Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
HOW THEY VOTED.

"uu suSSesufei III MOT uneapecteu, re-
suits. In the analysis we are about to
make, we throw out the forty-three
votes cast by the Democratic members
against impeachment, and consider only
those thrown by the Republican MEM
bers on both sides of the question. OF
these there were one hundred and
tweuty-three, ifty-sevsn of the Repub-
licans voting for impeachment and
~sixty-six against it. 1t will, therefore,
be seen hat the resolution vas defeated
by the Republicans, even If none Of the
Democrats had voted. II we now in
quire what States and what geographi-
cal sections produced this result, some
of the curious features of the voting be-
come at once observable. Thus Of the
twenty-five votes cast by the New Eng
land Republicans, only fire were in favor
of impeachment, and ssrentesn against
it. Neither Vermont, Rhode Island nor
Connecticut gave a vote in favor of the
resolution Maine voted four to n
against it; and Massachusetts, voted
seven to two against it. New Hamp-
shire alone voted a majority for it, her
members standing two to one. Coming
south to New York, we find that Of the
sixteen Republicans from that State
who voted on the question, only three
voted for impeachment, and sixteen
against it; and in New Jersey TWO Re-
publican members in that delegation
voted against it. Thus the Republican
vote of the eight States east and north
of Pennsylvania stood eight for impeach-
ment and mirty-tro against it. or the
fourteen Republican members from
Pennsylvania who were present when
the vote was taken, nine voted for i'm
parchment and fire against it. Coutinu-
ing along the Atlantic seaboard, and
passing Delaware, which has no Repub-
licsn member, we como to Maryland
and find the only Republican vote from
that State cast in favor of impeachment.
Here we have a review Of the Republic
can vote from the eleven States on the
Atlantic sesboard, and it stands thus:
for impeachment, eighteen; against i'm
parchment, nirty-ssuen.
The foregoing constitute the CONNER
cial and manufacturing States now rep
resented in Congress. What connection
there may be between the peculiar ma
ture of the vote, and the geographical
and business relations referred to, our
readers will judge for themselves. Let
US now take the States Immediately ad-
joining those above named. The West
Virginia Republican members give ttro
votes against impeachment, and none
in favor of it; the Ohio Republicans
give nine votes against impeachment and
fUe in favor of it; and the Michigan Re-
publicans gave four votes against i'm
parchment and but one in favor of it.
Here We have a review of the Repub-
lican votes from fourteen States, eleven
of which are on the Atlantic seaboard,
and three next adjoining bordering on
the Lakes and the Ohio river. These
States EAST cveuty-six Republican votes
on Saturday, of which t'Oenty:four were
given in favor of impeachment and
f1y-tpo against it. This embraces all
the States east and north Of the Indi-
ana State line. Beyond that, both west
and south, the tide is the other way,
with but two exceptions. The Indiana
Republican members voted fire in favor
Of impeachment and one against it;
those from Illinois, seven in favor and
four against; those from Tennessee, sir
in favor and one against; those from
Missouri, seven in favor and one against;
those from Wisconsin, three in favor and
tro against; and Minnesota, Kansas and
California each gave one Republican
vote in favor of impeachment. These
embrace all the remaining States that
gave Republican votes on the question
either way, except Iowa and Nevada.
The Iowa Republicans voted two for i'm
parchment and four against it; and the
Nevada Republican member gave the
single vote of that State against i'm
parchment. Thus it will be seen that
the Republican members from the
States west and south ofthe Ohio voted
tAirty-thrss in favor ofimpeachment, and
only fourteen against it. This is more
than three to one in favor of impeach-
ment; while those north and east Of In
diana voted more than two to one
against it. 1t may be instructive as
we'll as curious to study these results
in their geographical, commercial and
manufacturing relations, as well as their
political bearings, and with this view
we lay them before u readers. Tho
public generally will feel a sense of re-
lief in the fact that n great source of
irritation and apprehension has been re-
moved from the arena of party discus
sion, and the more so that the decision
given is mainly by the Republican ma
jority. 1t is to be hoped that the Same
sense Of duty, or the same convictions
of policy, may be brought into opera
ton all around, SO that tho suffering in
dustrial and business interests may re-
ceive the best attention of Congress at
the earliest possible day.
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