The Van Buren press., 1868-07-03

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ffroon The Grounds Of Complaint. nj
The New York psadens-whose Sc
editor il said to have bet heavily aon the
iconviction of the President--thus sets
forth the Mopgrol grounds Of complaint
rs to the, cour So Of those Senators by
whose votes hsiost his money suils'
4 b. THE coNsriRAcY IN rnr ssExArE. 90
ts The storm ofindignationl which RACES
! in Washington, Against Fessendeu and
Trumbull is not on account Of their votes
against Impeachment, but on account of
their concealment and deception pre- vious
to those votes. mo just man would con,
tdemn either of these, gentlemen OF any
| OF their associates. for rendering 4, YER
| dict according 20 bis Individual con.
science, however much such 4 verdict
might be ont OF harmony with popular
sentiment But never in the Legislative
| experience, Of the Oldest Senator has such
a trick been played on the Senate as that
by which Fcsscnden deceived his own
colieagocs p Morrill, Trumb ball his own
colleague, hates Henderson. his so~n
colleague, Drake and Ross his own col
league, Pomcroy. -.,,-,, s,,tl h.,ss,s 81
After the close OF Binghain's argument
a majority of the Court desired 10 pro.
coed, after brief consultations. 10 Anal
vote 10 this Fesscnden objectad, ia
speeea which, fora man Of his unvelyety
temperament, was upusuauy and uncon.
stitutionally 'bland-asking for. d. delay
on the ground that he had not ye. made
iup his tud g,rett; that doring the whole
itrialhe had endsayored to keep his mind
open; that Bingham had presented sever
al points which were novel and worthy
of further CONSIDERATION; and that be-
wished an opportunity, quietly fra ut
home, to re. examine the argument and
evidence. n After this speech, Morrill,, his
colleague, went round from desk "a, desk
IN the, Senate Chamber, aud privately
begged Tor this Indulgence 10 his col
lesg ue. expressing At the saine time great
confidence that Fessendenls views would
be found not much out Of harmony With
the,yiews Of the majority of bis friends.
A brief delay was accordingly granted :
after which, on Monday, May IL, the
Senator's were tocompare viewsin secret
session, and on Tuesday, Maybe, to vote
in open court. During Mondays com.
parison OF views, to the samazement of all
the impeaching Senators. but to the per.
feet knowledge 1ofthe Coppcrhcads and
script Observation-Disclosures. elaborate,
and techpical--sns Of the most pains TAX.
ing and long wrought papers which he
ever produced-a piece or ,compositiQn
which, IN thc Judgment OF his. brother
Senators, must have taken him many
days to prepare. refine and polish,uS' This
unexpected docpmentinstsntly pEodnesd
upon the mipds Of bis compeers the pain
ful but }unaS ottahle conviction that ne
had soHtieed Il delase e'n0 for the sake of
settling his mind batdor tho isakcI Of
polishing his periods. ssSach "a spjeccs or
sharp practice hadgppt been expected fr9m
q man possessing as much pride Of honor
As Fessenden: shd 'it hlled 'his AssUciStes
with mingled Msprise, sorrow, aud indig
nation --.--.--~ss~r-. .sss--ns~----a
Meanwhile. Tfnnfbull had been playing
x similar cgame. After telling hislcolI
league. Yates, that1he liadprepsre,hnoth
ing At all, he croscttwsnty minutes, after
wards and gave the most elaborate
of his speech, delivering Il With such ire
Fmorsin1i 1isivoice and such pallor' inehis
conntenancc yss to- bctray al unwohted
and 4 alp ost unnatural excitem enEs1A
thunder bolt falling through, the glass
roof Of the Senate Chamber would not
have more thoroughly surprised tho Sen
ate than TrumbuIrs announcement Of his
Epositi on.js Down to the very last moment
he had successfully caioled bis IN ost init.
mate, iriendst amopg the Illinois members
OF the lower House, who, after his speech,
were so shocked BY bis deceiful behavior
towsrd themselves that they aim cst On.
tirely forgot the greater injury wliich be
was inaicting on the country 5a.a3q
Ross Of Kansas repeatedly and solemn
" assured his colleague, down 70 the
very last day before the vote, and repeat.
ed this assuraraejto various other Sena.
tors and members, that he would vote
for.conyiction on the first second, third
| and eleventh artclss--a pledge which he
SO suddenly and so strangely broke bv
acquittingo The President that the whole
city OF Washington, on Saturday last,was
in three hours tiled with charges ofchis
positive, and. downright corruption for
money. A.s,.5-..,...,.l.t I
81 Henderson, rs We learn, Is 10 bs con-
frontetl with oflIdsvits slleging that he
had positively agreed 10 vote for the
eleventh ar,iele--a promise by which, il
he had kept it, would have delivered the
nation from It's chief incubus. !, -
Fowler, who has lately worn thecoun
nance ofa man more crazy than sane, led
his Tennes ssee friends to supp except
Patterson) down to Saturday morning,
| that he might vote for conviction, Ger,
tainly no man ia the nation was more
fierce FOR conviction than Fowler in Jan.
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