The Van Buren press., 1868-05-22

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Grimes led Off dead against it.
Mr.. Sherman spoke against the first ar.
ticle, claiming the President had right
to remove Mr.. Stanton, but considered
the appointment of Mr.. Thomas uncon.
stitutional.
The speech is regarded as against con,
viction.
Howe took the same ground with Sher-
man. Henderson next followed, and dis
approved the impeachment from begin
ming to end !; Fessenden ditto Trumbnll
at last accounts had reached the eighth
article, and condemned them all.
Impeachment stock is below par, and
the Jacobins wear elongated faces.
SECOND DISPATCH.
This has been day of intense excite
ment at the Capitol. The Senate assem-
bled at ten clock and Immediately went
into secret session. Never, perhaps, has
greater solcitude been felt and manifest.
ed
The most unreasonable reports had
been circulated and believed, relative to
| the acts and utterances of doubtful Sen
ators, now that these Senators were about
to speak for themselves officially. Corps
of newspaper correspondents crowded the
lobby, and these were untiring in their
efforts to penetrate the vail of Senatorial
secresy.
Sporting gentlemen who had staked
money on the result were as busy as
badgers catching every rumor, and seek
ing information from more expert
- Knights of the quill
A Senator rarely exposed himself out
side the Gambler When he did, he was
Immediately armed button holed, twisted
and pulled until he was glad to retreat
with sound limbs Business proceeded
within; rlmors were abundant without.
1t was not until late in the afternoon
that the facts began to develop themselves,
which fully accounted for the elongated
cOuntenanccs of the Jacobins.
Grimes had led off with a speech in IA
vor Of acquittal. This startled the i'm
peachers, but when Henderson followed
with powerful argument which caused
Van Wrinkle to exclaim, " Impeachment
can't stand such blows" Several of the
Radical Senators hurried out to com
muncate to the House impeachers, who
were anxiously waiting in the lobby to
hear the first guns. Misfortunes rarely
come single.
Fessenden threw his whole force
against the impeachment fabric, attacking
it from beginning to end.
Trumbull with fearful denunciation
of the first and eighth articles, declaring
that they would not be seriously regarded
by magistrates court. His fifteen
minutes expiring, he did not reach the
other four articles. What he may think
Of these is not known, although his son
remarked tonight, Pa will vote right
on some of the articles
Mr.. Sherman made an unanswerable ar
gument in favor of the President on the
first article, showing it a legal and con-
stitutional right to remove Stanton. Then
as if eager to make amends to his party,
he condemned the ad interim appoint
ment of General Thomas, and will vote
to convict the President on the third ar
ticle.
Mr.. Howe followed Sherman, and as
sumed position, condemning the first ar
tices, and disappearing the appointment
of Thomas. His vote is regarded as GER
tain Of conviction on the third article.
Messrs. Stewart Edmunds, Williams and
Morrill, (of Maine) defended all the ar
ticles, while Messrs. Doolittle, johnson,
Hendricks and Davis denounced them
all
The Senate is now holding night ses-
sion. Further developments are expect
ed.
AS the affair now stands the President
is certain of six Radical votes, viz: Fes-
sender, Grimes, Henderson, Fowler,
Trumbull and Van Wrinkle Another vote
is necessary to insure acquittal.
Anthony and Sprague have given no
intimation how they intend to vote. An
thony is claimed by the Conservatives.
Ross is also regarded as doubtful, and
the impeachcrs have almost given PIN
pcachmcnt as a failure. The excitement
in the Senate completely upset the Radi-
cal programme.
In the House Mr., Stevens at once pro
posed to postpone the consideration Of
his bill for the admission Of the Southern
States, while the impeachcrs formed
themselves into groups for consultation
and discussion.
Mr.. Stevens expresses himself in un-
complimentary terms Of the Senate. Mr..
Washburne exclaimed, Everything has
gone TO hell" Mr., Butlor was greatly
excited and said I" Mcssrs fGssenden
and TrumbulI are demoralizcd to poIitl-
cal damnation' He refused TO be com
fortcd. and left tie Capitol in . great pas
sion. u.. ... ....L .... .
A large party Of Tennessee Radicals
arrived to-day to manipulate Fowler,
They hold a meeting to night to consider
the situation.
Grant hcldalong conference with Wade
yesterday, by appointment, at Wade s
room in tho Washington House, at which
several Radical Senators were present by
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