The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-13
The Impeachment Question.

Inc Warrington correspondent Of the New York
Herald, under date of 7th inst, says
The debate in the House to-day on the proposed
Impeachment f indicates pretty clearly the temper
treme Radicals still hug to their bosoms their Old
darling Of immediate Executive decapitation. br,t
the moderates advise prudence, dsliberation and
ASey evidently atends s9eh % solemn
his fire on ethe man at the other end Of the
avenue, for to-day he uttered on anti Johnson
exeifedy he remsred that Wend
say nothing as to the terrible doubt that oppress-
ed his mind as to completely with the assassination
The utterance Of this dark insinuation again
created profound sensation among the spectators
assembled In the galleries, including liberal rep
resentation OF the diplomatic corps. The Demo-
cratic members alone seemed TO take the matter in
an anu upconcerned manner laughing at Ashley
jocose questions: The speech of Mr.. spalding,
who called the Impeachment project s.sa stupen-
doHs o folly and asked il the policy Of the Crum
Wcn tlnes and. the scenes enacted under Danton,
Murat and Robespierre were to be repeated, made
quite an impression. General Butler replied in q
a9 manner to Mr. spalding but his
son should be removed at all hazards il he stood
IN me way Of peace, harmony, unity, law and re-
On this subject Of impeachment it is difficult to
see the end The extreme Radical element, which
fsvors hot headed measures of suspension see4yy
w naVe IneG WITH check. have heard Ropubli-
cans express the opinion that impeachment is all
humbng, that the Judiciary Committee failed
mlsorably IN sustaining any serious charge and
that there had been enough of the nattor until
the end OF Andrew Johnsons term. This savors
very much OF backing down from the solemn po-
slt;on taken by the dominant party last session.
The action of the Senate CAUCUS to-day In LAYING
On the table the proposition Of last nights Repub-
Mcan cauc1s, changes suddenly the probabilities
s9at existed this morning OF the, adjournment on
Monday next, the difficulty presenting itself Of the
lnaplhty OF one branch adjourning Congress with
out the consent OF the other. It has been mode
manifest to-day that there ia not only among many
OF inc republican members an unwilling CONCUR
renee Eish the course determined upon last nipft
put 30 gtrong hostility to this course on the Dart
OF majority OF the Senate that it is impossible "a
carry 1nao enectlast nights discriminate s: THE
feehng entertained by majority Of the Senate that
tho facts thus Ear elected by tho House Judici.
ary committee would prove Q dangerous basis upon
which TO proceed to impeachment win force the
House TO agree TO- an adjournment to October
next Senators take the position that II there yie
! any sincerity 10 the movement Of the Rieadino
! prosecutors the House should proceed imnednte.
~ TO carry out thei- programme or consent to ~
i adjournment over the summer months and there.
1 by virtually acknowledge the abandonnent o. the
I whole quegtion A leading Representatiy q. on be-
\ ing informed to-daysofs the oction, or want ao
EnUtion, Of tine Senate csucus, exclaimed tsI An
very glad OF is claimed by some of tho
onouncedE Conservatives that many OF thope who
voted for the adjournnnent to May were induced t1
Edo 30 only through the stmulsnt Of severe par;y
tdiscipline. IN .g. IA s.