The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-01-17
The Attempted Impeachment.

Hc.DclIcNc tud6 tllc lOl1QWiHg ttI ticle,
from the Cleveland Herald, of the l tn
inst, expresses the sentiments Of the
masses of the Republican party:
There is remarkable uanimity among
among the people in relation to the fol
of those members Of Congress who
prate SO much about the impeachment
of the President. Not only because
such impeachment is an utterly imprae-
ticable question, unworthy the waste of
time it's consideration will demand, but
from the character of the men who SO
persistently press it men, who, given
the political power, would exrrcise it in
behalf Of political power, would eXer-
else it in behalf Of political favorites, and
against political opponents, beyond the
verge doubtful lpropriety. Politicians
proposing impeachment Of the Presi-
dent-like suitors in chancery- should
come into court with immaculate hands,
and under our party practice such rul-
ing would leave few to prefer charges
Of impeachment against the President
cor any other man. -,
Congressmen may misjudge public sen
tftnent as expressed in the last election:
The people ratified what Congress had
done, but they did not give Congress
license to do what it pleases. There is
broad distinction which Congressmen
should be mindful Of Men are very
apt in the flush Of an approval for acts
done, to infer that anything they may
/ do will be endorsed, Representatives
servants of the people-must not IN
fer because their constituents have said
'''Well done that they have been made
kingly and can do no wrong .....4.
Another fact should be borne in mind
by our Congressmen, to-wit, that Pres
ident Johnson's Swinging around the
circle" had more to do with the result
of the elections than any other one in
fuence. Many a Republican Congress
man from Ohio, New York and Penn
/ sylvania owes his election to, the .40th
Congress to Mr.. Johnson. Uuder or
| dinary circumstances the mode in which
the bin Increasing the pay Of Congress
men was passed. would have left mum
Der of the Representatives from the ru-
al districts sitting in the shade Of po
litical retirement ~ ;~.@..ss
We say these things as a caution to
our Representatives, who being human
may become too much fiattered by theil
success they may infer they have bee1
) especially, and providentially raised ~
4 for the times, and that unless matters
are fixed up by them, governmental ma
chinery will fall into remediless disor
, der. This is not so, and an indulgenc,
of such sentiments on the part of Rep
: resentatives will be fatal error. -
The n. Y. Herald says:
"To follow up the Impeachment
t movement would produce confusion il
r business and needless delays in neede'
. legislation. In all probability the Ju
dicary Committee will retain the sub
e ject until the session is over, and tina
e the beginning ofneXt Congress will Sc
e the ratification Of a treaty of peace be
tween that body and the President.
The Tribune remarks on the sam
subject: that nothingi is to be gained b
= impeachment, Mr.. Johnson has no
! only been a bad President, but also
foolish one. If he has been also bee
an enemy Of republiccnism, he has ais
been an enemy Of himself, and the cleo
d tions left him politically dead. No
}. would impeachment amount to muc
" with the accused all the while in power
e himself the benefit ofall doubts. Their
are a hundred things Of more practices
e Importance Which must languish if tn
9 session is to be giN'.,ti NJ to eiihI .eaci
ss4-L.. ran.liil.. ue4 So