Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-12-12
Shenandoah Herald.
ODSTOCK, VA.
THURSDAY. DEC ENIBER -, 1867.

Re The imp .achment farce has re-
ceived Its eternal guietus in Congress
On Saturday last the impeachers determin-
cd to bring the question of putting the
obstinate obstacle to reconstruction. So
called, vho occupies the White House, out
of the way to test Finding that their
ranks were growing thin by degrees and
beautifully less, they made raid upon
the republican members. in the House,
for the purpose of capturing the recusant
dodgers and bringing them to the scratch.
They were fully aware that many of the
former advocates Of the impeachment
scheme would be glad to have an opportu-
nifty to vote to lay the whole matter on the
table, there to sleep the ''sleep that knows
no waking" but would they dare to vote
against impeachment if brought to the test
on its own merits? Would they turn
their backs upon their 'loyap friends in
the dark hour of their extremity? Here
was the rub. Would they have the man
ly courage to vote against impeachment,
and thus sever the ligament that binds
them to the negro-radical destructives, or
would they basely stink, from duty before
the impotent rage Of the constituencies
violators of the Constitution and destroy
ers of the peace and prosperity of our once
great country? We shall see.
The weak-knecd were promised that if
they would agree to come to a direct vote
on Mr. Ashly's bill, the result should be
regarded as final disposition of the sub
ject. Those who opposed impeachment
acceded to the proposition at once, and the
roll was accordingly called, after some lit
tie wrigling and maneuvering on the part
of the impeachers, with the following re-
sult:-Ayes 81, noes 108. If all the
members had been present, the vote on
the question, we are creditably informed,
would have been, for impeachment 60,
against it 1914. During the call of the
roll the profoundest attention was given
both in the Hall and in the galleries.
There were no demonstrations of approba-
ton among the Presidents friends. It was
solemn occasion. The pallid ghost Of
impeachment, like the spirit of the muir
| dered Hamlet, stole noiselessly from the
stage to the murky regions of black des-
pair and perpetual oblivion. without ex-
citing any other feelings than those of dis
gust md loathing in the bosom of any
man. woman or child 1t was rather
pitialle sight, indeed, to witness the sad
obsequies of this defunct offspring of the
radical negrophilists. Wilson. of Iowa,
was the principal grsve-digger; he digged
Fit deep-so deep that the hand of resurrec-
ton can never reach the mangled corse of
| the unwept. unhonored defunct. There
I stood the chief nourners: old Thad Ste
vens, Scbcnck, and Logan No orthodox
priest was there to accord to the remains
of the ilust:ious deunct the rites of decent
intermcnt. They felt the force of the
clowns argument in the case of the fair
| OI,helia, that "ho that seeks his own sal
walton" is not entitled to 'christian buri-
! al" The defunct had not even the pres
tige of royalty to entitle it to the
slightest regard. As the woody headed
impeachers turned away from the rudely
constructed mound that contained the
sinking body of their idol. the only words
heard from their lips were, Poor ghost"
And mighty voice went up from the
people, responsive to the melancholy eja-
culation, "Amen! 50 mote it be with the
whole villainous race of traitors