, yet know
not why. Many Radicals, who in the pas
sion Of the moment Joined in the hue and
cry, bat who long since repented the hasty
measure, openly avow their satisfaction.
The White House has been literally
overwhelmed with callers this afternoon
and night 10 congratulate the President
whose friends have vastly multiplied since
his acquittal 'Hark," said Tallyrand,
umph." "Who?" eagerly asked his friends.
81 will tell you that tomorrow"
Impeachment is dead, but the House
voted the managers as committee shonld
pursue the investigation concerning the
alleged corrupt influences, etc, with their
powers unabridged The House majority
( again refused TO allow Democrats on the
cOmmitte, and what they may do, what
folly or crime they may recklessly commit,
the future only can determine. The House
by its action, which is such IA no parlia-
mentary body was ever guilty of before,
thus sanctions the atrOciOus proceedings OF
Butler & Co., and will share in all their
infamY. The object Of refusing to appoint
Democrats on the committee is TO prevent
an investigation Of the affairs of Pomeroy
and Nye, whom rumor says were anxious
to sell out.
Special to the Louisville Journal.
WAsHINGToN, May 26.-The President
received the news unmoyed, as if he had
looked for nothing else. He was asked If
he did not think it would strengthen him
with the Democratic party, and replied
81 have not thought of any party, | trust
my cause to the people They have long
ago acquitted me. My only ambition now
is to see the overthrow Of radicalism iu
the North, and to go home to look after
my old friend Brownlow."
The National hteIligeaoer of this morn
ing contains a bitter article on Stanton.
1t charges that he has a private line OF
telegraph connecting the War Department
wa the telegraph Office, and that he ha'
seen every dispatch sent away from Wash
ington. 1t also hints at the malpractice
of Radical officials with the mails, which
have been corrupted for partisan purposes
Yesterday General Steedman offered the
managers the bonus of dinner, and liquor
''all round" if they would examine him
He declared that if they would do so he
would prove that Pomeroy's vote wa;
offered him for ten thousand dollara. The
1nnnnrers hnelineh-nf cnnrsa