The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-23
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We have before stated the material VI the Sen.
ate, but will say again that Il h composed OF
ih,y-iour men. Ofihrse Aessrs. Salisbury and
BayArd. Of Delaware, Hendricks Of Indiana,
Gu,hri. aud Davis u Kentucky, vickers Of Ma
rylHnd aud BuckAlew Of Pennsylvania, (sevcn)
were originally elected as democrats; bu: long
ago Mc'srs. Dixon OF Connecticut, johnson Of
Maryland, Morton o. Minnesota, Patterson Of
Tennessee aud Doolit,le Of Wisconsin, elected a.
Union men, aPosiatizcd from their party aud
went over 10 aud have since acted with the demo.
Gratis, 80 that the commencement, Of the impeAeh.
mont proceedings found the Senate composed Of
forty two Republicans, who, being utterly OPP
posed 10 Mr.. Johnson's policy aud actions, might
have been expected 10 vote for his conviction,
aud twelve democrats, who, whaicvrr tbs proof,
were expected To vote for his acquiilal. These
expectations have been hut partially VERIFIED
True To their ancient record aud instincts, the
democrats voted solidly tho same way, but the
Republicans divided, aud enough OF them voted
with their opponents TO acquit Mr.. johnson. -
To convict Of the charges upon which lhe Presi-
dent was tried, n iwO-thirds vote Of the Senate
was required, or tbiriy.six votes; therefore, to
secure acqui,,al the democrats had 10 secure the
voles Of seven Of the Republican Senators.
The vote upon impeachment had been post
poned until Saturday last, on which morning il
was clearly evident that johnson was master Of
" the situation" II was not known with ser.
,ainiy, by outsiders how many Republican Sen
aiofs the democrats had succeeded in "iIfarRc.
" ing, but that they had enough Of votes TO secure
acquiltal was plainly evident from their rlaicd
looks aud confident expressions. Many Of the
Republican Senators urged II further postpone
men, Of the vote, bu, the majority very properly
cons dercl that that would be- tritling with Sc
rious subject aud determined that the vote ON at
least Que Of the impeachment articles should be-
taken on Saturday. The eleventh was selected
~ III" frs, article In b. voted upon. This art.
Gle is as follows
That .aid Andrew johnson. President ~ the Cntte'
States uumndfni Il the high dutir. % his office AMI
his oath Il office aud In disregard ~ the Consiiuticr
aud Iau. II The nd state. did heruaforr 10 vii o.
tho 18th las of August, isaG At the city Of Wasinsto
and District of Columbia. ht public speech declare ant
Affirm IN substance that ~" Thirty ninth congIess O:
th" tnibd states not Congress 81 the United
states authorized by the Constitution to exercise legs
iaiVe Iovcr under thc same but on the contrary.
y
aui intending 10 deny that the legislation ~ said Con
gress va. valid or obligatory upon him. the sad An
rru johnson rA"pt "a 80 lar a. be- 81 10 alpfoyr
tie aiae aud also thereby denying aud intending TO 90
ny the i0acr ~ the Thirty ninth Congress To ropos.
amendments 10 the Consitution o. the United state.
and ~ pursuance 81 said declaration the said Andres
johnson rresi,Ht Of the United Atates. arrwards -
VT on the 2,i lay q February 1855 at the city 81
a.hi gton. - the district ofCoiumhia, did unta Wty
and IN disregard of thu requirements 81 the Constitution
tina, be should that the lass ie faithfully
seated. attempt prevent the execution Of an ac e.
0f
ces passed March Isas by uniAuf1ily devils ng AMI
cuutriying aud attempting to devise and ron,rfv~
tncaHs by which hc should prevent EJSin NJ Stanton
from .utthNlt III gr-uning the functions II the rr 90
Secretary Tor the department II War. Notwithstanding
the refusal ~ 10. Seuat. ~ the susensio
heretofore madr by said Andrew johnson Of sfid hi
VIA Stanton from sad Office Of ScerstaTy Tor he De
itcnt q War. and also by further unlaw full, devils
INK AMI cpiritinT and attempting 20 devise ard cor
tNc means then aud there prevent the execution ~
an a' entitled An act making appropriations 'or the
SUPPORT d" 'hr arm! fuf the fiscal year ending June ~
l>ss. and fr other PURPOSES approved March :. 1867
aud also 20 prevent the execution 81 an act entitled AN
act e. ioV,dr Tor the mOrr efficient government of the
Rebel State passed Match .. l>os. ~h.Tvby the sai
Andrcw i"hn.on. President u the { nted Sates. did
thea {" eit the 2ist day u February issS At the
cty ~ Wash nsion. commit aud guilty % high
misd. amor ~ Office
Senator anthony had been considered doubt
full hut he promptly led of tbeing the first
named called Tor conviction. Messrs. SprAgur,
Frciughut scn aud Wiley, also claimed by tue
democrats, voted for conviction but Ncssrs.
Fessend,n of Maine, Fowler Of Tennessee. Grimes
OF Iowa, Patterson Of Tennessee, I,oss OF Kansas,
TrumGull IF Illinois, and Van Wrinkle Of West
Virginia, voted mot guilty" along with the
twelve democrats thus leaving the vote Miny.
Pc tot conviction and nH,iecn for acquitial, the
vote TOT guilty being but one less than "a Con.
stitnGonal majority. The following is the full
vote
ieasMessts. Anthony, Cameron, Caiiell,
Chandler Cole, COnkling, Connrss Corbitt,
Cragin, Drake, Edwards Ferry, Frrlingbuysen,
Harlan, Howard. Howe, Morgan Morrill, Of
Maine Morrill, Of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patier-
son of NV Hampshire, Pomeroy Ramsey, Sher-
man, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner. Thayer, Tip
ton, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson and Yates
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Nnys-Messrs Bayard, Buckalcw. Davis. Dix.
on, Dooli,ilc Fesscnden, Fowler, Grimes, Hen.
der1on Hendricks, johnson, McCrecty, Norton,
Patterson Of Tennessee Ross, salisbury, Trum-
bull, Van Wrinkle and Vickers-l9.
II had been expected that Mcssrs. Fessenden,
Fowler, Grimes, Henderson,, Trumbull and prob.
ably Van Wrinkle, would vote for acquitinl, bu,
the vote of Ross, IL Kansas, surprised his friends
lie had been an ultra Republican made one 10
the fires Of the "Rnfiian State and down TO
the nigh, before the taking OF the vote hal given
his friends positive aud satisfactory assurances Of
his intention 10 vote for conviction. His vote
was the deciding one il turned the scale, and
gave President johnson license 10 pursue his
course until the 4th Of March next. How many
"iafa'"ees' we're brought 10 orsSais upon this
gentleman viii probably never be known, but Il
was doubtless pretty large ''pik" Of them. -
After this vote was taken the Court adjourned
until Tuesday.
Andrew johnson is cleared u the charges pre-
ierrrd against him that is legally cleared but
that he Is guiI'y Of every crime and misdemean.
or alleged against him by the HOUSE Of Repre-
seniai'rs u large majority Of the people believe
to-day iIy them he will lie held rs guilty, and
those recrrant Senators who were either caioled
or bCHyhf over 10 the Presidents supper, must
answer :" their Indignant constituents for their
action. We believe that the vote Of senator
Henderson, ofMissouri, was given honestly aud
fron conscientious convictions, aud that he 10 ~
goo'i - Republican to-day rs he was before, but
tue other six Republicans who voted with him
were, Ne honestly believe, influenced by eonaid.
r"ii"ns ~hirh should haze had no weigh. with
geuilcmsn Of ihrir ability, honored aud trusted
AS they have besu. u was result no on. could
forrser Thrs" gentlemen had heretofore acted
consistently with the Republican,, aud wh.n Mr
johnson lirsl issued tie order driosing Mr. Stan.
ton a Secretary ~ War, srsry ~, Of th,s, Sni.
i"'' ('sc"ri Mr. henderson, reSoi )or q re.oIu.
hon eo@i,'aHiag ne Fr,'.icHfs asi,oa aad ssii.sg
.ionh ~ F''"'Yis hat h. hal ~ right, no yosr,-,
no aHihoTag, 10 seS."s, Cilisd eigc,r. .inr
has noi changed the position Of that qusaIion
that Mr. Johnson del eadsAvor 10 turn Mr. .Sian.
ton out u fact aud that for that act be was
condemned by ih" SrnaIe. Hut these rrsu.ani
Senators have by their solrs declared that their
FORMER v"ie was q ialsehood. They condemned
NJ. Johuson three monlhs ago, bc,nuse be- would
not o6scr'ea law al CongErss nov, with no
change In the asilect t,f the e,e.stioo thev vo.a