The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-16
Packing the Jury.

howlers are clamorlng for the aomls'
sion of Senators from the reconstructed
Southern States in time to vote upon
the final question. patriot Senators,
as FoRNEY calls the representatives OF
Southern ebony and scalawagarie, are
to come from Arkansas, Florida, Geor'
gia, Louisiana and the Carolinas, and
with their "trsoly loil" and thoroughly
informed judgments, are to make good
the detection of the "recreant" brains
of the Radical party, represented by
TRUMBULL, FESsENDEN and HENDER-
soN. This is the latest device for "ma-
king assurances doubly sure" in the
matter of the Presidents removal.
Admitting that these apostles of Con-
gs and the carpet-bag know nothing OF
the case upon which they are to pass;
that they have heard no evidence, lis
tened to no argument, examined no law
aud, in general way, are ne more quail
ified to act as judges in the trial, than
would have been the "late lamented"
Cynocephalus to calculate the eclipSes
all these difficulties are trivial and
unworthy of consideration. They know
"the will of the loyal nation" as ex-
pressed by the Conferences and secret
leagues, and GRANT Clubs, and G. A. RS,
and cross-road rabble-rousers all over
the country, and with these intelligent
aud reliable sources of informa-
ton at their command, what more
is needed' Let them euter the Senate,
receive in their own precious persons
the stabs that are aimed at 'the life OF
the Republic" represent the puissant
wisdom and loyalty" of office seeking
Lazaroni, declare that ANDREW JOHN
SON is guilty under the Eleven Articles,
or the Thirty-nine Articles if necessary,
and with the mighty representative
power of Southern knavedom and mig
gerdom, annihilate "the last hope of the
rebellion" in the official person OF the
great obstructionist of the White House.
This is q magnificent improvement
upon tho old-fashioned process of pack
ing juries. Under that process, the
packing had to be done at the COM
mencement of the trial; the evidence
must be heard; the arguments under
gone and the intliction of law quo
tations and the citation of precedents
borne patiently aud lengthily. That
process had no mercy whatever on the
intelligent jury, but this considers their
comfort and provides against their an,
noyauce. Seeing the end from the be-
ginning, by the aid of that '4oyal" in
telligence which is as unerring as the
scent of buzzard or the instinct of d
jackal, these ''Patriot Senators" can
we'll dispense with the outward forms
and conditions of oath and testimony
and law and fact and guilt, through
which alone can duller souls reach con-
clusions or mature opinions.
They see JonNsoNin the Presidential
Chair, WADE out of it, and thousands
of greedy pap-suckers and plunder'
moBgers ready to oust the one and in
state the other, while upon the CON
summation of that simple operation
hang a thousand delightful conse'
quences in the shape of money and
place and power and glory. Dses "loy
atty" need any better enlightenment
or brighter illumination Nay, verify
Admit the ragamufin offspring of 'loy
ap reconstruction, conduct the repre-
sentstives of renegade psritan and
plantation politics to their seats ant
lst the performance proceed. A "loy
all nation, at present not very impa,
tient for a decision, will then demand
an immediate verdict. ..