Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-13
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OPINIONS or THE IMPEACHMENT
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Appended will be found the comments
Of the two leading journals in New York
city, representing the extreme and moder-
ate wings of what calls itself the Repub-
liesn party--the Tribune and the Times:
From the New York Tribune.
The House has closed the impeachment
question. As We expected, the project has
been defeated By decisive yote-10s 10
81. We need scarcely say we are satisfied
with the result. Impeachment would not
be punishment for in the iardy process
Of law, with Mr.. Garret DaVis-a talking
Judge-and every Democratic Senator
privileged 10 debate for a month, the trial
world continue to the end of the Presi-
dents term. Gen Buffers theory that he
might be superseded was too dangerous to
be accepted. To have made the precedent
that majority Of the House could sus-
pend the Executive for an unlimited period
would be to place the whole government at
the mercy OF majority, and msjorilies
have passions and prejadices, and do heed
less things. We do not know what temper
the next House will exhibit. II is posi-
bic the Democrats may be in power, and
under the law az Gen. Butler construes it,
they could speedily remove President Chase
or President Grant.
1t is notable that the prominent advo-
Gates Of the measure have not had the
sympathy Of their colleagues. Messrs.
Boutwell, and Butler have been foremost
in the hunt; but not one of their eight
Massachusetts colleagues votes with them.
Mr.. Churchill of this State gave the cast
ing vote for impeachment in committee,
yet barely twO Of his colleagues Kelsey,
and Ward-vote with him in the House.
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, was one of the prime
movers Of impeachment, while Mr.. Law
renee of that State sustained the report in
committee; yet they carry but three OF
their colleagues with them. New Hamp-
shire votes to impeach but not one
member from Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, or New Jersey, and barely one
from Maine. OF the Republicans in the
House, 81 voted for 72 against impeach-
ment.
From the New York Times.
The result is satisfactory. removes a
huge pile of rubbish which under the term
impeachment threatened to obstruct public
business and TO develop the annoyances in
separable from heated and prolonged dis
cussion on a subject so full Of personalities
and animosities. For this relief, and for
the quistls that has been given to project
which jeopardissd the harmony and uses
ftiness of the republican party, the country
has reason to be thankful.
The stage is nov clear for the more
seemly and more important business of the
session, and Saturdays proceedings en-.
courage the hope that it will not long re.
main neglected. There are practical ques-
tions, urgent and large, on which the
promptitude and yigor shown on the inn
peachment motions may be most usefully
exercised. A great deal will have been
gained, moreover, if the proved preponder-
ance of the moderate element in the Re
publican ranks, as tested on Saturday, shall
result in the subiection of the extremists
when the vexed issues of reconstruction be
again presented.