The New York herald., 1868-05-17


wind through grove OF trees, around
the Senate Chamber The great mystery was
disclosed; the status OF Anthony was revealed; the
speculati0ns Of weeks brought to grief tri-
umphantly vindicated. Myrads OF men were disap-
pointed in the calculations; Anthony had spoken
guilty and the country was safe.
Bayard and Buckaew followed and being demo-
Gratis voted not guilty. Then came phalanx OF
eight radicals all on the guilty side, headed by Came
ron and ending with Cragin. 1t was large batch
of votes thrown in solid column in favor of
conviction. The roll is proceeded with, three demo-
Gratis are struck of, Davis, Dixon and Dootle, and
the advocates of acquittal just beginning roll
up their score. Drake, the terrible with whom i'm
peachment has been distempered dream rolled out
guilty. with an unmistakabe accent. Edmunds
and Ferry followed in the same key, and then came
Fessenden, upon whom the eyes OF the audience
quickly centred. "Guilty or not guilty." and
bending forward with unninching lips and
steady gaze he pronOunces mot guilty" with a
distinct and measured cadence. Next comes Fowler
The gaze Of the spectators is transferred to the
Senator from Tennessee. He bows his head towards
the Chief Justice and appears to say something, but
at distance hears him, and the Chief Justice
requests him to speak louder, while Sumner very
rudely makes similar request. Fowler elevates his
tone and distinctly enuncates 90 Not guilty."
He takes his seat with good deal
OF emotion perceptible in his cOuntenance
Frelinghuysen votes Guilty - and now we
reach Crimes upon whom the phialS of radical wrath
have been unstintedy lavished. He raises himself
up with an effort from his chair, though the Chief
Justice requests him to be seated, and standing like
an uplifted lance prOnOunces in unfaltering tone
'Not guilty." Harlan votes for conviction and Hen
derson Is next called upon. He leans forward with
brave look, while the Senators one and all
is still believed safe on the famous eleventh article
and one word will now relieve suspense. "Not
guilty" goes clear and ringing from his lips and the
conservatives become jubilant, while the radicals
grow depressed. Hendricks votes as all the other
democrats do, and Howard, laying aside mis- shawl,
raises himself feeby up, though told by the Chief
Justice to retain sitting posture, and with somewhat
Of the old fire In his eye declares Andrew Johnson
guilty Of high msdemeanor. From Howard to
Nye, Of Nevada and Patterson. Of Tennessee, there
was nothing worth recording in the v0tes as no
doubt or uncertainty existed as to which way they
would VOTE Nye, by singular rumor, had been
mentioned among the doubtful. Jim, it was said,
would be found 'a right" should it be necessary,
and, therefore, his answer waited for with
much interest. He said guilty. in a peculiarly
Nyeish style, from which nothing in par.
tcular is deducble. 1t was evident Nye
was not required to be ''all rights and he was
not Patterson Of Tennessee, shouted out his mega
tive with vigor that made people smile and would
have brought down the house had it not been for the
timely admOnitOn Of the Chief Justice. When it
came to the turn of Ross, of Kansas there was q
deathike silence. He counted by both sides and
feared by both. What would he dor He stood
up coolly and heard the solemn interrogatory to
the close, when he answered mot guilty.n There
was flutter all through the galleries and move.
ment all through the court Half the audience in
suppressed tones applauded, while the other half
was ready to den0unce. The radical element in the
galleries was enraged. Well it was that Chase had
admonished against disOrderly demonstrations,
or some outbreak must have occurred
just then. Ross was the peculiar object of radical
hate. "He did it ALL" said radical to me, "that
villanous traitor has destroyed the country. We
will 1x him though, great as he is now." Ross sat
down, however, without being 'fxed" and the
voting went without much note until Van Wlnke,
the Western Virginia patriarch, was called Another
OF the dOubtfus, he showed the cloven foot
and voted for the dreadful criminals ac-
quittal. A few steps further down the Senatorial
ladder, and Wade was summoned to appear-wade
whose interest in the result was greater than any
other member of the court. Would he vote or would
he notY He kept the audience In suspense but few
seconds. and dispeed the dreams INDUCED by some
of his high honor and noble patriotism by casting
vote for Benjamin Wade and another against Andrew
Johnson. Wiley was the last Of the doubtfuls and
voted "Guity'
AFTER THE vERDICT-THE EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
The immense concourse that had witnessed the ac-
quittal OF the President the adjournment Of the
High Court poured out Of the doors and fastened in
every direction to discuss the startling incidents OF
the day. Pennsylvania avenue was filed with peo-
pie talking in excited manner Of the one absorb.
occu Of Ia wa
from two different standponts. Those who
were disappointed in the issue OF the
proceedings were abusing the Senators
who voted mot guilty" In unmeasured terms and
those who were gratifed at the result spoke Of the
same Senators in terms OF unbounded admiration.
In group Of men who were earnestly debating the
vote on the eleventh article in one Of the avenue
hotels an elderly gentleman, who seemed to be well
informed upon the subject, acknowledged that he
had hitherto been acting with the repub-
lcan party, having cast his fortunes with
1t at the first election Of Mr.. Lincoln, but he
did not hesitate to confess that he felt deeply
ashamed OF the mean and cowardy manner In which
the republican Senators had acted IN refusing to
take the final vote, and Of keeping the whole coun-
try in the narrowing suspense that is doing much
TO nue the credit Of the natiOn and to depress the
business Of the country. II Andrew Johnson was
guilty, let him be convicted and removed at once and
II not let him be eX0neraed with the least possible
delay. He alluded to the noble, manly and cour-
ageous bearing Of Senators Fessenden, Trumbul,
Grimes and Henderson in touching and eloquent
terms, and said that they werc in his estimation, the
only republicans in the Senate. The opinions ex-
pressed by this gentleman are similar to those
avOwed by very many who have been known as good
and substantial republicans, a large proper
tion Of whom have always been opposed
imueachment. " "A
measure; and others who have agreed In
the propriety and necessity Of impeachment but who
believed that the President should be fairly and hon
oraby tried.
The excitement that began when the result Of the
vote was announced still continues unabated, al
though 1t has not taken the form Of noisy demon
stration, but is confined to earnest discussions