The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-26
The Impeachment Farcc-The Desperate Ait
mntion Of the Radicals.

Il uNttOn Oi the sAhuiC0Ss
Once upon time Gt is al old story .
mountain vas reported in labor, and q
/ great multitude of people--savans, politicians
and pedlers, old women and darkies--were
gathered together to witness the awful event
The mountain was enveloped in fog, smoke,
thunder aud lightning, and its fearful groans
and rumblings, il was thought, portended the
birth of some horrible fiery dragon-perhaps
beast with seven heads and ten horns
when, 10 and behold! the grand achievement
was only poor little ridiculous mouse. And
such is the upshot Of the painful labor Of q
twelvemonth Of the Judiciary Committee Of
the House of Representatives looking to the
impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
The majority report Of five Of the seven re-
publican members Of the committee, presented
by Mr.. Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts, for i'm
parchment, involves theory Of "high crimes
and misdemeanors" which, more OF less, would
apply to almost every President since the
| time OF John Quincy Adams. The minority
report OF the two other republican
members OK the committee, prese nted
| by Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa. chairman,
in recommending that the whole subject be
laid ON the table, luashes the indictment o,
Boutwell,. The other minority report from the
two democratic members of the committee
entities them nj least TO the hearty thanks OF
Mr.. Johnson. The postponement Of the subject
TO Wednesday Of next week betrays the mis-
giyings OF the impeachers az to the pulse OF the
House. Before proceeding further they wish
TO feel their way In The interval to the formal
resumption of the subject there will probably
be fermentation among the republicans
which will simmer down into sour beer OIL
create such volume of gss a. to blow up the
barrel.
Hard pushed, indeed must have been Mr.
Boutwell, and his impeachment colleagues
when they adopted such testimony as that Of
the detective Baker concerning the alleged
aifectionate relations between the plump and
irresistible Mrs. Cobb and the susceptible Mr.
Johnson. On the other hand, the evidence Of
General Grant is worth something. II show.
that his cool and keen sagscity 10 equal 60 all
( emergencies: that he is not the man 10 be
caught mapping, nor the man to be corncred
ar hanked, or pumped. or surprised by cross
questioning politicians. They tried him
thoroughly. aud he was TOO much for them.
And what does oil this prosecution signify
The trial, conviction, condemnation and re-
movsl % Mr. Johnson for these alleged high
crimes aud msdsmesnors! Or = desperate
cIpedent Of the radicals, in their sore distress,
10 turn The current of The popular wrath from
thenselves 10 "ths mau al the other end Of
the avenue y MAuitestly the object OF the
radical soschssds il 10 divert the public aiten.
ton from their revolutionary dolngs in Con.
cress 10 the alleged usurpatioss Of the Presi.
dent IL they can do nothing more. Ey the
! general verdict 81 this years elections they
stand condemned from Connecticut 70 Califor.
MIA. and back again 10 New York, where Z
I popular anti-rsdieal majority Of atty Thousand
stares hem IN the face. But this cuttle-Hsh
device Of dsrksning The water will NOT serve
/ them. Thsre il . danger in II to the rcpubli-
cen party which iss thoughtful and cocIbesded
men viii. IL possible. avoid for II Andrew
Jol,nsor's i'npeschmen, and removal he made
. party tss The result wiz be a disruption cl
lAs party. We hare bad this !ssas lprephad'