The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-15
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9npeaehment still hsngs'ffe, and the
fnsl decision, as viii be seen from the
report pf procesaihgs in snother column,
win not be given before saturday, The
rev developments, on Monday, make
the case doubtful wiLhIthe chances in
favor Of acquittsl, but there is stiIi hope
forscoRviction. There are fftyofour
Senators in all, twelve of whom are
Democrats, and .Johnsonized sRepubli-
cans. It requires thirty-six votes Of
guilty on some one of the eleven ar
ticless 70 convict With TrunbulE,
Henderson, Grimes, and Fessenden
gone oyer to the enemy, We Still have
two TO spare. On the Article which
charges violation of the Tenure Of
Office Act at first regarded as the
strongest Of the eleven, johnson is sure
to be acquitted. On the second, which
charges him with crime in trying TO
prevent Stanton from fesuming the
War Office aher the Senate had refused
70 concur in his removal; the third, re-
fsring to the appointment Of Thomas ad
setsrins and The eleventh, which re-
lates TO his '.swinging round the circle'
speeches, he may be convicted. For
the good OF the country wa hope for
saeh aresult, but our faith is not strong.
The acquittal of the President will
bea matter of profound regret to every
loyal man. The verdict Of the people
has already been given for conviction.
The Tenure of Office Act the country
erer, was understood to mean the pro
teetion of Stanton, loyal and trnsty
man, and when IN the face of the ac-
tionrof the Senate, he was turned out
ofofice, The people demanded the re-
rnoyal of President who added to his
dfsgracefui record, the open violation Of
law. The progress of the trial has de-
yeloped nothing to reverse the verdict
and if he lis acquitted the Senators
whose votes retain him in Office viii
share the burden of his odium and dis
grace.
The effect of acquittal on. the Repub-
liean party will not be as serious as we
haze, IN the excitement of the trial,
Been led TO suppose. The Democrats
gain nothing by it, They only hold.
their ground. The entire patronage
Of the Executive will go into their cor
rhption fund. The swhiskey ring"
will grow bolder 10 their schemes to
rob the people and filI their own pock-
cts. Rebels viii take courage and
commit new outrages on loyal men.
Bat all these-things have been permit
ted for more than three years, and the
Republican party is still ascendant
At the worst Johnson's official life
ends next March. He dare not do any
great acts of violence. His official pat
ronage will be of less and less use to
him IS his term draws neaEto close.
Office hunters turn to the rising, not
the setting sun. He cannot obstruct
reconstruction seriously, for all the reb-
el States except Mississippi. Alabama,
Tszas and Virginia, are now knocking
for admission with loyal constitutions
and loyal governments. Besides, while
johnson remains in office and receives
the moral support of the Democratic
party, that party must bear the burden
of the fraud, corruption and bad gov
eminent which has marked every peri
Cd Of his administration, while the Re-
pnblicans take the field as an aggres-
sire party 10 fight through the issues
ef the hot campaign to certain victory.