The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-17

The celebrated case OF the President against
COngTess, which has been on trial for several
months, was finally decided ON the 9th Of No
vembu. The jury was composed Of the in'elli-
gent freemen Ofthe mos, civilized and cnligh,-
ensd portion Of the globe. They heard patiently
the aFguments OF the sniiors themselves, as we'll
rs the ablest counsel either conld produce, aud
have rendered q verdict In accordance with the
facts. The President has been beaten aud Con-
grcss ,riumphvd. From the judi meut OF the
jury there Is no appeats Andrew johnson has
been found guilty OF usurpaiion aud base ifeach-
cry to the loyal people OF the country. lie has
been convicted, after fair and impartial trial.
before y jury Of his own country men. Of
attempting to reward the late rebels for their
treason, aud TO punish the soldiers Who fought
the nations battles for illeir sacrifices and suffer-
ings on the tented field His boas,ed policy q"
would surrender 10 traitors all the fruits ~ the
war aud render treason ~ respectable as loyalty
In his mad and drunken harangue on the 22d Of
February. he declared his intention to submit
the questions at issue between him aud Congress
to the people. lie has done 30. He resisted all
attempts on the part Of Congress to reconcile the
differences 81 opinion. The Constitutional
AmendEiea; proposed BY Congress, and which
embodied the main issues 10 the late trial before
the people, was = vast concession on the part OF
Congress for the sake OF conciiiating the Ptesi-
dent and presenting platform on which be and
they and all the loyal people could stand. II
was the mildesi terms ever offered conquered reD-
els yet, with persistent ohsiinacy which can
be accounted for only on the supposilion tina, he
intended TO turn the government over TO the con
troll OF the late rebels, Andrew Johnson tpuro,d
the Amendment. aud Is employing the vas; Pc.
lronngc OF tho government to prevent IT, rAlii.
cation 10y the States lie hsshad every advan-
,age in the trial lie bfihci thousands 81 iusors
b. the OesiOwmcnt 81 Office. lie threw I'll a.,
dignsy Of hs Office, and went before the pcopl,
and plead his own cause n, every mil-roid sta
ton on two routes ffom wnshius ton 20 ~
Louis. But notwithstanding his PERSONAL efforts
which were rendered all tie more desperate by
reason Of his incrdna,c ambition rnd thr ccrsc-
queni humiliation and disgrace O. defeat. the
people have decided ovcfw hcih.ingly against him
Sixiecn States, which furnished nearly ri the
men and material Tor the suppression 81 'hr re-.
bc.iiou, base, s!acc tie first OF september pro.
nounccd ssains; his polio, of re-almi,ling semi.
rc6eilious States on terms proposed by unrepeni.
ant rcbtl. The question has bccu asked. What
viii the condemned b,,rayss vi loyalty Do
now will he submit, Ia the ycrdic, Of H.,
people o. VIVA; matters it whether he dee OF
not? wha; harm can he 30 more than b,
has already dcne The power aud purpose d
the great Tree ard loyal North have been sun
cien,ly demonstrated by bo'h the b., on,t and
the ballot. iiy the former they have Won III,
victory on the field OF battle; b. til, latter the,
have soemnly resolved never To surrender tn,
! fruits OF tina, victory