Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-08-12

How They Managed age Him d on
The Impeachment Trial. 80

There were other dark ways and vain
tricks connected with both sides Of the
Impeachment ttrouggle, which would
take volume, instead Of an article, to
relate I can not, however refrain from
telling one of them. Mr.. Willard Sauls,
berry was a Democratic Senator from
Delaware, with good iotentfob, but q
very decided weakness for toddy. He
would stay sober for months sometimes,
out the mere smell Of, liquor would Start
him on spree that might last for weeks.
lie had been quite steady for d long
time and had promised to abstain entirely
from liquor while the impeachment trial
lasted. One evening young man cal.
led at his room and desired an interview
which was granted, lie REPRESENTED
himself as the agent of a vine aud liquor
importing house in New York, who had
come to Washington to have tue tariff
amended with respect to these articles.
and he woald take to interest tie Senator
in his cause, He concluded his remarks
by saying that he had brough some sam.
Pies Of ~ineiahd brabdy with him, and
asking the Senator's permission to send a
few bottles to'his roomr Salisbury i'm
mediately saw in this proposition a plot
to get bm drunk, ~ that he might be
eithor absent from the Senate when the
vote on impeachment was taken, or that
going to the Senate in the state o. intoxi>
cation, he might be expelled, as had often
been threatened ia,his case. Indeed, a
resoutionlforhis expulsion hid once been
offered and was then on the calendar Of
the Senate. 1t looked then, Oh . close
calculation, as if one vote subtracted
from the Democratic, side would secure
JohnSon's convection. Salisbury ordered
the bogus wine merchant out Or his room
ID short order and Immediately acqnaint>,
ed seperal, l,ef fhs'fSends With the details
OF the plot, 1t reached Juhnson's ears
'' Y'"'aTUds13teI
They can't bet me any other way,
said the President, "and they are trying
toaet the jury drank Z 1t WIS immedis
ately resokedaby Johnsoa'g Griehds to
keep close watch on Salisbury, and this
precautloa was soon rendered necessary.
Salisbury. whether as, TIE result of a
conspiracy, or in obedience to lis own
sweet will gpt furiously drunk On, the
day fepdeiea memorable iuIthe aisery If
the trial by the -auti. Impeachment
speeches of Fossendep, Trunlbull, and
other Republicans ftxaSa a. secret ses
doa Ofthe SeuaseThat it,sqop got npised
abroad that Saulsbury wpsrtTyiag to get
the floor TO ! make b drunken speech.
Half an hour later he would probably Lhave
beep expelled. But he was Bersuadedis to
leave the Senate, and he was accompanied
to his room, where he Was put to bed.
The vote was expected the next day, and
as it was important to have Spulsbery
present, consultation was held as to the
best and quickest means Of SOLDERING him
off Somebody suggested big fright as
q good things flr them under the circum-
stances. There was a Babcook fire ex-
tinguiSb or in the hall, which was imnedi>
Qtely transferred to the bedside of the
tipsy Senator. Saulsbery rose on his
launches to know what the internal
thing was for, and the agonizing manner
in which he begged for mercy when told
that it was stomach pump, and that it
would be applied to him If he we're not
duly sober by s in the morning. will not
soon be forgotten by the few who witnessed
it. From that day forward until the vote
was taken Salisbury was sent to the Sen,
ate eyery day in a, back. and his move
ments were oarefully watched so that ha
was present to vote against Impeachment
when the final vote was taken. There
was sequeal to this The anti, ,Impeach-
ers insisted On The Mosaic law Of retalia,
tiou-drupk for, drunk and there was a
bad case Of hsltri6ht b3b8as on the
otber side Of the Senate Chamber before
long, which can even nov be traced on
the Otiioiap rasCai1ofshe HIGH Court of
Globe,
Cure for Snake Bites.