The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-18
THE REQUISITE TwoTH1RDs FAIL TO VOTE
FOR CONVICTION.


FOB CONVICTION.
aow THE DOUBTFUL SENATORS STOOD.
THE FEELING N WASHINGTON.
" Be-, &c.,,
ESPECIAL. plsPArcHEs TO TIE DAILY SEwa]
wAsHveToa, Saturday, May 16-1 P. M
The oApitolwas again thfonged this morning,
long before the hour at which the High Court
was to meet. There was less excitement, how
ever, than on Tuesday last, owing to the i'm
preston generally prevalent that the Radicals
intended to dodge q vote BIZ postponing the
further corsideraion OF the impeachment case
until after the Chicago Convention. The re-
suit, however, showed that they had determin-
ed upon & d;hsrsntline Of tactics.
,Immedistel5st.er the High Court was called
to order by Chief Justice Chase, Senator Viii
liams moved that the sense OF the court should
be first taken on the eleventh article ofimpeach-
ment. This motion developed the cunning
programme which had been determined on in
-. .s...t =. .,a ;r,rAscbars Thew had
.ascersainea that. the eleventh article, though
intrlnsicaly the weahese OF an' sl' was nAeiy ~
rally more votes in sfsyorS J OF conviction than
any other; hence their resolve to test their
.,,.l, -, q. ~ .r.;cla 4,rs. and in case of
!, 800 ~. a .,a
failure 70 CONVICT ~ soJ0uin 'ne ea'0' a''''
thus to hold their verdict on the remaining ten
,arrticIes in terrore7n over the President, be-
r,s, the c,,anees OF sny accassions of
s.1 = p.,;s., conc.
streeta lllss ~. s.'s a.'. s -,
ateTs ftom the reconssfucse 90 oesees may piis
fo thsif raiiks. The large majority which the
p.d;..,s bo,i N the Senate ensbled them
s'sssl !, = . :. -. ~
easily 70 CITY = ous t.s elils eoi.e' @
!. ,5Tbs vsota vsa taken rpon Senator Williams
s, YEAS "a navs 10: Mr.
- = : (. - a. = a
WADE Young 0a,.l IN NJ st'e '' a'.1' - -
The essyenstn tl artlcie g upon W1nen tne 9'
TINS ordered to be taken reads as fonoWs:
n ART1mEeu.
! = I, That said andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, unmindful Of the high duties OF
his Office and Of his oath Of Office, and in disre-
gard OF The Constitution and laws OF the United
States, did heretofore, to wit: on the. 18th day
of August, 1856, at the City Of Washington,
and the District Of Columbia, by public speech,
declare and affirm in substance that the Thirty
ninth Congress Of tho United States was not a
Congress Of the United States authorized by
the Constitution to exercise Legislative power
undar the same: bat ON the contrary. was Q
Congress Of only part OF the States, thereby
denying and intending to deny that the legis-
iation Of said Congress- Was valid or obligatory
upon him. the said Andrew johnson, except In
90 far as he saw at to approve the same, and
also thereby denying and intending to deny
the power Of the said Thirty.ninth Con-
Sgress to propose smendments TO the Con-
stitution OF the United States; and, IN pur-
suance Of ssid declaration, the saio Anotew
johnson, President 5ofl the United states'
1itok usau5 W "es ~ ---i..
ruary, 1883, at Gthe! eaty. o. smasnlnsson, ~
the District OF Columbia, did unlaWluiy ana =. IN
idisregsrd ofths requirements % tne oonsotn-
tion, that he should taks9cara snat the is"s %,
faithfully executed, at.4nPt TO prevent the exc.
cuhon otan setenutlsa AN soe ies 's.s 1le
tenure q ce,sa S..n S 49,. ~ -
49, ..sr,,,t;ne -, ,5ey;se and ,contriye. means
by which he should prevent Edwin N.
Stanton from forthwith r@esumlng @ the func-
mons OF .ne om0e ~ :.ne.sa oeo..s Az. '' .so ~
ts.si ~ ths senate 10 concur ia the sus-
pension therefore made by the said An
drew Johnson, OF said Edwin ID. Stanton, from
said ottce OF secretary 1or lne pepaft.ea. ~
va "a .a,,tr;x;n. a, - and attemntine 10 devise and
contrive means then and there to prevent the
execution of an act entitled .An act making
appropriatlons iol .ne sup's - saeo ,e ~ ~. ,o
s 49, - -. ;, snnrovad March q 1857. and
ALSO to prevent the execution OF an act entitled
.<sAn act To nroyide for the more efficient gov