The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-05-26

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vlil b. usorUugh iAs country believes with Mr..
Stevens that atrs vss deep damuhtion same-
shrFe.
NJ ysa winilo wts the ouly member who
vas entirely free frum nervousness aud excite
meut while the Senate vas waiting fog the vote.
HE mind being 20 happily constituted that he
could leave The management q bis conduct en-
tifely IN The hands II others, he had nothing 10
trsabie him, and eat arranging his papers with
ali the absorption Of child building 8 block
house. And the man who thus waiting to
vote no, guilty, had written, read and circulated
90 opinion ia favor Of conviction.
The night before the vote was taken Mr..
Ross attended . private meeting Of the friends Of
Impeachment At his colleagues room, and renew
ed his On repeated promise 10 vote fur eonyic-
uon. No wonder that when he was waiting "a
vote not guilty, be kept his eyes fastened upon
the noor and buFled bis nefyous hands with bits
q paper.
Tho Chicago TSlbuns IL the only Republican
organ which has followed the reeroAnt Senator
into the ranks Of the sBemy. A few weeks snce
this same journal denounced Andrew johnson in
behalf Of the people ~ "a desperate and dem
hgoguo disturbor Of the national peace, the VI
olstor d national law, the stunbling-hlock Of ma.
tonal Justice, aud the organizer Of national ruin,
and demanded that he be branded as a botrayei
Of the people and stripped Of the robes be had
stained"
The question Of impeachment wAs voted mp
on by full Senate, the Importance Of the sub
I jeci keeping the habituai drunkArdr sober, and
bringing out all the invalids. Conkling and Nor,
ton sore pale from recent illness while Howard
and Grimes were brought into the Chamber b,
their friends, and we're too feeble 10 stand with
out assistance. ..
Salmon 7, Chase was the fret choice Of thu
New York Tribune and the Springfield Repubh
can for President, but both Of those papers now
intimate that while sitting a. Presiding officer o
the Senate he played the part Of an ambitious po
litcal trckster and is largely responsible for the
aequittal Of johnson. The Tribune says that he
changed the vote Of Van Wrinkle, probably de-
cided that 81 Henderson, and did his best to in
luenoe his Ron-in-law spraguo but il seems
that the Senator from Rhode Island, though moi
much Of talker, is able to do his own thinking
The appearance and manner Of the distn-
guishod actors In the closing scene Of the inn
parchment drama, are matters Of interest Al
first AZ Mr. Chase read to each Senator from q
paper which he held, the question as TO the guilt
Of the respondent, his hand trembled and bis
voice falierod. When Mr.. Cameron's name was
called, he broke in upon the Chief Justice with
his vote before the reading Of the question was
concluded
OF the hify-four United States Senators, only
eight we're elected a. Democrats, The remain
ing eleven Of the nineteen who voted for acquit.
tai are Johnsonized Republicans. 1t Is humili'
ating to reflect that our party has been deprived
Of nearly one fourth Of its Legitimate power in
the senate by the troachery Of thoee in whom il
has eonfded.
The editor Of the New York Independent,
who was in Washington and closely observed the
impeachment proceedings, says that all the de-
liDquent Senators, except Mr. Grimes. practiced
the most shameful deception upon their col.
leagues and friends, and led them to believe they
should vote for conviction up to the moment Of
their unmasking in secret session. -
The House committee have before il one G. W
Wooley who confessed that he came to Washing
ton with s25 600 to in the interest Of his eli.
ent, spent some o. II in giving suppers TO the
Presidents friends, aud offered 81 400 to Judge
Blaekmor Of Ohio II he would use his influence in
favor Of the Presidents bat declined to account
for $4,000 Of the money
On Monday, senator Trumbuil told his col
league, Yates, that be had not prepared word
upon the question, and twenty minutes after rose
and delivered most elaborate and studied
speech in favor Of aequittaL No one was sur.
priced that ia disclosing his true sentiments after
days o. deception, he did il with trembling voice
and pAliid eountenanoe.
Although Senator Patterson was a most &C
tive opponent Of impeachment and voted not
guilty, In a tone Of voice extensively coarse and
exutant, it cannot be said that his course in
huanced by affection for the President Although
be il Mr.. Johnson's son-in-law and lives la the
| White House, they are on unfriendly terms and
never meet OF address each other IL they can pos
sibly avoid H.
During the time Of the impeachment pro
coeedings, there was gain " over 10000 In the
circulation q the New York Weekly Tribune
Daring the twelve business hours Of one day
since the vote on Impeachment, the Chicago Re.
publican placed un lie books the names Of 100
nsN Subscribers, most Of whom bad dropped tbs
Chicago Tribune for i,s support Of Senator Trum.
ball
The EBgIsh papers which mourned the down.
fall q the ConfedofAcy are very much rejcicod al
The prospect Of Andrew Johuson's Aoquittal.-
Moss q the French joarnals eonader the trial
another proof II the strength Of our RepnhaieAu
institutions, and the organs II the LIBERAL party
regret thai Il h not likely 10 result in the convie
I tisn q the President
If Mr.. Fowler had stood in the felon's bon aud
heard his awn doom In the word guilty b. could
n0l have been more affected than be EAs by his
ewa vote 10 Aequii Andres johnson. AZ soon a.
be bad succeeded In making himself inielhgibls
be is bach into his chair, and in the words q The