The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-06-03
TIIE CAPITOL TURNED INTO a
PRISON.

ON COL WOOLLER
THE CAPITOL TURNED INTO a
PRISON.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 26, 1863
Assembling Of the Court- the
Galleries.
The impression being general that no
| vote would be taken, there was nothing ike
the rush which has heretofore characterized
;he impeachment proceedings. Neverthe-
| less, the immense galleries were packed
| TIE diplomatic section contained represen-
tatives Of twenty-eight foreign countries
( Arrangements fol preserving perfect order
were shown by files OF policemen.
The FsO9r.
The chamber appeared almost deserted
| There sat the Conservatives and seven 're-
creants. - Where were the thirty Eve i'm
! peachers?
Et was n Mystery 10 the Galleries
Others knew that caucus was being held
| to determine whether to proceed with the
vote or not. Edmunds came in and an
nounced confidentially that the voting would
| be postponed. A few minutes later other
Senators entered with an Indifference, and
soon engaged in conversation, with groups
being formed, among which the action of
the caucus was being discussed.
The First Move.
Spoculatious were freely offered as to the
probable effect Of the postponement on
grounds of party interest; yet, soon after
the Court organized Edmunds rose slowly
and offered resolution resembling all pre-
vious rules on the subject of voting.
The Chief justice thought the resolution
was not in order "A majority thought
otherwise, and the rules were recinded.
The Second EE0ve,
! e Next came the resolution postponing the
vote on im mpeachment until the 23rd Ct June
The Chief-justce considered tnis out Of
order, and was again overruled.
On each of the propositions Mr.. Ross
voted with the impeachers. A decided
| sensation among them was perceptible, and
the Radical Senators were bobbing heads
and making great efforts to confer with MIR.
Ross, who had defeated them on the
eleventh article. Abuse had been heaped
upon him. Was it possible he had repent,
ed?
The Programme Changed-strat
eSy.
Mr.. Conkling offered a substitute, pro-
viding that the Senate proceed at once to
vote on the remaining articles. This vas
believed to have been offered in good faith,
when it was rejected by an overwhelming
vote. Many of the spectators left the gal.
leries supposipg the days performance was
closed. The newspaper men in their anx-
iety to outstrip competition flashed the
news over the wires that Impeachment was
postponed till the 23l of June
The StFatcgisfs Beaten at their
Owen Came.
No one doubted the fact except parties
engaged in tbs desperate game. Mr.. Conk-
who, understanding the game in time, set
trap for the impeachers. Ross voted
squarely against Conkling's substitute. -
Another buzz was heard on the Radical
side. Sumner left his seat hurriedly, and
passed to the seats of Elmunds, Williams
and others, holding brief conferences, Sen
| ators leaned toward each other and passed
| hurried words. Spectators continued leav-
ing. The telegraph spread the news IN
| every direction. An undercurrent was now
And Caught I'm Their own Net.
The countenances of the impeachers were
frightened up by some unexpected turn il
cvents, as they evidently anticipated that
| Ross had been drawn out and vas upon he
record with the impeachers on every PIE
ilninary question. He seemed to be acting
in good faith with the impeachers, and
voted down the caucus resolution 70 rost-
| pone the vote, and moved to go into a vote
on the second article. The impeachers
were now all smiles, and had adroitly ascer-
tainel exactly how Ross would vote, as
they supposed and now they could convict.
They little suspected two parties to their
| game, and little suspected that the modest,
unso9hsticated Senator from Kansas in
tended to entrap thirty-five impeachers at
single haul The roll was called amid
breathless silence, and the interest blghten-
cd as The votes of the doubtful Senators
reached the eliminating point. Ross
name being called, now came
The Tag of war.
The impeachers had hazardcd every thing
upon his vote. Could it be possible that
thirty five politicians had been overreached
by ono MANI 1t was too true. Ross had
set histrap and caught the whole party, and
when he answered in clear, ringing voice,
Not guilty" there were countenances
among the Radicals which would have fur
| nlshed subjects worthy of Ho2arth.
Putting Away The Corpse.
Impeachments had been long dead butt
was now buried.
fine Chief MOurners.
Bingham and Boutwell, hurried IRON the
Chamber, but Butler retained his seat uu-
I'll the third article was voted down. and the
others abandoned.
The 1leM who KILLED Cock Rob-
fn
On the opposite side sat Evarts, Stan,
berry and Nelson, apparently uumoyed by
the great events transpiring around them
Revenge in the xsouse.
The Court OF impeachment having ad
journed sine die the crowed rushed for the
House to see the chagrned and disappointed
managers wreak ngeance upon Colonel
Wooley, who was there under arrest, charg
ed with contempt. Never have the proceed
ings of the American Congress been more
humiliating. Beer-gardeD scenes have been
dsgraceful, but the injustice and oppression
IF the House to-day should cause every
freeman to rise in his might The proceed
Jugs should be read by every citizen, and
the eloquent protest OF Judge Marshall
pondered
'Ehe Capitol Turned i'm TO a Isris-
ON.
Think Of Manager Boutwell, offering
resolution to convert the Capitol Of tho
nation into q prisons resolution which
was sustained by every Radical Congress
man. As Chief.jusjce Chase said, the
time has come for all who love their coun-
try to band together against the Jacobns.
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