The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-14
The Impeachment Vote.

A close examination of Saturdays vote in the
House of Representatives on the impeachment
resolution will show some curions and suggestive,
if not unexpected results. The Philadelphia
Ledger gives the following interesting analysis
We throw out thu forty-three votes cast by the
Democratic members against impeachment, and
consider only those thrown by the Republican
members on both sides Of the question. Or these
there were one hundred and twenty-three, fifty
seven of the Republicans voting for impeachment,
and si1ty-six voting against it. It WILL therefore,
be seen that the resolution was defeated b. the
Republicans, even if none OF the Democrats had
voted. III ws now inquire what States and what
geographical sections produced this result, some
of the curious features of tho voting be-
two votes cast by the Now England Republicans,
only five were in favor of impeachment, and
seventeen against it. Neither Vermont, Rhode
Island nor Connecticut gave vote IN favor OF tho
resolution; Maine voted four to one against it.; and
Massachusetts voted seven to two against it, New
Hampshire alone voted majority for it, her mem
bers standing two to enc. Coming South to New
York, we tiud that of the sixteen Republicans
fIom that State who voted on the question, only
three voted for impeachment and sixteen against;
and in New Jersey two hepubllc,an members in
that delegation voted against 1t. Thus the Repub-
lcan vote of the eigbs States East and North Of
PENNSYLVANIA stood eirh. for impeachment, and
hirty-two against II. 1T is not until We reach our
own State that there is change. or the fourteen
Republican members from Pennsylvania Who were
present when the vote Vas taken, nine voted for
impeachment, and 6ve against it. Continuing
along the Atlantic seaboard, and passing Delaware,
which had 40 Republican member, VIC come to
Maryland, and find tho only Republican vote from
that State cast in favor OF impeachment. Hero
we have q review OF the Republican vote from the
eleven Northern States on the Atlantic oeabocrd,
and it stands thus: Tor impeachment eighteen;
against impeachment thirty-seTen.
The foregoing constitute the commercial ard
manufacturing States now represented in Con-
grcss. What connection there may be between
the peculiar nature Of the voter and the geographi
cal and business relations referred to, our readers
will Judge Cor themselves. Let US row tako tho
States immediately adjoining those abovo named.
The West Virginia Republican memDers give .wo
votes against impeachment, and none Ill favor o!
it the Ohio Republicans give nine votes against
impeachment and i've in favor Of it; and the
Michigan Republicans gave TOUR votes against
Impeachment and but one II favor OF 1t. Hero We
have review Of the Republican votes from four
teen States, eleven Of which are on the Atlantic
seaboard and three next adjoining bordering on
the lakes and the Ohio river. These States cast
seventy-six Republican votes on Saturday, Of
which twenty-lour were gwen IN favor OF lmpeach-
ment and ifty-two against It. This embr ICES all
the States east and north OF the Indiana State line
Beyond that, both west and south, the tide Is the
other way, with but two exceptions
The Indiana Reprblicon members voted five in
favor of impeachment and one against II those
from Illinois, seven in favor and four against
those from Tennessee six il !ayor and one against
those from Missouri, seyea in favor and one
against thoss from Wisconsin; three in favor and
two against /, and Minnesota, Kansas and CalifoT-
MIA each gave one Republican vote III rayoi III lIn
peachment. These embrace all The remaining
States that gave Republican votes on the qucs
ton either way, except Iowa and Nevada lbt
Iowa Republicans voted, two for impeachment
and four against it and the Nevada Republican
member gave the single vote OF that State a@alns
impeachment. Thus il will bo seen that the Re
publican members from the States west ant
south of Ohio voted tmrty-thrcc in favor OF i'm
peachment, and only fourteen againstt. This is
more than three 10 ono i'll iavor Of :iupeachmcEt
while those north and east OF Indiana 9Gted mort
than two to one against it. 1t may be instruc
tive as well as curious to study these results II
their geographical commercial AID mGnufac'
turing relations as well a. in their po!itra
bearings, and With this Wow We lay thea. beroF'
our readers. The pubic generally VIII feel
sense of relief in the lact lhat one great source
irritation and apprehension has been removed
from the arena Of party discussion, and the more
so that the decislon gicca is mainly by the Fe
publican majority. 1t is 10 De hoped that III:
same sense OF duty, OF the same convictions o
policy mav be brought into operation all round
so that the suffering industrial and business IN
terests may receive the best attention Of Congress
at the earliest possible day.