The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-27
A SCENE In THE IMPEACHMENT
COURT.
Graphic Picture of Some Leading Characters.


"Swede" Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial, has the following
under date of the 18th:
When Mr. Fowler came to vote, the feeling
was, perhaps, the most intense. He is of a
mild, almost girlish face, and very quiet
manners; and, unlike any other senator, can
sit perfectly still in his seat for hours, listen
ing to dull or earnest arguments with the
| same unrufled aspect. His face is without
| strong tints or contrasts in 1t, his hair being
of bunchy luxuriant auburn, more haxen
than red, while his skin IS pale and has eyes
| are gray He looks to be no more than
| forty years of age, but Is really forty six.
having been born at Steubenyille, Ohio, the
home of Judge Binghem. He was pro-
fessor In the same college of which he had
been pupil, and seems TO have taken rank
always for docility, amiability, hopefulness
and conscientiousneSs. He is much beloved
by some who know him perfectly; but he is
of q distant nature, and less of q politician,
l should think, than any senator. TWAS by
the soft nature of Fowler that the radicals
were assured of him, and they watched him
like prisoner from Tuesday to Saturday to
| keep his other sympathies from finding fell
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every eye that knew him was~upon him.
Anthony, heretofore the only doubtful sena-
tor, had swung into the organization. II
Fowler should vote guilty" conviction was
insured. Standing up in his neat-ftting suit
of black, the coat a dress one, Mr.. Fowler,
paler than usual, but mild faced and modes.
as always, passed the hardest moral gauntlet
of his life ] do not know whether any OF
the radical senators around him whispered
aloud as he rose, but their lips were almos;
articulate. His place was next to the wall
FIVE seats from the chief Justice, with Simon
Cameron before him. Ramsey, Of Mime
sofa, behind, and Harlan and Drake almost
touching his elbow. Upon his vote hung
the presidency, the fate of many thousand
families, the highest of all presidents, the
fate of his party, perhaps.
How say you, Senator Fowler? Is An
drew johnson, President of the United
States, guilty or not guilty of high crime
and misdemeanor, as charged in this arti
Gle -
The answer fell low, but audible; "Noi
guilty"
Sumner was on his feet in an instant
many places off, quiyering with emotion.
ave did not hear the "oNsER!'' he said
looking like Judge Jeffries, all fury.
Senator Fowler arose again.
Repeat your answerr' said the chief jus
tiee, in his mild, majestic way.
"Not guilty Y replied Senator Fowler.
Charles Sumner sat down looking almost
leonine, his powdered locks shaking, his
lips trembling, philippe in his eye. He
turned his profile up at the gallery. and very
| fine 1t was, with the nostril dilated, as he
| wiped back the hair from his temples, all
| flushed for an instant, then pale. never
knew that he had SO much quick character
The other raging face was brakes, but
its type was lower than Summers; for the
| latter seldom breaks into fun passion, while
Drake is gritsing mad with about the same
intensity all the time.
There is not great deal of magnetism
about Drake; he froths where Sumner fright
ems. Drake is black -and-tan terrier, al
ways nervous for seufIle, while Sumner is
lion shaking his name. Chambers ex
preston was pure personal hate. Wade
| could look nowhere to conceal his thunder
storm expression; the relieving bliss of q
good, old-fashi oned cursing was apparent &c
/ everybody who saw these four faces-Sum-
ner, Wade, Chandler and Drake. There
were others with equal hopes wrecked in
Fowler's reply, but their natures were diff
ferent, and that which made the others
drunk made these but tinjd.