White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-17

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that was all they wanted. The Ayes and
Nays were vociferously called for. Eve
ry member was to be put to the pressure.
and it was hoped that the dread Of public
opinion would produce the triumph oi
another unanimous vote. Russell, oi
Doniphan. arose. and made tho most
telling speech of the session. against the
articles Of impeachment. forcibly denoun-
cling the attempt to blast mans charac-
ter upon no evidence whatever, merely to
crafty feelings of partisan malice. Ba-
ker also made few able remarks in the
same spirit. Plumb. Of the prosecuting
committee. and others, endeavored to re-
ply. Their fimsy argument was: If
Gov. Robinson is innocent. the best thing
you can do. since you have gone SO far.
is to adopt these articles of impeachment.
(cbarging him With high misdemeanors,
which there was no proof to substantiate!
and let him prove his innocence before
the Senate! (which his enemies were en-
ployiDg the most disgraceful means to
pack. for the express purpose of convict
ing him y Upon the announcement Of
the vote. it appeared that six members
had voted against fhe articles Of impeach-
ment. as follows:
Baker. Of Nemaha; Dickinson. of Wy
aniotte: MARCEL, Of Franklin; Miller, of
Doniphan; Murphy. of Atchison; and
Russell. of Doniphan.
Some three or fodr more had voted
Nay, but their courage forsook them, and
they arose and changed their votes to Aye,
before the result was announced. We
think these members were, Karr, of Mi
ami; Leard, of Cofrey; and Stsrns, of
Leavenworth. During the previous pro-
ceedinss in the impeachment matter, Mr..
Murphy was at home. on leave of absence,
and therefore did not commit tho weak
blundcr of which his Eve companions
were guilty. Being removed from all
the excitement, he had opportunity to cx.
anime the matter calmly and impartially,
and of course came to the conclusion that
would have been reached by any impair.
tial person. Had he been there in the
midst Of the excitement, and listened to
the appeals in favor of going it llind upon
the say-so of nm honorable" Committee,
we are inclined to think he would have
gone into the "ma sh" with the balance
Of the grist.
We have distinct recollection that
The six members were hooted at as lacking
back k-bonc. being bought up, opposed to
bringing swindlers to justice, and all that;
but Senate almost unanimously Anti.
Robinson. (every ono of the so-called
Robinson pets" being absent, has said
o those six: "You were right when you
'oted Nay; there was no evidence to con-
'ict the Governor.
And let us ask in this connection: How
much benefit has that honorable Investi-
'atiug Committee been to the State t? !
hey occupied largo proportion of the
ime of the Legislature; they squanlcre,l !
considerable sum of money; there is no
respect that cent of the money out of
'hich the State was swindled will ever
e recovered; aud not single State Bond
as been turned into cash since the inves-
cation was commenced. Furthermore,
one will be, until there is farther Lesis-
tive action upon the subject; and the o
ext Legislature will convene under de- c.
ghtful circumstances, with the State in :! g
charming condition to keep the wheels ., o.
government in motion. Bob Stevens n
ade q proposition, offering to pay 76 &
nts on the dollar for all tho Bonds lie "
I'd sold. and to dispose of the balance : =
the same rate-makiug 16 cents on the q;
'llar additional to what he had paid in S
the bonds disposed of, or six cents th
ore than the minimum price fixed by th
W. But no; the proposition was looted " "
'wn, without being treated even with re- n
ect. They would not compound with dr
ons-in other words. an acceptance Sc
'uld have settled the matter, which DC
'uld have defeated the prime object of o1 @
whole investigation-i. e.. tho i'm
achment and annihilation of Gov. Rob-
son, for the qualification of Gen. Lane.
}; Judge Ewing should be empowered,
law, to dispose of the balance of the
could get big price for them Cl
probably dollar for dollar-probably M M
o or three dollars in "green- backs" for a. a.
in Bonds. ''bein' as it was him." ca,
at would be good thing on the part on
Ewing, in contrast with the swiudle Its
ich had been perpetrated, and would eal e
sure to send him to the Senate, when ~,
ne became Major General. A law was to
sed, but as far as heard from, Ewing ens
not sold the Bonds-and we fear that col
not the worst of it. up
To sum all up in few words, we hope w
Conservative is now able to "see It," Th
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