Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-13
aaae Feeling at Washington on
NOuday.

=
Monday.
Below we give extracts from the specials
to the three Cincinnati papers, which give
to the reader a clear idea of the feeling that
prevailed at Washington throughout Mon
day:
[From the Enquirer Special.l
1t was not until late in the afternoon that
the facts began to develop themselves,
which fully accounted for the elongated
|conntenances of the Jacobins.
Grimes had led off with speech in ia
vor of acquittal. This startled the i'm
peachers, but when Henderson followed
with powerful argument which caused
| Van Wrinkle to exclaim. "Impeachment
can't stand such blows" several of the
Radical 8, nators hurried out TO communi-
cate to the House impeachers, who were
anxiously waiting In the lobby TO hear the
first guns. Misfortunes rarely come single.
Fessenden threw his whole force against
the impeachment fabric, attacking 1t from
beginning to end.
Trumbull followed with fearful denun
citation of the first and eighth articles, de-
claring that they would not be seriously
regarded by a magistrates court. His fif-
teen minutes expiring, he did not reach the
other four articles. What he may think of
these Is not known, although his son remark
ed tonight, Pa will vote right on some OF
the articles.'
Mr.. Sherman made an unanswerable ar
gument In favor of the President on the
| first article, showing 1t legal and cOnsti-
| tutional right TO remove Stanton. Then,
as if eager to make amends to his party, he
| condemned the ad interim appointment of
| Gen. Thomas, and will vote to convict the
President on the third article.
| Mr.. Howe followed Sherman. and as
sumed position, condemning the first arti-
Gle, and disapproving the appointment of
Thomas. His vote is regarded as certain of
conviction on the third article. Messrs.
Stewart, Edmunds, Williams and Morrill,
| (Of Maine) defended all the articles, while
Messrs. Doolittle, johnson, Hendricks and
Davis denounced them all
The Senate Is now holding night srs-
sion. Further developments are expected.
AS the affair now stands, the President
is certain of six Radical votes, viz: Fes-
senden. Grimes, Henderson, Fowler, Trum-
bull and Van Wrinkle. Another vote is
necessary to insure acquittal.
Anthony and Spragne have given no in
timation how they intend to vote. Anthony
is claimed by the Conservatives. Ross is
also regarded as doubtful, and the impeach-
ers have almost given up impeachment as
failure. The excitement in the Senate
completely upset the Radical programme.
In the House Mr.. Stevens at once propos-
ed to postpone the considerations of his bill
for the admission of the Southern States,
while the impeachers formed themselves
into groups for consultation and discus
sion.
Mr.. Stevens expresses himself in uncom-
pimentary terms of the Senate. Mr..
Washburne exclaimed, "Everything has
gone to hell" Mr.. Butler was greatly ex-
cited and said, "Messrs. Fessenden and
Trumbull are demoralized to political dam
nation." He refused to be comforted, and
of hQ r,it in
A large party of Tennessee Radicals ar
rived to-day to manipulate Fowler. They
hold meeting might to consider the sit
uation.
From the Commercial Special =.
Mr.. Grimes was the first of the anti-im-
peachers to take the floor. He made one
of his strongest speeches.
The outsiders were not astonished to hear
of this, but they were utterly amazed when
they heard, a few moments later, that Mr..
Trumbull was speaking against impeach-
ment, and against each and every article of
the eleven. This seemed to demoraliZe the
lobby. 1t put a check to betting. and
changed the character of the kilograms
being sent off. Trumbull spoke for half an
hour.
He was followed by Mr.. Henderson, who
pronounced against each of the first eight
articles, but said nothing of the other
three. His friends say tonight that he will
certainly vote tor the eleventh, which is for
the President the most dangerous one in
the lot, and perhaps tor the tenth.
Next came Mr.. Fessenden, who spoke for
three-quarters of an hour, taking up the
articles seriatim and denouncing them all.
He said of some of them that they were
miserable pretexts.
1t Trumbull's speech demoralized the
lobby, Fessenden's had the effect of charge
of grape and canister upon the House of
Representatives. News that he was on the
floor and of what he was saying spread very
quickly to the other end of the Capitol
Bingham, Butler and Boutwell, were seen
hurrying through the hall of the House, |
telling the Radicals that their cause was
.ost and urging an adjournment, which |
was carried, amid great confusion and |
alarm.
The members came over almost in body |
to the Senate side. They could not enter |
ately sent their cards to Senators, who |
came out to tell them how matters stood.
Butler had heard enough at 8 o'clock to |
warrant him in saying that the chances |
were decidedly against conviction, and he |
went home soon after.
Logan paced the corridors for an hour,
cursing Trumbull.
1t was now given out that unless Wade |
voted, the President would be certainly |
acquitted, and the Radicals assured each |
other that Wade certainly must and would |
vote.
tFrom the Gazette Special.l
The excitement in Washington has stead
ily increased since the Senate went into |
secret session. After meeting, for the first |
hour or two, confidence in conviction re-
mained strong, nor was it at all abated by |
Grimes speech against the whole array OF
articles; but after Sherman and Howe
hQd q no fret folo
bordering on panic set in. In |
the House members gathered in groups I'm
the lobbies and cloak rooms, while the cor
ridors about the Senate were crowded with
officers of the two Houses, members of the
House and newspaper men. There was no
obligation of secrecy upon Senators, and
the general character of the debate in the
was constantly known outside,
and each successive speech caused fresh
The scene was most exciting
and no story could be told that did not find |
believers, and every report, rumor or specu-
ton, once started, speedily assumed large
and by the time the House
at half-past four, the members
went over to the Senate wing in a most
respondent mood.
Henderson's sweeping speech fell like |
shell among Missouri members, and they,
with the visitors from that State, of whom |
there were a good number present, were
taken completely back by it. They were
confident to the last moment that he would |
surely vote for conviction, and made free
to express their indignation in no measur-
ed terms.
Trumbull's course had similar effect on |
the Illinois men, though the Republicans
were less surprised at him than at Hender-
son. |
By this time the break in the line had
become so marked that Fessenden's speech |
was looked on as matter of course.
Long before the adjournment, yea and
nav lists were circulated freely outside, and
each party holding Them had the case made
out according to information which had
been picked up. At four o'clock these lists
seemed to agree in showing that Wade
would be Obliged to vote to save the case