The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-04-19

III thnt case ten points IN the game.
me House reconstruction committee,
uhuGr tlc Inspiration OF ThaddCus
r'cV, Ms, the most intense hatcr Of the
resident, made q report on Washing
IONS birthday announcing tho udop-
tion OF resolution, THAT Andrew
johnson, President Of the United
States, nc impcachcd for high crimes
and misdcmeauors." Two days later,
alter u hot debate, the llouso passed
the resolutions l26 TO II. Managers TO
conduct the imprachmcut trial were
appointed, and the trial, memorable
IN history, proceeded. Now lork's
famous lawyer, William NJ. Evarts,
was the Presidents senior counsel, rs
nine wears later he was also senior
counsel for Hayes, claimant for the
presidency, before tho electoral com
mission. In the one instance his efforts
were directed To saving President
from unjust removal : in the other,
to seating Il President whose claims
had been rejected at the polls. In
Dn.n instances the great lawyer came
OF victorious. "a lawycr.n quoth an
old farmer 10 me once upon II time,
"is like puppy-hc'll bark on any
track you set him." Evarts was ever
on the side OF his retainer.
The long trial over, the day for
polling the count which sat rs jury
mad at last arrived. Chief Justice
Chase, handsome and impressive in
his judicial robes, was in the chair ;
and IutO the Senate chamber for the
last time was ushcrcd the House Of
Representatives., crowding the cham
DCr to the utmost, to hear the verdict.
1t was, aa surveyed it from an advan
lageOus position in the Senate report.
cr gallery, u scenC OF dazzling bril-
iiancy. Sitting in front seat Of the
diplomatic gallery, conspicuous
figure, WAS Anthony Tr0Iiopc, the
English novelist, gray and venerable,
suggesting an old Hebrew prophet.
ITO have seen the ladies in the gal
lcries and the diplomatic corps with
their familics,' to quote my recorded
Impressions OF that time, -" stranger
would certainly have supposed it WAS
some grand festival occasion, and last
OF all that it might result in the de-
position Of the head Of great re.
public" 70 quote further from my
self: "Entcring the Senate wing,
with cordOns OF police guards at the
right OF you, police AT the left OF you,
thundcrCu at for your tickets by
police, you are reminded lorCibiy Of
the years OF martial law not long gone
by. The tickets alone TO This pro.
longcd entertainment cost the govern
mCnt somewhere nenr $4,000. WADE,
in tenor voice, calls the SCUatc TO
order and vacAtCs the chair at once
for a wOrthicr occupant, the splendid
form OF the chief Justice, whose Impair
tial rulings have drawn upon him the
condemnation Of the partisan impcach-
crs.
Then an tlfort TO postpone the vote
for four weeks fails by tie. The i'm
peachcrs defeated the motion thCm-
selves, after seeing that Ross, Of Kan.
s,.s, voted with them. Believing that
a change had come over the spirit Of
his dreams they suddenly renewed the
caucus decision aud resolved TO go on
ltoss's strategy. Hence IT WAS that
intcrr0gatOry 10 Senator Ross Of
> guilty or not guilty." all eyes were
conferred upon him, and Senators
leaned forward TO catch the response
upon which the hope OF the coDspirn,
to-! $ now alone hung. His low spoken
not guilty." caused general luttcr,
the chief justice bring down his mnllci
TO suppress the all but applause in the
galleries. The l'rcsiC cnt WAS acquitted
on this article--and this the stronges,
onc-such was the feeling OF oil AZ
much as if the vote had been con
cludcd All the forms OF the court
were observed. ~ the managers
table sat all OF that noble band OF pat
riots OF the Ben Butler school, except
the venerable Thaddcus Stevens, anG
at the other table, at the chief Justices
right, Mcssrs. Evarts, Nelson and Stan.
berry, OF the counsel for the President
with the House OF Representatives
packed in the rear corner OF the Senate
chamber.
1t required two thirds TO convict and
that two.thirds required but the
change Of q single v0tc-but miss is
as good as Is mule. The conspirators
were iOilcd. Had the Kansas printer
folio we'd the behcsts OF his party bosses
who can calculate the stupcndUuS con-
sequences
Impeachment, although defeated,
had It's aftermath. Woollcy, ~ Cincin-
natl lobbyist, who had been active in
the clGrt to save JOhnsOn's head from
the basket, WAS seized aud thrown into
prison by order Of the rcvongClul
House for refusing to tell q smelling
committee 4ll about IL. The ICON
tumaciouS witness was first confined
in the foreign affairs committee room
The cphoistphclan Butler secured
an order from the House TO incarceratC
him in tho bas ament OF the capitol. In
Buffers designation OF the room to be
converted into the wicked Woolcy's 5
prison house, hangs tale. u was the
room occupied by Winnie It,am, the
scuiptrcss, for the purpose OF iiIling an
order for q statue OF Abraham Lincoln
for which she was to receive from
the government $40, 900, She was
busily engaged in making the plaster
cast when the order TO get out
reached her. Hcvcngc is swcet-and
Butler, in the cjectmcnt OF Winnie
Rcam, had his lutte revenge. The
fair Winnie was believed TO be some,
how responsible for the "not guilty .
vote cast by Senator Ross. Vinnic's
mother kept boarding house, and
one OF the bOardcrs was the Kansas
Senator. The widow and daughter
were more than suspected OF putting
in some pretty elective work witt
boardcr Ross against impeachment
After few days Of confinement, Wool
ley was discharged, and the impeach
rs nurScd their wrath with less demon
strati0n.
The half dozen Republican Senator.
who had the courage to stAn1 bptwcpr