The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-05-21

Thursday, May 81, 1863.
INPEACHMENT-T THE ELEVENTH
ARTICLE LOST BY ONE VOTE.
No More Mistakes.
On Saturday, May 10th, the Senate
proceeded to vote on the Eleventh Ar
tcle Of impeachment. 1t has been gen.
orally understood that the Eleventh Ar
ticlo would get more votes in favor of
conviction than any other. The result
Of the vote was as follows:
Guilty IS; not guilty 10.
Necessary to convict, sc.
The Impeachment court thereupon
adjourned to May 26th at IL NJ, when
the vote will be taken on the remaining
articles. Nothing Can be more humil-
iating 20 the Republican party, and 10
fact to the lovers Of liberty throughout
the world, than the result Of this vote.
A few journals yet aatter themselves
that somehow or in some way the great
criminal will yet be convicted. We
see no hope. The Republican party
IS betroyec-not only by Andrew John
con, and Doolittlc, and Norton, who
long ago went over to the enemy, but
by men whom it has cherished up to
the latest hour: Van Wrinkle, Ross,
Henderson, Fowler, Grimes, Trumbull,
Fessenden, Salmon p Chase.
Only few days ago We placed the
utmost confidence in their integrity,
and numbered them among the pillars
Of the party. To-day they arc on, be-
trayers, selling US out like sheep in the
shambles, at the bidding Of Andrew
johnson, whom they have heretofore so
loudly denounced The air is thick
with rumors. The Impeachment man
ayers claim that millions Of money have
been used upon the Republican Seua-
tors who voted for acquittal-aud they
are taking testimony upon the subject.
The N. Y. Tribune charges tn, same
thing, while others claim that it is a
political coup a. etat to defeat Wade
for Vice President and Grant for Pres
ident-and to either foist Chase and
Fesseuden upon the Chicago Conven-
ton or destroy the party.
1t is high time that the rank and
file Of the Republican party should look
we'll to their leaders. This great party
Of Liberty and Human Progress belongs
not to the comparative handful of shys-
tering demagogues and Office lceches,
who have fastened themselves upon it
to control it or to destroy IT.! No! 1t
belongs to the great honest mass of
America. freemen who compose it, aud
to the cause Of liberty throughout the
world.
Minnesota has her share of disgrace
in this shameful result. The vote Of
Daniel s. Norton could have turned
the scale and convicted the betraye,
that chuckles in the White House,
Daniel 8. Norton name only less in
famous than that of Andrew Johnson
Daniel s. Norton-sent to the Senate
by the radical Republicans Of Mime
sofa Shame Shame Shame!
Daniel s. Norton-the traitor-ioist
ed to the seat Of the noble-the betray
ed Wilkinson-by the radical Republi
cans Of Minnesota
There are some facts connected with
the election Of Dapiel s. Norton to the
U. s. Senate, that we deem worthy to
be generally known-not only as illus.
trating the treachery of men whom the
party has trusted in high places-bu,
as showing the value of single vote
Mark how one vote through several sue
cessive steps has effected at last, in al
probability, momentous result, endan
gering not only great political party
but the rights and liberties of the whole
nation.
At the Wright county Republican
Convention in the fall Of 1864, H. L.
Gordon, now Of this city, was a candi.
date for State Senator. He was de.
feated by g. D. George, Of Rockford,
by one cote; (two years afterwards he
was nominated by reclamation and elect.
ed BY a very large majority, running
five hundred votes ahead of bis tickle,
in Wright county,
The defeat of MIR. Gordon at the con-
vention in 1864, was accomplished
through the treache1y of a delegate ir
that convention who was elected b,
Gordon's friends, and who got his cleo
ton BY express pledges to support hin
for State Senator at the convention,
After Mr.. Georges nomination, Mr.
Gordon "took off his coat" and worked
earnestly to secure his election. Thu
district was at that time close, Mr.
George frequently said that he felt nm
der great obligations to Mr.. Gordon 70,
his effective aid in the canvass. Mr.
George was. elected by about $50 ma
jority. When the Legislature conven.
ed, and the Senatorial contest between
Wilkinson and Norton was fairly up,
Mr.. Gordon went to St. Paul and re-
NAMED several days, working for Will
kinson. he labored specially with Mr..