The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-31
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Account OF Why Impeachment is a


Account OF why Impeaehment IL a
Failure. IL 4t.
Rashta0tOn Gegyesp spoadsSlee Of Lhs Antt-S1GHesy
standard.
The causes that preventimpeachm
are, briefly, the intriguing OF cliques
for the Presidential successor, the COW
ardice of the old Whig element in the
party, and the timidity of the Nattona!
Bank interest, to which must be added
the national depravity OF politicians
generally. --r.,.,.. ,.-,-.-., .
bate, told his friends In favor of the
impenchment that 1t was of no use
that there was sufficient number in
one house to prevent mpeaehment, and
a sufficient number in the other to pre-
vent conviction, and that secret 1nhu-
ences were at work which shields dithe
White House with an impenetra Bile
panoply, What are the secret iuflu-
euces which shield the White House of
which he speaks 2 We can tell the
country what the dauntless old states
men saw fit to withhold 7GEtE
These secret influences are the deter
mination of the Grant and Chase fac
tiopS that Ben Wade shall not be made
President through Impeachment, there
by giving him the first chance for the
nomination of the party in 1858.
1t is well known that Chief Justice
Chase has been bringing his personal
influence to bear upon members OF
both Houses, Wboth directly and indi
rectly, against impeachment during
the last TWO weeks. The Chief Justice
OF the United States descending from
his high place to intrigue for his own
nomination to the Presidency, by OPP
posing an Impeachment at the trial OF
which he would have to preside, and
because such impeachment would BEN
eft rival candidate, is humiliating
ffnmmant Ia UNNECESSARY.
The statement of the tact Is enough.
Mr.. Chases mania for the Presiden-
tial office is a melancholy exhibition of
which we have had many painful
examples among our public u en-. Not
withslantltng the activity OF bis friends,
pledged to his support, we tell him
plainly that he has not the ghost OF q
chance. He has no popular strength
Whatever. The mention of his name
makes not a single ripple OF feeling or
enthusiasm in any quarter. Why Will
he not save himself from inevitable
modification and disgrace by refusing
longer to ,draggle the robes OF his high
office in the mire of cAucuses and con-
venLions?
The Grant faction, led by Henry
Wilson, is Just now in the ascendant,
and they confidently expect to dragon
the Radical Republicans into his sup.
port by the old cry or expediency. and
the permanent importance OF success.
These are the same tactics that saddled
us with Andrew Johnson; and we give
these gentlemen fair warning hat we
shall tight that nomination TO the last
extremity. The cause of liberty in
this country is not 10 be sold out twice
on the same plan without determined
struggle. The Republican party has a
number of statesmen, any one of whom
on a radical platform would be unob'
jectionable, and would receive our
hearty support. Prominent among
these is the name of Old Ben Wade.
We are not, however, welded to the in
terests of any candidate, but the at
tempt to crowd down our throats
man of doubtful generalship and un-
known principles, will be resisted with
every weapon we can'command..
. BRANDON.