North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-12-04

Impeachment &C. -r. -...s .
We put SIC. to our articles because the
pen may take y notion to stray from the
caption. It's handy to have the Geld un-
fenced, aud then, yo', know, we can write
what we please. The impeachment of
the National Executive is no. likely to come
Of Gen. Grant killed it in his testimony
before the Committee. Stanton confirmed
Grants statements as to the identity of
Lincoln's aud Johnson's plans Of Recon
stracsion. Baker, Gen. Baker, detective
Baker," swore to such absurd lies about
ANDY, that his testimony was ridiculed
even by his sympathizcrs, and he is now
under arrest for perjury Only 40 Of 100
members Of Congress can DO found to en-
dorse the recommendation Of Impeachment,
and thus ,rags the Radical party. 1t costs
the people, much money, and reflects upon
the Nation much disgrace to humor fools
in the exercise of malignity towards those
who are alone capable Of approaching and
administering this Government but the
people have borne it cheerfully, and their
salaricd or fee-ed leaders, through jour
mails or from the rostrum, endcavor to cou-.
sole their dupes by the promise that some
thing will soon happen to aid "thc brave
old partyn which killed half million Of
whites in order, to heir Four millions Of
black paupers, that devastated the only
portion of our export territory that turn.
cd out Of the Union nine or ten States
which Rebcl-dom failed TO get out that
covered the whole country with official
leeches and insolent shoulder-straps. in
dices, frequently, Of social depravity and
political perversion. JEFF. Davis cannot be
tried till March, though the whole radical
flock are ready to swear he is guilty of
treason--a case they never will make ont,
and for this reason they play upon the
nerves Of the people by keeping the case
ia allegiance. SuRRArr, says Washing
ton dispatch, t'cannot be convicted in the
District of Columbia" and therefore Con-
gress will be asked to pass law authoriz-
ing his trial in Pennsylvania or Ohio -
The object is not to do him justice but to
convict him We suggest Oberlin as the
place Of trial, and Senator Drake or Gov.
Brownlow % judge. rs ~. ts.9r
In a late copy Of the Chicago Times we
find additional testimony on the Impeach-
nent case. Baker says Congressman ASH
LsY-he who has been SO rampant against
the Tennessee Tailor for whom he and his
friends voted-Gen'l detective" Baker
says: she never knew much about Sand
ford Conover 1.-THE criminal); that Mrs.
Harris had the letters written by johnson
to Davis in 1854, but he couldn't get them
without paying s25, 0O0!" This is a small
sum to back up menagerie of factionists;
but Baker was not believed in his state
nents, and hence the failure to secure let.
ters which ,cere forged : Ashley, the To-
lcdo member, the blow-hard of the I'm
parchment party in Congress, promised
Baker money several times, but he never
got anything from Ashley. Nov. %, ASH
LEY was examined. He said he had hunt
ed up all the evidence possible that he
begged a pardon for Conover atlas Dun
ham, then and now in prison.
We ask the special attention of our rea-
ders to the evasive, subterfuge-ive, miser-
able replies of the ranting radical when
under the examination of Hon. Chas. Ed
ridge, Of Wisconsin. If there is anything
in radicalism meaner than another, we re-
rquest that CHARLEY, of Wisconsin, be the
developer and ASHLEY, Of Ohio, the de-
velop-ee:
Question-IIave you stated to members
Of Congress that you had evidence impli-
eating the president in Mr.. Lincoln's as
.nssination?
Answer-No; not evidence in my pos
session. may have said that had state
ments made in writing and otherwise by
this man and that, which induced me to
believe it. may have said that.
Question---Have you ever brought the
evidence on which you believe it before
this committee? eraE
Answer-No, sir; have spoken to
members of the committee about it.
have had no evidence which regarded as
valid. 1t was an isolated statement here
aud there, and not sufficiently strong to
warrant me in presenting it. -
Question-Then you say you had no ev-
idence against Mr.. johnson which you
considered valid? ~
Answer-Yes; Ihad no evidence which
I regarded as sufficient before jury to
convict criminal. at.t % 1914 ~
Question--By Mr.. Eldridge-I repeat
the question whether you have not told
of the house Of representatives
that you had evidence in your possession
which satisfied you that Mr.. johnson had
taken part in or was implicated in the as
eassination Of MIR. Lincoln?
Answer have, and that ] believed
that, from all that was able to gather du-
ring this investigation, Mr.. johnson had
a guilty knowledge Of the assassination.
Question-You have said that before. l
repeat the question as l put it before, and
want an answer to it specifically. q
Mr.. Ashley--Hayo not answered it
Mr.. Eldridge-No, sir; think not
receat the question.
Mr.. Ashley-I had not that class Of evil
dence which would satisfy the great mass
Ut men, especially the men who do not
concur with me in my theory about it.
have always believed that Presidents Har-
rison, Taylor, and Buchanan were poison
I'd, and poisoned for the express purpose
Of putting the vice presidents in the presi-
Dental Office. In the first two instances it
was successful. II was attempted with
Mr.. Buchanan and failed it succeeded
With Taylor and Harrison. Then Mr.. Lin
colin was assassinated, and from my stand
point could come to conclusion to which