The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-13
From Washington.
The Closing scenes OF the Impeaep,
ment Iiusiness...rhe PiIIibustSF
Movement and Its Failure.
Mr.. EidrIdge Resembles wheeIluE
GentIemab.:SIr. IIubbard'a
Financial Resoiation.
cSnstpondeaos vae Ateaagmosr.

graph has long before this apprisedi
you; and "the bad manat the other end
of the Avenue" has fresh lease OF DO.
litlcal lie. Indeed, he seems now 60 be
master of the situation. Great have
been the rejoieIngs among the PresI.
dental coterle over this result. Mast
ought to be able to give us a raey car.
toon, describing how the "merry An.
drew" of the White House received the
news from the Capitol, Friday alter.
noon, and how It was duly celebrated
In potations strong and deep that eve.
ming.
The final vote showed a majority oi
the Republicans in the House were
against preparing articles OF impeach-
ment. Boutwell, was the only one who
was permitted to speak Ia advocacy OF
the resolution reported by the majority
of the Committee. It was arranged
that Wilson, OF Iowa, should reply In
brief and general terms, and that
when he concluded, he should move
70 lay the resolution on the u.
ble, and call the previous question
on his motion. This programme
was followed out and all further ala.
'cussion choked OF. The impeachers,
who were anxious TO speak, then. nm.
der lead OF General Logan, began to
."hllibuster" to compel the majority Ia
let them be heard, and from that time
Till night they kept the clerks calling
yeas and nays on alternate motions 10
adjourn and to ordera call OF the House,
till the House was wearied into an ad.
Journment. Logan several times pro.
posed thatif the majority would allow
the advocates Of impeachment, who
wanted 10 speak, tve minutes each,
they would make no further opposition
to vote, but the proposition was su M
marily rejected. The next day Logan
resumed these tactics, but In the course
of an hour, proposed that II Wilson
would withdraw his motion to fable
and let the question be taken squarely
on the resolution, he would Withdraw
all opposition to taking the vote. vii.
son assented, but Immediately moved
the previous question, aud thus again
clicked of all possibility OF debale-
and the vote was taken. l suspect II
this game had been played by a party
in the majority upon another in
the minority, instead Of by majority
upon minority OF the same party we
should have heard something about
the strangling OF free discussion, but as
II was there was not murmur. can
not undertake to justify this result nor
fully explain 1t. There were many
considerations which had their Intlu-
ence With the Republicans who voted
against impeachment. Many who, I
am satisfied, have at heart as sincere u
desire for the permanent asCendency OF
Republican principles as the most rad
ical OF those who favored the presenta-
tIon Of articles Of impeachment bv the
House, doubted whether The facts de-
veloped would sustain those articles In
the trial before the Senate; for Johnson
had been SO guarded about many OF his
acts, In keeping within legal technical
tiles, and by consultation and Coop
peration he had SO involved his Cabinet,
some of whom hVd previously had,
and some Of whom yet have, the conf.
dence of Republicans throughout the
country. that 1t threw around the
case embarrassments 1pd difficulties
that cannot fail Oto suggest
themselves. For instance, strong
point made against the Presi.
dent in the majority report Is his
having turned over TO the original
owners vast amount OF railroad prop.
erty captured and contiscated bv the
Government In the South. Yet |, IL
said to be susceptible of proof that
Ihp DOCf nf fhfu tuua dana ,,y Lsnn..,.. -,
Stanton on bis own official responsible.
tty. It cannot be doubted, however,
that johnson has committed offenses
enough on his own account to Justify
his impeachment; and think not y
single Republican In Congress doubt
this; YET IL was a question With many
whether they could sufficiently prove
these acts over and beyond what the
President might prove in vindloation
Of himself. Then again, the financial
embarrassment OF the country were
pressing Congress sorely for attention,
and there was an apparent reaction In
public sentiment believed TO arise
chiefly out Of general want OF cont.
dence In the capacity OF Congress 10
deal with the financial questions be-
fore them; and II was certain II articles
OF impeachment were prepared, the
President las Mr.. Boutwell, admitted, !
could not be suspended, but would be
left during the long period through
which the trial might run with powers
that would be dangerous in the hands
OF such u man 30 circumstanced and
surrounded by such advisers. Mean
while between the excitement and the
pre.Occupation Of Congress the needed
financial legislation would be most.
poned, and II nothing more happened
II general smash of business would
Ovsrtake the Couutry,-and possibly Ia
the end Johnson would not be iInpea Ch.
ed after all. These and many other
difficulties suggested themselves 10
those who had the responsibility oi
deciding this matter, and influenced
their final action. l. agree with
the philosophy OF "OccasIonnl" that "It
IL no nse TO quarrel with IN )dit accom-.
ph," or 10 lament over Wne GBdire fam.
bic; still Individually | am not alt0gelh.
er prepared TO assent tOthe wisdom or
accept the force OF all these aud other
unnamed considerations. The wlsesI
remedies are very often the sim mplesL'
A cancer liz not TO be cured by letting
alone. II Is an open question whether
the johnson poison which has entered
the circulation Of the body polite will
not 20 on eating In and extending ItS
evil Influences until some violent rene.
dy or fatal end will result. Mr.. Bout
well declared bis apprehensiOus In
spirit Of prophecy that if Andrew John
son were let alone and followed out the
logic Of his message, the next rresl'
dental election would be held amid tho
horrors OF civil strife and the next
President innngurated, II at all, under
the protection OF the military. sui the
judgment Of n majority OF our friends
In Congress II otherwise, and we who
doubt cAnnOt hut defer. II johnson
should have the courage to make good,
by his acts, the declarations OF hla mes
sage, BOutwsll's prediction would be
the natural and Inevitable result. But
will hedO III The interesting question
now IL, how far will he dare go, having
IN he now claims bs has the whip. hand
over Congress I and believing, RS a man
Of his arrogance may naturally believe,
that Congress In afraid OF him2
th0 most Hcnthng review Of John
son, or any other man, I have ever IIs.
toned 10, WIS delivered TO day In the
Senate, by Senator Drake, Of Missouri,
upon hlS resolution offered shortly nj.
Ter the neHHRge wnA rend, CfpCI6rIng
among other things, that In TINT iness'
age tho President had lransCendeI Lhe
proprietleS Of his station, and thai Ian
guage employed by him was In tleroga.