The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-22
IMPEACHMENT.
The Vote on Saturday-Failure of the
l1th Article-Ths Recusant esna-
tors.

tors.
THE VOTE ON SATURDAY.
At IL o'clock precisely, the Chief Justice,
wearing the silk robe of Office, entered and
took his seat as presiding officer of the Court
of Impeachment and directed the Sergeant
alarms TO make proclamation. Proclama-
ton was made in the usual form; the Secre-
tary then proceeded to read the journal of
last days proceedings in the case Of the
United States against Andrew johnson,
President.
When the reading was concluded Mr.. Ed
munds, (Vt.) called up the order heretofore
submitted, in the following words:
ORDERED, That the Chief Justice, in di-
rectiDg the Secretary to read the several
articles of impeachment, shall direct him to
read the eleventh. article first, and the ques-
aion shall be taken on that article, and there
after on the other ten successfully as they
stand.
The Chief Justice then rose and said that
in conformity TO the oder Of the Senate the
Chief Justice will now proceed TO take the
vote on the Ilth article, as directed by the
rules. The llth article was read by the
clerk. The first name on roll (Anthony) be-
ing called, that Senator rose, and the Chief
Justice, also standing, addressed to him this
formula:
Mr.. Senator Anthony, how say you, is the
respondent Andrew johnson, President,
guilty of high crime and misdemeanor, as
charged in the article.
Mr.. Anthony responded-Guilty.
OF the doubtful ones Fowler next received
the greatest attention. He rose, held on to
his desk, and was greatly embarrassed, and
when he had responded the Chief Justice was
obliged to ask him which way he had voted
Henderson voted in a very spiteful and
bitter mnnner, mot guilty
Sprsgue deciding guilty made great i'm
pre- ssion throughout the chamber and the
Chief Justice sppeared exceedingly annoyed.
Ross, of Kansas, voted not guilty He
seemed to feel his shame, and all knew he
was not voting as he conscientiously be-
lieved and had declared himself
The vote summed up yeas 30 and nays 49,
as follows:
For Conviction: Messrs. Anthony, Cam.
eron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling
Corners, Corbst, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds.
Ferry. Frelinghuyson, Harlan, Howard
Howe, Morgan, Morrill,, Me- Morrill,, (Vt)
Morton, Nye, Patterson, IN. H. Pomeroy,
Ramsey, Sherman. Sprague, Stewart, Sum
| ner, Thayer, Upton, Wade, Wiley, Will
/ lldu'b, W HSOLy tdJCS.-OOs
| Not Guilty: Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler
Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, johnson
| Salisbury, Trumbull, Van Wiukle, Vickers
10.
So the President was acquitted on the It'll
article, 36 votes being necessary to convict
Senator Ross vote changed the result. HI
| L. IL loo ;v,fo ofr "a. .rr
| guilty. but at the last, having been bought
| up, changed around to the side of the PTesi
dent.
Before the result of the vote was announced
by the chair, but when it was known, Sena
tor Williams rose and moved that the Sen
ate, sitting as court of impeachment, ad
journ till Tuesday the 26th of May, at 1:
o'clock, which was carried.
The Chief Justice then left the Chair, ant
the members of the House retired to thei
own Chamber.
The spectstors who filed every seat ant
standing places in the galleries at once be
gan to pour into, the halls and corridors, ant
thus the curtain fell for ten days on the ma
tional drama of imeachment.
The closing scene was not marked by tn
slightest breach of decorum or good order.
WAsHISaros, May lT.-Excitement ha
run high here since the vote of Saturday
The President feels very jubilant but vii
keep quiet until the vote is taken on the re
manning articles. He fesls entirely coniden
in the result.
Some hopes are still enter tained of convict
ing the President on the second article. Tn
less conviction is certain it is possible tina
the vote on the remaining articles will b
postponed indefinitely leaving tn
charges hanging over Johnson s head 10 th
end Of his term,
COMMITTEE or IEyTsTIGATIoN.
In the House the Man ayers, ON motion {
Mr.. Bingham, were empowered to iuyesti
gate all matters pertaining 10 the trial, an
their investigation will go forward at once
ROSS, VAN wISKLE AND FOWLER.
Mr.. Ross after having stated TO sewers
gentlemen the article he should vote for wa
, shown list in the hands ex-senator PomeiO
givirg the articles the Senators had agree
to vote for. On this Mr.. Ross was put dow
for the first, second, third, eighth aud eleveDt
articles. Mr.. Ross said that was right, ez
cept the eighth article. Mr.. Pomeroy the
drew line around the eighth, and Mr.. Ros
then said he would stand by the rest. Th
he repeated at Mr.. Pomeroy's house at 81
o'clock in the evening. On Monday at te
, o'clock Dan Voorhees, offered 10 bet $1,000
that Mr. Ross would not vote for convictio
on any article.
| Immediately after adjournment of th
f Senate, Mr.. Ross went direct to the Whit
, House. He is reported to have said that b
could not remain in the Republican party
and that it was of no consequence to hir
whether he returned to Kansas or not.
= All that is said for Ross by the President
friends is that they were sure of him; a
that the Republicans know is that he do
e ceived them grossly. On Wednesday eve
ming Senator Ross, in conversation on Ii
avenue, in the presence of Senator.Oattel
said that he shou vote guilty on the frs
y second, third and eleventh articles, and O
0 Thursday evening, in the Senate Ohambe
that he should vote for the first, second an
third, that he thought there was somethin
= in the eighth, and that he had no doubt
t the Presidents guilt as charged in the lit
g article, though no evidence had been admi
= ted to proYeit. Later on the same evenin,
he marked himself down on list of Senate
who were making it up, as for the frs
e second, third and eleventh articles.
II Mr.. Fowlers course is as inexplicable
L that of Mr.. Ross. He has gone as far as an
9 of the Tennessee members in denouncing u
S President, and urging impeachmet.
% Senator Van Winkle read his written opil
ion in favor of conviction on the eleventh a
" ticle to Senator Cattell last Sunday evenin
1t was also read to two other Senators, al
seen by another as late as Tuesday mornin
And yet he voted not guilty. Chief Justi
, Chase has the credit (or discredit) of brin
irg Van Winkle over to the President
side.
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