The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-01-30

Ord seht me las lecn pushed hitherto
with vigor, courage and determination.
ana lhe nan WHO Ventures to oppose il at
any stage Will very soun lie denounced MS a
johnson man, Copperhcad, and a rebel.
by the leaders of the movement aud the
press vhith thy control
THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS CHARGE OF IHL
MA99IR.
Their action will bc governed
far more by The ir views Of public pcliry and
messures-by their tshmote gf party md
public cxieenc es-+than by Guy distinct Iur.
pose and predtternii' alton. The commit
tteis wholly in the hands Of mon who hold
openly and avowedly the most extIene views
on all the questions which divide the coun,
try They are all jealous to the LAST de-
gree in support Of the exueme policy of
IT con tluction on the basis Of rebel dis
trarcbisemcnt aud negro suffrage. Wilson.
G. Iowa, Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, vii.
llams, Of Pennsylvania, Lawrence, of Ohio,
Cook, of Illinois, +. Thomas of Mary
land-the country can judge whether there
men are likely to halt in the march they
have commenced, or to exaegerate the diff
culties in rhtir pay. 7hcy certoinly sciH not
err on the side Of coation. They will not lie
too fastidrous, to sly the least, in their es.
innate of official shortcomings.
The chances are two TO one ttst the cor.
mittee will bring in an impeachment; and
as only majority vote is required, the
cha ces are also two to one that this i'm
peachment will be sustained by the House
Of Representatives.
THE PRESIDENT TO BE REMOVED.
Mere impeachment eiW not onswer the
purpose of those who hare started thi' more
mcnt; that, indeed, is only the means by
which their real object is to be reached -
That object is the remorot Of the President
from, office; and that removal to be Of any
service in the attainment Of tfeir political
ends, must take place at once. 1t can Lot
wait for the trial and conviction. Besides,
conviction is by no means certain. 1t re-
quires t,ro. thirds of :hc Senate 10 convict,
and it is scarcely probable that two-thirds
Of the Senate can be secured for such a
purpose. An essential part of the plan,
therefore, is to remoue the President upoa
impeachment, as u criminal an custody
dwd'ting trial. ,cithou acoifjn0 for his con
ricttOn.
THERE MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFICULTY ABOUT
IT.
An attempt at removal in the absence Of
uch law would unquestionably involve
very serious consequences. 1t ia scarcely
probable that the President would yield to
it.. 1t is certainly possible that he wonld
resist its execution by all the means at his
command; and, in the absence Of an cx.
| plict law Oh the subject, he might feel war
ranted and compelled to use the army and
| navy for the maintenance Of his Con>tltu-
tional prerogatiye. II Congress should
persist IN an execution of its purl,ese, III,
| country ,coutd 0gain encounter tie pelfts n
caiH ndr, not sectional in it's charact, r. but
| following more or less closely the divisions
of political laities.
TIE SENTIMENT OF THE COUNTRY AGAINST
IMPEACHMENT.
We do not think the issue is likely to be
pushed to tns extremity. The generals SEN
timent of the country is already petty dis
tincty pronounced against the whole pro.
jec, O. impeachment; and as ITS contingent
pertls become more and more apparent that
sentiment miW gro,o stronger and stronger.
THE COMMITTEE Is BorSD TO GO AHEAD.
Still the leaders of the movement have
placed themselves i'll critical position.
They are committed distinctly and uneguiv-
o,aIly to tie Impeachment and removal of
tic President, ard both are regarded ty
them (probably with justice) as absolutely
indispensable TO their plans of rcconstruc
tion for the Southern States. Retreat and
failure are equally fatal to their success,
and will equally discredit and damage hem
as political party. They can not be ex.
rectcd, therefore, to abandon the scheme or
submit to deteot uithoW u strenuous sf'ug
gle, uh,ch may, az its progress, seriously DIS
tWb the peace, business, ard credit Of the
co,utt'y, erea. # 1t does not drotce At az stall
grarer p"'77s.