The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-05
THE REACTION.
Views of the Republican Press Oh ih'
impeachment Reports.

We make some further extracts from the views
expressed by the Radical press, i'll different sec
| tions of the country, on the impeachment reports
made to the House of Representatives
| From the Boston Traveller, Radical.
| The business men Of the country, who IN the
future are quite likely to take the management Of
affairs which have been under the almost exclu-
sive control of the politicians, desire that Con,
| gress shall devote more attention to hnanclai
matters, TO practical reconstruction, anu 10 meas
ures which will lessen the burdens now felt by
| trade and industry, and less to schemes 1or pun
| ishing political opponents or rewardlng pohtlcal
friends. The country has sustained and still does
| sustain Congress, but it feels so much the nced
of pacitication at the South, and settled pohcX
of finanace and at the North, that IL VIII
look with dissatisfaction upon the distraction OF
the attention of that body from those subjects,
and deplore measure which is likely to create 4
great political excitement injurious to all business
interest, and endangering the public peace.
[From the Cincinnati Commercial, Radical.l
The general sense of common fairness and pub
lie justice will be violated in the lmpeachmen! OF
the President if it is attempted. The impression
that the proceeding originates III partisan spite
or political calculations cannot be overcome,
High crimes and misdemeanors, in the sense OF
the Constitution, do not need TO be soughI "iIh
muck-rakes or tne-tooth combs.
Something more of the career OF profgacy
upon which We have entered-the appropriation
Of amounted millions in bonds and cash TO all
sorts Of schemes pretending to be pubic improve
ments, further practical acquescenee IN lmmeasur .
able revenue frauds, and legislation in behalf OF
special interests corrupy represented IN the loDoy
will fix in the public mind the proposition that
the party in power, as represented IN Congress, Is
party incapable Of the administration OF the
affairs OF the nation.
IFrom the New York Times, Republican,
Party considerations alone should sutnce TO
stimulate Republican members to extinguish this
impeachment folly before its baneful influence be
more widely felt. Probably they cannot now al
together obviate the mischief which ls lmpcnd-
ing but they may conine 1T within narrow nm nm
it's and prevent the serious interruption OF busl-
ness which is threatened. If they would preserve
their party from destruction and the great inter-
ests OF the country from embarrassment, they
will promptly upset the programme OF impeach-
ment, and stfe the angry and useless discus
sions for which it is pretext.
GFrom the New York Post Republican,
1t does not seem to us that very strong case
has been made out by the majority. They may
convict the President Of enormous errors OF
Judgment, of prccipitato and careless action, OF
the assumption of questionable powers, and OF
other highly improper misconduct but for some
of his doings he may plead, according to General
Grant and Secretary Stanton's testimony, the
initiatory example of President Lincoln, which
was never formally disapproycd, and for much OF
the rest that 1t was rather political tnan aiegai
offence.
GFrom the Providence Journal, Radical
The fact that majority OF the judiciary COM
mittee the House OF Representatives have sub
mitted report recommending the Impeachment
of the President is received with disappointment
and with almost universal regret. The discussion
of the subject will commence IN the House next
week and its excitoments will spread through
out the country. Nothing but mischief can lesu.t
from it to all interests OF the people. 1t Will add
to the depression OF industry and trade, 1t Will
create distrust toward the government both at
home and abroad, and it will darken our POLITICAL
future with new apprehensions and alarm. The
party that shall tavora series OF proceedings SO
wanton and outrageous cannot sustain itself. 1t
will be swept from power as surely as anotner
election is ever held in the country.
[From the Albany Evening Journal, Republican,
The impeachment of the highest officer in our
Government would be act of signal gravity,
and one the influence OF which might be FAR
reaching and Radical. II can only be sustained
by an overwhelming popular sentiment: ana tha1
sentiment does not exist. The capitalists and
fpanciers OF the country want repose. All the
industrial interests are clamoring for rest from
the tumult of agitation. And impeachment would
not only continue, but intensity the bitterness
and excitements OF controversy Ii ever there was
a considerable party in the country which favored
the removal of the President in this manner, tho
late elections show that It has ceased to exist:
[From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, lladoal.l
AS amerely partisan device, there is no longer
any doubt in the minds OF the great majority OF
moderate and practlcal RcPuDlcais tnaI IL Is III
polite and mischievous. The time has gone by
for such expedients. The people have become
weary of the conflict between Congress and the
Executive Judged by the fruits of their labors
during the past two years. Congie3s mas lalen
far short Of popular expectation and of the ma
torial requirements of the time. In the same
ratio that body has lost the confidence and re-
spcct of the people, and it will find that the coun-
trrv will not follow in this new tangent of party
action, leading as it does to new complications,
new dangers, and a still further postponement Of
the end of oul naiionai poluicai troubles