Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-23
The Eight on Impeachment.

AS tho session of Congress draws near pol
ncttvr unur,rt
ficsm rcSpcct'to tho development of plans for
the anticipated i.npeacl,lnent contest E,c|,
v.lent knight is furnishing his nrilor prcp,.
ratnry to the fight, and it may be expected
that II lively campaign will prevail. I he
Washington ChronicIe thus foreshadow.
the probable plan of fight:
The II,u-e will b, called on to decide for
itself between 'n,inrty report against and IA
minority report in favor of npcnchmcnt.
whom the yoluminouS evidence taken hy the
committee is laid befnrc it, 1t is well known
that all the Republican members of the CON.
mittee agree that the poiuts cnnt .incd in the
evidence embrace grave charges against the
President, but three Of the Republicans do
not ,hink they are severe enough to warrant
the presentation OF articles Of Impeachment
In This opinion, they are supported By the two
Democratic members, AlcS<rs iIidrilgc aud
Marshall, white Mcssra. Boutwell,, Thomas.
Williams and Irwrcnce, all radicals. Insist
that these points ih3c,te sufficient evidence
Of guilt un the p.rt of the President to ensure
his conviction by the 'Sonatc. These points
include charges of mislppropriation nf public
funds to his personal banrli, hy Mr.. johnson,
commenced while acting rs Military Governor
OF Tcnne-Sca, and finishes! ter his ancidnl.
tai accession t. the Presidency, aud usin. his
positnn ns President tor tne purpose of en-,
hancing the market value OF Southern railroad
stocks in which he j. Interested. IL is very
likely that II struggle unh-r the leadership p
Of Boutwell, Of several days duration, to Oh.
tain the passage ct IN impeachment bill, will
occur during the first week ri session Jni."
Wilson of Iowa, the Chairman OF the judi.
eiary Committee. will doubtless lead the oppo.
sition to Gov. Boutwell, and while lie viii
urge that the President has laid himself liable
to tie censure OF the people at large, he w:!
argue TINT he has done nothing to warran. i $
removal from office Mcssrs Ellrige and
Murs!Iaii9 ficad the democracy in it's efforts
Z TO prevent impeachment. that will dcnnnnce
4 the epositions assumed by Ncssrs. S lsDn and
Boutwell, and their supporters. THUS tri
angular fight will be iniu..n nteL. which it Is
thought will defeat the impeachment move.
sment Its friends. however. are a,nguine Of
success. and claim that the final vote on tho
question will SETTLE the matter in thoir iavor."
5f MARYLAND AND DELAWARE. THE +" Np-
tional lntcIligencer," inrcforring to the fact
that the House Judiciary Committee will
meet at tho cnpito. on Monday next. aays:
"That portion Of it which was ci.,rscd
with inquuny whether the po ,ple Of Mary
land and Delaware are living undcr Rcpub
Hem form Of government have been in ses.
sion several4weeks since the adjournment of
Congress, and have taken larg, b"ly of tos
Z ,tmoi1y. whiehit is understood, will be rcpor
s t6d 70 the committee Mt large upon their as
sei1blages and nlreport prer,red fnr tho con
aideyatioT ,sOf Congress. It j. not thought
that amy decisive, and prompt action will be
STeo4:aDended. and certainly. under existing
x6ircpnnatanees; nofears need be apprehended
sstl1at thee Stntes viii be rsdnee to tho con
Giisipos sof TsrfitoSioS 81 present"
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