The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-05-28

Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, then moved
that the impeachment court adjourn
upiil the Odd OfJune next.
MIR. Rose, moved, US an amendment, to
adjourn TO Thursday, the, lst Of Sep
:ember.
Tho amendment was lost by n vote
/ of uyes Is, nays 80. The vote was
then taheu OF MI. Morrill's motion TO
adjourn to June %, and not agreed to
by IL vote Of ayes %, nays 27. The
Chief Ju stice announced the motion
lost, and there was murmer OF APP
prevail In the galleries. The friends
I'll convictIOn ut one accepted the stu
alton, but looked as though their last
hope had fed.
Senator Williams then moved TO pro.
ceed to vote Of the second article,
which was agreed ~ without Il divis-
ion. The order previously submitted
by him, re%sciuding the order relative
tO the voting, having also been adopt
ed, the Chief Justice then udmonished
the galleries that they must preserve
order.
The second article of impeachment
was read by the Clerk, and the Sena-
tors answered to the question PROFOUND
e. by the Chiuf Justice: How say
you, Senator Anthony : Is the rcs-
pondent, Andrew Johnson, guilty or
not guilty. Ot the high crimes and mis-
demeanors cIarged IN this article2'
Guilty, said the Rhode Island Sena.
TOR. the roll call went on, hundreds
Of check lists futtered in the spoeta-
tors galleries, and dozens Of ladies
We're taking the vote, but not until
Fessenuens name was called WAS the
interest heightened. The Maine Sena.
tor rose III his place, entirely self pos
scsscd, looked straight at the Chief JUS.
tlce, ana firmly Answered, ".NOtguilty.'
Every eye IN the Chamber was upon
him.
Mir. Fowler was the next, seated on
ihe extreme lett hand OF the Repuuli-
can side. He promptly and plainly
answered Not guilty" 1t required
no inquiry from Sumner, us it did IN
the Senators vote on the eleventh arti.
Gle to snow what-whnt he said.
Mr.. Crimes came in order, and rose
from his chair, and also voted as he
had on the eleventh article.
Mr.. Henderson, full Of elf-posscsses.
sion, did the same.
Said The Chit Justice-"Senator Ross
how say your? Is Andrew. Johnson
guilty or not guilty p A buzz ran
through the galleries, Spectators rose
and leaned forward to sec the Kansas
Senutor. lie stood erect, q little pale,
bat not confused, and, amid the hush
ed sIicsnco sand, too plainly to the
friends of conviction, mot guilty. -
There seemed, among some, 10 be
doubts Of Ross on this article, for huns
dreds exclaimed That ends 1t )" and
II demonstration of dIsapproval seemed
creeping out, but order prevailed.
Aessrs. lrumbull and Van Wrinkle
We're called ia u moment, and voted
not guilty, and the rec ord stood thIr-
ty.tve Tor conviction, and nineteen Tor
ucqulttal.
The paper slips few like snow
fakes ovor the desks in the reporters
gallery, and the wires announced the
result TO The nation.
The Chief Justice paused II moment
stated The vote, and declared that Oh
the second article the President had
been acquitted.
Several Senators said, "Go on with
The vote y and on motion the third ar.
tlclc wac voted on. The scene was
the same, the excitement was the same
and the resait WAS the same. The
Chief Justice again declared the Pres
ideht acquitted.
Impeachment was dead, beyond res
direction and Senator Williams NOV
ed that the court of impeacLmont ad.
journ sine die, which was agreed to
without division.
The Chief J ustice before announcing
the vote, rose AID SAID the second ruIo
provided that it the impeachment tall
cd on any OF the articles, a. Judgment
OF acquittal should be entered Ii 10
objection was made, he would direct
the Clerk to enter u judgment OF ac-
quittal.
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