Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-08

doubt some Senators vote in this spirit all
the time, but not all the Republicans by
long shot. Your correspondent has
thus far, heard all the testimony and the
lawyer quibbling upon its Introduction
and he must be permitted to say that the
testimony for the prosecution, with no op-
posing testimony, would fail to convict the
President of "high crimes and misdemean-
ors.n I give it, therefore, as my opinion
at this writing, that the extreme Radical
expectation of conviction of President
johnson and the installation of ''old Benz
in d his place, is not likely to be
gratified. / am aware that this
opinion is not concurred in even by
Democratic papers-not that they think
there is any testimony to justify any such
finding by the Senate; but that it, like all
party measures, will be put through to
subserve party ends. Inmatters ofslegis-
iation this might confidently be expected,
But this affair has conflicting party bear
ings amongst the faithful themselves, and
what may be ones meat is another's poi
son; hence, as a party measure merely, 1t
will not meet with unanimity. But apart
from these base considerations, which
probably, control the Radical party to a
greater degree than any party ever organ
lied in this country, / still think there is
quitea respectable minority of the Repub-
lican Senators sitting on this trial who have
not got down quite SO low in the dirt of po-
litical prostitution as such fellows as
nroEa Cnp,nar W;lcor uouord ond tha; p
gang, and that even yet there will be found
in the enc eight or ten Republican Sena-
tors to savethis country from the National
disgrace OF deposing the highest officer of
the Government, merely because he
diners with them politically. Be-
sides the political reasons have as
signed above, for division amongst
the Radicals on impeaching the President,
there is still another consideration, which,
with not few Senators, outweighs all 9TH
ers. If johnson is displaced, Ben Wade
cannot be prevented from becoming the
Radical candidate for Vice President next
fall. This is the height of Ben's ambition,
and it will be sure to be gratified in the
event of his becoming temporarily Presi-
dent of the United States. This would not
suit some Senators, who expect to hold
their seats during the next four years, for
of all the a5ominable presiding officers
that ever sat in body of like dignity he
is the greatest bore. But if ''old Ben" and
'"Hiram Ulyss1s" should be the Republican
team the Radicals propose to drive next
fall, won't they have happy time gettir G
foreign votes, especially the Hebrew por-
ton. just imagine German or an Irish
man voting for Ben Wade, who, no longer
ago than last fall, said, in contrasting the
foreign voters with the negro, II am glad
to say that these people (tte negroes) to eohom
I haze referred, are Infinitely above the class
,(foreign born citizens) haze alluded to, IL, all
that Intelligence that qualities men to Uote."-
"As mass, in my judgment, they, (the ne
groes,l are better qualified to discharge
their duties under this Government, than
the great mass, equal to them it numbers,
that we have always permitted to vote."-
"They (the foreigners) come here and we
give them the privilege teyote when they
kno,o no more than the horses you driue." Now
imagine Hebrew coming up to the poll:
to vote, remembering Grants order No. IL
in Tennessee, in 1863, ordering all the Jews
outside of his lines. Won't Ulyssus and
old Ben have happy time getting these
two numerous classes of our fellow citizens
to vote the Radical ticket? Such. it seem;
to me, would be rather .sa hard road tC
travel" for these political shysters.-
So far, therefore, as old Ben is concerned
hope they will, whether he shall be tenn.
porarily President or not, trot him out with
Ulyssus, and let us see how he and his run
ming mate will get, along, especially witt
naturalized Hebrew citizens. If the Radi-
Gals think this fast team, 1 think the Dem
ocrats have no objection.
see by late number of the Cincinnati
Commercial the editor of that paper, a
usual, is belaboring his Radical friends il
Congress for class legislation in relievin,
the manufacturing interests of New Eng
land from some sixty or more millions dol
lars of taxes, to make them go the Radica
ticket until after the Presidential election
This editor reminds meiof great temper
ance man once knew. He would preac
temperance all day Sunday and get drum
every day in the week. He usually con
demns every measure the Radical part
propose, but always goes the ticket whe
election day comes round, and in the en-
chimes in with the party, it matters nc
what they do. have been reader of tina
paper for several years, and | do no
now recollect single Radical measure
when first proposed, he did not strenuOusl.
oppose, often in very cogent and unan
swerable style OF argument; but in the en-,
he has never tailed to sing the chorus Il
the doxology and go along in full fellow
ship. l shakespeare hear no more of tn
folly of impeaehment. He has oppose,
that about long enough, and so with hi
objection to the legislation alluded to ii
reference to taxing Yankee manufactures
His say is done. He will still oppose sucl
mem as Carey and vote for such men a
The report of the Committee on Elec
tions in the lower House of Congress in tn
case of Defano VS.. Morgan have no donb
was quite unexpected to the Democracy o
Ohio. 1t was equally unexpected eve
here in Washington. For know ever,
ontside assurance had been given to Gen
eral Morgan's friends that there would no
be a vote against him in the Committee un