The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-15

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OF Maine indicated that they would vol,
for all the principal articles; but agsins
that about the Presidents speeches, anc
Doolittle followed HendTicks views, aff
made an elegant speech sagsinst the whol,
body of articles. Davis took an extreme
! Democratic position in relation to the mat
ter, and, OF course, his vote is not guilty
every time his mama is called.
HENDERSON
! Has from the first been counted i, favor
of conviction and bis speech took every body
by surprise. He read carefully bis prepared
| opinion. ofnogreat length, taking the ground
that the tenure-ofofice act did not apply to
| Stanton's case, as be had not been appointed
by johnson, and had only held Office By the
Presidents assent since the close of Lincoln &
term, be did not think it necessary to discuss
the question of intent, because no law had
been violated. He had no sympathy with
the Presidents political course, but could
not decide the questions in issue on party
grounds. He indicated that he. would vote
against all principal articles, but he, said
nothing partiuclarly about the eleventh, his
Missouri friends try to fatter themselves
that he will at last vote for il. 4H3 ieiifI
aai ~ rRuMsUtL = Il .gboj
Had been counted for convictioti on two
or three articles but he made strong speech
against the first and sfcond articles on which
the case rests. He said that the act,of 1889,
creating the War Department, gave tie
Pres dent power to remove i.s head, and this
power was in no way affected till the1pas-
sage of the Tenure of. Office, He held
that this act did not apply to Stanton, for he
was not included in t6e general part of the
frst section of this sct, because all Cabinet
Ministers are especially fixed by a proviso
thereto, and Stanton, Secretary de facto, is
not covered by proviso, because the term
of bis appointment expired. with The end of
Lincoln's. He indicated generally That he
could not vote for any of them, saying that
the quest; onsimust be determined from a ju.
dicial and not from personal stand point
dts4b lsps,, fMEssENpEN M ENpENIl ,soUi eFi ri
Was the last speaker Of. the afternoon ses-
sion, aud spoke at more length than any
other Senator, treating the whole question
presented by the House with much fallness,
and declaring against every article, 4 lsuii
n1 MORTON s s4a f5idH
During the evening session made a powerful
speech in favor of conviction, which is high
ly praised and seems to have cheered fhe
hearts of the most despoDdent. The Detno-
Gratis were generally, however, in good spirits
and the Republicans despondent. IT goi
~ H. TUESDAY. ied4 s,,,s
On Tuesday at 10 M. the Senate met in
open session. Responses from the country
began to come to the Senators and Repre-
sentatives some time before noon. and be-
fore adjournment they were being received
in an uninterrupted stream. These beirg
passed around soon set the minds of all at
rest concerning the feeling of the country
Taking the day through, the telegraph men
say there has been no great occasion In a
long time when The country was so prompt
to respond, and where the sentiments ex-
pressed were as strong, and so nearly Of the
same character. On the Senate being called
to order, it sdjourned, as a court, until Satur-
day on account of the dangerous illness Of
Howard.
The Missouri delegation have had an in
terview with Henderson and be has pledged
himself not to vote on the articles on which
he cannot vote guilty This leaves only
three Republican Senators committed to
vote not guilty on all the articles. We can
spare three more and convict. The Republi-
cans counted doubtful are Anthony, Sprague,
FreliDghuyson, Ross, Van Winkle, and
Fowler, the two last, the most doubtful of
the number. Henderson will undoubtedly
vote for the eleventh article which is really
one of the strongest and will receive the vote
of every Senator who votes for the first
three. .. ,ra..f Ill. al
WEDNESDAY. F
The whole talk and interest centered on In
peachment. There was great deal of eau
cusing, both in the House and Senate, and
nearly every Senator'S position regarding the
are in any doubt aud, as the matter stands
tonight, both the second and eleventh arti-
cles are regarded as certain and conviction
will yet be secured. Henderson, it is UNDER
stood, will vote for the eleventh article.
Fowler has gone over, body aud breeches, TO
the enemy. Howard, ConkliDg and Grimes
are very sick. ~ l'i9fif