The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-28

quire the mails of the War Department
TO be delivered to me, and shall transact
all business of the War Department.
Enter Grant.
AT this iuncture Gen. Grant and aid
came in. Gen. Grant said playfully to
Mr.. Stanton's friends: II am surprised
to find you here. | supposed you would
be at my headquarters for protection"
After long conversation with Robert
]. Walker, Gen. Thomas, Secretary OF
War ad interim, left his office and went
home. 1t is reported that Walkers adj
vice to him was to remain passive, to
carry out all orders of the President, but
to wait the action of the courts and not
to forcibly eject Stanton from office -
From all accounts, Gen. Grant took no
part in the controversy between Stanton
and Thomas, but was present only az q
spectator. After Thomas left the office
the friends of Stanton also left.
Impeachment Reported.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania, at ten
minutes past two o'clock, rose to make
a report from the committee on recon-
struction.
The Speaker gave an admonition to
the spectators in the gallery and to
!
! during the proceedings about to take
place and to manifest neither APPRECIATION
nor disaprObation.
Mr.. Stevens then said. From the
committee on reconstruction, | beg leave
| make the following report That in adj
| dition to papers referred to them, the
committee find that the President on
the 2lst day of February, 1865, signed
| and ordered a commission or letter of
authority to one Lorenzo Thomas, direct
| ing and authorizing said Thomas to act
as Secretary of War dd interim, and to
take possession of books, records, papers
and other public property in the War
| Department.
Upon the evidence collected by the
committee which is hereafter presented,
and in virtue OF the powers with which
| they have been invested by the House.
they are of the opinion that Andrew
| johnson, President of the United States,
be impeached of high crimes and mis-
! demeanors. They therefore recommend
TO the House the adoption of the accom-
| panying resolution signed by Thad.
| Stevens, Geo. ;. Boutwell,, John A.
| Bingham, +. c. Beaman, j. G. Hulburd,
| John 4. Farnsworth, II. L. Paine
Resolution for impeachment
ResOived, That Andrew Johnson,
| President of the United States, be i'm
| peached of high crimes and misdemean-
ors.
The Debate on Inn penehR,cnt.
The following review of the Senate ON
impeachment is taken from the special
correspondence of the Boston Journdl.-
Mr.. James Brooks of New York, who
assumes to be the champion of Demo
crazy nowadays, Immediately took the
floor and began, with questionable taste,
to denounce and defy the Republican
party, repeating the little historical piece
which has of late been spoken at so
many Copperhead gatherings, about the
French and the English revolutions
He undertook to say that he and his
friends would never, never, so help
him God, never submitn This defiant
assertion only produced smiles, which
were succeeded by bursts of laughter,
when, in conclusion, he declared, IF
the Fortieth Congress did not succeed
in re-electing Andrew johnson they
would immortalize his name on the pa
ges of history a. the most glorious defen-
der ofliberty that ever lived under any
Constitutional Government whatever
Mr. Spaulding of Ohio rose 10 make
brief statement. Conservative in SYM
pathy and in instinct, he has heretofore
opposed Impeachment as he frankly
stated, but now, a. will be seen by n re-
ference TO the report in another column,
he felt confident that the only way 10
secure peace and prosperity was to ter
inmate the conflict of the Executive
with the laws of the nation.
Mr.. Spaulding's remarks, and the ex-
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the House would adopt the resolution of
impeachment with unanimity, virtually |
decided the question. Impeachment !
was inevitable.
Judge Bingham of Ohio next took the |
floor, commencing his remarks by sol |
EMMY evOking the matchless name of |
Waahing ton, who declared, in sloaef,le-s I
words, that the Constitution WAS sacred |
ly obligatory upon all, from the Presi- |
dent to the humblest citizen. He then |
defined his position on the impeach |
ment question in a manner that won at |
tention and commanded respect. He |
had held himself back and had endeav-
ored TO keep Others back so long rs there |
was any doubt of the Presidents crimi-
nality; but now he stood before the |
House filled with the conviction that
the President had, deliberately and dar-
ingly, violated the Constitution, his oath
of office and the statutes of the country.
Mr.. Bingham proceeded with winged |
words, y to analyze the conduct of the
President and to show that he should
be placed on trial.
General Farnsworth of Illinois replied
to the assertions of Mr.. Brooks-that
the Democratic party would not permit
the trial and conviction ofthe President.
The General served in the cavalry dur
ing the recent war for the suppression
of the rebellion, and he is perfect type
of dashing dragoon-tall, with chiv
alric bearing, an energetic yet graceful
manner and a keen eye, his voice rung
through the hall like splendid bugle
strains on a battlefield. Abiding to
some statements made by Mr.. Brooks
about the army, the General excoriated
the speaker, and denounced what he
said-declaring that while half mil
lion of Union soldiers were slain during
the war, a million of boys in blue still
live, and when the necessity demands |
they will come as the waves come when
the tempest prevails, to maintain the
oft the laws.
The Evening Session.
The speech of the evening was that of
Gen. John Logan, who dashed into the
I
into action. He is man of medium size
without an ounce Ofsuperfiuous fiesh.-
His swarthy features are clean shaved
with the exception of heavy black
His deep set eyes are bright
and keen his coal black hair hangs in
long heavy masses, and his attitude is
defiant, while his voice is Imperative
He was elected to Congress by upward
Of fifty-six thousand majority, and he
evidently feels that he is not only sup
ported by the people of the entire State :
Of Illinois, but by the loyal men of the
land, so that he neither desires to seek
DR. to give quarter
The Debate on Monday.
The debate opened by Mr.. Ashley of
Ohio, and continued without internis-
sion until five O'Clock in the afternoon.
The oratorical duel was well kept up.
Judge Woodward of Pennsylvania, the
lblest Democratic jurist, made speech
which had evidently been well consid-
cred, and he drew around him all the {
leading members of the opposition. Mr.. |
Brooks sat at his feet, drinking in the
which he needed, and other
young members listened to his argu
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