Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-05-16
NEWS FROM vvAsulNsToN.
wAsHrseToN, May ii, 1858.
A DAY OF GLOOM.


noon into doubt and almost despair 1--WE
are sold out" exclaimed one of the mana
gers this afternoon, at one o'clock, as he
came into the House and told his colleagues
of Henderson's speech against all the arti'
c!es, and impeachment generally, and IRON
that moment the whole Republican party IN
the house have been in panic almost un-
comfortable.
At the opening of the debate to-day
motion was made to notify the House tnat
the Senate would be ready to have the
House present ia. morrow at twelve. "Oh
no.n exclaimed Fessenden, and then Trum
bull. Grimes and Henderson chimed in with
their appeals for delay, and the earnest ke'
! pnblicans, fearing there was trouble brew
ing, let it lay over. And the Chief Justice
having given his opinion on the process OF
voting.
SENATOR SHERMAN TOOK THE FLOOR
To give his views, and in Eve minutes he
spread gloomy feeling over the whole Sen.
ate. He said he could not vote for the first
article, because he did not believe Mr.. Stan
ton was covered by the Tenure of Office
bill, and the President had the right TO re.
move him. He dispersed some of the gloom
however, when he announced his intention
of voting for the second, third eighth and
eleventh articles. But then came Mr..
Grimes, who seemed impatient to deliver
himself, and with an intensity of hatred and
bitterness, he assailed every article, and de-
nounced the House of Representatives for
bringing them before the Senate. Nothing
better was expected from him, and OF course,
he made no impression.
THEN STEWART, OF NEVADA,
Opened, and made the Senate ring with his
defense of the articles and his appeal to
the Senate to do their duty to outraged law
and to their country.
Then Williams of Oregon, gave bugle
hlast for conviction on all the articles, and
Doolittle and Davis went upon the record
went rehash of Nelson's speech, sprinkled
with some of Evarts sophistry.
HENDERSON REcnEANT.
Then Henderson, in whom all the Repub-
licans had trusted. commenced to pick at
first one article and then another, until he
had reached the eighth. when his time ran
out and he sat down, and as he closed there
were murmurs ran around the Republican
side of the Chamber, and whisperings and
hasty consultations, and messengers sent
out to sound the alarm of danger.
MR.. TRuMBULL,
Who had sat sullenly quiet in his chair all
day, and who assured your correspondent
an hour previous that he would not speak
to. day, rose and stated to the Senate that,
had this case been before any ordinary
Justice of the peace, it would have long ago
been dismissed, as Mr. Stanton was not
removed and General Thomas was not Sec
retary of War. Then he proceeded to whine
out his complaints about every article, and
the Senate extended his time to let him
finish an essay. which was prepared several
weeks ago. He offended nearly all the Re-
publicans by the outcroppiDg of his enmity
to impeachment.
EDMUNDs, OF VERMONT,
Declared his intention to vote for convic
! tion upon all the articles, and cogently gave
| his reasons therefor.
MORRILL,, OF MAINE,
Did likewise Then Hendricks, of Indiana,
paid glowing tribute to the virtuous inno-
cerce of Andrew johnson. Howe, of Wis
consin, claimed that having voted against
the Tenure of Office bin because it did not
include Secretary Stanton, he must now
vote against the first article. but could go
for all others. Then Reverdy johnson dis
appointed all who had hoped he would rise
above party and vote guilty" by his de-
fense of Johnson.
THEN CAME FEssENDEN,
Who read his written argument, which you
were previously advised he was preparing
before Bingham commenced to speak He
was against not only the first, but against
them all, and sought to vie with Grimes in
malignity towards the House, the managers
and all the articles. Then hope seemed to
| sink in the minds of the Republicans as the
Senate conceded him all the time he desir-
ed to finish his speech. and the motion was
made and carried at half. past five to take a
recess to bafpast seven p NJ, to get some
fresh air and seek to arrest the rapid demor.
alization of the Union forces.
WHO WERE LOST TO CONVICTION.
A rapid survey of the field showed that
there were now lost-Messrs. Trumbull,
Fessenden, Henderson and Grimes, upon all
the articles Nr. Fowler had not spoken,
but from his associations and talk all the
afternoon, all hope of his voting guilty"
upon any article was given up, and recruits
for the Democracy and acarittal increased
their forces to seventeen, leaving them only
! two more to gain to have over one, third of
n full Senate; and there were marked as
doubtful Messrs. Van Wrinkle, Wiley, An.
tbony and Frelinghuysen. None of them
desired TO speak, and but little hope was
manifested in Mr.. Van Winkle, which gives
them eighteen, and one only needed. "Can
they get Willey2" was on everyhody's lips.
None could answer, except that, if he goes
it settles it.
When the Senate met and got quorum,
at eight o'clock P. NJ, Mr. Conness. of Cali.
fornia. opened in one of his ertempore but
powerful arguments, which he hoped would
reach Wiley and Frelinghuysen. Then
Harlan followed, tearing to pieces the flimsy
pretexts behind which Mr.. Grimes had
sought to protect himself; and then Mr..
Wilson. in an unusually fervid and eloquent
appeal sought to arrest the demorlization,
by pleading for the life of the republic, now
hanging by single thread.
THEN Mr.. MORTON, OF INDIANA,
With power and an eloquence that made
the Senate Chamber ring. aud fixed upon
him the cyes and minds of all, tore into
shreds the excuses Of Trumbull and IIender.
son, and made them vince under his
sledge hammer blows. 1t is now 10 p. NJ.
and he still continues, while the corridors
are filed with members of the House and
newspaper correspondents. All tho mana.
gers are there, and Thad. Stevens keeps his
messengers flying from his rooms, where he
now lies quite WORKOUT by his days labor