Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-11
0hI0 Statesman.

AmPeachmenf Qi bfrefideat.
The New York Tribune gives the follow
ing reasons for, its opposition EOBthe I'M
parchment of the Presidenta
l. There Is notViihgn gnow tOlJea gained by
mpeachment.apsPr President johnson has
been bad RresidsnfJbytalsQ af00lish one.
We have had Chief Magistrate doing all
he could to destroy the party, whfciI elected
him, and at the sanie time an he could to
destroy himself tI1fd'resident johnson has
been an, enemy, of Repnhlicanism,s she has
also been -au=e enemy Of shimseifs,s glfe1tiill
much against the party; but the elections
dead d--searcely wdrtpbuFial.iG GIelNms looIfs
ed upon asra detestedp and disappointed
schemer; still, he -had-a large party at his
back, rlp, this cOpfltry,,ths shortest vpalitis
cal road is that which leads from MAJORS
ty to minority Our party VIII take this
road wheniV rashly fBeeinsl Impeachment.
That can onINreyive President JobnsonIs
dying fortunes, and give him what lle
wants--1ssympathy, and The change 10 make
a defensive war; ~ ''oaf A'hA ~ nhob
III. Can he be impeached2 ? We 40 not
doubt the law-but how wOuldrtheT law
work? 1be.ehaEaesuW0lllduu llduuhssnumcrons,
intricate and, rdfaynr With skill There
would be endless yearning on the part of
the Republicans to make spf eches iu favor
of the prosecution, and Of course every ef-
fort ohitte pargof tho sRresident'sh ffitakls
toprolong the trial, fighting il step by slepg
and endravoring at least to drag it endless-,
ly. We will back Garret Davis for a three
months speee and Cow anouhtil tile enJIpf
his tenn, with Salisbury and McDougall,
good for intermediate, volumes of talk
Warren Hastings was eight years on trial,
and in lTis case there was every motive to
hurry matters. Here there would be every
friends. '''o .''"' ''Io'9 '0'
III. Gould the Pfesidentnbe remoys4?h
Gen, Butler made an ingenious argument
during tile election to low that, upon the
mere presentation Of articles Of impeach-s
ment the Senate might dtp0se thedPresiSl
dent and place another person. ins his OflieeI,
during the trial. Buffers argum mt was
ingenions; but we presume there are
twenty lawyers who can max g Iah, alrgII-I
Inent as ingeniOusOn the other side. Theirs,
Is no definite law about it; and President
johnson isnOt the man to surrender the
benefit of dOubt. Tlluse 9whoa tlIinknhe
viii quietly walk out of the White House
at the bidding OF majority OF the Senate,
mistake the man and the desperate charac-
ter OF the adVenturers who control his for
tunes. What would an impeachme It D
iT.,vs IN poweTP - w te Ao'uSso "a az 'ns 'pe
w. There would he much doubt as to
the result of this trial. President johnson
has done many things which we consider
criminal; but would the Senate as Judges
think so? Tampering with the revenues
by removing faithful officers because tley7
attended to their business and did not con-
cern themselves about politics, and APP
pointing dishonest men Is a serious natter
The interference in the FeniNn troubles
last summer, whereby the honor of Amer
lea was sacrificed to please England, should
be inquired into. The riots 'at New Or
leans, and the fact that no human being has r
been punished for the blood there shed,
stain with indelible blackness the Admin
istration of President Johnson. hWeyearf
for some atonement for that crime; and it is
wise that Congress should iiud out the au-
thors of the wrong-all who were accesso-
ry either before or after the fact-and pun
ish them. We believe committee has the
matter now in charge. We have yet to.seen
whether the best remedy for this is im7
parchment. t..' ' 80 '@-l- -- fAhaAi
v. Are there no issues of more import-o'
anee than this I? Must all this Congress ber
wasted, and the next, perhaps, in pageant a,
and prolonged debate, endless jarring Of
lawyers and Senators? The currency calls On
for relief Labor suffers under this fearful Ol
initiation. Our tariffs want reconstruct 4
lion. There are hundred questions near
to the prosperity of the nation which
mustsuffer and die because OF this meas 7
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