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　other　respects。　A　radical　partisan　in　all　measures　where　radical　action　seemed　to　be　called　for；　he　was　for　the　time　being　sitting　in　a　judicial　capacity　and　under　an　oath　to　do　justice　to　the　accused　according　to　the　law　and　the　evidence。　As　in　his　judgment　the　evidence　did　not　sustain　the　charge　against　the　President　such　was　his　verdict。

Mr。　Grimes；　of　Iowa；　was　the　third　anti…impeaching　Republican　to　vote。　He　had　for　many　years　been　a　conspicuous　and　deservedly　influential　member　of　the　Senate。　For　some　days　prior　to　the　taking　of　the　vote　he　had　been　stricken　with　what　afterwards　proved　a　fatal　illness。　The　scene　presented　as　he　rose　to　his　feet　supported　on　the　arms　of　his　colleagues；　was　grandly　heroic；　and　one　never　before　witnessed　in　a　legislative　chamber。　Though　realizing　the　danger　he　thus　incurred；　and　conscious　of　the　political　doom　that　would　follow　his　vote；　and　having　little　sympathy　with　the　policies　pursued　by　the　President；　he　had　permitted　himself　to　be　borne　to　the　Senate　chamber　that　he　might　contribute　to　save　his　country　from　what　he　deemed　the　stain　of　a　partisan　and　unsustained　impeachment　of　its　Chief　Magistrate。　Men　often　perform；　in　the　excitement　and　glamour　of　battle；　great　deeds　of　valor　and　self　sacrifice　that　live　after　them　and　link　their　names　with　the　honorable　history　of　great　events；　but　to　deliberately　face　at　once　inevitable　political　as　well　as　physical　death　in　the　council　hall；　and　in　the　absence　of　charging　squadrons；　and　shot　and　shell；　and　of　the　glamor　of　military　heroism；　is　to　illustrate　the　grandest　phase　of　human　courage　and　devotion　to　convictions。　That　was　the　part　performed　by　Mr。　Grimes　on　that　occasion。　His　vote　of　〃Not　Guilty〃　was　the　last；　the　bravest；　the　grandest；　and　the　most　patriotic　public　act　of　his　life。

Mr。　Henderson　of　Missouri；　was　the　fourth　Republican　Senator　to　vote　against　the　impeachment。　A　gentleman　of　rare　industry　and　ability；　and　a　careful；　conscientious　legislator；　he　had　been　identified　with　the　legislation　of　the　time　and　had　reached　a　position　of　deserved　prominence　and　influence。　But　he　was　learned　in　the　law；　and　regardful　of　his　position　as　a　just　and　discriminating　judge。　Though　then　a　young　man　with　a　brilliant　future　before　him；　he　had　sworn　to　do　justice　to　Andrew　Johnson　〃according　to　the　Constitution　and　law；〃　and　his　verdict　of　〃Not　Guilty〃　was　given　with　the　same　deliberate　emphasis　that　characterized　all　his　utterances　on　the　floor　of　the　Senate。

Mr。　Ross；　of　Kansas；　was　the　fifth　Republican　Senator　to　vote　〃Not　Guilty。〃　Representing　an　intensely　Radical　constituencyentering　the　Senate　but　a　few　months　after　the　close　of　a　three　years　enlistment　in　the　Union　Army　and　not　unnaturally　imbued　with　the　extreme　partisan　views　and　prejudices　against　Mr。　Johnson　then　prevailinghis　predilections　were　sharply　against　the　President；　and　his　vote　was　counted　upon　accordingly。　But　he　had　sworn　to　judge　the　defendant　not　by　his　political　or　personal　prejudices；　but　by　the　facts　elicited　in　the　investigation。　In　his　judgment　those　facts　did　not　sustain　the　charge。

Mr。　Trumbull；　of　Illinois；　was　the　sixth　Republican　Senator　to　vote　against　the　Impeachment。　He　had　been　many　years　in　the　Senate。　In　all　ways　a　safe　legislator　and　counsellor；　he　had　attained　a　position　of　conspicuous　usefulness。　But　he　did　not　belong　to　the　legislative　autocracy　which　then　assumed　to　rule　the　two　Houses　of　Congress。　To　him　the　Impeachment　was　a　question　of　proof　of　charges　brought；　and　not　of　party　politics　or　policies。　He　was　one　of　the　great　lawyers　of　the　body；　and　believed　that　law　was　the　essence　of　justice　and　not　an　engine　of　wrong；　or　an　instrumentality　for　the　satisfaction　of　partisan　vengeance。　He　had　no　especial　friendship　for　Mr。　Johnson；　but　to　him　the　differences　between　the　President　and　Congress　did　not　comprise　an　impeachable　offense。　A　profound　lawyer　and　clear　headed　politician　and　statesman；；　his　known　opposition　naturally　tended　to　strengthen　his　colleagues　in　that　behalf。

Mr。　Van　Winkle；　of　West　Virginia；　was　the　seventh　and　last　Republican　Senator　to　vote　against　the　Impeachment。　Methodical　and　deliberate；　he　was　not　hasty　in　reaching　the　conclusion　he　did；　but　after　giving　the　subject　and　the　testimony　most　careful　and　thorough　investigation；　he　was　forced　to　the　conclusion　that　the　accusation　brought　by　the　House　of　Representatives　had　not　been　sustained；　and　had　the　courage　of　an　American　Senator　to　vote　according　to　his　conclusions。

The　responses　were　as　follows：

GuiltyAnthony；　Cameron；　Cattell；　Cole；　Chandler；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morton；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Sumner；　Tipton；　Thayer；　Wade；　Williams；　Wilson；　Willey；　Yates。

Not　GuiltyBayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Norton；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers。

Not　Guilty19。　Guilty35one　vote　less　than　a　Constitutional　majority。



CHAPTER　XI。　　THE　IMPEACHERS　IN　A　MAZE。　A　RECESS　ORDERED。

THE　FINAL　VOTE　TAKEN。

The　defeat　of　the　Eleventh　Article　was　the　second　official　set…back　to　the　Impeachment　movementthe　first　being　the　practical　abandonment　of　the　First　Article　by　the　change　in　the　order　of　voting。

The　vote　had　been　taken　on　what　its　friends　seemed　to　consider　its　strongest　proposition；　the　Eleventh　Article　having　been　so　framed　as　to　group　the　substance；　practically；　of　all　the　pending　ten　Articles。　The　impeachers　had　staked　their　cause　upon　that　Article；　and　lost。　They　seemed　not　to　have　contemplated　the　possibility　of　its　defeat。　So　confident　were　they　of　its　success；　in　which　event　it　would　be　immaterial　what　became　of　the　other　Articles；　that　they　apparently　had　agreed　upon　no　order　of　procedure　after　that　should　have　been　defeated。　They　were　in　the　condition　of　a　flock　of　game　into　which　the　sportsman　had　fired　a　shot　and　broken　its　ranks。　They　were　dazed；　and　for　a　moment　seemed　not　to　know　what　next　to　do；　or　which　way　to　turn。　They　did　not　dare　now　go　back　to　the　fated　First　Article；　according　to　the　program　agreed　upon；　as　Mr。　Sherman　and　Mr。　Howe　had　demonstrated　its　weakness；　and　they　were　fearful　of　going　to　the　Second　or　Third；　as　in　the　then　temper　of　the　anti…impeachers　it　was　manifest　there　would　be　little　hope　for　either　of　them；　and　the　other　eight　had　been　already　beaten　without　a　vote；　at　the　conference　previously　held；　and　by　Republican　commitals。

The　Chief　Justice　ordered　the　reading　of　the　First　Article；　according　to　the　order　agreed　upon；　but　before　that　could　begin；　apparently　to　gain　time　for　recovery；　Mr。　Williams　moved　that　the　Senate　take　a　recess　of　fifteen　minutes；　but　the　motion　was　not　agreed　to。

The　Chief　Justice　again　ordered　the　reading　of　the　First　Article；　but　again；　before　the　clerk　could　begin　the　reading；　Mr。　Williams　intervened　to　move　an　adjournment　to　Tuesday；　the　26th　day　of　the　month。

After　numerous　conflicting　motions　relating　to　the　date　of　the　proposed　reassembling；　and　several　roll　calls　thereon；　the　anti…impeachers　generally　insisting　on　proceeding　at　once　to　vote　on　the　other　articles　of　impeachment；　the　motion　of　Mr。　Williams　to　adjourn　to　June　26th；　prevailed。

Of　course　the　purpose；　and　the　only　purpose　then　apparent；　of　that　adjournment；　was　to　gain　time；　apparently　in　the　hope　of　more　favorable　developments　in　the　next　ten　days。

The　supposably　strongest　count　of　the　indictment　having　been　beaten；　it　was　apparent　that　it　would　be　folly　to　hazard　a　vote　on　any　other　at　that　time。　There　was　a　possibility　that　changes　might　occur　in　the　personnel　of　the　Senate　in　the　interim。　As　but　one　article　had　been　put　to　vote；　and　as　that　was　beaten　by　the　lack　of　a　single　vote；　there　seemed　a　further　possibility　that　influences　could　be　brought　to　bear；　through　the　industry　of　the　House；　as　was　very　soon　after　developed；　to　secure　the　support　of　an　anti…impeaching　Senator　on　at　least　one　of　the　articles　of　impeachment　yet　to　be　voted　upon。　A　vacancy　in　the　ranks　of　the　anti…impeaching　Republicans　to　be　filled　by　an　impeaching　appointee　might　happen。　Many　contingencies　were　possible　during　the　next　ten　days　for　a　reversal　of　the　action　of　the　Senate　just　had。　At　all　events；　everything　would　be　hazarded　by　permitting　further　immediate　action；　while　the　situation　could　be　rendered　no　worse　by　delay；　and　time　and　other　mollifying　conditions　and　influences　might　bring　changes　more　promising　of　success。

The　anti…impeachment　Republicans　had　not　long　to　wait　for　the　development　of　the　purpose　of　the　recess；　at　least　so　far　its　supporters　in　the　House　were　concerned。　Immediately　upon　the　adjournment　of　the　Senate；　the　House　re…assembled；　and　the　following　proceeding　was　had：

Mr。　Bingham：　I　have　been　directed　by　the　Managers　on　the　part　of　the　House　of　Representatives；　in　the　matter　of　the　Impeachment　of　Andrew　Johnson；　to　report　the　following　preamble　and　resolutions　for　consideration　at　this　time：

Whereas；　information　has　come　to　the　Managers　which　seems　to　them　to　furnish　probable　cause　to　believe　that　improper　or　corrup