Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-21
rHE RUTLAND HER AID,
THURSDAY, MAY It, 1865,


The subject that is most prominent IN
the public mind is the present situation OF
the High Court Of Impeachment Its re-
suits have disappointed the expectations
and hopes Of the loyal masses who met
the crisis of the rebellion and overcame
il, and without whom we should have had
divided country at this hour The SEN
timout Of the country upon thi, question
is mmistakablc. Go where you will, es-
pccially into business circles, and you will
find ON every hand mon who hase hoped
aud prayed that the reign of Andrew
Johnson, the sclf-constitutcd dictator,
would speedily come 20 an end that the
busincS. interests Of the nation he al rest
aud commercial circles assume their
woutei activity. Ii the appeals and op'n'
ions uf that class are not TO be- respected,
what can r. T5PG1 Tor AZ I'M tTUTTv'7 n tfTr-
nations Legislators composing the high
est branch OF the Federal Government
Oar industry prustratcd-our monetary
affairs in confusion a debt con.
.tantly Increasing from the bold and
wickcd acts aud usurpations of the oNccn-
tive. and Vet the servant, Of the people
are found hc,itatiug in removing the i'm
mediate cause, and leaving no alternative
but 20 on in a plrulylcd condition, until
tho overwhelming verdict Of the people az
the coming elections shall stamp with
tniamv the dilatory aud treacherou~ trtus-
actions. by hurliug the Apostatc Prc>i-
dent from power, and placing in the
Chair Of state the great Captain of ths
ag,. who viii give 10 the American Pea'
pie the promise .nd the h0pe u aTT'
united country, and quiet To- the now
waning hu,iucy- Interest, Of great 1'eo-
pl. But % long period Of >tasuntiou
must prrccle that event, unless the strong
hand of power, vested in the Senate OF the
UuircI States, ,htll now convict and r.
move him, who stand, in the breach +.
interrupt aud disturb all our political and
commercial relations
We may tskea too dysponding view OF
the subject, hut the hal,iug and N,ycriul
on the part II members Of the Republican
party in the Senate have ct>, a gloon
around all subjects connected with quas
ti1u7 Of bushes, aud reconstruction, auj
that party which has led th, pa2pl
from the thrallom Of bondage into, tn,
open light Of freedom, il would ,~eu
should have claim upon the feelings O
those they have clcv-ed To power, m,
who have fought manfully hitherto il
gaining the high point in the progress 20
civilization - which it la, reached tla
they ~houd NOT heiEa up The way, tu
allow a)l-thrnatirn ro be- speedily relieve.
from it~ embarrassing position. Natwith
~uuiiu. the clouds that oyerhang th
political horizon, we are yet hopeful Of th
final result. and the rumarS which com
To- US thi, morning encourage u- in th
belief that vet the demand Of the pc5pl
will hc answered and the Presldu' b
lnpo~ea, although there may be sue
u,,.ful effort 10 frunic i along. w1sc
may perhaps be- far the ho>t, that th
mighty and potent voice Of an indigum
constituency may reach thcir waVerln
servant, and the will of The people Ia a,
rompli-hcl Let the fayaring winds ro'
on the wave OF public opinion until
shall reach and oyerwhelm those WHO a
vet fail to comprehend the. tr1y Issue.
aul they ha made to feel that TIE p arl