The Van Buren press., 1867-12-20
IMPEACHMENT.

ORAL the follies perpetrated by the Radical
faction in Congress that of impeachment is
undoubtedly supreme. The report Of the
ooumttce will go forth to the world as page
in the history of American politics. A page
of blunders and vindictive absurdties show
ing how far blind fanaticism can goandmcn
he still accounted sane. For months the
country has been in a tremor of suspense, oil
caused by the impeachment project. Fnan-
cial circles have been constantly agitated.
our securities are held in Europe at a shame
mi rate. In our own country gold is as sensi-
tive "a The mercury inthe thermometer. The
people have no earthly confidence in the ma
t.onsl currency. What thought, The peo-
pie Of free independent and unrivalled Amer
rs. have no confidence in the national faith
Men of reflection. who probe to the core and
seek for the handspring of all political mat
ters, ash why is this? 1t cannot be without
some adequate cause. And all with one ac-
cord attribute it TO the unmistakable lack of
craftsmanship in the conduct of public affairs
In the impeachment conspiracy Eve can call
1t by no more appropriate name) the Radical
party have shown The utmost disregard of the
public interests. Have wholly eschewed pat
riotism-sacrifced all upon the altar of party
TO maintain political ascendency they have
leveled their poisoned shafts at the Chief of
the Nation, regardless Of the deplorable con-
sequences that must inevitably flow from
such action. And are these men to be con-
tinued in power? To strengthen their hold
upon the offices of the people they have not
hesitated to degrade the people Of the SOW
ereign States by invading their municipal or
domestic province; finally eliminating in the
infamous imposition of negro suffrage. In
order to accomplish this they have added and
are adding yearly, millions to the public debt,
and increasing the enormous taxation that is
fast drinking the life-blood of the Nation.
They have violated plighted faith, they have
tranpled upon the Constitution, disregarded
the laws, a buscd the rights Of personal libcr
", and yet, unrebuked by conscience, they
stand forth, almost imperiously demanding,
that the people continue them in power. The
decided patriotic tone of the Northern people,
evinced by the late elections has completely
chilled the fry spirit of impeachment. The
weak -kneed brethren. who always fly from
threatened danger, will not be driven to the
support of this iniquitous measure. The in
famous conduct of Churchill gratifed the
Radical party by giving them nomination
and momentary triumph. a majority was
made in Committee for impeachment. The
report comes in, tottering and weak, its i'm
becility cannot be concealed, and the miser-
able bantlng will soon be kicked from the
Halls Of Congress by the power of honest
Democrats and trembling pisdrinctums. And
the infamous thing deserves the fate, and all
its aiders and abettors, with the suborner
Ashley at their head, and the convicted peri
urer Conover bringing up the rear, will soon
be consigned TO merited oblivion only to be
mentioned to be execrated by all honest men,
And this is the fruit Of long months of labor
and iniquitous tsmpering with witnesses, dis
traction at home and disgrace and contempt
abroad. The proud name of" American citi-
zen was once to be coveted, it is now an epi-
thet, the application Of which should cause the
blush of shame to mantle the cheek.