Maryland free press., 1867-01-24
[Corsspondenee efhe Baltipsere, Sun
WAsHrNareN, J apuary. 13s 1S6

information from this city, that, s:'Mr.
Ashleys resolution and the pending IN,
curry Of the, judiciary committee l are put
the initial steps to deliberate pnfp pnrfp9se, 9asse, on
the part Of the republicans in Congress
for the removal of President. Joh hnson
without any needless delay" And the
Herald proceeds to etfofth thea plan Of
procedure. viz: Art ioles of impeachment
by the House; trial of merby the Sena e,
conviction of Mr.. johnson and his depo-
sition from Office. probably before trial,
and certainl y, within two months, from the
commencement Of triaL Ben.aaWadeo in
the meantime to be elected Vice. President
pro tcn,pore. and, of course,. by sirtae Of
the statute of Presidential succession, be,
come President;of the. United States.
7 The, Herald proceeds to.admonish all
parties concerned, adopting sthe 3 editors 81
nautical language. ''to trim: ship for 1.-The
coming gale,p the conflict and violent
shock to the fnantial world resulting IN a
general. rcvulsioiW 46i! I'd b9,ii.gJgs
1.-The foregoihgasrming plan is inetlsing
new to9ua .here;i thathing hasi' been y pub
lisheddover and overiagain. sSinh'a plan
was encouraged weeks ago, and untilsu uGe-
Gently, by, such political partisansr as Mr.,
Ashley. In truth, there were in the D lot
some some much 'a, mQ:e Weigh Xsighty u and a talented
members than the 'great impeaeheF.",
But the Herald editor mistakes. the
facts when he endeayors 70 make Eappsar
that there is any new movement or plan
adopted for the impeachm hmeht Of Mr.; John
son. Every, we'll informed person; here
admits that from the moment that MIR.
Ashley assumed the leadership Of the pro
joct, the probability. Of Impeachment has
grown less day BY day, until now lthc gen
eral impression is that the. whole matter
willehd in the Hf[6pSsa, probably, with a are-
port from the judiciary COMMITTEES, ,condem-
ereisins tbo nsrdo5ins kn1i n, nawar apS ~
calleI abuse f'1@ e m5kiSs e. s aanno;n]mantst-
and removals from Office. Nr- I,
nj. 11,.,.i,e.s,, a 'i;,oa,sgsayfadg 1,h;s :
now end then, one Of its editors, to gather
materials and write up a particular subject.
These editors, strangetse personally to
mcmbcrs Of Congress and to heads Of de-
partments OapeBd ,asfsw hours here, Ici tteh
up curbstonefgossip ana hotel is!al5on ;ehit-
Chat, geteintroHsced and talfetbS Iaoi q half
dozen members Of CDngfes@,o Cwt1Goo know nov
less but'telI moro probably than any ether
half-dozen people, y and or they go q to New
York to astonish the country with their
observations upon the status Of Congress,
and the purposes Of its members. : Their
accounts are as unreliable. in this partic-
ular, as the statements Of recent Journal
istic travellers, who,o having passed through
late robellious State as fast as railroad
cars could take them stgaitway rush liuto
print, indite and publish bqoksen South
ern sentiments, 7i7:pp,1 1eilo ya!t~bGj3s
The purpose Of a, class Of. radicals of
which Mr.: Ashley is,a fair. tspa to- i'm
peach and get rid Of Mlr. Johnsons has not
been concealed at any time since tho, Con-
gress convened eetp ulb,llA " llASecempe pea DutseEeW
one one who lmninnges With thq, ,rfaeetipgs pble
members A@hs OF Congress ffpeeI all ct sthe
Senate, has observed that in propofSen as
the plan AMI real. grounds nd upon which the
charge Of impeachment was to ,te sustained
became developed, the proeabl htys of the
success OF the scheme grew smaller-is!oa;
But it is not to bc'dsnied that every eff
fort will be made by the members Of the
juliciary committee to. make bad case
AGAINST Mr.. Johnson, for that committee
Is composed Of the most violent radicals,
Some Of whom fessrs. Boutwell, and Big
ham, for example-wcre among the or gina]
In fi1ntors of ha ';mnnacbn n, nnt oHvnnturo