Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-25
ALEXANDRIA
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25.
impeachment of the President of the
United States.


interval between this hour and noon being
technically regarded as belonging to the ses.
sion of Saturday. The desks of members
we're very sparsely occupied at the open
ing Of the proceedings, but every seat in the
galleries, save some in the diplomatic gallery,
were filed sit:
The debate was continued in an animated
manner during the whole day, and was con-
Guided by Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, whose speech
was read from the clerks table. At 5 o'clock,
the House proceeded, amid great but sup
pressed excitement, to vote on the resolution,
as follows:
Resolved That Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, be impeached of high
crime and misdemeancrs.
During the vote excuses we're made for the
absence of Messrs. Robinson, Benjamin, Wash
burn, of Indiana, Williams, of Indiana, Van
Horn, Of Missouri, Trimble, of Tennessee,
Pomeroy, DonnelIy, Koontz, Maynard, and
Shelabarger.
The Speaker stated that he could not con-
sent that his constituents should be silent on
so grave an occasion, and, therefore, as mem
Der Of the House, he voted aye.
THE VOTE RESULTED YEAS, 1875 ;
NAYS, AZ.
Nearly, if not entirely, strict party vote.
The announcement Of the result elected no
manifestation; but the immense audience
which had filled the galleries and corridors all
the day, gradually dispersed, until it was re-
duced to less than one-fourth OF it's original
number
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the resolution was
agreed to, and also moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to-this being
the parliamentary mode of making decision
final.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, then moved
the following resolutions:
Resozued, That committee of two be ap-
pointed to go TO the Senate, and at the bar
thereof, in the name of the House of Repre-
sentatives and of all the people Of the United
States, to impeach Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, of high crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office and acquaint the Senate
that the House of Representatives will, in due
time, exhibit particular articles of impeach-
ment against him, and make good the same !;
and that the committee do demand that the
Senate take order for the appearance OF said
Andrew Johnson to answer to said lmpeach-
ment
ResolueG, That committee Of seven be ap
pointed to prepare and report articles of i'm
parchment against Andrew johnson, President
OF the United States, with power to send tor
persons, papers, and records, and to take testl-
mony under oath.
Democratic members attempted to effect a
postponcment, but were cut off, after au incl
fectual effort, by motion to suspend the rules
so as to bring the house Immediately to vote
on the resolutions.
The rules were suspended, aud the resolu-
tions were adopted-yeas l24, nays AZ.
The Speaker then announced the two COM
mittees, as follows:
Committee Of THO to Announce to tie Senate
tie Action of the House-Messrs. Stevens, of
Pennsylvania, and Bingham, of Ohio.
Committee Of Seren to Prepare articles Of I'M
peachmeut -Messrs Boutwell,, of Massachu-
setts, Stevens, Pennsylvania, Bingham, of
Ohio, Wilson, of Iowa, Logan, of Illinois, Ju
liam, of Indiana, and Ward Of New York.
The House then at twenty minutes past six,
adjourned
In the debate on Impeachment,i in the House
of Representatives, "Mr. Shanks said that, in
this copjuncture, the House should speak but
one word, and strike but one blow, and that
the blow should come first We do not know
that this Mr. Shanks is classical scholar; but
if he is, he will remember that the ancients
failed a Judge who first punished and then
heard and that they placed him in the lower
regions, and called his name Radamanthus |
They never imagined such a monster on earth
Probably "Mr. Shanks'' is not classical"
however, and simply aspires to be Radical !
If so it is perfectly in character to "speak but
one word, and strike but one blow, and the
blow to como first! !
The interview that Gen. Thomas had with
Mr.. Stanton yesterday, was very much, in the
language used on both sides, repetition of
what occurred on Saturday. A demand for
possession of the War Departmental refusal
to give it up-an order to Gen. I. to 60 to his
office and proceed with his duties as Adjutant
General, and refusal to obey an order in con-
travention of the order of the President Mr..
Stanton remains in the War Department build
ing night and day.
Mr.. Speaker Colfax, when the vote was
taken on impeachment said that he could not
consent that his constituents should be silent
on so grave an occasion, and therefore as
member of the House, he voted aye. Inter-
esting Speaker Colfax He could not rest
satisfied with l25 to Ait was incumbent on
him to make it 1861 What honors are too
great for such lofty exhibition of Radicalism 1!
Mr.. Boutwell's speech in the House of Req