Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-13
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The impeachment FfzsIe-WhaG
the lmPea chment Press Says
About 1t.

tion in Ohio and other States where their
party was defeated, beloved as loudly for
the impeachment, and deposing of Presi-
dent JOHNSON. that they might get the
offices, as the believing calf does for the
nutriment of the mother COW, are, at this
present writing, like the snake in its ex-
piring agonies. doing their best to bite
themselves.
The elder NAPOLEON considerd a mistake
Of judgment greater sin than crime, and
punished it with remorseless severity.
Because impeachment failed in the House
of Representatives, and the hungry pack
are thus deprived of the fat places they
expected, ASHLEY, the great impeacher,
and the others who followed his lead, are
denounced by some of the very editors
who hissed them on, and promised to
shield and to save, or to perish with them
with all the bitterness with which a rogue
turning States evidence, gives testimony
against his companion in crime.
The Czeueland Leader. the quintessence
OF Radicalism, affects to be glad that its
hobby of impeachment has received its
31sSsoSs <Ah'A WHO, ouC odHC ICChIcSS SueGl
says, shows that ''the impeachment propo.
sition is not, and never was party meas.
ure, and that neither the party nor its repre-.
sentatives in either House of Congress art
now or ever have been committed in it:
favor" This assertion, made in the face o.
the fact that Ohio was stumped on i'm.
peachment-that every member of Con.
eress for other States, who spoke in Ohio
last fall, was fully committed as was the
party, to the measure, as was also major.
ity of the Senators representing that party
in Congress-. The Leader adds:
+ The party has suffered considerably during
the recent political campaigns by this impedch-
n,ent talk; but the sequel proues that it ought to
gain credit By the history of the naouen,ent. II
has shown that though our party has the
numerical strength in both branches Of
Congress, to carry through an impeach-
ment prosecution to conviction, were it
made party matter. 1t has steadily refused
to abuse its power, and prefers to tolerate,
even under the gravest prOvocation, the
President who has turned traitor to it.
rather than to remove him unless in 9
method undoubtedly legal and constitu-
tional.
The Cleveland Herald, sheet that, at
times, appears to be independent, yet fol-
lows the Leader in all its Radicalism, COW
ers its spleen at the failure OF Impeach-
ment, thus: -.....-.
The decisive vote BY which the Impeach-
ment question was removed from the con-
sideration of Congress was unexpected and
gratifying. Only fraction over one third
OF the members voting recorded their votes
N fa yynr ut ftn<a ..nt,r 4
the scheme was defeated by the Republi-
cans themselves, the Democratic votes cast
against it being wholly unnecessary. 1t
cannot, therefore, be urged with truth that
the eanti-Impeachment Republicans united
with the Democracy tor the purpose OF
defeating the measure. A decisive Repub-
lican majority killed it, and the Democratic
votes merely assisted in swelling the ma
iority.
Those who voted against Impeachment
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
reflected the undoubted sentiment of the
country on the question. 1t was a scheme
fraught with mischief, impolitic and use
less. The time for such a measure, if it
had ever been justifiable, has long gone by,
and to force it now on the country would
have been folly and crime. But the
thing is dead aud buried; may it rest in
peace
The Sandusky Register, while confessing
that the impeachment vote was not so
strong as it had been led to anticipate, con-
soles itself for its defeat by the assertion
that it ..was well for Congress to consult
e1pediency as well as Justice" According to
this, justice demanded impeachment, but
with men, sworn to do justice, expediency
overtopped their oath and with it the right.
The object of impeachment, as the coun-
try viewed it. was to remove President
JOHNSON that RadicaIIsm nisl. .l... l~...
its full swing on the South, making Negro
voting the rule and White Suffrage the ex-
ception. Yet with cool assurance, which
we never saw, or expect to see equalled,
the Register says:
The Congressional policy of reconstruct
tion, which was recently on experiment is
now an accomplished success, and nothing
the President may do can change the result
in the Southern States. Finally, financial
crisis is upon the country, and to meet it
In such a way as to avoid serious disaster
will demand all the wisdom ar time of both
Congress and people; and at such juno
ture the wisdom, the expediency of COM
the situation by throwing in an
other element of discord. and cause of DELAY
in the shape of impeachment may well be
questioned. But while we rejoice that this
question has been promptly dis
posed of, in whatever way, we cannot but
regret that this quashing of the indict-
ment against the President should follow
so closely on the heels of-his remarkable
with its remarkable threat of yio-
lent opposition to Congress, in case Con-
gress should attempt to sabolish the execu-
tive department" The close connection of
these two events in point of time is unfor-
tunate, though logically of course they
bear no relation to each other.
The threat of President JOHNSON, not
to allow Congress to further violate the
by abolishing the Executive
Department. of the Government, had, in
our opinion, much to do with deterring the
Radical members from the commission of
the outrage. 49,. --..r.st z,s,s.,
The Toledo Blade, the home organ of the
late Mr.. ASHLEY, the Impeacher. seems to
turn tail on its patron Saint, and thus hits
him under the fifth rib:
If the gentlemen moving in the matter
of Impeachment had held regular consult
tations for the purpose of maturing plan
to restore President johnson to the place
in the hearts of the people which he forfeit.
ed by his treachery to his party and hu-
manity, and to give him even higher po-
sition than ever, they could not have &C
complished the work more effectually than
they have by their management fof the in
QUESTION. The whole affair from Begin
ming to end, has been botchedsand boggled,
until the people, disguised and sick, are
anxiously waiting for the House to bury it.
We have not been able to discover in the
conduct of this matter any evidence OF
good sense, to say nothing of shrewdness.
That the President deserved Impeachment,
there is not particle of doubt. That he
committed crimes sufficient in magnitude
toJustity his summary expulsion from the
office he is disgracing, is as clear as noon
day. He commenced his career by VIOLA