The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-14
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May Z. 1868.
The argument of Manager Bingham,
concluded yesterday, made profound
impression upon the immense audience
which each day gathered to the Capitol
to hear him. 1t | could only feel that
the few Republican Senators whose minds
are popularity supposed to need argument
had been equally impressed, | should ex-
pect, at the very least, full party vote
as the result of this splendid effort of the
great Ohio orator. The scene in the
Senate yesterday, during the delivery of
his peroration, was fit one for the brush
OF some great historical painter. The
Chronicle OF this morning, IN describing
it says
The scene at the conclusion of Mr..
Bingham g magnificent peroration was
final tribute to the power of his elo-
quence. During its delivery he held his
great audience-the Senate, the House,
the distinguished officials of our own and
foreign countries, and the dense mass of
intelligent American ladies and gentle
men who filed the galeries-in state of
rapt attention, almost trance like Eagerly
bending forward toward the speaker,
scarcely breathing lest they might lose a
syllable of the tervd words which fell
from his lips, thousand sympathetic
faces bore in their expression the solemn
verdict guilty. And when the speak
er, reused to 5 lperhuman energy by the
granduer of his theme, with tones and
words and gestures that seemed inspired
the impassioned earnestness of his man
ner, and the tears which in the climax of
his feeling forced themselves from his
eyes, making his auditors feel somewhat
of his own profound sense Of the vastness
Of the national interests hanging upon
the result of this trial, pronounced at last
the thought which filled every mind in
the one word GUILTY, and with that
word stopped, it was not wonderful that
the audience forgot the rroprieties of the
place. forgot the rules OF the Senate, for
got the pre- siding officer, the Sergeant
alarms, and the police, and, giving way
to the impulse natural to the occasion,
broke out into tumultuous burst of ap-
plause. The calls to order Of the Chief
Justice were unheeded, and the audience
which was no rabbe, but embraced the
most intelligent aud refined Of the resi-
dents of, and visitors at the Capitol, by
enthusiastic shouts, the clapping Of hands
stamping of feet, and waving of hand
kerchiefs, recorded on the spot its en-
dorsement Of the eloquent argument, ,aad
its agreement in the conclusion of the
speaker.
1t was some time before silence was
restored. Even an order from the Chief
Justice to the Sergeant-at-A Arms to clear
the galleries failed to produce the desired
effect Mr. Grimes thcn rose and NOV
ed that the .rler 9e tie Cl.ef Justice be
enforced This action .l::.t-l ! very de
ciied mani" s. .tion cf the prevailing
feeling iowa d the Senator, in an audible
and general hiss, the result, un ioutediy,
OF the popu ar impression that he intends
to vote for acquittai After several 9TH
er motions, and considerable confusion
the galerie, We're at length cleared but
not until the audience had given full event
TO It's enthu >iasm.
The Senate then sat for some fifteen
minutes with closed doors, during which
t;ine motion Of Senator Morrill, to ad-
journ until - o clock Oh Saturday was
voted down. Later in the afternoon.
and again III secret session, the order IN
trodaced a week or two ago, providing
for the adm ssion of the official reporter
to report tn debates during the final de-
liberatlons was also voted down. These
two votes are Interpreted as Indications
of a disposition on the part Of the Sen
ate to consume as little time as possible
in reaching the verdict Several Repubh-
can Senators haye, to my knowledge, ex
pressed the belief chat The case will be set
tied within one or two days
What will the verdict be? This is the
question OF questions. 1t seems to he
as if the very life of the Republic depend.;
upon the answer Well! yesterday and
this morning people talked hopefully
There are many Senators whose conver-
sation plai lly shows their intention to
vote for conviction: there are Others
about whom 10 doubts are entertained
who seem to think the proprietieS of
their position require dignifi.sd retlcence
and there are still others heretofore
known as Republicans, who obesrve ret
lcence but whose conversations lin most
cases synonym for disappointed ambition
and soure temper) gives rise to grave
fears that they viii bctray their country
by voting for the acqulttal of It's worst,
because most dangerous, enemy, One
Of these -Grimes Of Iowa-has departed
from his rule Of reticence and admitted
his intention to vote for acquittal on ali
tie charges You may set him do .n as
one OF those whose names will be added
to that list OF which Benedict Arnold
stands at the head He says he knows
his doom; but doubt whether he fully
realizes the depth of the infamy into
which he plunging How many more
will go with him !. A careful count, bas-
ed upon the best attainable data, has led
me to the conclusion chat the vote will be
a close one, and it is thought we shall
need that of Senator Wade who. IN that
case, is expected to resign his position as
President pro. tenn. OF the Senate 1t is
calculated by some, and with good deal
Of confidence, that We. shall have, at
least, the necessary thirty-six votes with
out hiln--a calcuia tion which is based
upon careful analysis OF The votes of
the Senate on various test questions
| tiod grant that 1t may be so. IF John
son is not convicted and deposed, our
country, the world civilization, will be
retarded one hundred years
A. L. BOYLE.
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