The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-01-25
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rho hnnenohmemt QneatIon.

tjonetosa is undoubtedly in earnest ou
tho question OF Impeachment ItmGans to
thoroughly investigate the charges against
tho Aching President, through tho Judiciary
Committee, and il the charges ars sustained
tho trial viii 20 on. II not sustained, OF
course thorc will be no trial. This is tho
present situation. The Judiciary Commit
teo OF the House in Row hearing evidence.
10 urgo the abandonment OF the proceeding
on the ground OF policy, is equivalent to
urging q compromise with crime. III the
House, from the evidence that may bo sub
mitted, should b. satisfied nf guilt, II would
on the part of members, bc violation oi
their oath to refrain from prosecuting. II
would IN such case no bound TO proceed,
Just as Grand Jury woul be bonnl 10 it,
dict a mau against whom IL had evidence
deemed Sufficient 10 convict him Of murder
or any o,hcr high crime. Politically the
Union patty has nothing to gain by I'M etch.
ins NJ, Johnson. As acting President ho
has strengthened the Uaion party, and,
Willie there, he will cuntinh5 10 give it
strength aud at tho sumo time prove n
heavy load to the Democratic larty which
ii cannot shake of Out of the Prcsd"n.
tiul chair, he could not be thus MS. ii. Bnt
the question Is not one Of political prof
and loss. 1t is one OF duty. II, therefore,
there is clear ground for impeachment,
the case shoul 80 on. Aud it WILL j., o.
the other hand, the evidence is not cloar,
the case shonl b. Abandoned. Aud 1t win.
we hallrj ,co IL tho nvest'gttion sha !
result in the failure to lind u truo bill.
With reference to the plan OF operation,
in tho event of the Judiciary Committee hnl-
ing against the President tho following
FROM the New York Herald, we havo rea.
son TO believe, is substantially correct:
The House Committee on thc judiciary will
make mp their report in favor Of impeachment,
aud II will b. adopted by tho House before the
close of the present session. committee will
then be nppointe m instructed togI, in the name
Ot the House, and itnpeaoh Andrew johnson OF
certain high crimes aud misdomcnnors before
the Senate, aud demand his trial upon the charges
preferred against him. Tho Senate will then post
pone The matter to the meeting Of that body in c0U
nection with the new House OF Representatives on
the 4th of March, for the reason that on that day
the torn of oue-third Of the present members Of
the Senate expires and new members tn cOnsid.
erablu extent, Including several Radical gains,
will take their places. With this meeting Of the
4th OF March the Senate will first proceed to the
election Of their presiding officer, and Benjamin
Wade, of Ohio, II is supposed, will be chosen.
Mr.. Wade therefore, as President OF the Senate, II
the eront of the removal of Andrew johnson, will
become President of the United States, under an
existing law Of Congress-, made in pursuance Of
the Constitution. With this contingency thus pro-
vided for, the Senate next, as high court OF inn
parchment, Chief Justice Chase presiding, will
proceed to tho trial of President johnson upon the
indictment Of the House, AMI will push the trial
rapidly forward, and it Is believe by tho prose-
cuiOn tn his conviction aud removal from Oiiee.
II is predicted that within two M mths from the
commencement of this trial lir not with its com.
mincemenV Anlrew johnson will be displaced
and Senator Wade will be prom ,tcd to the White
House,