Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-08
COLUMBUS, o., FRIDAY MORNING,

first summed up his argument of yester-
day in reply to the Presidents counsel
on the power Of removal, and then re-
piled to some points of Mr.. Curtis speech,
as to the construction of the Tenure of
Office BILL
After an hour on this and kindred
topics, he commenced what may be called
his peroration, which was strong, bitter
and brilliant. Speaking of what he
called the Presidents threat to disperse
Congress, or to disregard the verdict of
the Court as an unconstitutional Senate,
he used such warmth of language and
manner as to create great sensation in
the Senate Chamber, and more than ever
to tempt demonstrations of applause.
His closing sentence was to thank the
Senate for their attention to his remarks,
and to demand, in the name of free
people, the conviction of the accused
President, whom he believed, before God
and man, to be guilty of the crimes
whereof he is charged.
. Mr.. Bingham then took his seat. Sem
ator Wilson rose to submit motion that
the Senate retire for consultation. He
had scarcely time to address the Chair
when, to the right of the Chair, in the
gentlemen's gallery, a few spectators
commenced to stamp their feet and clap
their hands in approval of Mr.. Bing-
hams speech. 1t was promptly sup
pressed by the Chief Justice, but it very
quickly spread through the entire gal
leries, increasing in violence as it went
around, until it amounted to disorder
ly uproar Even the ladies were quick
to catch the contagion, and gave vent to
their enthusiasm as earnestly as those
of the other sex. .-t..-...-4
The Chief Justice raped when it was
too late. He might as we'll have tried
to extinguish prairie fire with syr-
inge; when he rose from his seat and
cried ..Order !'' with all the voice he
could put into the word, he was only
laughed at; and for very spite hundreds
who had remained silent till then join
ed in the demonstration, and made the
Senate Chamber bedlam. Some stood
up while they clapped their hands, and
others kept their seats that they might
be enabled to use both hands and feet
i'll the uproar.
While the noise was at its loudest, the
Chief Justice, in an angry tone, ordered
the Sergeant t-at-Arms to clear the gal
cries, but it was manifest that without
the consent of the offenders, the order
could not be executed. A few cried out,
d" He can't do it, he hasn't men enough
we won't go out - and there We're indi-
cations for a time that they meant what
they said, and were determined not to be
put out. The door-keepers attempted to
enforce the order by announcing it, but
they found the crowd very slow to move.
The Senators began to get alarmed, for
really the scene began to smack of the
French revolution, when the crowd used
to overawe the National Assembly.
Mr. Grimes angrily asked, after str
veying the scene, why the order was not
enforced forthwith, TO which the Chief
Justice, who seemed to be getting quite
nervous, replied that it certainly would
be enforced. A volley of Misses for
Grimes came next, and that, too, from
the mostrespactable part of the gallariAs.
Many finely dressed lady contributed
to them. An attempt was made to get
up a more violent insult in the way of
loud "bah," and some hootings were
heard such as the rabble sometimes deal
out to stump-speakers they don't like.
Mr.. Trumbull quickly came to the re-
lief of Mr.. Grimes, with motion that
the offenders be arrested, as well as the
galleries cleared.
81 would like to see you do it !"
shouted several of the retiring offenders
in reply.
The galleries were by this time about
half cleared, but not because of the order
of the Chief Justice. 1t got out that the
court was about to retire, or adjourn,
and those who had left had done so I'M
der this impression. Suddenly a few
men cried out. "Hold on! they amt 60
ing to adjourn! Let us see this thing
out - Then came halt, and hundreds
took their seats again, with the utmost
unconcern, and totally Indifferent to the
order for their election. ---.
Mr.. Cameron, amid the din and con-
fusion, rose to hope that the galleries
would not be cleared. He did not be-
lieve it fair to punish all for the offense
of some, and hoped none but those who
had made the denomination would be
put out.
Messrs. Fessenden and johnson sharp
ly called Mr.. Cameron to order, and in
sisted that the clearance be proceeded
with at which there was another volley
of Kisses and few more hootings, and
the scene looked more revolutionary than
ever.
Meantime, in the corridors, few hun
dreds of the elected had formed into a
crowd, and commenced singing "Old
Grimes is dead, that poor old man !''
They were Joined by the ladies with
great glee. Between the verses the Iowa
Senator was literally and maliciously
cursed and damned as a traitor and a
Copperhead. One man attempted to
make a speech against Grimes and the
other renegades, but the tumult was too
great for him, and all aronnd him We're
too much interested in the song, which
was thought to be peculiarly appropri-
ate and piquant. "Will the ladies help
us to sing l' said one. Certainly they
will" said another, and so they did.
While this extraordinary scene was
taking place in the corridors, and within
the hearing of the high court of i'm
peachment, Senators were wondering
what still kept the galleries at least half
full. Mr.. Sherman attempted to solve
the mystery by suggesting to the Chief
Justice that perhaps those who remained
in the galleries did not understand the
nature of the order. The Chief Justice
repeated the order for their benefit, and
again instructed the Sergeant-at-Arms
to enforce it, which he, with the aid of