The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-07

trainers or that tnBtfument didn't be-
lleye in homeopathy, or more likely
they considered that every one could do
his own cenSufing without authority OF
The oonstitution.) Congress, under the
constitution, can impeach Mr.. johnson
orlet him alone. II they do NOT im-
peach, they had better let him alone;
but they ought 10 consider at the same
time, that like his rebel friends In 1861,
that 10 all he wants. do not think
myself, he ought either 10 be let alone
or censured. You can guess what
/ do think. Besides all this,
the proposed oensure comes too
late. a. J. has anticipated Congress
by censurlng them; which he does
most severely In his message, read In
the two Houses to-day, and In sundfy
speeches known to the country, when
ever he refers TO Congress as nsurpers,
Hanging on the verge &c.n ApTopOS
OF this Ii remark made by old Ben
Wade, the Vice President, ot the sup.
per ttIbl0 this evening, viz: that John.
son had sent into COneresa their death
warrant to-day; that he thought the
culprit bore up remarkably well while
Il was read, and that u only remained
hVW AoE thu StGht a4AAtGutAN6 L Au
pass sentence that they all be hanged,
drawn and quartered-and mny JET.
Davis have mercy on their soulsl told
Ben is In favor OF impeachment. "You
betI") y p W gT '.i n i.,IlI7
Tomorrow 10 the day set for the con-
slderation OF the reports on this sub.
Ject In the House. UWhether the
lmpeachers can carry the House
or not, Is as yet (outslds at
least,l only matter Of conjecture.
They are confident. The tone of the
message sent In to-day Is defiant and In
the nature OF challenge. It will
strengthen the friends Off mpeachment.
Members have been keeplpg rather
cool on this subject, but onoA the dis
cussi0n opens, l look for smart deVel.
opement Of warmth, and think the
House will hnd th . question grown on
their hands, The majority of the Ju.
dietary Committee Are anxious for dis
cussion, and l do not know Tint the
opposition are Rverse to II, but II ID In
timated they will move TO table thesub-
ject. 1t IL said majority OF the Senate
are now against impeachment. There
Is one reason for thinking there may be
grounds for the statement. Col. For.
ney, Secretary of the Senate and editor
Of the Philadelphia Press and Wash
ington Chronicle, newspapers, "hoth
daily has been an avowed and
earnest advocate Of impeachment.
For week past. however, the ChrOni.
Gle has been almost silent on the sub.
ject: wherefore It IA surmised the
sagacIous Secretary has heard some.
thing drop-he being supposed to know
the buttered side OF his bread,
The message was listened to TODAY
with more than ordinary interest. II
consumed Just an hour and half In
the reading. II is considered in re-.
paper-many think altogether too re-
speCtable to have been written by Mr..
johnson. Some attribute Its author
ship TO one, and some TO another. The
probability is that several hud hand
In IT. but ! am satisfied Al. had some
thing TO do With 1t, ior the word "COn.
stitution" occurs about hity times in
the first three or four columns. II he
did nothing else, he went over II and
inserted this word as his remark. Be.
Ing long word, II makes u good one
and enables anybody TO recognize the
author.
The standing committees OF the Sen
ate for the opening session were ap-
pointed this morning. Few changes
were made. Senator Van Wrinkle re-
Lains the craftsmanship OF the Pension
Committee and Senator Wiley that OF
the Committee on Patents, &c. Mr.,
Hubbard In the House Is chairman OF
the Committee on the Expenditures of
tue Interior Department. Mr.. Kitchen
from your lIlrd District has not yet
been in his seat, he being detained at
home by severe illness.
Hackett is playing here at the Ma
tional Theatre. Last night he appear.
ed as FalstHf In Henry ", in VIII ich as
all the world knows he IL fully equal TO
the original, Ut there evor was any
Originally
But lest you be tempted to say oFthis
letter US FalsIRh said Oi the "instInct"
"No more Of that, Hal. As thou lowest me. !"
and promising to take time to make
the next one shorter, remain, mean.
time, INVISIBLE,
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