The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-20

PRESIDENT Senator Wilson--who is always as /,
well acquainted with fresh political facts as any
other Republican pohticlan-has just publicly |
said;-"Ihe great mass oi the Republican party |
elieve that the President will be tmpeached !
and that he deserves imPeachment" The New !
ork Tribune, which, until lately, lent its DOW
eriui influence decidedly AGAINST impeachment |
is now among its strongest advocates
stern duties are the tests OF heroic men. |
ne oi the sternest duties ever laid upon Ameri.
can statesmen has been, and still Is, the i'm
peachment of Andrew johnson. But, notwith-
SANDING the patent fact that the public well |
lare has lmperalyeiy demanded this measure
many eminent RehubliCaus have hitherto op-
posed and defeated it because they have seen
10 II some risk to the fortunes of some fayorite
presidential candidate. But in all such paltry
lea ons against Impeachment we can see,
not pardonable expediency, but an unpardon-
able cowardice. IT Mr.. johnson deserves I'M
peach ment, he deserves it irrespective of the
question as TO which of a dozen or twenty cam
didates is to be the fortunate winner of the next
Presidency. If any political event in the future
may be regarded as sure, it is that the Republi-
can party is TO carry the next Presidential cleo
tion. The Impeachment or nonimpeachment
of Mr.. johnson will not alter this inevitable
tact. lSit not, therefore, mockery of states
manship to allow so grave question as the
Impeachment OF the President TO turn on the
minor and almost private question of the political
promotion of some one member OF the ReUubli-
can party over another OF equal fitness and
opportunities?
fit could be now thoroughly understood (as
1t ought 10 be) that the Republican party means
TO omit from the list of Presidential candidates
next summer all its senators, governors, aud
generals who are now opposing the impeach.
ment of the President, all such opposition would
! instantly cease, and the President would be
speedily put out OF the way.
Meanwhile, we have heard a suggestion ma le
that the radical Governors should assemble (as
once during the war; for a consultation on
public affairs, with a view 10 arrest the course
of MIR. Johnson on his roa1 to rum. An able
| Tnf. In,,k x.ron
has written US an energetic note giving the
Teaso ons for such convention. As he speaks
the voice of many advisers, we ask our readers
| to look at his appeal.
! pond'at:-War is imminent You know it. All
ciear-slshtea men know it,. Capitalists realize il.
pIess has sounded the alarm Everybody is anxious,
save Copperheads and Rebels, who have their cali
| ing and election sure" in Andrew Johnson. The
Rebels understand that war Il coming and that the
But how can the President be checked? How can
the loyal masses confront him? Howean the people
s.y to Andrew johnson, Thus far shalt thou bat
The pt ope have a representative body in the Gov
cannot assemble until November 2lst. unless called
cess OF MIR. Johnson's plans depends upon the CON
iepres, ,nIstVes But have he people no otheT SER
wants? Yes. They have State legislatures, Through
u EN- they can speak, aud mOre-dct Hence Lutge
uron you; as a CONTROLLING power over public senLi-
nent, 10 think OF the proposition that has been made
in the West calling Tor convention OF the loyal Gov
Iheartiiy sympathze with the call. The Governors
can summon their Legislatures together in aordi-
rom the people They win be the month pieces Of
call a aconyt tnticn The Governors then, backed by
their II gisatuIeS representing the loyal masses can
with power and right decla 10 the President that
they win prevent him by force If necessary, from
General Grant, although 1 regard him as only
mere pTotest" is In position TO help the
Ii eugh her state GoTsrnors wSo cag eG%
nana million 5Syones he VII be more Inc ined TO
hayones lay In state aTsenals unrepresented
revolution. Revolution be met only by another:
| is the assumption OF supreme control Of national
the least objectionable of any scheme, see it,,
November to imprlson MI Andrew Johnson to save
us irt war or prevent the surrender of Washington
Grant BY whose orders The peoples, transmitted
TIN ough their Slate Governors.
This striking letter is not from the pen of an
| alarmst but from a philosophic observer of
| public events. We do not share the apprehen-
| sions of our esteemed correspondent that "war
is immInent;" neither do we believe that Andrew
| Johnson IS Oliver Cromwell. We simply believe
| that Mr. Johnson win act as wickelly as his
! evil heart and his large opportunities Will per-
NIT. That he Is inherently the worst public
man known to American history is our solemn
conviction. That he would destroy the liberty
of his country, if he could successfully accom-
| psh such crime, is evident to all the world.
| But he cannot ruin, he can simply disgrace, the
republic. And yet, in saying this, let us not in
Better prepare for the worst possible coutin-
gency. Certainly we heartily sympathizc with
! the idea of a convention OF loyal Governors.
| Such a convention, II full of pluck, might
render the cepntry an illustrioQs service. We
have only one apprehension IN view of its as
semblng; and that is tbis-the so-called radical
Governors who met at the Southern Loyaists'
Convention, in Philadelphia, exhibited degree
of cowardce which ii it were to be re-exhi-
! bited now, would only encourage and not intl-
midate the renegade OF the White House. II
our Governors did not all expect TO be Senators,
and it at least half dozen of them did not con-
! fidently hope to be ON the ticket for the next
! Vice Pr esldency, we should be reasonably sure
! that their meeting would De public benedt;
! But IT, on their gathering together. they shall
6nd themselves afraid to demand the impeach-
nient of the President, and shall be simply IN,
! clined to follow the half way policy OF 6eneIal
| Grant, they might as well save their tra'el'lnS
! expenses, and stay at home.
! Meanwhile, il Andrew johnson MAKES an at
! tempt at war against the republic, let hlm DC
tried by court martial, and shot by twelve sol
diers 10 a hollow square.