Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-02

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meat would fail Of getting more than eight
| votes IN the whole Senate.
But the Senate did not observe ii
oath. Seven Republican Senators die
so, and the vote for conviction was ont
less than two-thirds. Thirty-five Sen
ators voted for conviction, some hon
| estly, many against their conseiences
out Of fear of the consequences TO theil
precious selves, of a different vote; or, il
the words Of the correspondent OF the
Tribune, "out OF nervousness, caused by
outside roaring"
The whole scene, from first to last, was
more disgracefll than those that were
formerly enacted, to the scandal OF
| France, in the bed-ehambers and ante
cham bers OF MeSdames de Pompadom
and Dubarry. Anew York journal thus
! gives one glimpse Of these "Scenes ol
| Glory"
1 George Wilkes, sporting editor OF a sporting
| paper, standing on the floor uf &, G United
states Sznaie, curing session iCiDl closed doors
! with ar uniinlte4 number OF green baeks, play
! lag u EaE game OF nlun- citing sl09 to 81 on
TIE conviction of Anoy johnson.
| TheOdOrs Elton, pfOQs editO Of pious or
| gal-of ali the Chriss ian grac and heavenly
| minde- ness OF Ehe \ ortu, stanatag along SIDE
| o. him aud kidding tlte stakes.
/ Radical Aspua uasias, PnTynes, and CSl. Bioods,
! watching the doors Tor the first chance 10 fGli
| graJulate thsaI upon the Inauguration OF the
| reiLn of Terror and Universal GRAB-
! Can any body OF the iiveliest fancy conceive a
| nobler scene? Can the opumist imagine aH
i'm provement on this " The best Government
| the world ever saw -
As soon as the eleventh article, the
rickety bantling Of Fhad. Stevens, was
defssted, the managers Of Impeachment,
mad with rage and disappointment, re-
turned to the House, and procured the
adoption of this shameful and indecent
resolution, to sink the Congress of the
United States, if such thing were pos
sible, still lower in the estimation of the
world:
| WHEREAS. Information has come TO the
managers which seems to them TO furnish
/ probable cause to believe that improper or Cur
| Iupt means have been used 70 influence the de-
termination OF the senate upon the rticies Of
| impeachment exhibited to the Senate BY the
House o Represeh tabIyes against ths President
OF the UnIted States; Therefore
BE Il rssOtreUt, That for the Iurther ard more
efficient prosecution or The impeachment o.
the Presi0euJ, the managers be directed and
instructed 70 summon and examine witnesses
under Oatn. to send for persons and papers. TO
employ a ste1Ographer, and % dppoi3t sub
eOBSnti1eest 10 take testimony The expenses thereof 70
be paid fOIa the contingent TttItdo of the House.
Information which seems to furnish
probable cause to believe that improper
or corrupt means have been used to in
Nesnee the determination Of the Sem
There has been nothing else from
+ts bo-,, '1inE. No improper or corrupt
noosna has Neen left gDtried, to inhu-
enae senators - vote for conviction.
Nothing like the buying ana nroW-
bsating resorted to to effse- tnsl purpose
had ever been seen in the S'oria. II
was open, notorious, brazsn, in It's pit,'1i-
gate and shameless indecency.
But twas not the purpose of the guano-
scavengers TO examine into that side
of the case. They pretended to expect
to be able to prove that Senators Ross
and others had been bTi6ed with money
to vote for aequittsl. They had en-
ployed spies to dog these Senators and
the Chief Justice, tracking them wher-
ever they went, waiting when they en-
tered a house until they LEFT it, snd
noting how long they remained, viOlat-
ing the secrecy of telegrsphic dispatches
and using stolen letters, in the hope of
scenting out some evidence Of corruption.
Tue NatjOaGJ LateHigeaeer most truly
said:
This tar. chamber outrage has bat one real
iLJeuu0n, AID that IS ~ assaii and os1aine
the Character "a tne Ohlsa 1esslee, a-.o
u every Senator VINO mas refused u
subscribe 10 tn II arrogant and We a.
dIoLati0n. Uuder pretsxG Of pursuing the
inquiry which vas OsIeaslb4y aubnOrlZeu ~
~ ,,,-uss Ihsv have sumlno.l ed witns Sc far
and wi0e Or the diSgraceful purpose Of siaauer-
ing men, tue 4steavJ VI whose saoes tney aiG
aud .Lct.ty u private life have been lavSdtG
tv spies I'D i4LamOu- lufOrTneIs, Il order u
nsli up some dripelng eslnAnny OF attn Wbsre-
vi h 70 graJllE a EsoiDi1 pas7ion o. Fengeahce.
Senators aid tUelr Ir'ends have been JracAed
lor nlOaths past by mereeuary Wreiehes,
y hose QuJy IT, " a. 10 rep IT Jnelr movements,
ana 70 sdDsidizs 6helr servants into beLrsy al vi
the uHsuSpscdng privacy OF their wa KS anu
conversation. Nothing 50 infamous. 30 shock
ing % ali sehss OF dec ncy, ana SC revolving %
AuISrIcan character, has ever before happened
Ia our b story. That sucn thugs cou Il happen
at ali Is stem evidence cf ter1Ole CenlOra ia
tlOn, and Of the low degrade !, and mean char
acJsr OF he Radical majority IN Congress. The
spe tAcle Is slcAening - contefo plate, and re-
Neals a degree Uf depraFlty Wnicn MAKES Us
blush Tor the reputation % . body which here
to ore has commanded public respect, even ia
the worst Tunes of fp.ht.cd eXci1eln- NJ.
The committee, the Altelligencer said.
used its power to eOeroe the production
of the deposit accounts Of various indi.
viduals at one Of the banks ia Washing
ton. Tnat journal said, with a Just in
dignation and justifable severity:
Bank books are sad to have been insnecte5
not il a court, not IN an open COMMITTEES room
not even before the pacAed star chamber al y
whole, DuJ privately anu alone. bJ dead ~
night, by tins Butier--a Ii u whose yerv ravee
IS ssn adjective stronger than we couid euDIov
How far his prying InYestis >tioH was extend
eu none can Tell, nor u how many OF he on
pons ms oi RADICAL N the indignity OF an ~,
spectIOn o. their private business was offsrtd n
Such practice as this tram pies NOT onlv an
every private rgnt, but It is in the hf hesT
sense an-Oylng ana injurious 10 the bns.pssS
portion OF the community. once tolerated
AID endure here, the outrage viii be extend
ed to otntr cities, and made tine vehicle OF cor
rup5 or malicious proceeding by Radi sals to-
Waids their Conservative rivals in business.
aRu evea towards each other.
How far is this TO extend? ? By whom are the
spies and men Al servants thai dog Sensfs7rs
private gentlemen, ana even women paid
Il ON the Grant eiectiUneering fund or from
the booty OF New Orleans? ? 1he people want
Light. 1hey want TO know by what sutbofity
the oR patches. public and private sent
from this city On Friday last, have been seized
dnO AalQ DclOfe llib com nlltfee. If Iha DIS.
patches OF Friday are not sacred, then those OF
the asst month, or twelve months-DaV All
thOse sent or 10 be sent IN any city of The Jtion
are The pleasure and property OF the ho1torob8e
manage 5, WIN the PR ing Bntler at their head.
And II ali dispa -chss are 20 be subject 20 But
Ter s examiGstion, censorship and approval
toen why not also the mailsP are letters 10
be deemed sacred?
A letter written by one witness exam
amined before the Board Of Managers,
Mr.. Newton, and left by him lying on
the table in his room, was produced to
him by the Managers, and he was asked
by Butler if he recognized it. al do,n
ne said, al wrote it and left it living
open on the table in nay room. 1t was
stolen thence
Do you know who stole tP'' Butler
asked and the witness answered, " No,
sir: L find you in possession of it,"
The telegraph operators in Washing
ton and Baltimore were ordered by the
managers to bring before them all the