The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-12-12
Thursday, Dec. Ia, 1867.
rMPEAcHMENT DEFEATED.

: IMPEACHMENT DEFEATED.
On Saturday tho impeachment reso-
luton was brought up in the House Of
Representatives., and defeated by vote
Of 81 yeas to los nays. The resolution
read Is follows ,.-.,M..x. . |
Resolred, That Andrew johnson, Presi-
dent Of the United States, be impeached
for high crimes and misdensanors.
And the members voted:
YRAs.-Anderson, Averill, Ashley Of
Ohio, Boutwell,, Charehill. Clark Of Ohio,
Clark Of Kansas, Cobb, Cobu,u, Covode.
Cullom, Donuelly, Eckley. Ely, Farnsworth,
0rovelly, Harding, Highly, Hopkins, Hun.
ter, Judd, Juli>n, Kelly, kelsey, Lawrence
Of Ohio. Loan, Logan, Loughridge, Lynch,
Maynard, MeClurg, Mercer, Mullen, Nv.
ers, Newcomb, Num-, Orth, Payne, Pile.
Prioe, Shenck. Shanks, Stevens Of Vermont.
Stephens Of Pennsylvania, Stokes, Thomas.
Trimble, Trowbridge, Van Horn Of No..
Ward, Williams Of Pennsylvania, Williams
Of Indiana, and Watson Of Pennsylvauis-
81.
NArs.-Adams, Allison, Ames, Archer.
Ashley, Astell, Bailey, Baker, Baldwin.
Banks, Barnum Beamen, Breck, BENJAMIN.
Benton. Bingham, Blaine, Boyer, Brooks.
auckland, Burr, Cary, Chandler, Cook.
Dawes, Dixon. Dodge, Eggleston, Eldridee.
Eliot, Ferris. Ferry, Fields. GARFIELD, Getz,
0lossbrenner, Galway, Griswold, Grave.
Hight. aslsey, Hamilton, Hawkins, Hin.
Haseman, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hubbard
(lA,) Hubbard, West Va..l Hubbard'
{0-..vos'cu.,1 nuMpnrey, inaersoil. John,
son, Jones, Kerr, Ketch1m. Knolt. Rosnti
Latin, Lawrence, pa, Lincoln. Msr,h.il
Marvin. Mccarthy, MeCulloush. MilIer
(Pa., uosrehead, Morgan, M1ne,r. Mn,
laes, Nieksrson, PerAam, Peters Ph.in.
Pipe. Plants, Poland, Paisley, Pruvn. RAJ,
dali. Robertson, Robinson, Rose. sevv.r
S't9rsaves, Smith, Spauldins. Starkvesth.
q, stewart, Stone, Tabor, Taylor, Upson.
Vanarman. Vananken, Vsutrump. Van.
yr:) Mdafed7dx t(Tfxa., W1jftaz5ss.
lM:ss.,) Wilson, (Ia., y Wilson, 20. y Wood
bridge, aud Woodward,-l0s. ' '
That Andrew johnson has viol.taa
tho Constitution both in letter and spir.
IT, that he has brought reproach upou
.oe o'eo ONCE which be fills, aud that
no molly de'erses Impeachment is ,
net that is admitted by almos.
every loyal man, and, it is. fae,
which will grow in cle.ruess =,
the events Of the past two years becom,
matters Of history. Another een.r,,
ton will endeayor in vain to comma.
bend how the present occupant Of n.
Presidential chair was tolerated With
such wonderful patience by the people
whom he outraged BY bis almost everv
act. Yet despite this it is not felt n
be beat IL the unsettled financial con.
d'''on OF the country, to press further
. movement having rightfally for its
purpose the punishment Of high crime,
ana m'sdemeanors on the part of the
President,
The defeat Of this resolution is b,
NO means an assertion Of the belief ~
the part OF those Members who voted
IN the negative that Andrew johnson
has not been guilty of the ch,rpe,
brought against him. o. the confirm,
he is, held BY many Of tbem-moi;s;
than enough to constitute ! majority
70 be fully improbable; but these arc
times switch seem to demand the fore,
going Of all matters save those Of recon:
st'uctlon add finance. The count,,
has managed to endure the President
thus tar, and it can for year or NOR,
yet No impeachment, no verdict o.
the gravest national tribunal, could at
s'eh a greater opprobrium to his nam,
than that with which it is alre.d,
stamped.
ihls vote is merely the calm .asser
''0n on the part Of the peoples repro
sentatl7es that they will not go out o
their way, in the grand work Of re.es
'abI'shiOg the country, for the purpos,
OF passing judgment upon what has al
ready been condemned. Enough mem
oers voted aye to show that the move
mcnt was not weak or ill.concertef
one; and this, with resolution of cen
sure which will undoubtedly be pass
Cd, will, under the circumstances b,
amply sufficient.