Middletown transcript., 1868-05-23
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The vote was taken on the eleventh ar
tiele, on Saturday last. and resulted As
follows: T.
G~sltv.-Messrs Anthony, Cameron,
Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Con-
49, -~nssus -Corbstt, -Gragia, Drake, Edmunds.
;. FreGpgkuysen, Harlan, Howard. Morgan.
Morrilt Of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, |
Morton. Nye. Patterson of N. II. Pome-
roy, Sherman, Sprague Stewart, Sumner, |
fhayer, Upton, Wade, Wiley, Williams, |
Wilson, Ferry, Howe. Ramsey, and Yates
s,syfNot Gsaty. Messrs Bayard, Bucka-
*efew, Davis, Dixon, Doolttle, Fessenden,
- Fowler, Grimes. Henderson, Hendricks,
johnson. McCreery, Norton, Patterson of
=. Tennessee, Ross. salisbury, Trumbull,
yan Wrinkle, yickers-19
Thirty-six votes being necessary to
- ;: .r ~ convict the President was declared not
guilty.
The result was Immediately telegraphed
.. throughout the country, and flashed
= through the depths of the ocean over the
:-s .,sS Z M atlantic cable to Europe We received
dispatch between one and two o'clock.
The seven Republican Senators voting for
A. the Presidents acquittal, were-Messrs.
q Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Henderson,
-; 90. Ross, Trumbpll, and Van Winkle The
Court then adjourned until the 26th inst.
without voting on any other article. 4
.,d,g The 11th article was added by Thaddeus
n Stevens. after the other articles had been
prepared, and was supposed to be the most
s.R likely to bring about the conviction of the
President. Hence the vote was taken on
81 first, and the President acquitted, to
> sathe great disgust and chagrin of the i'm
!. bounds. Those seven Senators have been
~ read out of the Republican party by the
sdiNew York Tribune, and some Of them
s+haccused Of having been bribed. The board
Of managers are resolved into board Of
:, inquisitors, by the authority Of the House,
ii With power to send for persons and papers,
Ito investigate the charges which have been
:A.,s.s tramped up against these Senators. But
Al. nothing win come of it, because the char
~ :.yagss are false, What will be the final nc.
y tioa, of the Court Of Impeachment upon
,,,9'the remaining ten articles is still involved
in uncertainty. Some hold the opinion
OwtAat impeachment is at an end-others
,'Tthat conviction may ensuo upon some on,
-g'of theiremaining articles. The matter viii
-. probably be finally disposed Of, when i
= comes up again, on Tuesday next
.s ssl,s Thefriends of the President are not fire.,
from apprehension that some stroke Of pol
t'icy or change Of tactics, may yet favo
G.,the designs Of the managers. The expul
=; 10 ssisa Of Senator Ross ID one Of the expedi
-rssss talked o. Il the inquisition can I'm,
= ne shadow Of . plea 70 base charge npon
Bat his expulaion would not secure two
thRds majority. 1t would require precise
=. " the same number 10 convict in senat
b. o. SO as 81. The expulsion of one Sena
Tor will do them no good; they will hay
70 expel more than one, or the play of th
aiIrose of expulsion will profit them little
salAnother expedient in contemplation,
-, the sdmission Of the Senators from som
.4 - af the Southern States, and permittin
81 them TO vote on the remaining ten articles
-. of ifthat scheme be mpractieable to intrt
ga = duce new article, and try him and COZ
vict him ON that Such q course of a.
ae ton on the part of the impeachers ougl
= TO awaken the people from their letharg,
'iaffcm the Atlantic to the Pacific, and frol
= the st, Lawrence to the Rio Grand, to u
ter their indignant remonstrances, and
~ send in their protests against it. The Ii
-saiqsity Of such proceeding would prob
!. my swell the negative in the Court Of In
!. ~. peashmsnt. and again defeat eonyictiOn.
s.9c Reception OF the New. in Eur.ps.
z ssS1 The news was received by Gable on satu
a7adey night in London and Paris, andprodu
ssneda profound sensation. In the former ci
nearly an the morning Journals, on Mo
81 day. bad articles on the subject. The e
vsHs4 lowing is an epitome of their views:,
aad The Times says the eleventh article W
81 almost too vague for a substantial ehara
Ii but the vote upon II corrects the fear
many party bias, and shows that the ca
ssghas been judged on its merits alone.
-, The Morning Telegraph has the folio
=. sta ihgJ "Dignity and decoruna have mark
4 Me whole trial. and the n6n.remoyal
-; johnson is most fitting close and ey
bslthe most ultra Radicals will be compel]
-. ..sI 70 admit this ut no distant day.n
= lab h'The Standard says the Radical plot h
ttabeen beaten, and the country has be
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