Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-12

81 Regular infantry, and commander Of tbs
Military District Of Washington. Heiss
Tel.bearlel man, Of Maryland nativity,
very punctillous aud breezy when airing
himself around town, aud his manner here
Is that Of IN elevated uneasiness, for the
Committee have heard the whole story al
his lie by this time, and they now read
him through his own private past, En-
cry ls'one OF Johnson's fayorites, oonser,-
vattNe IN all his projects, Grant is the
silent power over the army, moving il in
line Of battle as by the wink OF his eve
Now Samuel Wilkeson, newspaper 70.
porter Of the Tribune and other papers,
comes before the Committee. lie iaa grin.
lly, middle-agcd gentleman, and, Fling
rgdirut ReTuhii1au, Is nothing 10th To tes-
THY, Tie called upon General Lorenzo
Thomas for newspaper purposes, and asked
whether he ,Thomasl wanted 10 take the
/ War Department by force Of arms
"les,' General Thomas said. II will
ask General Grant for troops"
did Mr., Johnson tel you 10 get
troops
Mr. Wilkeson explains that General
Thomas left on his ,Wilkeson's) mind the
4 impression that johnson had so ordered
/ At this tho Committee look at each
luther, backward and forward; and now.
the Appropriation room being desired by
its own committee, the impeaohers go to
the post Office committee room.
Enter 10 them. in the same manner, Col
Wallace, Lieutenant-Colonel commanding
the Washington post.
4 At last Gen. Thomas himself comes be-
I fore thu committee which his piiancy to
Mr. Johnson's purposes has created. He
is pretty old man, with strong, hooked
nose, a very quiet, but not very prompt
manner, perfectly white hair and beard,
and he leaves sense Of weakness as no
stands, though in the uniform Of. war be-
fore these plain dressed civilians. You
see how diminished the little soldiers
stature grows in the presence OF the law.
! This submission of life OF mere force, to
= the higher force of lawful intellect, had
+ personally witnessed in more striking
; instance, when the same General Lorenzo
Thomas entered the office Of Mr.. Stanton
He had come with the Executive un-
! warranted order to claim the portfolio
Had there been no doubt upon General
: noinftS nlnu OF tit itPiiity Va MS pm
: ton, he would have cleared the Wa
{ Office like "a bayonet charge, and made Q
right gallant figure. But with thi'
louht in his mind, he looked ike duel
st eggcd on to unwilling honors. Hi
lace was white, and wore something be
q tween an appcasing smile and a oowed de
u iance.
E Il am Secretary of War; he said, al
+ Lord Gordon might have said it TO the NJ
n Popery Rioters.
Stanton-small spectacles, concentrated
+ positive. perfectly civilion, yet in ever!
: look Minister of War-looked out Of hi
e calm intellectually upon this old profes
D. ,ional man Of force, and said withsr
n ingly;
: Il orier you to your desk"
N II reminded me of Calypso, in The Tn
/. pest, saying to Caliban:
o. alag seed hence
= TTTCH " III rTUT, I'M UU qTIrK rTTUu WITT uust
NJ 10 answer other business shrugst thou, Ma
he ice
T. Ii thou neglectest or dost unwillingly
What command, I'll rack thee with old cramp
- Fill all thy bones with aches !"
u Thus the work goes on Of impeaching
, = President--a solemn work, surely--br
y in hands like these it will be strange
the prcscntment be not a strong one. W
live i'll live times. @. A. r.