The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-07-18
a Scene fn the Impeachment
Court.


"swede,"a Washington correspondent
of tho Cincinnati Commercial, has the
following under date of May 18th;
When Dir. Fowler came TO vote. the
feeling was, perhaps, most intense. He
is OF mild, almost girlish face and quiet
manners; and, unlike any other Senator,
can sit perfectly still in his seat for hours.
listening to the dull or earnest arguments
with the same unrufiied atpect. His face
is without strong fints or contrasts IN II.
his hair being of bunchy, luxuriant au-
burn, more faxen than red, while his
skin is pale and his eyes are gray. He
looks TO be no more than 40 years of age.
but il really 46, having been born at
Steubenville, Ohio, the home of Judge
Bingham. lie was a professor in the
same college of which he had been q pu.
pill, and seems to have taken rank always
for docility, amiability, hopefulness aud
conscientiousDess. lie is much beloved
by some one who knew him perfectly;
but he 10 Of distant nature, and less Of
politician, should think, than any
Senator. 1t was by the soft nature Of
Fowler that Radicals were assured of him,
and they watched him like a prisoner
from Tuesday TO Saturday, to Keep his
other sympathies from finding fellowship.
When it became his time TO vote, every
eye that knew him was upon him. An
thony, heretofore the only doubtful Sena.
tor, had swung into the organization. IF
Fowler should vote " guilty" conviction
was insured. Standing up 10 his neat
fitting suit Of black, the coat dress one.
Dir. Fowler, paler than usual, but mild
faced and modest as always. passed the
hardest moral guantlet Of his life. I do
not know whether any of the Radical
Senator'S around him, whispered aloud as
he rose, but their lips were almost articu-
late. His place was next to the wall, five
seats from the Chief Justice, with Simon
Cameron before him, Ramsey, Of Minnes-
sofa, behind, and Harlan and Drake al.
most touching his left elbow. Upon his
vote hung the Presidency the fate of
many families, the highest of all preced-
ents, the destiny of his party, perhaps.
/" How say you, Senator Fowler /! Is
Andrew johnson, President Of the Uni
ted States, guilty or not guilty of high
misdemeanor, as charged in this article?"
The answer fell low but audible "Not
guilty"
Sumner was on his feet in an instant,
many PAGES of, quivcring with emotion.
I'VE did not hear the oNsER p he said,
looking like Judge jeffrey, all fury.
Senator Fowler arose again.
Repeat your answer r. said the Chief
Justice in his mild, majestic way.
Not guilty." replied Senator Fowler
Charles Sumner sat down, looking al
most leonine. his powdord locks shaking,
his lips trembling, philippe in his eye
He turned his profile up to the gallery,
and very fine it was, with the nostril dill
ated, as he wiped back the hair from his
temples, all flushed for an instant, then
pale. never knew that he had SO much
quick character.
The other raging face was brakes, but
its type was lower than Summers; for
the latter seldom breaks into full passion,
while Drake is getting mad with about
the same intensity all the time.
There is not a great deal of magnet
ism about Drake he froths while Sum-
ner frightens. Drake is black.and-tau
terrier, always nervous for q scufie,
while Sumner is lion, shaking his name.
Chandler's expression was pure personal
hate. Wade could look nowhere to con-
ceal his thunder-struck expression the
relieving bliss of good, old.fashioned
cursing was apparent to everybody who
saw these four faces-Sumner, Wade,
Chandler and Drake. There were others
with equal hopes wrecked In Fowler's
reply, but their natures were very differ.
ent, and that which made the others
drunk made these but timid.