The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-04-18

Foremost among these, we place the
impeachment of tho Presid snt. This
is known to DO favored and even de-
termined upon in advance, by a small
knot of members of.tho House of Rep
reseniatives, distinguished for their
activity and zeal in every cause which
they espouse. They regard the Pres.
idont as in the ,Cay, and they are deter
mined to put him out of the way.
They are calling upon the Republl-
eau party to assist themin doing this,
and to assume tho responsibility ofthe
proceeding 1t maybe they will sue
ceed II VIC may judge from their Ian
guago, they certainly erpect to succeed
but if they accomplish their purpoEss.
it is easy enongh to see that the RepRb
blcdn are ruined To put a President
out of Office for nero political consid-
crations under tho guise of impeaeh;
mont, couid be sure to ALLEVIATE and dis
gust the people Of the country, and they.
,rould instjnciircly desert the party thdt
should do Il. If so solemn an act iS
ever performed, it must be only on tl&
clearest grounds of tho public secgfiht,
and most obvious proofs of treasohable
intentions and moral incapacity.
Faults of personal character, errors
Of Judgment, differences with Congress
either in opinion or in policy, CON
structivo msdemeanors that have TO be
tbtnted up and made sensational by
bartisaa. orators, will never answer.
Any proyisional administration tn a
ieoul be created would be poweress anes
contcmrtible, President so renewed.
would beregardod as victim of legis.
lative injustice and oppression, and
the party that should sanction it
would be swept from powerin a whirl-
vii Of Indignation.
Scarcely less dangerous to tho Re
publican party is the dispositin among
some of its members te override the pc.
culidr authority and rights ofthe States.
Some measure already adopted have
looked IN this direction, but others still
more serious are threatened. AS aspec-
linen of these we may refer to Senator
Summers bill already before tho Sen
ate, for forcing a uniform sU6age upon
all the States. 1t is nothing to say OF
such measure, that il will work but
a very slight and unimportant change
in the States, and that change will be
DO in the direction OF freedom. The
thing olris beyond the power Of Con
greos to do. II is conceded thet such ;
measure may be made the basis Of re-
construction in the rebel States, anC
this has deen already done with tn,
entire approval Of the Republican par
ty throughout the country. The idei
of forcing it upon the loyal States
however. Il peculiar Gro tchet of Mr
Summers for which he is now solici
ting the sanction Of the party. Shoult
that sanction be given to this or othe
similar measures the consequence, W
believe, would be exceedingly Injurious
to the continuance of its power.
We think also that the party is i,
great danger offorgetLing the pledges
it has so often given for an economies
dmlnistrRtion Of the Government an
a permanent bpsis of financial secnri ty
It's Legislation during the past winto
has been too much devoted to me'
i heating or the President and far to
y little in securing prosperity for the greC
u interests Of the couRtry. 1t Is, to b
D sure, mat tor Of congraulatiOn tht
Congress refused to pass some of til
9 measures proposed, but tho pelicy (
II the Republican party cannot be just
g fed mainly be what Congress HI
u not dono. Tho people will ask whi
= it has positively done as we'll es VIII
% it has undone. We confess that v
y have been amazed at the lavish sty
y of expenditure authorized by Co
u gress, while the country is still bnrde
o. ed with its tremendous debt, and '
le think much more care should have bee
~ gwen to our financial and industri
IN affairs. 1t is, howeverso much easier
10 get on with no legislation than wit
y bad legislation, that there will, att
cs all, perhaps, be little complaint sa
be of the enormous cost Of the Cover
" mcnt, which is fast becoming matt
n of serious concern, as, indeed, it ms
e well be.