Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-12

-. i. asaCmARDsON. Editor.
THURSDAY kvBNINa.....MAR ~.
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u,npcaehneas.-Is At aSr Party
Purposes or she Public 0oed:
Several days ago tho Gasefse devoted .
column of It's space to an attempt TO vindi-
cate It's party from the too well-foundsd
charge that the impeachment Of President
lehnson is prosecuted as a party measure
Tie party stands in need Of such vindica-
ten. and the 6aretts tried TO meet the ne.
esssi,y. How well it has done it, those
who have watched the course Of the Re-
rublican party in Congress on this subject,
and read the Gasstts article, cannot be q .
loss to determine. A very large number
Of party leaders and politieiansia thsRspue
liean party do not need to Be eenvisssd ~
impeachment 10 for the public good, in o..
der to give it their support. II 10 sufficient
Tor them 10 see in ito chance to remove
from Office IN opponent Of their attsnpts 70
establish ~ the supreme Law Of this ccns-
try the viii Of the Republican party in Con-
gross, and strike down the Constitution
and the Executive and Judicial Depart
rosuta of the Government.
Twas hardly necessary for the Gazette
10 attempt to sxculpate itself from the
charge Of party bias in the matter Of i'm
lsschment- We suppose no one who reads
1t has room for doubt on the subject. y
course it would not have hair OF Mr.. john
.,a's head displaced in partizin spirit
Il has no private or party wrongs 4
nseugs, and . perfectly free from bias, anc
wishes its party to net in Congress solel.
i,r iha public good. unless By some strang
circumstances the public good should con
tiict With ito own wishes. which Of course !
contingency not likely 10 happen for SCI
srAl generations to come.
But while the Gasstl1 has performed
work not all required 30 Ter a. it's conccrI
ed. We have serious approximations on a
ooun. Of soms Of its ootsmporsr,ss and u
chief prosecutors Of The sobsmc Of impsac
mont. We suaposs very few Fair mind
persons whose opinions 20 not take ths
hue from the most impiscabse hstrsd. don
tina. impeachment vss orisinsasd = apsr
measure Tor the purpose 81 deposiag y
johnson from his Office aud putting in
place Republican of Radical visws and
sympathy with the csntrolliug pes
in Congress-. But whatever disps
there may arise ~ to tbs medy
which controlled the Pfsaidsnt's impssc
ere 10 presenting tho artisles against biz
there can be little or no question ams
moderate men that party necessities are
voksd for HE eensiotiss undw The side
presented. We have not spac, for an oil,
oratios Of the evidence Of this. but init
ducs - sitnsssss the Albsay Eosxi
Journal, . leading Republican paper Of NJ
York, and Thaddses Btsvens, OF Pssns
vauia Ia . late issue Of the EsssiHg 10,
val We ind the following:
"rhe Washington correspondents I
deAvor TO create the impression that th'
Is . weakening Of the senatorial vertebr
from fear that the PEOPLE will net sust
impeachment. We do not believe that a
such cswardly spirit prevails. Bnt II
ds.s, let tho trembling souls c,ntempl
the alternative. as presented by the I'M.
that the malicious prosecutors in
House Of REPRESENTATIVES will be the on
aimed at in the presidential canvass A
with reason TOO. III the Republican me
bcrs Of Congress unanimously impeach /
Prnsident, aud = Republican Senate AGO
him of the charge, the fact furnishes ,
Dem ,cracy a most available argument
proving either the incompetsncy Of t
House or Senate, or both. The Rubeon
passed. There is no salvation in retrei
Forward IL victory retreat 10 disaster. X
demoralizsd army With harrassing snsu
on its TANKS and rear will b the result
Onward, thsn.'
What means this apprehension
weakness Of senatorial versebrc, and Il
attempt by the free use Of the party VI
20 lash courage into tho Senate 10 exec
ths bshests ofths House Of Rsprsssutativ
IL impeachment Is not demanded a. pal
necessity What means the express
that I'll, Rabicon 10 passed, if not that
Republican party. by its Rspresentati,
In the House, havo passed articles Of
parchment, and il the Senate does not 8
mia thsin Disaster viii fall upon the Rep,
licia parry How can il DO made to
pear that the public good will be jecra
- L. f.si n A.
with the House IN finding tho Preside
guilty of the charges preferred 1t is II
dillisalt to discover, however, that the
teros,s Of the Republican party, and pnr,i
usrly the political prospects Of the impenc
ing members Of tho House would he
riously lsopardizcd by such . failure.
Hence the J>urno' says to the Senate
the United States, organized ~ cou,
.You must convic. the President or u
vii. furnish the Democracy most availab
argument in proving the incomretsncy
the Hou,e AID Senate, and thus contri bu
TO the srscsss Of the Democratic party
IL there any concern here manifested for Il
public good, unless the Republican par,
and its continuance in power y per = d
public good,
oser week ago Mr.. Stevens, the lead
OF the impeachment crusade. and the obs
Lutte master ofshe Hoa.s of Representative
Alter offering an additional astids u in
psschmen', de6ed the Senate to fail t. CO,
vet the Prssdsat, end 9th jsssicslatiu
msnaess said Of the President and Seuat<
Let us see nov what chance be has
escape The ssoats ~ feos tissS VEN
on The oe"seieat,sesaiAyrcs che TUurs
Office bill. The vsts 6s0s s&eed, var q
nays9; It was > party vote. but every X
publican voted IN its favor Nov, The
let h'm Who can s1psce him 10 get ouSon Il
only ground isfs i my article Is adeptcd.
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