The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-01

admission bill had passed both houses at the
last session, and while it was in the hands OF
the President, he did make advances to them
to learn whether, if he would sign the bill
they would sustain his policy. After these
men had testified, Hon. Edward Cooper, act
ing private secretary of the President, was
summoned before the committee ana the
| sum of his testimony was the production OF
an original letter from those two very gentle
men to the President dated before the Pres
| dents overtures were alleged to be made,
| and promising distinctly to sustain his policy
| if he would sign the bi1li No further evil
dence of the unblushing falsehood published
BY these senators elect from Colorado could
be asked for. They are condemned under
their own hands and by their own corrupt
proposal to the President, produced IN black
and white, they have added a fresh indlear
ton of his integrity and official purity. More
shameless living is rarely proved upon men /
| who seek the degradation of a superior by |
| the practice.
Il Next comes up the impeachment OF the |
President, on the ground, of course, that he
has been guilty of "treason, high crimes and
, l misdemeanorsr That matter was referred
To the judiciary committee, Mr.. Ashley being
its mover on the floor of the house. His
mock solemnity of manner, when he stretch
| ed out his arm and exclaimed II DO I'm
E peach" &C., will readily come up in the rec
objection of the reader.
The committee took him and his threat
d ened facts into careful consideration, and
have all through this session been collecting
n documentary evidence and summoning wit
nesses from one end of the land to the other;
| and lust on the eve of the dissolution OF
., congress were compelled to come before the
n house with their report that nothing as yet
r had either been made out or found out, that
there was not then any proof which could IN
- culpate the President, and that what there is
of one sort and another bearing on the sub
1t ject is at the disposal of the clerk OF the
he house, and can be ground over in the mill OF
l. some other committee which the next con-
'o gress may appoint, if it chooses! The min
r ority report states frankly what the majority
or report thus lodges, that not scintilla OF ev-
in idence has been discovered by the commit
:. tee. on which anything Ike impeachment
10 conld rest Thus does this base attempt to
&C. degrade the executive of the nation, by hold
S mo the threat of an Impeachment trial over
es his head, come to naught; and all who are
"a concerned in it stand convicted before the
- country of having done their utmost to plunge
ne it into anarchy and precipitate the destruc
RS ton of the government. The attempt has
IT, been positively criminal in its purpose, for il
has shown that Its authors do not scruple tc
snort with a nations welfare and peace, t
ne CRAFTY a mean revenge and secure their Owl
at selfish ends.
&C. The insinuation thrown out in the house
oS bv Mr. Boutwell,, that the President was IL
completely with the assassins of Mr.. Lincoln
III and that the inference was warranted by hi
on studied remiSsnesS in not pursuing Surrat
81, with all the energy of the executive author
no | ity until he was overtaken and secured, i
| To- no Ec} Of IDh
"' the President was sought to be overwhelmed
ng We said in these columns but recently, tina
of Mr. Boutwell, should be made to substantial
is | his charge or stand before the country bran
,;, | ded as coward and calumniator; and tina
40 if he could prove that the President had an
lal- part in the assassination, he should be tried
by and after conviction hanged. How has thi
md insinuating accusation-the meanest an
- | wickedest of all accusations known-bee
maintained? 1t was referred to the judiciar
sell committee; and the report of that commi
tee stated in as few words as possible tina
nothing more could be said of the executive
on this score than that "due diligence" wa
not exercised by him in Surratt's pursuit
n A mere sneaking out of n charge against tn
President of the United States, than whic
~ none could be found more heinous and III
'n nf pardonable. Mr.. Boutwell, is left to Wind
~ cate his conduct before an insulted and GU
~ ragged people the best way he can. He wan
'e' ed the country to believe, on his own stat
~ ment, that the President was a conspiratC
'h with assassins, and held the office by the NJ
inJ J to which he was party. All the judicial
-, committee pretend to say in their report !
that due diligence was scarcely exercised ]
VI the arrest of Surratt! Who is vindicate
ant here,-and who is condemned to the imam
III of wilfully false accuser?
ioh aSt of all comes up the charge ol ool
bat fhn frnSf
had been corrupting certain members OF co
'iie eress by cautiously advancing proposal
ape serve their turn in connection with measur
e then before congress if they would aband'
loI 1 | the majority and give him their support
see discountenancing impeachment. The hou
~. raised committee to investigate, and
'eh Wentworth himself was put upon that col
- a." mittee He poked his nose into every CO
~ gressional rat-hole where rumors OF that 81
jus generally domesticate themselves, Institute
the minutest rs we'll as the vaguest inquirl'
MS worked over again all the stale stories tn
III .ne had foated as long there was life enon
ON in them, and finally presented himself to t
house with the report-that there was no
>, ., - ing in the charges whateveri Such an l
ri potent conclusion to so laundering an act
- sation does not often challenge the derisl
- | laughter of congress. In a clond OF as
ips fntida smoke does the Chicago represen
- tive 90 out of public life, his mantle lain
oe on no shoulders that will submit to the UNI
'ose' viable distinction of wearing it. MIR. Gle
J, - brenner, of the same committee, offered so
: III remarks on the whole proceeding viii
nl,s heightened to the utmost the feeling that
IN In house had INDUCED in disgracful farce,
,u: Mr.. Wentworth's instgation. The latte
.esi formidable "Whereas" turned out but a n
i'on cradle little Therefore" Mr. G. said W
VI propriety and truth that testimony was
'sas' be had bearing upon the substantiation
eon- Mr.. Wentworth's charges against the Pr
II \ ~ dent, except such as might be furnished
- Sanford Conover.
n..,,,a So do these partisan assaults every
- pa nt fail to reach the object at which they
1 nI aimed The shafts have fallen short of Il
eo mark. The purpose is to manufacture
host timony fora case ofimpeachment and to ST
H. !" the public mind in a solution OF the bite
Ia prejudices against the President. Baser
ybody I've T. = t;,a the naonle smoke
h for themselves against such a reckless W
6 tha of valuable time in inventing and raking
= ,a eether pretexts for degrading their cons
49, 20 tional servant and agent The example
with 1asA III 10 1If Safa". ,sho.J
.ounds IL eh - Hp-i.I ~ ..c i.o"